tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662539971659453452024-03-12T23:48:50.804-05:00Adventures in SolitudeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-592587641217612562017-04-12T11:35:00.000-05:002017-04-12T22:08:57.951-05:00Artist Outdoor Must-Haves, Part 1We are getting some much needed rain and everything is quickly getting green. Time to get out and paint! I've had some time here and there to get out a little, and plan to get out more in spring and summer. I'm teaching two plein air workshops in Kansas City and in Evergreen, CO this summer. I'm also participating in the Telluride Plein Air Event, going up to Jackson, WY to paint, and hopefully squeezing in a paint trip at the end of summer (whewww!!). To help get plein air ready, I've taken another look at my equipment and am sharing some thoughts on three tools I find very important when painting outdoors. This may become a series as we artists can be passionate when it comes to our equipment.<br />
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If you are on a paint trip and painting for days at a time, your paint can
get tacky and hard to work with. Or perhaps you are painting in cold
weather and your paint has turned into putty. Some medium may be necessary. I used to have several of those little metal cups that clipped to my plein air palette so I could bring linseed oil, alkyds and other mediums along. They get messy fast! They fall off the palette. I tried to put the medium directly on my palette to keep things simple. Even bigger mess. So then I just got mad and gave up using mediums outdoors. Until I discovered Gamblin's Galkyd Gel. Squeeze it out like paint right on the palette. So easy!! Now <a href="https://www.gamblincolors.com/oil-painting/mediums/solvent-free-painting-mediums/" target="_blank">Gamblin has a Solvent-Free Gel version</a> that works just as well. Made from safflower oil and alkyd resin, Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel is non-toxic and contains no Gamsol or petroleum distillates. What does this mean? You can use the same medium in your studio without worry and take it outside for easy mixing. It will thin in hot weather but so will your oils. Gamblin recommends not using more than 25% by volume. In other words, don't think of this as a glazing tool. There are better mediums out there for glazing. <a href="https://www.gamblincolors.com/oil-painting/mediums/solvent-free-painting-mediums/" target="_blank">Gamblin's Solvent-Free Gel </a>is the perfect all around medium if you are trying to keep things simple - and simple is always better outside!<br />
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I'm not always hiking for 2 miles to get to that perfect painting spot, but when I do, this wet panel carrier is a must! You can get two panels of the same size in each <a href="http://www.panelpak.com/" target="_blank">PanelPak</a>. Each one is only 3/4 inch thick and adds only 3/4 inch to each dimension. I can take an 8x10 and a 9x12 one in my bag and add very little extra weight or dimension but still have 4 panels to paint in a day's hike! One note: you will need to carry two panels in each, even if you don't plan to paint on both. They sit in the carrier facing each other which will help protect your painting when it's back in your bag. Even if you're not planning to walk a great distance, these are still great for saving space in your backpack. They are also great for traveling by air. Have you ever tried to pack a wooden wet panel carrier in your carry on luggage? Yikes!! They come in a variety of sizes which you can find on their website: <a href="http://www.panelpak.com/panelpaks.html">http://www.panelpak.com/panelpaks.html</a>.<br />
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What? These two things are just laying around in my kitchen! If you are on an extended trip or long workshop where you're painting several plein airs a day, that pile of panels is going to get big! Wet panel carriers are still a must have, but you don't need carriers for all of your paintings. I've come home with 20 plein airs from a trip. That would be 10 PanelPaks. With a little planning, you can select 2 or 3 sizes you'll use on the trip. You'll need at least one carrier for each of those sizes. Depending on where you travel and how thick you paint, your paintings could be dry to the touch in a few days. Once they are dry to the touch, place a piece of wax paper that you've cut to size between paintings and stack them. When you are done with the stack, use saran wrap to "shrink wrap" the stack so they stay in place. It's important the wrapping is tight so there's no shifting during travel as shifting is what will mess up your paintings. Once you get home, take it all apart. Thicker paint that wasn't dry could flatten but you can make touch ups once you're home. This is another great space saver if you are flying to your destination.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-54169134674356514692016-12-28T14:31:00.000-06:002016-12-28T14:31:16.870-06:00New for 2017 - Individual Lesson Plans!Hello Artists,<br /> I’m excited to let you know about new classes I’m
going to start in 2017. Unlike the Online Mentoring Program where the
classes were predesigned, these classes will be designed for you, based
on your short term and long term goals. We start each week with a quick
Skype chat about your goal for the week. Once your work is complete,
you send digital images to me so I can review. Then, at a scheduled
time, we’ll have a 20-30 min. discussion while you watch me w<span class="text_exposed_show">ork
directly on your image! This way, you will have a before and after
image of your painting. Both programs are $250 per month. The
individual lessons can be on a month by month basis for a length of time
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Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions that you have.
