The Holiday Rush

Well, Christmas is over and I'm still juggling art ... and others. I sold 4 paintings at Bistro Bethem and that's good news for the holidays! The only art I have to show recently are my efforts from last night's Figure Drawing. I'm starting to organize the show in the Library Atrium for the Figure Drawing Group in July. It seemed so far away when I first started planning and now it feels like it's around the corner. The first session poses will be in a little more than 2 weeks and I have a juror and am starting to fine tune the details.

Hurry, Hurry

Dec. 14

The holidays have me a little bogged down and the fact that my housekeeping needs some attention ... seeing as how all I did was paint for months.

I'm still managing to pull together the Figure Drawing sessions once a week. It's so relaxing ... like a 2 and a half hour vacation.

Uninstructed Figure Drawing

Linda Dec. 7th, 2010


Life is good! I get to spend one night a week drawing for 2 and a half hours, with the most wonderful, talented people and perfect models! How great is that?

The day after

It was an exhausting day of hanging art and then the opening from 6 - 9. It was a lot of hard work and great fun. I sold my favorite painting ... thank goodness for the help and support of great friends!

Opening at Bistro Bethem

White Pitcher 12 x 16

I'm all set for my opening Monday night at Bistro Bethem from 6 - 9 p.m.

"Downed Pear"
6x8

I think I'm getting to a place where I might be feeling a little better about all of the work I have ahead of me. I put the finishing touches on this little painting yesterday. I love painting pears ... and I'm not the only one!

Plums

I'm still adding the glazes and working toward getting this completed ... I love the details! I think.

"Stratford Barn"
4x4

Another possibility for the "Artist Tree" for Hope House. This was a beautiful fall day at Stratford Hall.

Paint, Paint, Paint

"Plum Crazy"
4x4

Here's a first attempt for the "Artist-Tree" for Hope House. The tree will be in the Museum in November, decorated with the works of over 30 artists. When I showed it to my husband he said, "Oh my gosh, it looks like a photograph. Are those plums?" Hmmmm

Back to Blogging

I have definitely dropped the blog ball since I first set this site up. I've been soooo busy, but  I guess that just boils down to "the dog ate it" excuse.


I was recently asked how I paint. So, I'm going to post the progression of a painting that I'm working on for the Bistro Show.

This is the first step in my process, the underpainting. I work primarily in umber and some gray thinned with OMS. I work wet over dry and fat over lean. I use Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna and Raw Umber primarily, because those colors dry more quickly.

I continue adding thinned paint and detail to the plums. At this point, I concentrate on tonal values and contrast only.

I've started to add the color glazes. I "fatten" the paint with a linseed oil medium.

Muse

A 30x40 painting I've been working on non-stop. This is K.C., a wonderful model and muse. She always provides me with the most beautiful poses.