tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42032879684300382562024-03-15T19:10:05.542-06:00Art Talk - Julie Ford OliverPersonal Art Blogjuliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1085125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-49171347232938781192021-02-20T20:50:00.005-07:002021-02-23T18:18:14.486-07:00Gray Day At The Pond<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyf-sii0_NVv6iUlQRoupiQbCCdXLkSSCmSLDWOaBMoU1uNknYRO1wagn_PNXIaoAjT1vaPOF9OLfcFKKJtBCg9AWgr_Tf90RtLCokkHLM3Ems_kxtNvr1eIioQVNV_jEAyce1a05DjnT4/s2091/IMG_3213.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="2091" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyf-sii0_NVv6iUlQRoupiQbCCdXLkSSCmSLDWOaBMoU1uNknYRO1wagn_PNXIaoAjT1vaPOF9OLfcFKKJtBCg9AWgr_Tf90RtLCokkHLM3Ems_kxtNvr1eIioQVNV_jEAyce1a05DjnT4/s320/IMG_3213.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gray Day At The Pond</div><div style="text-align: center;">8”x8” oil on stretched canvas. $200. SOLD</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Artist Note.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can anyone tell me why some water lilies </div><div style="text-align: center;">have long stems and others do not?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Is it anything to do with how deep the water is?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Curious mind wants to know.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a misty morning when I first painted</div><div style="text-align: center;">this spot (in watercolor) </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I remember thinking,</div><div style="text-align: center;">wow...</div><div style="text-align: center;">how bright a gray sky</div><div style="text-align: center;"> could be without the sun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was looking through some of </div><div style="text-align: center;">my old watercolor sketchbooks</div><div style="text-align: center;">when I came across this view</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it stirred up some spark to paint it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nice when that happens</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor Texas... </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have really felt for her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some lovely friends live there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The stories they have told are unbelievable.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sending many prayers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Question...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Besides donations, how can a person help?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-83553318683659595692021-01-31T16:24:00.002-07:002021-02-01T12:36:23.247-07:00My Violets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_098kRl0Mtt1ZM_bGx_JFH_JyTrqyLnDdhHuikj0dSSlRPD5rzSYrbgxGC_Heqp1Pp55ExMzvwJ4RnGjZWNKDBgUdz0JcnbgJkplJXrdCCfn7DOnRiW2lSnQrOxbXs-iHyZ4cmc8taF-l/s2244/IMG_5519.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="2240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_098kRl0Mtt1ZM_bGx_JFH_JyTrqyLnDdhHuikj0dSSlRPD5rzSYrbgxGC_Heqp1Pp55ExMzvwJ4RnGjZWNKDBgUdz0JcnbgJkplJXrdCCfn7DOnRiW2lSnQrOxbXs-iHyZ4cmc8taF-l/w399-h400/IMG_5519.JPG" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Violets </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6"X6" oil on raymar panel $125.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Purchase SOLD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Artist Note</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank heavens for the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">beautiful African Violet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which will bloom all year long,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">providing a lovely touch of color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I remember when I first </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">started owning violets being told,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i>they were just like children-</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> the same care didn’t mean </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>they would behave the same way.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So true!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have had a bad cold...a regular winter cold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember the days when you had a cold </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and you could just hunker down with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">drinks and cosy blankets?...not anymore. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was scared out of my mind it was covid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I was masked 24 hours a day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and lugged my studio air purifier in my arms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">everywhere in this small apartment </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so hubby would be protected. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Major anxiety ruled the day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first covid test</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">took two days </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before I was told it was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"damaged in transit" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and as my oxygen </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was in the 80's, and I felt major fatigue,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hauled myself </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(and my hubby this time) off for another test, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">waiting another two days to find out </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the glorious news- both of us were negative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a load lifted. Happy dance!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had reasons for concern due to living where </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our next door neighbors </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">had just been in quarantine for having covid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and quite a few living here having had it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We get the first vaccine on Friday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the anxiety will </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">disappear a week after the second one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe my painting time will pick back up?