CAROLE DROST ART WORKS

2012-01-12T14:36:00.000-08:00

SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT FOR ME. A WATERCOLOR. FULL SHEET. I CALL IT LACEY OAK.

PASTEL

2012-01-12T14:18:00.000-08:00

I PAINTED ON A NEW SURFACE. VALOUR THAT WAS SO GRACIOUSLY GIVEN TO ME BY PAM FROM OAK RUN.

TIDAL POOL NOVA SCOTIA

new year 2012

2012-01-12T14:00:00.000-08:00

DEMONSTRATION FOR ART GROUP

RIBBON AT ARTFUL GIFTS SHOW

MIXED MEDIA

DEMONSTRATION AT WATERCOLOR CLUB

I HAVE BEEN PAINTING AND TEACHING ALOT BUT NOT ABLE TO GET MY COMPUTER TO WORK. I AM TRYING TO WORK WITH MY IPAD TO GET A NEW BLOG.

WATERCOLOR

finally back in

2011-09-24T13:40:00.000-07:00

I AM ALWASY FORGETING THESE PASS WORDS..

REALLY PAINTING... WITH A MISSION..

ENTERING THE ARTFUL GIFTS SHOWS AS WELL AS TEACHING SEVERAL CLASSES

MY NEXT CLASSES

WILL BE OAKRIN ON TUESDAYS FOR THE NEXT 12 WEEKS

AND MASTERTHE POSSIBILITY
STARTING IN OCT ,I WILL TEACH WATERCOLOR WITH PASTEL AS A MIXED MEDIA .
]THIS CLASS WILL RUN ON MONDAYS FOR 5 WEEKS.

I WILL ALSO TEACH A DRAWING CLASS. STARTING IN NOV AND GOING INTO DEC.

NOW I REMEMBER WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN PUTTING THE PAINTINGS I HAVE BEEN DOING IN.THEY WILL NOT LOAD ONTO THIS BLOG.

I WANT TO BLAME AOL AND THE PROGRAM THEY TALKED ME INTO USING. IT HAS SLOWED AN ALREADY VERY OLD COMPUTER TO A CRAWL. I THINK GLACIERS MOVE FASTER. OK I DID GET TWO PAINTINGS TO CATCH. I APOLOGIZE IF THEY ARE REPEATS.

I AM PROUD OF THE PAINTING I DID OF THE DIVER AND THE CORAL REEFS... IT GOT A RIBBON. CAN I GET IT TO UPLOAD,,NOOOOO

TRYING AGAIN

2011-08-02T14:58:00.000-07:00

CAN YOU TELL I WENT TO A BEACH. I ALSO WILL SHOW PAINTINGS AT THE ARTFUL GIFTS GALLERY . THE THEME IS THE BEACH..

TUES AUGUST 2

2011-08-02T03:43:00.000-07:00

REALLY HAD A PROBLEM GETTING ON TO THIS SITE. I HAVE BEEN PAINTING ALOT. BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE PATIENCE TO DEAL WITH COMPUTER. BECAUSE I BOUGHT ANOTHER TOY. AN IPAD. THERE ARE ISSUES THAT ARE NOT APPARENT IN THE ADS FOR THIS TOY.I BOUGHT IT SO I CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF WHAT I AM SITTING DOWN TO PAIN PLEIN AIRE. OR WHEN I AM AROUND PEOPLE DOING SOMETHING I THINK WOULD MAKE A NICE PAITNING..BUT PEOPLE DON'T SIT STILL...LONG ENOUGH. ANYWAY TH E CAMERA AND THE SIZE OF THE SCREEN WILL HELP THESE OLD EYES,

HOWEVER, WHEN SETTING THIS TOY UP, YOU HAVE TO GO ON ITUNES AND GIVE YOUR FIRST BORN CHILD.. KIDDING BUT THE INFORMATION.. THE HOOPS I CALL THEM THAT YOU HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH ARE DISCONCERTING TO OLDER PEOPLE LIKE ME. HAVING SAID THAT..I FINALLY PREVALED.

LOTS OF TIME SPENT ...THO..

HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PAINT LATELY,,
WELL I TRIED TOUPLOAD PAINTINGS..MORE GRIEF IN DOINGTHIS.

I WILL TRY MORE LATER..

COMPUTER IS SO SO SLOW,,

JUNE17TH TRYING AGAIN

2011-06-17T10:32:00.000-07:00

NATURE'S PLAYGROUND

I LOVE STREAMS AND ROCKS AND I LOVE CHILDREN PLAYING ,,,UNORGANIZED PLAY...CREATING...DISCOVERING...

SEA SHORES ARE LIKE TREASURE BOXES...

PORTRAITS TRIED IN WATERCLOR FROM A LIVE SITTER

PLEIN AIRE PAINTING AT SHALOM PARK,,,SANS YOGA CLASS,,,

I WANT TO THANK THE PERSON WHO WROTE TO ME.. WITH A COMPLIMENT ...OF KEEP POSTING... I HAVE BEEN AT T HIS FOR AN HOUR,,AND SEVERAL CHUNKS OF TIME FRUSTRATED BY THE WORDS SERVER REJECTED.. LOVE AND HATE THESE COMPUTERS,,

BUT MANY THANKS TO THE PERSON WHO WISHED ME WELL ,,IT ENCOURAGED ME TO CONTINUE.. REGARLESS THE FRUSTRATIONS....

JUNE 17

2011-06-17T10:05:00.000-07:00

I HAVE BEEN PAINTING ALOT.. JUS T BEEN LAZY ABOUT BLOGGING. AT TIMES I AM CONSIDERING PAINTING MONTAGES MORE... HOWEVER, THEN I GO OUT TO THE PARK OR A LAKE FRONT AND I AM DRAWN TO THE SCENE AND RECORDING IT 'S BEAUTY JUST BECAUSE IT IS THERE.. AND I CAN..
I AM HAVING TROUBLE UPLOADING PICTURES AGAIN.

ANYWAY.... THIS PASTEL PAINTED SCENE IS FROM THE BASE OR BOTTOM OF MINGO FALLS.. I REDID THE RIGHT HAND SECTION..

THE WATERCOLOR BELOW, IS JUST A CREATION FROM MY MIND..OF LOST AND FOUND OBJECTS.. I TRIED TO PAINT A MORE 3 D EFFECT BECAUSE I WANTED TO ENTER A SHOW OF THREE DEMINSIONAL LOOKING OBJECTS,

may 13

2011-05-13T14:12:00.000-07:00

Painting on location waterfalls, streams, RIVERS. BUT THE LAST PAINTING WILL HANG ON MY WALL WITH ALLTHE OTHERS THAT HAVE A STORY.

SO MANY OF MY TRAVELS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED BY MY PAINTINGS . THEY HAVE STORIES ATTACHED TO THEM. MOSTLY WHEN AND WHERE BUT A FEW HAVE STORIES ATTACHED THAT ARE NOT EVIDENT BY THE PAINTING'S APPEARANCE. LOOK AT THIS ONE. DOWN THE STREAM ARE PEOPLE. AS I WAS PAINTING, I REALIZED THERE WAS A CHILD SCREAMING NOT WITH HAPPY JOY BUT FEAR. I BEGAN TO RUN TOWARD HER. HER DAD WAS HOLDING ANOTHER CHILD AND TOO FAR TO HELP THE CHILD WHO HAD WANDERED TOO FAR FROM HIM TO HELP HER.. SHE WAS BEING PUSHED BY THE RUNNING WATER AND COULD NOT RIGHT HERSELF IN RELATIVELY SHALLOW WATER. AS I REACHER HER, I TRIED TO COAX HER TO WALK AT A DIAGONAL.. I WAS TOO HIGH TO STEP INTO THE WATER. AS I LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO ENTER AT A LOWER LEVEL, A WOMAN WHO I HAD SPOKEN TO EARLIER, CAME RUNNING WITH A BETTER IDEA...SHE WAS CARRYING A BRANCH. SHE ALSO PLUNGED INTO THE WATER TO HELP THE CHILD.. I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE WOMAN AND FORM A WAY TO GET BOTH TO THE BANK, I LEARNED HER NAME WAS MARIE AND AN ARTIST AND PROFESSOR. THE CHILD 'S NAME I AM AFRAID LEFT MY MIND AS SOON AS I HEARD IT.. QUITE AN AFTERNOON.

TUESDAYAPRIL26

2011-04-26T08:48:00.000-07:00

I CHANGED THIS PAINTING .. TOOK OUT THE FLOWERS AND REPLACED THEM WITH SMALLER VERSIONS..

PLUS I STARTED ANOTHER ONE.. THAT I WANTED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.. I AM GLAD I WAITED.. I GAVE IT MORE THOUGHT .. AND I SAW ANOTHER ARTIST'S PAINTING WHERE THE REFLECTIONS OF THE TREES AND THE SKY TOOK OVER THE PAINTING... AND MADE IT SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING THEN TRYING SHOW THE TREES AND SKY ABOVE THE SHORE LINE.

THERE IS A DESIRE TO SELL A PAINTING.. OF COURSE.. BUT STAY TRUE TO THE WAY I SEE THINGS.. SO ...I AM TRYING TO PUT THEM IN A DIFFERENT PRESENTATION.. ...

