tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19954485767632691832024-02-18T20:04:03.371-08:00Studio at the FarmThoughts and tangential meanderings on horses, painting, and anything else that captures my interestStudio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comBlogger770125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-55445027691669777822020-05-17T11:05:00.002-07:002020-05-17T11:09:01.245-07:00SWEETIE - A MARE'S PROGRESS [watercolour painting of horse step by step]<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet Sweetie. We were together for almost 20 years. As you can see from the photo, she could be very sweet and gentle; she could also be quite the opposite. She was a "lead mare", which in horse terms means she is the boss. I have always loved this photo of the two of us, and finally tried to paint it. As you can see from all the colours in her coat, this was no easy project!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First wet in wet washes - quin. burnt orange, quin. violet and indanthrone straight up or in various mixtures.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Above 2 photos - deepening colours, using w/w and dry brush techniques</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A LOT of glazing to create a sense of volume and depth to her head and neck</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to put in her back and rump and a bit of her chest.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I debated whether to put in any background, but finally decided to put in something soft and nebulous, using the same colours I used in Sweetie's coat. Glad I put in the background!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am posting two photos of the finished painting which show the difference lighting makes to a painting. Neither one is exactly as it is.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sweetie<br />10.5 x 14 in./ 27 x 36 cm.<br /><br />I have been trying to paint or draw for at least an hour every day lately. But with all this incredible weirdness going on in all of our lives, I must admit it gets quite overwhelming. The only times I feel I can escape is when I am outside, either out walking with the dogs, or spending time out in the barn with Bruno. I find a sense of solace, strength and comfort being with my horse.<br /><br />I thank you for visiting, and wish you wellness, safety, and some peace of mind in these turbulent times.</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-76180189697421908302020-02-25T08:30:00.000-08:002020-02-25T08:30:17.205-08:00BLACK ROCK SANDS - step by step watercolour of landscape<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Black Rock Sands, Wales<br />Transparent watercolour on archival paper<br />36 x 29.5 cm.<br />14 x 11.5 in.<br /><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Available for purchase</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Masked lines of foam under rocks at right. Painted blue sky first wet-in-wet with cobalt and phthalo. blue. Sand and rocks started w/w with quin. burnt orange, quin. pink and cobalt blue.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clouds done w/w with mix of aureolin, quin. pink and cobalt blue. Initial washes on rocks using mixture of orange, violet and indanthrone.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">... so I deepened clouds, darkened rocks' shadows and did a w/w application of indanthrone, violet and orange. I think it adds some lovely depth to the work.<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed seeing the painting evolve, and thank you for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tuco - 14 x 11.5 in.<br />I'd like to try mounting the paper on a cradled frame, and varnishing it. But I'll wait to see what Tuco's owner thinks.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I masked some of his face where I anticipated screaming along with some bright red paint.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mask removed, and I started some wet-in-wet washes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some wet on dry was done where the shadows and colours were deepest.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was almost done with the face. I added his collar, and some shadows around it. In the final stage, at the top of the post, I added more soft shadow to suggest his neck and chest. Somehow, he looked like a floating head without it.<br /><br />The colours I used were scarlet lake for the red slash; for the darker hues, I used mixtures of quin. burnt orange, quin. violet and indanthrone; for the softer shadows I worked with combinations of quin. pink, aureolin and cobalt blue.<br /><br />If you have any questions, or would like to enquire about commissioning a portrait, please feel free to write me at studioatthefarm7@gmail.com<br /><br />Thank you so much for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-32926214678619972612020-02-03T15:58:00.000-08:002020-02-03T16:00:05.462-08:00A VERY DRAMATIC SKY - watercolour step by step<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did a fairly detailed [for me] value sketch.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First wet-in-wet washes. Sky - a bit of aureolin. Beach - a mixture of quin. burnt orange and cobalt blue. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A mixture of indanthrone, quin. burnt orange and quin. pink for the distant mountains.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then the part that really makes the picture. I wet the sky twice, drying a bit in between, to keep the paper wetter for more time. I needed the extra time to play with the dark sky, adding more colour here, lifting there. The colours are again indanthrone, quin. burnt orange and quin. pink.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally I add the details of the waves to lead the eye to the focus on the lower right, and make the image actually look like a beach scene. I might have made the sky more imposing than it was in the photo, but then the painting IS about the sky. And the dark winter weather here has left me feeling somewhat "dark", too. I wish to thank Barb Thurgood for the use of here image of Black Rock Sands as reference. The painting is 8 1/2 x 14 inches framable.