Archive for April, 2009
Elizabeth Tolley Demonstration Painting
I love to visit Northern California. Donna and I have been to a variety of places there including Monterey, Carmel, San Simeon, San Francisco, Napa and Point Reyes among others. While visiting Hearst Castle a few years ago, we stayed in a small town called Cambria. Little did I know at the time that a [...]
Lee | Apr 29, 2009 | Comments 4
Computer-Based Art: “Claw Foot Tub”
Before taking up oil painting I spent a fair amount of my creative free time creating computer-based art on my Macintosh. For this piece, I used a software package called Lightwave 3D. I started by modeling the claw feet, which took a while due to my limited 3D modeling experience. After thinking about modeling of the [...]
Lee | Apr 18, 2009 | Comments 4
Looking Up at the Louvre
Paris was the second destination on our vacation last summer and one of the first places we visited was the Louvre. Knowing the museum was notoriously busy, we arrived at about 8:30 am and were among the first in line to get in. It was a beautiful day and after a few rainy days in Rome a [...]
Lee | Apr 16, 2009 | Comments 2
Book Review: John F. Carlson on Landscapes
I wanted to let everyone know that the “A Day Not Wasted” art book review page is now live. You can get to the page via the link in the right sidebar Site Pages list. My first review is of Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. Carlson. In the absence of mentors, books [...]
Lee | Apr 14, 2009 | Comments 0
“Patient Peppers” Still Life Painting
Although these peppers are waiting patiently for color, they are unlikely to get finished. I did this piece with oil on gessoboard as a still life value study. My primary concern was trying to set the values of the orange, yellow and red peppers appropriately. It was a “valuable” exercise and I feel that it [...]
Lee | Apr 13, 2009 | Comments 2
“A Companion of Diana” Charcoal Sketch
This piece was done from a photograph provided on the blog Different Strokes From Different Folks, where artists are encouraged to paint or draw their own interpretations. In Karin Jurick’s post, she reminds everyone to continually hone their drawing skills to become a better painter. Liking the complexity and intent of the challenge, I decided [...]
Lee | Apr 12, 2009 | Comments 12
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