Same Scene: Four Sketches and Two Paintings
He is trying to get us to paint quicker and to be “less precious” about it, trying different things. Masters, he says, are merely those who fail more than others have even tried.
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Three Painting Exercises
This exercise (shown above) was to show us how quickly a painting can come together if you keep it simple and close to monotone.
Sit in My Own Place of Patience
“When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety; if I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me…
New Large Abstract Pastel: Propulsion (with process Photos)
I finished this large abstract pastel yesterday. It is intense, thrusting forward turbo charged.
Our Daughter’s College Ceramics
This represents an amazing amount of work. Kudos to Laura for such a job well done.
I’m in this Madison Art Society Juried Show
I’m in this Madison Art Society Juried Show which runs at the Scranton Memorial Library until May 27th, so stop by for a visit.
New Painting: Blooming Crabapple in Evening Light
Here is the painting I did this week of a crabapple tree about a block from our house captured in the evening’s glowing light.
Featured Artist: David Schulz
His use of the palette knife for these is perfect, and contributes to their strong vibrant character.
Felted Lightning Bag
You have to knit a felted bag much larger than you want it, as you can see in the first photo below, in order to shrink it tight and strong to the size you desire.
Two Early Spring Plein Air Oil Paintings
I’ve been painting outside a couple times here this spring before the weather turned cold and rainy.
Color Studies in My Artist Journal
I love an artist journal as a place to try out ideas before doing them on larger canvasses. Here are a couple of recent color studies in my art journal that intrigued me.
New Painting in Pastel: Catkin Bursting in Spring
This new abstract pastel of mine is 16″ x 20″ and it celebrates spring.
Large New Pastel Landscape: Moraine Lake
Finally home from all our wanderings, I’m getting some time to paint. This large landscape painted in pastel is 26″ x 20″.
India Ink Collage Papers
When making black and white collage papers with india ink yesterday, I started liking some of them for their own sake.
I’m in This Twitter Art Exhibit in NYC
I’m in this Twitter Art Exhibit showing for the next two weeks at a gallery on 317 East 52nd Street in New York City. Nine hundred artists around the world have donated postcard size artwork to be sold for charity,