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Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.

Monday, October 6, 2014

New Mexico Window


New Mexico Window
51/2in x 8in watercolor on Yupo paper  SOLD

New Mexico windows  and doors
have been a favorite theme for me.
This window is a new find.

Artist Note
I consider door and windows almost
like a still life within the landscape.
The light may change, but not that quickly
and being able to
get close up to study them is a real pleasure.

40 comments:

  1. I also love doors and windows. You have this one beautifully framed and the tree trunk stops my eye right there!

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    1. Thanks Helen. - I almost didn't put the tree in as it was like having two focal areas fighting each other. In real life the tree was dark and it was only when I made it lighter I could see it could work.
      Waiting to see your new painting.

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  2. This is such an happy painting! Full of light and colors.

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    1. Nice - thanks, Martine.
      Your amaryllis sketchbook painting is fun and clever. I enjoyed it.

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  3. Love the color in the window....and the fracturing technique on yupo paper is truly beautiful.!!

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    1. Pleased you like the Yupo. It certainly is unpredictable. I enjoy learning anything new but I have had to stick with this for quite a while to understand it.
      Waiting for your new pastel. The little booties are adorable.

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  4. Really enjoying the WC look that YUPO paper gives. Very nice Julie.

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    1. Thanks Blanche. I enjoy it too and that is why I keep trying it out.

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  5. Your doors and windows are always telling a lively story. Love the perfect placement in the 'sweet spot'

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    1. trail and error has it strengths for sure. This one had several changes.
      Your fisherman painting is lovely and I really like the underneath color peeping through.
      Thanks for the visit, Mary.

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  6. You've produced so many gorgeous things each and every day. I love the subjects that you've chosen and the way you've portrayed them, each very unique and special, yet always with your own style and palette. One thing that I notice especially about your work that inspires me, is the way that you balance crisp edges and softened edges throughout each composition so effectively. That's something I really need to learn. I also like the way you write your posts, like poetry!

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    1. WOW! What a special comment. Coming from a master artist it certainly carries a major warm fuzzy right into my heart. Thank you, thank you!
      Love the intriguing start to your new painting. Curiosity abounds!

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  7. Julie, yupo listens to you so well! I just love the amazing control you display, lovely composition and work!

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    1. Thank you, Padmaja. I have been working at least once a week on Yupo and have started to know what i CANNOT do with it. That alone has been worth the effort.
      Your storm clouds are full of movement and beautiful colors.

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  8. Bonjour chère amie,
    Les fleurs qui dansent en harmonie devant cette fenêtre me plaît beaucoup. La lumière est invitée au rendez-vous pour notre plus grand plaisir.
    Une belle peinture.

    Gros bisous ♡

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    1. I enjoyed the poetic translation. thank you, martine.
      The photos on your blog made me feel I had taken a holiday in France. Lovely.

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    1. Thank youoooooo Myra. Love what you are doing. You are so creative.

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  10. Beautiful colors and application of the paint, I love the effects of light you get with the watercolor. I love what you say about windows being like still lifes within landscapes!

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    1. Watercolor is more like a sketching media and that is probably why the light looks different.
      Let me return the complement, Celia, I loved seeing your watercolor sketch book. Plum tart - yum!

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  11. Love those windows! Nice compositional choices also:)

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    1. Thanks Libby. I like your new use of the palette knife. Makes your work have a totally different appearance. Good to experiment.

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  12. Julie, love the subject and themes you have chosen for your wonderful paintings. You have taken the ordinary and made them extraordinary. Great work.

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    1. I do appreciate this lovely comment. Thanks Joan. I feel your "green " series is beautiful and hope you continue. Some hints on how you arrive at those beautiful shades of green... maybe?

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  13. Your work on Yupo is amazing! What a difficult surface you have mastered. Your work is just so luscious. Thank you for posting this blog. It is so inspiring.

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    1. Hi Diane - thanks for commenting. I see you are a member of the Ohio Pastel Society. Are pastels used over watercolor on Yupo? I see where an aquarelle type crayon would work. Hmmn, must give it a try.

      How neat you would stop by - its appreciated.

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  14. This makes me think of Beatrix Potter even though your colors are so much bolder, but there is such a great atmosphere and sweetness . You are definitely a master in painting on yupo paper .... that I find so hard !

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    1. Good to hear you know how hard it is. I know I am not a master by any means. I would have to use it every day for at least 6 months to make some feeling of control. Can you use pastel over the watercolor on Yupo?

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  15. I love your take on this. I was looking through a sketch book of mine and found a drawing of a window I did of a beautiful old home I was thinking about painting. Now I'm sure I will.

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    1. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. If you have one in your sketch book then you enjoyed it once before. Hope you are relaxing now the challenge is over?

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  16. I love this beautiful window ! Nice colors !

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  17. I love this window and the textures you are achieving on yupo...any tips for working on the yupo?

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    1. Tips for Yupo - I guess I would say the type of brush matters. I practiced with different types before discovering what to use and when. A springy type lifts off as much as puts on. A sable with a point will lift off because of the pressure of the point but will place a fine line beautifully if wet enough to flow from the lightest pressure. A natural hair flat/angle/ fan/script/liner is best for me. Hope this helps.

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  18. Beautiful yupo, Julie! I love the flowers!

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    1. Thanks Jennifer. I liked seeing the collage of your 30 paintings. lovely colors too.

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  19. what is it about windows and doors? They make such good paintings. I guess they are portals...symbolizing home and belonging. Your painting is so lovely!

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  20. I like your symbolism. I have never thought of windows that way - door yes. I love the structure and light reflections on the glass of the windows. Now I will think of home and belongings.
    Love your new still life. Gorgeous color harmony..

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  21. Just lovely, Julie. Gorgeous color, and I love those watermarks that Yupo always seems to present!

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Julie