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One can only hope.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay safe, my good friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><br />juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-26679999042781167142021-01-16T17:11:00.003-07:002021-01-19T13:42:01.741-07:00Morning Glories<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVK-3Kozbxh6pLyQcAgQEMypPDjgHBb3YBxYbxncGDHXfp1TLktqqln0dVMi_kHpqiP4PqWp-Y00txadvygMg4YPP8ihA1HbQINvNpa4i4ksGlQT3qKT6wKLnmLKByFYmUx6QWSapEoL-/s3313/IMG_3072.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="2402" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVK-3Kozbxh6pLyQcAgQEMypPDjgHBb3YBxYbxncGDHXfp1TLktqqln0dVMi_kHpqiP4PqWp-Y00txadvygMg4YPP8ihA1HbQINvNpa4i4ksGlQT3qKT6wKLnmLKByFYmUx6QWSapEoL-/s320/IMG_3072.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Morning Glories </h4><div style="text-align: center;">8”x6” oil on Raymar panel. $150. SOLD</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Artist Note</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started this one plein air in my friend’s yard.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(It was when I painted the pomegranates.) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They were a beautiful </div><div style="text-align: center;">purple color </div><div style="text-align: center;">but as I didn’t take any photos </div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to resort to some old pics</div><div style="text-align: center;">from a few years ago. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Georgia O’keefe painted several paintings </div><div style="text-align: center;">of morning glories and had one where she </div><div style="text-align: center;">positioned this delicate flower</div><div style="text-align: center;">next to a large Ram’s skull! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have never forgotten the painting. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Such an unexpected pairing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCCcLNr8sql6YidQAmK1hyphenhyphensArsuPKowzuRt2yyb7cutFNDPhFwf90cCem4CA0TXQHiy7LX5fTVJmblXNyNFFGBr-JV2qP5O-Y4GZhJC6KD6fKgKXTK8ItXAA3mkXllrpuHIqFgwOQItmz/s1634/IMG_3078.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="1634" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCCcLNr8sql6YidQAmK1hyphenhyphensArsuPKowzuRt2yyb7cutFNDPhFwf90cCem4CA0TXQHiy7LX5fTVJmblXNyNFFGBr-JV2qP5O-Y4GZhJC6KD6fKgKXTK8ItXAA3mkXllrpuHIqFgwOQItmz/w200-h139/IMG_3078.PNG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Any comments?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I could not find a secure link</div><div style="text-align: center;">for you to visit </div><div style="text-align: center;">Rams Scull and Morning Glory</div><div style="text-align: center;">But if you have nothing to do you may want </div><div style="text-align: center;">to look it up and </div><div style="text-align: center;">find out the interesting symbolism. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stay safe please. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-9751338364496329382020-12-31T19:39:00.000-07:002020-12-31T19:39:14.263-07:00Happy New Year!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Bt1xP7KGd2NWZ6UWkeFleFqPwS2U2JkJyAPPCwRd23__0vCvQyywwvgpz7Ym_3ByONCQDo-EZtbNmMWW8qL9RNydz9HX-IVPI_rFvK5Y6hCgxrDoWsEVDjA7XqUwNy78jEPDauwZWdEy/s2048/mockingbird+and+nest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2032" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Bt1xP7KGd2NWZ6UWkeFleFqPwS2U2JkJyAPPCwRd23__0vCvQyywwvgpz7Ym_3ByONCQDo-EZtbNmMWW8qL9RNydz9HX-IVPI_rFvK5Y6hCgxrDoWsEVDjA7XqUwNy78jEPDauwZWdEy/s320/mockingbird+and+nest.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Mockingbird Pride</div><div style="text-align: center;">12"x12"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Artist Note</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am still working on this painting. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking my time to think it out.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tweak or not to tweak...</div><div style="text-align: center;">that is the question!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As the sun sets on </div><div style="text-align: center;">2020</div><div style="text-align: center;">I want to thank you </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the support you gave me and my art</div><div style="text-align: center;">during this weird year. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It has meant so much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My painting habits have changed </div><div style="text-align: center;">due to being at home with a</div><div style="text-align: center;">dear hubby - who is delighted to have</div><div style="text-align: center;">me around due to him being able to enjoy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>regular meals served on time.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">(I do not kid myself it is </div><div style="text-align: center;">due to my scintillating personality!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have always worked and been a do-er</div><div style="text-align: center;">so learning to be idle has been quite a feat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I miss teaching and the wonderful artists </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was around. BUT... I am grateful to be healthy</div><div style="text-align: center;">and in a position where I can stay safe and</div><div style="text-align: center;"> thanking heavens for Walmart grocery pick-up.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am also becoming a ping pong player!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let me know how YOU have adapted</div><div style="text-align: center;">to the new routines </div><div style="text-align: center;">with any helpful hints you may have.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I want to wish you all</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i> </i>a much better new year than this last</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>one has probably been.