September 29, 2008
News, gallery, works
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Many of you familiar with the work I do, know how much I enjoy doing these busy paintings - kids playing, dogs watching - this one has a black dog, Old English Sheepdog and of course a Dachshund, wonderful houses to live in, jumping rope, playing on the river, flag flying - these things invoke memories of many of the things we did as kids.
Size of this wonderfully large, very busy painting is 30 inches tall x 24 inches wide and the canvas is 1.5 inches thick - no need to frame this one! This one is here at the studio but I may take it to Gravy in Brevard, or perhaps The Highlands Women’s Club Show on Oct. 11 or even Marist Holiday Traditions in Atlanta on Nov. 1.
September 26, 2008
works
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I have been asked about my “busy” paintings - I seldom have any more than one or two available at any time because of the incredible amounts of time it takes to create them. And while I am working on some right now, I thought you’d enjoy viewing two of the many that are now scattered throughout the Country.
Here’s two for your perusal -
September 11, 2008
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We all seem to have the same problem.Too much to do and never enough time to do it all.
A method that seems to work for me is to segment my day into portions of time – I’ll do some prepping, or begin work that is already for me to paint – I find that having an assortment of things prepped and ready to paint with the final idea is easier for me. I do such a large variety of items and if I just did one at-a-time, I don’t think I’d ever get anything done by my self-set deadlines. It’s mentally easier for me to prep several different things and then get to the “fun” work. This method allows me to do what we all need to do: Vacuum the floors, throw in a load of wash, bake some breads (even that is segmented – i.e. get the dough rising than go paint for an hour)
I generally have a good idea what each prepped item will be when it’s time to paint. I plan ahead, so I know all these first coats in the prepping stages will become exactly what I want to be. I don’t paint by someone else’s pattern. I create my own ideas in my own brain and will sometimes cut out a form to use for that item – whether it be the shape of the Court House in Brevard or churches that I like to paint. They are always mine.
Last time I mentioned gourd prepping in my post, well here’s a Santa that I have done recently that will show you here are an assortment of things I’ve done recently, many are sold but you get the idea.
Segmenting my time throughout the day allows me the flexibility to accomplish many things each day as well as make each day count for me – there are always interruptions – but leave an area that is always set-up to paint or work and you’ll find much more success when you can steal 20 minutes here or there to do a coat of something on any project you’re working on.
Here’s a Sampling of some of the types of things you might find at one of my shows. I hope you enjoy my style. And please take the time to develop yours!
Please feel free to ask any questions. Nothing is too silly.