<br /><br />Thank you so much for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-67195912995484177002020-01-27T08:52:00.000-08:002020-01-27T08:52:13.718-08:00PEOPLE AND PLACES - MORE RECENT WORK ..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Savannah at 18<br />I was invited to Savannah's family birthday party, and it was a wonderful time. For a gift, I drew this portrait based on a photo I took when Savannah and her family and I went hiking up Mt. Baker. Savannah and her mom were so happy with the portrait!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Paulina<br />This is my niece; the photo reference was sent to me by my sister. I was so struck by the intensity of her gaze, I started drawing it, just as an exercise. Her mom loved it so much, she asked me to finish it for her.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are two drawing studies I did for our watercolour class. They are based on photos of Black Rock Beach in Wales, and were generously offered as reference photos by Barb Thurgood. I am still working on the watercolour version of these.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-75560264241589654982020-01-27T08:36:00.000-08:002020-01-27T08:36:27.465-08:00LATEST WORKS ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another pose of my Australian friend's beloved dog. Must get around to mailing them ...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A friend's bull terrier, given as a Christmas gift.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am still working on a watercolour version of the portrait.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A commission done for a birthday gift. The pup had just arrived by plane, and was being held and cherished by her new mom.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda kindly sent me a photo of Asia, posing with her portrait under the Christmas tree. She was so thrilled with her portrait that she was crying [from joy, I hope :) ]<br /><br /><br />Thank you for dropping by - hope you enjoyed your visit!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-43551533953736342662019-12-13T09:05:00.000-08:002019-12-13T09:05:42.988-08:00LATEST WORKS ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a recent class project. I combined two reference photos - one of a glorious sunset, and another of some nearby farm buildings.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I started this over three weeks ago, and just can't get motivated to finish it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I completed this painting of a friend's horse. Cathy helped me a lot when I was recuperating from the hip surgery, and I promised to get a portrait of her [and her daughter's] retired eventing horse. He and Bruno are over-the-fence buddies. His name is Blue, hence the broad stripe of colour. I quite like the more animated pose of Blue, and the random streak of colour. I think it makes the work more dynamic and alive. I was so happy that Cathy and her daughter loved it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is another "Blue" portrait - one of our neighbour's blue heeler, named Blue. Donald and Linda live around the corner on a farm that has been in Linda's family for a few generations. They are both good people, and Donald often helps my landlady and me with mechanical work and farm advice. I have been doing a lot more drawing lately, started this, and felt it turned out well. So I took it over to them.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And this is Mitch. He was an Australian heeler, much loved by a far-away friend. I met Eugene while doing my second stint at university; he tutored me in organic chemistry. From there, we developed a long-distance friendship. I'd like to do a few more drawings or paintings of Mitch, and send them off to Australia to Eugene.<br /><br />So that's life on the farm right now. Thank you for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-52694375400893333372019-11-04T14:34:00.000-08:002019-11-04T14:34:16.160-08:00ARCHIE - WATERCOLOUR DOG PORTRAIT, STEP BY STEP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Archie is done, looking very adorable as do all dachshunds.<br /><br />I am pleased with the painting but not with the circumstances surrounding it. I was commissioned to paint both the client's dogs in time for them to be given to his wife-to-be as wedding gifts. Before I started, I made sure he knew the price, with and without framing, for both paintings. And I asked him several times before I started the painting whether he was SURE. Yes ... yes ... I finished it, and asked if he would like it framed, and he asked the price. He felt framing was too expensive, and were there any alternatives. I explained prices for matting and/or putting in protective sleeve. And that was the last I heard from him! I am quite miffed, and consider his behaviour to be unprincipled, especially as he was one of the professionals working with me after my surgery. I would really like to be able to trust a client, but I think, in future, I must ask for a deposit before I start even a drawing. What are your thoughts on the matter?<br /><br />Thank you for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-64286160096546693062019-10-17T10:40:00.000-07:002019-10-17T10:40:12.355-07:00NINA [AKA - THE WEINER] - DOG PORTRAIT IN WATERCOLOUR - STEP BY STEP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Because she has such a shaggy coat, I decided to not paint her w/w, but rather by applying individual thin strokes</span> <span style="font-size: large;">of colour.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Tongue painted with quin. pink, and shaded in pink, quin. burnt orange and indanthrone. Continue to build up her coat with more thin applications of paint.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">... and more applications ...<br />Starting to look like Nina.