THIS PASTEL IS FROM SHALOM PARK. OPAP WILL PAINT THERE SATURDAY.

MONDAY

2011-04-18T08:46:00.000-07:00

FIELD OF WILD FLOWERS THIS SPRING .. COOL MORNING ..TO PAINT A LOVELY SIGHT. PASTEL IS SO GOOD FOR THIS SUBJECT ALTHOUGH I AM VERY TEMPTED TO REURN WITH WATERCOLOR AND ALSO OIL.. STAY TUNED.

GLAZED WARM COLORS OVER SHAPES OF FLORIDA FAUNA AND FLORA

FRIDAY APRIL 15

2011-04-15T10:15:00.000-07:00

TO SAY I HAVE BEEN BUSY WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
BUT ACTUALLY I HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED MORE THAN USUAL.

I AM SO TRYING TO PAINT WHAT I KNOW BUT IN A WAY THAT SHOWS CREATIVITY

THE CANVASES OF DIFFERENT SIZE AND SHAPE ALLOW ME TO NOT HAVE TO PAINT UNIMPORTANT AREAS.. BUT ALSO CALL ON ME TO BE MORE SEARCHING AND CREATIVE. I ALREADY KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO NEXT,

I WANT TO FINISH THE OAK TREE AND AZALIA PAINTING WITH "FINISHING" TOUGHES.. I FEEL THAT TH E AZALIA BUSHES ON THE LEFT CANVAS ARE TOO BIGHT.. SO I WILL GLAZE A HAZE.. OR FOG INTO THAT AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE TREE..

SUNDAY

2011-03-27T16:56:00.000-07:00

IT IS HARDER FOR ME TO GIVE IN .AND ACCEPT THAT I CANNOT COMPETE OR GET SOMEONE TO BUY MY PAINTINGS.. SO I AM TRYING THIS NEW FORMAT..

I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS OF WHAT I WANT TO PAINT.. IN THIS WAY..

THIS IS OLD BORING SQUARE FORMAT.. PASTEL OF A SECTION OF BEACH FROM NOVA SCOTIA

THURSDAY CONTINUED

2011-03-24T09:02:00.000-07:00

VINCE

SYLVIA

THE FINI OF THE PAINTING I SHOWED EARLIER AND SOME OF THE WORKS FROM OTHER ARTIST IN THIS MORNING OTOW ART GROUP.

THURSDAY

2011-03-24T05:39:00.000-07:00

ALWAYS WONDERING . AM I REALLY PAINTING WHAT I WANT TO PAINT OR AM I TRYING TO PAINT TO POTENTIAL BUYER? I HAVE INVESTED HEAVILY INTO MY PASTELS. I HAVE THIS IDEA OF PAINTING IN THE MONTAGE METHOD AND YET I TAKE ON SINGLE SUBJECTS.. I LIKE TO PAINT WITH LOOSE STROKES AND LOST EDGES BUT AM PROUD THAT I CAN PAINT SHARP DETAIL. I SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF PAINTING ON ONE SIDE OF THE COLOR WHEEL (HARMONY) BUT LOVE THE WAY LIGHT BOUNCES COLOR OFF SURFACES.. FLOWERS ... CLOTH.

HERE ARE A FEW THINGS I PAINTED LATELY... I HAVE SINCE FINISHED THIS DEMONSTRATION ,,, I WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF THE FINISHED WORK AND POST IT LATER.

THURSDAY ST.PATRICKS DAY

2011-03-17T04:06:00.000-07:00

I WILL TAKE PART IN A CRAFT SHOW AT THE QUEEN OF PEACE CRAFT SHOW THIS WEEKEND.

I HAVE PAINTED ON WOODEN PLAQUES...FROM MY PICTURES OF NORTHCAROLINA AND ITALY. I WILL ALSO HAVE INFORMATION OF WHEN AND WHERE I WILL TEACH MY NEXT ART CLASSES.

FRIDAY MARCH 11

2011-03-11T04:41:00.000-08:00

NEXT SHOW WILL BE AT THE QUEEN OF PEACE CRAFT SHOW, MY FIRST TIME TO TRY THIS AREA. I WILL BRING MY SMALL PAINTINGS . I will bring some of my italian paintings also. here are some of the students

"s work I taught this past month.

I WANT TO BE MORE TRUE TO THE COMMITTMENT I MADE WHEN I STARTED THIS BLOG. IN THAT I HAVE BEEN PAINTING ALOT BUT HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THIS BLOGTO WORK . I GET FRUSTRATED WHEN ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES DON'TY WORK.

TUESDAY FEB 8TH

2011-02-08T03:42:00.000-08:00

PAINTED YESTERDAY TRYING TO FINISH SEVERAL PAINTINGS THAT I STARTED BUT DID NOT FINISH.

TO LIVE A CREATIVE LIFE, WE MUST LOSE OUR FEAR OF BEING WRONG. (PEARCE) BUT THIS IS FROM A BOOK BY JULIA CAMERON CALLED THE ARTIST 'S WAY. THIS IS FROM A PAGE IN THE BOOK THAT TELLS THE READER TO PROTECT THE ARTIST CHILD WITHIN.

TOO FAR TOO FAST AND WE CAN UNDO OURSELVES.

WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME WHICH MEDIUM I PREFER. DOING WHITE CLOTH AND CHILDREN'S FACES.. LOVE THAT PASTEL.

WED JAN26TH

2011-01-26T04:57:00.000-08:00

PLATO SAID, "THE LIFE WHICH IS NOT EXAMINED IS NOT WORTH LIVING. "PAINTINGS ...TEACHING PAINTING...I ASK CONSTANTLY IF I AM DOING A GOOD JOB.

IF I SEE AND HEAR EXCITMENT.. STICKING TO THE TASK .. IN MYSELF AS WELL AS MY STUDENTS...I FEEL SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL.

THE LAST MONTH HAS SEEN SOME HIGHS AND LOWS IN BOTH AREAS OF MY ARTWORLD.

PROGRESSING ..I HAVE MADE PROGRESS ON THESE LITTLE LADIES IN WAITING

PALETTE KNIFE DEMONSTRATION FOR CLASS. THIS IS A N ATTEMPT TO COPY THE WORK OF THOMAS MORAN

THIS IS A MURAL FOR DAUGHTER.

IN ANY CREATIVE LIFE THERE ARE DRY SEASONS.

THIS QUOTE FROM THE ARTIST WAY RATHER SUMS UP MY YEAR.

JAN 7TH 2011

2011-01-07T04:45:00.000-08:00

MY NEXT CLASS TO TEACH FOR OTOW WILL BE WATERCOLOR. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY PENCIL DRAWING CLASS. I PLAN TO USE THIS AS A LESSON TO TEACH RENDERING. IT HAS ELEMENTS OF DARK, MIDTONE ,AND LIGHT.

THIS PASTEL , WAS DONE IN THE LIFE DRAWING GROUP . OBVIOUSLY , I AM PROUD OF IT.
THIS WEEK, I AM TOYING WITH THE IDEA OF DOWNSIZING MY ART SUPPLIES. GETTING RID OF THE OIL PAINTS. PARTLY BECAUSE OF CONCERN FOR HEALTH. BUT ALSO , I AM FEELING LIKE A HOARDER... DUE TO THE SUPPLIES THAT HAVE TO GO WITH ACRYLIC, WATERCOLOR, PASTEL, GRAPHITE-PENCILS, FRAMING , AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I CAN SEE MYSELF BRINGING THE SUPPLIES FOR OIL TO A SCHOOL. EVENTUALLY , I WANT TO HAVE ONLY TWO MEDIUMS ...

TUESDAY JAN 3

2011-01-04T10:42:00.000-08:00

AS THE NEW YEAR BEGINS..I FIND MYSELF ASKING THE QUESTION..WHA T AM I TRYING TO SAY WITH MY ART AND MY CLASSES...

I THINK I AM TRYING TO SEND A MESSAGE TO MY STUDENTS "YES YOU CAN" TO BORROW AN OVER USED PHRASE. WHAT AS I TRYING TO SAY IN MY PAINITNGS? DO I HAVE ANY MESSAGE?

CAN I CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF A PLACE.. ... COLLECTION OF THINGS IN A STILL LIFE... PORTRAIT?
EVEN THE MURAL

WORKED SOME MORE OF THIS AT THE CLASS I TEACH AT OAKRUN.

I WANT TO TRY THIS ONE AGAIN,,,FROM MY PHOTOS..AND THE PAINTING.. I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT IN WATERCOLOR.

OR PASTEL ..

THURSDAY DEC 23

2010-12-23T04:07:00.000-08:00

LAST PICTURE OF MURAL.

THIS HAS CONSUMED TIME AND ENERGY.

DRIVING TO

ORLANDO AND IN AND AROUND TOOK ITS TOIL.

I DID PAINT ON MY CRUISE.

2010-11-11T15:04:00.000-08:00

THESE TWO WORKS HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON. JUST SOMETHING I FELT LIKE DOING..

