I've also been working on a series of abstracts. This is a small painting called Lunar. It's about 3inches by 3 inches and has 4 colors. From Daniel Smith there's carbazole puple, rhodonite red, and permanent yellow deep. Then, from Maimeri Blu, I believe, burnt umber. It was an experiment to see how the pure color would go down and mix. The paper is Arches 300 lb cold press. I was especially happy with the way the bleeds across the colors worked.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Kitchen Table Series
Last January, I started trying to produce one painting a month. After a year of not painting, one painting a month seemed like a noble goal. Logically, I recognize that to become a better painter, I should be painting just about every day. There are a few other things that I think I should do, but that is a separate post.
As 2012 comes to a close, and I look back over the art I produced, I can see some themes emerged without any planning on my part. (I mentioned things I should do to improve as a painter? Planning would be nice.) Most of my work I did sitting at my kitchen table, alla prima, very quickly. I'm calling these paintings the "Kitchen Table Series." Typically, they are small still lifes. Here's a recent example, called "Pear, Orange, & Vase." There are several common themes among these paintings.
--I'm always sitting in the same position at my table, so the light is always coming from my left.
--I do the paintings alla prima.
--I use whatever I have on hand.
--They are typically very fast. One to two hours.
This is a theme I plan to carry over into 2013, to build into a series.
As 2012 comes to a close, and I look back over the art I produced, I can see some themes emerged without any planning on my part. (I mentioned things I should do to improve as a painter? Planning would be nice.) Most of my work I did sitting at my kitchen table, alla prima, very quickly. I'm calling these paintings the "Kitchen Table Series." Typically, they are small still lifes. Here's a recent example, called "Pear, Orange, & Vase." There are several common themes among these paintings.
--I'm always sitting in the same position at my table, so the light is always coming from my left.
--I do the paintings alla prima.
--I use whatever I have on hand.
--They are typically very fast. One to two hours.
This is a theme I plan to carry over into 2013, to build into a series.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Painting En Plein Air
The last few weeks have been absolutely beautiful, and my plan was to go outside and paint. I wanted to visit Winton Woods, and capture the fall colors reflected in the lake. But, I found I couldn't park close enough to see the lake without hauling my gear. And, boy, did I have a lot of junk to haul. Here is what I was carrying yesterday:
--palatte (large)
--brushes (about 10)
--paper
--water
--paper towels
--paint
--a drawing box
--pliers
--reference photos
--boards
--medium spray bottle
--watercolor crayons
Plus, as a bonus, I had a camp chair, a table, my ipod, a camera, car keys, and phone. My goal for next week will be to stream line my bag!
I found a nice little picnic area, and did a small painting (11.5 x 7.3 inches) alla prima in about 45 minutes. Sentinels.
--palatte (large)
--brushes (about 10)
--paper
--water
--paper towels
--paint
--a drawing box
--pliers
--reference photos
--boards
--medium spray bottle
--watercolor crayons
Plus, as a bonus, I had a camp chair, a table, my ipod, a camera, car keys, and phone. My goal for next week will be to stream line my bag!
I found a nice little picnic area, and did a small painting (11.5 x 7.3 inches) alla prima in about 45 minutes. Sentinels.
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