tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31848988065985615482024-03-09T21:47:02.686-05:00Judith Freeman Clark, watercolorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-78234276255071729572023-07-13T08:16:00.002-04:002023-07-13T08:16:59.887-04:00Solo exhibit of my watercolors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwxmVJtY7fOonB9ZE9V4EWUEl7AxHknoGqlVdmjbZ4aC5MSpVyVspWlDxgCxLYEvOCM9-QSFUDlUF5Bj3JA5XIvmoa5Hg2SiFwWA-L8KPao7OrdLbhhJpe4nxmQu14UG37WfkvqJ9a6Xn8e_zCXRaDc51pQ_pfqxVGcPyOBo515L_FU2bUhBaCsonm4U/s2542/Promo%20July%2014,%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="2542" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwxmVJtY7fOonB9ZE9V4EWUEl7AxHknoGqlVdmjbZ4aC5MSpVyVspWlDxgCxLYEvOCM9-QSFUDlUF5Bj3JA5XIvmoa5Hg2SiFwWA-L8KPao7OrdLbhhJpe4nxmQu14UG37WfkvqJ9a6Xn8e_zCXRaDc51pQ_pfqxVGcPyOBo515L_FU2bUhBaCsonm4U/w640-h500/Promo%20July%2014,%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-86257443005780640922023-04-17T10:48:00.003-04:002023-04-17T10:50:57.260-04:00Williamstown MA<p>While recovering from cataract surgery, I'm working on a larger version of a 10" x 7" watercolor<span style="color: #ffa400;"> <a href="https://www.judithfreemanclark.com/workszoom/5086671/pond-at-field-farm-williamstown-ma#/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sketch</a> </span>that I completed last month: a view of the pond at Field Farm (a Trustees of Reservations site in Williamstown, MA). This painting is twice the size –– 14" x 10" –– and shows a bit more of the reflected sky in the foreground. Stay tuned for the finished version...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EYH9FtLn0br2Eb2KXRUASB08FXlcQYXQHCksbCTEnj6qgFGQxXxJRYMj3qeEpTeFXl9e8S9k8J6lLdTRtxwBkA6Yh4ModjIl3KWUZ1msLcJfnMQWYMOjOI_D4T6kusCZSyL-7Vzh2Aj6rK5WlZgtyTdL7bb0YaxkSnQ5tSHq6Fu1iHCWv77Z7Y8z/s3797/IMG_7955.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="3797" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EYH9FtLn0br2Eb2KXRUASB08FXlcQYXQHCksbCTEnj6qgFGQxXxJRYMj3qeEpTeFXl9e8S9k8J6lLdTRtxwBkA6Yh4ModjIl3KWUZ1msLcJfnMQWYMOjOI_D4T6kusCZSyL-7Vzh2Aj6rK5WlZgtyTdL7bb0YaxkSnQ5tSHq6Fu1iHCWv77Z7Y8z/w640-h464/IMG_7955.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-21145050030428814572023-04-03T14:09:00.090-04:002023-04-13T16:51:20.349-04:00Some changes...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkn2C9nbPJXqHlxWPILgDX5IaMD0-jqeD1GZGgYbNEqVzLyrKgWmbmJkin42yT8LigOGMMtrwDvazE34WVzELqq4hQcB9hIGVsm7IwovewmP8A36UGvaVNxFfcGWEiWy1x9b31EiVHcmDrRuJez-hCTbvdjAScnKWUSzUlCq8m1z0ugkNkUFbmdJI/s1000/Here%20Comes%20the%20Sun.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1000" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkn2C9nbPJXqHlxWPILgDX5IaMD0-jqeD1GZGgYbNEqVzLyrKgWmbmJkin42yT8LigOGMMtrwDvazE34WVzELqq4hQcB9hIGVsm7IwovewmP8A36UGvaVNxFfcGWEiWy1x9b31EiVHcmDrRuJez-hCTbvdjAScnKWUSzUlCq8m1z0ugkNkUFbmdJI/w200-h142/Here%20Comes%20the%20Sun.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I've moved my art gallery to a new website hosted<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.judithfreemanclark.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></b>. This new site, hosted by at Fine Art Studios Online, shows my largest works, many of them framed and ready to hang. Eventually, I will add a section showing smaller, unframed paintings and sketches. Everything at the new online gallery is set up for easy purchases via PayPal (you <u>don't</u> need a PayPal account to buy a painting -- just a credit or debit card). I'm closing out my Daily Paintworks site, and am very grateful to David Marine and his staff for the opportunities provided to me for the past ten years. If you have any questions, please message me either in the comment section of this post (below) or by contacting me via my Facebook page <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/judithfreemanclark49" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b> The address of the new site is <a href="http://judithfreemanclark.com">judithfreemanclark.com</a><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-92233298251643360702023-03-05T14:54:00.003-05:002023-03-14T08:22:59.965-04:00Averie and Ellie...<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kP1ndiEvd5QL8nhFTdZ0nrcYbskfwnKlssKUjfgnbxo2_-62ics4C0nIp1hyb-_CqSAwIIq_8QBRO3i3-EyM3xNV4Y0yjfSNjqWQXopwHo3PPdc_co_QTuLTyTXWkP_P2qvbxpY3NEZe6wU25pBXBWyEDXdrazv71_nIgXfBUucvlBO-Dc1bvw7o/s3697/Ellie%20and%20Aves,%20final.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2623" data-original-width="3697" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kP1ndiEvd5QL8nhFTdZ0nrcYbskfwnKlssKUjfgnbxo2_-62ics4C0nIp1hyb-_CqSAwIIq_8QBRO3i3-EyM3xNV4Y0yjfSNjqWQXopwHo3PPdc_co_QTuLTyTXWkP_P2qvbxpY3NEZe6wU25pBXBWyEDXdrazv71_nIgXfBUucvlBO-Dc1bvw7o/w640-h454/Ellie%20and%20Aves,%20final.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Several years ago one of my granddaughters visited New York City with a friend, and sent back a few photographs. I was intrigued by the idea of doing a quick (well, semi-quick) watercolor sketch of the two teenagers in sunglasses. After I used my MacBook's photo app to crop out the surroundings, I simply enlarged the image and concentrated on capturing their sunlit smiles. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimurJqOLmbTYZap5i3DVdi9BSuLg-TqHDm7lWA2r5NdwXC8Q5YnqD9vVFVuCqSo1gyKv9sgkaWdGuUZpE2IW3CsT8Fa0OgVv-SDjzr-LUItAfnpou4WXhXT86wrpyIvYF-n5tIjFay527TnaVi5F5Pzgnh6gE3HMh2HE31gJlWy-Jhxin1lq90fv5/s3948/Ellie%20and%20Aves%20Step%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="3948" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimurJqOLmbTYZap5i3DVdi9BSuLg-TqHDm7lWA2r5NdwXC8Q5YnqD9vVFVuCqSo1gyKv9sgkaWdGuUZpE2IW3CsT8Fa0OgVv-SDjzr-LUItAfnpou4WXhXT86wrpyIvYF-n5tIjFay527TnaVi5F5Pzgnh6gE3HMh2HE31gJlWy-Jhxin1lq90fv5/w400-h294/Ellie%20and%20Aves%20Step%201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 1</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I sketched in a few details in pencil, but mostly wanted to rely on my eye and a limited palette of transparent colors to build the shapes and emphasize light and shadow. I tried to remember to stop every now and then to capture the progress of my painting –– always a challenge for me once I get started! For the first two steps, I worked exclusively with my favorite #12 Cosmo-Top Spin round brush, as it holds a good point. Colors used in the first two steps: Holbein's Burnt Sienna and Mineral Violet; and Winsor & Newton's French Ultramarine, Burnt Umber, and Sepia. By step 3, and in the final version, I added a few other colors, to help develop shading, add details to the sunglasses, and add the jackets and the background. I also switched to a smaller brush –– a Robert Simmons #4 white sable (synthetic). Colors added in these final steps: Winsor & Newton's Permanent Rose, Cobalt Blue, Raw Umber, Green Gold, and Winsor Blue GS; also Holbein's Verditer Blue. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1Yqur3elsCAb7nQpm2C2YWwyJClMLJSwNTOJBGv_toQt34DSEY6zPbFV68oFU2Xfucng5S4-wjd8DJsUa0Ul0_9lCLokHcvniI5JrJMhsXDJM_0vNPXoK9OkIzbUGdIvgzv4S-NBuwV2ABduPhY6MPkM_mZVHJB_G9-CVeQl4h_43Zv0dOFo7ST7/s3754/Ellie%20and%20Aves%20Step%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2603" data-original-width="3754" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1Yqur3elsCAb7nQpm2C2YWwyJClMLJSwNTOJBGv_toQt34DSEY6zPbFV68oFU2Xfucng5S4-wjd8DJsUa0Ul0_9lCLokHcvniI5JrJMhsXDJM_0vNPXoK9OkIzbUGdIvgzv4S-NBuwV2ABduPhY6MPkM_mZVHJB_G9-CVeQl4h_43Zv0dOFo7ST7/w640-h445/Ellie%20and%20Aves%20Step%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 2<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQO3tifYxgA8r9vrLNPTacCvQBFjHcPnSFSS23lvoXc96Z9DwfRQBgBjqxpOKrtbOUZkmU-f0BcudH9lJ_447aR1QcdkaLdwfshS-SfCcmuB-1dbs_qkFm5Q6O4iTXGtBcT62TsU3B0ip722oepC1oxfoDgm76OwFPSTJbYTsAy4H2XVVpCo0psyP/s3715/P1070911.