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>May 2021 Bless YOU with </b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Health, Joy and Peace</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">12"x12" oil on gallery wrap </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-56681202425419777792020-11-16T12:16:00.004-07:002020-11-18T06:18:22.394-07:00Afternoon Pleasure <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxGUC-eUzQbRTB3ZM_s5kxTtYPhVLYfhayVFty71w6ApZ5a5TVHdi9y4Rxmzf5ihupFzcdaGr95qNPLzHwy7NRwph37ldLrC1SkTRjRN-xH6BN9BmeFeulJiKwGTz65BIvigFcw0SQiLf/s2484/IMG_2871.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="2484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxGUC-eUzQbRTB3ZM_s5kxTtYPhVLYfhayVFty71w6ApZ5a5TVHdi9y4Rxmzf5ihupFzcdaGr95qNPLzHwy7NRwph37ldLrC1SkTRjRN-xH6BN9BmeFeulJiKwGTz65BIvigFcw0SQiLf/s320/IMG_2871.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Afternoon Pleasure </div><div style="text-align: center;">6”x8” oil on Raymar panel $150.SOLD</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Artist Note. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I named this Afternoon Pleasure </div><div style="text-align: center;">because my</div><div style="text-align: center;">memories of visiting</div><div style="text-align: center;">this lily pond </div><div style="text-align: center;">are still very pleasurable. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have done quite a few paintings from this </div><div style="text-align: center;">lovely spot and I always enjoy the time </div><div style="text-align: center;">painting them...well that is not exactly true. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I start off fast and hopeful</div><div style="text-align: center;">then in the middle begins a struggle. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it usually goes through several changes</div><div style="text-align: center;">before it comes together in a way I like. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This was no exception. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How are you all doing?</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a time like no other</div><div style="text-align: center;">and even though my hubby and I are safe</div><div style="text-align: center;">we are very aware how dangerous it</div><div style="text-align: center;">could be for us if we go anywhere crowded. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> So we will be sharing a short outdoor </div><div style="text-align: center;">picnic with our daughter and her hubby </div><div style="text-align: center;">for Thanksgiving. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This way there will be many more </div><div style="text-align: center;">to share. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Please stay safe and still enjoy a </div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Thanksgiving. </div><p></p>juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-50460661989931252882020-10-13T16:19:00.014-06:002020-10-20T06:45:02.156-06:00Sunflowers At The Ranch <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qnNOF01IQnVuqqY8oofpIZOWtHjbeQIFIEsA-FfAYf-mfE1QkR5OoScZYWGlnUrF45qwFLQmHxn2pHRhyIuRfN5hont2PWjY8_BdT9VxIbbkSLYLIJHSLhP89dTOIrUGOcqhwIj5fayD/s2743/IMG_4747.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2054" data-original-width="2743" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qnNOF01IQnVuqqY8oofpIZOWtHjbeQIFIEsA-FfAYf-mfE1QkR5OoScZYWGlnUrF45qwFLQmHxn2pHRhyIuRfN5hont2PWjY8_BdT9VxIbbkSLYLIJHSLhP89dTOIrUGOcqhwIj5fayD/w400-h300/IMG_4747.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunflowers At The Ranch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6"x8" oil on Raymar panel $150. SOLD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Artist Note</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I joined a few of the guild artists</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on a plein air painting trip</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to the wonderful Nichols Ranch and Orchards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Altitude 7,000 ft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Link at bottom)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This building is over 100 years old and was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the original home of the Nichols family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINsApKQ2JtMmfskyC32I3CFDWZ2zJMpscYxuwyXoaiXDYkCL3WONrKjr7r-GBsDPWGwNBs8z7NY-gANE5xYjT4iam3mS_5xcTNZsqgnp8Qos_74g4jMpLz0OKH7JGBZ_4iuqiHTt7CD5x/s4032/IMG_4424.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINsApKQ2JtMmfskyC32I3CFDWZ2zJMpscYxuwyXoaiXDYkCL3WONrKjr7r-GBsDPWGwNBs8z7NY-gANE5xYjT4iam3mS_5xcTNZsqgnp8Qos_74g4jMpLz0OKH7JGBZ_4iuqiHTt7CD5x/w200-h149/IMG_4424.HEIC" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look what a fabulous view they have...wow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The line of white in the distance is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the amazing White Sands National Park. NM</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhxqdJsd0EXatYxoYs823CB4r-NLCLb6LVe2uUhJ3wtBAD2DfdiFqtfDseUu_nl12Z_OLcNNiNXxV_CGa2yexqNhGKnZpKnVALaihMzZjrEokkgINJGLVKqe6x2-NueTnmGjBUDPLdh71/s874/IMG_4756.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="637" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhxqdJsd0EXatYxoYs823CB4r-NLCLb6LVe2uUhJ3wtBAD2DfdiFqtfDseUu_nl12Z_OLcNNiNXxV_CGa2yexqNhGKnZpKnVALaihMzZjrEokkgINJGLVKqe6x2-NueTnmGjBUDPLdh71/w146-h200/IMG_4756.PNG" width="146" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was fortunate enough to enjoy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a couple of the family pets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">joining me in the shade</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEhU6wfpJ2ZxLr24PsHpVGp5aoQX6GD5WkvXJ8mzxvQk2EH-UItonqJxkVZFJVU5ad85gD6SOkPHf3yP7aK4hh8lBOTR1-L3aBo-6agNj5O0AOWuCp1seahjg1LsBDa8VXo26uLzvEAPp/s4032/IMG_2471.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEhU6wfpJ2ZxLr24PsHpVGp5aoQX6GD5WkvXJ8mzxvQk2EH-UItonqJxkVZFJVU5ad85gD6SOkPHf3yP7aK4hh8lBOTR1-L3aBo-6agNj5O0AOWuCp1seahjg1LsBDa8VXo26uLzvEAPp/w150-h200/IMG_2471.HEIC" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSfzDjN7RMvE6SrAQkw5OAGkEy_8Knms80Zpl7SO4O8rWN-vlEduuAFORIerFhyphenhyphenqsSyYRgBz5Sjm3kp8F-ax6ePXIJ5qd7Ou5sNS2oPqnvatKLCCeQWGWOjrQMdIZDLwXLj2Vqoqn2W7L/s3863/IMG_4433.