tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42600126666998063392024-03-14T00:01:14.977-07:00Paintings B.Y.RandallKeep Painting!FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-44658721872743336122014-02-21T09:20:00.003-08:002014-02-21T09:20:53.751-08:00Therapy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-44653855279440656982013-07-17T17:45:00.000-07:002013-07-17T17:45:04.692-07:00LichenI found a terrific lichen-covered branch to paint, continuing my series of bark paintings. These paintings look abstract, but they're not; they're a representation of abstract-looking natural textures. I don't do pure abstract paintings. I've found that if I stand in front of a canvas and try to paint out of my head, nothing much happens.<br />
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The canvas is 18" by 36", which is about 6 times life size. I might have bitten off more than I can chew ...FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-20278742336992951242013-03-17T18:34:00.003-07:002013-03-17T18:34:33.839-07:00 A Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just finished my first-ever video, showing the process of my latest painting! Take a look!<br />
The music is by Nino Rota, from the movie "Roma", by Federico Fellini.
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<br />FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-60253286089464579972013-02-20T20:59:00.001-08:002013-02-20T20:59:20.631-08:00Done (I Think!)Whew! After a marathon painting session, I believe the painting is finished. Fortunately, I can still take a couple of hours tomorrow morning to tweak it if I need to, and it'll be dry in time. <br />
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I'm planning to finish this painting tomorrow. That way it will be dry in time for the PAFA show!FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-82781237637094296422013-02-18T19:47:00.003-08:002013-02-18T19:48:37.354-08:00Lion, or Christopher Plummer?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Part of my still life is a little reproduction of one of the lions outside of the Art Institute of Chicago. The more I work on the lion's head, the more it reminds me of Christopher Plummer. What do you think?FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-20497872571618192122013-02-13T17:33:00.001-08:002013-02-13T17:35:51.419-08:00Hourglass, Globe, Lion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20gQ5hcnPbsC2BB5gGLdgz7Dj93r6k6elbdj3z7yZkp8w_ARWQzNyNDjMXHy8RMJyDn2HoqnMFh6WE46p5uJ6P35WxSoyFKcIxh4CCFXjc9lZNvBELUO9XlWLsjv5idOaLozhyphenhyphentjJ5kY/s1600/hourglass.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20gQ5hcnPbsC2BB5gGLdgz7Dj93r6k6elbdj3z7yZkp8w_ARWQzNyNDjMXHy8RMJyDn2HoqnMFh6WE46p5uJ6P35WxSoyFKcIxh4CCFXjc9lZNvBELUO9XlWLsjv5idOaLozhyphenhyphentjJ5kY/s320/hourglass.jpg" /></a><br />
FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-67742309050806187302013-02-11T08:26:00.000-08:002013-02-11T08:26:47.058-08:00Queen, Beads, Coins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-3908161450217958652013-02-04T18:15:00.001-08:002013-02-04T18:15:32.404-08:00Skull, Watch, and Coins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-822067095511821652013-01-25T20:46:00.002-08:002013-01-25T20:46:21.994-08:00Sneak Peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Inspired by my friend <A HREF="http://annie-stayathomeartist.blogspot.com/">Anne,</A> I'm planning to make a video showing the evolution of this painting. I've been documenting the process with lots of photos. Anyway, here's a sneak peek — FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-2038394674098908442012-11-08T07:31:00.002-08:002012-11-08T07:33:18.054-08:00In My Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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... a rare two-headed golden-crowned kinglet!<P>
Of course, the bird had one head; I was trying to take photos with insufficient light and this is how my digital camera tried to solve the problem. Multiple exposures have been around since photography was invented; it was a widely-used technique for producing fraudulent "ghost" photos.<P>
Here's a somewhat better photo:<P>
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A small flock of these lovely little birds were busy in my front garden (they especially liked the seeds of the garlic chives), but by the time I remembered to get out there with a camera, it was twilight. I keep hoping they'll show up again in better light, but while I'm waiting, here's the photos I got. FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-69446771531136221652012-11-07T08:48:00.001-08:002012-11-07T08:50:11.436-08:00Completed Still Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope to get better photos when we have decent weather!
FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-7044749048093949262012-10-18T06:57:00.003-07:002012-10-18T06:57:57.705-07:00Wednesday Life Drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The model is a retired dancer who takes wonderful poses. How he managed to hold this one for 20 minutes at a time is a mystery.<br />
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I didn't get too far with this drawing because I had it pretty well-developed, only to discover I was about to run the head off the page (again!). I wiped it out and started over.FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-47750549749678296932012-10-17T08:30:00.003-07:002012-10-17T08:31:19.256-07:00In My Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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a black swallowtail butterfly caterpillar.FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-6703333046946429142012-10-10T13:22:00.002-07:002012-10-10T13:22:47.102-07:00Saturday Life Drawing 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-89858816406932629132012-10-10T13:21:00.002-07:002012-10-10T13:21:43.256-07:00Wednesday Life Drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-54166939810728011932012-09-29T13:29:00.002-07:002012-09-29T13:29:37.180-07:00Saturday Life Drawing 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When you get the figure right, it seems to relax on the page. I was happy with this one.
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A painted lady butterfly, I believe.
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I'm sorry to say this was our last class 'til October.<P>
I actually left class a little early because I got the drawing to this point and realized I would do nothing but mess it up from here. The pose has a Joan of Arc feeling that I like a lot.
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My genre of painting has become "populated still life." The painting has a whole different feeling once you get a little figure in there.<P>
The king and queen are based on <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_chessmen">Isle of Lewis chess figures</A>. I own a resin replica set which I use for my still life constructions. I visited the originals recently at <A HREF="http://www.metmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/listings/2011/the-game-of-kings-medieval-ivory-chessmen-from-the-isle-of-lewis">the Cloisters</A>. The queen's pose, with her head resting on her hand, is repeated in other queens found on the Isle of Lewis. I think of her as my stand-in.FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260012666699806339.post-39297895161381197582012-08-02T09:16:00.002-07:002012-08-02T09:16:31.465-07:00Wednesday Life Drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This drawing has a directness that was pretty much forced on me by the medium, namely vine charcoal and stretchy eraser. I like it, though.FedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com0