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="3715" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQO3tifYxgA8r9vrLNPTacCvQBFjHcPnSFSS23lvoXc96Z9DwfRQBgBjqxpOKrtbOUZkmU-f0BcudH9lJ_447aR1QcdkaLdwfshS-SfCcmuB-1dbs_qkFm5Q6O4iTXGtBcT62TsU3B0ip722oepC1oxfoDgm76OwFPSTJbYTsAy4H2XVVpCo0psyP/w640-h444/P1070911.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 3</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Here is the original photo, taken in Washington Park in Manhattan, and a cropped view that I brought up on my laptop screen to refer to while painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc9_JhrMcqbWxhXu8KIPNkZ69bSuY3e5zsbHhrUdPWm3asS-xlpxhDkAyhG2EiXh2sv1_-oPieTGDt6aqy29tjzy2bX1tNMi7iI4u4CtAEy8nqGw-Ul5VkQkhOuqUZdsMQhNkAA1q7sCRQ8h4iuX1-NXfOQ_AZx_u2njTSjNpyMzBmsUw7Cq1FVb0/s1420/IMG_6039.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc9_JhrMcqbWxhXu8KIPNkZ69bSuY3e5zsbHhrUdPWm3asS-xlpxhDkAyhG2EiXh2sv1_-oPieTGDt6aqy29tjzy2bX1tNMi7iI4u4CtAEy8nqGw-Ul5VkQkhOuqUZdsMQhNkAA1q7sCRQ8h4iuX1-NXfOQ_AZx_u2njTSjNpyMzBmsUw7Cq1FVb0/s320/IMG_6039.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNsOAV1uDBxdHGSxJqzqUo25DmS2xzwhYGnbRjpG_kBcNJNu3SQ1VmaxG0Jlx9rUtPrx78KIx4CIU4DTQ9Z8um_9mGsPWsK_TOayf_avNBXrkkPLDTxfPWcXCcYCDjOi55_pYSNhRpjKRLhPojZdQApH7YboDMVoMQlz44dZlKaxk2zCeJXAc3lcW/s658/IMG_6039%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="658" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNsOAV1uDBxdHGSxJqzqUo25DmS2xzwhYGnbRjpG_kBcNJNu3SQ1VmaxG0Jlx9rUtPrx78KIx4CIU4DTQ9Z8um_9mGsPWsK_TOayf_avNBXrkkPLDTxfPWcXCcYCDjOi55_pYSNhRpjKRLhPojZdQApH7YboDMVoMQlz44dZlKaxk2zCeJXAc3lcW/w400-h353/IMG_6039%20copy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-40220129201282951542022-11-06T08:59:00.000-05:002022-11-06T08:59:00.643-05:00Back at the easel...After way too much time away from painting, I hauled out my oils and easel yesterday so I could start a small (<i>very</i> small) panel. I knew if I chose anything larger than 5" x 7" I would probably step away and leave it unfinished. <div>Hence a little study of a barn, based on a photo I took several years ago in western Massachusetts. I sold a watercolor rendering of this barn, but although I'd already done it once, this seemed like the perfect image to be done in oils, and also for getting my creative engines revved up. </div><div>Once the panel dries, I'll add a few final details -- perhaps a fence in the foreground, etc. But for now, this is it. Stay tuned for new images later this week.<div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli9U8GbfEtYpm5aeyGq2x3TlC3w0aMI7Z2EmKBd7kwEP5WHcBaFXW7NOmNFqsgno4GkTy4xHJVeH1kgGRjNuStdwQkmy4F4xiRfpWk0fPTuMlYe-adrbSyyLewZE1StIdvAO-tOaQdrWzKFoROSR0u74xhSuLFftsKr1blxaiFsf8nG4aS3aqyuTB/s3680/Rural%20Barn,%20step%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="3680" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli9U8GbfEtYpm5aeyGq2x3TlC3w0aMI7Z2EmKBd7kwEP5WHcBaFXW7NOmNFqsgno4GkTy4xHJVeH1kgGRjNuStdwQkmy4F4xiRfpWk0fPTuMlYe-adrbSyyLewZE1StIdvAO-tOaQdrWzKFoROSR0u74xhSuLFftsKr1blxaiFsf8nG4aS3aqyuTB/w320-h228/Rural%20Barn,%20step%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Rural Barn, step 1</b><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqze8QNcttkaw1A6e8ZFgVWIoszKeJ6yhIi--x1fLtm_AfelSzfDDwMmc7udXjEWQ1CusiHXe9pbdC7iQA1DPPHGgNNVN1_1WFznaehYefooTH76eE2ACP3gHhEFd6_L8pOUZ8YKwwnY4m6XC3GWSo7BRQXVmUIYq2S3sXzHkwV_pUhkRd8BbXDNF/s3777/Rural%20Barn,%20step%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="3777" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqze8QNcttkaw1A6e8ZFgVWIoszKeJ6yhIi--x1fLtm_AfelSzfDDwMmc7udXjEWQ1CusiHXe9pbdC7iQA1DPPHGgNNVN1_1WFznaehYefooTH76eE2ACP3gHhEFd6_L8pOUZ8YKwwnY4m6XC3GWSo7BRQXVmUIYq2S3sXzHkwV_pUhkRd8BbXDNF/w640-h458/Rural%20Barn,%20step%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Rural Barn, step 2</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-56257472651117102042022-08-25T06:41:00.002-04:002022-11-06T14:48:52.639-05:00Small Stones Festival of the Arts, 2022<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've had two paintings accepted by the jurors for this year's Small Stones Festival of the Arts, in Grafton, Massachusetts. "</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Freeman Farm in the Afternoon" and "Daffodil Waltz" were selected to be shown in the exhibition, and also will be included in the </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">hardcover exhibition</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> catalog. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Jurors of selection and awards for the 2022 festival's fine art painting category are JoEllen Reinhardt, Susan Termyn, and William Pope. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Both paintings will be on exhibit in the Great Hall at One Grafton Common, beginning with the Opening ceremony on October 14, and continuing through October 23, 2022. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaFa1j5pf1zesYPZm1gjBtnW2Ks9w3r_zE7AB86ZQfyEIC9yqtdYraQ9eZ8liIXxqz9RWIbJf3kWwQyX627iBccA1TZ4ASHZnAhCwTXqiu5KMuH-HsjOF2yOiD1DwuMY8SLxV9ZSOW4R5PrJgpowVpkaIGlcrrsr35w9oR5M7s21oDUU5dq_U638K/s750/Daffodil%20Waltz%20(final%204:19)%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaFa1j5pf1zesYPZm1gjBtnW2Ks9w3r_zE7AB86ZQfyEIC9yqtdYraQ9eZ8liIXxqz9RWIbJf3kWwQyX627iBccA1TZ4ASHZnAhCwTXqiu5KMuH-HsjOF2yOiD1DwuMY8SLxV9ZSOW4R5PrJgpowVpkaIGlcrrsr35w9oR5M7s21oDUU5dq_U638K/w614-h640/Daffodil%20Waltz%20(final%204:19)%20copy.jpg" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Daffodil Waltz</b><br />transparent watercolor 17.25" x 17.5"<br /><b>SOLD</b><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This stylized watercolor rendering of springtime daffodils was informed by my appreciation of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Modernist motifs influenced by Japanese art in a style that became popular during the early twentieth century. Having studied illustration in Boston during the late 1960s, I find that some of my watercolor paintings continue to refer to that long-ago training. My painting "Daffodil Waltz" leans in the direction of formalized, decorative art although the asymmetry of the image contributes to an Art Nouveau feel which keeps it lively.</span></p><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBE970bMGIOw1pgDEuVt-fyd85kJe8uWjrK1BvehuRSRb_GbBg9BBWzdM1PYAI8ieC4aFc498NzY-E5530xjDqr9y2LSqt4-TYbeTpj3vP1cFXauUFezYHOl5d74gLgzqoQHYHb1sGPrOMylFKFEtU_XZlc2wVraE1sX1n_2Jo60872jJy0uaVpzu/s2048/C3DF60F3-B9D9-478F-A6C3-CD88CACF6966_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="2048" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBE970bMGIOw1pgDEuVt-fyd85kJe8uWjrK1BvehuRSRb_GbBg9BBWzdM1PYAI8ieC4aFc498NzY-E5530xjDqr9y2LSqt4-TYbeTpj3vP1cFXauUFezYHOl5d74gLgzqoQHYHb1sGPrOMylFKFEtU_XZlc2wVraE1sX1n_2Jo60872jJy0uaVpzu/w640-h440/C3DF60F3-B9D9-478F-A6C3-CD88CACF6966_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Freeman Farm in the Afternoon<br /></b>transparent watercolor 14.75" x 11.75"<br /><p style="text-align: left;">I regularly visit Old Sturbridge Village, and enjoy painting scenes that reflect the changing seasons of New England. This rendering of the Pliny Freeman farmhouse was done on a very hot July day in the early afternoon. My goal was to convey the feeling of bright sunshine. Transparent watercolor is my preferred medium, which I find well-suited to landscape paintings including both architectural elements with crisply accurate edges, and the softer details of grass and foliage. I paid careful attention to the color of the farmhouse, hoping to achieve the "just right" shade of dull red common to many rural buildings of the Federal period (1789-1840). </p></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-44199142379101954982022-08-06T09:22:00.117-04:002023-04-07T16:16:33.258-04:00Green...