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Painting in the rain?
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I'm an English painter with a particular love of the coast - difficult for someone who lives a loooong drive from the sea!
I did an honours degree in Fine Art as a mature student - which featured a lot of plein air painting and sketching.
website: http://vivienblackburn.com
website of sketchbooks: http://sitekreator.com/viviensketches
blog: http://vivienb.blogspot.com
I did an honours degree in Fine Art as a mature student - which featured a lot of plein air painting and sketching.
website: http://vivienblackburn.com
website of sketchbooks: http://sitekreator.com/viviensketches
blog: http://vivienb.blogspot.com
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what about those
tents that fishermen have?
You can huddle inside and keep dry if the rain becomes heavy too.
I have my website for showing galleries my work, rather than sellin g directly from it.
Though I have sold to the US because of it, reaching buyers I wouldn't normally have reached.
Twitter and Facebook seem shallow and boring and don't interest m…
I really like the bold colours you've used here - they get the feel of the light beautifully
thank you :>) - yes a very very fine drizzle in the air and I wanted to catch that atmosphere
Very well done, especially if this is watercolor done on a drizzly day.
a local reservoir on a still, overcast day, starting to drizzle. The colours were dulled and contrast reduced, except for the strong contrast of the water/sky against the heavy mass of summer foliage.
can't help but - why not mail order directly to your hotel???
Painting on a long empty stretch of beach with a friend, a noisy family came and settled 8 feet behind us on the dune
and then kept up a running commentary
what is it?
what bit is she supposed to painting?
she's using a knife
she's using her fi…
I'd love to attend - but maybe live a little far away? ;>D - I'm not a good swimmer and the Atlantic is awfully wide .....
Good luck with this :>)
it looks great
yes, I wanted to enhance the rather gothic feel that the grey paper and charcoal gave to it :>) - they were VERY old graves
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 2:30am on June 14, 2009,
Sandy Delehanty said… - Thanks, Its all about the light and shadow patterns for me. I get really bummed when it rains and I have no shadow patterns!
- At 5:53pm on June 13, 2009,
Jamie Grossman said… - Vivien, I am such a fan of your plein air sketches! Nice to see you here too.
- At 4:32pm on June 13, 2009,
Michael Richardson said… - Thank you Vivien, Glad you like them! I am enjoying your work very much as well!
- At 4:21pm on June 13, 2009,
Donald Maier said…
- If you look at my bio you will see a painting above the photo of me painting at the Canyon edge. In the painting you will see a ledge in the foreground with a bush on it... so the edge was not a sheer drop off. I have painted a bit right at the edge and it does make me dizzy. I am attaching one here for you to see that I did during that same trip to Canyon de Chelly in 2006 called "Mummy Caves Overlook" where I was standing at a sheer drop off at the canyon's highest point and my watercolor block resting on the waist high retaining wall there.
- At 4:08pm on June 13, 2009,
Donald Maier said…
- Hi Vivian, That photo looks deceptive. I am not actually right at the edge. I get scared of heights as well. The last time I painted at the Grand Canyon in 2008, I started getting dizzy spells.
This is actually in Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. It is relatively small compared to the Grand Canyon. If you have never seen it in person, you must make a trip there to see it for yourself. One cannot appreciate paintings of it or photos until they experience it for themselves.
- At 3:12pm on June 13, 2009,
susan williamson said… - Thank you for your kind words!
- At 1:42pm on June 13, 2009,
Lindsay Olson said…
- Vivien, adding a watermarks badge for membership is a great idea. Lots of water loving folks here!
- At 1:47pm on June 8, 2009,
Gordon Haas said… - Hello Vivien,
Just wanted to introduce myself and let you know of my Plein Air Painting Workshop in Positano, Italy.
Please click on my Profile to get to my Member Page where the Event is listed for all of the details.
Thanks for looking and happy painting!
Ciao,
Gordon
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