Last one for today. This is the 45 minute exercise we did in Brian's workshop in Boone, NC. No time to think, and very messy! FUN!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tomato
I blended this a lot to get the variation in color, because I didn't know how to do it otherwise.
My First Contribution
Hi Brian, This is my first attempt at contributing to your Blog. Here is a little still life I set up. I tried to be a looser than some of my previous ones, which I will send.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
DONKEY
A little 16x20" oil, done tonight, still warming up after a week or so of not painting. A bit rusty,......comments welcome. Brian
Monday, April 28, 2008
Hang in there!
I thought that would be an appropriate title, as this last one took way too long. There are so many things I don't like about it...... too numerous to list. I knew this next one would be a dog, and I figured I can't just post the gems. With out sounding like I am beating my self up, because I am chuckling, the best part about this painting is that I'm done....not finished, done. May be time for a little one hour exercise eh?? It's 24X30
Tuba
Ok I'm an addict. It's midnight. I can just hear Brian say all those beautiful quotes about leaving room for the viewer, and leaving some inplied. Sorry brian. I am in my infancy, and I thought I would try this big pacifier. I took this shot last Sunday, down the road. It's 30x36 It was fun..... quite literal....ly
Sunday, April 27, 2008
VENICE
This is a little demo painting done today at a workshop...16x20" acrylic/canvas. Done from a photo. Comments welcome.
WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW CONTRIBUTORS! PLEASE POST AND COMMENT TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT. THIS BLOG WAS CREATED FOR YOU. Brian
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Sunday Morning
So I tried posting this (my latest) before, but it did happen. I'll get this computer stuff one day. I hope it doesn't show up twice.
Worked hard on the values, the warm and cool tones, and to try and keep that sense of overwhelming light that comes into my place in the mornings. It was a struggle. But a good exercise. It was small at 12X16 that made it trickier.
Hello to all, I too am a newby from Brian’s latest workshop, and since Astri has already done the plug all I can say is my heart felt gratitude toward Brian’s teaching will be with me for some time to come. Thank you Brian!
I’ve checked out the site and I really seem to respond to Elliot’s work. I also love Brian’s RR#2 painting, it’s stunning. Funny I went out and took pictures, and I shot telephone poles, which are numerous, along the railroad tracks by my house. One of many "still to paint" on my favorites list.
In the meantime here is my latest. A little tighter than I usually go. Feels a little “muddy” to me. I’ll live with it for a few days and see if I pick it up again. I said in the work shop that I wish I had you in my back pocket Brian…….now that I’m home…more than ever.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Prospector
This is a 15x 30 oil/canvas
I used a limited palette and
im not quite finished ,thought
i would post anyway
Thanks for looking
Hi everyone connected to Brian here! I'm one of his workshop 'newborns', just back from five wonderful days on Quadra Island where six of us moved through the Seven Step program together -- a wonderful group of people so diverse we never would have found ourselves in the same space that intensively for that long, if not for our common interest in learning to paint. Brian is such a great teacher - clear, step-by-step, funny, likes people, and not afraid to (very gently) push us each time we default to habits which do not serve the process of painting... Thank you Brian! And how wonderful that your Blog gives us this chance to meet others of your workshop people and give and receive comments. So, this was one of the paintings I did - and I still have a few changes I want to make to it. But I thought I'd ask everyone's opinion first, not that what you say will definitely sway me but I do want to hear!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Here I am again!I started this when you were here in Feb. Brian (remember me ruining the value study with all the little trees)? I Gessoed them out and finished it a couple of weeks ago. When I asked Steven for help he said he didn't have a clue as to what to do and that he would never have choosen this picture to paint.So there I was all on my own. Here is the result. I am happy with how it turned out. It looks a little more blue here than it does in person.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Mike the Pastry Chef
This is a friend who makes all the pastry at the deli
here in Tubac. Thanks for looking
This one is 12c16 oil/canvas
Monday, April 21, 2008
Potrait
I'd really like some criticism on this one. I think I did well with shapes and contrast. I'm not sure how the colors and textures read. Does it just end up looking splotchy rather than painterly?
Bad Dog
This is another one of this series that i just finished
its 18x36 oil/canvas
Thanks for looking ive added a closeup
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
John Doe
this is an 18x36 oil/canvas,i concentrated of the chartacter of this
guy. Thanks for looking
Monday, April 07, 2008
Lavender for Sale
This is a 12 x 16 acrylic from a photo of a box of lavender bouquets for sale in Provence. The roosters in the corner and on the window sill were models made of pottery. It has really helped focusing on the light and dark values and the shades of color rather than on the items portrayed in the photo (Your seven steps really work, Brian!). And it is fun to see the picture emerge as I add the color and detail.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
A Flower in Provence
This is a 12 x 16 Acrylic painting of a flower and vine in the south of France. I struggled for a bit trying to mix a warm pink color for the flower, but my friend, Steven Prewitt of Boone, NC, helped me mix the right colors. Thanks for looking, Brett
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Mike
This is a guy i saw this morning at the coffee shop,i had my digital
camera and asked if i could take his shot. This one is 11x14 oil/canvas
thanks for looking
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