<div class="separator"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOincb918sHhTsAx53tMzOFCbT7A-gBJnR22Ct83SxnTJz4XX8DsjVqT1AFfP6anv5q6EZOBxFcFv2JhEQbLf18EZxxS57PIbxpTo1GphJ5tU5Zivf_TItEdFSVgE9uK34mKR8uidT9I6nbpP8cJCOLq8DDihiMiF8gdH5IYZCWHpSSho-SbVLg9r/s4032/IMG_5696.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOincb918sHhTsAx53tMzOFCbT7A-gBJnR22Ct83SxnTJz4XX8DsjVqT1AFfP6anv5q6EZOBxFcFv2JhEQbLf18EZxxS57PIbxpTo1GphJ5tU5Zivf_TItEdFSVgE9uK34mKR8uidT9I6nbpP8cJCOLq8DDihiMiF8gdH5IYZCWHpSSho-SbVLg9r/w193-h257/IMG_5696.jpeg" width="193" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Set-up</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;">The weather being what it is here in the Northeast, I've been doing more<i> plein air</i> work. All week I've spent a few hours in the morning, out and about, trying to capture the feel of this unaccustomed heat wave. On Tuesday, I set up in a local park near my home. My goal: capture the contrast between hot sunshine (relentless, even at 10:00 a.m. it was super-bright, and almost 90F), and the distinctive cooling effect of mature trees that are heavy with foliage. </span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqST9Z791_QMfsQUOhsgGkBLt6zx_ts0GlPy-24mYbGoFWP2O7z01LGKEL4Ahrqsrc-9Bf8owREC3U_ikHHsiid7BHNJPLRnlb0mcYmFsqsYNnTPaLBkb7Cofm8blofH_8C1EZDkDFtmWjvm1bmnHrROk9Hlw5bCkGNSXg4FXMeLQRzd0595cZN63/s3293/IMG_5700.jpeg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="3293" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqST9Z791_QMfsQUOhsgGkBLt6zx_ts0GlPy-24mYbGoFWP2O7z01LGKEL4Ahrqsrc-9Bf8owREC3U_ikHHsiid7BHNJPLRnlb0mcYmFsqsYNnTPaLBkb7Cofm8blofH_8C1EZDkDFtmWjvm1bmnHrROk9Hlw5bCkGNSXg4FXMeLQRzd0595cZN63/w264-h208/IMG_5700.jpeg" width="264" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">#1 Composition sketch<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">After noting the general composition, I covered the canvas panel, blocking in large areas of color using Ultramarine Dark, and gradually tempering these segments with splotches of lighter green (blending Cobalt, Viridian, Cadmium Lemon Light, and a bit of Cadmium Scarlet) (#2). I ignored the house (it can be seen in the set-up photo), as it seemed unimportant, as did the small stone retaining wall. I'd originally noted a line for the wall in the composition but felt it added nothing to this small panel.</span><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKx-kpjycW4MwoZpCoSQnybkr17DNpnwvx8PxdNsaSMsaI6iTrEdHkh5vkfT0SCnIqHeDe6wqEZgp3h2TvRF7X2XeEbo2RUp59SAnrml5zwZDwMyzis1MQh7_XZv71iwb9n6QStmwm6ndK3LMZdluzOjn0BMi9SokfGO5HM1wbPzDQntr8UF4V7tZ/s4032/IMG_5704.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKx-kpjycW4MwoZpCoSQnybkr17DNpnwvx8PxdNsaSMsaI6iTrEdHkh5vkfT0SCnIqHeDe6wqEZgp3h2TvRF7X2XeEbo2RUp59SAnrml5zwZDwMyzis1MQh7_XZv71iwb9n6QStmwm6ndK3LMZdluzOjn0BMi9SokfGO5HM1wbPzDQntr8UF4V7tZ/w293-h220/IMG_5704.jpeg" width="293" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">#2 Blocking in more color</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;">After several hours of concentration, it was time to quit. The last image of Tuesday (#3) shows the canvas well covered but lacking the atmospheric contrast I aimed for. I set the panel out on my deck to dry, knowing that after several days I'd be able to resume work on this small piece. Examining the panel on Thursday, it was obvious that the darks needed emphasis. I also toned down the tree trunks which are mostly cool, dark, and in shadow (see the set-up photo) rather than brown. </span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGoKl2zIFO_K5XIqEc_YcOxMtG3ad8Fzm6H-p8DnzdXJZSMFBIi1RdXO8Xy7CE5CnMT_RAkk5tZ7SmnVUICL__I0ij4TGnnNuowYeWR-gnGyVvYnIBnE1HWIoEqub6RGd2DH0wsa2IVrDdzQ0eYGPQRvyEIABjdPY8FHOdIp6xMcvu8ckR0qjGdq7/s3490/IMG_5707.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="3490" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGoKl2zIFO_K5XIqEc_YcOxMtG3ad8Fzm6H-p8DnzdXJZSMFBIi1RdXO8Xy7CE5CnMT_RAkk5tZ7SmnVUICL__I0ij4TGnnNuowYeWR-gnGyVvYnIBnE1HWIoEqub6RGd2DH0wsa2IVrDdzQ0eYGPQRvyEIABjdPY8FHOdIp6xMcvu8ckR0qjGdq7/w320-h257/IMG_5707.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">#3 Panel at the end of the first day<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">On Friday morning, I heightened the contrast in the upper third of the image, laying on more Ultramarine Dark blended with Viridian and Alizarin Crimson. To make the "canopy of foliage" effect more pronounced, I eliminated most of the small bits of blue sky which were, in reality, were peeking through the leaves. </span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7GFIMifrBBV9FRWqALFduacOsF1XWCKEic98WDymwlaBU31xKMYvAQfx6zGOwu5bOewNC5qirzBEHo8v94vtZJoEc13V4KkTvUEIXC1N7rAjtY3L6mKdcUMfPkNvsOh6l3iCDO8XIY7kkeMSMwAg4SaE3RM4u1VaTlX3NRrSxrk3-pkRNuCFaEHO/s1440/IMG_5753.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1440" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7GFIMifrBBV9FRWqALFduacOsF1XWCKEic98WDymwlaBU31xKMYvAQfx6zGOwu5bOewNC5qirzBEHo8v94vtZJoEc13V4KkTvUEIXC1N7rAjtY3L6mKdcUMfPkNvsOh6l3iCDO8XIY7kkeMSMwAg4SaE3RM4u1VaTlX3NRrSxrk3-pkRNuCFaEHO/w200-h161/IMG_5753.jpeg" width="200" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">#4 Dreadful details</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">In a rush of misplaced enthusiasm, I </span><span style="font-size: large;">somehow felt it necessary to add a fence to the background, showing it receding from right to left hoping –– incorrectly –– that it would "add something" to the painting. Not for the first time am I grateful that one of the properties of oil paint is its capacity to allow for corrections and "do-overs (unlike transparent watercolor, which is still my medium-of-choice). Here (#4) the painting shows the offending fence, as well as some additional and pointlessly inaccurate, dabs of white on tree trunks and elsewhere (what was I thinking??). The finished panel is shown below after being corrected. </span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A simple, and I hope more truthful, rendition of an urban oasis on very hot day in August.</span></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFq8z5ED6AKOM-CtHmpHWX7uEcWOp25HzMDunZ-m092O6kzi9t8yPlhze2d_XfaQLEiJXFUDW85N7S2EQ5d0OA8T9TldxNH1JIF97x-_6dvz9Tmjuu02SE9VqbSszhZkkgO5ilFZ2iPLskDjTWXDTLtHbeKx0Qzjns05d3TmcNKxb_okoi98gcF4j/s3185/Leafy%20Glade,%20August.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2555" data-original-width="3185" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFq8z5ED6AKOM-CtHmpHWX7uEcWOp25HzMDunZ-m092O6kzi9t8yPlhze2d_XfaQLEiJXFUDW85N7S2EQ5d0OA8T9TldxNH1JIF97x-_6dvz9Tmjuu02SE9VqbSszhZkkgO5ilFZ2iPLskDjTWXDTLtHbeKx0Qzjns05d3TmcNKxb_okoi98gcF4j/w640-h514/Leafy%20Glade,%20August.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Leafy Glade, August"<br />oil on linen panel. 10" x 8"<br />Available at my Daily Paintworks Gallery, <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/1336623" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></span></b>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-71607820783179307812022-08-03T15:55:00.001-04:002023-04-07T16:13:15.005-04:00Finishing touches...I spent this morning working on a new panel (not yet ready for viewing) and this afternoon, I devoted time to putting a few finishing touches on "Study #4, Andover, Maine." This painting was posted yesterday in "Branching out..." It seemed to me that certain areas of the sky needed a bit more cloud cover, and some of the foliage and grassy areas benefitted from heightened contrast. And then there was the challenge of a signature. Most recently, I have been signing my watercolor paintings with an old-fashioned "dip pen" loaded with watered-down pigment. Because I don't have that option for signing an oil painting, my full signature poses a challenge on smaller panels like the ones I'm starting out on. I haven't yet developed the knack for doing extremely small detail work in oils. I'll get there, I hope.