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Small Break, but I will be back!

Joye18 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:05:58 +0000

So sorry I haven’t posted in awhile! I have been overwhelmed with closing my brick and mortar boutique and on baby watch! New babies have and are soon to come to our family! I will be back blogging regularly earl in 2012.
Everyone have a wonderful holiday and new year and see you in 2012!

Sultry Summer in my Studio

Joye18 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:56:35 +0000

Grand Canyon Stream

I have been busy these sultry summer days painting. This is an oil of a stream in the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. Hope your summer is filled with creative fun!

New Work, Summer Break

Joye18 — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:07:01 +0000

I have been busy painting and being with family Here is my most recent painting:

painting

I have met the most wonderful professional model! She posed for me in my yard. More paintings to come.
My posts won’t be as regular for a couple of weeks. I will be checking in. Have a great summer!

Favorite Paintings: Gary Bukovnik

Joye18 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:36:26 +0000

I love color, fine drawing, and watercolor, so how could I not like Gary Bukovnik’s work? Here is an example of his gorgeous watercolors taken from his site: Gary Bukovnik.

watercolor

He makes full use of the 3 primary colors: blue, red and yellow in a simple composition.

A Day in the Life: Oil Progress

Joye18 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:28:16 +0000

stream

I have been slowly working on an oil of a stream in upper Pennsylvania. By the way, it is not the same stream as my previous watercolor sketch. I guess I am just smitten with streams!
Will keep you posted on my progress.

Sketching

Joye18 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:18:10 +0000

Initial sketch

Practicing one’s craft is essential to keeping up skills. When I started to seriously paint 24 years ago, I faithfully sketched almost everyday. Anything was a subject, a chair, bird, the person sitting across from me at the doctor, my piano, feet, oh, I sketched everything, it was a delight! It made my creative juices really flow. I came up with various designs and compositions for future paintings. It also gives your brain the time to center and focus about what you are looking at. After sketching, you get into the art mode, not the over thinking state.
Somewhere along the line, I stopped sketching on a regular basis. Too many things to make, not enough time. But I have promised myself that I am going to attempt to bring sketching back into my everyday life. I have added to my repertoire, watercolor sketching. These sketches I did last week by a stream. Many impressionist painters sketched in watercolor to give them a basis for a later painting. It is a free way to sketch with color.

2nd sketch

Wow, my creative juices are flowing again!

Favorite Paintings: Bonnard

Joye18 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:43:52 +0000

I love to look at artwork. Pouring over coffee table art books with the big glossy pages and colorful images is my idea of a relaxing and fun time. One of my favorite artists is Pierre Bonnard. He painted in an post impressionist, colorful, almost spiritual manner. In fact he was a member of Les Nabis which prided themselves in painting symbolic and spiritual works.
Here is an example of one of my favorite works:

Bonnard Painting

Typical Bonnard in that he uses obvious colorful brush marks, designs the painting so that we are inside looking out. And don’t forget that little boy at the right bottom corner! What an awesome design.
What do you think of this painting?

A Day in the Life: Playing

Joye18 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:43:39 +0000

I have had fun recently with some of the new apps on my iPad. Many let you take a photo and make into a painterly version. This is from a photo I took of a still life.

Painterly still life

Isn’t this cool? I think it is a useful tool to get ideas for an actual painting. Are they any awesome apps that you would recommend?

Landscape Painting

Joye18 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:31:50 +0000

Oh, the joys of a lazy summer, sitting near the creek and painting a sweet watercolor!

Creek

So hot, but worth the discomfort!

What are you doing for fun in the heat?

Read more at: Strolling Among the Gardens.

Summer Fun

Joye18 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:11:46 +0000

I just want to say hello to all my blog friends. I am busy doing summer fun things! Will be posting next week, have a wonderful weekend

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