Carol Marine's Masterpiece of a Book!

Zinnias and Marigolds

6x8in oil on canvas 

2012

Sold

(See at bottom for a video flip-through of 

Carol Marines new book)

This painting

is the one Carol selected to be included

 in the chapter on Subject Matter.

I share the page with Raymond Logan. 

A very accomplished painter 

and across is a full page stunner from the talented 

Kara K Bigda

The book is on sale thu  Amazon before Nov 4th for 

$14.99. Afterwards it will be $22.

I predict it will be a long time BEST SELLER!

Below is a short video of a flip-through I made giving

you the idea of how many visual treats and 

written gems of information

are amongst its pages.

click below to see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC2mG0Xod4E

Late Afternoon Sun

Late Afternoon Sun

6x8in oil on canvas panel   SOLD

The sun is going down earlier and appears 

even richer in color as it casts 

its golden glow on the fall foliage.

Artist Note.

Another adobe where it appears 

they added on as the family grew.

The old adobe houses are so small
by today's standards,

but they certainly managed,
sharing one bathroom
and even their beds, and grew up

 becoming what has been called, 

The Greatest Generation.

My daughter is once again posting 

for me. My computer is in the shop.

I will be back posting when I get it back.

Santa Fe - Pink Adobe

Santa Fe Adobe

6"x 8"

oil on canvas panel  $130.

After all the previous "abstract" landscapes 

here is a direct painting

of a pink adobe house.

I love this particular house 

and have painted it several times!

Artist Note

I  have been having major computer problems

and my daughter is posting this one for me.

Thank you, sweet Rainy! 

Another thank you for

everyone's visits 

and comments.

Organ Mountain Sunrise

Organ Mountain Sunrise

6x8in oil on canvas panel  $125. SOLD

Artist Note.

This is a "site specific" landscape.
The Rio Grande with the Organ Mountains
in the distance.
The Organ mountains are the
jewel of the southernmost part
of the Rockies and are 9,000 ft high.

I cannot fudge and be my own landscaping
company with this one.
This is the only place where the river
bends to have the mountains as a backdrop,
otherwise, it always runs parallel.
After painting the previous two landscapes
in an abstract manner, and having leeway to
place masses for design impact -
I had to stay true with this one.
Fortunately, it is a view I love to paint. 

Approaching Storm - New Mexico

Approaching Storm - New Mexico

8x8in Oil on canvas panel SOLD

Artist Note.

Mission:

Create a sense of place without detail

using simple abstract shapes, and color.

Both the previous post and this one 

were self-assigned 

exercises to help me explore the relationship

of warm color 

in both receding and frontal space.

Sunset Reflections

Sunset Reflections

 8x8in oil on canvas panel  SOLD

The Rio Grande River is the main source of water 

for the beautiful Mesilla Valley, NM, where I live.

Many irrigation ditches divert the water to

the small farms which grow

chilies, onions, cotton, pecans, 

corn and yes...even wine.

The sunsets here are gorgeous, making even the 

oldest farms beautiful in their glow.

Artist Note.

Mission:

Create a sense of place without detail.

 Simple, abstract shapes and color

were formed using palette knife and brush.

Waterfall and Demo

Waterfall

8x6in oil on canvas

work in process

Artist Note.

Working from a gesso mono print

and using the imagination.

First Step.

 See video showing 

HOW TO 

I started with a gesso mono print made by

using both black and white gesso.

I used a Raymar canvas board to press into 

the black and white gesso mixture. 

Paper does a fine job also.

I lifted it off and turned the board and 

pressed down again leaving the above image.

Using my imagination I looked for shapes 

I could already "see"  a subject forming from.

There it was...

The angle of gray running across made 

me think of water and rocks.

The texture made from the gesso was great.

I used transparent colors to test out 

the imagery and I could have painted the

whole painting this way if I wanted to. 

Building layers of glazes and scumbling

in some areas.

This is where the individual's own response 

has to be listened to. I decided to go into 

it with the palette knife...and had a heck of a 

lot of fun. In fact I am still nibbling at it.

The role of imagination in painting is not necessary

to be a good painter. 

In my opinion, it IS a necessary exercise to explore

everything you can to find out if that little voice

inside responds with pleasure - or not!

A multitude of pleasures eventually becomes our

own distinctive style.

To see a sample using paper from my 

September 27th post of this technique

HERE

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.

A Thank You

This was my third Challenge and this time

I knew enough not to have a 30 day 

theme, but allowed myself to change my 

subject and 

media to suit my inspiration. 

The best part was finding the work 

of accomplished artists

whose art inspired me. 

With so many participating it 

was pretty well impossible to get around 

to leave a comment

 as well as

completing a painting 

AND 

working.

The good news is they stay on Leslie's blog forever 

so I will have plenty of time to catch up.

I loved the map Leslie had on her page for 

registration and finding 

where many of the participating 

artists lived. Neat!

I also want to thank all of you who 

visited with words of encouragement.

I swear I have the BEST, smartest

and friendliest artists who take 

the time to visit and comment.

P.S.

A minor bit of surgery hindered my 

final few days of the Challenge

and completing the requested collage 

of all 30 paintings

would have polished me off

completely.