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May 2009 Blog Posts (16)

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How the Heck do you Paint Off of that THING???

I tried to paint with those all in one mini things that Cottman sells, with a number 1 brush or whatever. I felt a magnifying glass should be included. (I'm older and I don't see so well, so excuse me!) Tooo Teeny Weeny, Then I tried the French Easel. The weight, the bulkiness, the size. What a nightmare!!! Especially because I am Teeny Weeny.



Well, for my body build, I found one that's just right!…



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Added by Terry Storzieri on May 29, 2009 at 1:46am — 10 Comments

ghost ranch, new mexico

I painted these with the New Mexico Plein Aire artist at the ghost ranch. Both of these are 18 X 24 s.
My last outing with that group was the Santa Fe ski basin. Wow! What a day that was. I've been painting
here in NM for close to 45 years. Emmett Johns

Added by emmett johns on May 28, 2009 at 8:02pm — 1 Comment

Paintings from Taos, NM

I just posted some of the paintings I did while on a painting trip to Taos, NM. The trip was organized by PAAC (Plein Air Artists Colorado) and was a perfect Mother's Day weekend getaway! My kudos to PAAC for the wonderful job they did in organizing this and providing detailed information on where to stay, eat, and, of course, great painting locations!

Dena

Added by Dena Kirk on May 27, 2009 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Bring back Plein Air Magazine

Not sure if any of you subscribed to Plein Air Magazine. It was awesome and although I do enjoy its replacement, Fine Art Connoiseur, I miss the artist focus of Plein Air. Here is a link with a survey you can take to help bring it back! Thanks!
Dena Kirk
http://www.pleinairmagazine.com/

Added by Dena Kirk on May 27, 2009 at 5:17pm — No Comments

Loma Linda



Let me tell you about a Delightful little town that I love to paint in. It's called Loma Linda. You may have heard about this town in the news. Loma Linda University is one of the finest medical facilities in the country. That's how I got here, so long ago. But I digress.



The people of Loma Linda are into health. This is due to their religion, Adventist. So many wonderful restaurants with GREAT vegetarian food, the Farmers Market on… Continue

Added by Terry Storzieri on May 27, 2009 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Notes

Is art the greatest form of communication on earth, or what?

Added by Janine Hart Manemann on May 26, 2009 at 1:07pm — No Comments

"Aanlopende restauratie." Loowaard, Holland.

After some great days away it's always hard to get going

in your own area again, ...

So I thought why not visit my friend and colleague Eric and paint

somewhat over there. Eric has moved his ship to Loowaard a nice

little pond beside the Rhine (more or less)



There was an other ship they where restoration on shore that gave a

nice subject.…



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Added by Rene PleinAir on May 26, 2009 at 11:14am — 1 Comment

Welcome to my Blog

Hi - my name is Terry and welcome to my Blog. I thought I would tell you a little bit about me and my art.



First of all, I am self-developed and didn't learn how to draw until a few years ago. I am a Master Technician in airbrush. Which basically means I can copy anything. I love airbrushing, but it is extremely difficult with such a precision tool to create expressive artwork.



So, about two years, I decided to learn how to oil paint. From day one, I hated it. It was messy… Continue

Added by Terry Storzieri on May 25, 2009 at 1:26pm — 4 Comments

Heading off to IAPS....

So, I'm heading off to the IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies) convention this morning. It's in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and I'll be giving a couple of demonstrations Friday and Saturday. I'll be home again June 9. Happy trails!

Added by Michael Chesley Johnson on May 24, 2009 at 5:07am — 2 Comments

Print-On-Demand at FineArtAmerica.com

I wanted to tell everyone about another free website that I have been on for about two years now. The site is: www.fineartamerica.com and as I said it is FREE!



About 3 months ago I signed up for their "Print-On-Demand" service. For $30 per year, you can post your artwork for sale as high quality giclee prints. I have over 300 pieces posted and I went through and re-photoed and re-scanned everything so I would have all of them at a high resolution to insure that the print quality was… Continue

Added by Donald Maier on May 22, 2009 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments

"Ik, ik sta nog steeds." Velp, Holland.

Each time I bike along this tree from a far distance

and each time I almost can hear him call,



"Paint me, paint me!"



So today we met each other and you can see he could tell a long story,

if he could, ... Glad we met.





"Ik, ik sta nogsteeds." Velp, Holland.

(I, I still standing.) Oil on… Continue

Added by Rene PleinAir on May 18, 2009 at 7:58am — No Comments

Starting up on Plein Air Artists

Thanks to Don, I'm starting a page on this site. I'm going to put a little information on this site in hopes of connecting to others who enjoy the pleasures of standing in a field pushing some paint around.





The Basics:



Charles S. Scogins

Born: Havre De Grace MD.

April 24th

BFA Academy of Art College San Francisco CA.





Apprenticed with Antonio Mani (Portrait Artist)





I've painted since early on in my life and have never… Continue

Added by Charles Scogins on May 17, 2009 at 11:45pm — No Comments

Neat vs. Well loved paint box's

I hope my picture came out on this blog or non of this will make sense. It is a picture of my well loved paintbox, an Open BoxM. It has been with me all over from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the Grand Canyon, Crystal Cove California and the deserts of Arizona. Yes, it looks like an abstract painting but every 4 months or so I sand it down to clean it up just a bit. I have noticed that for the most part artists are one or the other. Neat, tidy,… Continue

Added by Cindy Carrillo on May 17, 2009 at 10:01pm — 6 Comments

Bailey House Springtime Study

You can see more of my work at: http://www.sirlawrencestudio.blogspot.com

Added by Lawrence Chrapliwy on May 17, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

A New Name for my Blog

Today I changed the name of my blog. My blog just had it's third anniversary on Wed. May 13th. It began as The Painting a Day Project to feature my small daily paintings. I had another blog, Art&Life, for my plein air paintings. After 2 1/2 years it got too crazy to maintain both, plus I didn't know where to show my studio landscapes. So I left a message re-directing folks from Art & Life to The Painting a Day Project and combined everything there.



However, over the years my… Continue

Added by Jan Blencowe on May 16, 2009 at 8:05pm — 1 Comment

Try a blog- they are easy!

Having a blog has been very helpful and fun for me. I use it to communicate with my students and collectors, often showing my latest finished paintings. Often I give out homework assignments or send out an invitation to an upcoming show. Blogs are so simple to use and much less complicated than a website- although I have that also. I have been using blogspot.com and found it very easy to update. My art blog is: carrillopainting.blogspot.com

Added by Cindy Carrillo on May 14, 2009 at 2:45pm — No Comments

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