The weather looks like it will be perfect in Pensacola this weekend! If you are going to the Great Gulf Coast Art Festival in Seville Square, stop by and see me. I'm in Picasso 33.
http://www.ggaf.org/
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Using your Values to building a composition
| 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: Working within in the pattern of your light and dark values, start to build the color.
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Step 4: continue to build the color, still mindful of your values. You can now begin to add details
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Step 5: Adding more detail and adjust the colors. If you keep your colors in the correct value range, you will keep the compositional design.
Now for the fun to start - laying in the details and rich color. At this point, you are free to paint. You have your foundation set, so have fun.
I will post the finished painting ASAP
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I will post the finished painting ASAP
Cheers, Dawn
Friday, October 12, 2012
Impromptu Plein Air
This past weekend a few of us met up at the Green Market in Piedmont Park for a little plein air painting. October is such a fabulous time to be out and about in Atlanta, we decided to try something new and take advantage of the great weather.
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| Plein air is always a challenge, but it's a fun way to get out and paint with friends. |
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| The Green Market at Piedmont. |
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| My subject for the day |
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| Painting in progress. As I don't paint people often, I thought it would be interesting to see if I could capture a market scene. |
I would like to make a few touch up on my painting. Work with the dappling light a little more. We'll see.
Until next time, Dawn
Friday, September 14, 2012
Atlanta Arts Fest this weekend in Piedmont Park
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Thank you Alexandria,VA!
What a wonderful art show this past weekend in Alexandria! This was my first time in the area, what a great town. Saturday started out at 3:30 in the morning for the set up and boy was it humid. It stayed hot and humid, but that didn't keep people from coming out. Sales were strong all day until the tornado warning around 3:30. A big thanks to the organizers and the police for coming around to warn us and get everyone off the streets. The tornado went around us but with the heavy winds and rains, the show was closed for the rest of the day. Sunday was absolutely perfect! Pleasantly warm, no wind or humidity. Oh, if all of my shows could be this nice. Here are a few of my paintings that have a new home in Virginia.
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| Golden Sky at Low Tide 36"x48" oil on canvas |
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| Folgers in the Morning 40"x30" mixed media on canvas |
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| Coffee Makes You Bloom 6"x32" mixed media on canvas |
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| Bloom Where You're Planted 6"x32" mixed media on canvas |
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| High Winds12"x24" palette knife, oil on canvas |
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| It takes Two 12"x12" palette knife, oil on canvas |
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| Tulips and Daisies 12"x12" palette knife, oil on canvas |
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| An Afternoon of Wine Tasting 12"x16" palette knife, oil on canvas |
Well, back to the studio!
Cheers,
Dawn
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
A week of painting in Provincetown, MA
What a wonderful week of painting and cycling in Provincetown, MA, I had the opportunity to meet and paint with a great group of artists! Not only were they a joy to be around, I learned a lot from watching them paint and deal with the difficulties of plein air painting. I look forward to it again next year. Below are photos of our group on location and some of my works.
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| Day 2 painting in the Dunes. 9x12 |
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| Second painting on day 2 in the dunes. 12x16 |
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Day 3 setting up in the Moors  |
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| Day 4 Mary G and Kate. Kate's work was a true inspiration to me. Her use of color and expression - I learned a lot just seeing her work. |
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| Setting up in the dunes overlooking the cottages and sea. |
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| Saying good by! What a great experience. |
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| These great cottages! |
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| 9x12 on this one I was trying to capture the atmosphere and light of ocean and sky |
These last two paintings I did in CT after the Mystic show. I was out at Eastern Point ( I think ) in Groton, CT
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| Still trying to capture that sense of distance you get on the coast. As I am drawn to intense color , I find it a real challenge to push back my subject. |
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| 9x12 totally cool house just off the coast in Groton CT. It's like a water "tree house"! |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Mount Gretna is this weekend
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