At today’s meeting Kristine, Jerry, Tim, Annie, Jeanie,
Bill, Jeanne, Loretta, Jim, Ward, Mike, Jeanie, Tedd, Eunice, Elo, Tom,
Dottie, Kristina, Joanne, and me Celeste.
Today’s suggested table topic: “series”-- have you ever done
a series and if not have you thought about it? what is your reasoning?
Celeste: I don’t really think in terms of series, but
because of daily painting I can “unwittingly” arrive at a series. Recently,
because of all the snow, I have "kind of" a series about snow. I might paint bigger paintings from these studies.
Jim: How many of you are happy to see the rain? (Laughter)!
I brought a series of flowers that I did while living in California. I would
change things about how I paint these now… but I also feel that they still hold
up. I did a lot of painting in a place called Pelican Point. Working in the
series is a positive thing to do.
Loretta: Awhile back I did a painting from a photograph that
was provided by Tedd Chilless (a downtown scene). I don't have that paining any longer and I went
to do it again. What I learned is that
you can lose the spontaneity from the first effort! (But, I am working on it --on maintaining the
initial freshness). I am showing a painting that I did at OSA.
Jeanne: When I read the topic for today I thought to myself "well I haven't done that"-- but then I looked up and I realized I had
several paintings from a place called Rocky Creek State Park on the wall! (Laughter!)
I can come home with six paintings from an area. What I’ve been doing lately is
working in the studio from painitngs from life. I am also showing a painting I did from life in my kitchen looking out. I decided to “go big”!
Elo: It dawned on me I do have a series. I did paintings of
birds directly on maps (maps showing where the specific bird came from). I did
5.5 of those. The idea behind it was
about endangered species. But by the time I got to the sixth one I lost
interest in the project. I was ready to go to something else. I am showing a
painting I did during the snow.
Dottie: I love working in a series, it's one of my favorite
things to do. I'm showing you a print-out of a series I did in the past of
white plates. I would put things on the white plates that were meant to ripen.
I did another series in pastel of seasons of California. Yes California does
have seasons! I’m also showing two recent paintings that I’ve done for the
Strada easel challenge.
Bill: Yes I have done the unintentional type of series – my self portraits. I am showing my self portraits and also a
painting I did of my grandchild. I also went out to paint in the snow and I
have a tip…take something to stand on (like a rug) then you won’t get so cold. (I
painted these sledders on a hill-- plein air).
Jeanie: I am going to be using Chris Mooney’s studio while
he is gone. However, because of the weather I haven't gotten there yet. This
painting that I am showing is part of a triptych. It is a series about Cannon
Beach.
Annie: I am showing a photograph that I worked from and some
small cards that I painted from the photograph. Then I did the
larger version. My brother used to
write poetry to his wife. These were just poems he would leave for her to read
at the start her day. I decided to “illustrate” the poems. (That is a series of sorts too).
Tom: When I think of a series I think that it is mostly like
Monet's haystacks! That seems like a series for sure ---an intentional series. I
have done paintings that are similar to each other and I guess that could be
considered a series. I hiked in recently a half a mile and I painted this
snow scene.
Tim: I am showing an idea I have for a series...vegatable people..I painted a still life at home during the snow...and also this is a snow scene I did plein air.
Tim: I am showing an idea I have for a series...vegatable people..I painted a still life at home during the snow...and also this is a snow scene I did plein air.
Jerry: I am so glad to be back --I haven't been here for
several weeks! When I served in Vietnam I took this photograph at a monastery.
It has always haunted me. I used white, Ultramarine blue and burnt umber to do
a series from this photograph. I looked at the construction and the interplay
of the people. I liked the lack of color. There is a man named John Berger who
is a critic and he wrote a book called Landscapes. It has nothing whatsoever to
do with traditional landscapes! What the book is about is really about “the lay
of the land”. I think calling it “Landscape” had to do with the author’s own
personal “Landscape” (his world and his thinking)
https://www.amazon.com/Landscapes-John-Berger-Art/dp/1784785849
https://www.amazon.com/Landscapes-John-Berger-Art/dp/1784785849
Kristine: I have gone to the same area and painted it different times. It's kind of an unintentional series. I am showing my
sketchbook, a black-and-white version and the painting of the same area.
Kristina: I am showing a painting I did from reference of Italy in palette knife. I've done a series from Italy.
Kristina: I am showing a painting I did from reference of Italy in palette knife. I've done a series from Italy.
Joanne: I really like the gesture of the trees. I’ve painted
enough trees I think I have a series of them. I did a big project called
Northwest Neighbors. I painted people in offguard moments and of course I had
to use a camera in order to do that because the paintings were very large. I
guess I have a series from Sauvie Island also. I am showing two recent
paintings from the Strada Easel challenge.
Eunice: Everything I do seems to be a series! I did a series
not too long ago of a small girl. I am showing you a series that I did from
Smith Rock. I used photo reference.
Tedd: I always attempt to be “serious” when I paint… (laughter!)
I painted this painting of a model holding a bouquet.
El (Genie): I did a series about climate change. This was a
series that I did that included dead trees and so forth. It didn’t prove to be
very popular! (Laughter)! I also did an endangered food series which proved to
be slightly more popular because people like to think about beer! (Laughter)! I
did this painting from a trip to the East Coast. It is from Kentucky.
Mike: I prefer to think about having themes as opposed to working in the series. This is a painting from Cooper Mountain nature park. I put a post on my Facebook wall to explain to some of the uninitiated that snow is not white. I look at art differently now than I did maybe 15 years ago. Having done art makes me look at art in a different way.
Ward: No doubt if you paint many giraffes ---each successive
giraffe will provide energy to the next! (Laughter)! I’m really serious about
this --that it the more you paint one thing the more you understand it.
I did this painting recently of a gorilla. And Tim
recommended that I read a book about Ishmael (I did—wonderful book) I recommend
everyone consider painting something several times…you’ll learn a lot.
Announcements
Art on the Boulevard: Michael Lindstrom First Friday,
February 3
Studio One Eleven at OSA model Victoria Friday 1 to 4pm
Ward’s Friday class:
The volunteer show at
OSA reception is the 22nd 1 to 3
Phyllis Trowbridge is giving classes at rock Creek (some
people are eligible to audit these.)
Soul Stories in Dufur workshop
Portland Art Museum has print show that’s coming up that
will be free
Next meeting, Thursday Jan 26 suggested table topic: Instructional
DVD’s and online streaming instruction. (Give us your reviews!) What are the pros and
cons? (and if you haven’t had DVD or on line instruction….why not?)
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