I’m excited about the opportunity to being able to work more directly
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<b>Class size: 5<br />Medium: Oil, Pastel, Acrylic</b><b>Hours on Wednesday 10/5: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm</b><b><br /></b></div>
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or call 785-409-8949. I will send out a Paypal invoice or you can pay
by check. The first 5 students to pay will have a spot in the class.</b></div>
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<b>Wednesday night</b>
we meet promptly at 5:30 in my studio to go over design, discover the
importance of notans and value studies, and discuss color theory. We
will work on both value studies and color studies so bring a light plein
air set up to the studio.</div>
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<b>Thursday morning</b>
we will meet at 7:30 am, probably in one of the hotel parking lots in
Blue Earth Place, 3rd and Colorado. We will drive south out of town
from there to get to our spot and set up by 8:00 am. I will demo, then
work with individuals at their easels until 12:30. Meet back at my
home/studio from 1-3:30 for wrap up and critique. Pack a lunch to eat
at painting location or back in my studio.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-46445353602180573862016-08-21T22:00:00.000-05:002016-08-21T22:00:49.696-05:00Several Openings for September's Mentoring Class<div _mce_style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;">
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<b>I have several spots available for September's Online Mentoring Class. </b></div>
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<b>This program will be limited to 12 students at a time.</b><b> </b><b> </b></div>
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<b>Free book, "Ideas for the Landscape Painter" included.</b></div>
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<b>$250 Per Month / <a href="mailto:kimcasebeer@att.net" target="_blank">Click to </a></b><b><a href="mailto:kimcasebeer@att.net" target="_blank"><b></b></a><b><a href="mailto:kimcasebeer@att.net" target="_blank">Receive the Course Outline or </a></b>Sign Up </b></div>
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<i>"I
have just completed an online mentoring program with Kim Casebeer and I
would highly recommend Kim as an accomplished artist and educator. Her
instruction methods are very easy to grasp and she is very informative
in all areas of landscape painting. After completing this workshop, I
feel her direction has been invaluable, and feel this knowledge has
greatly enhanced my own painting skills. I was sorry to see this
workshop come to an end!!" <br />- Pamela Brickey</i></div>
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<i><br />"Kim's
mentoring program is the best thing I have done to help me grow as an
artist. She is thorough with the process and videos, and generous of her
time in giving critiques and feedback. I would recommend Kim as a
teacher and mentor to anyone who wants to improve as an artist." <br />- Beth Cole</i></div>
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Welcome
to my mentoring program for landscape painters. I’ve been teaching
workshops for over 10 years. During that time I have not only helped
other artists learn how to improve their art, but I’ve also learned how
to become a more effective teacher. One of my biggest frustrations of
teaching workshops is that after the workshop is over there are no
guarantees that I will be able to keep in touch with each student to see
how their work has improved and if they have been painting since the
last workshop. <i><b>The only way to truly make a noticeable improvement in ones work is by painting on a regular basis.</b></i> <br />
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That’s why I have decided to focus my teaching energy toward an online mentoring program this year. <b><i>These
classes are set up as weekly, in-depth lessons that will make you a
better painter by breaking down the process into smaller steps.</i></b>
Instead of throwing everything at you at once because we only have 3 or
5 days, we focus each week on one aspect - line, values, composition,
light, color, brush work, etc. Yes a certain amount of patience is
necessary. But all of these steps are important. They are what I
believe in and they are what works. Building upon what we’ve learned
previously is what routine practice is all about. Same for musicians,
actors, and yes artists!<br />
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Other advantages of this online mentoring program is that you can work in your own studio and at your own pace. <b><i> There are also no travel expenses.</i></b>
If you have taken a few workshops, you’ve probably already figured out
that the travel expenses are often greater than the workshop itself.<br />
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A video demonstration for each lesson that will range from 1 hour up to
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by email each Tuesday by 6pm CST, and can be downloaded to your computer so that you can refer to them when you’re ready.<br />
• A written explanation of the lesson plan that you can quickly refer to while practicing.<br />
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A personal critique of your artwork and weekly lesson with suggestions
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Tuesday by email. The critique will be returned by email by Thursday at 9pm CST. <br />
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A full outline of the course’s lesson plans will be provided at the
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value, temperature of color, intensity of color, brushwork and edges, creating atmosphere, types of light, and more.<br />
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<b><i>Who can participate in the class?</i></b><br />
You can participate in the class if you:<br />
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Have basic drawing and painting knowledge. Even beginners can
participate in this class as we will go through ideas step-by-step
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it’s on an individual basis. <br />
• Work in oil, pastel, or acrylic media.<br />
• Can carve out a consistent amount of time during the week for painting.<br />
• Have an internet connection and computer capable of opening and playing lengthy videos.<br />
• Have an email program and address to send and receive images for critiquing.<br />
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Have a digital camera or smart phone capable of taking a photo at least
1200 pixels on the longest side (4 inches wide at 300 dpi).<br />
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<b><i>How do you sign up?</i></b><br />
The
online mentoring program is paid for on a month to month basis. The
fee is $250.00 per month and includes weekly lessons and critiques. You
may start at the beginning of any month as long as there is room in the
program. All you need to do is send me an email or call indicating you
would like to start and I will send you an invoice. A Paypal invoice
will be sent out by the 20th of the month and is due on the 1st of the
following month. You can pay through Paypal or by check. You can end
your mentoring program at any time.<br />
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Once you have paid for a
month, the videos and lessons can be downloaded to your computer so they
will always be available to you. Each lesson is emailed to you by
Tues. 6pm CST each week. If you are out of town or can’t get to a
computer for a few days, you will still have the lesson and can start it
once you are ready. Don’t worry, I will work with you to make sure you
can stay on track!<br />
