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2012-02-16T17:00:00.000-09:00


Welded-up on Point Ranch

Finished, I think.

zoom in

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2012-02-15T12:21:00.002-09:00

Lots of glare..sorry bout that. This is nearly finished.

Will add some construction workers.

Input?

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2012-02-12T11:14:00.002-09:00

Welded Up on Point Ranch

Started this one (#4) yesterday. Not finished. Close.

2012-02-10T14:37:00.004-09:00

Long Stick Hoe

cleaning out the ditch

Close up

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2012-02-09T17:44:00.000-09:00

So, I put construction guy back in. Can you see him directing the operator?

Here is a close-up. I think I am finished with this one.

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2012-02-06T12:05:00.000-09:00

Still working. Hoe is better, more massive.

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2012-02-03T11:48:00.001-09:00

Getting there ... Matt informs me that this machine

is a "320 Long Stick Hoe" - sweet!

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2012-02-02T10:17:00.001-09:00

Cleaning the Ditch

First day of painting

(it looks so different here!)

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2012-02-01T11:52:00.002-09:00

Lowering the Pipe, 8" x 8", oil on wood

I think done. Definitely like seeing the painted acrylic coming through.

This was a little "knitpicky" because of the subject, but no cramps in the hand or anything.

I took the man out...and please notice the huge counterbalance on the right side so when the machine is lowering the pipe, they won't tip over.

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2012-01-29T16:45:00.003-09:00

Lowering the Pipe

in progress

2012-01-27T19:36:00.000-09:00

Ok, they are now dozer colored. Setting aside for a few and beginning another.

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2012-01-24T21:29:00.004-09:00

Start (1/5?) Pipeline project. Tentative title, 3 D8 Dozers

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2012-01-23T21:54:00.004-09:00

Yes, I am working.
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2012-01-22T11:40:00.000-09:00

I like this of the side-booms lowering the pipe into the ditch.

Am almost finished preparing my supports.

2012-01-21T22:29:00.000-09:00

Trying out color and composition.

I think my square format will work. Am gessoing the supports Matt is making for me.

He is using birch plywood with fir cradles.

Face In The Forest

2012-01-20T15:02:00.000-09:00


Face in the Forest/Our View of Juneau, oil on canvas, 9 x 12"

Finished!
This painting was one of those I "had" to do ... so, I got it out of my system.

My Dad and Mom noticed a face looking over downtown Juneau.

Can you see it?

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Pipeline Project

2012-01-19T09:58:00.001-09:00

Another thumbnail sketch. These are about 2.5" x 3" or smaller.

To explain my project: Matt, my husband, worked in southern Oregon last year as

an Environmental Inspector for a 42" diameter natural gas pipeline going through the area.

He took lots of pictures for compliance evidence and we thought it may be fun to do a series of paintings based on pipeline construction.

This will be my body of work.

(For those of you getting this by email, here is the link to my blog.)

2012-01-18T20:48:00.004-09:00

I have been sketching some thumbnails, getting geared up for my project.

I've decided to use 8 x 8" cradled birch panels.

Open Sesame

2012-01-17T18:17:00.002-09:00

As I was toasting sesame seeds for tahini today in my cast iron pan, a face appeared!

Silly, right? ... oh well, you can sketch many different ways.

I didn't get too much done today.

Just painted black edges on my painting of Juneau.

MLK Day

2012-01-16T14:51:00.001-09:00

Warm-up for today...I can tell I was looking down on this figure - head is

big, feet small

Nearing completion.

Is it a sign that it looks the best to me in this tiny format?

I want to be done.

Figure study

2012-01-15T10:24:00.002-09:00

Warm up sketch before painting yesterday.

Coming along...

2012-01-14T19:58:00.001-09:00

Harder to paint than I imagined...but it is coming along nicely I think.

Made a change

2012-01-13T14:19:00.002-09:00

Fixed this one. Much betta.

