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May
31
I must start by saying in my review, I am very grateful for having the very wonderful opportunity to be in an international art show with so many other very talented artists. That said, I must also say that the art director did not do the show justice by being so disorganized and the gallery space was cut in half at the very last minute. Not all of the art work submitted was actually put in the show. Several artists were very upset that it seemed disorganized and that only a few of each person’s art was actually on display.
However, the talent at the show was out of this world! Beautiful, very well executed Equine and Western themed art works from every one was on display from all over the world. Some very large works, like the drift wood sculptures of a bull and bear right down to the very small paintings. It seems that sales went very well and people passing by had lots of wonderful compliments to give to the gallery. This show was filled with such wonderful talented artists from all over the world even as far away as Italy, Canada, Australia and many other places. I wish all the best to every artist I met. It was a pleasure having my art displayed next so many other talented artists. Even though there were quite a few hick ups to the show, I would be more than willing to do the show again under the direction of another more professional art director. May the Cow Palace have many more Grand National Rodeos and Art Shows to come.
This was first time my family and I had ever been to San Francisco California and we had a lot of fun. Seeing the sites, museums, art, culture, aquarium, pier 39 with the sea lions and the plant life was so beautiful. We ate to much, and walked a lot, but still could not see it all. I want to go back one day to be able to go on one of the whale watching tours and maybe get even more inspiring photos to work from to create more art. So with that said, we will definitely plan another trip for the future.
Thank you,
Jodi Bauter
©Copyright 2008 by Jodi Bauter. See original post here.
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May
31
Andalusian Charge!
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In my newest painting, “Andalusian Charge!” this stallion looks like he charging onward and upward. His brilliant white silhouette is surrounded by a tapestry of color. What was going to be a high key oil painting with very pale colors seemed to have a mind of its own….with more and more rich colors being incorporated into the design every time I worked on it. I do like the drama!
This painting will join 15 other Andalusian paintings as I load my car next week and head down to the Fiesta Midwest at Roberts Arena in Wilmington, Ohio. I checked the fiestamidwest.com website this morning and the schedule posted online is full of fun! (It takes a while for the schedule to load at the bottom of the page… wait for it!)
Luckily my husband has agreed to go along and work in my booth so I can be in and out — out taking photos of Andalusians when I’m not in my booth. I love talking to people in my booth, but it can get claustrophobic to spend hours on end in a 10×10 booth! Especially when there will be 90 Andalusians just a few yards away looking so beautiful!
I hope you’re able to “Charge” on down to the Fiesta Midwest! Stop and see me if you do! I promise to be in my booth at least some of the time!
©Copyright 2008 by Karen Brenner. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit Karen Brenner’s website.
May
31
How fun to put the finishing details on a canvas that already is moving well! At this point in the painting project, I’m using my brush to bring your eye where I want it to go–having decided that the high contrast point where the big rock slips into the water is the most important place. The sharpest edge is there, the shapes of sun and shadow are repetitive (think light and dark side) and if you’ll squint at the composition, you’ll see that the highest contrast is at that point. Everything else is subordinate to that place–which also happens to be close to the “Rule of Thirds” (intersection of lines dividing the canvas into thirds horizontally and vertically).
The richness of the acrylics layered one upon another without negating the under layers is one of the reasons I love the medium. Just like the forest itself, made up of thousands of different layers of leaves, sunshine and shadow.
Perhaps you already see the tension created by the lack of vertical and truly horizontal lines in the composition? I wanted the illusion of time passing, and leaning diagonals create the feeling of movement through space and time, unlike strict verticals. Even the “flat” water doesn’t have any true horizontals!
This 12 x 9 acrylic is available from me for $275 via Paypal, delivered to your door.
Congratulations to collector Debbie Sullivan on her purchase of the acrylic “Playing Catch” (didn’t have that title back in Georgia!) depicted below.
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©Copyright 2008 by Elin Pendleton. See original post here.