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<i>“Kim provides a lot of information in her
18 week mentorship program. Even though I have been painting for
years, much of the information was new, or presented in such a cogent
manner that it finally ‘clicked’ for me. There are a lot of practices I
can do over and over to continue to help me improve my skills. The
information and videos provide great insight into what it takes to
become a better artist. I highly recommend doing the mentorship with
Kim!” – Bonnie Bowne</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-47676909546524466832016-07-26T19:37:00.001-05:002016-07-26T19:37:21.798-05:00Why Is Transparent Orange On My Palette?<div style="text-align: left;">
When teaching workshops, I often get asked why I have certain colors on my palette. It's difficult to go into an in depth explanation during a demonstration! So I've decided to dedicate several blog posts to some of the uniqueness of several of the oil colors I love and why I do. I have to start with one of my favorites - Gamblin's Transparent Orange.</div>
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Anyone who has taken an oil painting workshop from me, has heard me gush about this beautiful color. It's more typical to see Cadmium Orange on an oil painter's palette, but I traded Cadmium Orange in for it's more sophisticated cousin a while ago and haven't regretted it one bit!</div>
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You can see how warm and radiant this color is when mixed with Titanium White. I didn't make a similar block using Cadmium Orange, but if I had, you would see how much cooler Cadmium Orange is when compared to Transparent Orange. And, just as the name and the color block on the right suggest, Transparent Orange is, well, transparent. Cadmium Orange is opaque, as are all other Cadmiums. </div>
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The next color block shows the difference between a Cadmium Orange/Lemon Yellow mix on the left, and a Transparent Orange/Lemon Yellow mix on the right. Look closely and you can see that the block on the right is warmer and cleaner. This is key to getting luminosity in skies. Transparent Orange is my go to color to mix many of the colors in a glowing sunset.</div>
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Here is another example of warming up a green-blue for skies, this time using a Cobalt Blue and Titanium mixture and adding Lemon Yellow on the left, and Transparent Orange on the right. Though I use both of these when gradating skies, experience tells me that the one with Transparent Orange on the right is grayed down just a little more than the left one. This "grayed" blue-green has a more natural feel.</div>
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Here's a fun experiment: the block on the left is Cadmium Red Light. The block on the right is Alizarin Permanent and Transparent Orange mixed. They are very close in temperature, but the Alizarin Permanent and Transparent Orange are both transparent colors that when mixed together have a nice, warm glow. This mix can be useful to make warm greens, a warmer light value red when tinted with Titanium White, and many other uses.</div>
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The last two color block sets are greens. One of my other favorite colors on my palette is Permanent Green Light. This is an opaque, high chroma, green that is much too bright to use on it's own in a landscape. However, when mixed with a red or orange, it becomes a beautiful, warm green good for early spring and summer greens. The color block on the left is Permanent Green and Cadmium Orange, the one in the middle is Permanent Green and Cadmium Red Light, and the one on the right is Permanent Green and Transparent Orange. Notice the one in the middle is slightly cooler, while the two on the ends (the oranges) are a little warmer. The one on the right (Transparent Orange) is the cleanest. Each have great uses - it just depends on what you need.</div>
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This last set of blocks is Viridian with Cadmium Orange on the left, Cadmium Red Light in the middle, and Transparent Orange on the right. The Viridian and Cadmium Red Light mix in the middle is the darkest, coolest and "grayest." The Cadmium Orange on the left warms up Viridian nicely but is more opaque. The Transparent Orange and Viridian mixture on the right is the most transparent. Again, each of these can be useful. </div>
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I hope you've found this helpful, and that it may make you want to give Gamblin's Transparent Orange a try! Most importantly, I hope you take away from this post that it's necessary to know the properties of the colors on your palette and what they will do when mixed with other colors. <br />Don't take my word for it, experiment on your own!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-15240447422116273112016-03-28T21:59:00.000-05:002016-03-28T21:59:04.342-05:00Pond Swell Available on DailyPaintWorks.comThe bidding on this little plein air ends in less than 24 hours! It was painted near my home studio, and depicts a swollen pond during the rainy season. "Pond Swell"<br />5.5x9 in<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/pond-swell/462502">http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/pond-swell/462502</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-5343010816898380142016-03-20T22:05:00.001-05:002016-03-20T22:09:05.891-05:00California and Colorado Pieces Available through DailyPaintWorks.comThis piece was painted in Point Lobos State Park in Central California. When the sun started to go down, the rocks just glowed! Such a beautiful place! I love to stop here to paint when in the Monterey or Carmel, California area. "Sundown at Point Lobos"<br />
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<a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/523381">http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/523381</a><br />
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This piece was painted near Steamboat Springs, Colorado in Yampa Valley during a wet spring. Yampa Valley is such a beautiful valley, full of ranches, rolling hills and mountains.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-91570719289691691512016-03-13T08:11:00.000-05:002016-03-13T08:11:10.587-05:00New Mexico Landscape up for auction on DailyPaintWorks.com<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">The big open spaces of New Mexico are great for viewing beautiful sunsets! "New Mexico Landscape" 6x8<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/new-mexico-landscape/450742" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>www.dailypaintworks.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>fineart/kim-casebeer/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>new-mexico-landscape/450742</a></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-88203025577769047992016-03-13T08:08:00.002-05:002016-03-13T08:09:02.901-05:00Rain Cloud up for auction on DailyPaintWorks.com<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The air started to get cooler as I stood outside, capturing these quick changing thunderheads.<br />
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"Rain Cloud" 6x8<br />
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<a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/rain-cloud/450745">http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/rain-cloud/450745</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-77865596830000615772016-03-10T09:15:00.002-06:002016-03-10T09:26:57.608-06:00Hedge Apples up for auction on DailyPaintWorks.comWhen does a landscape become a still life? While on a walk, I found an interesting design in this mix of hedge apples, leaves and branches on the ground last fall and had to paint them. "Hedge Apples" oil, 6x8 inches.<br />
