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Monday, September 28, 2015

The Contented Cow and Other Stories ... Works Finished, Works in Progress

I added a bit more shadowing to Missy, and gave her a spot on which to lie.  I took this photo in late morning bright sun, so it is somewhat washed out, even after increasing the overall saturation. But here she is ... finsk!

I finished the trio of goslings. 

I did this a few weeks ago, and liked the texturing, but not the overall composition so ...

... I am giving it another whirl.

I am still slogging away on the tugboats. I didn't like it, and couldn't decide why, and almost gave up to start again.  Then I tried playing with the format  - mostly the size [the tugs were lost].  If you look closely, you can see the pencil marks I made at the perimeter. I think it will be fine in a smaller format, and perhaps with a bit more saturation of color here and there.

And Batman was finally picked up but the purchasers, and taken to the framer.  My riding instructor and some of her students commissioned it for another [horse] trainer.

As for life in general, I am thrilled! One of my sister's friends manages a car dealership, and he found another car for me. I fell in love with it! It is a lovely graphite-colored Golf, and I am picking it up tomorrow.

Classes are going well - at least the watercolor class. I will also be teaching a drawing class, starting tomorrow. I have a rough outline, loosely based on the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". It's always something of a challenge teaching these classes, as I don't know what, if any, experience the students have had with art, and it is a bit demanding teaching something which comes to me quite easily. So I always plan for the absolute basics, and take it from there. Drawing tomorrow will be upside down, to dissociate the analytical/ verbal half from the holistic/creative side.

That's it for now. Thank you for dropping by!

14 comments:

  1. Very interesting art blog and so wonderful painting in the farm !!!

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  2. We love seeing your paintings. They always bring huge smiles to our faces ☺

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  3. Ah Kathryn- you have certainly been busy friend. First and foremost Batman (what a great name) is superb! Love the creative touch with the batman symbol. I think the cropping of the tugboat will perfectly finish this piece. So glad you didn't toss it. I can feel that misty atmosphere. Certainly captured the fog with your glazes. I am sure your drawing class will be successful. Been meaning to sometime read "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". As always friend enjoyed seeing what you have been doing. Hugs!

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  4. A collection of beauties, Kathryn, all of them! I especially love Batman! :) Good luck with the paintings, the new car and the drawing class!

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  5. looks like a very content cow :)
    your little goslings turned out wonderfully, cute and fluffy like the real thing :) be interesting what take #2 of the texture looks like

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  6. Your animal paintings are one more beautiful than the other, but the winner is Batman, he is amazing ! xx

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  7. As always you have a feast of paintings for us to see! I love the little Goslings in particular, but they are all lovely! :0)

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  8. Take your time with the tugboat Kathryn....it's coming along so beautifully!!

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  9. I quite like the tugboats even in the larger format, but you decide! :-)

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  10. You are so busy with painting so many different things! Looking great, but one thought - the grass under the cow is so pale compared to the cow...perhaps a little more intensity there? Love the tugs and the mist the best but the goslings do make me smile when I see them :)

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  11. My goodness, Kathryn you are so busy! Where do I start? The cow looks really content; wasn't it a milk advert that used to plug, 'Milk from contented cows." ? The goslings are fluffily good and the 'flower' is being reworked. Batman is gorgeous they are bound to love the painting.

    The Tug Boats could turn out to be really special ... a cold crisp morning with the mist rising off the water, I really think you should perfect this one, it looks spectacular to me!

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  12. I just love the feeling of your work so much. It makes me feel so good!

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  13. Love the little geese. And love the photos of works in progress. Reading your blog is like little mini-painting lessons.

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