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Photo I took of the Weiner when she was last out for a visit a few weeks ago.<br /><br />My niece has had Nina for a year. She got her from a friend whose dog had pups, so they have been together from the beginning, and have formed a lovely relationship. As you can probably see from the photo, Nina is an exuberant dog, and has a beautiful nature. She is the only dog that Bruno [my horse] will tolerate. I think Nina feels Bruno is just a very big dog, and he appreciates it that she is quiet, and does not try to chase him. My dog, on the other hand, will try to stalk him like a border collie and nip at his feet. In her own weird way, I think my dog is trying to protect me. Anyway, that is the story of the portrait - I painted it as a gift for my niece's birthday.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-27575641871125071842019-10-16T10:23:00.000-07:002019-10-16T12:07:32.368-07:00MT. BAKER ... OR ... SOME OFF-ROAD TESTING ON MY NEW HIP ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a very cool, 60s -style coffee shop/bakery/restaurant at the base of Mt. Baker. We stopped here for some energy before heading up the mountain.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ranger station a bit past the restaurant had this amazingly huge tree trunk, so I asked Savannah to pose in front.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">C. and I stopped here for a snack, and to do some sketching. While we were here, I noticed some activity in the steam below. It was some brook trout spawning - fascinating to watch.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of my sketches<br /><br />Christine and John are neighbours of mine, across the street. Both are ecologists with Environment Canada, so time spent with them is always interesting. On Monday [Canadian Thanksgiving] we headed across the border to Mt Baker for a day hike. John and Savannah [their daughter] would gallop on ahead, while Christine and I would take our time, and stop to do some sketching along the way. It was a wonderful, fascinating time with scenery that left me with my mouth hanging open in awe. And other than being exhausted when done [that's the most hiking I have done in over 15 years], my hip and right leg [the one that had surgery] were fine. I even had a tougher-than-usual riding lesson the next morning! It is SOOOO damn great to be able to be active again!!!!!<br /><br />Thank you for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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I have been feeling very down the past few weeks - sad, angry, frustrated at all the "development" that is going on in my area. There is even a movie being filmed on the property behind Bruno's field. The script calls for fireworks to be set off between 8 PM and midnight, so I will have to have Bruno tranquillized, and I'll spend the night out there to make sure he is all right. This is NOT my idea of country life at all. I am sadly thinking I will have to move somewhere quieter - not sure where. Anyway, I really needed some peace and beauty, so I went over to my neighbour's farm. They have a huge garden - some vegetables and some flowers. It was a glorious respite!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a second painting I did of the same drawing. I wanted to be able to show my students the stages of masking and pouring in a single class, and for that I needed a second painting. Here, I removed the masking [no easy feat]. The background was a simplified outline of Notre Dame. Looking at the painting now, I sort of like it - may give it another try in the future ... on a good paper!<br /><br />I had tried a paper other than Arches, a paper that very well suited my style of painting involving multiple very wet washes, and leaving the masking on for several days. The paper I used for the gargoyle just did not work for me - the washes and pourings of colour did not flow as nicely, and the masking was a bugger to remove. It also left some slight staining on the paper. So ... back to Arches!<br /><br />Thank you so much for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-80185765275037744862019-08-31T11:31:00.000-07:002019-08-31T11:31:58.573-07:00A FEW ODDS AND ENDS IN WHICH I AM WORKING ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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No, I have not escaped to another planet, though with the way this one is heading, I am sorely tempted.</div>
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However, I am still drawing and painting and teaching a delightful watercolour class.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet Archie. He belongs to my kinesiologist who is helping me recuperate after hip replacement surgery. [Still doing well - even rode Bruno on Monday!!!] With Archie, I think I will do a bit more shadowing, then decide on format and background colours.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is Archie's best friend, Brody. He also needs more shading ... then onto painting.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also surprised myself, drawing and painting this image of Howe Sound ... <span style="color: red;">in under 10 minutes!!!</span> I am a notoriously slow and fussy painter, and I must admit I was quite pleased with how this turned out. The water has a bit too much pink, but other than that, I am happy.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I am still plodding along with 2 poured watercolours. This is my model - Griswold, the Gargoyle. One of my riding buddies gave him to me years ago. I have a feeling it may be a reflection of how she saw me most of the time!<br /><br />That's it for now. I have the two dog portraits to get finished, and another of my niece's sweet and exuberant dog, Nina. She is the only dog that has been here that gets along with Bruno, and he accepts her. It's lovely to see them together.<br /><br />Thank you so much for dropping by!