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<a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/hedge-apples/450738" target="_blank">http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/hedge-apples/450738</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-65653932845989934162016-03-07T20:51:00.001-06:002016-03-07T20:54:19.006-06:00Snow Scene Up For Auction on DailyPaintWorks.comToday's painting is "Crisp Morning" 6x8, oil.<br />
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http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/crisp-morning/450736<br />
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This was painted from my car on a cold, winter morning after a snowfall.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-3775424017271247982016-03-06T19:15:00.000-06:002016-03-06T19:16:43.252-06:00Two New Paintings on DailyPaintWorks.comI have two new paintings up for auction on DailyPaintWorks.com.<br />
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"Barn on Deep Creek Road", is a plein air painting of a quaint, red barn that has been preserved and is along Deep Creek Road, near where I live.<br />
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"Crevice", is a plein air painting I completed while on a driving trip through New
Mexico. To me, this is what I think of when I think of New Mexico -
rugged landscape and an interesting mix of neutrals.<br />
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<a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/crevice/450735" target="_blank">http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/crevice/450735</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-19596558117552158602016-03-03T15:56:00.000-06:002016-03-03T15:57:51.724-06:00Today's daily painting - "Bradley Lake"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today's daily painting is an intimate scene of rocks, grasses and fallen timber along the shoreline of Bradley Lake in Grand Teton National Park. "Bradley Lake" 6x8 in. Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/bradley-lake/450730" target="_blank">http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/kim-casebeer/bradley-lake/450730</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can check out my <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/kim-casebeer-6700/artwork" target="_blank">gallery page</a> to see what's available in
the future, or if you see something you really want send me an <a href="mailto:kimcasebeer@att.net" target="_blank">email at kimcasebeer@att.net</a> to buy it before it goes to auction.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>This<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is</span> a
great opportunity for collectors to either add to their collection, or
perhaps get started collecting</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with these little gems.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-29057962493277048022016-03-01T23:13:00.000-06:002016-03-01T23:16:17.623-06:00Garrapata Mood Auction on DailyPaintWorks.com<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's a new</span> painting up for </span>auction <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on</span>, <a href="http://dailypaintworks.com/">DailyPaintWorks.com</a>. <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/510666" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Garrapata Mood is</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> an 8x6 oil.</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I painted this piece in Garrapata State Park, along the central coast of
California. It is such a beautiful and inspiring place to paint! </span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">You can check out my <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/kim-casebeer-6700/artwork" target="_blank">gallery page</a> to see what's available in
the future, or if you see something you really want send me an <a href="mailto:kimcasebeer@att.net" target="_blank">email at kimcasebeer@att.net</a> to buy it before it goes to auction.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>This<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is</span> a
great opportunity for collectors to either add to their collection, or
perhaps get started collecting<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with these little gems. Enjoy!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-6114918685276350042016-02-28T21:30:00.002-06:002016-02-28T21:33:23.421-06:00Two New Paintings Up for Auction<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">G Road, oil, 6x8</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have two new little paintings up for </span>auction <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on</span>, <a href="http://dailypaintworks.com/">DailyPaintWorks.com</a>. <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/510661" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">G Road <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a 6x8 oil</span></span></a> has almost 5 days left, and <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/510665" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Patio Flowers is a 5.5x9 inch oil</span></a> with almost 7 days left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">G Road</span></i> is a plein air painted as a demo during one of my workshops at the Flying W Ranch in the flint hills of Kansas. I've taken many <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">painting groups <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">there. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I painted <i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Patio Flowers</span></i> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from</span> my back patio during a daily plein air challenge.</span></span> It was fun to capture the colo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rful flowers <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with loose brush strokes. </span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">You can check out my <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/kim-casebeer-6700/artwork" target="_blank">gallery page</a> to see what's available in
the future, or if you see something you really want send me an <a href="mailto:kimcasebeer@att.net" target="_blank">email at kimcasebeer@att.net</a> to buy it before it goes to auction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">This<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is</span> a
great opportunity for collectors to either add to their collection, or
perhaps get started collecting<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with these little gems. Enjoy!</span></span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-27221155740410690112016-02-24T21:39:00.000-06:002016-02-24T21:57:20.439-06:00Small Painting Auction Through DailyPaintWorks.com<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VxKyN_1KX60/Vs55bWqn61I/AAAAAAAAA4g/HkMMLOadpIE/s1600/Clear%2BEvening%2BSunset%2B6x8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VxKyN_1KX60/Vs55bWqn61I/AAAAAAAAA4g/HkMMLOadpIE/s400/Clear%2BEvening%2BSunset%2B6x8.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clear Evening Sunset, oil, 6x8<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">One
common conversation I have with other painters who work outside a lot
is that, <i>"wow we have a lot of little paintings in our studio!"</i> Sure,
some of the gems get framed and sent off to my galleries. I take stacks
of these with me when I teach workshops or otherwise travel and they
are available for sale. Still, I have a lot of great little paintings
sitting around my studio that need good homes! I'm getting ready to do
