Celeste: I like a book called The Simple Secret to Better Paintings..The "secret" is to have no two intervals be the same. When painting outdoors I find that I have to remind myself to provide variety. I am also showing the Loomis grid that Kevin Macpherson uses in his work. A full explanation of it is in the book Creative Illustration. It is a way to make sure you'll paint some diagonals in addition to verticals and horizontals (for variety!) I don't draw the Loomis grid on my canvas, but I do try to remember to employ diagonals.
I am showing a painting from the Women's Forum and another from George Rogers Park.
Loretta: I try to stay away from the center. I don't usually plan. I think remembering the 3rds is great.
Kathy J: I am the (former) chair of the Lavender Festival. I came today to bring you some "goodie bags" that were given out to artists who participated in the Lavender Festival. We had some extras and you all have been so supportive of us, especially when we first started out. I am passing the baton to Dianna Shyne who will be the new Lavender Festival chair! (Applause)! (Editor's note: Thanks so much for thinking of us, Kathy! Much appreciated).
Geri: I keep the rules in the back of my head...but when I go to do something I "wing it"! I sometimes use a blending stomp to lightly put in my composition so I can check to see if it needs to be changed. I am showing a graphite drawing.
Raphael: The great thing about rules is that they are meant to be broken! I like an artist named Danny Griego. I discovered him on facebook. He often paints something directly in the center of his painting and it works anyway! For myself, I have learned a lot from looking through the viewfinder of a camera. When I am painting a painting if I notice something is wrong I wipe it out and move things to where they are right. I have been painting in gouache. I like it a lot. I do have to remember how it dries different from how it looks when wet. I am showing recent gouache paintings.
Lelainya: I am an art teacher. Painting outdoors has made me refresh a lot of composition rules. I also took a workshop with Yong Hong Zhong and now I do a black and white value study ahead of the painting. I use charcoal and determine 3 values. I know there is something called a comic grid that can be helpful for understanding ratios. I am showing a painting I did from my travels.
Donna: I paint in pastel. I have a plastic grid and a marker. I look through it and make my decisions which almost always have to do with the 3rds. Some people like to think about "60/40" but I think about the 3rds. I am showing a painting I did for the Lavender Festival. I saw Donna Shyne's show at Coldwell Banker and her composition is so strong! I am taking a 3 day workshop this weekend called "Composition Boot Camp" with Barbara Jaenicke. I have a show to invite you to (see announcements).
Renita: For fun...I have been playing around with alcohol inks!
Wendy: I brought my 2nd and 3rd watercolors ...! I did these with no forethought. I just set up the still life and painted what was in front of me.
Lisa: I use tick marks at the 3rds. I participated in the Lavender Festival. I saw so many good compositions at the exhibit. I wanted to do one last Lavender painting. I did this one in the Studio.
Tim: I like to divide with big shapes. I also like to break the rules! ok, "this is from a photo that Tim took" (Laughter)! It is gouache. And this is my painting from the Women's Forum paint out.
Chris: I like to take photos on my phone and crop them. It helps me decide!
Carol: I painted at the Women's Forum. It seems when I paint plein air I often don't "nail it". I take it back to my studio and make adjustments. I think I have an issue with being tied to what is "actually" out there. I am faithful to it...and I can be a prisoner of that. For example, I was committed to these trees (at the bottom of the composition) but I am not 100% sure that they aren't blocking entry into the painting! I have wanted to purchase this book (by Dan McCaw). It is really good. He has me thinking about adequate planning and design. I found out that they have a copy at the library.
Becky: Inequality but balance is what I love. Uniformity is a problem. The Women's Forum view is an example of that. Unless you are a hiker the only view you can get is the down-the-Gorge view...it could be better from a different vantage point. I have been remodeling my studio. I am showing a painting of a rose.
Mark: Painting outside a 5 year old came up to me and asked: "Why do you wear glasses"? (Laughter)! I am showing a painting that I did that is an entire re-do. After scrubbing off the original I re painted the entire thing. The Strathmore paper is so good it allowed this. This light here (a straight vertical light) is how it was and what I wanted to show. Getting "randomness" into my work is a challenge.
Jim: I participated in the Lavender Festival. I painted 10 paintings in 2 1/2 weeks. I use the rule of 3rds. I make sure I don't do anything 50/50. When I am out there I try to "unsee" what I actually see, so that I am not overly literal! When I painted for the festival I painted alongside Don Bishop, Brenda Boylan, Teresa O'Leary and another prize winner Tedd Chilless! (Applause)! He won the Chehalam Cultural Sponsor award. I didn't bring anything today--I am cleaning my studio.
Tedd: I like painting with Jim too...because I paint figures into some of my paintings and he wears nice shirt colors! (Laughter)! I use the rule of 3rds. I also try not to be stuck with what is out there..I try to change things all around for the sake of the painting.
Annie: I would just draw "freestyle" until I got involved in classes...then I found out we're supposed to be confining things inside a square! (Laughter)! So, now I like those little viewfinders or the "L" shaped things I got at the frame shop (for cropping). I have a jail sentence --I've been given 2 years to renovate our house...and I'm hoping for parole! (Laughter)! Lately I have been working a lot in black and white so I xerox material that helps me to see how black and white translates to color.
