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Talavera and Fruit</div>
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8"x8" watercolour on 4-ply plate Bristol</div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-65295138331691713692012-03-26T22:25:00.000-07:002012-03-26T22:25:36.200-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Lemon and teabag</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">5" x 8" watercolour on 4-ply plate Bristol</div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-51064558351543441562012-03-20T23:07:00.000-07:002012-03-20T23:07:13.401-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Variation in yellows </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Sketch 1: Carbon Canyon (front lit)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Indeed, I have much to be thankful for and the time to get out and sketch is one of them! I thought the flat effect caused by the sun being right behind me, was interesting. The dry hillsides and brush made for a harmonious palette.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A white house in shadow is a nice challenge. I used a toned canvas which is not my usual approach. Sorry Len Chmiel. I had in mind to be careful to keep my values in distinct 'families'.</div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-40495652376487810152011-06-03T11:06:00.000-07:002011-06-03T11:06:28.980-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Fullerton Footbridge</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">8" x 5" watercolor on 4-ply plate bristol</div><div style="text-align: center;">(plein air sketch) </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This was a much quicker sketch than the previous one since it was late in the day. It's such an exciting challenge to capture the fleeting light and yet the beauty before you is almost irresistible. </div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-24672358739983264612011-05-31T12:39:00.000-07:002011-05-31T12:40:45.225-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">View Towards Carbon Canyon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I love this view which is very close to my home in Yorba Linda, CA. The weather was very quick to change as it was windy and partly cloudy. I'm still trying to get the hang of the medium and in this case was surprised at how long it took for each layer to dry. I've committed to paint in a transparent (traditional) fashion for a while to take advantage of the beautiful translucent quality of the medium. This "waiting to dry" time was to my advantage as I was able to really just observe and mentally record the different light and shade patterns which were constantly changing before me. It was a glorious day though I've been frustrated many times trying to paint in such weather.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yorba Linda aquarelle sketch</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I had a chance to get out of doors yesterday for a quick sketch. Loved every second of it! I tried the paper Burt Silverman uses as explained in his book "Breaking the Rules of Watercolor". It's quite different with it's rather smooth finish - but I really like the way the color pools in spots. I still have much to learn - but as they say, "I'm enjoying the journey!"</div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-78088562383068220222011-05-06T19:39:00.000-07:002011-05-09T13:33:21.100-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Walter Vaes - Master of the still life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I usually don't post about other artists - Walter Vaes will be my first. I thought others might appreciate seeing these paintings as much as I have. I stumbled across some images of his on the <a href="http://www.artinconnu.com/2010/04/walter-vaes-1882-1958.html">Artinconnu Blog</a> a while back. Since then, I'vescoured the internet and sadly could not find much more on this Belgian artist. I did find an exhibition catalog from Interbook International - but was dissapointed to find that the only image in color was the cover. I'm still glad I purchased it - so beautiful is the cover image. To me he has a wonderful balance of realism and abstraction. I've found a few more images lately and have added them here. The final image is one of the black and white reproductions from the book. Oh how I wish I could see it in color!</div><br />