another personal challenge of painting outside every day for at least a
month this spring, so I need to make some room. Which means there's a
great opportunity for collectors to either add to their collection, or
perhaps get started collecting. I'm offering these little gems on an
art auction website, <a href="http://dailypaintworks.com/">DailyPaintWorks.com</a>. <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/510660" target="_blank">Clear Evening Sunset is up for auction right now,</a> and 3 times a week I'll have more go up for
auction. I'll post each auction to my blog. You can check out my <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/kim-casebeer-6700/artwork" target="_blank">gallery page</a> to see what's available in
the future, or if you see something you really want send me an <a href="mailto:kimcasebeer@att.net" target="_blank">email at kimcasebeer@att.net</a> to buy it before it goes to auction.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-15455492833316296892016-02-22T16:26:00.003-06:002016-02-22T16:28:02.337-06:00Going Through the Painting Process, Studio WorkI get asked (a lot) if I always start a painting with a value study. I won't lie - no not always. When I'm outside, I quickly get caught up in the excitement of capturing a scene en plein air and get started. If you have a smart phone, you can jump start this process by taking a photo, then changing it to grayscale. This can quickly help you discover any issues the potential composition will have. Yes that's right, it <i>will</i> almost always have something that won't work. Seeing the composition in grayscale will help you see correct values.<br />
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But when I'm in my studio, I always start with a value study. This is because I have the luxury of time in my studio. There is time to look at the potential composition and work out any problems it may have. There is time to decide on proportions and if the piece should lean toward light values or darker values. The goal in my studio is usually to work toward creating a larger piece, therefore the process becomes more important. When outside, I'm in the moment of discovery - this <i>is</i> part of the process. Therefore the outdoor painting is treated as a study.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A value sketch to get the process started.</td></tr>
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Let me walk you through the studio painting process. As mentioned, first I start with at least several value studies, sometimes notans as well. These monochromatic sketches are often substituted for one another, but they are two different things. A notan is only black and white - no gray values. It's an abstract way to look at your composition as either in light or in shadow. A value sketch has varying values of gray that accurately represent the values seen in your reference material. I will always do several value sketches. If I'm uncertain if a painting should lean toward light or dark, or I want to see the abstract design in a composition, I will create some notans.<br />
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After the monochromatic sketches are complete, I will make a color study. The size of the study will depend on the desired size of the finished painting. It may also depend on how much I'm changing things around in the design compared to my photo or plein air references. If a lot is going to change and I'm unsure of how it will all come together, I'll do a small color study first. This is typically 6x8 or similar. If that works, and I think the final piece will be large, I will often create one more color study, perhaps twice the size of the first one.<br />
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I'm in the process of working on this snow scene of a local landmark called Pillsbury Crossing. The crossing is where the bottom of Deep Creek becomes a solid rock bed, capable of being driven across. There is a lot of overgrown brush along the creek. I wanted to see if I could simplify it by opening it up, as well as giving it a heavy snow fall to cover more of the rocks. We haven't had a heavy snow this year so making it up is necessary! To try this out, I started with a 6x8 color study (after the value sketch). I felt like it worked and could potentially be a large piece. But I also know from experience that what works in a 6x8 doesn't always translate to, say 24x30. I decided to double it, going to a 12x16 color study. You can see the reference photo plus the two color studies in the image below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 6x8 color study, the 12x16 color study, and the reference photo in the bottom left.</td></tr>
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I adjusted the rock shapes in the foreground, added a few more loose rocks in the water, broke up the snow banks a little more, and pushed the warm highlights a little more. There are a few more adjustments I need to make now that I've let the 12x16 sit for a few days. Overall, I feel like it will be successful larger. I feel confident in doubling the size once more - to 24x30 or so. I just made a new, alkyd primed, linen board and am ready to get started. We'll see where this adventure leads!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-54807018721687406452016-01-19T22:41:00.000-06:002016-01-19T22:41:52.719-06:00Let's Hear It For Non-Resolutions!By now, many of you have made a resolution or two. And if you're like me, maybe you've broken one (or two). For me, the euphoria that comes from the promise of a new year has worn off. I'm still having fleeting thoughts that this year could be "the best year yet," but those thoughts keep getting over shadowed by anxiety.<br />
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When I started my New Year's resolution list, I immediately thought of all the lofty goals I wanted to achieve. What shows I wanted to get in, how many sales I wanted to make, even what awards I would aspire to receive (right, like we have some control over that!). I looked over my list. Then I started to hyperventilate. <br />
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It seems as a society we are so focused on "fixing" ourselves, rather than to believe in being ourselves! As artists we aren't immune to the social pressures in which we're exposed. I can't be the only one who finds spending too much time on social media can become stressful. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy for other artists finding success. I
am deeply grateful for the successes I have had in my career thus far
and only hope the same for my peers. Yet, seeing who got into which show, who sold a painting, and who won an award – it's easy to get caught up in what others are doing and start to believe that I need to do all of those things. Not only is that adding unnecessary stress to my life, but more importantly, it's keeping me from being true to myself as an artist.<br />
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So I will ask this question, what if the New Year's non-resolution was to enjoy being ourselves? An artist's greatest asset may very well be allowing their art to be a mirror of themselves. You've probably heard the famous Judy Garland quote, "Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else." I can not think of a better occupation to which this should apply than one in the arts. Being a first-rate version of yourself <i>should</i> include discovering more about oneself and finding more joy in our daily lives.<br />
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I threw away my first resolution list and decided to make a non-resolution list that was fun not forced. Here's what's on the list (in no particular order):<br />
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Prioritize time for daydreaming.</div>