This is a 12 x 9, acrylic and pastel.

In Progress

2012-01-12T17:24:00.001-09:00

Our View

Bit of progress made. This one isn't fast.

Orange flowers in Tiny Vase

2012-01-11T12:25:00.000-09:00


Tiny Vase

8" x 6", Oil on Linen

Two in-progress

2012-01-10T12:56:00.000-09:00

I like to have a couple of paintings to work on.

The little vase is on linen and I rather like the way the raw linen looks.

I am going to add a bit more color, but not too much more.

Our View

2012-01-09T11:44:00.001-09:00

Still warming/ramping up. Have wanted to paint the view from our windows.

This is from Douglas Island looking toward the mainland and downtown Juneau.

Warming Up

2012-01-08T11:04:00.000-09:00

Our View, sketch

I am getting warmed up, seems I must do this whilst thinking about my project.

So, I painted a little flower painting yesterday and began work on this painting of the view from our house on Douglas Island toward Juneau on the mainland.

I follow a lot of art (and food) blogs and sometimes find great advice for both!

How to Create a Consistent Body of Work

is a 7 minute video by an artist named Cedar Lee on her Art By Cedar website. Thanks Cedar!

Planning

2012-01-07T12:59:00.000-09:00

3 Dozers

Pipeline, Ditch, Backhoe

Thumbnail sketches (~ 2" x 3")

Still need to determine:

1. Ground (canvas, panel)

2. Size (6 x 8, 12 x 12, ... )

3. Palette (Earth colors)

Catalyst

2012-01-06T10:13:00.000-09:00


Hugo Robus Steam Shovel 1920

Using this painting as inspiration, I am embarking on a project for a body of work.

Hugo Robus is my husband's grandfather. He was a silversmith, jewelry maker, painter and sculptor.

Here are examples of some of his work.

2012-01-05T10:28:00.000-09:00

Yellow Tulip

from June 2

Fifth of 5 paintings from 2011.

This selection and review is a good beginning to the New Year -
the process got me thinking of themes for a body of work.

2012-01-04T08:55:00.000-09:00

4/5 fav of 2011

This was my March 30 post

The Laundrymat

I like how this turned out, a little petit genre. A theme I am exploring.

I am intrigued with the slight curve of the middle washer.

Would like to get a frame on it, even though it seems ok without.

2012-01-03T13:03:00.001-09:00

Visions

Third out of 5 favorites painted in 2011.

The reason I like this is that I used acrylic gesso, sand, oil and pastel in it.

2012-01-02T10:03:00.001-09:00

This is 2/5 of my top choices of my own 2011 works.
I enjoyed drawing this from a real human skeleton.

2012-01-01T10:41:00.003-09:00

OMG 2012!
My post from January 3 is 1/5 on my list of favorite drawings/paintings that I posted from 2011.
I like it because it was drawn from a teeny-tiny little "coin" at the end of a bookmark...and I like that I took pictures of the drawing progress.

Oh, and another cool post from Art Biz Blog!

2011-12-31T16:20:00.000-09:00

Holiday Card for 2011

Heliconia sp (Hanging Lobster Claw)

Acrylic, 6" x 4.5"

Happy New Year!
As we all head into 2012, I wish everyone a healthy, creative and safe year.
In my next several posts, I will pick from my own work, my favorite paintings/drawings from 2011 as
A. Stanfield suggests in her Art Marketing Action newsletter.
I bet all of you have favorite events, movies, etc that delight you from 2011. Think of them and smile.

Cheers!

2011-12-03T21:19:00.001-09:00

Surfer Dude Acrylic on sandpaper 2.5" x 3.5"

Can you tell I miss the Big Island? :)

2011-11-29T07:52:00.001-09:00

Bird of Paradise 6"x4.5" Acrylic on Wallis paper

(Strelitzia reginae)

2011-11-26T18:57:00.001-09:00

Coconut Palm 5"x2" Acrylic on sandpaper

2011-11-22T22:39:00.001-09:00

Hawaiin avocado 4.5" x 6" Acrylic on Wallis paper

2011-11-21T21:45:00.001-09:00

Little Organic Kona Pineapple, white flesh!

