Dear painters, art aficionados, and art explorers everywhere. I would never have guessed this journal would keep my interest for so long! Join me as I learn about the processes of painting, drawing and at times, the history of art.
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3.25.2018

Guitar Player (part 2 - fini)



Hi! I am back after a few weeks off for family visiting;
here are the rest of the progress photos
for this painting.






Wasn't sure what color her hair should be.
Then it came to me.
She's a redhead! - (my source was blond-ish).

Angel       Oil on wood panel   18 x 12 inches



I'm pleased with her hand. Now to find a vintage frame 
that will go with this work.

Thank you for viewing, 
and I wonder how many of you play guitar?
(I do not ... I tried to learn by myself when I
was a teen, but it didn't work.)

Happy Painting!


3.06.2018

Guitar Player (part 1)


Painting a series is an interesting venture 
... adventure!
I've begun a series that started 
with this one:

The blog post about Nan is HERE;
 I finished her just about 4 years ago this month!
(I didn't say this was a fast series ...)


The post about Ann is HERE from a few days into this year.

I didn't have a photo of my own that struck my fancy for my next painting,
but I did find a Tiny Desk Concert with a guitar player that had
a simplicity that looked good so I took a couple of screen shots,
cropped them and I started composing
a painting ... 

Here are the first progress photos. 
(The guitar player may be recognizable in the photo, 
but by the time I am finished, she probably won't be 
... I don't even want her to be.)

My board is 18 x 12, as the other two paintings have been. This shot shows the photo in b&w on iPad.

Grid lines and sketch.

Darks going on (made with Ultramarine Blue + Burnt Umber).



Decided on some greens for the background.




I know the guitar is going to be light but not sure what color yet.

There will be a pause of several days here, but thank you for checking in, and stay
tuned for the final! I am anxious to see what happens.

... and, as always Happy Painting!


3.02.2018

Salon Challenge #3 (Part 2)


My three fearless cohorts also turned out some crazy-good
figure paintings with their 2-inch brushes 
and limited palette.


Lorraine   oil on canvas   24 x 24 inches
by Timi Johnson

Hot model with a big brush  
acrylic on canvas   36 x 24 inches
by Patrick Ripp


Reds Reclining
oil on 
gessoed 300# watercolor paper   16 x 12 inches
by Barbara Shepherd
Challenge #3 relative sizes

Our salon group is moving onward with another challenge painting.

For Challenge #4, our parameters are:

1. Paint only your non-dominant hand/arm
2. Landscape
3. Limited Palette - 
    Dioxazine Purple
    Sap Green
    Hansa Yellow Light
    Cad Yellow Medium
    Permanent Carmine


Thank you for following along with our efforts
and stay tuned.

Happy painting!