ANOTHER NEW BEGINNING -- The reception for the exhibit of my new paintings was Friday - and today I go into the studio with many, many blank canvases talking to me - "Paint me, paint me!" Unlike years past, this time I have a new "starting place" in my head. Normally, I would rest on my laurels for a month or so -- somehow this time I feel a certain urgency to fill up those blank canvases. Am beginning two new projects, which I plan to work on simultaneously -- while parts of one painting is drying, I will work on another. These new projects are: "AMBIENTES" (Environments) - A series of 12 large-format landscapes. At the same time I will focus on "100 SMALL GEMS" - A series of small original oil paintings -- 11"x14" and under - primarily 6"x8". All of this new work will be previewed on this web log and they will also be available on my website or through my studio. To receive advance notice of this new work - "Works in Progress" -- you are invited to subscribe to receive my newsletters. My thanks to McLarry Gallery for a great show -- and, especially to all my Art Friends old and new! DC (PS - My new social media experiment -- a page on FACEBOOK - as they say on Sesame Street, "Let's be Friends".)
MY PROCESS--DOCUMENTING "WORKS IN PROGRESS"- NEW PAINTINGS AND PRINTS. -- INCLUDES PALETTE AND COLOR NOTES.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
AGUA FRIA - SANTA FE EXHIBIT
"AGUA FRIA" - 30" x 24" Original Oil on Fine Belgian Linen, Framed in Gold with Linen Liner.....now on exhibit at McLarry Fine Art Gallery, 225 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, N.M. Gallery opening, Friday, May 22nd - 5 to 7PM -- to view complete exhibit -- http://www.mclarryfineart.com/donnaclair.html
Am in a really quiet place right now -- it's almost here -- Friday evening, Santa Fe, family, friends, collectors. Rather than expection, what I feel is a wonderful sense of accomplishment -- doing the field work, gathering the supplies, gessoing the canvases - preparing the painting medium -- photographing the work, sharing the process on my blog, varnishing and framing the paintings -- and, finally, delivering them to the gallery. Am looking forward to the experience -- and am so happy to share this with Art Friends today -- am so grateful for your lovely e.mails and calls -- and especially for your encouragement....thank you! Time for me to start some new work! DC
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
TABORET - 15 APRIL 2009
15 April 2009 -- DANCING WITH THE EASEL! Getting back to work after taking some time off to regenerate and trying to create some order in my life (chuckle, chuckle!). Need to warm up again (the yoga of painting) -- have begun some small oil studies which I will post here and then put up for auction on eBay -- am going to challenge myself to finish one small painting a day for the next two weeks......hmmmm! DC
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
BLANK IS THE BEGINNING
BLANK IS THE END, AND BLANK IS THE BEGINNING - After completing the paintings for my Santa Fe exhibit, a lot of catch up work on the house, including a spring cleaning for the studio. I looked at that blank canvas on the easel today and thought it would be wonderful if I could start out everyday with a symbolically blank canvas in my head -- no complaints, no judgments -- perhaps that would qualify me for sainthood! New underpaintings with color descriptions to be posted here in the next couple of days. DC
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