<br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-1715291088099450482019-07-29T15:28:00.000-07:002019-07-29T15:28:20.257-07:00IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME - a step-by-step watercolour and some odds and sods<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The blossoms just seem to be overwhelmed by the foliage. I thought of putting a loose greenish wash around the flowers, but I reached the point where I just wanted it done. No more nit-picking!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hmmm ... didn't realize this was sideways till it was on the page here, and I can't change it. However, it is just some fooling around, trying out techniques to create some credible-looking fog for a future painting.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">From a recent class - we were painting birds, and I demonstrated some techniques to create different impressions of texture.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">More playing with texture. I wanted a faster, easier way to give the look of feathers. These above look much too contrived.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pardon the vignette appearance - I was playing around with modes in the photo-edit. It turned out that the wet-in-wet technique gave me the best results. It gave me a realistic impression of feathers without looking like I'd had my nose on the board painting each and every feather. This is not finished yet.<br /><br />So I've been doing a bit of painting. But mostly I have been loving being able to MOVE again! It's been just over 11 weeks since my hip replacement, and I feel good. I can walk with the dogs for about an hour [hiking will come soon]. I am taking care of Bruno again - feeding, mucking out, grooming, and started lungeing him over the past week. I try to pace myself, as my endurance is still not fully recovered, but it's hard when I see all those weeds in the field needing to be removed, the electric fence needing re-wiring, eaves troughs ... neverending. But I love it - I feel alive again!!!<br /><br />I appreciate your visit!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-28310983486531855332019-06-13T09:01:00.000-07:002019-06-13T09:06:45.179-07:00I'M BACK ... a painting's progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ACK!! This is my new hip joint. I still have mixed feelings about having something like this done, but it was either that or living in constant pain or being stoned on opiates. I put up with the increasing pain and loss of function for over four years. I finally decided to have surgery but had to have it done across the border in the U.S. It was pricey [thank goodness for the small inheritance left to me by my aunt] but the surgery and after-care were fantastic. Dealing with the American medical system, and comparing it to the Canadian made very aware of the inadequacies and inefficiencies of our medical system here. I won't rant on and on about it, but if you'd like to comment, please feel free. Anyway, it's five weeks since the operation, and I am doing extremely well, healing very quickly. I hope to be riding Bruno again in August, and taking the dogs out for long hikes in the woods.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is my friend and neighbour, Christine. She is an ecologist with environment Canada. She and her daughter have been an enormous help - taking care of Bruno, boosting morale, bringing meals ... I could not have done this without their help, and I am most grateful! My sister, Steph, was also a huge help, driving me to and from Bellingham, caring for me at home. She made sure I didn't overdo things [I am not a patient person, and wanted to get back to life as usual in the first week post-op] More about Steph in a later post ...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First few applications of colour. Most of this painting was done wet-on-dry to get a sense of texture of the feathers. The colours used throughout the work were aureolin, quin. sienna, quin. burnt orange and phthalo. blue.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here is the yellow-breasted chat, found here in British Columbia in the interior regions of the province. I showed the painting to Christine this morning when she came over to feed Bruno, and she loved it. So I will have it framed, and give it to her with many thanks for all the help she has been the past few weeks. I also gave her daughter one of my tugboat paintings that she loved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So that's it for now. I'm not sure how often I'll be posting or painting - still can't sit or stand in one position for to long.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-64309694395194049242019-03-15T16:02:00.003-07:002019-03-15T16:02:41.055-07:00A GOOSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR - STEP BY STEP WATERCOLOR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was going to be a white goose, so I started with a grey [aureolin, a quin. pink and cobalt blue] for the form shadows.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had bought some Stonehenge paper, both cold and hot press, and planned to paint some intricate floral on the hot press. But the goose won out. It is a lovely surface on which to paint - I was very pleased with how it allowed me to work the feathers. Probably some more geese in future, but with more animation.</span></div>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-66930444341471180312019-03-05T14:38:00.001-08:002019-03-05T14:45:56.052-08:00GEESE - A PROCESS, OR WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FO THE GANDER<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I masked the geese, and did at least 8 gradated washes of permanent rose, phthalo. blue and indanthrone. Then started on their bodies with wet-in-wet washes of pink and quin. sienna. The feet and bills were painted with quin. sienna, and shadowed with sienna, quin. violet and indanthrone.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">... a few touches of orange and blue, and done.