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July 26, 2021 – Where I Left Off Before Our Trip, New #Watercolor on Canvas Completed : Barton Springs Greenbelt Indian Summer
I just took another look at my newly completed painting (above) to try for some settled sentiment I can include for my post, and I do have that – some settled sentiment. I’m still digesting and assimilating what this new work means to me. Though I know it’s incomplete, because I also know this work…
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July 25, 2021 – Where I Left Off Before Our Trip, New Watercolor on Canvas in-progress, Developing the Right Figure to Add
As you can tell from my top pic, my efforts to progress from my value study and digital studies below are not going great, lol! I take solace from several things —
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July 23, 2021 – Where I Left Off Before Our Trip, New Watercolor on Canvas in-progress, Preparing to Add a Figure
Like my prep work for my 1st watercolor Austin Greenbelt poster on paper, I placed my source image and line drawing in one side by side file to work from – blocking out our friend’s face for privacy. Then I decided I should probably do a digital value study too, lol!
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July 22, 2021 – Where I Left Off Before Our Trip, New Watercolor on Canvas in-progress
At 25×40 this new work has stretched my memories and my muscles of years ago when I did much larger work. I just figured it was time to explore working on canvas again for a bit 😊 Below, on the left, is the work as posted back July 11th about inlaying light modeling paste, working…
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July 11, 2021 – Water / AC Emergency Short Circuited Today’s Post, lol!
I was gonna write up a nice post on a new version of my Barton Creek Greenbelt poster, this one on a 25×40 inch stretched canvas, probably mixed media – if Light Molding Paste, watercolors, acrylics and pen and ink are mixed media 😊 An emergency situation with our AC and water derailed a few…
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July 10, 2021 – Reblog : Monet, Morisot, Renoir and the birth of Impressionism, via Christie’s (circa Valentines 2017)
Though over over 4 years old, and the auction I assume more than well over, the article itself I thought was very nice! Interesting observations, basic and to the point! Plus great visuals – for all 3 featured impressionists : Monet, Morisot and Renoir…Timeless artists all 3, it matters little the date of this article…
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July 01, 2021 – Reblog/Review : Water and Dappled Light (Oils) via Painting Coach, Chris Fornataro, on YouTube
Someone new to my reblog series of posts, Chris Fornataro, the Paint Coach, on You Tube, presents a short oil painting tutorial/demo on creating dappled light 😊
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June 30, 2021 – Reblog/Review : Dappled Shade via Dianne Mize
Those following my blog know I’ve been focused on understanding and hopefully recreating the effects of dappled light, at least more consciously 😊 , in my art, and Dianne Mize’s short YouTube Quick Tip tutorial is perfect for me!
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June 23, 2021 – 2nd Update for Delivering Art for the Summer Reopening of The Old Bakery and Emporium (across from the State Capital) Austin, Texas
Yesterday the 8 year old and I delivered my full set of 12×18 Volleyball posters to the Old Bakery & Emporium and Mike, one of several long time consistent folks to know there, was kind enough to pose with the Texas Capitol Bldg seen through the window 😊
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June 17, 2021 – Update for Delivering Art for the Reopening of The Old Bakery and Emporium (across from the State Capital) Austin, Texas
Almost a month ago I posted pics of Sheila and I making our 1st visit in over a year to the Old Bakery & Emporium where I show and sell a variety of images and writings…One of the nicer surprise developments has been a request to offer prints of my 7 unit Volleyball series.
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June 06, 2021 – Reblog : The Impressionist Art of Seeing and Being Seen (Berthe Morisot in England; via the New York Times; by Jason Farago)
Seldom have I enjoyed an art critique post, visually or intellectually, as much as I enjoyed this visually detailed, historically grounded narrative into “some” of what the Impressionist movement was about, even if not apparent at the time – ie, much like our own times will need some reflection and commentary to become more fully…
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May 31, 2021 – The Old American Artist Twitter Excerpt Series, Number I.2.2 – with Commentary
So many moments like this, in this and any story I’ve written, are echoes of actual individual, usually unexpected, experiences that not only imprinted themselves on me, like here..but simultaneously….
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May 25, 2021 – Delivering Art for the Reopening of The Old Bakery and Emporium (across from the State Capital) Austin, Texas
Today Sheila and I took a selection of my prints and originals to the Old Bakery & Emporium. It was a warm welcoming reminder of what everyone involved with the Old Bakery, artists and personnel alike, have missed for over two years!
