Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Small Studies...

A while ago, I started painting small studies in my classes to illustrate the lesson .
Some of my students asked if they could purchase them, so I mounted, varnished and framed a number of them to show and sell as small works.
They are priced well below retail as they were quick impressions.
I have posted about half of the available images.
These painting will be available for sale at the Winslow Art Center in Winslow WA on Bainbridge Island, Friday December 12th and Saturday December 13th.
 

          
A Bend in the River
12 x 16
$175 
Painted to illustrate the power of using fewer pigments
 
  
                                    
A Peaceful Place
 12 x 16    
 $175
We painted this image together using several different color combinations                
 
Apple Basket
8 x 8
$100
We each painted a copy of this from a black and white photo to see if we could find warm light, cool shadows and reflected light. I had the students work very quickly to not overthink.
 
 Backlit Aspen
10 x 8
SOLD
Painted as a quick Plein Air demo several years ago.
 
Bagno Vignoni
12 x 9
$150
Plein Air demo in Italy done during a short sun break between rain bursts.
 
 
Blue Shadow
9 x 12
$150
Painted as a demonstration exaggerating the coolness of shadows in warn light.
 
 
 Bright Winter
$250
In this class exercize, I gave my students a black and white photo I took in a small town in Eastern Washington, and a copy of a winter painting by Russian Impressionist, Isaac Levitan, and we attempted to merge ideas from both images.
 
 
 
Castella Di Piano
12 x 9
Sold
 
 
 
 
 Fall Colors
16 x 20
$550
Painted as an in class demonstration at Winslow Art Center to illustrate finding the unique color harmonies of Autumn
 
 
 
 
 
 Green Magic
8 x 10
$100
Painted to illustrate using an analagous color harmony (all greens).
 
 
 
 
 
Poppy Solo
12 x 9
$150
I had my students paint this several times using different triads of colors.
 
 
 
 Red Tea Pot
12 x 12
$175
Painted to illustrate ways to light, shadows and reflections on Red