Acrylic on Wallis 6" x 4.5"

Newest oil painting

2011-09-20T08:41:00.000-08:00

Oil on Canvas 8" x 6"

Commission for a friend.

She titled it Mother/Daughter Love.

11/24/11 I just saw this painting on my friend's wall. Wow, it is very nice on her slate blue wall.

Dandelion Puffs, finished!

2011-09-01T17:18:00.000-08:00

Oil on panel 12 x 9"

Yellow Tulip

2011-06-02T17:09:00.000-08:00

Acrylic on sandpaper, 5 x 3.25"

Just messing around with my acrylics again. This tulip was outside Matt's apartment. Not sure there is enough value differences, but it's ok.

It's a start!

2011-06-01T07:06:00.000-08:00

Dandelion Puffs, acrylic, 12 x 9" (unfinished)

I am considering this an underpainting. Done in acrylic, I will finish with oils when we return home.

A possible painting

2011-05-26T15:25:00.000-08:00

Dandelion Puffs, pencil, 5 x 3.5"

Rainforest Moss

2011-05-25T06:10:00.001-08:00

6 x 9"

Trying to paint with acrylics here - on watercolor paper. Fun!

Conversation?

2011-05-24T16:06:00.000-08:00

Acrylic and pastel, 12 x 9"

Celebration bouquet

2011-05-06T15:58:00.002-08:00

3.5 x 2.5" Gouache, pastel on paper

I love serendipity!

2011-05-05T08:59:00.000-08:00

This is one of the last drawings from class. I added a bit more to finish before popping it into a frame, but of course forgot to take a photo. This is an angled photo because the glare was bad.

But! The coolest thing happened! I follow Diane Hoeptner's blog. Diane had recently held a contest for her blogiversary and the person whose name she originally chose did not write her back, so she picked another, and it was mine! I actually won her Earth Harvest painting!! Thank you so much Diane! Please check her blog and website. Her floral paintings are unique, gentle and beautiful.

UAS Senior Art Show 2011

2011-04-24T07:49:00.000-08:00

There are four of us graduating from the UAS BA in Art program. We are putting up the exhibit today in the Mourant Building. It will be up until after graduation on May 1. Clockwise from top left: Cassia O'Neil, Josh Reeder, Bergen Carey, me.

UAS Juried Art Exhibit entry accepted!

2011-03-30T12:02:00.000-08:00

The Laundrymat, oil on panel, 10 x 14"

Finished & framed

2011-03-30T11:56:00.000-08:00

Supposed To Be, oil on panel, 26 x 32"

More Spring Break Sketching

2011-03-12T09:27:00.000-09:00

Drawing

2011-03-11T12:30:00.004-09:00

This is my grandfather, Carl Johan Sakariassen (Sacarisen/Sacressen) (my Mom's Dad), and me - probably spring 1954. i rearranged the composition. Originally my aunt Bernis was holding me. This may be a study for a larger painting. i like the way their eyes are looking different directions, and i love how big my grandfather's hand is.

Go here for information on my grandfather's journal, written by two of his daughters, my aunts (V. R. Rausch and D. L. Baldwin).

Drawing Project

2011-03-04T10:46:00.000-09:00

Foreshortened

2011-02-24T23:53:00.001-09:00

Our model liked this pose. She could relax.

20 min sketch from last night's class

2011-02-23T13:08:00.001-09:00

Charcoal on a small Ingres paper. Nice for drawing.

Figure...work-in-progress

2011-02-20T23:41:00.001-09:00

Got a bit more work done on this painting today. Nearly there.

