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Sneak Peek to Watercolor Batik

9/11/2017

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Melted wax and watercolor: 2 of my favorite things. I'll be showing this new body of work at the October 6th ArtWalk with my 604 artist group at Beyond the Box.  We will all have new work, so it will be exciting!
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Painting with triads

9/2/2017

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​Watercolor is my first love when painting plein air in my gardens in the summer.


“Art Escapes” by Dory Kanter was revolutionary in my use of watercolor. She recommends working in triads. Basically what that means is using variables from each of the primary colors Red, Yellow and Blue. I've been using her approach for several years. It really makes painting not only easier and more focused, but creates exciting harmony to my work.


I was curious to see the results if I used all 4 triads on one subject, Stargazer lilies. I haven't decided which one I like. I'm wondering if it depends on my mood.


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EARTH Triad
Permanent Green, Ultramarine Violet, Cadmium Red Light 
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 SUN Triad
New Gamboge, Permanent Magenta, Cerulean Blue



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FULL SPECTRUM triad
Permanent Yellow Light, Winsor Blue, Permanent Rose
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WATER triad

Viridian Green, Cadmium Red, Ultramarine Violet
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April 20th, 2017

4/20/2017

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  • It was so much fun participating in Yellowstone Art Museum's Auction Quick Draw this year.  It's really a quick finish because it is an encaustic. I finished the bottom half in my studio before the event.  The top half was done in 1 hour at the quick draw.  There was live music to start us off.  Something about that made me put myself in my studio and the "zone."  It was really fun!
  • It sold at the first event of the live auction that night.  The title is the "First Day of June."  I was set up in my garden to "grab" flew from their nest and landed in front of me!  It was thrilling.  I snapped a photo of my 8 poppies which became my subject for the encaustic.  I'm a plein air painter but can't really set up with wax and heat in the garden, so I took a photo that became my subject for this painting.  I paint from life, not photos, but since these were grown  by me, I figure it qualifies. This painting was a little hard to give up; that's usually my test to myself that it's good enough to sell.
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November 08th, 2016

11/8/2016

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As the light changes and the days become shorter, I find myself drawn back to my studio.  Early mornings with my journal nestled with my coffee cup in the corner of my studio feels good. As the season changes I'm full of eager anticipation for what will inspire me next. Dreams of a trip to Paris are reinforced by a recent purchase of a small shadowbox next to my desk painted by Connie Dillon: "Yvette chose a sophisticated, traditional apartment but soon joyfully realized that she was anything but sophisticated and traditional." Yes! that's me!
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Encaustic Season Begins

10/27/2016

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As the leaves fall, the light shortens, and days become cooler, I find myself moving indoors to my studio.  It's time to break out my encaustics!  The smell of melting beeswax and the juicy application of  saturated pigment onto a board sets a truly cozy atmosphere in my studio. This painting entitled "My Chi Garden" is a 6 foot painting that invites me to walk in and recall those delightful summer days in the garden. I recently submitted this piece into the YAM Art Auction.  The feeling that I just don't want to let it go tells me it might be good enough for a submission to a museum. We'll see if it is!
Update:  It sold!

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A garden for all seasons

10/27/2016

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 "Breathe In" acrylic painting done in my garden plein air, or on site in one session recently. These days are so numbered as I watch the lush green of my gardens turn to deep reds, oranges and luscious ochres. It's like watching nature get itself ready for winter. Immersing myself in the middle of this action truly helps me prepare too. Later in the months to come, the plants, trees and bushes become outdoor, sculptural still lifes that I paint from inside my dining room window.
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Living on the porch

10/9/2016

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My process begins with the planning and tending of my gardens in the spring. Each space is created much like a painting, paying close attention to color combinations and textures. Flower pots and furniture arranged on my porch remind me of sitting with my grandparents in wicker chairs surrounded by the sweet fragrance of lilacs. Memorable times like this are inspirations for paintings centered on the repose found at home on my porch and in my gardens.


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