Kiwi WIP. Starting with local color.

Started adding some color today... As expected I like it , but really it is a time to stop for the night.

Hopefully I can get back to it tomorrow.

So far this is what I ended up with...

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... to be continued ...

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Kiwi painting... finishing of underpainting.

I still working on last stage of tempera underpainting... This time - over blue glaze. When I'm done with it, it will be nice gray-scale underpainting, ready for local color. It will be mostly appearing as neutral, but in actually it will be so called "optical gray" - combination of all primary colors.

Very intriguing and I'm getting there. 

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... to be continued ...

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"Dunes". Pastel on Wallis.

 

"Dunes" 

Pastel on Wallis board 8 x 10" 

Another small work in Western pastel series. While visiting our friends in Idaho, Jim and I went ATV riding in the desert.  I took my little "all weather proof" very outdoorsy digital camera instead my big SLR camera and I was happy I did!.. We got a little big of everything - sand, rain and yes, once again - high heat. But also we got some great photos and videos and had totally wonderful time.

 And I hope to turn some of those memories into beautiful paintings. "Dunes" is a one of them.
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"Wyoming's Sunset". Pastel.

 

"Wyoming's Sunset" 

Pastel on Wallis board 8 x 10" 

Magical scene what I saw on a way back from Tenon National Park to Jackson, Wyoming. Just the right place, just the right light, just the right colors... I never would have enough time to paint it on location, till it is all gone, but I had my camera to preserve the moment and painted it just as I remember that beautiful evening.

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Kiwi painting... second stage of tempera work.

Not much to say- I finished second stage of white tempera painting over yellow glaze of oil. This stage is more accurate compare to the first one and I like how medium is acting for me much better compare to very beginning of this work. And now. when it finished, it has to dry few more days.

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... to be continued ...

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Kiwi painting... contitued.

Finished first layer of tempera and covered it with another glaze of Oil...

Another few days of drying... 

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... to be continued ...

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Kiwi in tempera/oil combination. Tempera stage #1.

Beginning of tempera painting over imprimatura is looking exiting and mysterious.  I have to change amount of egg medium to make sure that paint works for me the way I like it... And most of the time it is successful. I can not wait to see this finished, BUT... to have it finished well, I will have to take my time...

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... to be continued ...

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New Still Life with Kiwi. Update #1.

I finished my work with ink and sealed whole painting with initial layer of oil. It has to be very correct, but doesn't really have to be totally perfect at this stage... And it is not perfect. Claybord is not the easiest surface for Oil paints, but after it took the primary layers, things will be getting easier and more controllable. I;'m very much looking forward to it.

My next step will be value modeling in tempera. Much more complex, compare to the ink version.

Looking forward to start on it! 

Still Life with Kiwi. WIP.

Another show project and it is just what I called it - still life with kiwi. When finished it will be one more Oil painting, but mean while I'm working on underpainting with india ink and now it is more-less watercolor. This stage is the most complicated and most important. I'm working on Ampersand Claybord and didn't make my final choices on how exactly I want to see it finished just yet... 

I still have time, I just wish I would have more of it.

Back from Wyoming.

 

Soon it will be a month after my last blog post.. This summer keeps me away from posting, one thing happened after another and I only have so much time to do it all. 

This month I pulled my husband Jim off his job to make me a company during my trip to the West.   

 It was very intensive event, lots of driving, visiting  Wyoming and Idaho, staying for a while at art Mecca - Jackson Hole, cruising Tetons and Yellowstone with my new camera.

Trip was totally priceless and it was a great opportunity to finally meet some of my friends with whom we only wrought each other online... for years. But never met in person till now.

After few days in Jackson, Jim and I  went to see   Gary Keimig @ Silver Sage gallery in Duboise.

 If we ever will be at Jackson and will have some extra time to spend this is definitely place to visit. Road to Duboise is all about beautiful scenery and you have a great chance to meet all the sorts of wildlife there... especially if you will  pull of main highway. We saw eagles, grizzly bear and many landscapes to die for. Sure I'm going paint some of it, but not all at the same time. Meanwhile I'm suggesting you to visit (OK, just virtual visit this time, but maybe if next time you are in Wyoming you will stop by to see his beautiful paintings!)

 http://gkeimigart.blogspot.com/