<br /><br />I painted this as a birthday gift for a friend. She loves geese - says they remind her of her first husband! [One of my brothers-in-law always reminded me of a duck, but that's another story.] When I showed her the finished work, she burst out laughing - she loved them, and found them so silly-looking. As long as I can bring some joy to someone with my art, I am happy.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I'd like to mention that I tried a new [to me] paper - Stonehenge rough 140 lb. I quite like it. It stands up to masking and multiple washes well, and all the other rough treatment I give.<br /><br />Thank you for dropping by to visit the geese!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-68340949285286847102019-02-12T09:48:00.000-08:002019-02-12T09:48:10.223-08:00SOME RECENT WORK ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yours truly, pondering the imponderable<br />30 x 20 cm.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Summer's End</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">38.5 x 33 cm.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">$395.00</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This painting started off in late summer as a class project. I finished most of the flower and stem, and couldn't decide what else to do, so it sat for a few months. A couple of weeks ago, I felt it needed a look to suggest the dark and cold of winter, so I did this rough, dark background, and of course had to intensify some of the subject matter to balance with the darks. Summer's End is the result.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I haven't done a step-by-step post. If you would like more information, or want to know more about purchasing work, please feel free to contact me!</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> And thank you so much for dropping by!!!</span><br /><br /></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-40310684179387644622019-01-01T11:13:00.000-08:002019-01-01T11:13:09.545-08:00I WISH YOU A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR, AND WELCOME TO LANGLEY, B.C.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Final painting - framable size is 20 x 25 cm. <br />Landscapes are not my forte, but I want to start doing more of them. It's all just a matter of "seeing" and interpreting. This was a record for me, painted in a day. it's not great, but I am happy with it, and happy with the fact that I am actually starting to feel like painting again after several years of BLAH. I picked up a book at the library recently by Gordon MacKenzie called "The Watercolorist's Essential Notebook". I had taken it, hoping to find ideas for my watercolour classes this year, and found it also inspired me to start trying different things with my painting. I really needed the kick in the ass!<br />Beyond this, I am finally able to spend more time outside, playing with Bruno and the dogs. It feels <span style="color: red;">GREAT</span>!!!<br /><br />Once again, thank you so much for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-60517520465585899762018-12-15T10:49:00.000-08:002018-12-15T10:49:52.622-08:00BRUNO THE SECOND<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Photo taken just this last October when Bruno was part of a modelling shoot. I LOVE this photo, and the editing David did to get that dark atmosphere. Bruno really looks like the proverbial "horse of different colour" here. Actually, his summer coat is quite a bit lighter and redder, while his winter coat is almost black. He starts to shed out in August, starting to replace the lighter, finer hair with darker hair, and then the coat thickens and lengthens.<br /><br />Why did I paint Bruno again when I already have a beautiful work of him hanging on my wall? Well ... earlier this year, I was commissioned to paint a huge rooster for a woman to give to her husband [his Chinese astrological sign is the rooster]. She felt her English was inadequate, so she brought a friend to help translate. Her friend fell in love with my painting of Bruno, and asked to buy it. I said it was not for sale, but could paint another for her. The two women also came down to the barn to meet His Highness, and I have a feeling Dora [the friend who commissioned Bruno's portrait] fell in love with Bruno. So we may be giving horsemanship lessons this Spring!<br /><br />Thank you so much for visiting!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-40625016640722490742018-11-25T09:29:00.000-08:002018-11-25T09:29:54.996-08:00OK ... I'M BACK - A ROOSTER'S PROGRESS ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finished ... finally! Picked up, and ready to fly off to Hong Kong to his new home.<br /><br />I disappeared off the radar, as I was having a lot of trouble with pain, arthritis, muscle spasm - I was not a happy puppy. I barely felt like doing anything, just forced myself to take care of the animals as best I could, and teach my weekly watercolour class. I was even on synthetic opioids for six weeks. That is a nasty drug. I have weaned myself off, and am now being much more proactive in taking care of myself. I still visit with my yoga therapist weekly - she is a god-send! And I regularly see a physiotherapist to help with eliminating muscle spasm, and getting some proper strengthening exercises done at his clinic. So I am feeling much better physically and emotionally. I am sketching and painting again, and riding Bruno every other day, and getting out with the dogs again, too. Lordy, I missed being outside in Nature!!!<br /><br />The rooster was commissioned by a woman, in August, for her husband's birthday [and I am sure I missed the date]. But she picked her painting up on Friday, and was so happy with him - I was thrilled. So SeƱor Rooster is off to Hong Kong in December to settle in his new home.<br /></span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-51434237310970377822018-10-15T11:47:00.000-07:002018-10-15T11:47:09.625-07:00A MODELING SESSION ... OR ... BRUNO GOES STEAMPUNK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out the wild head-dress!