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</a></div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-34008906948222016062011-05-02T18:04:00.000-07:002011-05-02T18:04:00.298-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">A small sketch</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The Lemke Chicken Coupe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2_JN7Utu-2hX5L7CB5m5Kx-fFZz3lxDOip5clC2OzTBBq8Do6PjYVfGLY8C0dGD6M9-CSmvRF8IzGXh3pgrh696s2qDZLXXT3atqJNwh0dlOlwrSywOpYo2o_w73em9xKDsG/s1600/chickens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2_JN7Utu-2hX5L7CB5m5Kx-fFZz3lxDOip5clC2OzTBBq8Do6PjYVfGLY8C0dGD6M9-CSmvRF8IzGXh3pgrh696s2qDZLXXT3atqJNwh0dlOlwrSywOpYo2o_w73em9xKDsG/s320/chickens.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> opaque watercolor on toned paper 5" x 7"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am visiting family here in Sonora, CA. The weather was beautiful today yet very quickly alternating between cloudy and sunlit. It started raining as soon as I was ready to paint! I went inside and painted looking out of the window. This is watercolor with some white gouauche here and there. I painted this right in the sketchbook which has beautiful warm toned paper.</div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-50342728418437064702011-04-19T12:10:00.000-07:002011-04-19T12:13:36.711-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Work in progress...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I started this painting a while back. It still needs some work but since I enjoy seeing other artists works in progress - I thought I'd share. It is oil on lined mounted on board.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The proceeds from this painting will go to aid these Dalit people in India through the <a href="http://www.dalitnetwork.org/go?/dfn/who_are_the_dalit/C64">Dalit Freedom Network</a>.</div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-51634757160209761322011-04-15T10:17:00.000-07:002011-04-15T10:18:33.149-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Digital Background paintings from Dreamworks Sinbad</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc7YcYJoK6Bs_-59NS0yCHSo1YxWNUxkqJ__Ltg1rzs_LBkkRvSSvNq6-VMIXBcOT1Lz4a8hqftSQdQUR_a5ZX3mxqEvLC2_oE184SuX1hV3AM0rR9di3m5pHZ-7M-WLqs33P/s1600/DW_Sample.0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc7YcYJoK6Bs_-59NS0yCHSo1YxWNUxkqJ__Ltg1rzs_LBkkRvSSvNq6-VMIXBcOT1Lz4a8hqftSQdQUR_a5ZX3mxqEvLC2_oE184SuX1hV3AM0rR9di3m5pHZ-7M-WLqs33P/s320/DW_Sample.0005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These were a blast to paint - the layouts were really beautiful. I remember Max Boas did some beautiful layout work.</div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-7460819960783177222011-04-14T12:11:00.000-07:002011-04-14T12:12:53.818-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Plein air sketch - Bette Davis Park</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I wasn't able to paint last weekend - here is an older sketch I did close to Disney Studios... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">8"x10" oil on canvas panel</div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-52383725797132236912011-04-07T13:32:00.000-07:002011-04-07T13:39:04.719-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Tangerine Still Life II</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">As I stated in the previous post, I'm taking more time for accurate drawing. Here, I'm using a brush to find the center lines. You can see in the above drawing that I've drawn this vertical center line and the horizontal line as well.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Now I'm ready to start laying in color.