<div><br /></div><div>Here's the finished, signed version of the painting I did in Andover, Maine. <div><br /></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_WxJuQLAWDNVafzkcvZzvZPen924lYAZ60JLCJndmm0ug8Xjq9hXAYKOXc9TBfTaUfZbXdHZ668NeznnJMWD0dExMRLyBNTdg6F9Z3J9eZ_0tLOQh_lGI1UnU36V4d-4IATP-WontfrcBKx6NXr4gqz7aLB7iRapfPSNsVy5vOKoLlb2WtPG4hmf/s3981/Signed%20Study%20%234,%20Andover,%20Maine.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="3981" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_WxJuQLAWDNVafzkcvZzvZPen924lYAZ60JLCJndmm0ug8Xjq9hXAYKOXc9TBfTaUfZbXdHZ668NeznnJMWD0dExMRLyBNTdg6F9Z3J9eZ_0tLOQh_lGI1UnU36V4d-4IATP-WontfrcBKx6NXr4gqz7aLB7iRapfPSNsVy5vOKoLlb2WtPG4hmf/w640-h480/Signed%20Study%20%234,%20Andover,%20Maine.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">"Study #4, Andover, Maine"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><div><div><br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-57908161214404457942022-08-02T16:23:00.001-04:002022-08-02T16:39:00.790-04:00Branching out...<p>After having spent many decades painting in transparent watercolor, this summer I was intrigued with the idea of working once again in oils. I had originally learned the rudiments of oil painting from my grandmother who, herself a painter, generously supplied me with materials, opportunity, and encouragement. Off and on I dabbled for several years, until other interests diverted my attention once I hit adolescence. Art school would have given me an even more solid grounding in this medium, and others, if I had remained for the entire three-year program, but I left after one year.</p><p>Fast-forward to June 2022, when I responded to a Facebook notice about a<i> plein air</i> workshop in Maine. As I added a collection of oil paints, bristle brushes, and gum spirits of turpentine to my studio supplies, and purchased a French easel, I looked ahead with enthusiasm (and trepidation) to the challenge of jump-starting my lagging creative impulses. </p><p></p>It was great to meet other artists in such a relaxed atmosphere, and to be in a gorgeous, secluded location, Andover, Maine (near Sunday River). The experience turned out to be a HUGE uphill climb for me in terms of being comfortable with oils, which have virtually nothing in common with watercolors (except for sharing the names of some pigments...). However, I hope I persevered... <div>Below are a few of my early "starts" (not finished works) two on the easel were done on the first day of painting, and the other were done on the following day. <div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUI5llpRZI8aii5BLupEiU6jxgFfnK9WVvAHSxhKk00mP8cccrWKLcGrxWXut7K835wSOs3RDCrrxuV6vRbk7iY0BoEJFVWulJx4E4cyeoPv4TG5-wSH4NmMolQBKK0DxNvqQE64eUfwE6N-QXz3p8CTo5EjwbKpIBjvtjNedSuXqIt8VtRc5MfTJ/s4032/IMG_5617.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUI5llpRZI8aii5BLupEiU6jxgFfnK9WVvAHSxhKk00mP8cccrWKLcGrxWXut7K835wSOs3RDCrrxuV6vRbk7iY0BoEJFVWulJx4E4cyeoPv4TG5-wSH4NmMolQBKK0DxNvqQE64eUfwE6N-QXz3p8CTo5EjwbKpIBjvtjNedSuXqIt8VtRc5MfTJ/w300-h400/IMG_5617.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two beginner panels... </td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2h3Au7PJuhsSg-WkqsNU7gMsJnlcIHqEparoQAwFGlR3Hz2g6bE9PnNdMey5g92gMXu5jeQHTM_KJ9WZnzSgsHNcC5pAnioXki7PnuKiOgpQyuL_ghQxEYjeToRJm0GZ3eun-OBZ3PrgBvLsqSts4QvN8M9J3QItzGCMXurSasu_HeiUBBjNZLATz/s3690/Study%20%233.%20Andover,%20Maine.%20July%2023,%202022%20Oil%20on%20linen%20panel,%2012%E2%80%9D%20x%209%E2%80%9D.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="3690" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2h3Au7PJuhsSg-WkqsNU7gMsJnlcIHqEparoQAwFGlR3Hz2g6bE9PnNdMey5g92gMXu5jeQHTM_KJ9WZnzSgsHNcC5pAnioXki7PnuKiOgpQyuL_ghQxEYjeToRJm0GZ3eun-OBZ3PrgBvLsqSts4QvN8M9J3QItzGCMXurSasu_HeiUBBjNZLATz/w320-h240/Study%20%233.%20Andover,%20Maine.%20July%2023,%202022%20Oil%20on%20linen%20panel,%2012%E2%80%9D%20x%209%E2%80%9D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Study #3, Andover, Maine. Oil on linen panel, 12” x 9”</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBIqohLEaCihpKYt6MHjHf346EmAeNVG9OGVtkcrwOw8YnlG9d3hQsjz8CK5kVpXeWlaGh3e0z5k1fnAIZv5bwEl_x9Q1U1XvFXAaXzUr541k6f5alN6uRT7mKxswe4oLqO9WJKtZe9afoijHHxIRFdMq1x7bWKl_bGiRPY18DgkVngiIc5tayqqi/s1728/Study%20%234,%20Andover,%20Maine.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1728" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBIqohLEaCihpKYt6MHjHf346EmAeNVG9OGVtkcrwOw8YnlG9d3hQsjz8CK5kVpXeWlaGh3e0z5k1fnAIZv5bwEl_x9Q1U1XvFXAaXzUr541k6f5alN6uRT7mKxswe4oLqO9WJKtZe9afoijHHxIRFdMq1x7bWKl_bGiRPY18DgkVngiIc5tayqqi/w640-h472/Study%20%234,%20Andover,%20Maine.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Study #4, Andover, Maine. Oil on linen panel, 12” x 9”</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2h3Au7PJuhsSg-WkqsNU7gMsJnlcIHqEparoQAwFGlR3Hz2g6bE9PnNdMey5g92gMXu5jeQHTM_KJ9WZnzSgsHNcC5pAnioXki7PnuKiOgpQyuL_ghQxEYjeToRJm0GZ3eun-OBZ3PrgBvLsqSts4QvN8M9J3QItzGCMXurSasu_HeiUBBjNZLATz/s3690/Study%20%233.%20Andover,%20Maine.%20July%2023,%202022%20Oil%20on%20linen%20panel,%2012%E2%80%9D%20x%209%E2%80%9D.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-22589110754442287412022-07-03T21:02:00.004-04:002022-07-03T22:40:17.823-04:00Portrait sketch of my 2nd great grandmother...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqJbrCSitQ_tmOZWMJ0DDKbtCSG7s0X8ChczRcsBAvXVqrv_1P7Vexn_oBgMFDoL_O0NPKSQ-C7S-SPoJIlXNqIyicyPW7xSkWwcebjYFPay8hDH--Y2WCWxuV4DfLHa-ZjT0-0-g6W9KAIvJIiKaoIxtkSqJmGya5XOjMHigHZpEe0kEg-2U2T7i/s4032/Mary%20Adeline%20Benson.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqJbrCSitQ_tmOZWMJ0DDKbtCSG7s0X8ChczRcsBAvXVqrv_1P7Vexn_oBgMFDoL_O0NPKSQ-C7S-SPoJIlXNqIyicyPW7xSkWwcebjYFPay8hDH--Y2WCWxuV4DfLHa-ZjT0-0-g6W9KAIvJIiKaoIxtkSqJmGya5XOjMHigHZpEe0kEg-2U2T7i/w300-h400/Mary%20Adeline%20Benson.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>My reference for this watercolor project was a photograph of my 2nd Great Grandmother, Mary Adeline Benson.<div><br /></div><div>Mary was born in 1863 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The photo was taken of Mary shortly before her 1884 marriage to Harry Herbert Stone (1858-1941). At the time of their marriage, both worked in factories in West Brookfield -- he in a box factory and she in a corset factory. <div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0ffkZh-8DcDW3LiLnD1ihFejK314pHUXPn5kH0IsEefTB_n00bkwI6K8p6vhsO6XtvWwWAqsnZ5W6HqEFhUSNdTAzAq4dQD66qdEregabAB1LkWNCTuslB0poQksuQUm4xDPkMdH7W6-Y3GseJWecL1hNWkfb5ZlzJHeZ0PzPY3aqn960BP7UerE/s4026/Mary%20Adeline%20Benson%20(1863-1948),%20about%20age%2020.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4026" data-original-width="2485" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0ffkZh-8DcDW3LiLnD1ihFejK314pHUXPn5kH0IsEefTB_n00bkwI6K8p6vhsO6XtvWwWAqsnZ5W6HqEFhUSNdTAzAq4dQD66qdEregabAB1LkWNCTuslB0poQksuQUm4xDPkMdH7W6-Y3GseJWecL1hNWkfb5ZlzJHeZ0PzPY3aqn960BP7UerE/w198-h320/Mary%20Adeline%20Benson%20(1863-1948),%20about%20age%2020.jpeg" width="198" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0ffkZh-8DcDW3LiLnD1ihFejK314pHUXPn5kH0IsEefTB_n00bkwI6K8p6vhsO6XtvWwWAqsnZ5W6HqEFhUSNdTAzAq4dQD66qdEregabAB1LkWNCTuslB0poQksuQUm4xDPkMdH7W6-Y3GseJWecL1hNWkfb5ZlzJHeZ0PzPY3aqn960BP7UerE/s4026/Mary%20Adeline%20Benson%20(1863-1948),%20about%20age%2020.