Today I spent the morning with an artist friend painting on location. We drove out on Taylor Road near Central Point to paint a view of a farm backed up against Table Rock. We were in a hurry to set up and to begin painting so I just pulled off to the side of a dirt farm road, we waded out into a field with star thistle and Queen Ann's Lace. We were painting within 8 to 10 minutes! I just love painting En Plein Air with another artist who has the same desire to paint!
Discussion was held to a minimum during the first half hour or so but once each of us had figured out how to manage our composition issues it became easier to chat. Not that we examined or compared each other's work but just a sharing of color, values and shading issues, etc.
Before I knew it my good friend and great artist was finished and had stepped back to admire her work with a critical view. I was shocked to see that we had been painting for three hours and I wasn't nearly ready to say I had completed my painting! Because it was very hot and we were getting hungry we stopped at that point. I always do a bit of finishing when I get back to my studio and I will have a bit more to do on this one before I can put a signature on it! We agreed that when we meet to paint again that we will bring today's painting to share!
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you will click on this gallery photo below to see more of my art websites and paintings. Don't forget to come back here to read my journal blog! http://patlblair.webs.com/
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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GALLERY & STUDIO SALES
My Gallery/ Studio is in my home and I am fairly successful in selling my work by having an open house studio/gallery reception about twice a year (one in the Summer and one in early winter.) I find it fun to do and usually set a three hour time for the gallery sale to run. I serve wine and cheeses and spend a lot of time visiting with my friends and neighbors. (Sixteen of my paintings sold in my last sale during a three hour time period!)
Let me know if you'd like to be on my invitation list.
Just email me at: blair432@charter.net.
Let me know if you'd like to be on my invitation list.
Just email me at: blair432@charter.net.