tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39022116477737106022024-02-19T00:28:47.962-05:00Color Dropa drop of visual beauty to feed the soulAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13008990459290415480noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902211647773710602.post-25472881279989758362015-02-06T19:54:00.000-05:002015-02-06T19:54:24.810-05:00ON SEEING: in essence<div>
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Focusing on photographs as "journal notes" and how they inform one's <b>Signature Artist Voice. </b><br />
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The photos and paintings posted are similar in composition, color and character, yet unrelated in direct <b>Influence.</b><br />
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It's about being aware of interpreting our world emotionally, intellectually, physically . . .<br />
and how that impacts <b>Artistic Expression</b>.<br />
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Focusing on photographs as "journal notes" and how they inform one's <b>Signature Artist Voice. </b><br />
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The photos and paintings posted are similar in composition, color and character, yet unrelated in direct <b>Influence.</b><br />
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It's about being aware of interpreting our world emotionally, intellectually, physically . . .<br />
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Winter scene taken 2010 "Blanketed", Acrylic, 40" x 30", 2008</div>
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Winter scene taken 2011 "Gleam", Acrylic, 2011 </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13008990459290415480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902211647773710602.post-7464365975762862192015-01-16T21:21:00.001-05:002015-01-16T21:21:22.477-05:00ON SEEING: the sky<div style="text-align: left;">
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Color Drop is focusing on photographs as "journal notes" and how they inform one's <b>Signature Artist Voice. </b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Within, </i>oil pastel, 10" x 10" Night scene: Vail, CO</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">Morning sky, Denver, CO </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><i style="text-align: center;">Captured</i></span><i style="font-size: small; text-align: center;">, </i><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">oil pastel, 5" x 5"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blending warm and cool color creates rich and captivating light in the sky and on paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Alchemy </span>is about transformation. And it is a magical process be it in science, art, or personal growth.</div>
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<b>ARTIST MASTERY FOCUS PROFILE: ALCHEMY FOR VICKI VITATOE</b></div>
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A keenly intelligent spirit and newly retired art teacher, Vicki has been spending time getting reacquainted with her own artistic process. She decided that working in a one on one, in-depth capacity focused on developing her abstract expression was well worth the investment.</div>
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The challenge was to find the "voice" connection between the many different mediums she works in - knitting, quilting, painting, collage, drawing, calligraphy - and transform these separate creations into a unified form of expression.</div>
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Layers are important to Vicki. Layers of history, spirit, emotion, geography. Layers of fabric, yarn, paper, paint. </div>
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<b>How can abstract creation weave together layers of meaning and medium? </b></div>
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This question instigated long wonderful conversations about the "macro" and "micro" of the cosmos, nature and humanity and how everything is related. These conversations were the foundation for assignments and instruction that led to Vicki's breakthrough in understanding her particular voice, recognizing what needs to change in a piece during the process of creation, and blending various mediums together to capture the textured layers of her heritage, spirit, and feelings.</div>
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<i>" Understanding abstract creation has made me more observant. I see shadows and colors in the landscape differently, seeing abstraction everywhere I go. The WOW factor is much stronger because of an awareness opening up for me that was closed off before. I now see the importance of making abstract art and its connection to everything.</i><i>"</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Vicki Vitatoe's last day of her artist Mastery Focus program</span></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13008990459290415480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902211647773710602.post-48625135847552511292014-07-31T17:10:00.000-04:002014-07-31T17:10:00.024-04:00Making Abstract Art = A Whole New Being<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Contact Marianne to discuss how making abstract art will<b> balance, center, and restore</b> you!</i></div>