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May 07, 2021 – Reblog/Review : Luminosity in Watercolor via Dianne Mize
As usual, what’s especially nice about Dianne Mize’s relatively short Quick Tip YouTube videos, is not only the amount of information she relays to us, but how she relays it, generously giving examples both on her palette and her painting paper of what she’s discussing – in this case, creating a sense of luminosity with…
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May 05, 2021 – Lady in Paris 1889, My Newest #AcrylicPainting Upload @FineArtAmerica
* I began Lady in Paris 1889 in July last year, nearly a year ago now, and am glad to say I reached a resolution of how I wanted it to look, or more to the point, how I wanted it to feel, and finally uploaded it to Fine Art America yesterday ♥️
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May 02, 2021 – Contemplation Sunday : Moving During COVID-19, Exploring New Surroundings, Family, Art
“Sunshine and higher temps broke out after nearly a week of slight to moderate rain and cloud cover…Like most things in life, the cooling off before the big heat of summer was a welcome relief, and the return of sunshine and ability to get around with slip-sliding was also. Variability, in some things, must be…
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April 28, 2021 – Reblog : A Painting 30 Years in the Making, via American Watercolor by Kelly Kane
“…the content in the two sturdy paragraphs are dense with interesting anecdotes and information, and, the image is simply sumptuous.”
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April 26, 2021 – My Most Viewed Image This Week @FineArtAmerica, Abstract Detail 2 Faith in a Safe Return (2nd Week!)
“There’s two nice things I can think of right off having Abstract Detail 2 Faith in a Safe Return repeat as my most viewed image on Fine Art America….”
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April 21, 2021 – Moving in Our 70’s in a Time of Covid – Catching the New Light at the New Apartment
Most of what we took yesterday (Tue, the 20th) were boxed paintings, but one, the acrylic Lady in Paris 1889 which I’d been working on, chosen ’cause the paint would dry quickly minimizing smears & all that, lol, and that one, not too big, at 20×20, was super light, so I just hand carried it.
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April 17, 2021 – Reblog/Review : Keeping Colors Crisp and Clean via Dianne Mize
“…though I’ve almost finally finished Lady in Paris 1889 and even got a 1/2 decent photo pic of it this morning, I’ve since added a few more touches – actually applying some of the 4 common sense tips in today’s newsletter tip from Dianne Mize.”
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April 15, 2021 – Abstract Detail 2 Faith in a Safe Return, My Newest #DigitalArt Upload @FineArtAmerica
“Though not a detail abstract, where the originating image is otherwise unknown, this is a tight cropping round the female figure in the original small 5×7 watercolor on canvas panel”
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April 03, 2021 – Abstract Detail 1 Sun Spot Flower, My Newest #DigitalArt Upload @FineArtAmerica
It’s more like an accidental find. That’s ok of course, lol! But I sure can’t claim other than creating something with a “find” within it – and that’s ok too 😊
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April 03, 2021 – Reblog/Review : Quick Tip 315 #Watercolor Glazing via Dianne Mize
“…not only does she explain drying times, how to lightly and evenly rewet to paint again each time (after a layer has dried), but takes the colors on the paper from their (near) opposites to the golden yellows in the photo beside her in-progress watercolor.”
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April 02, 2021 – Sun Spot Flower, My Newest #Watercolor Upload @FineArtAmerica
Sun Spot Flower..I finished it in one sitting early last week, unsure of myself about, propped it up near the dining table by a lamp, and watched myself watch over it til I decided, yeah, I like it the way it is 😊
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March 25, 2021 – My Most Viewed Image This Week @FineArtAmerica, Gift Writing, “Jogger”
Jogger is my newest “most viewed” for a one week period at Fine Art America!
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March 22, 2021 – Developing 2 New Art Projects, One a Butterfly Watercolor on Paper, the Other a Digital Gift Item Combo of Poetry, Line Art and Wash for #Jogger – Update 4 : “Sky on Fire Butterfly” Completed!
Final rendition for 2nd of 2 projects in this series of posts – Sky on Fire Butterfly #watercolor
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March 19, 2021 – Developing 2 New Art Projects, One a Butterfly Watercolor on Paper, the Other a Digital Gift Item Combo of Poetry, Line Art and Wash for #Jogger – Update 3 : Sky on Fire Butterfly “Almost” Finished!
I’m working on 2 projects back and forth, finding that right now I need the switch from one art form (digital) to another (watercolor). It helps me reset myself creatively, at least in this time frame….
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March 19, 2021 – My Most Viewed Image This Week @FineArtAmerica, Gift Writing, “Little Dancer”
It’s a particularly nice treat for me when something new I’m trying is the most viewed image on Fine Art America that week, and Little Dancer pranced its way to the top! ♥️
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March 18, 2021 – Developing 2 New Art Projects, One a Butterfly Watercolor on Paper, the Other a Digital Gift Item Combo of Poetry, Line Art and Wash for #Jogger – Update 2 : Jogger Completed!
I’m working on 2 projects back and forth, finding that right now I need the switch from one art form (digital) to another (watercolor). It helps me reset myself creatively, at least in this time frame….
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March 17, 2021 – Developing 2 New Art Projects, One a Butterfly Watercolor on Paper, the Other a Digital Gift Item Combo of Poetry, Line Art and Wash for #Jogger – Update 1
I’m working on 2 projects back and forth, finding that right now I need the switch from one art form (digital) to another (watercolor). It helps me reset myself creatively, at least in this time frame….
