TUESDAY

I HAVE  LONG  ADMIRED   THOSE  PAINTERS  WHO CAN PAINT IN GLAZES BECAUSE THEY SEEN TO HAVE  SO MUCH DEPTH  IN THEIR PAINTINGS.. YOU COULD  LOOK AT  THE  PAINTING FOR  DAYS  MONTHS  YEARS  AND   DISCOVER   THINGS  THAT  THE  ARTIST  SAW... SMALL  GLIMPSES  OF  NATURE .. THE  WHOLE  MAKES  IT  SO BEAUTIFUL...BUT  EACH SMALL PART  CONTRIBUTES  TO THE  WHOLE.. AND  SO  FORTH.. HERE IS  THE  ALMOST  FINAL VERSION OF THE   OAK TREE.. I WANT TO SHOW  THE  AGE  AND  STRENGTH OF THIS  OAK TREE .. IN THE  EVENING  OF ITS  LIFE. THE  SUNSET  CONTRIBUTES  TO ITS  BEAUTY AND  SETS THE  MOOD  FOR THE  SCENE.

I WILL  GLAZE   OVER THE  SKY HOLES AND  ADD DEEPER  AREAS IN THE  FOLIAGE.

THE  NEXT  PAINITNG IS  A  WOODED  AREA THAT I AM  TRYING TO DO  SHOWING  A FOGGY AREA  AND  LIGHT  BEHIND THE  TREES. IT IS  A  COPY OF  A  SHIZKIN ..I WILL  ENDEAVOR TO PUT  MY OWN TWIST  TO  IT ... I FIND IT  STRANGE THAT  I AM SO  DRAWN TO LANDSCAPES.. I WAS  GOINGTO BE  DIFFERENT.. AH WELL  THE  LACK OF  DISCIPLINE... THE LACK OF   A  REAL GAME  PLAN  IS  THE  SYMPTOM OF A  RETIRED  PERSON.THESE  ARE  OIL PAINITNGS  30 X 40

MARCH 25TH

THERE IS  STILL WORK TO BE  DONE. I  WILL  SLIGHTLY DARKEN THE  SKY HOLES  BY  GLAZING  PURPLE OVER THE  TREE. PLUS, I WILL DARKEN THE  LEAVES  OF THE  TREE ON THE  SIDE  AWAY  FROM  LIGHT.  ALSO  GIVE  MORE  DETAIL TO LEAVES  AS THEY HIT THE  SKY... WELL PERHAPS... GOT TO THINK  ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO ADD COWS  NEAR THE  TREE LINE  IN THE  DISTANCE.  AS  I LOOK AT TEH  PHOTO OF  THIS  TREE I  SEE THE  LEAVES  AND  LIMBS  UNDER THE  TREE REACHING THE  GROUND. I WILL TRY TO NOT  OVER  DO THAT .  PERHAPS THE   BRANCHES  IN THE   TOP OF THE  TREE NEED TO BE  DARKENED. AHHH TO HAVE   SOMEONE  WITH A  BAT  SAYING  STOP RIGHT  BEFROE  I OVER  DO  .

SUNDAY MARCH 21

RAINED  OUT  TENNIS DAY.. DRATS.. BUT  I PAINTED AND  PAINTED.. ON THIS  24 X 36 PANEL OF  WOOD..

I PAINTED  THIS  SUNSET FROM A  PHOTO TAKEN  FROM BACK YARD  WITH  ACRYLIC.

THEN I PAINTED  ON TOP OF THE  ACRYLIC WITH OIL THIS  TREEONE  THING  ABOUT  PAINTING  SKIES  IN OIL.. THE  WHITES AND YELLOWS... ARE   VERY WET.. THEN YOUR  DARKS  DON'T  GET AS  DARK AS  YOU WANT THEM TO BE.... I WILL GO BACK INTO THE  SKY WITH OIL.. SO I CAN  SOFTEN  EDGES  IN THE  CLOUDS AND  MKAE THE  CLOUDS  LOOK  MORE  LACEY.... RAN OUT OF  ADJECTIVES FOR THE  CLOUDS ..I WANT THEM TO BE  FLUFFY NOT  SOLID  CURTAINS  OF  COLOR.