Jan: I rely on the 3rds. I will sometimes position the point of interest in a key location and work out from there.
Eunice: I pass!
Dianna: I have been thinking about composition for a good long while. 20 years ago I was asked to be the juror for a show. My method was to put all the "yes-es" on one side of the room and all the "what-were-they-thinkings" on the other side. All the yes-es had excellent composition. I wanted to have this skill so I went through all my classical art books. I went about tracing the darks (and lights) with charcoal onto tracing paper. I did this with master paintings...like Rembrandt, etc. I did this because I wanted it to become part of my thought process. With my students I give them plexiglass and a dry erase marker. They hold up the plexiglass and plan looking through it. They can easily wipe off areas and the whole thing is more intuitive that way. I also tell them use one idea per painting...if you have 2 ideas do another painting! (Laughter)! I am showing 3 recent paintings.
Susan: My favorite book on this subject is Albert Handell's Intuitive Composition. His way suits me best. I think it is a good practice to set up still life and photograph it. You don't even have to paint it, just do it for the practice and take photos of it. I am showing you three demos I did at a workshop I gave in Coos Bay. Even with something like these raspberries you have to decide what to leave in and what to leave out..what is the focal point, etc! My workshop was in tandem with a National Marine show at the Coos Bay Museum. The show is up until Sept 28.
Greg: I like to use 3-5 shapes. I look through a viewfinder. I really think about the shapes and try to avoid tangents.
Announcements:
This weekend Paint out with host Kat Sowa (July 19, 20 and 21)
https://www.facebook.com/events/899067763777368/ July 19-July 21 Weed Creek Farm (Kat Sowa)
MONDAY Paint out with host Regina Atwood (July 22)
https://www.facebook.com/events/650298598801840/ July 22 Soter Vineyards (Regina Atwood)
(Message from Za Vue:) Please come paint with us at the Peninsula Park (Rose Garden) this
Sunday at 1 pm. You'll be helping us welcome the ASIFA Portland (Association
International du Film d'Animation) to the plein air world. See you there!
Find out about "Paint the Trees" (this weekend and next) here: https://www.elisabethjones.art/painting-to-save-the-trees.html?fbclid=IwAR1XtoL_3P9UWhWDqWUaPzI2JU50CMG5jRoJvqabceFHyxf-EZHwn7fu3oU
NW Marine Artists Open Studios July 20 https://www.freelandspirits.com/events/2019/7/20/nw-marine-art-works-3rd-annual-open-studios
Tedd Chilless Stoller Vineyard (The show is up until Sept 9)
www.stollerfamilyestate.com
Congratulations to all the winners at the Lavender Festival (Here are some of the results. They will post an official version on their website..sorry if I missed some names).
First Place Elo Wobig, 2nd Brenda Boylan, 3rd Romona Youngquist, Honorable Mentions: Anna Lancaster, Don Bishop, Theresa O'Leary, Mary Lehner and Sandra Pearce. Sponsor Award Tedd Chilless, Honorable Mention non-professional division Loretta Lang.
Art Affair 2019 (Donna Sires and others) July 27 and 28 Chehalem Mountain Pottery Hillsboro (see photo below)
Congratulations to all the winners at the Lavender Festival (Here are some of the results. They will post an official version on their website..sorry if I missed some names).
First Place Elo Wobig, 2nd Brenda Boylan, 3rd Romona Youngquist, Honorable Mentions: Anna Lancaster, Don Bishop, Theresa O'Leary, Mary Lehner and Sandra Pearce. Sponsor Award Tedd Chilless, Honorable Mention non-professional division Loretta Lang.
Art Affair 2019 (Donna Sires and others) July 27 and 28 Chehalem Mountain Pottery Hillsboro (see photo below)
OSA Call to Artists 2nd Annual Plein Air exhibit:
https://www.osartists.org/
Call to Artists! OSA presents the 2nd Annual Plein Air Portland Art Show, open to all! Sandra Pearce is our 2019 juror.
Opens Sunday, August 4, 1pm. Awards presentation at 2pm. Check our website for further details www.osartists.org
Upcoming demonstrations and events at OSA:
https://www.osartists.org/classes-and-workshops/demonstrations
Classes at OSA:
https://public.osartists.org/public/classes
Single Pose Figure Sessions with Joanne Radmilovich Kollman: OSA All Levels and Mediums
Fridays, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM The model on July 19 in Sean McGonigal
Pastel Society of North Carolina online juried
show
https://onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=34089
https://onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=34089
Check our Facebook page for other resources and opportunities:
*This is Jerry's home/property and he will host a paint out there in the future, so this is a fun way to get a sneak preview.
The Hiatus Drawing Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/333152383542909/
Mike Porter's had surgery July 9 and got to come home on July 15. He is doing very well! Here is a photo of him and his wife Barbara the day he got out of the hospital...incredibly they actually allowed Mike to leave the hospital by walking out instead of being wheeled out in a wheelchair. Well, we know how persuasive Mike can be! You can email him at tmikeporter@gmail.com
Next Meeting: Thursday, July 25 Topic: Color mixing, Gradation, "Color shifting" --Do you have a good understanding? Do you have suggestions that might help others? Let's discuss!
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