I went driving around and antiquing with family this weekend and took a photo of this beautiful gate down in the valley - I will probably paint it this week. If you'd like to read more about my adventures, click on this link: www.dees100pound.blogspot.comMonday, December 07, 2009
It's almost Christmas!
I went driving around and antiquing with family this weekend and took a photo of this beautiful gate down in the valley - I will probably paint it this week. If you'd like to read more about my adventures, click on this link: www.dees100pound.blogspot.com
Friday, December 04, 2009
Commission progress
This is how the first step looks after the rough sketch. I am using a photo as my collector's inspiration. I begin placing large blocks of color to position my main subjects.
This is the next phase - continuing to block in colors with the thought of filling up the canvas. You can still see large blocks of my toned red/burnt sienna in the background.
This is a nice place to be. The canvas is totally covered with vibrant color. The sky is filled in with nice areas of light and dark with the blue colors trickling down into the flowers. I can see that this painting is going to be much warmer than my inspiration photo. Maybe it is because is was 12 degrees here today and I am COLD!what I'm working on.....
This is my current commission - a 24"x48" poppy meadow. I have sketched in the rough design and will paint the canvas this evening.
This 12"x12" painting is a piece of plywood for tonight's Harwood Art Center fundraiser, aptly called "12 x12."As you can see, I am satidfied with the paint itself, and am starting to put lines into the foreground. I delievered the painting yesterday. This event is so cool, over 100 artists paint pieces of plywood (actually, they can sculpt or do anything theylike) and they are only signed on the back, so no one knows who the artist is until thepainting is sold. It's very cool.Tuesday, December 01, 2009
POST #1 on my new weight loss blog, "DEE'S 100 POUND CHALLENGE.
Follow along at: www.dees100pound.blogspot.com
Three New Paintings!
"MOUNTAIN HOLLYHOCKS"8"X8"
Hollyhocks, to me, are like sunflowers. I paint them until the urge passes, but then I always come back to them. They hold such memories for me, they're so simple and beautiful, they grow practically anywhere, come in almost every color, and New Mexico is full of them!
Purchase information is below:
New Paintings
"CROSS AT CHIMAYO"10"X8"
SOLD
This painting is for a friend and I hope she likes it.
"SAN ANTONIO CHURCH, PLACITAS"8"X10"
SOLD
The beautiful old mission church in Palacitas, New Mexico. I have been promising that I would paint this scene for a client who lives in Placitas and I'm finally getting around to it!
Monday, November 30, 2009
"POPPY FIELDS WITH PURPLE"
"POPPY FIELDS WITH PURPLE"10"X8"
SOLD
California poppies with little purple flowers. Can you spot the bits of red undertone near the bottom of the painting? One of my favorite parts of the first linework is turning the painting upside down and capturing these red bits of color! Purchase information is below:
Sunday, November 29, 2009
"PINON TREE WITH CLOUDS"
"PINON TREE WITH CLOUDS"8"X8"
I love this little painting - I can feel the last rays of the sun setting on the pinks and oranges of the clouds. Also on the mesa. And the old pinon tree, it's probably a hundred years old.
Please email me if you would like to purchase this painting. $99 plus $10 shipping.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
"IN PURPLE LIGHT"
"IN PURPLE LIGHT"8"X8"
A baila folklorico dancer gazing at the misty purple mountains while enjoying a stroll through the hills of New Mexico. My first daily painting in quite a while. Purchase information is below:
Hello everyone!
I had a wonderful Thansgiving and I hope you did too. I'm glad it's over - it was a little like my last hurrah before my 100 pound Challenge starts on Monday. If you would like to follow my weight loss progress, please click on the link to your right and it will take you to a sign-up spot.
I am getting myself ramped up to finish several projects; a few small 8x10 commissions, a piece of plywood for the Harwood Art Center's annual fundraiser, 12x12, and a couple of special paintings I'm working on.
For those of you who don't know, I belong to the website, www.dailypainters.com, the largest group of artists from all over the world creating daily paintings. I also just joined the Daily Abstract Painters online gallery. I don't really paint abstract work, but this is a year out of my comfort zone, so it will be a new experience for me.
I am also planning to take a series of live model drawing classes. That should challenge my drawing skills and help me develop some new techniques, as I hope to paint the figure during the coming year.
New daily paintings are coming, so stay tuned. I haven't decided whether they will be available for purchase through Paypal or through auction on eBay, let me know if you have a preference. Bye!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
FREE PAINTING WINNER!
The winner of the free painting giveaway at Weems Artfest is:
Kam Langdon
Congratulations Kam!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Little Gems
I created 19 of these little 3x3s for Casa Esperanza, a "home away from home" for families who have to come to UNM Hospital in Albuquerque for cancer treatments. These are gifts at a luncheon tomorrow for their patron donors. They are going into little jewelry boxes. Aren't they cute? They looked like a little assembly line in the studio. I blocked in the darks in the foreground, and the lights and middle values in the foreground on all of them, then finished the sky in each one of them individually. I tried to make all of them basically the same. But each one with its own personality.Sunday, November 15, 2009
Artfest Set Up
This is my booth at Artfest - finally! There is so much work involved in setting up your booth, you wouldn't believe. We have to lug all of the paintings down there (118 of them) and all of the paraphanalia (rugs, podium, lights, tables, chairs, drill, screws, brooms, step stools, supplies, etc.). You set up your booth and then spend 4 hours hanging the work to get it just the way you want it. But it's done and as I'm writing this, DAY TWO of Artfest is already over. I have done really well so far. I've seen a lot of old friends, and a lot of collectors who have become friends. I just love talking to people and once you get the booth ready, the rest is just a joy. Tiring, but joyful!
My booth actually goes around the corner. It is huge. I don't know how I got so lucky, but I'm not going to complain. I will writemore tomorrow! Thanks to all who have come out to see me, and if you haven't, come down tomorrow because it's the last day!Thursday, November 12, 2009
AN INVITATION AND NEWS
Good morning everyone!
Well, today is Artfest set-up day. I have all of my paintings completed and as always, wish I could paint more. There were subjects I didn't get to. I wanted to paint more churches and angels. Maybe right after the show is over.
I have an old antique podium I am using to store supplies this year, as well as an old trunk I found somewhere. I am also putting up lots of little orange twinkle lights up to give my booth that festive air. It also gets me in the holiday spirit.
I invite you to come and see me and the show! It starts Friday (which is tomorrow) from 10am-9pm, Saturday from 10am-6pm, and Sunday from 10am-5pm. It's at Expo NM at the fairgrounds and I think it's $4-5 to get in, but well worth it. There's great food, entertainment, give-aways, and last but not least, fantastic art! And you get to see ME! Just kidding.
I will have news about what I will be doing (and not doing) after the show, a brand new blog that's coming up starting December 1st, a drawing for a free painting giveaway, and much more.
So, that's about it. Thanks to all of you who have watched the whole Artfest "creation process" and I thank you all for your support, your comments, and your inspiration. And to see all of the newest Artfest paintings, please go to: www.artfest101.blogspot.com. Tomorrow!!
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