I’m taking an on-line course that (if I do the work necessary) should result in finding additional venues from which to market my art. The first week was about setting some goals and figuring out how I view my art. I really do see it as an extra source of income to supplement my retirement… Continue reading Learning and Stretching
I went up to the studio yesterday feeling rather blue and blah. I think the on-going rainy weather has taken a toll on my mood. I put the heron painting back on the easel and looked at it for a while as I waited for my paint to thaw. I keep my palette in an… Continue reading A Start on Two… or Three
New one completed today. I did learn from this little painting. I started it yesterday and got this far and stopped: Not a bad place to stop for lunch or a couple hour pause, but I normally get back to a painting before the first coat has completely oxidized. I was surprised it was a… Continue reading Goldfinch
Whoo doggie! I decided I wanted to go back and try to build an oil painting the “proper” way. I have gotten away from doing a tonal study and gone straight to painting on a white panel after getting the drawing down. I wanted to see if I could get a more harmonious look… or… Continue reading Back to Basics
I went back and kept looking at the Pine Warbler painting, it looked okay… but to my eye, something was not quite right. I took photos anyway. I posted a photo on line and then it just JUMPED out at me. That purple area to the left of the bird was just way too jarring.… Continue reading When it ain’t quite right…
Finished this one today. Another in the 6X6 bird series in oil. I took a few progress photos to give you and idea of how these emerge. In the morning, I do the first layer. The first layer is very thin, very lean paint. I do paint directly onto the white panel (I use Ampersand… Continue reading Evil Eye
I’ve learned that I do a much better job with the framing process if I break it down into small steps. In other words do one step of the process on 3 or 4 paintings on one day and another step on those 3 or 4 on another day until all the steps are done.… Continue reading The Framing Process
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