THE HARDER YOU WORK THE LUCKIER YOU GET IS ADVICE FROM AN ARTIST. I AM READING THIS BOOK WHERE ARTIST SHARED THEIR SUCCESS AND FAILURE STORIES.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO LOOK AT MY WORK HERE,,,, PLEASE KNOW THAT I WILL GIVE UP MY WEBSITE ARTDROST .COM. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A NEW SITE WHERE THE ABILITY TO SEE THE PAINTINGS AND THE VIEW OF THEM WILL BE MORE INTERESTING. I HOPE .

MONDAY NOV8TH

2010-11-08T12:19:00.000-08:00

SEVERAL OF THE OPAP DID GO TO MICONOPY IN SPITE OF THE COLD WEATHER. AND IT WAS COLD. BUT WE REALLY HAD A NICE DAY OF PAINTING AND TALKING ART.

I DID MAINSTREET ANTIQUE STORES , NANCY DID A STORE FRONT AND I DID NOT TAKE MILLI'S PICTURE BECAUSE OF NOT KNOWING WHERE SHE WAS PAINTING UNTIL WE HAD STOPPED FOR LUNCH.

THEN I STARTED THIS PAINTING OF A HOME . I WANTED TO DO IT SMALLER AND WITH MORE FLORIDA FOLAGE AROUND IT. I KNOW THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO AND I STILL DO THE LARGE STRUCTURAL TO THE ENDS OF THE PAGE DRAWING.. AGGGGGG FRUSTRATION

THIS IS A STILL LIFE FOR TOMORROW'S PASTEL CLASS AT OAKRUN. I WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE A CORNER IN AN ATTIC OR PLAY ROOM WITH TOYS SCATTERED HELTERSKELTER. I BLOCKED IT IN WITH OIL AND TURP . I WANT TO RECORD THE STEPS I AM TAKING. STAY TUNED

NOV. 5THFRIDAY

2010-11-05T17:59:00.000-07:00

LAST BUT NOT LEAST.

NOV.5

2010-11-05T17:47:00.000-07:00

WE ARE SUPPOSED TO PAINT IN MICONOPY TOMORROW.. BUT THE TEMPERATURE IS PREDICTED TO BE IN THE 30'S.I AM GOING TO TRY ANYWAY.

PAINTING ON LOCATION IS EXCITING.

MY ART CLASS AT MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES HAS ENDED, I WAS QUITE PLEASED WITH THE EFFORTS BY STUDENTS.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE SMALL "STUFF"I PLAN TO BRING TO ST.JOHN'S NEXT MONTH. THIS IS AN OIL PAINTING FROM PHOTOS I TOOK AT PEGGY'S COVE IN CANADA.

THE ROCK ANIMALS ARE FUN TO DO. KIDS SEEMS TI LIKE THEM .

BUT I ALSO HAD SOME ADULTS INTERESTED IN THEM , TOO

SATURDAY CONTINUED

2010-10-30T09:54:00.000-07:00

KATHY

SUE

SHARON NEWBURG IS THIS MONTHS DISPLAY CELEBRITY.

SATURDAY OCT 30

2010-10-30T09:38:00.000-07:00

SHIRLEY COE

POLLY

MORE PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THE ART GROUP FOR OTOW. SOME OF THE WORKDS PRODUCED TODAY

I USED ACRYLIC ON CANVAS TO PRODUCE THIS FROM A PHOTO
I TOOK THREE DAYS AGOWHEN THE FOG WAS VERY THICK. THE SUN WAS COMING THROUGH A SMALL WOODED AREA ACROSS THE STREET.

ALSO MONDAY CONTINUED

2010-10-25T04:24:00.000-07:00

DEC. 3RD, I WILL BE AT THE ARTS AND CRAFT CHRISTMAS SHOW FOR ST. JOHN VIANNEY WITH SMALL PAINTINGS AND MY ROCK ANIMALS

MONDAY OCT 25

2010-10-25T04:18:00.000-07:00

DRAWING CLASS CANCELLED. I AM DISAPPOINTED. HOWEVER , I DID FIND MYSELF QUITE STRESSED TRYING TO PULL OFF FOUR ART CLASSES IN A WEEKS TIME. THERE IS ONE MORE ...THAT IS IN JEOPARDY ALSO.

I HAD A REALLY NICE TIME WITH THE GROUP THAT DID COME.

PERHAPS SAYING THAT THE DRAWING WOULD BE HARDER MATERIAL WAS NOT GOOD FOR MARKETING. AH WELL I TRIED....

ON ANOTHER NOTE.. I AM PARTICIPATING IN A DRAWING EXERCISE AT RED SWAN ART STORE. A GROUP OF ARTIST ARE MEETING TO DRAW AND OR PAINT FROM A LIVE MODEL. THIS IS MY WORK FROM THERE:

I WANT TO UPLOAD MORE PICTURES, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON , I AM NOT ABLE...STRANGE..

ALSO , I HAVE TAKEN MYSELF OFF OF FACEBOOK.

TRYING AGAIN

2010-10-18T04:41:00.000-07:00

OK IT IS WORKING SORT OF... SOME IMAGES WOULD NOT COME UP.

THIS IS THE BEGINNERS CLASS LAST DAY SKETCHES. I HAD THEM DRAW ON BROWN PAPER WITH CONTE PENCILS.

MONDAY 17TH OF OCT.

2010-10-18T04:37:00.000-07:00

LAST WEEKS DRAWING CLASS WAS A BOOST TO MY EGO. THE CLASSS WAS SO APPRECIATIVE. WHAT ENERGY YOU CAN GET FROM YOUR CLASS.

THE TRANSITION FROM TEACHING FOR SO MANY YEARS TO RETIREMENT HAS BEEN SOFTENED SO MUCH BY THIS ABILITY TO TEACH ART. I GET SO MUCH MORE THAN I GIVE.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE STUDENT'S WORK.

AGGG I WAS SO EXCITED THAT THIS WAS WORKING,, BUT THERE ARE STILL GLICHES,,

CANNOT UPLOAD MORE.. STRANGE. IT IS THE REASON I AM NOT WRITING MORE IN THE BLOG.. TOO FRUSTRATING.

THURSDAY OCT14TH

2010-10-14T04:46:00.000-07:00

MORE THAN ONE PERSON HAS ASKED ME TO DO A WATERCOLOR CLASS.

THURSDAY

2010-10-14T04:36:00.000-07:00

MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES ART CLASS - DRAWING WITH PENCILS
HAS BEEN QUITE A BOOST TO MY EGO. THEY CLASS IS SO ENTHUSIASTIC AND GOOD SPIRITED. SHARING KNOWLEDGE IS A GREAT WAY TO RECEIVE.
A QUOTE FROM
THE BOOK MEDITATIONS FROM THE ARTIST WAY
"AS ARTIST , WE MUST LEARN TO BE SELF - NOURISHING. WE MUST BECOME ALERT ENOUGH TO CONSCIOUSLY REPLENISH OUR CREATIVE RESOURCES AS WE DRAW ON THEM-TO RESTOCK THE TROUT POND ,AS TO SPEAK. I CALL THIS PROCESS FILLING THE WELL.

OAK RUN HAS BEEN A GREAT CLASS ALSO.

ACRYLIC AND OIL CLASS IS DOING FLOWERS.
PASTEL IS DOING PORTRAITS.

SUNDAY OCT 3

2010-10-03T09:01:00.000-07:00

AHH COOLER WEATHER. AND the OPAP PAINTERS MET AT SHALOM PARK SATURDAY.

WE ENJOYED THE COOL BREEZE AND SUNSHINE,

I AM PAINTING THIS IN PASTEL. IT IS A SECTION OF SHALOM PARK THAT HAS THESE VINES GROWING ON THE STONE COLUMNS. I DID NOT FINISH BECAUSE THE SUN BEGAN TO REALLY HEAT UP AND I WAS NOT DRESSED FOR WARM WEATHER.

THEN I TRIED TO PAINT IN THE SHADE.I WORKED IN WATERCOLOR I WANTED TO TRY THIS IMAGE FIRST AND THEN , IF IT GOLDS UP AS BEING SOMETHING THAT
1. TELLS A STORY
2. HAS SOME SORT OF BEAUTY.

I LOVE TREES.. AND I PAINT THEM OFTEN.

I LOVE THIS THE WAY THE PARK ALLOWS THE TREES TO DISENTERGRATE NATURALLY .. ADDING TO THE SOIL AGAIN..THEREFORE, A CYCLE ..

I THINK THIS IS THE WAY WE RETIREES ARE ,, WE CAN ADD TO OUR WORLD AS WE ARE IN THE WINTER OF OUR LIVES.

OTHER PAINTINGS THIS WEEK:

THESE ARE 5X7 OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTINGS THAT I PLAN TO SELL AT THE DEC. CRAFT SHOW AT ST.JOHN VIANNEY

MONDAY

2010-09-27T08:38:00.000-07:00

THIS MORNING , I WAS ABLE TO UPLOAD PICTURES. I WONDER IF IT WILL CONTINUE WORKING.
SOME TIME AGO ,I POSTED A QUOTE THAT A FRIEND SENT ME ABOUT THE GOAL OR DIRECTION AN ARTIST WANTED HER PAINTINGS TO BE CRITIQUED BY... I WANTED TO WRITE UP THIS CRITERIA AS A CHECK OR REPORT CARD FOR MY PAINITNGS... SUBJECT AND MOOD RATHER THAN JUST A RENDERING...

