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Little Brother and Red
10"x12" oill
2007
10"x12" oill
2007
The Market St Tree looked
pretty awful to me when I
got it home. The flat light
was a factor - but mainly
felt nothing like what I was
looking at. At home Market
St Tree was reborn as Little
Brother and Red. Pardon
the iffy photos - figuring
out a better lighting system
is on my agenda.
pretty awful to me when I
got it home. The flat light
was a factor - but mainly
felt nothing like what I was
looking at. At home Market
St Tree was reborn as Little
Brother and Red. Pardon
the iffy photos - figuring
out a better lighting system
is on my agenda.
This is also from an earlier
painting (last week). It didn't
feel like the beautiful place I
was in. Arguably, it still
doesn't. The first version,
RIP, had softer colors. But,
I'm not analyzing these.
Process is where I'm at right
now. Its a good place!
painting (last week). It didn't
feel like the beautiful place I
was in. Arguably, it still
doesn't. The first version,
RIP, had softer colors. But,
I'm not analyzing these.
Process is where I'm at right
now. Its a good place!
Red and Blue visit Mt Tabor
12"x12" oil
2007
12"x12" oil
2007
Mt Tabor Forest, RIP
12"x12" oil
2007
12"x12" oil
2007
10/15/07 Completed this still life
last night. After a few sessions
(squeezed in where possible)
over the last week or two,
decided to stay up until it felt
done. Very textural - thick paint
with markings. Having a good
time with background lately.
last night. After a few sessions
(squeezed in where possible)
over the last week or two,
decided to stay up until it felt
done. Very textural - thick paint
with markings. Having a good
time with background lately.
Toasty
10"x16"
oil on hemp
2007
10"x16"
oil on hemp
2007
Market St Tree, RIP
10"x12" oill
2007
10"x12" oill
2007
10/24/07 Well Gee Whiz! Experimenting with small (8" x 8") panels and acrylic. Getting primed for Thirty! an upcoming
show of 30 paintings by 30 artists painted one a day during the month of November. Because they need to be dry by December
1, I need to paint in acrylic. Thirty! is a fundraiser for OM Tradition Arts and an opportunity for the 30 of us to try some new
things. I will be trying new things, stretching my wings, learning some new poses.
show of 30 paintings by 30 artists painted one a day during the month of November. Because they need to be dry by December
1, I need to paint in acrylic. Thirty! is a fundraiser for OM Tradition Arts and an opportunity for the 30 of us to try some new
things. I will be trying new things, stretching my wings, learning some new poses.
10/15/07 Completed this still life
last night. After a few sessions
(squeezed in where possible)
over the last week or two,
decided to stay up until it felt
done. Very textural - thick paint
with markings. Having a good
time with background lately.
last night. After a few sessions
(squeezed in where possible)
over the last week or two,
decided to stay up until it felt
done. Very textural - thick paint
with markings. Having a good
time with background lately.
Freedom is Blue, Dream, October 20, Being Orange, and Jester. All painted with acrylic on 8" x 8" panel
10/24/07 Cloudy today so
couldn't return to Crystal Springs
to finish one I started - River
called my name, those greys are
so alluring... The wind picked up
toward the end, the rain began to
fall, colors softened and kind of
melted. The waves make the
water really fun to paint. I've
found a great spot to paint from!
Yipee!
couldn't return to Crystal Springs
to finish one I started - River
called my name, those greys are
so alluring... The wind picked up
toward the end, the rain began to
fall, colors softened and kind of
melted. The waves make the
water really fun to paint. I've
found a great spot to paint from!
Yipee!
10/29/07 Painted at a really pretty spot in the Crystal
Spgs Rhododendron Garden. The beautiful weather
brought out a lot of people. I think this was easily the
busiest place I've yet painted. The funniest thing was a
very nice French woman who (for about 5 minutes)
stood close by and whispered the play by play action (in
French) to her grandchild. I felt like a golf pro. I chose
the quietest spot I could find. Such a dance to keep up
with the changing colors. One minute a cluster of leaves
is bright green, with sun shining through, a short time
later they are dark blue.
Spgs Rhododendron Garden. The beautiful weather
brought out a lot of people. I think this was easily the
busiest place I've yet painted. The funniest thing was a
very nice French woman who (for about 5 minutes)
stood close by and whispered the play by play action (in
French) to her grandchild. I felt like a golf pro. I chose
the quietest spot I could find. Such a dance to keep up
with the changing colors. One minute a cluster of leaves
is bright green, with sun shining through, a short time
later they are dark blue.
11/1/2007 Here they are. 30 panels,
sanded, mostly primed.
sanded, mostly primed.