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3863" data-original-width="2863" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSfzDjN7RMvE6SrAQkw5OAGkEy_8Knms80Zpl7SO4O8rWN-vlEduuAFORIerFhyphenhyphenqsSyYRgBz5Sjm3kp8F-ax6ePXIJ5qd7Ou5sNS2oPqnvatKLCCeQWGWOjrQMdIZDLwXLj2Vqoqn2W7L/w148-h200/IMG_4433.HEIC" width="148" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did a couple of painting starts and decided <br />the sunflowers were worthy of attention. <br />I eliminated the porch for the sake of balance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The new Blogger format is </div><div style="text-align: center;">certainly different. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I just spent over an hour </div><div style="text-align: center;">trying to get the spacing</div><div style="text-align: center;">back to what I am used to. </div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-mexico/pick-your-own-cherries-at-this-charming-new-mexico-fruit-farm/">link to Nichols Ranch</a><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-43250752165319178482020-09-21T15:47:00.089-06:002020-09-21T17:04:09.581-06:00Pomegranate Duo<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4C15SNkFJtIFOka37hHn04-W9dGV0hpmkYUllVywAh98ydPs1R45z4s8byCM_5qjm3F8SY19PH1fmGOgjVheQVsRvR68Xd-KE7GvVqph9AFW4u4PZ3ISVBUm_Rw7baIzn-sjHgwI_vPuX/s2048/IMG_4356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4C15SNkFJtIFOka37hHn04-W9dGV0hpmkYUllVywAh98ydPs1R45z4s8byCM_5qjm3F8SY19PH1fmGOgjVheQVsRvR68Xd-KE7GvVqph9AFW4u4PZ3ISVBUm_Rw7baIzn-sjHgwI_vPuX/s320/IMG_4356.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pomegranate Duo</div><div style="text-align: center;">8x6" oil on raymar panel $150.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Purchase <a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/julie-ford-oliver/pomegranate-duo/830663" target="_blank">HERE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Artist Note</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every year I paint the pomegranates </div><div style="text-align: center;">when in season. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I got a call from a friend telling me </div><div style="text-align: center;">her poms were gorgeous </div><div style="text-align: center;">and she invited me over to paint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gpooCe7vtoPal5R1cVf-OWzZveGZfAKNV9I6qtumyPaHiW57-7NAK0wgKux2_3vMeQYYCIsYFN9XhK9EFy5us8I7i0xJGO-tlO3aC3MHIxWmMo_9_OZ4KJIUXuG9U_lRJh9gjPrUsPNX/s2048/IMG_4336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gpooCe7vtoPal5R1cVf-OWzZveGZfAKNV9I6qtumyPaHiW57-7NAK0wgKux2_3vMeQYYCIsYFN9XhK9EFy5us8I7i0xJGO-tlO3aC3MHIxWmMo_9_OZ4KJIUXuG9U_lRJh9gjPrUsPNX/s320/IMG_4336.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It had been quite a while since I had painted </div><div style="text-align: center;">so this was a real treat. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you are all surviving these</div><div style="text-align: center;">powerful and awful events...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Covid, the protests, the fires and hurricanes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Who would have every thought it </div><div style="text-align: center;">was all possible when</div><div style="text-align: center;">wishing everyone </div><div style="text-align: center;">A Happy New Year...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sheesh!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please stay safe and sane.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-31644008670403257262020-07-28T21:49:00.008-06:002020-07-29T19:29:12.890-06:00Profusion Of Hollyhocks<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Artist Note</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This painting was started after seeing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">the hollyhocks on my morning walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I came back with hubby who napped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> in the car while I got a start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> I finished it at home.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder if any of you still get my blog</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because it has been almost</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> three months since I last posted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have never gone that long before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND...what months they have been.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Covid has turned them into </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an anxious time of worry </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for our loved ones and ourselves...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lucky artist can work at home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> IF </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the creative drive is still flowing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am happy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Please go to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">www.dailypaintworks.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If the link to purchase does not work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-28939680656204141192020-05-07T15:07:00.003-06:002020-07-28T19:33:12.968-06:00abstracted waterfall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I zoomed in on a smaller area of the photo</div>
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<i><b>T</b>his was a lot of fun.</i></div>
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6"x8" oil on panel $150<br />
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When the guild classes were stopped </div>
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Absolutely...</div>
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Hands down...</div>
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THE Number one problem...</div>
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is watching artists</div>
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<i> trying to paint </i><i>from a photo </i></div>
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<i>EXACTLY what t</i><i>hey see </i></div>
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This is the original photo which I used for the painting.</div>
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As an Impressionist I had to add </div>