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May
31
Several weeks ago I received my panel for a mural that I am working on with an impressive bunch of artists from around the world. The project is directed by The Mural Mosaic team and the mural we are now working on is called “Le Cadeau Du Cheval” or “The Gift Of The Horse”. All artists receive a panel already toned with color and we have to create our own painting staying within the realm of the tones and values in the panel. I received #174 [see above ] and have started my panel with a sketch of the subject matter which I chose.
I elected to do a painting of Beautiful Jim Key [the smartest horse in the world] and his owner Bill Key. I am reading the book about Jim and his life right now! So far so good!
So I have sketched Jim and the Dr. in charcoal and have already started painting in casein. Below is the sketch after in the first day of work………figuring out the composition what what information I want to portray in the work. I also will be adding a building in the background.
Since then I have added some casein and added a background of the pavilion where Jim was introduced to the world at the 1904 World Fair………..It is a fascinating story about Jim…his owner and trainer and the start of the American Humane Education Society. William Key, an ex-slave from Shelbyville, Tenn. , a Civil War veteran and an acclaimed horse-whisperer, is recognized for helping to start a worldwide animal rights movement. And Beautiful Jim Key was the star who helped with that humane movement.
As the panel progresses I will keep you posted………… this is fun!
©Copyright 2008 by Kathi Peters. See original post here.
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May
31
Poseidon’s Gift; The Horses
Filed Under Karen Baker Thumm | Leave a Comment
I live just a mile down the road from beautiful Torch Lake in northwestern Michigan. One day this week it was particularly windy, and I knew that waves would be higher than normal on Torch, so I grabbed my camera and headed for the beach to catch some waves. Surf’s up! Reputed to be the third most beautiful lake in the world, on a sunny day Torch contains all the lovely colors that are in my panel. Besides which I needed more good wave references for the panel painting. The waves weren’t as large as I’d hoped, but I got some excellent shots just the same which will help in studying wave action across a large body of water and waves as they break on the shore. To supplement those, a friend sent me some really large wave shots to use, and I’m reading a very good book on painting water titled “Painting the Sea In Oils Using Special Effects” by E. John Robinson. It is one awesome book!
Of course, the most important part of the painting will be the horses, so they were the next objects of my attention. First, again, I did research by going through my reference photographs and pulling out photos of horses walking toward the camera. I had quite a few to choose from and quickly narrowed down the possibilities to just a few. I also did a little research on the internet to find out the breed characteristics of Andalusians and their colors. In centuries past they came in more colors than today which gave me greater latitude to selecting the colors of my horses. Then the fun began as I sketched five horses in different poses and changed them from Arabians, Quarter Horses and a Morgan into Andalusians. They also had to be changed to look as if they were stepping out of water after a strenuous swim onto an unknown shore.
After the horses were drawn to my satisfaction, I made copies of them in different sizes, cut them out and tried different arrangements on a sheet of paper marked in the exact width of the panel which is a 16 inch square. When I found an arrangement that worked the best, I traced the horses and refined them further, adding flowing manes and tails that would follow the directional lines in the panel. Below you can see my horses as they will appear on the panel.
One final step awaits before I can begin the actual painting, and that is to plan the wave action which will be such an important part of the panel and the story.
©Copyright 2008 by Karen Baker Thumm. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit Karen Baker Thumm’s website.
May
30
I thought I was going to work on my panel tonight, came into the little studio and here was Scarlet, working away on my project! See that white paint on her tail?
Yes, I know my studio is a mess, but you ought to see how nice my yard looks! Grass is mowed, flowers are blooming….the donkeys are happy…:)
Actually, Scarlet is laying in some mountains. She’s about to finish up some detail work, put in some grass, some rocks on the mountains. Wish she’d hurry up and finish this for me!
Donna
©Copyright 2008 by Donna Ridgway. See original post here.
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May
30
Hello All,It has been beautiful weather and I have been enjoying it to the fullest. So, as you can imagine….not much time has been spent in the darkroom. But I certainly have things to share with everyone.
My work has come home from the last round of shows. So now I have to determine what I will send out again. I have taken the risk and entered a group of Fine Art Photography shows that are coming up this year. Only one of the these shows will be an actual ‘brick and mortar” show. The others will have accepted work displayed either on-line or in publications. I promise to keep everyone posted on these as I hear.