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Many of us are required to sit for long hours, staring at our computer screens, exercising our fingers and linear brain power. Being the sole person generating my business I am occupied by this combination of activities for a good portion of every day.</div>
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Today, gradually but then suddenly my whole being felt suffocated and silently screamed, "NO MORE!"</div>
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Breathing regulated, energy returned, and equilibrium was restored.</div>
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Making Abstract Art is like doing Mental Yoga!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13008990459290415480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902211647773710602.post-1148979787603789272014-06-01T21:50:00.000-04:002014-06-01T21:50:08.192-04:00Making Abstract = Possibilites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>This piece, "On the Way" will be in an invitational exhibition titled "Unfinished" sponsored by the Art Students League Denver at the Pattern Shop Studio gallery opening June 20, 2014</i></div>
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<i>Medical training emphasizes that there is a right answer. In making abstract art your best work is "you" - we are free to do, and think, and be whoever we are. We all come from different backgrounds and have unique contributions to make. ~ Angela Chang</i></div>
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Some paintings are directly informed by the essence of a place and/or experience, some paintings are born out of the unconscious - coming from deep inside your being that is beyond visual and literal description. All abstract paintings evolve through the integration of sensory experiences and unconscious thought. </div>
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The painting above is an example of such random mark-making and color mixing. Starting out as a "demo" piece for acrylic paints, there was absolutely no connection to any place, thing or feeling. Months later with the demo being a distant memory, it was finally time to give meaning to the painting and finish it. </div>
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With no feeling for what it "had" been and no intention for what it "should be" I spent time looking, feeling, and pondering the color, lines and shapes on the canvas. (Actually it's a wood panel!) What relationships made sense to me?What connections between colors and shapes and lines were intriguing to me? How did these color and shape connections make me feel? Answering these questions guided me in the process of bringing the painting to resolution.</div>
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So in asking the question, "<i style="text-align: center;">Do you have something in mind when you start an abstract painting?" </i><span style="text-align: center;">t</span>his painting is case in point when the answer is: "Yes!" </div>
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Years ago I spent time staring into the Pacific ocean at Point Lobos Wildlife Preserve. My wonderful cousin Jody lived in Carmel for a while and her door was always open for her artist cousin who needed an infusion of California Coastal Essence. Whole days were spent by myself sitting on the rocks, basking in the warm sun kissed with cool wind, getting soaked by ocean spray crashing against the rocks, and mesmerized by the glistening deep blue water constantly in motion while the rich colors of the tide pools surrounded my perch.</div>
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An abstract painting begins with random marks coming from the heart and mind and through the hand onto the painting surface. My favorite description of this action is "Reckless Abandonment." It is the artist's version of brainstorming. Below is my Reckless Abandonment start to a painting.</div>
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These random marks and color yielded a base that gave form to the compositional structure below. "Composition" is applying "logic" to the core stuff of reckless abandonment. How can I make sense of this random inner expression coming out? What shapes and colors communicate the essence I want to share? This is taking brainstorming information and connecting the dots to form a painting, an idea, plan of action, product, strategy, or whatever comes from the act of creating.</div>
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"Back to the drawing board." Sometimes logic, or deadlines, or self-consciousness, can take control of the creative process. My heart and soul got lost, disappeared, in the above composition. Some might really like this version of the painting - I did not. So what you see below is me taking the plunge and covering most of it up through a healthy dose of reckless abandonment action painting. I had no direction planned in my mark-making. I just wanted to get back to my "heart and soul." I wanted to integrate my intuition and logic.</div>