WISH I COULD CLAIM THIS AS AN ORIGINAL...I COPIED IT FROM SOME OTHER PERSON'S PAINITNG.

I THOUGHT OF THE MOOD EACH ONE SEEMS TO DEPICT.

THEN I LOOK AT JUST "PRETTY " PAINTINGS..

DO THEY HAVE A VALUE...?

MONDAY SEPT 27

2010-09-27T04:41:00.000-07:00

YAHOO..IT IS WORKING AGAIN...

MORE TO COME ...I HOPE..

THURSDAY SEPT 23

2010-09-23T04:35:00.000-07:00

I HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN COMPUTER SO THAT I CAN UPLOAD PHOTOS OF LATEST PAINTINGS.

I WANTED TO SHOW THE WAY I HAVE PAINTED ACYLIC ON WATERCOLOR PAPER.

IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. DARN DAGGUMMIT.....

TUESDAY SEPT 21

2010-09-21T02:12:00.000-07:00

I WILL SOON BE TEACHING AT OAKRUN AGAIN PLUS A DRAWING CLASS AT ON TOP OF THE WORLD MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES .

STILL CANNOT UPLOAD PICTURES ....

A QUOTE FROM A BOOK

2010-08-30T14:12:00.000-07:00

THIS WAS SENT TO ME BY A FRIEND
When she was painting well...like any artist or athlete, "in the zone" - she saw the world as if preparing to put it on canvas. She would look at the streets, the trees, the people and imagine the type of brush she would use, the stroke, the mix of the colors, the differing lights and casts of shadows."

"Her work should reflect what she wanted, not reality. That was how she looked at art. We all see the world through our own prism. The best art tweaked reality to show the artist's world, what she saw or, more precisely, what she wanted others to see. It was not always a more beautiful reality. It was often more provocative, uglier maybe, more gripping and magnetic."

IF THIS WERE A REPORT CARD... WHICH PAINTINGS WOULD MAKE THE GRADE?

FOR WHAT EVER REASON.. THIS BLOG IS NOT ALLOWING ME TO UPLOAD A PICTURE.

SATURDAY

2010-08-28T04:44:00.000-07:00

WHY IT WORKED , I DON'T KNOW.. LAST 20 TRIES IT DID NOT WORK.

I FEEL THAT THIS IS AM IMPROVEMENT FROM THE FIRST ONE I POSTED. I DID THIS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. YES, THE DRAWING IS BETTER.... BUT THE PAINT STROKES ON THE FACE ARE AN IMPROVEMENT. I DID NOT GO BACK INTO WET AREAS AS I HAD BEFORE. INSTEAD, JUST TRIED TO FEATHER OFF COLOR WHERE I WANTED A TRANSITION OF TURNING FACE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS FUN AND VERY SATISFYING. THE SPEED HELPS PEOPLE LIKE ME...THAT IS ATTENTION DEFICIT , ADRENALIN JUNKIES...

JUST FOR FUN , I DO LANDSCAPES..

MORE LATER...

THURSDAY

2010-08-26T15:01:00.000-07:00

HOW I GOT THIS WORK IS BEYOND ME. I MUST HAVE PLAYED WITH THIS AN COUPLE OF HOURS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE PORTRAITS FROM MY PHOTOS. I WANTED TO GET THE BEAUTIFUL GRAY HAIR ON MY FRIEND MARIE . IT TOOK THE PICTURE IN ITALY AND THOUGHT I HAD TAKEN A NICE PICTURE . SO THAT IN THE WORKSHOP WHERE JANET ROGERS LIKES TO DO PORTRAITS WITH A LOT OF WHITE SHOWING... THIS PICTURE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST I LOOKED FOR.

KEEPING THE WHITES..

DOES IT LOOK LIKE HER? I GUESS I REALLY DID NOT CARE IF IT DID OR NOT. I WANTED THOSE BEAUTIFUL SKIN TONES TO COME THROUGH,

HERE IS ANOTHER. FIGURE DRAWING AND ONLY GIVEN 7 MINUTES TO DO..

TRYING AGAIN

2010-08-25T08:16:00.000-07:00

WILLIT STILL WORK? I HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS TO DO.. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SHOW WHAT I PAINTED AT THE JANET ROGERS WORKSHOP.

I DID A ROSE. FOR EONS OF PAINTING TIME, I AVOIDED ROSES. THIS IS ACTUALLY MY THIRD ATTEMPT.I KNOW I GOT THE CHIN TOO LONG,,, BUT I WAS EXCITED AT THE QUALITY OF THE SKIN PIGMENTS,,

I ALSO WENT TO THE SUPPLY STORE AND BOUGHT TWO MORE ROUND BRUSHES LIKE SHE USES.

ALTHOUGH JANET WAS SO SUPPORTIVE OF MY ATTEMPTS , I FEEL A STRONG NEED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MY STROKES.

FINALLY

2010-08-25T07:11:00.000-07:00

I FINALLY AM ABLE TO UPLOAD A PICTURE.

WHAT I AM WONDERING ,...IS IT THAT THIS PAINTING'S PICTURE WAS SMALLER.. OR WAS IT STEPS I JUST TOOK TO UPDATE THIS BLOG'S ABILITY..

ALTHOUGH , I PAINTED THIS LAST SUMMER...IT IS WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING RIGHT NOW.. CLOUDY AND RAINEY

FRUSTRATION

2010-08-23T16:46:00.000-07:00

I STILL AM NOT ABLE TO UPLOAD PICTURES I HAVE PAINTED LATELY..

I AM BACK FROM A GREA T WORKSHOP AT CHEAP JOESIN BOONE. IT WAS SUCH A TREAT TO FINALLY GO TO A SORT OF MECCA FOR ARTIST. THE STORE 'S PERSONEL WERE SO FRIENDLY AND WARM. I MET CHEAP JOE HIMSELF AND HE HAD A VERY NICE COMMENT FOR MY PAINTING SKILL...

JANET ROGERS WORKSHOP WAS EVERYTHING AND MORE . BESIDES BEING A MARVELOUS TEACHER, SHE IS A DOWNRIGHT NEAT PERSON. I WILL BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE WHAT I LEARNED INTO THE LESSONS I TEACH . I AM SO ANXIOUS TO PUT HER METHOD TO USE. I HAVE HAD TO "WAIT" JUST TO GET UNPACKED.. WASH CLOTHES... PUT THINGS AWAY.. AND THE EVER PRESENT "ORGANIZE MY MESS"

TRYING TRYING

2010-08-03T05:16:00.000-07:00

OK IT WORKED THIS TIME.. BUT I AM REALLY REALLY CONFUSED.. I TURNED OF THE COMPUTER ..REBOOTED AND THEN IT UPLOADED. I FEEL THAT THIS HAS ABOUT AL THE OBJECTS I WANT TO PUT INTO IT.. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OBJECTS "KISS" EACJ OTHER MORE.. TO KEEP THE FLOW OF YOUR EYE IN THE PAINTING PLUS ESTABLISH A STORY.

I COULD WORK MORE ON THE BASKET IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES I TOOK PRIOR TO THIS ONE.. THE BASKET WAS LARGER.. I TOOK IT DOWN IN SIZE WITH THE DARK SHADOW.

MORE LATER..

monday 100 degrees

2010-08-02T12:33:00.000-07:00

I AM FINDING IT HARD TO UNDERSTAND THE HEAT SPELL WE ARE IN, WHAT KIND OF A PAINTING COULD CONVEY THE HEAT THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW . I WENT TO HOBBY LOBBY AT 1:30 PM. CAR THERMOMETER READ 102 . RIGHT OUT SIDE MY HOUSE IT READ 100, I SAW THE LANDSCAPERS PULLING WEEDS. IN THE SHADE IT IS 99.

IF I HAD SOME CHILLY PEPPERS I WOULD PAINT THEM . I WANT TO START A SWAMPY SCENE WITH DIFFERENT BIRDS AND WILDLIFE FOR THE AREA,

IT IS REFUSING TO UPLOAD AGAIN..

JULY 29

2010-07-29T18:00:00.000-07:00

I WOULD BE POSTING NEW BLOGS EXCEPT THAT I CAN'T GET PAINTINGS TO UP LOAD . I AM WILLING TO UPGRADE. I HAVE HAD SO MANY COMMENTS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE LIKE TO READ AND LOOK AT MY BLOG. DARN..

A MIRACLE JUST TOOK PLACE.. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO UPLOAD A PAINTING IN A MONTH...

YAHOO

SO WHAT IS THIS PAINTING , YOU ASK?. IT IS CAROLE JUST PLAYING.. WITH
OBJECT S I HAVE HAD FOR YEARS FROM LOUISIANA TO HERE... BUD'S SHOE.. MY FIRST GRANDCHILD'S SHOE.. A WEATHER INDICATOR THAT MY GRANDPARENTS SHOWED ME WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. LATER AS I TAUGHT CHEMISTRY..I REALIZED THE MECHANISM BY WHICH IT FORETOLD WEATHER CuNO3

THE RUSSIAN DOLL GIVEN BY THE BONINS TO MY DAUGHTER KAREN. THEY HAD BEEN TO RUSSIA... THEY LOVED KAREN

THE BASKET FROM LOUISIANA MADE BY ATAKAPAS INDIANS OF LOUISIANA.

