I started off by scrubbing in some greens throughout the background and down into the foreground. I need to keep in mind as I continue work on this the direction of the light, but the background (which is a very non-descript tangle of tree branches and roof tops) needs to show some sort of atmosphere… Continue reading Ox Cart Man Day 6
Now I’m on to Days 4 & 5 of this painting. If you would missed the post from Days 1, 2 and 3, go here. On the next two days I worked on building up the paint on the man’s face, hat and beard so it is close to the correct value and hue. I… Continue reading Ox Cart Man Day 4 and 5
My painting: “Williamsburg Craftsman”, sold the second day of the Labor Day Exhibition at the RAL Art Center. I was honored and pleased and I think it’s new owner is as well. So that was Thursday. On Friday evening at the Artist’s Reception, I learned that “Williamsburg Craftsman” had been selected to receive a First… Continue reading My Head is Spinning
This past Spring I agreed to donate a pet portrait as a fund raiser raffle for the RAL Art Center held at a local brewery around the corner from the Art Center. I could not attend and it took a while before I found out contact information for the winner. We finally connected by phone… Continue reading Fin: A Dog Portrait Commission
My husband and I took a little overnighter to Easton, MD Thursday and Friday with hopes of seeing the juried competing artists at work. We had previously planned to arrive on Wednesday, but due to a family issue, had to postpone our trip by a day. Which meant, for the most part, we missed most… Continue reading Plein Air Easton: Hot
On our last visit to the Williamsburg Historical site, we visited the Silver Smith’s shop. There was a chap in the front section talking with the visitors but as I wandered further along, I spotted this guy. It was the light. I just had to capture him against the light! I love how the door… Continue reading Williamsburg Working Man
During my Intro to Oil Painting Class last weekend, I began but did not finish a demo painting to use it as a sample when discussing various aspects of painting with oils. It is still not finished, but thought you might like to see the thing as it progresses: While in the class I addressed… Continue reading The Demo
I was privileged to introduce 9 folks to oil painting last weekend. On day two I asked how many might be interested in a Level II Beginner’s Class and all 9 raised their hands. So, for them, I’m going to create one the third weekend in October. In addition, since there appears to be enough… Continue reading Spreading the Addiction
I’ve not written in a while. I’ve sort of been in a whirlwind, perhaps whirl pool would be a better description of late. On May 7th I had a double cervical spine fusion. It’s a relief in a way. I was very tired of the intermittent unexpected loss of the control of my hands, dropping… Continue reading Healing and Recovery
When my husband and I drove down Skyline Drive last fall, we found we had either gone too soon or too late to see the best colors down in the valley’s. But on one pullover, I turned around and saw a small tree with eye popping yellow leaves growing out of a crack in a… Continue reading Cliff Dwellers
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