Even with a cloudy day, I set the still life up on the back deck. The days this week are hot and sunny, but I've been up in the San Juan Islands and this painting was done a couple of weeks ago before the break in the weather.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
White Roses
Even with a cloudy day, I set the still life up on the back deck. The days this week are hot and sunny, but I've been up in the San Juan Islands and this painting was done a couple of weeks ago before the break in the weather.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Zangle Summer Clouds
We are waiting and waiting for the sun to come out! It is strange weather here in the Northwest.
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Small Bouquet - SOLD
I am away this week at a paint out in the San Juan Islands, so this is one of the paintings I did last week.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Old Roses - Sold
There has been so little sun this summer in the Northwest that when it does come out, I set up the still life on the back deck or my patio. It sometimes seems so bright I can hardly see!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Harstene Island - SOLD
Harstene Island is part of the view from my studio window. This was a beautiful day as the clouds scudded across the sky. I didn't try to make it a perfect painting, just a sketch of my first impression, just as I've done many times before with this view and will do many times again. It is like a studio meditation.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Roses - SOLD
When my daughter and I watched the BBC miniseries of The Impressionists, one thing that struck me was that Monet intentionally picked up paint on his brush and made three strokes, then picked up more paint. Its easy to get into a habit of just stroking on the paint without thought, so in this painting and others that I am working on I am trying to remember to intentionally pick up more paint more often with variation of color.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Pinks and Reds - SOLD
This paintings is a little rough on the surface because I scraped it so many times to get the colors and the values the way I wanted them. Its not always obvious on the first go around and there are habits to overcome.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Overcast Day
Sometimes I stay on a theme because I have a better chance of learning something new when some of the variables stay the same. Painting flowers in sunlight and overcast conditions is a subject that has a never ending interest--there are so many things to study.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Red Flowers in Sunlight - NFS
I'm still following the theme of flowers and since the weather has finally gotten better, I'm able to set them up on the back deck or the front patio. Much of the exercise is about values and color saturation.
NFS
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Three Roses
This is a simple painting, done primarily in order to practice using more saturated color.
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