I HAVE ADDED TO THIS COLLECTION OF OBJECTS...ANTIQUES, PHOTOS AND THE LIKE..

TOMORROW,, STAY TUNED.

SATURDAY

2010-07-17T17:37:00.000-07:00

STILL NOT ABLE TO UPLOAD PICTURES OF PAINTINGS.

DRATS

THURSDAY AT OTOW ART ROOM

2010-07-16T11:19:00.000-07:00

I painted and talked about art at the OTOW ART ROOM. WE CALL OURSELVES THE ART GROUP FOR OTOW... TONIGHT I WILL GO TO THE GALLERY IN THE SQUARE AT THE TOWN CENTER FOR OTOW FOR A RECEPTION AND OPEN HOUSE VIEWING OF ART BY RESIDENTS OF OTOW.

DISCUSSION OF PAINTERS AND TECHNIQUES IS SUCH NICE CONVERSATION. NO POLITICS ...JUST ART SHARING. LOVE IT

THIS IS A WOOD CARVING BY BOB WITH THE BACK GROUND PAINTED BY VINCE. NEAT COOLABORATION.

FOR SOME REASON , UPLOADING FAILED. I WILL TRY AGAIN.

JULY 14TH

2010-07-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

CLASS AT OAK RUN STUDENTS WORK

BEGINNING MY DEMONSTRATION. I DREW QITH PASTEL PENCILS ON WALLIS PAPER.THEN I WATERCOLORED .. ACTUALLY I TOOK WATER AND BRUSHES AND BLOCKED OUT THE MAIN LARGE SHAPES.

SECOND STAGE. STAY TUNNED FOR THE FINISH

JULY2,2010

2010-07-02T16:25:00.000-07:00

I HAVE BEEN PAINITNG BUT HAVING MORE TROUBLE UPLOADING PICTURES. I AM WORKING ON THIS ITALIAN DOOR AND WATERMELON .I ALSO HAVE PRODUCED SOME OTHER PAINITNGS FROM A BEACH VACATION .

MONDAY 21ST JUNE

2010-06-21T10:10:00.000-07:00

ACYLIC PAINTING WALKWAY BY ART ROOM. ALL OVER THE OTOW GROUNDS, THESE FLOWERING TREES ARE BEAUTIFUL .

IN THE PAINTING ON THE LEFT, DONE IN OIL, I AM WONDERING IF I MIGHT CAPTURE THE COLORS AND THE ILLUSION OF SHALLOW WATER OVER ROCKS.

FRIDAY CONTINUED

2010-06-18T18:25:00.000-07:00

I SAW THESE CLOUDS. CAN I CAPTURE THAT MOMENT AND EVEN COME CLOSE TO RECREATING THE MOMENT?

MY NEXT PAINTING TODAY, WAS THIS OIL PAINTING OF THE WATERS AND ROCKS IN NOVA SCOTIA.. SUCH BEAUITFUL COLORS TO THE WATER AND THE ROCKS..

I WORKED ON THIS PAINTING BY MAKING THE BACKAREA LIGHTER. I WANTED TO MAKE THE CHAIR AND SPINNING WHEEL SHOW UP BETTER.

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DESIGN IS EVERYWHERE. LOOK AT THIS QUILT BY SHIRLEY. SHE SHOWED HER WORK TO US AT THE ART ROOM THURSDAY

FRIDAY JUNE 18

2010-06-18T17:58:00.000-07:00

FRAMED AND PAINTED ALL DAY....

I AM STILL TRYING TO COPY NATURE'S BEAUTY. SUCH FOLLY. I WAS SO TAKEN BY THE MOSS 'S COLOR ON THE ROCKS AND TREES.

WED JUNE 16

2010-06-16T04:18:00.000-07:00

A QUEST FOR EXPRESSION BY STELLA CANFIELD IS AN ARTICLE IN THE DANIEL SMITH CATALOG SAID IT ALL. SHE SAYS" I OTEN ASK MYSELF WHAT IT IS THAT I WANT TO ACHIEVE, WHAT IS MY OBJECTIVE IN PAINTING? SHE GOES ON TO SAY THAT SHE CAN'T COMPETE WITH MOTHER NATURE. I FIND MYSELF IN BEAUTIFUL PLACES SAYING "I CAN'T BEAT GOD'S WONDERFUL WORK..."

TUESDAY ART AT OAK RUN

2010-06-15T14:15:00.000-07:00

PASTEL CLASS . MY DEMONSTRATION WAS TO PASTEL A LIGHT HOUSE SCENE. I LED THE GROUP THROUGH STEPS THAT CALLED FOR THEM TO BEGIN THE PAINTING BY DRAWING THE SCENE WITH A PASTEL BUT THEN TO PLACE SOME PASTEL IN THE CORNERS . TAKE A WET WATERCOLOR BRUSH AND BRUSH THE DRY PASTEL THROUGH OUT THE SKY. I USED CERELEUM BLUE AND COLBALT BLUE. ADDED A ROSE MADDER . BLENDED THE THREE COLORS WITH THE WATER. I DID THE SAME FOR THE OCEAN AND THEN THE ROCKS.
I AM TRYING TO PUT STUDENT'S PAINTING INTO THE BLOG BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN I TRY TO UPLOAD. FAILED AGAIN..

JUNE 12

2010-06-12T18:07:00.000-07:00

WATERCOLOR

MORE PEOPLE CAME TO ART ROOM TODAY. WAS NICE TO HELP PEOPLE AND GET FEEDBACK ON MY OWN PAINITNGS.

I TRIED TO DO A TREE THAT CAUGHT MY FANCY IN CANADA. I FELT THAT I HAD NOT PLANNED ADEQUATELY...FAILURE TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL..I THOUGHT THAT WAS A QUOTE FROM TONY VAN HASSELT..AND THEN I HEARD IT ATTRIBUTED TO THE GREAT BASKETBALL COACH JOHN WOODEN. IT APPLIES SO WELL TO PAINTING AND PLANNING A PAINTING.

I ALSO PAINTED WITH PALETTE KNIFE THIS WEEK.I BOUGHT FRAMES AND NEED TO FINISH ANUMBER OF PAINITNGS I BECAME DISCOURAGED ABOUT. IN THAT , I KNEW I DID NOT HAVE FRAMES FOR THEM.. I LOST INTEREST IN COMPLETING MANY PAINTS DUE TO NOT REALLY HAVING FRAME FOR THEM.

IT HAS BEEN MY GOAL FROM NEWYEARS.. TO COMPLETE PAINTINGS. IN STEAD OF WATING SO MUCH EQUIPMENT.

THURSDAY

2010-06-10T14:39:00.000-07:00

AFTER ANOTHER FRUSTRATING ATTTEMPT TO GET ON THIS BLOG...

I PAINTED WITH THE ART GROUP AT OTOW TODAY. AND I WAS ABLE TO ALMOST COMPLETE THIS PAINTING.

OF COURSE THIS IS FROM PEGGY'S COVE. I FEEL THAT I ZEROED IN MORE ON THIS ONE.. INSTEAD OF THE PANORAMAS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO..

ONE COMMENT ON THE PAINTING I TOTALLY AGREE WITH. PUTTING LIFE IN THE PAINTING.. BY PUTTING IN THE BIRDS MAKES THE PAINTING MORE INTERESTING.

I NEED TO HEED THIS HINT OF ADVICE.

june8th

2010-06-08T12:19:00.000-07:00

I DID SOME MORE PALETTE KNIFE PAINTINGS.... FOR THE CLASS TODAY..
BUT IT TOOK ME S O L O N G TO SIGN INTO THIS BLOGGER PAGE... I WILL ONLY SHARE A FEW DISCOVERIES.

HAVING A STRONG DESIGN IS SO IMPORTANT. AND PLANNING .. SO THAT THE PICTURE BALANCES.. I MEAN THE PARTS OF THE PAINTING BALANCE. IN ONE PAINTING , I WAS PUTTING ALL THE IMPORTANT STUFF ON ONE SIDE OF THE CANVAS. PLUS MOST OF THE CHARACTERS IN MY SCENE, WERE THE SAME VALAUE.

I WAS NEITHER HIGH KEY OR LOW KEY..I WAS SOMEHWERE IN THE MIDDLE.. SO OF MUMBLING... WHAT EVER I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SAY.

TUESDAY JUNE 8 2010

2010-06-08T03:36:00.000-07:00

PASTEL

MORE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PEGGY'S COVE NOVA SCOTIA PAINTINGS ..

I TRIED TO DARKEN AREAS TO CREATE DEPTH AND DESIGN.

INCOMPLETE WATERCOLOR.. I MAY CHANGE THE BACKGROUND COMPLETELY. THIS IS A "I SHOULDA COULDA...

INDIAN HARBOR

WATERCOLOR

JUNE 7 2010 PAINTINGS FROM TRIP..