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the colors I clearly remember seeing </div>
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Water is full of colors</div>
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in the sunshine and </div>
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The dark values appear way too dark </div>
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as we know shadows are transparent...</div>
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I like to use </div>
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"every quarter should be different" </div>
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a very useful way to prevent matchy-matchy areas.</div>
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remember to have a circle of the interest </div>
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When I first became aware of art workshops </div>
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in the 90's, I went to a </div>
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few of the really good painters.</div>
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Ovanis Berbarian, for florals.</div>
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Dan Gerhart for figure.</div>
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Michael Lynch for landscapes.</div>
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plus</div>
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Richard Schmid, Burt Silverman - demos at ASL</div>
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They ALL said "paint what you SEE."</div>
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Trouble is... I didn't SEE what they did.</div>
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I had to learn.</div>
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But, hey, they too had to learn to "see."</div>
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I went back and found their early work </div>
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and it was heartwarming to find</div>
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when they first started they made </div>
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the same mistakes as all of us.</div>
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Time and learning are what make the difference.</div>
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If you are painting plein air </div>
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you can see <i><b>into</b> the shadows very clearly</i></div>
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but a photo can make them way too dark.</div>
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Look above at original photo. </div>
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I took this in Yellowstone</div>
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and I could see into those dark areas</div>
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and clearly "see' everything, </div>
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all the bushes, stones and trees</div>
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surrounding this gushing stream. </div>
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You cannot make any of those </div>
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Sunsets are the worst offenders.</div>
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The ground is <i>never </i>as dark at sunset</div>
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as the photo makes them. </div>
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I now take two pics - one of the sun setting </div>
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light the sky still is overhead, you know</div>
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it cannot be really dark on the ground.</div>
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The sky can look waaaay too dark </div>
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in a poor photo. Usually it produces a</div>
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strong cyan blue - especially at the top, </div>
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whereas it is actually</div>
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more of a cobalt or ultramarine.</div>
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Take the photo to a window </div>
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and look halfway up in the sky</div>
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to compare,</div>
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and then down at the pic.</div>
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You will see it. </div>
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The blue sky overhead is <i>not </i>what</div>
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over everything they travel.</div>
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A middle color value goes </div>
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The reverse is true in the light. </div>
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BLACK MOVES TO A MIDDLE VALUE</div>
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IN THE LIGHT and even lighter in some cases.</div>
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Remember the ABSENCE of light is the darkest</div>
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area. Underneath bushes, rocks or in still life </div>
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it is the line you see <i>under</i> the object.</div>
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Strong sun bleaches out color.</div>
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If you cannot paint plein air</div>
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then the next best way is to paint from </div>
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a monitor of some kind. </div>
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Even then you sometimes have to lighten</div>
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the darks to see into them.</div>
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But if you have a stash of old pics</div>
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(like I do)</div>
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which inspire you to paint them </div>
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then I hope these hints help.</div>
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If you are a decorative or abstract painter </div>