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here as before, I've approached this by laying largest area and then progressed to the bowl. I go to the bowl next because it's edges are neighbors to the negative space. I want to blend those edges before they dry.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Using this type of paint - it's very easy to get a fluid blending to happen. Because the paint dries so quickly, it's also easy to get dry brush effects. I'm cognisant of where I want each effect to occur.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">5" x 7" opaque watercolour on cold pressed Arches</div><br />
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</a></div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-66296959699389087872011-04-05T18:25:00.000-07:002011-04-05T18:25:01.896-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Tangerines in opaque watercolour</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My initial setup</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Every time I pull out the watercolours I hear the voice of one of my art instructors , "Do you want to be <i>great</i> in one medium, or <i>good</i> in several?" This was at least 15 years ago! Back then (as now) I mostly painted in oils - but occasionally was enticed by the fluid characteristics of watercolour. Whether what he implied was true or not - I've opted to enjoy both mediums. </div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">completed pencil drawing </td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I recently saw a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187021051331289&set=a.187020224664705.55479.105221616177900#%21/photo.php?fbid=187021051331289&set=a.187020224664705.55479.105221616177900&pid=499369&id=105221616177900">Michael Klein demo</a> where he painted some plums in watercolour. I suppose that is what inspired me this time around. For many years I applied myself to painting the landscape en plein air. My foremost goal during that time was to get better with color - trying to match the sublime color of nature. Every plein air painting is a race against the movement of the sun. That being the case - I saw color and composition as most important and focused less on accurate drawing. Lately, I find myself re-dedicated to careful drawing and this is especially important with watercolour.</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">frisbee on an open Box M pochade</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Here - against my better judgement, I've decided to let you in on a little secret. Yep... the ideal watercolour palette is a frisbee. Cheap and utilitarian! In fact, I prefer it to my $90 <a href="http://www.openboxm.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=OBMIPAPS&Product_Code=902&Category_Code=wp">Holbein palette</a>. I don't know if all frisbees have the built in wells like this one - but that is what I like about it. There is also plenty of room to mix color.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> There are many ways to begin a painting. Here, I've opted to cover the simplest and largest areas.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> One of my favorite things about the setup was the translucency of the bowl. I've begun to tend to that here.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I've begun to block in the masses of color. Simple to complex... I've laid in the color in patches trying to identify the differences between each piece of fruit. Once I'm satisfied with this - I'll begin to refine. </div><br />
