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

Monday, July 8, 2013

Farmers Market #2



Farmers Market #2

8x6in oil on canvas   $125. SOLD

My second in this series. This was an organic stall and very well
stocked. That is California for you - healthy is a way of life.
I am from re-fried bean country... love them... but we do eat lots of salads
to balance our cravings for Mexican food.

Artist Note.
I had a painting binge on these market scenes. I finished four
over the weekend. Fun, but not as easy as I thought they would be.
On this one I painted a composite of three photos.
My focus was to try and capture back-lighting

Here is my son looking
for a box to carry all the stuff
he bought.
I liked his position with
the back-lighting, but
what a shame there are
no fruits of vegetables.


Here are fruits and
vegetables with the
light at back.
I painted the vegs pretty
much like this, but had
to remove the tomatoes
at the bottom and replace
with a more neutral color.
I found the red came
forward too much.

Another back-lit person
which I change into a female. I
was inspired by the woman's
colors in the 1st reference - and I
made her sleeveless.


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29 comments:

  1. I love how you took what you needed from your photo references. No need to be too literal is what I learned from you today.

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    1. I think this is a really neat comment, Ann. YOU got it!
      It is a hard thing for some to grasp that they do not need to be tied exactly to the photo.
      I am looking forward to seeing the development of your beach umbrellas painting. It is off to a great start!

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  2. So much information in a small painting--very lovely!

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    1. That's the challenge for me. To utilize the space the same as a larger one. Since I started painting the small size I found if I wanted it to hold my interest I had to vary the complexity of filling the space.
      Loved your lavender field.

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  3. When I see the creative ways that lead to the settlement, I console myself! I think sometimes take longer to get this than to paint!
    The lack of experience on my part made ​​me throw away a lot of material in the past, now I meditate more. Watch your meditations is always an inspiration!
    Dear Julia you turn EVERYTHING in your artistic way that always leaves me .... breathtaking!

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    1. You are the nicest person, Rita. Thank you for your comment. It is true that as we grow with our art we change our habits.
      I really enjoyed seeing your pictures from the exhibit on today's post.

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  4. I actually like this one even more than the previous one. I'm not sure, but I think it is the slightly more cropped scene and how the composition draws me in and moves my eyes around the painting. Lovely colors as usual.

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    1. Pleased you like it, Roger. Thanks.
      I like your nests in space - very abstract and strong.

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  5. Thank you for showing us the source of your inspiration. Very interesting to see how you work. I love this background light.

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    1. Thanks Lydie. I loved your mixed media painting and the drawings on the post before are awesome.

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  7. Well done, Julie! I have enough trouble painting from one photograph, let alone combining 4 of them!! Love that guy's hat too.

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    1. I love his hat too. That particular style is very popular in CA.
      Hope you are going to explain the warp/loom on your next post.

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  8. Very nice combination of photos to problem solve and work out a really nice composition. I do the same with markets, it pays to take lots and lots for reference. Lovely end result Julie!

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    1. I did lots of sketches too. It was fun and the colors and shapes of the fruits and veggies really appealed to me.
      Your painting today is so beautiful.

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  9. The series is shaping up nicely! It pays to take a lot of photos doesn't it? Seems like there isn't one perfect thing but if you have a lot to choose from, you can generate a totally new scene.

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    1. Not only photos but notes and sketches too, if possible.
      Sometimes I can take photos and have a heard time getting back in place mentally. When I do a combination it stays and stays.
      Interested to see where your drawing leads. Love your process steps being shown on your post.

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  10. A beaut, Julie! Great skill at combining photo refs into one coherent, well composed scene! Love the backlight and colors!

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    1. Thanks Dean. A great compliment because you are so good at back-lighting. Your PIG is very special and a funny post too.

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  11. Dear Julie - it was wonderful seeing the photo references and how you organized them and refined them to make this into such a gorgeous painting. I think one must have an excellent eye to be a good artist and you certainly have one. Interesting thought that the tomatoes had to go and be replaced by a more neutral color. Even though I don't paint in oils I learn so much from you about color, composition, values, etc. Thanks so for being so willing to share. Love this painting.

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    1. Thanks Debbie. I bet the farmers markets where you live are pretty amazing too. I am enjoying this series.
      Loved reading your post today and seeing how Shelby has grown.

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  12. So interesting and amazing how you combined pictures to arrive at this lovely, light-filled painting. You really captured what you wanted and I love it. These painting make me vow to visit our local farmers market when I get home..........

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    1. Well Helen - you have painting the fruit and vegetables down great already so next step it to do one. Where are you by the way - on another trip?

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  15. A gorgeous piece, Julie! I'm enjoying this series...love all the variety of colors in the fruits and vegetables!!!

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  16. Beautiful piece, Julie! Can't believe you fit all that info and texture into such a small canvas. Interesting also to see how you combined photo references and made it all work, especially light-wise. Thanks so much for your nice comment!

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Julie