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How do you know when a painting is finished? A regular question from viewers, students, other artists, and art appreciators. Well there is my secret checklist that considers the totality of the emotional, intellectual, and physical blend in a painting. When the checklist is complete, the painting has reached resolution. For me, the painting below has all of the elements on my checklist. </div>
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Story telling weaves the <b><i>personal</i></b> with the<i> <b>universal</b></i>, illuminating feelings, thoughts and life experiences that can resonate with many. Yet each interpretation reflects <b><i>your own story</i></b>.</div>
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<i><b>"Exciting, surprising details and color reminds me of clothesline in Italy; of course another time I may see something completely different. That's why abstract art is so terrific!" </b></i></div>
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For me, the first step in helping people develop their personal expression is to learn "their story". What floats their boat, what makes them run the other way, how do they navigate life, why do they want to make art, what are they compelled to express, and what are their obstacles and facilities <b><i>technically, emotionally, and intellectually. </i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">The "universe" absolutely communicates what we need, when we least expect it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">The key to being aware of these messages is keen observation, which can distill limitless information into one reason. </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">This is "connecting the dots". </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">"Innovation" equates with success these days and keen observation is essential in connecting the dots visually, intellectually, and emotionally to generate innovation. From the arts to medicine to law and across the business world, innovative thinking is crucial for advancing all realms of productivity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">When working with people who are interested in delving deeper into their creative expression and integrating intuition and logic, the first thing I focus on is raising awareness of their surrounding environment through the senses - sight, touch, smell, taste and sound - and how their senses interpret experiences.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><i>"</i></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><i>I certainly am far more observant today than I was when I first started working with Marianne.</i> </span><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;">Now, when I take my dog "Pumpkin" to the park I really pay attention to what I am drawn to and why. Marianne taught me</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> how to use "reckless abandonment" to begin a painting and then investigate and think about where that abandonment might lead me. "</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Gerrie Grossman - Psychologist and painter, Monhegan Island Art Retreat, 2012</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Information gathered by the senses feeds the "reckless abandonment" or "brainstorming" phase of making an abstract painting, initiating a diagnosis, and forming a strategy. These intuitive senses are the foundation upon which analytical thinking can build a composition, develop a diagnosis, and create business action. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Call me crazy, call me imaginative, call me aware! The day our beloved "Annie-the-Boy-Cat" went to kitty heaven I saw a cloud formation right in my line of vision while bicycling that was "Annie", complete with striped markings, stretched across the sky, from head to toe, in his favorite position. The other clouds in the sky were very different in character. I like to think it was a "farewell with love" message, and that i</span><span style="color: #351c75;">nstant recognition of this message came from keen awareness. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b>Over the years I have introduced many people to the making of abstract art. They are abstract painters in need of guidance, artists interested in exploring the abstract realm, people who have been told "you have no talent" whose urge to make art prevails, and doctors, lawyers, psychologists, engineers, business entrepreneurs and "other" who need to have an </b></i></span><i style="color: #351c75;"><b>artistic practice in their lives.</b></i></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><b>And</b>, then there is the "aahhhhhhhhh" factor! One's whole being feels delicious joy in the act of creation. Feeling the power of intuition, reflecting on personal expression, and rejuvenating one's spirit results from making abstract art. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Because making abstract art requires being comfortable in the </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">unknown, feeling pleasure in losing control, enjoying freedom from expectations, honoring your unique-ness, </span></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">and recognizing the "order" in the "chaos" as you build your painting and bring it to resolution. </span></span><span style="color: #351c75; text-align: center;">Totally immersing yourself in this kind of expression fosters a lightness of being. It is magic!</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I keep looking at these four paintings...</div><div style="text-align: left;">done by medical students whose lives revolve around absolute facts, linear equations, and intense memorization. There is no time for self reflection and creative pursuits. So it is an oasis for some, risky intrigue for others, curiosity for most who take "The Practice of Making Abstract Art" at Drexel University College of Medicine. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Their expectations are left at the door, along with "the judge" towards themselves and others, and they enter the realm of intuition, fully, at first. Hard to let go of "how it should be" and accept "how it is" in their drawings. They can't see what they're doing, they just feel it. Just feeling?! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The students have a lot of fun. They learn something about themselves through a non-judgmental lens, accepting themselves and fellow students as they are. Intuitive thought and expression inform logical decisions, and logical decisions guide intuition, and back and forth and back and forth... </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">What are they doing?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Problem Solving</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Diagnosing</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Forming Conclusions</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Embracing non-judgmental acceptance</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Taking risks</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Trusting the unknown and the outcome</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Looking outside the box</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are hard questions to answer honestly to yourself. It is both an intellectual answer and intuitive answer. In other words does the composition flow, are the shapes working together, and does the composition and color order of the painting transport me to an emotional place that is without words?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Examining the organization of color and shape on right side of the painting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lTEYL_NorBtCEu8J1PMfHYy0_-8Wjk1yLvVs0U_Yer3s-7ernyPaZ_-Al5xPccqQtY25bRPgGqsVxxBegt7DbOlWazUSs0nB-PAOvKhVPqyMj1D9yNGdBbFYo6RsDH1joFc42-QOAN7m/s1600/IMG_3543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lTEYL_NorBtCEu8J1PMfHYy0_-8Wjk1yLvVs0U_Yer3s-7ernyPaZ_-Al5xPccqQtY25bRPgGqsVxxBegt7DbOlWazUSs0nB-PAOvKhVPqyMj1D9yNGdBbFYo6RsDH1joFc42-QOAN7m/s400/IMG_3543.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Adding a yellow line to bring balance and changing the color of the diagonal shape at the bottom right...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AsZRPHeRxS5bdGWKgMr5LCKbgtiU5E63qWf_TdlUzuFTCQPHHyT8LSoKNYgGbScZmvHKvZzU2o7m0jjMee2DmJuuWl4lsYFiSyfadFt7LCa8J8WhH5wxeKjjF_LV9UtAa5IjtGVKDBQQ/s1600/IMG_3545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AsZRPHeRxS5bdGWKgMr5LCKbgtiU5E63qWf_TdlUzuFTCQPHHyT8LSoKNYgGbScZmvHKvZzU2o7m0jjMee2DmJuuWl4lsYFiSyfadFt7LCa8J8WhH5wxeKjjF_LV9UtAa5IjtGVKDBQQ/s400/IMG_3545.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> These changes were not the answer! Instead, I extended the line of the </div><div style="text-align: center;">large dark shape down to the bottom of the painting and lightened the value, </div><div style="text-align: center;">making it more substantial to hold the top strength of the painting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOJAFUFpRswv6Mv7xO1-HMFKkCzykKV6FpQivokmCgb1ZD0ao7ReO70rCub0fk_w0n2hjbidYIp6chGw60AGlYARHyJLeOXapTNxwu1kXtLFpnRoltoaJqQ9sZ4NA6zViJ3G58XSPAfcZ/s1600/IMG_3549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOJAFUFpRswv6Mv7xO1-HMFKkCzykKV6FpQivokmCgb1ZD0ao7ReO70rCub0fk_w0n2hjbidYIp6chGw60AGlYARHyJLeOXapTNxwu1kXtLFpnRoltoaJqQ9sZ4NA6zViJ3G58XSPAfcZ/s400/IMG_3549.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">More refinement. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Something does not feel right about the junctures on the right, though there is strength in it's new compositional simplicity. So after more looking, and getting another trusted pair of eyes to look, I extend the blue vertical line beyond the shape with the darkest value in the middle of the painting. The line is more diagonal, creating stronger tension within the composition, stretching your eye to look at both sides of the painting. