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| June 28 - Montana Exhibition: My painting "Clarinet-NOLA" was selected by juror Iain Stewart to be in the 38th Annual Montana Watercolor Society 2020 Exhibition. This is not an on-line show - the exhibition will be in the Bigfork Art & Cultural Center in Bigfork, Montana - Exhibition Dates; September 29 – November 1, 2020  ... |
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| June 27 - "Acordian-NOLA": I got a good start on my newest watercolor "Acordian-NOLA" today. I started by blocking out the whitest areas with liquid mask. Then I began with a multicolored wash had some kosher salt for texture. Next, I began working some darks into the acordian. Tomorrow I'll tackel the musician himself.   ... |
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| June 26 - ZOOM Critiques: Our Friday Painters Group had our ZOOM Critique again this morning - It's good to see everyone and know that all are staying safe and healthy.  ... |
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| June 24 - Bike Shadows: I love shooting photos of Bicycle Shadows - So my next watercolor will be "Bike Shadows" - without people this time. I'm working on 300 lb Arches Rough - the image will be 15 inches square.  ... |
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| June 23 - Stages Of Cadillac Ranch: "Cadillac Ranch" just west of Amarillo, Texas is a great source of subject matter for painting. Since the background was competing with the subject - I painted over it with a coat of gesso. I may leave it white - I need to live with it for a while first.  ... |
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| June 22 - Cadillac Ranch: I've started a drawing for a new watercolor - "Cadillac Ranch" just west of Amarillo, Texas. I'm working on 300 lb Arches Rough - the painting will be 22 x 17 inches and should fit a 28 x 22 inch frame. I've done a similar subject before - it should be fun to paint. If you have not been to Cadillac Ranch - put it on your bucket list. Driving East on I-40, just before you get to Amarillo it will be on the right (South) side of the interstate. Once I was there when a yellow school bus brought 4th graders to the site. Each student was given a rubber glove and a can of spray paint - now, that's a field trip.  ... |
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| Finished - But Way Too Busy: I thought a side by side comparison would make more sense - Since my painting is way too busy - I played with it in Photoshop to see what it might look like if I painted over much of the background with white gesso - any comments, suggestions - anyone ???  |
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| June 21 - La Jornada & Cartoon: A fitting cartoon in this mornings Abq Journal - The City's Art Board (I'm a member) will have a Zoom meeting on Wednesday to discuss the "La Jornada" sculpture. Amid a push to rid the public sphere of memorials to racist and oppressive figures, protesters convened at the city's “La Jornada” sculpture, which includes a statue of conquistador Juan de Oņate. Personally, I wonder how many more statues must be removed. We need to confront our past mistakes through dialogue, not through violence. Symbols of our past errors help us deal with issues and hopefully create a contrast with what our future can become.   ... |
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| June 20 - Am I Finished ? Except for some touch up I'm finished with "Watercolor Strings"  ... |
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| June 18 - On-Line Exhibition: I just received an e-mail from the New Mexico Art League telling me that all three of my watercolors were accepted into their "In Bloom" on-line exhibition. I look forward to viewing and promoting the exhibit.  ... |
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| June 17 - More Paintings: I finished my "Ice Sculpture" - Now, I'm about to start on a new watercolor titled "Watercolor Strings".   ... |
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| June 16 - Back To Painting Ice: Today I got back to working on my watercolor of "Ice Sculpture" from photos we took on a cruise to Hawaii in December 2014. So far I removed the liquid mask protecting the major white areas.  ... |
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| June 14 - Nancy's Dog: I called my friend in Kansas City to find out the dogs name - it's "Niko" I do not want to get it wrong on the back of the frame. I just finished this portrait of a friend's dog - Nancy's daughter ask me to paint it for her mother who recently lost this cute dog. The image measures 15 x 15 inches - it's on 280 lb cold pressed, handmade paper from Spain. I've never painted on this surface before - I must have bought it years ago. I have a frame that will fit it perfectly.   ... |
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| June 13 - Painting Pet Portraits: I stopped painting on my "Ice Sculpture" so I could start on a pet portrait for an old friend in Arkansas - actually her daughter in Kansas City asked me to paint the dog her mother lost recently. I've painter several watercolors of our dog Blossom - but, have never painted a dog I did not know. My friend Jim in Kansas City mailed me several photos of the dog. I put them on my computer to find one to work from. I mailed the originals back to him. Yes, snail mail, my friend does not have a computer, or a cell phone - I remind him often to join the modern world - but no luck there.   ... |