2010-06-07T05:01:00.000-07:00

I WORKED ON THE PAININGS I STARTED IN NOVA SCOTIA, I CAN STILL SEE SOME AREAS THAT NEED WORK. STRANGE HOW THE ERRORS POP OUT .. WISH WE HAD THE SAME ABILITY TO CORRECT MISTAKES IN LIFE. I CAN SEE THAT I PUT TOO MUCH DETAIL IN THE ROCKS THAT ARE FARTHEREST AWAY,,,

MORE LATER

SATURDAY JUNE 6

2010-06-05T04:17:00.000-07:00

THIS SCENE.. IS WHAT I WORKED ON YESTERDAY. MY CAMERA 'S CARD IS STILL FULL OF PICTURES... I NEED TO ERASE.. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME MORE PRINTS FROM IT.. AT WALMART OR ELSEWHERE. I HAVE IT IN THE COMPUTER AND ON A DISC.. CDROM DVD.. ALL THOSE LETTERS..

I ALSO PAINTED ON SOME OF THE PAINTINGS I STARTED IN NOVA SCOTIA.. ESPECIALLY THE ONES I STARTED ALONE THE AREA OF THE LIGHTHOUSE IN PEGGY'S COVE.

I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING WITH THIS PHOTOGRAPH.... WISH I HAD A MONTH TO SPEND THERE...TO PAINT SUCH BEAUTIFUL CLOSEUPS... THERE WERE SO MANY TO PAINT. AND TO SEE.LIKE THIS. I WANTED TO RETURN TO THIS AREA. ALL AROUND PEGGY'S COVE, THERE WERE LITTLE AREAS LIKE THIS. ONE LADY I MET, SAID"IS'T THIS A PHOTOGRAPHER'S DREAM? "

GLOCHESTER AND ROCKPORT, MASS. ARE THE SAME FOR THIS ICONIC BEAUTY.

YOU CAN SEE WHY PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTIST FLOCK TO THESE PLACES.

PERHAPS IT IS CALENDAR ART....BUT I THINK THE JOY COMES IN TRYING TO DUPLICATE NATURE'S BEAUTY... CAPTURING THE AHA MOMENT ONE'S EYES BEHELD THE BEAUTY OF THIS OR THAT AREA.

MORE PAINTINGS FROM PEGGY'S COVE

2010-05-30T09:01:00.000-07:00

I JUST HOPE I CAN DO JUSTICE TO THE ROCKS IN THIS ONE.

FROM THE OCEAN STONE GARDENSFROM PADDY COVE ROADI WILL WORK ON THIS ONE TODAY.. IT IS LOOKING TOWARD THE PEGGY'S COVE LIGHTHOUSE FROM THE ROAD.

MORE PEGGY'S COVE TRIP PAINTINGS

2010-05-30T04:55:00.000-07:00

THE COVE AT PEGGY'S COVE LIGHT HOUSE. ON ADVICE I GOT RID OF THE BIRD ON TOP OF THE BUILDING..

THIS IS ON WATERCOLOR ARCHES BOARD. IT MADE MY ...OR RATHER I HANDELED POORLY.. IN THAT I CAME OUT WITH THIS RAHTER CARTOONISH PAINTING.. BUT I CAN SEE IT IN OIL OR PASTEL WITH MORE A PAINTERLY LOOK.

THIS VIEW FROM OCEAN STONE WAS PRODUCED WITH A COLD WIND AND PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF ME.. AS THOUGH I DID NOT EXIST. I GAVE UP .. AND WILL LOOK FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN SO I CAN MAKE THE "FINISHING TOUCHES"OCEAN STONE HAD BEAUTIFUL FOREST AREAS.. MORE LATER...

SUNDAY MAY 30

2010-05-30T03:54:00.000-07:00

BACK FROM NOVA SCOTIA.
SO MANY STORIES OF A TERRIBLE FLIGHT UP TO NOVA SCOTIA ON CONTINENTAL. THE TRIP BACK ON UNITED WAS SO PLEASENT.
THE OCEAN STONE COMPOUND OF COTTAGES WAS THE MOST WONDERFUL PLACE TO STAY AND SHAKE OFF THE FEELINGS FROM THE FLIGHT UP. THE OWNERS AND MANAGERS,,THE WORKERS AT OCEAN STONE MADE THE MILES MELT AWAY.
I TOOK 689 PHOTOS. DID ALMOST THREE PAINTINGS ADAY. I COULD HAVE PAINTED FOR ANOTHER YEAR AT LEAST.

PEGGY'S COVE WAS SUCH A DELIGHT. THE SCENERY WAS MATCHED BY THE WARMTH OF HOSPITALITY FELT EVERYWHERE WE WENT.
WE DID NOT EAT THIS GRANDADDY. HE WAS JUST FOR SHOW..

BUT IT WAS THE KIND OF FRIENDLYNESS WE ENCOUNTERED... THIS WAS A PLACE CALLED RICHARDSON LOBSTER SOMETHING.. THEY BOLIED AND CRACKED THEM FOR YOU TO TAKE HOME TO EAT. THE SCENRY AROUND THEIR PLACE PRODUCED THREE PAINTINGS..

HERE IS ONE. I AM NOT FINISHED BUT WITH THE PHOTOS ISHOULD HAVE A NICE PAINTING. ANOTHER PLACE WAS A CAMP GROUND AND I THINK THEY ARE RICHARDSONS'S , TOO. THE OWNER WAS A WONDERFUL GAL OF 87 WORKING IN HER YARD WITH THE HELP OF HER SON AND DAUGHTER. THIS WAS HER MOTHER IN LAWS (HUSBANDS HOME ON THE PROPERTY. IN THE BACK GROUND, IS A PADDY'S COVE SECTION THAT I WILL SHOW LATER. JUST AROUND THE CORNER OF THE ROCKS THAT IS.. WAS THE PLACE WE STAYED ... OCEAN STONE.

MORE TO COME... GOING TO PLAY SOME TENNIS THIS MORNING..

MONDAY MAY 17TH GROWING UP AND GROWING OLD

2010-05-17T14:21:00.000-07:00

LITERALLY , I HAVE PACKED 20 TIMES. TRYING TO GET "EVERYTHING" I WANT TO PAINT WITH IN MY SUITCASE. I HAVE MADE A DECISION. I WILL NOT BRING THOSE EXPENSIVE ACRYLICS. BUT IHAD TO TAKE ONE MORE STAB AT PAINTING WITH THE ACRYLICS... PRACTICING FROM OTHER PEOPLE BOOKS AND PAINTINGS.
E JOHN ROBINSON BOOK FOR THE WAVES AND PICTURES   OF THE HARBORS   PROVIDED ME WITH THE   SUBJECTS.
\ PAINTING ROCKS WITH WAVES CRASHING HAS BEEN A GOAL SINCE I WENT TO A WORKSHOP IN ROCKPORT , Ma. 30 YEARS AGO. BETTY SCHLEMN'S DEMONSTRATION OF CRASHING WAVES DID IT. I ALSO ATTENDED A WORKSHOP SOME 10 YEARS AGO   WITH NITA ENGLE SHOWING THE STEPS TO DO THIS IN WATERCOLOR.

I HATE TO NOT TAKE THE ACRYLICS... BUT I JUST CANNOT AFFORD THE PRICES OF
EXTRA BAGGAGE ... BOTH MONETARY AND   PHYSICAL BURDEN.
I WILL JUST HAVE TO COUNT MY BLESSINGS..AND STOP WANTING IT ALL..

FRIDAY MAY 14TH

2010-05-14T11:08:00.000-07:00

I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING DRAWING AND PAINTING ROCKS. DUE TO BEING RAISED AND SPENDING 46 YEARS IN A ROCKLESS ENVIRONMENT, I DO NOT HAVE A MEMORY BANK OF ROCK IMAGES THE WAY I HAVE FOR OAK AND CYPRESS TREES.. OR CAJUN CABINS. DUE TO A TRIP I WILL TAKE SOON TO NOVA SCOTIA, I WANT TO BEABLE TO PAINT BELIEVABLE ROCKS IN BOTH WATERCOLOR, PASTEL, AND ACRYLIC. THESE ARE MY PRACTICES.... THE ACRYLIC IS THE PROBLEM. IT DRIES TOO FAST TO GET SOFT BLENDS. I REALIZE I NEED A STRONG DESIGN..

ALSO, THE SURFACE I AM PAINTING ON .. IS DIFFICULT. I CHOOSE THIS SURFACE BECASUE IT IS SO LIGHT AND WILL NOT MAKE MY SUITCASE SO HEAVY. I CAN SEE THAT I WILL THROW IN A CANVAS OR TWO.THIS IS NOT COMPLETED.

I AM ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE TIME TO PAINT ROCKS. I DID THEM IN COLORADO AND NORTHCAROLINA. THE ADDITION OF THE OCEAN AND WAVES IS EXCITING AND SCARY.

TUESDAY'S OAKRUN CLASS PRODUCED SOME PRETTY RENDERINGS

TUESDAY MAY 11

2010-05-11T05:13:00.000-07:00

PAINTINGS FOR TODAY
FLOWERS IN A FIELD

THESE PAINTINGS ARE MY DEMOS FOR TODAY AT OAKRUN.