I am thrilled to announce that there will be a feature article about my work in the Summer issue of Art Horse Magazine. For those of you unfamiliar with the magazine, you can take a look on their website at http://www.arthorsemagazine.com/ . You can reserve a copy of the Summer issue by subscribing online or contacting them directly.
Website Updates have finally been finished, thanks to Sheri Gordon, my wonderful webmistress from Black Horse Designs. So take a look at the new images in all of the galleries. You will notice that the Equine Landscapes and Topographicals series has gotten a new name and MANY more images. The series is called Equiscapes now. Another thing that will be apparent, is the addition of new color images in that series and in the color gallery. Enjoy them and let me know what you think. Adding color feels risky for me but these images just demanded my attention. Since I do not print my own color work, these will only be available as Giclee prints. http://www.lechevalthehorse.com/
I have decided to offer some of my color work as reference photos to my fellow artists. I have set up some webpages on SmugMug where these images can be seen. Purchase of use rights will come directly through me and large resolution jpegs will be sent to the purchaser. You can see these pages by going to http://www.julietharrisonphotography.smugmug.com/ . I will be adding to them frequently, so check back from time to time. in addition, if you have particular image needs, feel free to contact me to discuss whether I have anything that might work.
Here is one of my favorite recent color shots available to painters and in print form…..Meet Sorpresa, Andalusian mare owner by painter Karen Brenner. Enjoy!
Juliethttp://www.lechevalthehorse.com/
©Copyright 2008 by Juliet Harrison. See original post here.
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May
30
I admit that, although I love sailing ships, I don’t know a lot about them. So, my first step was to do research on the internet for spanish galleons. In fact, I got so caught up in all the information that I spent way more time than I needed to on this step. I learned about their design and uses and found several useful drawings and etchings of them.
Using these materials but being careful not to copy exactly, I drew a side view of a galleon in order to get a feel for its structure. Since no two galleon images I found were exactly the same, I sort of designed my own from the information that I’d gathered. That’s what you see above. Since this is a working study only, I didn’t bother with all the rigging or fine detail. I also did a stern view that will possibly be used in the painting but wasn’t entirely happy with it.
My next step was to shoot the panel with my digital camera and put the image on my computer where I “played” with it in Photoshop, creating waves and clouds to see if the idea I had in my head would work or not. I think it will. I also put in a little version of the galleon for placement. Photoshop is such a useful tool for us artists in composing our artwork and saved me the time it would take to create a color study. Here is my little digital layout.
Next, it’s on to creating the horses! The really fun part!
©Copyright 2008 by Karen Baker Thumm. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit Karen Baker Thumm’s website.
May
30
May 28 - Continuing the Acrylic
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Here is where some of the subtle magic starts! With the additional layers of acrylic brushwork, the painting starts to get a feeling of three dimensions, much like the way we actually focus our eyes when looking at nature.
The layers of brush work over the water area are now horizontal, indicating the flow of the surface. You’ll remember that first I laid down the vertical strokes to indicate the reflections on the smooth surface–now I put in the actual movement of that water with the horizontals.
Still no details… Remember, the painting has to be interesting at every stage (except for the “Uglies” when a painting has a large focal point awaiting an appearance!). This painting never had an “Uglies” stage, because there is no really strong focal point to create confusion.
On other news, I’ve decided to not do the June workshop here at my studio–I’m finding I need some more time to adjust to schedules and demands… I am working on a painting of a recently departed aikidoist and friend, as a gift for my teacher. I am also working on TWO panels for the Mural Mosaic project, in Canada. You can view the panels that have already been submitted for the Horse mural by visiting their site. It is fun and I’ll post the project as it unfolds. I’m working on General Lee’s horse Traveler as my subject. I visited his grave in Virginia a couple years ago, and really liked that horse.
And then there’s the 24 x 36 waiting to be started!!
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©Copyright 2008 by Elin Pendleton. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit Elin Pendleton’s website.
May
29
A few months ago I was invited to be part of the creative team for an exciting new project directed by Mural Mosaic. Called Le Cadeau du Cheval, it consists of a very large mural that is made up of panels painted by the creative team of artists. I suggest you visit the website to see how these unusual murals are created.
