Sunday, April 12, 2009

Summer Painting Workshop

BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF LANDSCAPE PAINTING acrylic workshop: June 29-July 3., 2009 Location: near the town of Collingwood, Ontario, in the Georgian Bay area just two hours north of Toronto, Canada.

Come paint with me for 5 days in the countryside of rolling hills, private gardens, lakes and harbour on the Georgian Bay in Ontario. The scenic area has many charming places of accommodation, restaurants, antiques, and art, among the many natural attractions.

www.bluemountainpainting.ca

"For the first time there is one course dedicated to acrylic painting (June 29-July3). Alexandra Sharma says "Get excited about your painting and find out how fast-drying, water-based acrylic truly lends itself to quick impressionistic, lively painting teachniques that enable you to capture the quality of light in this beautiful Georgian Bay locale." In addition to basic brush techniques, Alexandra will introduce a fresh transparent layering technique - similar to watercolor - and bold, loose palette knife applications. The palette knife will open up a whole new world of freedom in painting."



Monday, April 6, 2009

the preliminary sketch


Here is my starting point-- a sketch in blue pencil with watercolor wash. The idea of using paint tubes as subject matter came about as I thought about the title, "All the Right Stuff". I was interested in the corresponding paint color number that was printed on each tube of Winsor Newton paint. The pattern on the tube label and the numbers became the subject matter for this latest painting.

work in progress


"All the Right Stuff" was a title for a painting that was in my head for a while, and this is the painting in progress that floated up from my imagination.

I am essentially interested in shapes, colors and patterns--something that is evident in the simplicity of the subject. There is writing around the edge of the painting identifying the tubes of color.

I plan to use a "floater" frame to set the painting off and to keep the contemporary feel of the piece. (A floater frame has a space between it and the canvas so the painting looks as if it floats in the frame.) My next post should have a view with the frame.