THIS IS ON ILLUSTRATION BOARD. I PLAN TO OFFER TO TEACH THIS PAINTING AT THE OTOW MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES.

I LOVE TO DO PEOPLE IN MY PAINTINGS. THIS WAS A PATTY GILMAN PAINTING RTTWO WEEKS AGO OAG ART SHOW

THE CHILD IN THE FIELD IS ON WALLIS PAPER.

SATURDAY MAY 8 PLEIN AIRE PAINT OUT

2010-05-08T17:05:00.000-07:00

SILVER SPRINGS PARK WAS OUR PAINTING SITE THIS MONTH. I KNEW EXACTLY WHERE I WANTED TO PAINT FROM AN EARLIER PAINT OUT.
THIS TIME I WANTED THE PORCH OF A HOUSE AND THE SPINNING WHEEL AND ROCKER THAT I HAD SEEN EARLIER. I CAN SEE ERRORS IN THE DRAWING OF THE CHAIR AS WELL AS THE WHEEL. THIS PASTEL IS ON MI TEINTS . THIS IS NOT MY FAVORITE SURFACE TO PASTEL ON. BUT I AM RATHER HAPPY WITH THE OVER ALL APPEARANCE OF THE PAINTING. I LIKED THE OTHER PAINTERS COMPOSITIONS AND SUBJECT CHOICES. IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO PAINT.

TUESDAY

2010-05-04T17:11:00.000-07:00

MY DEMONSTRATION TODAY AT OAKRUN. I ALSO PALETTE KNIFE PAINTED ANOTHER BEACH SCENE. NEXT WEEK , I WILL DEMONSTRATE PEOPLE IN A FIELD OF FLOWERS.

THE TREE IN PASTEL WAS PAINTED SATURDAY AT THE OCALA ART GROUP 'S ART SHOW AT THE APPLETON.I WOULD LIKE TO PAINT TREES LIKE ALBER HANDELL AND RICHARD SCHMID.

ART CLASS OAKRUN APRIL 27TH

2010-04-27T13:15:00.000-07:00

YES I AM PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS. I AM PROUD THAT WAS ABLE TO CHOOSE SOMETHING THEY WANTED TO DO AND WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE WHAT THEY HAVE .

I WILL PROBABLY BEABLE TO FINISH THIS TOMORROW. THIS IS PASTEL .

PALETTE KNIFE IN ACRYLIC OR OIL IS REALLY TEMPTING ME. YET I SO ENJOYED WHAT I WAS ABLE TO DO WITH THE OIL AND THE GERNIUMS.

MONDAY 26TH OF MAY

2010-04-26T09:03:00.000-07:00

OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT INTERNET. I AM WAY TOO ADDICTED TO THIS THING CALLED INTERNET MAIL AND INFORMATION ABILITY.

IT WAS A MODEM... PROBLEM ... THE CABLE PEOPLE CAME AND FIXED THE PROBLEM.

I DID CLEAN HOUSE AND DRAW ALOT YESTERDAY.

BUT I ALSO PAINTED . THIS IS AN OIL ON BOARD. PLUS I STARTED ONE IN PALETTE KNIFE. IT IS FOR A CLASS TOMORROW. THE IDEA OF THE LESSON IS THA T SHAPE...THAT OBJECTS MAKE THAT TELLS THE VIEWER WHAT OBJECT THE ARTIST IS TRYING TO DEPICT. I CALL IT THE CALLIGRAPHY THAT OBJECTS MAKES.

FRIDAY APRIL 23

2010-04-23T13:20:00.000-07:00

I AM TO ENTER THREE PAINTINGS IN THE UPCOMING OAG . I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THIS ONE AS WELL AS AS THIS ONE.

I DO LIKE COLOR.

FRAMING WILL BE SUCH A CHALLENGE.

WED . CHOICES

2010-04-21T05:51:00.000-07:00

CHOICES TODAY.

I GOT SO MUCH DONE YESTERDAY. FROM THE CAR TO THE DOCTOR AND EVEN TAUGHT AN ART CLASS. OAKRUN ARTCLASS PRODUCED SOME NICE PAINTINGS. MOST STUDENTS WERE PAINTING WITH PASTEL.

MY DEMONSTRATION WAS ABOUT DARK, MIDTONE, AND LIGHT ,,,LARGE SHAPES ,,,, THEN REFINING WITH LIGHT.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, I ENDED MY DAY PAINTING MORE ON THIS ACRYLIC PALETTE KNIFE.

I WILL TEACH A PALETTE KNIFE PAINTING CLASS IN AUGUST AT THE MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES CLASS ROOM

TO BE TRUTHFUL, I AM COPYING A PAINTING BY ANOTHER ARTIST,

I AM QUITE TAKEN WITH Barbara JASKIEWICZ-SOCEWICZ PAINTINGSI NEVER COPY POINT BY POINT.. BUT HER COMPOSITION IS ESSENTIALLY THIS. I LOVE HER PALETTE KNIFE PEOPLE. AND I PLAN TO TRY MY OWN PHOTOS.I SEE IN THIS RENDERING, THAT I NEED TO TONE DOWN THE FLOERS IN THE BACKGROUND AS WELL AS MAKE THE VASES SMALLER.

TUESDAY APRIL 20

2010-04-20T04:25:00.000-07:00

THIS WILL BE MY DEMONSTRATION THIS WEEK AT OAKRUN. I AM DOING THIS ON A PIECE OF WALLACE PAPER THAT I USED IN ANOTHER PICTURE I DECIDED I DID NOT LIKE. IT WAS A COURT HOUSE ... HENCE THE STRANGE OBJECT .

NAME OF THIS PAINTING????... HMM HELP...

WRITE TO DROSTY@AOL.COM WITH YOUR SUGGESTION.

SUNDAY

2010-04-18T04:08:00.000-07:00

PASTEL PORTRAIT CLASS AT THE MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES

GOD JOB , ARLEEN

MARCELLA GOT THE EYES AND THE AHHHS!!!

RICHARD LEWIS THE THIRD... PENCIL DRAWINGS FOR NEXT CLASS AT MTP.

PORTRAIT PAINTING CLASS

2010-04-16T05:37:00.000-07:00

I WANTED TO PUT ANOTHER STUDEN'S WORK ON MY BLOG PAGE.

THE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN BLACK SAND PAPER VERY FINE GRIT. THE MAIN PART OF THE LESSON DELT WITH CREATING THE ROUNDMESS OF THE FACE USING COLOR. THE CLOSEST AREA IS THE LIGHTEST. DEEPER DARKER COLORS PUSH AWAY FROM THE VIEWER.

THURSDAY PORTRAIT CLASS MTP OTOW

2010-04-16T04:14:00.000-07:00

I ASSIGNED STUDENTS TO TRY TO GET A LIKENESS OF TOM SELLECK. MY REASON IS THAT HE SEEMS TO HAVE SUCH RECOGNIZABLE FEATURESS.

ONE MORE

2010-04-13T17:41:00.000-07:00

COMPLETED PAINTING

APRIL 13 OAKRUN DEMONSTRATION

2010-04-13T17:34:00.000-07:00

THIS PAINTING WAS DRAWN ON A LUAN PLYWOOD BOARD GESSO COVERED AND SANDED . I DREW THE PICTURE WITH CONTE PASTEL PENCIL. I "FIXED" THE DRAWING WITH SPRAY. AND THEN BEGAN TO BRUSH IN THE DARKS WITH BURNT UMBER. I PAINTED THE SKIN AND ARMS WITH A BRUSH. THEN , WITH A PALETTE KNIFE I STARTED THE DARK GREENS IN THE BACKGROUND , FOLLOWED BY THE FLOWERS. TOMORROW , I WILL WORK ON THE NEXT PHASE.

JUDY FROM OAKRUN PAINTED THIS TODAY,

ART THIS MONTH

2010-04-12T15:19:00.000-07:00

YES , THIS IS A MILK CAN.. I HAD A GOOD TIME TAKING MY PHOTOS TO PAINT THIS FLORIDA SCENE OF BEACH AND BIRDS. THIS IS FOR KATHY AND LUKE MULLEN.

TUESDAY

2010-03-30T18:06:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-25T03:03:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-19T06:16:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-14T15:52:00.000-07:00

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

2010-03-09T15:29:00.000-08:00

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

2010-03-06T09:48:00.000-08:00

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

2010-03-03T11:15:00.001-08:00

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...

2010-03-01T04:55:00.000-08:00

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..

SATURDAY FEB 27TH

2010-02-27T05:03:00.000-08:00

I am trying to ready myself for an art show today in the retirement community of OAKRUN WHER E I TEACH PASTEL AND ACRYLIC/OIL PAINTING.

HERE IS WHAT THE PASTEL PORTRAIT CLASS ACCOMPLISHED. I TRIED A DIFFERENT WAY TO HELP THE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE WAY COLOR IS APPLIED TO MAKE THE PLANES OF THE FACE APPEAR TO HAVE DEPTH.

