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| Today I needed to work on a commission and I also have to get ready for painting workshop I'm teaching this Sat. I decided to combine the two and try break down my studio process and see if I could share it with my class. It is so easy to work on automatic pilot and not pay attention to what you are really doing |
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| First composition sketch |
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| Starting to work out a value sketch |
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| Making adjustments and feeling better with the values |
| I just finished teaching a workshop on painting landscapes and I thought I would share a few tips. |
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| Original photo. This is a scene in France that I am working on. |
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| I often like to make a black and white copy so that I can just focus on the values and not be distracted by the color. |
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| I forgot to photograph Step 1 which was a monochromatic value study. This is Step 2 | . |
| Step 2: now that you have blocked in the large areas of light and dark, check to make sure you like the design of your composition. This is the time to make adjustments. You can know start to build on the information you have down. |
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| Step 3 |
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| Step 4 |
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| Step 6 |
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| The finished painting 20"x20" Tierra. The happy couple had their engagement party here. What a thoughtful gift. I hope she will love it! |
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| The photo I worked from |
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| 48"x48" Sunday Afternoon at Grandma's. This is actually my wagon posing for me in the front yard |
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| 30" x 40" Siesta Time. This painting was from Rob and my trip to Italy. Very fond memories with this one |
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| Elvis's birth place. This is a really neat park, so if you find yourself in the area, check it out. |
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| Inside the house |
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| The first thing I do is work through the painting Alla Prima, which just means I do the painting in one sitting. I work wet paint into wet paint instead of working in stages and allowing paint to dry. |
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| Once I have completed the painting once, I will break it down into stages. By bringing in several different canvases showing the building process, I hope this will give the class a visual aid as I am lecturing and demonstrating in class. |
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| Now I am ready to teach class. I start with a talk about composition, value scale, tricks for landscape painting, and just how to prepare the canvas. Now the class is ready to create their masterpieces. Well, I always throw in a little color theory through the class, but just in small doses. Let the paintings begin! |
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| I have my sample steps up. I hope that these will help show where I am going. Also, it is always helpful to see how just messy a palette knife painting can be while you are working on it. |
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| This is one of the paintings I worked on in the workshop today. |
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| 36 x 48 Golden Sky Over Low Tide |
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| 24 x 48 Red Trees by the River |
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| 40 x 30 White Lilys |
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| Okay, this one might be more difficult to finish. My still life froze in the studio last night! Brrrr |
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| 36 x 48 Red Hot, White Lily and Blue Having a great time working on new pieces. This year I am working simplifying my subjects and letting the color tell the story. 2012, here I come. Cheers!! Dawn |
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| Still Life #1 - This is my husbands favorite and he wants to hang it in the house. Very Cool |
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| Still Life Demo #2 12 x 16 |
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| Still life #3 12 x 16 It is always interesting to see the variety of paintings you can get from one still life. The flowers are still fresh enough, so I started a 36 x 48 of the same still life. I'll post a photo soon. I Will be offering one more work shop on the Palette Knife Still Life Saturday, February 18, 10 - 3 pm Spruill Center for the Arts 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody More info Cheers! Dawn |
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| The boat parade in harbor |
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| This is the house behind our hotel. It is actually in the parking lot. The couple is from Greece and apparently the really love decorating for Christmas |
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| ALL A BOARD. View of the boardwalk taking off on the light train. |
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| Santa's helper |
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| Rob and Dawn on the caboose. |
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| Well, that's all for now folks. Cheers, Dawn |
Kathryn Bomar
Debbie Ezell 