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</tbody></table>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-51621449048205001562011-03-28T15:52:00.000-07:002011-03-28T15:52:02.556-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjE92wqSBYyumGr7Cq7P43gQh7Jv1Seeo5EvIzY5OQftg6qxqOablora6DomX1CgtvwD4DH4-xMI0_3Pd6jpiKwJYCk2fQQhlxa_r1fUdXT7OUqYt9Nf_wXPj7i7AIGuhiKtv/s1600/CalPoly6x8_detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Editing a photo for the purpose of painting. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> and</div><div style="text-align: center;">How I approach the composition of a studio painting.</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the original photo. I've composed a this picture so there is a sense of balance. The large mass on the right is balanced by the clutter on the left. I am attracted to the soft flowing forms of nature contrasted by the rigid man-made forms.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've begun to edit out some of the unnecessary passages using Photoshop. Anything which I feel distracts from the basic composition I paint out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've edited even more of the clutter here and added some warm shapes into the foreground to break up the huge swatch of green. Notice I'm not referring to "grass", "trees", "houses", at this point. I find it helps to think in terms of masses, shape, value, color, pattern at this point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I find it invaluable to have a black and white version of my composition to refer to while painting. It's very easy to react to color while painting and forget that every color has an inherent value. Here I can very easily see the value progression in the picture.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even though this is a tiny painting - it is the same way I would approach a larger canvas. With a larger canvas - I would have laid a grid over my reference and then a corresponding grid over my canvas in order to transfer the composition accurately. I find that painting these small paintings allows a freedom of experimentation. In this case I wanted to use more palette knife.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> 10" x 8" oil on linen panel</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This one is all about contrasts. Fleshy vs sharp metal, light over dark, busy vs quiet (space), whole vs segmented.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">8" x 10" oil on linen panel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed playing with the composition in this one. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Translucency: the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">detail</div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-91419061408068219042010-03-08T14:25:00.000-08:002010-03-08T14:32:33.796-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Dipped in Chocolate<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYgxYv3hQKQ4mtK75ZNKei9vMCi0qgDi_un_wW05cOHWfMagkvbqzXQB-HPhZqfYH3o_ZjLM6Q7cdW01qwxQhMMQy_mWok1H1whlXqmpLt5jb0jAXo6A9DJ1SDqB0coas7Tq0/s1600-h/ChocolateDippedSml.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYgxYv3hQKQ4mtK75ZNKei9vMCi0qgDi_un_wW05cOHWfMagkvbqzXQB-HPhZqfYH3o_ZjLM6Q7cdW01qwxQhMMQy_mWok1H1whlXqmpLt5jb0jAXo6A9DJ1SDqB0coas7Tq0/s320/ChocolateDippedSml.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446393170030680802" border="0" /></a>8" x 10" oil on linen panel<br /><br /><br />Strawberry and square shaped cinnamon marshmallow dipped in semi-sweet... mmmmm'!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VMjCoYAQaXr52E68WvqkU67M4IxgVZ8lBGDj3j_E4EiInYUvQmwmMMzZWHPVYgRsBK3bnN3vn25Z_p4AeO7PixSuDXrCt1IBA_84R2YcGAZhYBaUheSBkG4ogqt2xaRDamVe/s1600-h/ChocolateDippedDetail1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VMjCoYAQaXr52E68WvqkU67M4IxgVZ8lBGDj3j_E4EiInYUvQmwmMMzZWHPVYgRsBK3bnN3vn25Z_p4AeO7PixSuDXrCt1IBA_84R2YcGAZhYBaUheSBkG4ogqt2xaRDamVe/s320/ChocolateDippedDetail1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446393686606738658" border="0" /></a>detail<br /><br /></div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-88339893266127392082010-02-10T11:16:00.000-08:002010-02-10T11:24:50.865-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Almond Roca</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Jhp0ZamdwwjM-3imiCsIN9NSJLmoVJAxwra6EoPdL8nWTXCalMh7vWKCgFN0z96vGJ5u_wLkfNGVWLSRPuGW9VMA7kqTb0WkTae0LZajs_kzuxOo0U23U-GOtHozlizhbWt-/s1600-h/AlmondRocaSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Jhp0ZamdwwjM-3imiCsIN9NSJLmoVJAxwra6EoPdL8nWTXCalMh7vWKCgFN0z96vGJ5u_wLkfNGVWLSRPuGW9VMA7kqTb0WkTae0LZajs_kzuxOo0U23U-GOtHozlizhbWt-/s320/AlmondRocaSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436696182017552290" border="0" /></a>8" x 