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><br /></a><div>Although this is a sepia-toned photo, I chose blue for Mary's eyes, as both of her parents' photographs show them with light-colored eyes. I used a pencil to mark the spacing for eyes, nose, and mouth, but my goal was to paint "freehand" as much as possible. </div><div><br /></div><div>I worked with a limited palette for this portrait sketch: Transparent Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Sepia, Transparent Brown, and Mineral Violet for face, hair, and dress, and Cobalt Blue, Payne's Gray, and Ultramarine Blue for the background. </div><div><br /></div><div>A close look at the reference photo, reveals a slender gold bar pin that Mary pinned to her white collar. That small pin was saved by Mary's youngest daughter, my Great-great Aunt Maude. Before she died, my aunt gave the pin (now more than 130 years old) to me.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZb-8h0tD1e-tLOqx1ZWL4dxkvsFcYyWMnKPzowmuquqKPgm533vDGSmpyE2BrS-w912-Ry8bvEJvD-Ef8Yri2K8W0kQ9qlNJXNI5VNc8uTZXCNz6QKts-NxCJo5yS5V84Cc06Iv_4K5rxyjR50I3OUSzFIRitmGlNC1aN1LwJPmlEnZEAaOT-611/s3883/Mary%20Adeline%20Benson%20(1863-1948).jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3883" data-original-width="2912" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZb-8h0tD1e-tLOqx1ZWL4dxkvsFcYyWMnKPzowmuquqKPgm533vDGSmpyE2BrS-w912-Ry8bvEJvD-Ef8Yri2K8W0kQ9qlNJXNI5VNc8uTZXCNz6QKts-NxCJo5yS5V84Cc06Iv_4K5rxyjR50I3OUSzFIRitmGlNC1aN1LwJPmlEnZEAaOT-611/w480-h640/Mary%20Adeline%20Benson%20(1863-1948).jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><i>Mary Adeline Benson, age 20</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOwxOy71V4urqJSQaoDpuFOAhh-bR08FNxzOKc6yxPvkwK-WiWEB-VsfE8ungqBemduAGyehGP1SCrFV2tTrJNLUWPZi2uhfQYLniyItMwoOTqs05rMmNwJzxeOkYAc54t1wSBuDyJFza9IVp_F5pAWyT4PyVPx4ksLOhNlR50-bUKd9R6JduITv2/s1643/Detail,%20Mary%20Adeline%20Benson.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-77306573134180900962022-07-03T12:40:00.009-04:002022-07-03T13:57:12.727-04:00Sheep thrills...<p>Not sure why I find it so satisfying to paint sheep. These are two studies I retrieved from a box of unfinished work in need of attention. Sometimes quick sketches can be saved, but there's no guarantee. These two provided an hour or so of welcome diversion in my air-conditioned studio during a hot and humid holiday afternoon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdfEFGtBgyUs2eOjtnepHltDE0hhyB3arPMILVja_bD2RuZkqDF6LcCvcbrL6yXmVbBMr0rDBTvLFeZphB2sP3vnA2605FggLSkQ9OKXn41a7_66kSV2-pBOsjDF06sp8Kj8u2XJZiQQo6K_m1mXhOuRJewKIneHShRIRILUDbTdWD-0SCa4Su0GA/s3966/Sheep%20VIII.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="3966" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdfEFGtBgyUs2eOjtnepHltDE0hhyB3arPMILVja_bD2RuZkqDF6LcCvcbrL6yXmVbBMr0rDBTvLFeZphB2sP3vnA2605FggLSkQ9OKXn41a7_66kSV2-pBOsjDF06sp8Kj8u2XJZiQQo6K_m1mXhOuRJewKIneHShRIRILUDbTdWD-0SCa4Su0GA/w640-h422/Sheep%20VIII.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Beyond the City Limits" </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>transparent watercolor 10" x 7" unframed</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSfRToh524qqqQTwAHhb0sx8RXvupu-QjxHcbGnIqhXpvsPl-qSAy7JvPj0Vg6PpJGO0_nNTm4oCdD0YWDl2JBQJl1BEC4UgS6mJ5XsTHx_GBtzSkss8CumNzTNF3Je-78hbQHDZxqNoSAYexsULZSKm6YMKrHwXOwROPqQED6uMgUs4kvLEYM-18/s3443/Sheep%20VII.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="3443" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSfRToh524qqqQTwAHhb0sx8RXvupu-QjxHcbGnIqhXpvsPl-qSAy7JvPj0Vg6PpJGO0_nNTm4oCdD0YWDl2JBQJl1BEC4UgS6mJ5XsTHx_GBtzSkss8CumNzTNF3Je-78hbQHDZxqNoSAYexsULZSKm6YMKrHwXOwROPqQED6uMgUs4kvLEYM-18/w400-h275/Sheep%20VII.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>"Sheep VII" </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>transparent watercolor 8" x 6" unframed</i></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-52523440997930886432022-06-29T09:09:00.004-04:002023-03-12T08:43:51.934-04:0010th Annual ArtsWorcester Members show<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;">The Tenth Annual One: A Members' Exhibition</strong> runs from Thursday, July 14 through Sunday, August 21, 2022, at ArtsWorcester, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">44 Portland St. Worcester MA.<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span></span><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A public reception for the The Tenth Annual One: A Members' Exhibition is on </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Friday, July 15, 2022, from 6:00-9:00 p.m.</span></strong><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; font-style: italic; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/d66tg8mCv7JrsrQy7" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">$500 in prizes will be awarded by Karl Cole, Art Historian and Curator of Images of Davis Publications and Co-Curator of the Davis Art Gallery, and will be announced at the reception.<br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Free and open to the public.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">My entry to the Member exhibition this year is a transparent watercolor, "Alabaster Vase" (previously titled "Ivory Vase"). </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ih-S62fUtS8gAtLljERkf1QP6J9MuNCiR98dQWm1m5hzFmTmOwIs5jvbMgP0r6hs1hE9HBDEX7_ToFvuEmgjOkrGBwGJEqe30K7AEFh4EfmZONdzeQJeu6kQFd93z7KqC71G6v8PPSYWKuYNmnYN9PGGS4NWsrRrblgSAydp67ASQcWQjbGRp3BM/s3600/Alabaster%20Vase.jpeg" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2542" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ih-S62fUtS8gAtLljERkf1QP6J9MuNCiR98dQWm1m5hzFmTmOwIs5jvbMgP0r6hs1hE9HBDEX7_ToFvuEmgjOkrGBwGJEqe30K7AEFh4EfmZONdzeQJeu6kQFd93z7KqC71G6v8PPSYWKuYNmnYN9PGGS4NWsrRrblgSAydp67ASQcWQjbGRp3BM/w452-h640/Alabaster%20Vase.jpeg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Alabaster Vase"<i> </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Transparent watercolor, 11" x 14" matted & framed</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Available for purchase <a href="https://www.judithfreemanclark.com/workszoom/5024706/alabaster-vase#/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a></i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-83510914696444635942022-06-23T14:58:00.003-04:002022-06-23T14:58:38.480-04:00"The National 2022" at the Cape Cod Art Center<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thrilled to learn that my watercolor, "Peony Awakening," was juried into the upcoming show, "The National" opens July 11 and runs through August 13 at the Cape Cod Art Center in Barnstable, MA, <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); text-align: center;">3480 Route 6A (Main Street) Barnstable, MA Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. </span>(508) 362-2909</span> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPvQQTUOkeA0o8AAfqfXOiqL4Gp5_-sLvpfeFcTvQBkgWWaPcsoLuiZDiL05pJvPbdmNDwRe6NSlbwhaaQ57PziO1Pt2RbYHSV_RG_NvDIo24zp85DTDYAoDHL8_RFZp2m7qcr8Jhx59-6TKieqg7TOIiJ-MRXC9EDp9aPWy1twdzgtoPsrtjS6Vd/s4000/P1050099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPvQQTUOkeA0o8AAfqfXOiqL4Gp5_-sLvpfeFcTvQBkgWWaPcsoLuiZDiL05pJvPbdmNDwRe6NSlbwhaaQ57PziO1Pt2RbYHSV_RG_NvDIo24zp85DTDYAoDHL8_RFZp2m7qcr8Jhx59-6TKieqg7TOIiJ-MRXC9EDp9aPWy1twdzgtoPsrtjS6Vd/w640-h480/P1050099.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Peony Awakening"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>transparent watercolor 23" x 19"</i></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-34127796800825230422022-06-13T07:45:00.004-04:002022-06-13T08:12:48.946-04:00New exhibit opens this week, Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable MA <div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've submitted this </span>painting to<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the "Town or </span>Country<span style="font-family: inherit;">" exhibit for</span> Juried Artist Members of the CCAC. One of my favorite subjects -- European landscapes! <span style="font-family: inherit;"> The countryside in this alpine area, which is about 25 miles from Salzburg, Austria, is stunning. The exhibit runs from June 13 through July 9, 2022. Find out more about the Cape Cod Art Center, including directions, <b><a href="https://capecodartcenter.