Skull Drawing

2011-02-13T23:37:00.000-09:00

Since I am studying the figure and we have such a nice skeleton in our studio, I am beginning with the skull. Pastel pencil on black Canson paper. 9 x 9".

Feet

2011-02-11T21:59:00.001-09:00

Foreshortened too....tough! Not sure it worked!

Hands

2011-02-10T13:33:00.000-09:00

Working on drawing hands, so will add a few of those during these next few posts. We have a great model.

After Muybridge

2011-02-08T11:41:00.000-09:00

I am interested in the moving figure and this. Pencil image above is from Muybridge's The Human Figure in Motion, plate 103, top, Woman Running. I sketched every other plate out of 8.
This sketch took several days.

Watercolor Pencil

2011-02-07T11:00:00.001-09:00

This photo is a little blue. I used a photo from a magazine as a reference and the watercolor pencils were really fun.

Finished Venus

2011-02-05T22:21:00.002-09:00

Here is my finished Venus of Willendorf. I measured and it is 24 x 30", so quite a good size! Consider that the original sculpted figure is about 4.25" tall... Thanks to Jane (Terzis) I used a 2" brush and "got messy".

Oil on panel.

Venus of Willendorf

2011-02-01T23:56:00.000-09:00

Sketch done a couple of years ago.

Initial paint applied several days ago. This is oil on panel, approx 24 x 30".

Worked on this over the weekend ... almost finished.

Janice on brown paper

2011-01-30T21:38:00.000-09:00

A drawing from a long pose in class.

Red

2011-01-27T23:46:00.001-09:00

Ok, here is the progression from the sketch (see Jan 15).

This is the final painting, oil on canvas, approx. 9 x 15".

Katerina

2011-01-26T22:21:00.000-09:00

This is my friend with a giant orange (organic!) we had just bought on our walk around Juneau-town in the wind and COLD!

Art is a purely selfish pursuit

2011-01-23T11:00:00.001-09:00

Nearly finished. Pastel has been added. Actually, it may be finished...

Figure...work-in-progress

2011-01-21T14:29:00.002-09:00

Letting this oil underpainting dry a bit. Will use pastels on the figure, where the sand is. Didn't get this posted yesterday because I am in classes until 9:30 pm!

2011-01-19T16:01:00.000-09:00

Study for the similarly-themed painting. Pencil and pastel. Forgot to take a photo of the painting in progress...will do that tomorrow.

iPhone sketch

2011-01-16T23:02:00.000-09:00

...with the Brushes app.

Painting

2011-01-15T20:57:00.003-09:00

These are some preparation sketches on gessoed canvas (top) & panel (bottom). Getting ready to paint. Bottom is just a sketch done with sand.

My UAS Drawing class

2011-01-14T00:02:00.000-09:00

Janice - charcoal on 18 x 24" newsprint with white and sepia highlights

This was two 25 minute sessions. It was fun and time zipped by. Not exactly "right" but that's ok. Next time will do the longer drawings on brown paper.

Pen sketch

2011-01-12T22:09:00.001-09:00

This is small - 2 3/8 x 3 1/4. One for the day. I guess I need to get going on the "Tropical Challenge" that Karen issued for January!

Seven Eggs

2011-01-11T11:03:00.000-09:00

Hard-boiled eggs. Today's sketch makes me hungry. Done quickly before I put the lid on.
Put eggs in pan of cold water, bring to a boil, turn off heat, cover and wait 23 minutes.
Cool with cold water bath, refrigerate.

2011-01-10T11:21:00.001-09:00

Cup I used while visiting my husband in Klamath Falls, picked up at GoodWill. It had a funny rim to it. I like how this sketch turned out.

Olin's Blunnies

2011-01-09T15:09:00.000-09:00

I have been traveling back home for the past two days, so this is my sketch from yesterday while visiting my son in Seattle.

Oil Paint Sticks!

2011-01-06T20:24:00.000-09:00

My sketch for today. Just got a set of oil paint sticks and am trying them out. This is a sketch on black sand paper, which the oil stick likes!

