ON THE EASEL NOW -- WORK IN PROGRESS - STUDIO NO.3414 - PUESTA DEL SOL (Taos, New Mexico) 30"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen. ( This is the second in a series of 30 new paintings from northernNew Mexico) The color notes and process of the beginning of this painting are posted below.
MY PROCESS--DOCUMENTING "WORKS IN PROGRESS"- NEW PAINTINGS AND PRINTS. -- INCLUDES PALETTE AND COLOR NOTES.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
EL RITO DEL NORTE, 20"x16" Original Oil, Framed
Studio No. 2814 - EL RITO DEL NORTE (Garcia Park, Taos, New Mexico) - 20"x16" Original Oil, Framed - $800.00. Preview/purchase.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
LLANO SAN JUAN - 11"x14" Original Oil, Framed
LLANO SAN JUAN (Llano San Juan de Nepomuseno, New Mexico) - 11"x14" Original Oil, Framed - $500 - Preview/purchase.
DOWN A COUNTRY LANE - 12"x9" Original Oil, Framed
DOWN A COUNTRY LANE (Tesuque, New Mexico) - 12"x9" original oil, framed in gold with linen liner -$450.00 - To preview/purchase.
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
WINTERLIGHT (Tesuque, New Mexico) 48"x36" Original Oil
Studio No. 214 - WINTERLIGHT (Tesuque, New Mexico) - 48"x36" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, unframed - now available for purchase - $4500.00. Preview/Purchase.
Sunday, August 03, 2014
TWILIGHT ON TAOS MOUNTAIN - New 16"x20" Orig. Oil - Sold
Thursday, July 31, 2014
GARCIA PARK (Taos, New Mexico) New 8"x16" Orig. Oil - Sold
PROGRESS!
ABIQUIU - New 40"x40" - painted the bottom of
the canvas this week - upside down to dry for ten days or so and then
on its way to a new happy home in Ohio!
Friday, July 25, 2014
PUESTA DEL SOL - 30"x40" Original Oil - Work in Progress (Underpainting)
Studio No. 3414 - PUESTA DEL SOL - 30"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen - Work in Progress (Underpainting). Color Notes: All basic colors mixed with Grumbacher MG Underpainting White and Turp. Sky - Dioxazine Purple. Mountains - Cerulean Blue, Sky Color. Trees: Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre. Foreground: Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Olive Green, Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
ABIQUIU - New 40"x40" Original Oil - Sold
Studio No. 3314 - ABIQUIU - New 40"x40" Original Oil on Belgian Linen, wrap-around painting. $4000.00 Completed 7/23/14. Sold
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
ABIQUIU - 40"x40" Work in Progress - Underpainting with Color Notes
Studio No. 3314 - ABIQUIU - 40"x40 Work in Progress (Underpainting) - Color Notes: All colors mixed with Grumbacher Underpainting White and turp. Sky and Water: Cobalt Blue, Turquoise Green. Back Mountains: Cobalt Blue and Dioxazine Purple. Yellow Ochre and a dirty brush. Earth: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, dirty brush. Trees: Prussian Blue, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque. Chamisa: Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre. Set aside and let dry thoroughly for about a week.
Monday, July 14, 2014
ABIQUIU - Sketch for new 40"x40" oil painting
ABIQUIU - Work in Progress - sketch on 40"x40" primed, gessoed and toned canvas. Very loose "cartoon" with Prussian Blue, some Burnt Sienna and turpentine.
BLANK IS THE END; BLANK IS THE BEGINNING.....
Blank is the end and blank is the beginning --
A whole new chapter - the front yard was full of magpies this morning -
a wonderful omen. I learned a new word today - "hybridity" - and
realized, yes I am a hybrid - a life lived in many layers!
Find your own way of doing things - this just happens to be how I begin a painting. There is a "craft" to creativity! This is a 40"by 40" canvas - plan to block it in with a painting of Abiquiu - I use a fine textured/pre-primed Belgian Linen on heavy-duty stretcher bars. Mix gesso with water to a medium consistency, add Payne's Grey for a light blue/grey ground - a "grisaille". The toned ground eliminates a fight with the white spaces and nicely modulates the colors of the final painting.
Find your own way of doing things - this just happens to be how I begin a painting. There is a "craft" to creativity! This is a 40"by 40" canvas - plan to block it in with a painting of Abiquiu - I use a fine textured/pre-primed Belgian Linen on heavy-duty stretcher bars. Mix gesso with water to a medium consistency, add Payne's Grey for a light blue/grey ground - a "grisaille". The toned ground eliminates a fight with the white spaces and nicely modulates the colors of the final painting.
Friday, July 11, 2014
STUDIO CLEAN-UP DAY - 5 New Auctions!
Studio Clean-up Day - New Auctions as listed below - preparing
canvases to block in new paintings this week. Would love to send my
free Studio Newsletter to you, just send your email address (never
shared). There is no obligation to buy and you can opt out at any time. - Happy Friday! DC
Sunday, July 06, 2014
STARTING OVER TODAY.....
Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.
- Lao Tzu, [Tao Te Ching]
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.
- Lao Tzu, [Tao Te Ching]
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