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none of the above applies.</div>
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In my next post I will demo a abstract version.</div>
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Cheers everyone. Thank you for staying until the end.</div>
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<i><b>Stay safe.</b></i></div>
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I have noticed that during </div>
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unsettled periods of time</div>
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I turn to a group of favorite subjects.</div>
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It helps me to feel grounded.</div>
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These are strange times for all of us.</div>
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Before the C-Virus was even around</div>
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It was not an easy decision </div>
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because I really enjoyed being with</div>
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a fabulous group of painters</div>
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who were invigorating </div>
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Anyway my teaching career </div>
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ended abruptly with no party,</div>
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no relaxed farewells...</div>
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just fast packing-up against a </div>
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Governor's timeline</div>
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to get enough art stuff together</div>
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to create a studio at home.</div>
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Made it!</div>
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For those who have followed my blog</div>
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for a while, may remember </div>
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that two years ago we moved</div>
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It has been a great move but our apartment is </div>
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rather small. Fortunately my hubby was</div>
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willing to move our king bed </div>
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and now his desk and my easel are </div>
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perfectly at ease next to each other</div>
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7 x 12 feet each.</div>
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But I get the window!</div>
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I have also discovered a way to stop people </div>
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falling out of bed... only have a foot clearance.</div>
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You wedge before you hit the ground!!</div>
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I am not back into the painting flow yet.</div>
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I do have work up on the easel</div>
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and I go and piddle on it</div>
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but with no verve.</div>
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The waterlily painting had already</div>
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and I finished it here at home</div>
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...so it is a start.</div>
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I do have a couple in the works though,</div>
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a clematis and an iris painting,</div>
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both started in the garden. </div>
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Flowers - more comfort!</div>
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Times are strange - I have never been idle</div>
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in my life. </div>
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I feel I should be helping somewhere,</div>
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maybe at the hospital</div>
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but hubby has a severe health problem</div>
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and that is impossible to do.</div>
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9"x12" oil on Raymar panel $250. SOLD</div>
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Sending Blessings and thank you for </div>
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6'"x 8" oil on canvas panel $150. SOLD</div>
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This was a fun guild project.</div>
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The pincushion lesson wrapped up </div>
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For a mushroom it would be </div>
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Everything painted from life.</div>
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Drawing first on gray paper </div>
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It is very hard for ME</div>
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Like an apple is not always RED!</div>
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Same simple shapes...ball </div>
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These lemons were fresh when I started </div>
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I remember doing a whole series<br />
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and some of them were very difficult.<br />
Guess what...they are still not easy.<br />
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It is one of the hardest nests </div>
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My first efforts were fast and painterly.</div>
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I liked it.</div>
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landscapes. I hope to get back outside</div>
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New Mexico Turquoise is a much beloved</div>
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and prized gemstone and its color</div>
