"Mt. Olympus in August"
10" x 10" oil on panel
My neighbor is moving to Oklahoma and asked me
to render a painting of Mt. Olympus. This is what we
both see when we look out our back doors here in
Salt Lake City, Utah. So majestic!
Push a brush around and see what happens...it's a lot of fun!
Monday, August 15, 2016
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Palette Knife Workshop at Sugar House Park - So fun!
Our Palette Knife Plein Air Workshop at Sugar House Park
was a success. Due to the "Tour Utah" bicycle race Big
Cottonwood Canyon was temporaily closed so we moved
our workshop to Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City.
We set up shop and begin to work.
We first painted value studies with our palette knives.
Then by using our value studies as a support and of course
our direct view of the scene, we began to paint with color.
Not everyone finished their color paintings but we all learned
to "see" value a little better!
It was a day full of changes; bright and sunny, windy and
then cloudy. Ha-ha! This can be a challenge when you
plein air paint.
Red Cliff Ranch An Amazing Event!
I was honored to be invited to participate at the "Celebration
For the Arts" at the Red Cliff Ranch. The Ranch is located
East of Heber City, Utah and is a very classy place.
It's near a beautiful pond and has several out buildings,
a barn and a main house.
Von and Virginia Whitby own the place and created this event.
They were generous with their time and talents and treated
the artists very well!
Most of the artwork was in and around the barn.
Many of the artists hared horse stalls and hung their
work along the walls.
There was jewelry, hand painted silk apparel, sculpture,
encaustic work (wax), plein air painters, photography,
live music (several bands), mosaic glass, and much more!
Here's a visual tour:
Here's Lucia Heffernan.
Here's Traci O'very Covey.
Some of her work...
It was fun , friendly and truly a celebration. Thanks,
Von and Virginia!!
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
Journaling on Main Street - A Hit!
Saturday, July 9th, a group of us painted in downtown
Salt Lake City a la plein air (French for "painting outdoors").
We met at the TRAX station and rode into Exchange Place;
a historical site in the business district.
I introduced the group to two books about illustrated journaling:
"An illustrated life" and "Urban Sketching."
We talked about how to make the title page of each
sketchbook unique and special.
Each student filled a page in their sketchbook with ink line
drawings of things they saw around them. We then washed
over the line drawings with loose washes.
Diana
Richard and Judy
Olga
There was even a creepy life-size statue of
an old woman just a few feet away from us.
Yikes!
The sketches were fresh and fun!
Next, we focused on negative and positive space. When we painted our subject, we were painting positive space.
When we painted the space around our subject we were painting the negative space. Painting both negative and positive space in your artwork can add variety to your illustrations and make your journal more interesting.
These are examples that demonstrate painting negative space.
Judy
Richard
Diana
Olga
During our lunch at Maxwell's we found out that Judy (at the age of 16)
went on a date with Elvis Presley! They went to a Bobby Darin concert
and to the Congo Room at the Sahara afterward. This is the kind of
thing that is great fodder for a journal entry!!!
After an enjoyable lunch at Maxwell's East Coast Eatery
we walked one block over to visit a "Grafitti Wall,"
an excellent example of urban artwork.
It was a perfect day for sketching; good weather, adventurous
artists and plenty of time for us to paint!
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