Tag Archives: artist challenges

The times they are a-changing

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Alli Farkas

I had to let this painting of Dez sit for a couple of days. Painting the parts of the horse that were under tack that the artist removed can be somewhat of a puzzle to be solved. This one in … Continue reading →

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Waiting for paint to dry

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Alli Farkas

Below are the final version of Sky Pads 34 and the one immediately preceding it. I actually finished it several days ago, but the last tweak I made to it was a pour of very wet but very transparent paint. … Continue reading →

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The second decision

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Alli Farkas

After a spell of uncertainty I managed to come up with a plan for my second move. This is it. It will not be final. There will be at least a third iteration, maybe more. But for now, feel free … Continue reading →

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A slightly different approach

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Alli Farkas

This one has been sitting around with its background done for quite a while, amid various vague promises from me that I would be doing something with it soon. So yeah, it’s got the early stages of subject matter started. … Continue reading →

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33 cued up, with a postscript on 32

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Alli Farkas

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 →

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Sunshine to the rescue

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Alli Farkas

It’s been cold and snowy, wet, dreary–way too long here in Michigan. I’ve had drawings completed and canvases stretched for the next three Sky Pads paintings prepared and waiting for weeks now because I need warm sunshine to get the … Continue reading →

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What’s your favorite light flavor?

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Alli Farkas

Okay, so I wasn’t totally happy with the color scheme of Sky Pads 31, but I didn’t want to paint over it. So I didn’t. The photo in the original post was taken in a “daylight” setting, which brightened everything … Continue reading →

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A horse got me moving again

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Alli Farkas

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 →

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This was one for the long haul

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Alli Farkas

Sky Pads 29 required an inordinate amount of rumination. Each time I would complete a section I had to think about how the next was going to go. It all looks harmonious, but this one was tricky because of the … Continue reading →

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29 is 27 on steroids…

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Alli Farkas

  And below, here’s what 27 looks like, just in case you’re new to my blog, or, God forbid, have already forgotten what you saw a couple of months ago😂.   As you can see from 29’s lonely white lines … Continue reading →

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