11/1/2007 First of 30. Montgomery to
Vista. I drive up this inspiring stretch of
road many days in the afternoon. The light
on the wires is beautiful. There is no place
to set up an easel here. One of the
paintings to the left now resides underneath
the other. Which could it be? Find out in
December. To go back into a painting, or
leave it be...that is the question.
Vista. I drive up this inspiring stretch of
road many days in the afternoon. The light
on the wires is beautiful. There is no place
to set up an easel here. One of the
paintings to the left now resides underneath
the other. Which could it be? Find out in
December. To go back into a painting, or
leave it be...that is the question.
11/4/2007 Oh my,
change again! Wow,
this is an interesting
process. This time
change felt good,
painting was
whispering its request,
and I did my best to
listen.
change again! Wow,
this is an interesting
process. This time
change felt good,
painting was
whispering its request,
and I did my best to
listen.
11/4/2007 Just wanted
to post the panel before it
was painted. My kids
really like this one. The
wood was so cool, I
could have put a coat of
varnish on it and simply
left it. Damn, maybe I
should've! This is #4.
to post the panel before it
was painted. My kids
really like this one. The
wood was so cool, I
could have put a coat of
varnish on it and simply
left it. Damn, maybe I
should've! This is #4.
11/10/2007 Wow. Spent two nights and
three heavenly days here. Sunrise, Stars,
Sunsets, Shooting Stars, Quiet, Birds...
Painted, hiked, absorbed. Surrounded by new
and adolescent clear cuts. A beautiful view to
a lake, a dammed (damned) lake. You too can
rent places like this:
http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/reservations/
I have additional pics here::
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnart/sets/7
2157603034149512/
three heavenly days here. Sunrise, Stars,
Sunsets, Shooting Stars, Quiet, Birds...
Painted, hiked, absorbed. Surrounded by new
and adolescent clear cuts. A beautiful view to
a lake, a dammed (damned) lake. You too can
rent places like this:
http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/reservations/
I have additional pics here::
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnart/sets/7
2157603034149512/
Painted while staying at
lookout (above). Enormous
slash piles exist a short
distance from the road up to
the tower (piles of parts of
trees and roots within clear
cuts). They are grim
epitaphs. #7/30
lookout (above). Enormous
slash piles exist a short
distance from the road up to
the tower (piles of parts of
trees and roots within clear
cuts). They are grim
epitaphs. #7/30
11/10/2007 This oil was a happy
breakthrough. It is large, about
24" x 30". It was freeing to paint
with a big brush, gestures more
suited to my arms and body. Easy
to do in a place where no one is
around! Tempted to re-enter and
'finish' the painting. Sun was
never quite right again, and I felt
just fine letting it be, rough and
gestural.
breakthrough. It is large, about
24" x 30". It was freeing to paint
with a big brush, gestures more
suited to my arms and body. Easy
to do in a place where no one is
around! Tempted to re-enter and
'finish' the painting. Sun was
never quite right again, and I felt
just fine letting it be, rough and
gestural.
12/2/2007 Finished the last of 30 paintings on Friday. Each one was an adventure.
Glad I focused on process. Looking forward to continued explorations into
painting the landscape from memory. Wondering how this may work into my plein
air painting. Cool to see how printmaking techniques definitely entered into my
acrylic paintings - etching lines, wiping away paint as if it was ink, techniques I
haven't used with oil. There are aspects of acrylic paints that I enjoy - the quick
drying time allows for layering possibilities, and excavating (carving away at layers,
rubbing away) possibilities that don't seem to come as naturally to oil. Hmmmm
Where will my muse lead next?
Glad I focused on process. Looking forward to continued explorations into
painting the landscape from memory. Wondering how this may work into my plein
air painting. Cool to see how printmaking techniques definitely entered into my
acrylic paintings - etching lines, wiping away paint as if it was ink, techniques I
haven't used with oil. There are aspects of acrylic paints that I enjoy - the quick
drying time allows for layering possibilities, and excavating (carving away at layers,
rubbing away) possibilities that don't seem to come as naturally to oil. Hmmmm
Where will my muse lead next?
12/2/2007 Scary Dog Eyes at Night is
a great example of carving out lines,
layering, wiping away, rubbing off,
seeing what comes up. This little
painting came to life over a period of
more than a few hours - began as a
dark street scene, then onto Hawthorne
Blvd., and finally to its present form.
The dog's nose is the knot in the wood
- just like my pirate pig painting.
Completely unintended.
a great example of carving out lines,
layering, wiping away, rubbing off,
seeing what comes up. This little
painting came to life over a period of
more than a few hours - began as a
dark street scene, then onto Hawthorne
Blvd., and finally to its present form.
The dog's nose is the knot in the wood
- just like my pirate pig painting.
Completely unintended.