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Read more about classic artists and find inspiration in their work.</div>
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Experiment with new media and techniques. </blockquote>
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Sketch often.</blockquote>
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Collect poems that speak to you and imagine them in paint.</blockquote>
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Give yourself a plein air challenge when the weather is nice. </blockquote>
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Spend time outside observing nature without painting or sketching. Listen to the sounds, feel the wind and sun, and mentally record colors you see. <br />
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It's important to note that I intentionally didn't put anything on this list that made me even the least bit tense. For example, I could easily have written "Sketch every day," but that felt like it would have been too forced so instead I chose "Sketch often." That kept the fun not forced rule. If you love and can't live without sketching every day then including that on your list would be fine. Fun not forced is the ultimate goal here. <br />
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I'm not suggesting that resolutions are all bad. And setting goals can certainly be a positive thing. But 2016 seems like the right time to look inward to find suitable goals, not outward searching for someone else's. I would be interested to hear if any of you have gone the non-resolution route this year. What would your 2016 non-resolution list include? <br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-39152768666847570172016-01-14T14:30:00.000-06:002016-01-14T14:30:14.134-06:00Announcing my Online Mentoring Program for 2016<div class="faso-page-data-page-content">
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Hello and welcome to my
mentoring program for landscape painters. I’ve been teaching workshops
for over 10 years - both studio and plein air. During that time I have
not only helped other artists learn how to improve their art, but I’ve
also learned how to become a more effective teacher. One of my biggest
frustrations of teaching workshops is that after the workshop is over
there are no guarantees that I will be able to keep in touch with each
student to see how their work has improved and if they need additional
help. Often I see a student again, but perhaps a year has passed. Some
have improved a lot, and some students admit to not working much since
the last workshop. <strong><em>The only way to truly make a noticeable improvement in ones work is by painting on a regular basis.</em></strong>
I would love to teach a class that meets once or twice a week, but I
live in a small town in Kansas and many of my workshop students live 2
or more hours away, even from out-of-state. It’s not reasonable to
think that they would travel to my studio each week.<br /><br />That’s why I have decided to focus my teaching energy toward an online mentoring program this year. <strong><em>
These classes are set up as weekly, in-depth lessons that will make you
a better painter by breaking down the process into smaller steps.</em></strong>
Instead of throwing everything at you at once because we only have 3 or
5 days, we focus each week on one aspect - line, values, composition,
light, color, brush work, etc. Yes a certain amount of patience is
necessary because we won’t just dive in and paint. But all of these
steps are important. They are what I believe in and they are what
works. I am not much of a sports enthusiast, but I have become a
runner. I’ve completed several half-marathons and would never dream of
showing up at a race having never practiced. Instead I follow a plan
that adds miles to my practices each week until I build up to running
13.1 miles. Building upon what we’ve learned previously is what routine
practice is all about. Same for musicians, actors, and yes artists!<br /><br />Other advantages of this online mentoring program is that you can work in your own studio and at your own pace. <em><strong>There are also no travel expenses.</strong></em>
If you have taken a few workshops, you’ve probably already figured out
that the travel expenses are often greater than the workshop itself.<br /><br /><strong><em>So what can you expect each week?</em></strong><br /><br />• A video demonstration for each lesson that will range from 45 minutes up to 1 1/2 hours <br /> depending on topic. The video will explain and demonstrate the lesson’s goals. These videos <br /> will be sent to you by email each Tuesday by 6pm CST, and can be downloaded to your <br /> computer so that you can refer to them when you’re ready.<br />• A written explanation of the lesson plan that you can quickly refer to while practicing.<br />• A personal critique of your artwork and weekly lesson with suggestions for improvement. <br /> Submit each completed lesson on the following Tuesday by email. The critique will be returned <br /> by email by Thursday at 9pm CST. <br />• A full outline of the course’s lesson plans will be provided at the beginning of the program. It <br /> will include lessons on line, composition, value, temperature of color, intensity of color, <br /> brushwork and edges, creating atmosphere, types of light, and more. <i><b>We will also add goal setting </b></i></div>
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• Each student receives a free copy of my book, "Ideas for the Landscape Painter."</div>
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<strong><em>Who can participate in the class?</em></strong><br />You can participate in the class if you:<br />•
Have basic drawing and painting knowledge. Even beginners can
participate in this class as </div>
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we will go through ideas step-by-step and
it’s on an individual basis.</div>
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• Work in oil, pastel, or acrylic media.<br />• Can carve out a consistent amount of time during the week for painting.<br />• Have an internet connection and computer capable of opening and playing lengthy videos.<br />• Have an email program and address to send and receive images for critiquing.<br />• Have a digital camera or smart phone with HDR capable of taking a photo at least 2400 pixels <br /> on the longest side (8 inches wide at 300 dpi).<br /><br /><strong><em>How do you sign up?</em></strong><br />The
online mentoring program is paid for on a month to month basis. The
fee is $250.00 per month and includes weekly lessons and critiques. You
may start at the beginning of any month as long as there is room in the
program. <strong><em>All you need to do is send me an email or call indicating you would like to start and I will send you an invoice. </em></strong>
A Paypal invoice will be sent out by the 20th of the month and is due
on the 1st of the following month. You can pay through Paypal or by
check. You can end your mentoring program at any time.<br /><br />After
paying for the first month, I will send you a list of suggested
supplies, tips for taking good photographs, and ideas that will help you
set up for a successful lesson.<br /><br />Once you have paid for a month,
the videos and lessons can be downloaded to your computer so they will
always be available to you. Each lesson is emailed to you by Tuesday
6pm CST each week. If you are out of town or can’t get to a computer
for a few days, you will still have the lesson and can start it once you
are ready. I know that life happens. I have weeks where I travel and
can’t get as much painting in. I try to make up for this by spending
more time painting in the studio the following week. Don’t worry, I