DAY OF DISCOVERY SHALOM PARK

I SPENT THE  DAY  WITH  NURSES  FROM MONROE  HOSPITAL YESTERDAY.  SEVERAL ARTIST  FROM THE  AREA   GATHERED AT  SHALOM PARK  OF  OTOW TO  SHARE THEIR  ABILITY  TO PAINT  WITH  NURSES TAKING  PART  IN  THEIR  WORK PLACES'S   HOLISTIC  HEALING  DEPARTMENT.  MY  STUDENTS  , JEAN AND  SANDY ,  AGREED TO PAINT  IN PASTEL. THEIR  FIRST TIME TO THE   PAINT  IN THIS  MEDIUM.

I FOUND THIS  AREA TO DEMONSTRATE  SKY, TREES, PUSHING  BACK THE  TREES WITH  COLOR. AS  WELL AS  BRINGING  FORWARD  OTHER  AREAS.  WE HAD  VERY COOL CLOUDY  WEATHER ...THAT  ACTUALLY  GAVE  WAY TO A  SHOWER.

SUNDAY MARCH 14

I BOUGHT  SUNFLOWERS.. AND  STARTED  THIS PASTEL.  I WANT TO DEMONSTRATE  IT  AT  OAKRUN ART  CLASS.. I WILL DEMONSTRATE  THIS  SHORTER  VERSION..

I WANT TO DO IT  IN OIL  BUT  I WILL START IT IN ACRYLIC..

WISH ME  LUCK.

ARBOR CLUB HOST OTOW ART CLUB ART SHOW

MONDAY MARCH 8TH  A  FIRST  FOR  ON  TOP OF THE  WORLD .  THE  ART  GROUP  PREPARED  A N ART  SHOW  CALLED  PAINTERS  OF THE  WORLD AND  KICKED  IT  OFF  WITH A  RECEPTION  .  OTOW  DID  A  WONDERFUL  JOB SHOWING  APPRECIATION FOR  THE  MANY YEARS  THIS  ART  GROUP HAS  BEEN MEETING  ON THURSDAY AND  SATURDAYS  .  MEMBERS  WHO HAVE  BEEN WITH THE  CLUB THE  LONGEST  ARE :

SILVIA  WILLOBY

                                                                                                                      VIOLA HIGGINS

FORMER  LEADER   SHIRLEY COE

  MARGARET EDMUNSTON

BEVERLY GAYSO

JOANN LEIGH

VINCE

SATURDAY MARCH 6

ART SHOW  SET  UP AT  ARBOR  CLUB

HERE  ARE MY CONTRIBUTIONS...I AM SO DISAPPOINTED  IN MY STANDRITE  EASEL..I PAID  SO MUCH FOR THIS  EASEL AND  IT  WILL NOT  HOLD  MY LARGE  PAINTINGS.. I SO WANTED  TO SHOW  THESE  PORTRAITS  I DO.. AHHH WELL ON THE  GRANDER  SCALE OF  LIFE..SUCH A  MINUTE  DISAPPOINTMENT...

ACRYLIC /OIL MARCH3,2010

HERE  ARE  SOME OF THE STUDENT'S PAINTINGS DONE IN ART  CLASS YESTERDAY  AT  OAK RUN..

I DEMONSTRATED  COWS  IN A  FIELD..OR  ANIMALS  IN A  LANDSCAPE..

I POINTED  OUT  THE WAY TO START  AND PROBLEMS  OF  PAINTING AN ANIMAL  INTO THE  LANDSCAPE.

I RATHER START  WITH THE  ANIMALS AND  THEN  BUILD THE  LANDSCAPE  AROUND THEM.

I EXPLAINED THAT  WHEN I DO THIS, I PAINT ON A  CLEAN CANVAS AND  CAN RENDER  MORE  ACCURATELY .. PLUS  IT  MAKES  IT  EASIER TO DETERMINE HOW  LARGE THINGS  AROUND IT  SHOULD APPEAR.

MONDAY MARCH 1ST...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREA...

OAKRUN SHOW  WELL ATTENDED.

WE  SET  UP  FOR  ART  SHOW  AT  ARBOR  CLUB.

HERE  ARE  SOME  NEW  PAINTINGS  I  STARTED THIS  PAST  WEEK . THIS IS  AN ACRYLIC . I PLAN TO OIL OVER THE  ACRYLIC. BUT  THE  MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS  PAINTING IS  THE  HOUSES  ARE  TOO LARGE  FOR THE  SIZE OF THE  PAINTING,,I DO  THIS  CONSTANTLY.

THIS  VERY LARGE OIL PAINTING IS NOT  FINISHED.

I PLAN TO PUT   A  SMALL GROUPING  OF  TREES  ON THE  RIGHT... PERHAPS....  AND  MORE  COWS.  MAYBE..