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is reflected everywhere, here in New Mexico<br />
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I want to add a turquoise colored nest<br />
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I have not been painting due to my hubby </div>
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just over a month ago which has left his heart</div>
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he is a man with a lovely disposition</div>
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I am getting back into the studio </div>
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I am always amazed at how difficult it can be </div>
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Fortunately, I had started the study before</div>
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the, you know what, hit the fan!</div>
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The above nest is a study for a larger painting.</div>
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When I say larger...</div>
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how about 30"X 40" For me that is huge!</div>
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Below is the unfinished one.</div>
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The red and green color<br />
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So why paint the leaves at all?<br />
Well, that's the way my friend<br />
gave them to me... right off her tree<br />
and it <i>looked wonderful.</i><br />
Just hard for me to paint!<br />
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It seems the paintings of pomegranates<br />
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Julien Merrow Smith did this one<br />
and I love it.<br />
<br />
How about the mastery of Duane Keiser!<br />
Have you seen his new pomegranate painting?<br />
It is only 33 seconds so treat yourself.<br />
Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZgkUtLN0no">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZgkUtLN0no</a><br />
Check out all his videos - they are a real treat.<br />
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Do you have a favorite pomegranate painting?<br />
If so, please give me a heads up where<br />
to look so I can check it out.<br />
I want to be inspired!!<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZgkUtLN0no"><br /></a>
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juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-19878489267168093012019-09-18T16:42:00.002-06:002019-09-18T21:12:36.444-06:00Apples & Monet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Apples & Monet</div>
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6"x8" on canvas mounted on board $150.</div>
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Artist Note.</div>
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Still having a great time using </div>
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colors from one of Claude Monet's paintings.<br />
It happened like this...</div>
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A friend gave me some apples from her garden</div>
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(<i>They were greener when I got them</i>)</div>
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What to do? </div>
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Which color harmony did I want?</div>
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I painted them Saturday quickly without a set-up</div>
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I wanted to go high key </div>
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meaning -</div>
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only a small amount of dark below a middle value.</div>
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But on Monday, at the guild,</div>
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on finding the colors Monet</div>
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used in his beautiful painting below.</div>
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The Japanese Bridge.</div>
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Work on the easel</div>
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After doing an exercise of mixing<br />
then matching the<br />
Monet colors on top of the print,<br />
I was left with really<br />
beautiful colors on my palette.</div>
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I started a new water lily painting<br />
(lower left)</div>
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then worked on the top of the<br />
apple painting. (lower right.)</div>
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I like the colors surrounding the apples<br />
MUCH better.</div>
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Thanks to Monet for the inspiration.</div>
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juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-2858460119280857472019-09-14T08:51:00.000-06:002019-09-18T15:07:23.136-06:00Waterlily Pond<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Waterlily Pond</div>
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Artist Note<br />
We are still using Monet's color harmonies<br />
as the focus at the guild this month.<br />
In the one above, I have used the<br />
Analogous Harmony of blue and green.<br />
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This is painted from a photo I had taken in<br />
Cloudcroft, NM, but I have a good friend<br />
who has just returned from a trip<br />
to Giverny Water Gardens<br />
and I am excited to see her photos.<br />
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It means my series of lily paintings<br />
will get a shot of inspiration<br />
in my painting arm!<br />
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juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-6671630539979640932019-09-10T16:52:00.002-06:002019-09-11T07:22:29.216-06:00Abstracted Landscape plus Monet Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cloudy Skies</div>
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8X6" oil on Raymar panel $150.</div>
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<b>Artist Note</b><br />
In this painting my goal was\<br />
abstracting to only the<br />
main shapes<br />
of what I saw in the landscape.<br />
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I used colors from one of<br />
Monet's Landscape themes.<br />
It is a great way to learn how<br />