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It "works" in a way now that "feels" right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-vtQ7ln9GEcjyMvZWgu5UEc30OsQuz-jUrortcJ_7nDaTsM7klzKntJn3PqEk6CRA8PcBTT4UjYlxHzdISWhM0vf4rSZerCAt5-AX2lirWdW94LarKZ8kh4SqVDtamuka8VR9ilHCVhN/s1600/IMG_3557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-vtQ7ln9GEcjyMvZWgu5UEc30OsQuz-jUrortcJ_7nDaTsM7klzKntJn3PqEk6CRA8PcBTT4UjYlxHzdISWhM0vf4rSZerCAt5-AX2lirWdW94LarKZ8kh4SqVDtamuka8VR9ilHCVhN/s400/IMG_3557.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colors on the top and bottom are too separate...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFtOqOIu9xA_nIVNyjRWSw49IidjJdmSmSJkArtnDTAwDZ434lw6sqjU3014xd0Q90mINFofg6QtogL0R0JLykf5nDI5GdNZBwrD9hBvu6s1HNCnSjBVqtziUA-mzp9S9xQyMi_H3EBLh/s1600/IMG_3537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFtOqOIu9xA_nIVNyjRWSw49IidjJdmSmSJkArtnDTAwDZ434lw6sqjU3014xd0Q90mINFofg6QtogL0R0JLykf5nDI5GdNZBwrD9hBvu6s1HNCnSjBVqtziUA-mzp9S9xQyMi_H3EBLh/s320/IMG_3537.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Adding red into the dark value horizontal shape is just not quite right...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEi5tBQAt6P9SjgC5EU9MIPy1wMZ3mZ9zcRyNAxJXq2gJ5r29kFgrikajeT_5mMvFgygqXUZ8Wm1pbqqeg2GXxCMtXl3Zy15VSz7Xf8v861NA4xXiSuRP1ez-JyxXjspFi-TbA_4KT_zYz/s1600/IMG_3539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEi5tBQAt6P9SjgC5EU9MIPy1wMZ3mZ9zcRyNAxJXq2gJ5r29kFgrikajeT_5mMvFgygqXUZ8Wm1pbqqeg2GXxCMtXl3Zy15VSz7Xf8v861NA4xXiSuRP1ez-JyxXjspFi-TbA_4KT_zYz/s320/IMG_3539.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Experimenting with lessening the yellow horizontal and toning down the red/brown area in the middle...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2-Gk8wMF7sTc64ID5mu-b7GubGeFHFZODiNLZEiqZKmlO1kB4ZvNIbDbgkP3RvNuxME60erITY5O65BDLiOR8oTbIdMS46iPWyST2j8tVrI6fC8Zgwh0jVCy0I5tIihfCfQhXQOZKpup/s1600/IMG_3542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2-Gk8wMF7sTc64ID5mu-b7GubGeFHFZODiNLZEiqZKmlO1kB4ZvNIbDbgkP3RvNuxME60erITY5O65BDLiOR8oTbIdMS46iPWyST2j8tVrI6fC8Zgwh0jVCy0I5tIihfCfQhXQOZKpup/s320/IMG_3542.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bringing back the yellow a bit and warming up the dark area...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aAUyuxYTDHCXANqP7A1kacx84-s7Bdr0uRelZXYivEK6RRKr0Q0V2oNxs-1VjdOUwpdY29q-QBIVP1rEyJN51QFdQAiuI3QL4O4_Op5EBisSzsYiCQRdpi3XeQQd-Y3pcvW9WbhxESIS/s1600/IMG_3543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aAUyuxYTDHCXANqP7A1kacx84-s7Bdr0uRelZXYivEK6RRKr0Q0V2oNxs-1VjdOUwpdY29q-QBIVP1rEyJN51QFdQAiuI3QL4O4_Op5EBisSzsYiCQRdpi3XeQQd-Y3pcvW9WbhxESIS/s320/IMG_3543.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Still not "there"! It's a twisty path I'm on...</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is interesting for me to look at the progress of the painting in photographs as I go. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A practice I have initiated for this blog. The colors and values are quite different in photo form. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So the question is: do I paint according to what my eye sees in person or in image? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Building a composition foundation...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5I5bdXIOtJ-yh1q2pQkqIhZ0RbGkIHvT1I7h6twAwPDNp33M1CWc2bBdefBacvE66ILTf0YaF29A6ImrgWw3kkJXDsbShsWdTDbPp5vvTC3ESMNUs36Jt8SoJuHB8MAcJYAWgXigXLWq/s1600/IMG_3532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5I5bdXIOtJ-yh1q2pQkqIhZ0RbGkIHvT1I7h6twAwPDNp33M1CWc2bBdefBacvE66ILTf0YaF29A6ImrgWw3kkJXDsbShsWdTDbPp5vvTC3ESMNUs36Jt8SoJuHB8MAcJYAWgXigXLWq/s400/IMG_3532.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time for the question: "what do I want this painting to be about?" </div><div style="text-align: center;">It now has a life of its own, separate from the initial thoughts driving the color choices and </div><div style="text-align: center;">composition. My stool is placed squarely in front of the painting, waiting for me to sit and think...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The temptation is to stay in the "pretty color" realm...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the texture of many layers of paint creates luminous color that is far more satisfying </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when I push beyond the first few seductive layers...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I invite you to check back and see what happens after I jump in!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13008990459290415480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902211647773710602.post-69500728635417537672011-08-08T21:38:00.000-04:002011-08-08T21:38:15.252-04:00Color Drop: The Sun DropThe best teacher for color is the sunset...<br />
And this is one of the most magical places to witness such gorgeousness. <br />
These pictures capture perfect days of painting in the workshop I hosted during the last week<br />
of July, 2011 on Monhegan Island, Maine.<br />
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Join me next year!<br />
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