Letting Your Light Shine Through!

"ALLA PRIMA"

I have painted a
a series of still lifes
directly from life
(not from a photo)
I've been reading "ALLA PRIMA" by Richard Schmid...
(see below)
it has so much to offer - a great overall painting book.

Best Seller ALLA PRIMA
Everything I Know About Painting
A standard in classical art education.

Fifteen years in preparation, this must have book offers to painters the wisdom and technical savvy of a lifetime. Writing as an acknowledged master, Richard Schmid leads his reader gracefully through the fundamentals and subtleties of painting technique with refreshing clarity, authority and deep affection to all who strive for self-expression, regardless of their level of skill. Soon to be in its tenth printing, it is treasured by artists worldwide.

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"Heritage"
8" x 10" oil
"Heritage" was inspired by our son's soccer coach and his wife.
We invited them over to dinner
to thank them for all their time, efforts and POSITIVE coaching!
...they brought the wine.
They make their own wine with other family members in honor of their families "Heritage". I just loved the wine bottles and after we had properly enjoyed them, I saved them. Hoping that I would paint them some day.....well 2 months later I decided to do a little..."Alla Prima" and paint them directly from life along with a spray of "Flutterby" roses from my garden.

Letting Your Light Shine Through
Our family is thankful for John and Lynn
and letting their positive light shine through
touching our lives with their warmth.

"IttyBitty Cherry" "IttyBitty Cork"

I call these "IttyBitties" because they are only 1.5" x 2" and are so fun to paint. I had some left over paint on my palette and while I was working with a student decided to do a little more "Alla Prima" painting and let the light shine through two IttyBitty subjects that I had and also enjoy.

"Mom's Tomatoes"
6" x 8" oil

Inspired by my mom's love for our family
Happy birthday from one mom to the another!
Ginny...Mom...Grammy

Letting Your Light Shine Through!

First Annual PG ART RETREAT!

I'm a lucky girl
....my friends came down to PG
with me for a few days to play art.
We had a great time
and did as much art as I could fit in.

Here are the things we did
sketching, still lifes, plein aire, watching an art dvd, plein aire painting, paint in the style of another artist, collage/circle text poetry,
eating, walking, talking, and a little shopping

as I said we had the BEST TIME!

SKETCHING

We walked from PG to Monterey and stopped at 3 places along the way to sketch.

Working from real life is fun and difficult.
But with practice, and friends it is the best!

Sketching in a restaurant...when it is not too crowded.

STILL LIFE

We set up our own still life in the evening.
We were tired from the day,
but rejuvenated by dinner and
the chance to paint inside from a real life object.

"Sweet Peas and Tea"
9" x 12" oil



CARMEL VALLEY DAY
We hiked, sketched, went to an organic farm and sketched some more. and then headed to Carmel for dinner and browse through a few art galleries.





A Little Plein Aire Painting...

We tried painting in the style of another Artist

Here we are below with a couple of attempts to push ourselves to try something new.

Hangin' Out

PG Art Retreat
Artful Touches
Relax
Enjoy
Try
Learn
Laugh
See the world in a new light
CREATE

Art, Family, Fun!....Pacific Grove Summer...2009

Lover's Point in the Sunshine

3 Plein Aire Paintings + 3 Still Lifes =
My Summer Art

Hiking and enjoying nature together

Taking Time to
Appreciate
the Small things
in Life!

...and the silly ones too....

Silly Boys!

Flower Market find....turns into.....


...new art to enjoy at home!