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElQFjLGW1AzYmmB3P4xlb0fvvwQFn2gWA2leN3NiHtW1sWOQtAsKTYWU0RJAUg1hUMSlidajUIGj7vIFLHOdRaBBg7YqT6WD3ZB4rUr2XMh1XX2cCz8xiW1R0si-k-yBOrJuiHWkzBPpu2yavvrp92pXXIKFGCOp-oXKC25HHsCW_ZiKOHi40ZxJd/s1800/Ramsau,%20Bavarian%20Alps%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="1800" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElQFjLGW1AzYmmB3P4xlb0fvvwQFn2gWA2leN3NiHtW1sWOQtAsKTYWU0RJAUg1hUMSlidajUIGj7vIFLHOdRaBBg7YqT6WD3ZB4rUr2XMh1XX2cCz8xiW1R0si-k-yBOrJuiHWkzBPpu2yavvrp92pXXIKFGCOp-oXKC25HHsCW_ZiKOHi40ZxJd/w640-h466/Ramsau,%20Bavarian%20Alps%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>"Ramsau, Bavarian Alps" </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>transparent watercolor</i></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Framed, with double mat; 20.5" x 17.5"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJJpUy02_zeq_jJWBMqV9D9zA_AoiaitV5wW36L9HyejArjduUER_VYcJiinynZesWccP2ipRQb5w1ANrYUO4oesx1Khc9jlmlriwcgoxNdGv75SPCWzWy3wf3jJpiWmpTl6bkwDevagLeJpd2xrsceCMGt_gnfmr8B4rCajH60uEKeNXyrYXhckO/s3887/Ramsau,%20Bavarian%20Alps%20(2).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="3887" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJJpUy02_zeq_jJWBMqV9D9zA_AoiaitV5wW36L9HyejArjduUER_VYcJiinynZesWccP2ipRQb5w1ANrYUO4oesx1Khc9jlmlriwcgoxNdGv75SPCWzWy3wf3jJpiWmpTl6bkwDevagLeJpd2xrsceCMGt_gnfmr8B4rCajH60uEKeNXyrYXhckO/s320/Ramsau,%20Bavarian%20Alps%20(2).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This and other paintings are available at my Daily Paintworks gallery. </span></div><div>Click<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <b><a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/judith-freeman-clark/ramsau-bavarian-alps/659382" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b> for access to the gallery.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div>FYI: my reference photo, taken while traveling through Germany and Austria, isn't the best -- I took it from the passenger's side of a moving car!! But it's a great memento of an unforgettable vacation.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy19eeDaG5_GJYTKSajg5Bv8peDMc1bmYnWlZrOYHu5Fu_zMGPiPDIzLIKVR86pvlyNGDAfy_zzg9Ht5GwUqdAbppsJHdTHnQbJGVIBLHLoOUNyT58u0cf7L_bdH9sLnaZ54elylYm5YG_iDcbhG159LaZSEoTN_Wk5Ly4hHLsMvsm2v9fl8w8nl5o/s3064/Ramsau,%20Bavarian%20Alps.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="3064" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy19eeDaG5_GJYTKSajg5Bv8peDMc1bmYnWlZrOYHu5Fu_zMGPiPDIzLIKVR86pvlyNGDAfy_zzg9Ht5GwUqdAbppsJHdTHnQbJGVIBLHLoOUNyT58u0cf7L_bdH9sLnaZ54elylYm5YG_iDcbhG159LaZSEoTN_Wk5Ly4hHLsMvsm2v9fl8w8nl5o/w320-h195/Ramsau,%20Bavarian%20Alps.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-69330160752194337742022-05-31T09:23:00.005-04:002022-05-31T09:26:26.460-04:00Consider bidding on my painting "Zinnia #3" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHLUJqlWI-JQuchImmojZkAV-uf3g-BEKtvzDmy-Ako7y_vVjmTqGn6B6dPKP4bAByOB9Q-jgQqX_fdPoZLNwWpoW9UWlTiAzoKn3PLqawNPMqNgf8PZyYY4xg_dwdS5-vKrpfVs1_kiiNj1Q7yLGd8Dw5WjbWIUXXcN3bREryhD8Ri-SAjiZGN1G/s3600/Zinnia%20III.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="3600" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHLUJqlWI-JQuchImmojZkAV-uf3g-BEKtvzDmy-Ako7y_vVjmTqGn6B6dPKP4bAByOB9Q-jgQqX_fdPoZLNwWpoW9UWlTiAzoKn3PLqawNPMqNgf8PZyYY4xg_dwdS5-vKrpfVs1_kiiNj1Q7yLGd8Dw5WjbWIUXXcN3bREryhD8Ri-SAjiZGN1G/w640-h474/Zinnia%20III.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>"Zinnia #3"</b></div><div>Bidding now open at the online auction, here:</div><a href="https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/family-health-center-of-worcester/art-in-the-city-9171?page=2#info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/family-health-center-of-worcester/art-in-the-city-9171?page=2#info</a><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-29953371112756530072021-10-16T10:35:00.000-04:002021-10-16T10:35:16.319-04:00Small Stones Festival of the Arts 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSE__z8X2MY_7x7ZaUBpNCadNDvTR0SqccMLK6QcB7IeglHMksU4ppbmJMqRDqAe3mSXEFdvCxgh-f-U9G8d8JT6kEI9UqL_i3eqicpOOvekf03bdns6l1rFNxXS-ERcixyzrB5mhAtw/s4000/P1050099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSE__z8X2MY_7x7ZaUBpNCadNDvTR0SqccMLK6QcB7IeglHMksU4ppbmJMqRDqAe3mSXEFdvCxgh-f-U9G8d8JT6kEI9UqL_i3eqicpOOvekf03bdns6l1rFNxXS-ERcixyzrB5mhAtw/w400-h300/P1050099.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>My painting, Peony Awakening, sure gets around! Earlier this year she was on exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum, and then later at the ArtsWorcester gallery on Portland St. Now, she can be seen in Grafton, MA, at this year's "Small Stones Festival of the Arts" at the Town Hall.<p></p><p>In addition, two more of my watercolors "Feeling Cheerful" and "Sunlight & Shadow," can be seen <a href="https://smallstones2021.artcall.org/pages/web-gallery?page=6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, in the online gallery posted by the Small Stones Festival. </p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-52668790206086852222021-09-01T14:42:00.009-04:002021-09-01T16:39:13.369-04:00Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition...<p>Very pleased that my watercolor <i><b>"Peony Awakening"</b></i> has been juried into the <b>2021 Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition of Traditional Realism </b>at<u> Workshop13</u>, which is located at 13 Church St. Ware, MA. </p><p>The exhibit opens with a reception on September 25 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., and will continue on weekend through October 10. The gallery is open Fridays 4:00 -7:00 p.m., and Saturdays & Sundays, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSE__z8X2MY_7x7ZaUBpNCadNDvTR0SqccMLK6QcB7IeglHMksU4ppbmJMqRDqAe3mSXEFdvCxgh-f-U9G8d8JT6kEI9UqL_i3eqicpOOvekf03bdns6l1rFNxXS-ERcixyzrB5mhAtw/s4000/P1050099.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSE__z8X2MY_7x7ZaUBpNCadNDvTR0SqccMLK6QcB7IeglHMksU4ppbmJMqRDqAe3mSXEFdvCxgh-f-U9G8d8JT6kEI9UqL_i3eqicpOOvekf03bdns6l1rFNxXS-ERcixyzrB5mhAtw/w640-h480/P1050099.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Peony Awakening </b> <br />transparent watercolor<span> 23" x 19" matted and framed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-57675387538120031192021-08-20T09:34:00.003-04:002021-08-20T09:51:08.279-04:00Juried Show at Rhode Island Watercolor Society...<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pleased to learn that my painting, "Going by Train to Delft" has been juried into "Near and Far," a national exhibition that will be online from <span style="background-color: white;">August 21 to October 1, 2021, at the </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://rhodeislandwatercolorsociety.wildapricot.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rhode Island Watercolor Society,</a> Pawtucket, RI. The j</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">uror for this show is </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Kathleen Conover. </span><div><span style="background-color: white;">You can check out the step-by-step process I used with this painting at my earlier blog entry <a href="https://judithpainter49.