he really used a LIMITED palette.<br />
The same few colors mixed<br />
in different proportions<br />
make for an interesting<br />
harmony.<br />
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Below, left, is another Monet waterlily painting</div>
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You can see how I matched the colors </div>
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on the plastic sleeve overlay before</div>
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using them in a still life of my own.</div>
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Scraped and gone, the painting exists no more<br />
but it was a terrific lesson on the green<br />
because I found it was mixed<br />
from yellow and purple.<br />
Reddish purple and blue purple.</div>
juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203287968430038256.post-31592246243774811452019-09-04T16:46:00.000-06:002019-09-04T16:50:53.305-06:00Roses In A Square (click on to go to blog)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Roses In A Square</div>
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8"x8" oil on raymar panel $200.</div>
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I am rather pleased with this one.</div>
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I feel the new fracturing marks work well </div>
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and I really like the colors.</div>
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I came up with the colors from a </div>
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I am using his waterlily work for </div>
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this month's Guild's focus </div>
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which is on Color harmony.</div>
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This one is the Analogous harmony</div>
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that is</div>
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where you follow the color wheel.</div>
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In this case, green, blue,</div>
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with a dip into the purple.</div>
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Monet's emphasis was on the blues</div>
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Mine, the greens.</div>
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I had pre-mixed all the colors </div>
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that he used, testing them first</div>
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on the plastic sleeve </div>
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the photo was placed into.</div>
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I then used them in this still life.</div>
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The proportions of the colors</div>
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His lily colors are my roses</div>
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His green tree reflections are my leaves,</div>
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and the different blue colors </div>
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are my background. </div>
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His accent of purple is my vase.</div>
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Have you used a famous painting </div>
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your color harmony?</div>
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Waterfall In Woods.</div>
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8"x6" oil on Raymar panel $150.</div>
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Purchase <a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/julie-ford-oliver/waterfall-in-woods/758867">HERE</a></div>
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Artist Note</div>
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I have been back painting<br />
landscapes recently</div>
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and am once again reminded<br />
of how cool the shadow colors<br />
are in comparison to<br />
the same colors in the sunlight.<br />
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The difference between the green</div>
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growth in the light</div>
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compared to the same color</div>
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in the shadow was HUGE!<br />
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The blue of sky comes down </div>
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and casts its color over everything.</div>
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It is so obvious with water</div>
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showing blues in the shadow</div>
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Not as easy to see</div>
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the same cool cast on the green.<br />
You have to learn to look for it!</div>
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<i>I send prayers for everyone </i></div>
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<i>in the path of Dorian</i></div>
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<i>remembering also </i><br />
<i>that animals are voiceless...</i></div>
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<i>they need help too.</i></div>
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Stormy Sky, New Mexico.</div>
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6'x8"Oil on Raymar panel $150.sold<br />
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The cloudy skies are always fabulous<br />
during our monsoon season.<br />
I went outside for this one.<br />
Had to finish it up in the studio<br />
after the wind whipped it<br />
right out of my hand.<br />
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On the previous post<br />
I linked to a video<br />
showing how I painted a landscape.<br />
I received some remarks about it<br />
not showing on the front page.<br />
I did place two links,<br />
one lower down,<br />
in case this happened.<br />
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I have found out that<br />
people do NOT click on the<br />
heading to see the full blog post<br />
but stay on the email version.<br />
I am one of them. Who knew!!<br />
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