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| June 12 - ZOOM Critique: Our Friday Painters group had another critique this morning. It seems like this is the only way we will be getting together for a very long time.  ... |
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| June 11 - Painting Ice: I'm starting on a new watercolor - "Ice Sculpture" from photos we took on a cruise to Hawaii in December 2014. So far I'm using liquid mask to protect the major white areas.   ... |
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| June10 - Looking For Subjects to Paint: I went through old photos on my computer trying to find subjects to paint - I found several - some I've painted before, some are new subjects.  ... |
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| June 8 - More Entries: I decided to enter my newest paintings into the New Mexico Art Leagues exhibition "In Bloom". It's an on-line exhibit this years due to Covit-19 - so I won't need to frame the paintings. Included is my newest watercolor "After the Rain" is finished - after a wash of Cobalt Blue over the lower part of the back ground, then a touch of Daniel Smith Pyrrol Scarlet on the roses, plus a lot of scrubbing and blending on the edges of the exposed whites - finally I resorted to my fall back technique of some final ink lines. The last touch was spraying the corners with a bit of red using a mouth atomizer.    ... |
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| June 7 - Painting Roses: I'm starting on the background for my watercolor of roses "After the Rain" - my biggest challenge will be getting a bright enough red in these roses.   ... |
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| June 6 - WFWS 2020: Please take time to watch this fantastic video presentation about the 45th WFWS Exhibition. Because of Covid-19, the exhibition had to go on-lne. It was fun to see my old friends Anne Watson Soresen and Stephen Quiller present both their states and a truly beautiful exhibition of watercolors. The Idaho Watercolor Society welcomes you to the 45th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies and the 1st WFWS Virtual Exhibition (caused by Covid19). Followed by awards and comments by renowned Juror Stephen Quiller. Sadly, None of us were able to go to beautiful Idaho this year for the WFWS exhibition. Many, thanks to the work involved in producing this wonderful video about the exhibit we missed. Last year in San Diego, I was fortunate to receive my signature status in WFWS because I was selected into my third WFWS exhibition. ...
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| After The Rain: I'm almost ready to begin painting on my next watercolor of roses - "After the Rain" - I feel that this one has potential.   ... |
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| June 5 - Zoom Critique: Every Friday, artists who usually paint together at the Unitarian Church join each other on-line to discuss and critique our recent paintings. Social distancing via our computers, pads and smart phones.  ... |
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| June 4 - No Taos This Year: About this time every June, my bags would be packed and my car loaded for a drive up to Taos for our annual watercolor workshop. But, not this year. Actually, at first I decided not to go because we were planning on a few days at Disneyland. But, like everything things changed due to Covit-19. Then even the Sagebrush Inn decided to remained closed till July. Everyones life and especially travel has been changed. But, hey staying home with my bride is OK. So, we are adapting - she is even making cool masks for us to wear the few times we venture out.   ... |
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| June 3 - My Roses: They may well be "my roses" but it's my beautiful bride who goes out it the hot sun to dead head the spent blooms so we will have more and more flowers. For me, I take a lot of photos of the flowers and play with them on Photoshop.  ... |
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| June 2 - New Watercolors: I made a few changes to my "Rust & Roses" today - I brightened the pink on the roses and used a mouth atomizer to spray the corners with both red and grey - the painting is on a half sheet of 300 lb Arches rough - The subject shows several pink roses poking through an old sculpture in our backyard. At the start, I applied pebeo drawing gum to mask out the lightest areas. A lot of table salt was used in creating the texture plus a lot of dry brush technique as well. This was a fun painting. I believe I'm finished with my newest watercolor "Cactus Shadows" - it's 18 x 15 inches on 140 lb Arches rough (back of an old painting) I protected the whites with pebeo drawing gum before painting - there is a lot of dry brush used in this painting.   ... |
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| June 1 - Space-X Docking Success: Yesterday was a very exciting morning for Space Geeks like me - getting to watch the docking of Space-X with the International Space Station.  ... |
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