Two weeks ago I received my panel which is shown above. The object is to paint whatever I want on the panel while keeping the same color scheme and values (lights and darks). Anything, that is, related to horses.
The first challenge was to come up with an idea for my panel. The colors reminded me of the sea, so I thought about how the sea and horses are related. Then I remembered the legend of how the Chincoteague ponies came to live on Assateague Island hundreds of years ago. The legend says that they swam ashore from a shipwrecked Spanish galleon, possibly one of the treasure ships sent to the New World to explore and bring back plunder. It is also surmised that the horses brought over on these galleons by the Spanish escaped or were turned loose and became the ancestors of today’s mustangs. It seems fitting then, that the subject of my panel be these Spanish horses, probably Andalusians, carried on ships to the New World; Poseidon’s Gift from the sea.
I will be updating you as this project progresses and will be posting the images on my website where they can be seen larger. I’ve already begun, so take a look to see how my panel is progressing.
©Copyright 2008 by Karen Baker Thumm. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit Karen Baker Thumm’s website.
May
29
Le Cadeau Du Cheval
Filed Under Deborah O'Sullivan | Leave a Comment
I am very pleased to announce that I have been invited to participate in a mural project called Le Cadeau Du Cheval (The Horse Gift). The unveiling is schedule for the fall of 2008 at Spruce Meadows. You can watch the mural coming together as panel are completed here … Mural Grid.
For more info on this very exciting project go to Le Cadeau Du Cheval .
I will be posting updates as things begin to unfold!
©Copyright 2008 by Deborah O’Sullivan. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit Deborah O’Sullivan’s website.
May
29
Kool Beanz Cafe
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My art is now on display at Kool Beanz Cafe in Tallahassee, FL.
©Copyright 2008 by Debbie Clark. See original post here.
May
28
The Horse Gift, Part 2
Filed Under Carrie Lewis | Leave a Comment
Work continues on this project. At this stage, it’s all about blocking in lights and darks and attempting to keep the design as true to the original color and value patterns as possible while painting as realistic an image as possible.
I’m not sure exactly how that is going to work, because I like the lavender half-tones and I just haven’t seen that many lavender horses, but I guess we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.
At this stage, I have added Titanium White to the base mixture of Cerulean Blue and Quinacridone Magenta (have I mentioned that I really like the Quin Magenta? It was my replacement for Alizarin Crimson, which is a fugitive color even in the “permanent” variety and it has worked out extremely well even though it’s not the same color).
I have started painting some highlights and shadows and blocking in values a little better. Since this is still an early phase, there is also a good deal of correction taking place. That is most noticeable over the crest and around the neck and shoulders, all of which I adjusted in this phase of painting.
In this step, refinement continues, though the image is actually less defined than in the previous step.
The areas I worked on most were the mane and forelock and the areas of the background with which they interact. I need to be very careful to maintain the pattern of lights and darks because this pattern is only one small part of a whole and should contribute to the overall image.
I have also worked over the ears, eye, muzzle and chin to reshape and position them.
All of this work was completed on Tuesday, May 27. I am hoping to get a little bit more time to work on it again before heading out of town. If not, it should be dry enough to work on when I return. With so much ground work already in place, it should be fairly easy to complete in a timely manner.
However, I try not to count chicks before they are hatched, so I will have to see what I think and how work shapes up next week.
©Copyright 2008 by Carrie Lewis. See original post here.
May
28
Well after a harrowing Memorial Day weekend dodging tornados, I think I have my panel of Yorktown finished. He was a famous American Saddlebred stallion from the late sixties. There were very few photos of him for some reason so finding a face marking was rather difficult. He has sired some of the greatest contemporary show horses in the ring today and his name appeares in a great number of pedigrees. I chose him though, not so much for his contributions in that regard, but in his handsome regal look! He is everything a horse should be in my opinion…proud and lofty and fully chromed out with his flaxen mane and tail, white legs, and beautiful face! When I think of saddlebred, this is the horse that first comes to my mind!
©Copyright 2008 by Jeanne Newton Schoborg. See original post here.
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