SATURDAY

2010-02-20T10:18:00.000-08:00

Signature Membership in PAF

PLEIN AIR FLORIDA ACCEPTED MY APPLICATION. I AM QUITE EXCITED IN THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I TRY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I HAVE MADE A LIST TO "TO DO" AND ONE WAS THAT I ENTER AND ATTEMPT TO GET INTO JURIED SHOWS. THAT I TRY TO ENTER CONTEST...ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A JURY LIKE ACCEPTANCE,,,LIKE PASTEL SOCIETY.. WATERCOLOR SOCIETY PORTRAIT SOCIETY.
TODAY , OUR ART GROUP OF OTOW HAD A LARGE TURNOUT. I PAINTED THIS FROM A STILL LIFE I SET UP.

I CAN SEE WITH PHOTO AND PAINTING SO NEAR EACH OTHER THAT I NEED TO DO SOME MAJOR WORK ON THAT COLENDAR.THIS IS VIOLA HIGGINS WATERCOLOR OF THE SETUP..ISN'T SHE MAGNIFICENT?.SHE KEEPS HER COLORS SO CLEAN..

HERE IS A PICTURE OF MOI IN GRAND DAUGHTER CANDACE'S SHIRT,

IDEA FOR LARGE PAINTING

2010-02-14T05:18:00.000-08:00

I USED MY WACON TABLET AND META CREATIONS PROGRAM TO DO THIS WORKUP OF A POSSIBLE PAINTING.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY SUNDAY

2010-02-14T04:06:00.000-08:00

PAINT LIKE A FIEND WHEN THE IDEA POSSESSES YOU.
ROBERT HENRI ADVISES.

I SEE A DRAWING MISTAKE ON THE PLANTATION.. WILL CORRECT THAT.. PERSPECTIVE ERROR....

FUN FUN..

I HAVE AN IDEA I WANT TO DO.. SOMETIMES I THINK THEM UP AND THEY DISAPPEAR BECAUSE I DON'T KEEP A LITTLE NOTEBOOK WITH ME.

THIS IDEA WILL BE A LANDSCAPE .. A LONG VIEW OF THE SKY AND LAND BEHIND THE HOUSE.. THIS MORNING HAS A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE. I ALSO LIKE THE SUNSETS. WHICH .. AHHH ONE END A SUNRISE AND THE OTHER END THE SUNSET.. I WONDER IF IT WILL WORK.. I PAINTED AN IRELAND LASNDSCAPE OF THE GIANTS CAUSEWAY ... BUT I WILL PAINT OVER IT WITH THIS IDEA AND WITH THE GALLERY WRAPPED CANVASSES GLUED TO IT..

MORE LATER.

FEB 10 MINI PAINTINGS

2010-02-10T12:04:00.000-08:00

INSTANT GRATIFICATION FROM SMALL PAINTINGS .

FOR A FEW WEEKS I HAVE BEEN PAINTING BOOKMARKS AND SMALL WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS. I WANT TO SELL THEM AT THE OAKRUN ART SHOW AND SALE. I ENJOY DOING LARGE PAINTINGS AS I HAVE ALREADY STATED. TRYING TO DO THESE SMALL PAINTINGS , IS A GREAT WAY TO "PRACTICE" STUDY, AND JUST HAVE FUN SEENING WHAT I CAN DO WITH COLOR AND DRAWING SKILLS.

WOW I CAN SEE MISTAKES..OR AT LEAST INCOMPLETE AREAS..

THESE APPEARED IN MAGAZINES GIVEN TO ME BY AN ARTIST WHO IS MOVING AWAY FROM OTOW. I WILL SHARE THE MAGAZINES WITH THE THURSDAY ART GROUP .

STILL LIFES ARE GREAT DRAWING PRACTICE TOOLS AND CAN BE A NICE PAINTING TO COMPLIMENT AREAS OF THE HOUSE.

THIS IS ON YUPO. I WISH I COULD BE AS IMPRESSIONISTIC AS RICHARD SCHMID. THE WAY HE LEAVES OUT HTE UNIMPORTAINT DETAILS , IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO SEE. PEONIES,,, DID I SPELL IT CORRECTLY? MY FRIEND FRAN , IN NEW JERSEY, LOVES TO PAINT THESE. THE ONLY ONES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND IN FLORIDA, ARE IMITATIONS... I BOUGHT AT HOBBY LOBBY.

MY FAVORITE FLOWER TO PAINT IS THE SUNFLOWER..

YESTERDAY'S PASTEL LESSON ST OAKRUN. NOT FINISHED .AND THIS IS DIFFERENT .. FOR MOI..

I DO LIKE REALISTIC ABSTRACTS...

A CHALENGE.

ART CLASS DEMOS

2010-02-03T04:19:00.000-08:00

TUESDAY , I traveled to OAKRUN to teach an art class in acrylic/oil. Here is one of my demos:

I attempted to show how one can take the color of light to create a sunlit and a shadow sense of depth to a subject. The cool and warm shadows create depth and points of interest. the beauty of this house in Charleston. I also have been busy making more book marks for an up coming art show at OAKRUN . FEB 27TH.

these BOOKMARKS ARE MINI PAINTINGS. I HAVE THE TASK OF CREATING A PAINTING ON A VERY NARROW FORMAT. THE CHALLENGE IS FUN. USING YOPO AND WATERCOLOR MAKES THE TASK FUN AND REWARDING.THIS IS A BEGINNING TO A PAINTING FROM PHOTOS I TOOK NEAR CROSS CITY. I WANT TO WORK ON IT TODAY

WED. 20TH JAN CARTOONS AND NEW PAINTINGS

2010-01-20T12:24:00.000-08:00

IT PUBLISHED BEFORE I COULD GET TO IT. HIT SOMETHING WRONG.

FOR SOME TIME NOW , I HAVE BEEN DRAWING CARTOONS FOR TENNIS EVENTS THAT PROBABLY WILL NOT BE FUNNY TO ANYONE EXCEPT THE PEOPLE WHO PLAY TENNIS HERE AT OTOW.

BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THEM WITH THOSE WHO MIGHT STILL BE CHECKING MY BLOG.

I HAVE NOT WRITEN IN A WHILE.. THINGS HAVE KEPT ME FROM BEING AS PROLIFIC AS I USUALLY AM AT PAINTING AND TAKING CARE OF THIS JOURNAL.

THIS WEEK I WAS TO TEACH PASTEL AT THE MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES BUT I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SIGN UP FOR THE CLASS.

YES I AM DISAPPOINTED.. BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN "SELLING" MY ABILITY AS I KNOW I COULD. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I GET REALLY LAZY AND A BIT SELFISH. I WANT TO "DEVELOP" MY OWN SKILLS AND NOT REALLY SHARE THEM.. HOWEVER, I GROW WHEN I TEACH... IT SHARPENS MY SKILLS AND IT REALLY MAKES ME FEEL GOOD OR SATISFIED THAT THIS GREAT GIFT I GOT FROM GOD IS BEING USED FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S HAPPINESS OR PEACE. BY THE WAY , I ASKED GOD TO GIVE ME THE GIFT OF SINGING LIKE BARBARA STRESSAND AND GOD SAID..." I ONLY MADE ONE OF HER...PICK SOMETHING ELSE."

I COULD HAVE MADE A CAPTION LIKE THIS , TOO FOR THIS ONE..

THE H AN D R COURTS HAVE SOME BAD CRACKS IN THEM

AND MY CHARATER COULD BE SAYING "IF YOU THINK THIS WILL GET YOU A LET, THINK AGAIN."

SOME OF THE PLAYERS HAVE MIGHTY HITS.. AND IT FEELS LIKE THE BALL WILL SMASH THROUGH THE RACKET.

CANNOT SAY ENOUGH TO TH E GREAT LENGTHS ARBOR CLUB PLAYERS WILL GO IN ORDER TO PLAY...DRYING THE BALLS.

I HAVE BEEN PAINTING OTHER THINGS AS THIS WILL SHOW...

THIS FROM COLORADO TRIP.

I WAS PAINTING FACING ONE WAY ,,IT WAS COLD AND RAINY... I SAT IN THE CAR... AND HAPPEN TO LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OF THESE GUYS FEEDING RIGHT BEHIND THE CAR.

JAN 20 2010 PAINTINGS AND CARTOONS.

2010-01-20T11:59:00.001-08:00

JAN 4 2010

2010-01-04T14:48:00.000-08:00

I PAINTED ON THE THIRD OF THE TRILOGY.. NOT SURE I LIKE IT.. AS IS.. I FEEL THAT I WANT IT TO BE CLEARER .. AND AS I LOOK AT IT FROM THE CAMERA'S EYE.

I LOOK AT IT AND SEE IT AS BEING FINISHED .. WHEN I TAKE A PICTURE OF THE PAINTING.. I SEE ALL SORT OF INCOMPLETE AREAS.. STRANGE..

DOES THE PAINITNG REFLECT THE VERY COLD EARLY SPRING WEATHER.. YET SHOWING THE BEAUTY OF THE AREA.

MY NEXT TRILOGY OF GROUPING OF FOUR.. WILL BE A CLOSE UP OF FLOWERS.... EITHER AZALIAS OR WATER LILLIES...

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