10" oil on linen panel<br /><br /><br />This still life was also painted in the homemade still life box as described in the previous post. I really like seeing the shadow shapes so clearly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT2CQK_1eTSW5ohqLgBzJVKA7jpYwA-1kMgOZIjws17GW4X0B78pYK2rePVslgx8Mj673jcGX6gZN_usyppMPDexfNiZPDQO6plPPyb3frv2APS4CNHxqey1cCN64kkyUmve7/s1600-h/AlmondRocaDetail1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT2CQK_1eTSW5ohqLgBzJVKA7jpYwA-1kMgOZIjws17GW4X0B78pYK2rePVslgx8Mj673jcGX6gZN_usyppMPDexfNiZPDQO6plPPyb3frv2APS4CNHxqey1cCN64kkyUmve7/s320/AlmondRocaDetail1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436696947449873042" border="0" /></a>detail (1)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduzvl7fBblROp7pMMbMG2ju8u-G6gQ_3yJB7N7tGBtu0BqsgWtwLYqOvraaw2VoKAgeEe2FF8w0sY6-7UKaf4BScUt_JQUi_xK4qwy6MB-SC3aW2w47tO2xt_lHbirls4mwMl/s1600-h/AlmondRocaDetail2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduzvl7fBblROp7pMMbMG2ju8u-G6gQ_3yJB7N7tGBtu0BqsgWtwLYqOvraaw2VoKAgeEe2FF8w0sY6-7UKaf4BScUt_JQUi_xK4qwy6MB-SC3aW2w47tO2xt_lHbirls4mwMl/s320/AlmondRocaDetail2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436697097677090562" border="0" /></a>detail (2)<br /></div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-87066168016581963772010-01-19T14:37:00.000-08:002010-01-27T16:50:38.195-08:00<h3 style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}">Still Life Demo</h3><div style="text-align: center;">Panetonne e caffè<br />10" x 8" oil on linen panel<br /></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size:85%;">These are the steps I took in painting this Italian delicacy called Panettone which is basically a small fruit cake. Enjoy!</span></h3><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwNpO3jwpKe3iWKoKMhxX5rPN2ZCcoY-1ATu3vj5q_NnVZTp4GMqQT0MtVzJHJvs6ZrelT4qG-ifLoOiVIVPxBMcD0nT9Yn1A8CfUskzHNZFLyRw1uFSEzXU-clEbHJyIn61-/s1600-h/Panettone.0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwNpO3jwpKe3iWKoKMhxX5rPN2ZCcoY-1ATu3vj5q_NnVZTp4GMqQT0MtVzJHJvs6ZrelT4qG-ifLoOiVIVPxBMcD0nT9Yn1A8CfUskzHNZFLyRw1uFSEzXU-clEbHJyIn61-/s320/Panettone.0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428640034717383810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Here's the set up. It's just a cardboard box with a small 'window' cut out of the top and the front face removed. This allows for great control over the lighting - especially the shadow shapes which are so important. Thanks to <a href="http://jeremylipking.blogspot.com/2008/03/recent-painting.html">David Tanner</a> for showing me how effective this is.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ_ZoU7unwWGQL8m3O-nqXiTVyPt-I2giEpqL7J01_XTVc2UtgwdEf-WZ2UzEHAd3HYaLluA7kKB0FDt7TbfsGSoPyGnunbXojdLSKrpUDp69BU7BfmbuHjyv1Bn0sch61cxc/s1600-h/Panettone.0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZ_ZoU7unwWGQL8m3O-nqXiTVyPt-I2giEpqL7J01_XTVc2UtgwdEf-WZ2UzEHAd3HYaLluA7kKB0FDt7TbfsGSoPyGnunbXojdLSKrpUDp69BU7BfmbuHjyv1Bn0sch61cxc/s320/Panettone.0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428640760646165074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">You can see the shadows are well defined here. Always choose a subject that interests you. I happen to be a fan of Italian fruit cake! The coffee was fresh brewed too! Choose objects which have a good contrast - like the white plates against the black - and the rich cake color against the white of the plate. You might also choose things which have emotional contrast or things which are thematically harmonious - you get the idea.