will work with you to make sure you can stay on track!<br /><br /><strong>This program will be limited to 12 students at a time.</strong></div>
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<strong>Free book, "Ideas for the Landscape Painter" included.</strong></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-15988528314178583282015-07-26T20:28:00.000-05:002015-07-26T20:35:45.073-05:00Painting Lively Clouds Demonstration for Lori McNee and North Light Books<h2 class="events-data-name summary" style="background-color: white; color: #130d0f; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-3233860807540277222015-04-09T23:33:00.001-05:002015-04-09T23:34:59.530-05:00New Book Just Published<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello painters and collectors! I have just self-published a little book full of information. "Ideas for the Landscape Painter: Taking Your Work from Concept to Completion and Beyond," is a 9" x 7" softcover book in full color with 80 pages. It is a compilation of information I have gathered through </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">experience, teaching, networking with other artists, and with those in the art business. It is packed with what I hope will be valuable tools, such as:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-54361806597421980402015-02-26T12:23:00.001-06:002015-02-26T12:23:27.243-06:00The Value of Value Studies<span style="font-family: inherit;">Taking time on the front end to make several, quick value studies is an important part of the painting process. Unlike a notan which simplifies and flattens everything in the image to either dark or light, a value study lets you develop halftones. The most effective value studies have 3-5 values. More than 5 will needlessly complicate your design, and therefore weaken the design. For these small thumbnails, I use 3 values – white, black and one halftone. <b><i>Strong paintings have simple shape and value patterns.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">During my time teaching, I have noticed a common mistake students make with their sketches. They work up their study with pencil or a fine pen and end up with a sketch that has a lot of broken line such as the example below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The problem with a pencil sketch is that the natural, broken line of a pencil doesn’t show true value. A more solid value study can be accomplished with design markers in various percentages of </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><i>cool</i></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> grays. For a 3 value study, I use black plus either 70% or 30% cool gray. Your choice can depend on the contrast you feel you will need in the painting and if the halftone will lean toward the light or the dark. Why lean one way or the other? In my previous post, I talked about using </span>notans. When creating a notan, you must decide if your halftones lean toward light or dark because you are only using 2 values. The most effective halftone will carry out this idea. The 30% gray leans toward light. The 70% gray leans toward dark.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> For a 5 value study, use black plus 70%, 50%, </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><i>and</i></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 30% cool gray.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Each of the 7 value studies shown here have the same composition, but with the values placed differently. In this example, I can quickly work through various ideas and decide which value study is the strongest. The strongest one will become the design in which to base the painting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In these first 3 studies, the foreground is in shadow. The difference between these is the light pattern in the middle ground and background. Squint to look at these thumbnails and read the light patterns from top to bottom. Is the spacing pleasing or too symmetrical? Is it balanced? Which dominates - the light shapes or the dark shapes?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In this thumbnail, the background is entirely in shadow. Notice the pattern from top to bottom reads light, dark, light, dark. It is too evenly spaced.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This thumbnail has a light, dark, light, dark, light, dark pattern. Although the shapes aren’t equal, which makes it more pleasing, it’s too complicated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Both of these thumbnails show the foreground in light. They both have a light, dark, light pattern. The one at the top is very evenly spaced and not as interesting as the one at the bottom in which the dark shape dominates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In this final thumbnail (below), the foreground and middle ground are in shadow, with the background in light. This creates a very simple light, dark pattern. The dark shape dominates. Once transferred to a large canvas, it will be necessary to pull a few darks into the light area, as well as include a highlight or two in the dark area. These are details that can be worked out in larger scale. What’s important to remember is the large, simple shapes will make a strong design and that one value should dominate the others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've discussed using </span>notans which flatten the design to only dark and light, and now value studies that include the halftones. Next week I'll talk about effective uses for the color study. Stay tuned!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">First a quick definition. A notan is described as a combination of lights and darks especially as used in Japanese art, and the design of a work of art as seen in flat areas of light and dark only. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A proper notan shows the abstract shapes. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It finds the structure (like a skeleton of the painting). Unlike a value study where the main concern is assigning value to shape, the notan helps inform you where the shapes and patterns should go. Using it, you can decide if those middle values should contrast or blend in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This painting was almost fully developed when that nagging feeling that something just wasn’t quite right came over me. Now for the all important question - what is the problem? Looking at it in different types of light didn’t make me feel any easier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taking a photo and turning it to grayscale gave me a few indications, but when I changed it to black and white, I saw it. The lighter value of the water in the creek was very close to centered in the composition, and it moved from top to bottom in a symmetrical way so there wasn't movement in the piece. Not good. Now what to do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is an example of how using Notans can help solve the problem. I quickly created several thumbnail notans in only two values - light (the paper) and dark (a black design marker). Please remember that these shouldn't show any detail, only large, simple shapes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The third notan puts the back hill in the light value again, but this time closes off the foreground creating a more interesting shape in the creek. A big improvement as now the dark value is clearly dominate over the light value and there is better movement. Progress!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fourth notan is just to make sure I have thought of all possibilities. I close off the creek but this time also decide the back hill will be the dark value. This was unsuccessful once, but now the creek shape is different so maybe…. No. Number three is better. I have that nagging feeling again. That though this is an improvement, perhaps shifting the darks on the left side over closer to the edge would give the composition better balance. Let’s see.</span></div>