Face from the internet

2011-01-05T13:48:00.001-09:00

I always seem to stretch out faces a bit. And have you ever sketched a face from a page on the internet? After a few minutes, the screen goes dark, and if you are drawing from a video still, sometimes the exact stopping place will not be possible! That is what happened here. This girl was talking and it was hard to find the spot I began the sketch with. But, it went fairly well.

I am joining Karen Margulis HERE and keeping a sketchbook, actually sketching IN it, and posting my sketches. I, too, will try to sketch every day.

My sketches will be anything and everything from mammals to landscape to still life to abstract.

My sketchbook is Bienfang, 5.5" x 8.5".

Figure sketch

2011-01-04T11:47:00.003-09:00

Quickly sketched from the Live Models email pdf i received yesterday. They are great when you don't have a model. 5.5" x 8.5" - Pencil.

Just. Plain. Fun.

2011-01-03T12:44:00.009-09:00

Happy Drawing/Painting New Year!

2011-01-01T08:35:00.006-09:00

I resolve to make drawing &/or painting part of every day. This will be challenging for me, but even if I pick up a book or view one of the myriad art blogs i follow, that too will be part of this resolution.
I begin by posting the quick sketch of my daughter, Hannah, drawn yesterday.

2010-12-30T20:31:00.004-09:00

Lake Ewauna, Klamath Falls, OR, looking south.
Aceo pastel. 2.5" x 3.5"
Matt, Hannah & Jordan, and coots.

Mt. Shasta from Oregon

2010-12-09T19:18:00.005-09:00

This is the piece i completed in time for our final critique which was today! It is oil, done mostly by palette knife, 12 x 9 inches. A study, but it stands on its own (very happy about that!). oh- and it is on Wallis paper.

2010-12-06T14:36:00.001-09:00

Bean pot and pears, from my own photo. This was a little frustrating, but i think it is ok now.
oil on panel

2010-10-26T23:20:00.000-08:00

Two apples. A study after Julian Merrow-Smith.

2010-10-24T10:15:00.000-08:00

October abstract.

2010-10-24T10:11:00.001-08:00

I have wanted to paint this photo for a long time. Not sure how successful it is, but at least it is out of my system. A small oil study, 8 x 10.

2010-10-19T22:35:00.006-08:00

This is a little study of the cross on Mt. Roberts, looking North at the channel and Mt. Juneau. (The people are my friend Dayna and me.) Image below is still on the painting board and top image is "finished".

2010-10-17T14:44:00.001-08:00

This is a small oil paint study of a pastel i painted awhile ago. This was done quickly on Wallis paper.

Crimson Clover

2010-10-03T16:33:00.002-08:00

The semester is well underway and i am taking 4 classes! Anthro, English, Painting and Sculpture. All good so far...but there is lots to do. Here is one of the first things i did in painting class. Painting on Kitty Wallis paper, no gesso, small...trying impressionistic style.

2010-02-03T21:43:00.002-09:00

This is a watercolour of a photo from a nature magazine, blatantly copied - of Bright Blue Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Gibbifer californicus). i just love them, so i painted them with my new Winsor&Newton watercolour set! Painted a few weeks ago in early Jan.

2010-01-24T23:24:00.001-09:00

Here is the finished piece, more realist than usual, but i like it. Matt took the photo and was struck by the bright winter sun making such distinct shadows on the house.

2010-01-14T17:07:00.001-09:00

New painting, begun Jan 3.

2009-12-19T08:43:00.002-09:00

Allium painting progression

so cheap and juicey!

2009-12-11T10:00:00.001-09:00

so cheap & juicey

2009-12-05T15:14:00.002-09:00

Last night i drew this of two clementines on one of the plates i made. Am beginning to paint it today.

2009-12-01T22:47:00.000-09:00

i didn't think the portrait came out that well, so, since i love Francis Bacon...