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">My yoga therapist's husband is a professional photographer. Janine came out here for a visit in the summer, and thought David should meet Bruno. Bruno is easy-going, fairly calm about all that life throws at him [except ducks, but that's another story]. So David was here a few weeks ago, and thought Brunz would be good in a photo shoot. We arranged to meet yesterday. David poked around to find some interesting spots with good light, and Olena [the model - a sweetheart] looked for places to change her outfits. All went very well with Olena posing, holding Bruno's reins. Then we tried to get Olena on his back without a saddle. That was not a hit with Bruno, and Olena ended on the ground. So we tried with the saddle - that was better, till Bruno decided he wanted to go off exploring, and lost Olena again. I must say, I admire her - she is game and tough, and still loved Bruno when we finished the shoot. I think David got some great photos of the the steampunk jewelry - the purpose of the exercise. As for Bruno's carrier as a model ... we shall see :)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I was very impressed with the professionally of David and Olena. If you'd like to see some of David's work, his website is </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">www.hypnoticphoto.ca </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-43757869212515798272018-10-01T12:07:00.000-07:002018-10-01T12:07:49.166-07:00SO VERY PROUD OF MY STUDENTS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another commission. A woman came to visit a few weeks ago, and wanted to know how much I wanted for the portrait of Bruno I have in my living area. I told her it was not for sale, but would paint another ...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next class project is rooster!!!!This and the one above are two I did several years ago.<br /><br />I haven't been doing a lot of painting lately. The arthritis pain has been keeping me quiet, and if I do feel better, I try to get out to do some barn work or have a short ride on Bruno. But the pain is abating, so hopefully I can get back to doing more. Apparently the stem cells take at least three to six months to have effect, and what I am feeling are arthritis symptoms which seem to come and go in waves. C'est la vie ...<br /><br />Thank you so much for dropping by!</span></td></tr>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-68066991851243316282018-10-01T11:43:00.000-07:002018-10-01T11:43:02.803-07:00LANGLEY TOWNSHIP CIVIC ELECTION - OCTOBER 20, 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The province of British Columbia is holding its municipal elections later this month. This means, here in Langley, all resident voters are able to vote for their township's mayor, eight members of council, and five school trustees. There has been a lot of "development" over the past number of years, and it has reached the stage where farmland is being sold and "developed" as housing tracts. I honestly don't know what the people who decide to move in this direction are thinking. Really .. if all the farmland is gone, what will we all eat? ... concrete and plywood??? You know how much I love the natural world, and I cannot stand by and let it disappear. So I encourage you to vote in this upcoming election. I have taken the liberty of compiling a list of candidates who seem the least likely to be in favour of rampant over-development. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Gail Chaddok-Costello</span></div>
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Studio at the Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995448576763269183.post-12430780185450313502018-09-06T10:00:00.000-07:002018-09-06T10:00:55.614-07:00A letter to the premier and relevant minister of British Columbia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
No paintings today, though I am working on several. Instead, I am posting a letter that I sent to several members of the government of British Columbia. It is my hope that others in the my area and the province, if reading this, are inspired to write, to voice their feelings. And perhaps others around the world will be inspired as well. I believe our world, our home, is in a sad way, and we all must do something to rectify the problems. Here is the letter ...<br />
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I am writing to express my very deep concern about how the destruction of agricultural and greenspace land has been allowed to take place over the past twenty years, all done in the professed attempt to create affordable housing. It is happening without care and thought to ecological sustainability. The availability of affordable and attractive housing has not appreciably increased, and available agricultural land has decreased alarmingly.<br />
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Living in South Langley, I am saddened and angered to see the proliferation of unattractive tracts of housing developments of inadequate environmental quality. Housing developments should be an integral part of a healthy community, but what is being built all over Langley bears little or no connection to the existing communities. Furthermore, these concentrated areas of tract housing are being constructed at the expense of viable and valuable farmland which, once lost, is gone forever.<br />
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The time of unplanned and mindless use of resources should - must - be a thing of the past. I find it unthinkable that your government is so myopic as to continue to allow short-term financial gain for a few to prevail over long-term concern and responsibility for the sustainability of agriculture and environment.<br />
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To summarize, it is my feeling that you are obtusely mismanaging a beautiful and rich land. I hope you have the vision and wisdom to correct this deleterious situation.<br />
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Please feel free to paraphrase or copy the letter. And thank you so much for dropping by!!<br />
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