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2019-03-08T11:43:00-05:00&max-results=12&reverse-paginate=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJGt3wYxq7Mm0xKEX9cEYI8T85CPdgEwMecNQ5rZPuKUV8UfVOxexnMuTRrLvRcxv_Dpnunh4g8djqUwUWcNqUSmoGO3MY6rqn5VIDvHYilnrahSHOkRiLM2AqVgzkfZRIcz5lBSwK-U/s2048/Going+by+Train+to+Delft.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="2048" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJGt3wYxq7Mm0xKEX9cEYI8T85CPdgEwMecNQ5rZPuKUV8UfVOxexnMuTRrLvRcxv_Dpnunh4g8djqUwUWcNqUSmoGO3MY6rqn5VIDvHYilnrahSHOkRiLM2AqVgzkfZRIcz5lBSwK-U/w640-h482/Going+by+Train+to+Delft.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>"Traveling by Train to Delft"</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><b>transparent watercolor 17" x 14" matted & framed</b><br />Price upon request</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-7084529490671484332021-08-17T11:31:00.007-04:002021-08-17T11:34:24.905-04:00Honorable Mention received at Cape Cod Art Center...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1UQUgzBVrLQ6me2sjcBz3kgbmd_bqUiOgkf6ptihhs7Er3a2iNy0sbMufGicz7x1yUom71NH78NwiN37PiolEHsh0JVJSQz30XZwo0wer1j142ejCEAwXSVtdbNHaY1vmGuh81QC2fY/s2048/Ivory+Vase+-+Paint-Love-accepted.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1446" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1UQUgzBVrLQ6me2sjcBz3kgbmd_bqUiOgkf6ptihhs7Er3a2iNy0sbMufGicz7x1yUom71NH78NwiN37PiolEHsh0JVJSQz30XZwo0wer1j142ejCEAwXSVtdbNHaY1vmGuh81QC2fY/w452-h640/Ivory+Vase+-+Paint-Love-accepted.jpeg" width="452" /></a></div>So pleased to announce that my watercolor, <b><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Ivory Vase</span></b>, was awarded an <i>Honorable Mention </i>in the Juried Artist Member Show, "Minimalism," opening today, August 17 and running through September 17, 2021, at the Cape Cod Art Center, 3480 Rte. 6A, Barnstable, MA. <p></p><p>This floral painting was previously juried into the Oct. - Nov. 2020 at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society show, "Paint What You Love," and was also on exhibit in the 2020 Small Stones Festival of the Arts, Covid-19 Edition" online exhibit, in Grafton, MA, in October 2020. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span>"Ivory Vase"<span> transparent watercolor<span> <span> </span> 11" x 14"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-54298542060155526882021-06-28T16:28:00.000-04:002021-06-28T16:28:07.380-04:00Workshop...After participating in a two-day Zoom workshop with Iain Stewart, I'm focused on my watercolor sketchbook as a way to strengthen my skills and try out some new angles. The workshop was enormously motivating, and Iain is a great instructor. (Click <a href="https://goterracotta.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for more information about "GoTerracotta," the workshop platform, and to see available openings for classes with a range of superb artists). <div>We focused on several landscape techniques. Here is one of my sketches from Saturday's session.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjEKoOvah3z75vsEJg4mWDA89XQFVCLb6d6VM2llGBQGXaHMYd1el5NvDP2VmLVTZOqtlojdn0RAthot_0qS96J2WOMMAzMLHf-JaUJzn0t0-lXcY64BAOli6TnYxW1wW4b_CkJHQ4bc/s2048/Akershus+Fortress%252C+Oslo%252C+Norway.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjEKoOvah3z75vsEJg4mWDA89XQFVCLb6d6VM2llGBQGXaHMYd1el5NvDP2VmLVTZOqtlojdn0RAthot_0qS96J2WOMMAzMLHf-JaUJzn0t0-lXcY64BAOli6TnYxW1wW4b_CkJHQ4bc/w500-h640/Akershus+Fortress%252C+Oslo%252C+Norway.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>After working on a few other landscapes, this morning I felt the need to branch out a bit and do a portrait sketch of my mother. Here is a step-by-step "description" of the process I used that that sketch. (I originally planned to paint her with her glasses on -- as shown in the first image -- but decided against it as I completed the sketch.)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0l-ZV_Adf4AXhBTbQfhVEXhVp64Xz1LUd3Luat0x-51SV3537gTOLrKaY-kdIPDOR-3iDaBncyUlIvSW_o8l4zZM3P1FBVvHG3nrxodk1rQQjbyt_hyphenhyphenDPoQC-CU-2CfQaHAih_xUGOk/s2048/A7427B84-EE04-464F-B398-7E3F2A7C4A31_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0l-ZV_Adf4AXhBTbQfhVEXhVp64Xz1LUd3Luat0x-51SV3537gTOLrKaY-kdIPDOR-3iDaBncyUlIvSW_o8l4zZM3P1FBVvHG3nrxodk1rQQjbyt_hyphenhyphenDPoQC-CU-2CfQaHAih_xUGOk/w240-h320/A7427B84-EE04-464F-B398-7E3F2A7C4A31_1_201_a.jpeg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Back in the saddle now, with a few recent sketches to share (some finished paintings -- not shown -- are being framed for entry in several upcoming shows. More on all that in another post.). </p><p>Each of these sketches, done in different styles with varying color palettes, have been useful for determining what works and what could use some further study or attention. </p><p><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Availability/purchase details for these sketches</b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <b><a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/judith-freeman-clark-4409/artwork#/category=Available&mode=search" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGlfVJTKDplPswZZhXLctthKtbHzw5KWQTlMm7vW1NBpYcrjoiu98uxj1rlAIYR1LgZRB-8Ij_aGdo_hIclJNn-b_OL4Kf2lxl8Gw3TSigrvAQmZaPJXocaRbd2hOuAngyaUMBBFdPHE/s2048/Clearing+near+Boone+NC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1438" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGlfVJTKDplPswZZhXLctthKtbHzw5KWQTlMm7vW1NBpYcrjoiu98uxj1rlAIYR1LgZRB-8Ij_aGdo_hIclJNn-b_OL4Kf2lxl8Gw3TSigrvAQmZaPJXocaRbd2hOuAngyaUMBBFdPHE/w450-h640/Clearing+near+Boone+NC.jpeg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Clearing near Boone, NC"<br />5" x 8.5"</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismn7s1PxztDV9yZQ6G2xtsMfqIFGRXReoBq-kBMmEXoL37avg6wiOO3kwkRnyqvgBMUbXr0-AGsf8IF-wNzdDyCZN3wdtRzRTruv7zJufjmnNrsSIPppRXwsURV4y0MMyr3qAIUj5fIQ/s2048/Cool+Koi+14%2522+x+10%2522.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismn7s1PxztDV9yZQ6G2xtsMfqIFGRXReoBq-kBMmEXoL37avg6wiOO3kwkRnyqvgBMUbXr0-AGsf8IF-wNzdDyCZN3wdtRzRTruv7zJufjmnNrsSIPppRXwsURV4y0MMyr3qAIUj5fIQ/w640-h480/Cool+Koi+14%2522+x+10%2522.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Cool Koi"<br />14" x 10"</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwozErQny1DKoTbpcHnSa8fBBfxUs5glFWOF8srQmvEVP00gUmj3hS6wZHn4diJBpDwIHelbWESsFYJeC3QEI9ifQ21FWWvifpgQfkRFpgl0BL-QdML7LO-nr75vN-OmJzAbjzzeZ6f5Y/s2002/Fields%252C+Hills+and+Sky+8.5%2522+x+12%2522.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2002" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwozErQny1DKoTbpcHnSa8fBBfxUs5glFWOF8srQmvEVP00gUmj3hS6wZHn4diJBpDwIHelbWESsFYJeC3QEI9ifQ21FWWvifpgQfkRFpgl0BL-QdML7LO-nr75vN-OmJzAbjzzeZ6f5Y/w461-h640/Fields%252C+Hills+and+Sky+8.5%2522+x+12%2522.jpeg" width="461" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Fields, Hills, and Sky"<br />8.5" x 12"</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-uUNs1fZLzVhjZa18MhuZLxUOXEgfeC08h3DvAxXvnCRII1ANh-D3TUIpe0u72p8-51YP5ZQIUIzQzEoPgHB8c-ZwV8HtKSsvi4OmbImds-xu8DAbKaLUjuM2DDTwee18eLiUO9E1H8/s2048/7DB3C22A-5539-467B-B690-F2B16ACCE373_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1083" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-uUNs1fZLzVhjZa18MhuZLxUOXEgfeC08h3DvAxXvnCRII1ANh-D3TUIpe0u72p8-51YP5ZQIUIzQzEoPgHB8c-ZwV8HtKSsvi4OmbImds-xu8DAbKaLUjuM2DDTwee18eLiUO9E1H8/w211-h400/7DB3C22A-5539-467B-B690-F2B16ACCE373_1_201_a.jpeg" width="211" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Aquinnah Rocks" <br />6.5" x 8.5"</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoChIv_NAhqwoS9u7ZtxaZzz83GmHRzeiENJrPRSY1LMJ4A9yoB8W8kJP_0vn7jQN7amv-eXbzhLsoi1AmFlzWSUBFu0XElrQUntZpCMT2e6TzJ0UAHF0lHfOI2V4ofrlIpzrMH6qvLE/s2048/FB3B2B70-D82C-4F5C-A4EE-0C932C4DF39F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="2048" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoChIv_NAhqwoS9u7ZtxaZzz83GmHRzeiENJrPRSY1LMJ4A9yoB8W8kJP_0vn7jQN7amv-eXbzhLsoi1AmFlzWSUBFu0XElrQUntZpCMT2e6TzJ0UAHF0lHfOI2V4ofrlIpzrMH6qvLE/w400-h301/FB3B2B70-D82C-4F5C-A4EE-0C932C4DF39F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Porch at the Pequot Hotel"<br />8.5" x 6.5"</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-15784383572577770352021-04-21T06:26:00.000-04:002021-04-21T06:26:08.228-04:00Sketchbook...