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Here is the finished piece: "Reflected Light" 18x24. The addition of rocks and the dark water in the foreground serve to connect the dark shape and makes the dark dominate over the light. The light shape is more interesting.</div>
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I plan to discuss roles of notan vs. value study and how they both help composition in a future post, so please check back!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-24869817284757568422015-02-12T00:56:00.003-06:002015-02-19T15:21:33.828-06:00Working Out Concepts<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lately I've been working out concepts instead of limiting myself to working from plein air paintings or photos. So what does that mean exactly? First, let's define concept. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines concept as: </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Conceptual artwork has become to be known as work where the thought that went into it is of primary importance, and the creating of the work is not as important or even unimportant. Whether this is an accurate definition of conceptual art is a discussion for another time. The discussion I would </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">like</span><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> to have today is, how do you work through your creative concepts? Do you stay true to the field study or the photograph because that is what you saw, do you adjust it to create a better composition, or do you go even further and play with ideas that are sparked from a field study or sketch? I consider working conceptually as pulling ideas from multiple sources in order to create something new.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Here's an example that started with a cloud thumbnail out of my head.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">My main objective was to create a cloud shape with movement.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">There were 5 or 6 other thumbnail attempts that didn’t work as well.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This one had the right upward movement and side to side movement that filled the page nicely.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">So I had a thumbnail of a cloud that I really liked. But it </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">didn't come from a field study or a photograph, therefore I need some additional references to inform time of day, color, etc. I also clearly need an adequate foreground. After some searching, I found</span><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> a plein air of a southwestern landscape and sky </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">(shown on the left in the photo above) that </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">I liked as a color example. <i> <b>I believe the best reference to use for color is your field studies, especially if you are working conceptually.</b></i><b> </b> I found a photo of a pond at sunset (not shown).</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The pond photo wasn’t exactly like the pond in the study, but it was from the correct time of day. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">In the middle of the easel you see the study I created from these three pieces. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">Here is the study simply titled, Cloud Dance Study, 12x12. </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">In order to decide what would be best in the foreground, I started with simple perspective lines that worked with the cloud design. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">After that, I decided it would be a pond so I found a pond reference. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">The perspective lines could have become several things, but in the end I decided that showing the reflection of the clouds at sunset would be the most dramatic and help continue the upward movement. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">I decided on a square format because it accentuates the height, allowing vertical movement.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">After </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">letting it sit for a few days, I determined it would indeed make a good larger piece and started </span><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">a 30x30. Working from a successful study gives an artist a certain amount of courage. What has worked in this format should work again. I have found that this confidence allows more freedom to play with the paint in a large piece. Still, there will always be some unknowns when going larger. In the case of Cloud Dance, the distance in the ground plane wasn't as developed in the study simply because there wasn't space to do so. But in the 30x30 there was space, and it became necessary to develop and show depth in the ground plane from foreground to background. I also felt like the larger, single tree in the study was at risk of taking over the focal point which is where the cloud touches the horizon. In the 30x30, I put in another tree and made them smaller, thereby not allowing one to stand out.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">The process of beginning with a thumbnail sketch, going to a small color study, and ending with a larger studio piece, has worked well for me. It's a process I enjoy. It may seem as though it takes more time on the front end, but the end result goes so much more smoothly than staring at a blank canvas and hoping for the best. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">There are many ways to work out creative concepts. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px;">What are some ways you work out concepts?</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337333152617169472noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366253997165945345.post-55378400320974615442014-09-29T17:27:00.000-05:002014-09-29T20:20:28.864-05:00"Fall Unfolding Study" Little Gem Auction for Crop Hunger Walk - Final Auction<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>"Fall Unfolding Study" is the third and final (yes final!) piece up for auction, with 100% of the winning bid going
toward the Crop Hunger Walk.</b> This is the study for a recently completed 50x40 studio piece. I spent the weekend giving a workshop in the flint hills. The grasses are beautiful and the trees are starting to turn shades of gold. In a few weeks we will see it unfold! <br />
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All proceeds will go toward the
Crop Hunger Walk in Manhattan, KS, which I am walking October 5th. The Crop Hunger Walk's goal is to
end hunger, and has raised more than $294 million in the last 20 years.
I have fond memories of participating in this walk when I was in high
school and am excited about doing it again.<br />
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It's easy to add this little gem to your collection while donating to the Crop Hunger Walk.<br />
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How to Bid:<br />
- Minimum bid begins at $75- yep, that's it!<br />
- Bidding increments of $25.<br />
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- Just bid in the comment section below.<br />
- <b>The auction ends on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 11pm - Central Standard Time.</b><br />
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I will contact the winning bidder who can pay by check or Paypal with
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