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March 16, 2021 – Developing 2 New Art Projects, One a Butterfly Watercolor on Paper, the Other a Digital Gift Item Combo of Poetry, Line Art and Wash for #Jogger
I’m working on 2 projects back and forth, finding that right now I need the switch from one art form (digital) to another (watercolor). It helps me reset myself creatively, at least in this time frame….
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March 09, 2021 – Spring is a Lady, My Newest Upload @FineArtAmerica
Like, A Blush of Spring, Spring is a Lady is painted with Arteza’s watercolor Real Brush Pens on Canson 140 lb watercolor paper. But Spring is a Lady is also like Floating Butterfly in that it’s a pen and ink with watercolor wash, the pen and ink coming via my Faber Castell Pitt Artist pens,…
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March 08, 2021 – My Most Viewed Image This Week @FineArtAmerica, Watercolor, “A Blush of Spring”
Painted with Arteza’s watercolor Real Brush Pens on Canson 140 lb watercolor paper, this is a rare work where I followed my instincts, pressed too far, messed it, then trusted my instincts to “see what would happen” – and A Blush of Spring resulted!
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March 01, 2021 – Floating Butterfly 1 Pen and Ink with Watercolor – circa 2021 Watercolor – Adan’s PhotoPoems
“…wings spotted like the sun’s own face….”
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February 28, 2021 – My Most Viewed Image This Week @FineArtAmerica, Watercolor, “Charcoal Mountain”
Using one of Arteza’s black brush pens, it shows the pen’s exceptional ability to lay down thick and wash pigment (see image below). The thick nicely textured Canson XL watercolor paper of course helps too 😊
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February 24, 2021 – The Old American Artist Twitter Excerpt Series, Number I.2.1 – with Commentary
I’ve no real idea if this is common, a little common, or just plain uncommon, lol, to other artists.
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February 23, 2021 – Texas Hill Country November – circa 2021 Watercolor – Adan’s PhotoPoems
Though an abstract, I think one of the things I like best about Texas Hill Country November, is it captures a little of the sense of the authentic the Texas landscaped outside….
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February 16, 2021 – The Old American Artist Twitter Excerpt Series, Number I.1.2 – with Commentary
Already, at the beginning of the story, I shift from the contemplative metaphysical musings in my prev post to a suggestion of how the artist blends the language and methods of art with his love for this one woman 😊
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February 15, 2021 – The Old American Artist Twitter Excerpt Series, Number I.1.1 – with Commentary
“Maybe now, in my sixties, he thought, my days are like weeks now….”
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February 15, 2021 – Rowing With the Sun – circa 2021 Watercolor – Adan’s PhotoPoems
“The land itself rose on fire with the sun….”
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February 05, 2021 – New Excerpt Series Starting Soon, The Old American Artist, with Commentary
Looking back at older work, like my 80s acrylics or 2000s water soluble oils, can be lots of things : sobering 😂 and, when I spot patterns of motifs or preferences in my work, very helpful for me, enabling me to see enduring patterns of interests. The same, it turns out, even with its own…
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February 04, 2021 – The Old American Artist Twitter Excerpt Series, Number I.10.3, with Commentary
“ …at the far end of the table, across from the side he had chosen to go down….”
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The Old American Artist Twitter Excerpt Series, Number III.21.2
“Closer, they realized the woman and child by their door must be Anna and her mother Nicolette, waiting for them…..”
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The Old American Artist Twitter Excerpt Series, Number III.21.1
“Sloping down, closer to the sea, the dusty road brought their converted fisherman’s hut into easy view under the stars and bright moonlight.”
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The Old American Artist Twitter Excerpt Series, Number III.20.3
“Signora and Anna, they go to your house,” said Santino, rocking. “Why?” asked Arturo….
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January 31, 2021 – My Most Viewed Images This Week @FineArtAmerica, Watercolors, Austin and Paris
Newer work almost always has a nice jump on the most viewed count among my images on Fine Art America, but it’s especially nice both my newest watercolors not only topped the list this past week, but with resoundingly good numbers 🙏 On top of that, like a reminder cushion, two of my oldest uploads,…
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January 30, 2021 – Painting My First Watercolor Painting on Paper Printed with My Own Original Pen and Ink Sketch
“There is so much potential in this line of art creativity for me, emotionally and creatively, I felt I really needed to get all this out. If for nothing else, to remind myself later on ☺️ ”
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January 29, 2021 – New Upload to Fine Art America, My First Watercolor Painting on Paper with My Own Printed Pen and Ink, Floating Butterfly 1
“my newest image, Floating Butterfly 1, Pen and Ink with Watercolor”
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The Old American Artist Twitter Excerpt Series, Number III.20.2
“She looked around, politely, as if she may have missed them there on the porch. ‘Where is Signora Nicolette and Anna,’ she said, worrying the wind.”
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January 28, 2021 – Yesterday’s Horizontal Art Mess Looks a Lot Better Vertical, Even if Still Not Good Enough
“I’ve been experimenting how to print some of my original pen and ink line drawings onto paper and then paint on them. I was clearly not happy with my 1st painting effort on laser paper yesterday, and then, right before bed, I took another look at the piece, laid it casually down with a sigh,…
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