<p>Monday's efforts. Nice to be outside and enjoying the local beach (Lake Quinsigamond). A real stretch for me to paint quickly without concern for details, etc. Just trying to capture the basics of what I see.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheouMXJZsmH2XZEBgZau-QmujeqFux-k2mh7z4-PfEXDvJVNFqKoBs_YyrAXuMaXcawUjE3Nc26Pgvvkb5bNilxIPtuW4Xf67cltf7tKhzR9wPMGdXbSUHORjKOYcxtw6g4PTrYFST6Z4/s2048/856418FC-6DF9-41F8-9E00-F156FD83631A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="2048" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheouMXJZsmH2XZEBgZau-QmujeqFux-k2mh7z4-PfEXDvJVNFqKoBs_YyrAXuMaXcawUjE3Nc26Pgvvkb5bNilxIPtuW4Xf67cltf7tKhzR9wPMGdXbSUHORjKOYcxtw6g4PTrYFST6Z4/w640-h482/856418FC-6DF9-41F8-9E00-F156FD83631A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XdFrzwq_OHR0JtkQCWT28BptnbEo0zJIklPvwE8HKKHJzupsUgrvbQ38jIr8A5TC4fpcHMAZDijQF9OZ8BDm1PgHkfywTPdK4XG0WcHKYdW_Y9uFmIjrc5dfCnLNyVVY6qMCMEJeQYk/s2048/E614411B-1A6C-486D-A9CD-3D660B08B5CE_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="2048" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XdFrzwq_OHR0JtkQCWT28BptnbEo0zJIklPvwE8HKKHJzupsUgrvbQ38jIr8A5TC4fpcHMAZDijQF9OZ8BDm1PgHkfywTPdK4XG0WcHKYdW_Y9uFmIjrc5dfCnLNyVVY6qMCMEJeQYk/w640-h404/E614411B-1A6C-486D-A9CD-3D660B08B5CE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-55457181969134606322021-04-16T16:47:00.002-04:002021-08-19T07:35:12.541-04:00Wild Tomato Plant...<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NYVHyIdddYz5HYPUZYRj_qVKuiAUBEXyEKDKDjKA4NbJboCgGAz6dMZOjS_FmJvJ_yQdF3JDc8ulSVDFLDMfKGQbFefT_prFAtHqwl1_zsDmPVBhppRHYMnOcdJPfgd0hWLFiNeUTkE/s2048/Wild+Tomato%252C+detail.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NYVHyIdddYz5HYPUZYRj_qVKuiAUBEXyEKDKDjKA4NbJboCgGAz6dMZOjS_FmJvJ_yQdF3JDc8ulSVDFLDMfKGQbFefT_prFAtHqwl1_zsDmPVBhppRHYMnOcdJPfgd0hWLFiNeUTkE/w300-h400/Wild+Tomato%252C+detail.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p>Something about this time of year pushes me toward the brightest colors on my palette –– especially on a day like this, when we've had a few inches of unexpected snow. Last summer, I took photos at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Mass., and have had my eye on this image, as the subject of a painting, ever since. I love the vivid contrast between red foliage and the surrounding grasses. The plant is a variety of <i>solanum lycospersicum, </i>a wild tomato named "Barry's Crazy Cherry." <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGmUngd9ycQXP_zAy_Uu2PJj2tMT2xkt3dzHQMe3XJxDwuBcgnjnA9yyNG5SNLhC8z3f3XTa7WRzseR8sg6SvFxaYuvT3ZtGfjPEuCArgphjnYO4iHwTk6uoz1dJ0hJhD6atv3P6KUmQ/s2048/Wild+Tomato%252C+%2522Barry%2527s+Crazy+Cherry%2522.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGmUngd9ycQXP_zAy_Uu2PJj2tMT2xkt3dzHQMe3XJxDwuBcgnjnA9yyNG5SNLhC8z3f3XTa7WRzseR8sg6SvFxaYuvT3ZtGfjPEuCArgphjnYO4iHwTk6uoz1dJ0hJhD6atv3P6KUmQ/w150-h200/Wild+Tomato%252C+%2522Barry%2527s+Crazy+Cherry%2522.jpeg" width="150" /></a></p></div><p></p></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">My goal for this painting is to capture the sunlight and shadow that enlivens the ruffled leaves, and to play up the strong contrast between greens and reds (two colors almost directly opposite each other on the color wheel). After lightly sketching the plant shape, I painted the background around it, carefully leaving the plant shape white. I'm aiming for a sun-drenched feel overall, rather than an exact copy of the grasses and other leaves surrounding the wild tomato plant. The pigment mingled freely on wet paper and resulted in interesting "blooms" (dreaded when doing a flat wash, but in this painting very deliberately invited to form by adding drops of wet wash here and there on top of the background layer which was slightly damp. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The background wash is done in stages by working from bottom to top, primarily in different intensities of Winsor & Newton Green Gold, sometimes slightly modified with W&N Winsor Blue GS (green shade). I mixed a few puddles of these colors on my palette, keeping them wet and making sure the surface of the paper was damp as I moved upwards. To keep the visual weight at the bottom of the painting, as I neared the top the wash was thinned out as I added more and more water until I reached the top edge where the yellow-green color is very pale. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgoBNDi_dK5obYzefahIppcpNJtEy6C10aLXzEt68lsRddXf4bU7ePtX_aBqMgjdZaja67kSsptWs7ClS8hSi0ggj33NjUl-OgYTuK-BOgTP4EH3oeKal_KUgNyOtamS0XiJs7djFeVc/s2048/Wild+Tomato%252C+detail+%25233.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgoBNDi_dK5obYzefahIppcpNJtEy6C10aLXzEt68lsRddXf4bU7ePtX_aBqMgjdZaja67kSsptWs7ClS8hSi0ggj33NjUl-OgYTuK-BOgTP4EH3oeKal_KUgNyOtamS0XiJs7djFeVc/s320/Wild+Tomato%252C+detail+%25233.jpeg" /></a></div>When the background was completely dry, I erased any visible pencil lines and applied a pale wash of W&N Carmine to give the plant shape an underlying pink tone. Once that dried I began putting darker tones on each leaf, again working from the bottom up. There are plenty of interesting shapes in this subject, because of the shadows and the backlighting (the late-afternoon sun was slanting low, behind the plant). <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm giving attention to adding detail in the leaf veins, but aiming for restraint when working on the shadow details. I'm using only a few colors throughout –– mostly on transparent or semi-transparent staining pigments, so adding successive layers of glazing on the background the underneath layers won't lift.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Stay tuned... </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184898806598561548.post-71588434940310837262021-04-10T19:47:00.000-04:002021-04-10T19:47:22.357-04:00Sketchbook...<p>As there are several days left in my "waiting period" following my second covid19 vaccine, I'm keeping a low profile and working mostly in the studio. Today, however, I tried out a new mixed media sketchbook and challenged myself to work outdoors. Our back yard doesn't offer the most picturesque scenes, but I was intrigued with the thought of painting some angle of our house. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE39eYEeaHZcBvAciTVNoa0QAV4VlnG0vp6KztSXu9yj0sODfU4NldIKR78OLGAOFPDZT6gYJzaG36FcKy2VogmkT7i4b6TDUIewiEZfkP4ZV2A8vPBEdBJTnPHY05FC7Aroj5OsZ_tkA/s2048/Grape-vine+Trellis+with+Stone+Wall.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE39eYEeaHZcBvAciTVNoa0QAV4VlnG0vp6KztSXu9yj0sODfU4NldIKR78OLGAOFPDZT6gYJzaG36FcKy2VogmkT7i4b6TDUIewiEZfkP4ZV2A8vPBEdBJTnPHY05FC7Aroj5OsZ_tkA/w486-h640/Grape-vine+Trellis+with+Stone+Wall.jpeg" width="486" /></a></div>I chose a view of a shadowy overhang where our second-story deck provides support for a sturdy wire trellis. My husband started some grapevines a few years ago, and although they're cut back now they will, in a fairly short time, again be filling out with leaves, then blossoms, and –– grapes! <p></p><p>Because I'm particularly dismal at painting rocks, our lovely stone retaining wall running along one edge of yard is only suggested with some dabs of gray and tan. However, spending 30 minutes with the sketchbook was satisfying. I'll give it another try soon.</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0