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtukrtzkCFi1jDR7gNsVAaEXb6QsaZdtKTOUujXPGC-cPjBXnpmRcrjHQFNiOOpvxcYJeqNPc4Lo33aUxC3eV4hJsjZ8AIalcOJL8LDfCE9f_oUMibCARq5EpyuruPySodfkMQ/s1600-h/Panettone.0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtukrtzkCFi1jDR7gNsVAaEXb6QsaZdtKTOUujXPGC-cPjBXnpmRcrjHQFNiOOpvxcYJeqNPc4Lo33aUxC3eV4hJsjZ8AIalcOJL8LDfCE9f_oUMibCARq5EpyuruPySodfkMQ/s320/Panettone.0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428641163603651906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The drawing. Don't be too hasty here get the drawing right... Try to arrange the shapes on your canvas as interestingly as possible. Composition is so important!</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFdVKqQ9VOkNOEhC9Z8mA55_VrP1VQWzxc3e6iRn0wZ8g_99fXbwxUGsHsQUWvFn0S-Q_nYvycOP2qgFjMRzNL7ov6hIPFgF4CHfZr6BiPhnoj2NDkXZilN8imwpjwBb1wHLq/s1600-h/Panettone.0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFdVKqQ9VOkNOEhC9Z8mA55_VrP1VQWzxc3e6iRn0wZ8g_99fXbwxUGsHsQUWvFn0S-Q_nYvycOP2qgFjMRzNL7ov6hIPFgF4CHfZr6BiPhnoj2NDkXZilN8imwpjwBb1wHLq/s320/Panettone.0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428641508359198578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">There are so many ways to approach a painting. I chose a method which is popular among plein air painters: Laying in the darkest shadow shapes first.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2myTIijvkJjSvCQC2ClEd2zO02pdkJq23i4FDGB-kknMdsFPfCN0mDt8szM8npCbS_fLGilOnKiXmDa71pnxBeyR4z6lrRsrPzCxPlrUylYV64Z2nHzGUoIP6-v10z-GJpHR/s1600-h/Panettone.0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2myTIijvkJjSvCQC2ClEd2zO02pdkJq23i4FDGB-kknMdsFPfCN0mDt8szM8npCbS_fLGilOnKiXmDa71pnxBeyR4z6lrRsrPzCxPlrUylYV64Z2nHzGUoIP6-v10z-GJpHR/s320/Panettone.0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428641744546856626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Another approach is to put down the colors which are easiest to identify. That's what I did here. I purposefully kept the brushstrokes energetic here.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8__sxbNpYf04IiGvVcTONz5yyXCApSip3W0bVoz_5mNDrAB-88pPpTtEK3KNzDRn7tq2seryJfIdwbwv8Xik4l1zQMZyUySerdEkkSX7PXd9qxPxiJg5YnFFwlmzBfoKoaLGA/s1600-h/Panettone.0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8__sxbNpYf04IiGvVcTONz5yyXCApSip3W0bVoz_5mNDrAB-88pPpTtEK3KNzDRn7tq2seryJfIdwbwv8Xik4l1zQMZyUySerdEkkSX7PXd9qxPxiJg5YnFFwlmzBfoKoaLGA/s320/Panettone.0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428642071522414482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I went back the addressing the shadows here. In this lighting - these shadow areas are the richest in color.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vdgEKrsscmMNRLcc4hi-iEVeDzi1cBshjEK9pbPb-tg6m2TEhvn5qeV9UaT5XiAJ__jX7fVAFz-3cAcYm4aUPtoJU1KFv-XdTS_EzS60U5nnBkufHUOyQ8nqcD6Ry5aaUgxO/s1600-h/Panettone.0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vdgEKrsscmMNRLcc4hi-iEVeDzi1cBshjEK9pbPb-tg6m2TEhvn5qeV9UaT5XiAJ__jX7fVAFz-3cAcYm4aUPtoJU1KFv-XdTS_EzS60U5nnBkufHUOyQ8nqcD6Ry5aaUgxO/s320/Panettone.0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428642382125414098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Making progress... I'm starting to evaluate edges - hard vs. soft</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9DrTpbVQC5OxVqVvBvktfKjXPRB-9uRhfxbnDiwDxK9qmav0EVra0DJe2YjjOd2aJLJ6WPfZ8uMaLa456OJJ4RVGMm7CcBjESwOBidFNqF6VDnFvdyjTNCflhYRJIaO6SddN/s1600-h/PanettoneSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9DrTpbVQC5OxVqVvBvktfKjXPRB-9uRhfxbnDiwDxK9qmav0EVra0DJe2YjjOd2aJLJ6WPfZ8uMaLa456OJJ4RVGMm7CcBjESwOBidFNqF6VDnFvdyjTNCflhYRJIaO6SddN/s320/PanettoneSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431585402568291618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Finito!