Sunday, October 16, 2011
Hello from rehab
well right in the middle of hanging my show I did a stupid thing and fell on the concrete steps outside the gallery. So here I am, a week later with a broken femur and not much fun. Don't know when I'll get back to work but will try to add a few things later this week.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Done!
Put the finishing touches on today. I had to be careful with the stars. I sure didn't want to have to redo the sky, my biggest challenge. The last highlights are always fun. In fact, altho it was a real challenge, I had a lot of fun doing it. Makes me realize how much I like working large....well, maybe not always THIS large.
Next Tueday it will be on its way to its new home in Tucson.
Well, now what will I do? Hal made the canvas for me and the texture and feel of it was so good, he may have to make all my canvases now. First, I have to do a couple of very small pieces, then on to better, if not bigger, things. Thanks for watching the process.
Next Tueday it will be on its way to its new home in Tucson.
Well, now what will I do? Hal made the canvas for me and the texture and feel of it was so good, he may have to make all my canvases now. First, I have to do a couple of very small pieces, then on to better, if not bigger, things. Thanks for watching the process.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
The Lift
It takes a little practice. And a lot of turning it on and off. And it's a good idea to have someone handy to pass things up.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Frustration.
Well, where do we go from here? The beepers on the lift buzz continuously. Ugh. So, start at the bottom and worry about the top later.
A LITTLE SIDE TRACK
My dear husband has had a little battle with prostate cancer so everything else got put aside. He's much better now and on the road to recovery. But he can't lift over 25 pounds. So we're lining up some helpers to move the big, and heavy, canvas into the gallery where I can work and tend gallery at the same time. Friday we're getting a lift and I'm stocking up on paint, brushes etc. Have any of you worked on an oversized canvas? Suggestions are welcome. I found some cans of oil paint on the internet. Anyone tried them?
Well, at least I can't say my life is boring.
Well, at least I can't say my life is boring.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
MY NEW COMMISSION!
I just got a commission for a 10'x7 1/2'painting on canvas to go on a high wall in a 2story bedroom in greater Tucson. Hal just finished building the canvas, after carefully checking that it would go out the gallery door, and I put on the first coat of gesso this morning. I've done a small mock up (10"x8") and hope to start on the painting itself first thing next week since it must be done by Sept. I must admit I've done large paintings before, but none this large. It will be fun, I hope. Thought you might like to see my progress.
When you look, what do you see?
When I am teaching, I ask "Do you see how this relates to that?" Often the answer is no, or maybe, or I'm not sure. So I began to wonder what do other people see. I haven't figured how to see through your eyes, but I do wonder what DO you see.
I see lots of colors. In my mind I run through the tubes of paint naming each one I would put on my palette. I see the lights and the darks and the movement. Sometimes I "see" what it would look like in a "bird's eye view". And, oh, those negative shapes are amazing. See the spaces between the branches of a tree or the flower stem or that ladder back chair. And there are wonderful shadows that change constantly when the wind blows casting moving sun lit circles on the ground. And how weird my shadow looks when the sun is high in the sky....or how long it is at evening and the edges become soft as it goes away. And what color are shadows anyway? The color of the grass? How many greens or browns would that be. Or is it blue, or grey or purple like the impressionist often made it. And what color is skin anyway. Is it pink? or grey? or orange? or brown or black or all of those?
But, what do YOU see? I look at landscape paintings and know the artist and I do not see the exact same colors. Is that tree cool or warm? And why?
So I wish just once I could see what YOU see. Does your world look like mine? Sadly, neither of us will ever really know.
I see lots of colors. In my mind I run through the tubes of paint naming each one I would put on my palette. I see the lights and the darks and the movement. Sometimes I "see" what it would look like in a "bird's eye view". And, oh, those negative shapes are amazing. See the spaces between the branches of a tree or the flower stem or that ladder back chair. And there are wonderful shadows that change constantly when the wind blows casting moving sun lit circles on the ground. And how weird my shadow looks when the sun is high in the sky....or how long it is at evening and the edges become soft as it goes away. And what color are shadows anyway? The color of the grass? How many greens or browns would that be. Or is it blue, or grey or purple like the impressionist often made it. And what color is skin anyway. Is it pink? or grey? or orange? or brown or black or all of those?
But, what do YOU see? I look at landscape paintings and know the artist and I do not see the exact same colors. Is that tree cool or warm? And why?
So I wish just once I could see what YOU see. Does your world look like mine? Sadly, neither of us will ever really know.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
FINALLY, some new work.
Well, the world sort of fell on me recently with a family full of deaths and marriages and illnesses and moving. But I'm back at it with a return to my narrative work. It's been a while. Meanwhile, I've practiced with landscapes and still lifes and some other minor refreshement of techniques and want to get on with it. Telling an emotional story is of prime importance to me. I hope you will let me know if you have a response to any of this work.
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