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A client from a decade ago–revisited
A client I remember vividly for various reasons contacted me recently to commission a new horse portrait. You can see the one she commissioned in 2012 here. That one was her grandfather’s horse, and she ordered it really early to … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, horse portrait, horses, new horse portrait, oil paintings
Tagged horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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Finally the horse
This commission was finished at least a week ago but the logistics of the surprise presentation to the recipient had still to be worked out. So as much as I wanted to share, I couldn’t without spoiling the surprise. I … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, horse portrait, horses, oil paintings, stall plate
Tagged art, horse portrait, horses, oil painting, stall plate
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Sky Pads 33 part 2
You can see now that the general scheme here is a progression of the leaves on a diagonal from bottom right to upper left. This wasn’t obvious in my last post unless you enjoy squinting at faint drawing lines to … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, landscape, light, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, drawing, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads
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33 cued up, with a postscript on 32
I went ahead and posted an “inaccurate color” photo of Sky Pads 32 yesterday because I was in a hurry to finally get it out there. I loved the fake gold-orange tones (created by bad lighting) floating down from the … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads, Uncategorized
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, lily pads, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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A good line…or two
The previous owner of the barn where I board my horse stopped in yesterday to say hi. ME: You look GOOD! HIM: (after a sly pause) I’ll pay you later. ME: (with a sly smile) I don’t come cheap. HIM: … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged oil painting, Poured paint, Sky Pads
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A horse got me moving again
I think I fell victim to “Covid coma” without even having the disease. My “blogging coma” lasted a couple of months, meaning I didn’t do any painting at all since early September. I’m pretty sure part of the lethargy was … Continue reading
Posted in Aquabord, art, drawing, Gypsy Vanner, horse portrait, horses, horses and carts, painting techniques, watercolor
Tagged Aquabord™, art, artist challenges, horse portrait, horses, horses and carts, watercolor
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Not diving any deeper, but getting pretty thick
These last two layers started with a coat of blue paint, but not just any blue. I have a favorite mix of green and magenta that produces my favorite blue. I know, you’re saying that combination can’t possibly make blue. … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Oh Happy Day!
It finally got up to 75°F (24°C) today which is about the coolest temp I dare to pour my paint backgrounds for Sky Pads (this one is #28). The cooler it gets, the less the paint wants to separate out … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Can’t believe we’re at 20
The last time I did an extended series I wimped out at 16 paintings. I feel much more motivated about this series, probably because I still feel challenged by it too. This is a really nice subtle background. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads
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It snowed today
Well, at least on canvas. Figured I might as well continue the national stormy narrative the USA seems to have going this week. That’s kind of an Easter Egg yellow light, but as usual it’s just a base coat and … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, landscape, light, oil paintings, painting techniques
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting
2 Comments