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkywaVRzO8sbFrBXDhTHkH6KPXqSYEghvapSE1Dc99DqYOZgsRrwjbq1EIzZMxxLsL8EZlPEeHdrtMtwY7HiXtpt26ReDL9lWI1uY-3j2GnLIdHZRd6D6NjvIegH20hQppkwxT/s1600-h/PanetonneDetail1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkywaVRzO8sbFrBXDhTHkH6KPXqSYEghvapSE1Dc99DqYOZgsRrwjbq1EIzZMxxLsL8EZlPEeHdrtMtwY7HiXtpt26ReDL9lWI1uY-3j2GnLIdHZRd6D6NjvIegH20hQppkwxT/s320/PanetonneDetail1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431585812465369138" border="0" /></a>Detail (1)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgLgzkBlR-x-tVkOx1WbAd7vXplAPcsIxfekSmQWBo6niFw5F2VJZ29_EfPpJPyhg2njzWnwquOBtBbaSnxUmgPi0dx-dFqmXpMBO-MgoamDCF3EQdBCknmKpp_itFsfS6Gvx/s1600-h/PanetonneDetail2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgLgzkBlR-x-tVkOx1WbAd7vXplAPcsIxfekSmQWBo6niFw5F2VJZ29_EfPpJPyhg2njzWnwquOBtBbaSnxUmgPi0dx-dFqmXpMBO-MgoamDCF3EQdBCknmKpp_itFsfS6Gvx/s320/PanetonneDetail2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431586079233803426" border="0" /></a>Detail (2)<br /></div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-51061086139108509662010-01-04T12:07:00.000-08:002010-01-04T15:32:11.118-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Pomegranates<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWXvSVhUC2HIpRZvgmDoQjAYBE0MpKO7pxBz_VWqD5Dv-M8p_nMo2bwO9MaAHBDAtZDYlceWmBusWzhmgYTiXMHxCty_iI5BuHNt4VwSiz4kNl4qXSMao_fsj3SB78KUnOlCD/s1600-h/PersimmonsSml.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWXvSVhUC2HIpRZvgmDoQjAYBE0MpKO7pxBz_VWqD5Dv-M8p_nMo2bwO9MaAHBDAtZDYlceWmBusWzhmgYTiXMHxCty_iI5BuHNt4VwSiz4kNl4qXSMao_fsj3SB78KUnOlCD/s320/PersimmonsSml.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423028186928534914" border="0" /></a>8" x 10" oil on linen panel<br /><br />Happy New Year everybody! I continue with my series of still lifes. I find that painting these as opposed to plein air landscapes really works with my schedule and family life. I'm able to set up somewhere in the house instead of going off into the garage studio to paint. I'm isolated enough from my family as it is. I usually throw down a piece of black velvet which absorbs much of the light and makes for a nice value contrast.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijafqbTsq1bRzqGc8fXvL9I1_Y_XLzPiZRFy9xP1SV5aY2uuJat5z7UNi-3oepwO1kJ_k1DSgIIl7Jz9YmPKY7d7ciTmrbbyOkHfHH4ZbH0Ks3RAbGT1Qd9p1SPF_vjhysQRH8/s1600-h/PersimmonsDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijafqbTsq1bRzqGc8fXvL9I1_Y_XLzPiZRFy9xP1SV5aY2uuJat5z7UNi-3oepwO1kJ_k1DSgIIl7Jz9YmPKY7d7ciTmrbbyOkHfHH4ZbH0Ks3RAbGT1Qd9p1SPF_vjhysQRH8/s320/PersimmonsDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423029687275281922" border="0" /></a>detail (1)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9_v_Pu7JU_Ogj4OK3Wys9h2IVkoh3wSP4mlsIpVdockD-56uUrtgPjGMAivH8o1Xh-qDsjzNQFJO3-0bbWegwS6_z2omFvuD72ZJ8oMnFnAUh-BNpbRh7LPHBQy-TmK9piGG/s1600-h/PersimmonsDetail2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9_v_Pu7JU_Ogj4OK3Wys9h2IVkoh3wSP4mlsIpVdockD-56uUrtgPjGMAivH8o1Xh-qDsjzNQFJO3-0bbWegwS6_z2omFvuD72ZJ8oMnFnAUh-BNpbRh7LPHBQy-TmK9piGG/s320/PersimmonsDetail2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423029880327063090" border="0" /></a>I even pulled out the quinacridone red for this one. It worked nicely for some of the cooler reds.<br /></div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22850881.post-84794586092887204072009-12-18T19:15:00.000-08:002009-12-18T19:19:14.936-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Lemon Meringue Pie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA5oGxY0cVuFQEs_H0M0GbRoV3XLM4jrMzjqK7jFRl7T1MmBMZ4b_THSZDuloP3bDfASL9LbGtwWlWpm8-psAffe4tzc8ZsuZYNsBLrsQLYGcYzVuj62OoNGQaseXgXwHRXju/s1600-h/LemonPieSml.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA5oGxY0cVuFQEs_H0M0GbRoV3XLM4jrMzjqK7jFRl7T1MmBMZ4b_THSZDuloP3bDfASL9LbGtwWlWpm8-psAffe4tzc8ZsuZYNsBLrsQLYGcYzVuj62OoNGQaseXgXwHRXju/s320/LemonPieSml.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416780991138069970" border="0" /></a>14" x 11" oil on linen panel<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWFR93VH4QU55fgX6Z6S20cSIsqF_pemOr4ceWRRXytmnkhbOxy2WdtrfWOvMtrBgbXpIg0a8o_hros4v8i1F7uBY12obCYzL-VudBuvLq2RNx9kr9_okXTSXegpLjkDUQWFN/s1600-h/LemonPieDetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWFR93VH4QU55fgX6Z6S20cSIsqF_pemOr4ceWRRXytmnkhbOxy2WdtrfWOvMtrBgbXpIg0a8o_hros4v8i1F7uBY12obCYzL-VudBuvLq2RNx9kr9_okXTSXegpLjkDUQWFN/s320/LemonPieDetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416781294209659922" border="0" /></a>detail<br /></div>PleinErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539364736122096928noreply@blogger.com2