Abstract

February 15, 2015

 

18 x 24

 

 

Will be available at Heather Boutique as soon as it dries. 

 

I love painting abstracts.  Most of the others are shown on my  website 

 

My process is to have a concept before I start for the structure and design.  This time I chose a map of the area where I live just to get me started on shapes.  I think about design principles especially contrast and pattern.  Each part has to be interesting.  Usually I decide on the colors early in the process.  Since I love color so much it fun for me to put colors together.  There are some neutrals there, too. 



Red is for Valentine

February 13, 2015

 

 

I like red every day of the year.  Click here to see my gallery on Daily Paintworks.

February 9, 2015

 

Stacked

 

Part of a series of teacups

6 x 12

 

Sold



First Friday at Heather Boutique

February 4, 2015

If you can, please stop by Heather Boutique (721 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA) for First Friday, February 6th.  John has been doing a lot of framing and I have 7 new paintings to add.  Photos of the other paintings at Heather's are in an albums facebook.  Here is the link for the album https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.471743932900277.1073741836.377914982283173&type=3


Hope to see you....

New Palette

January 20, 2015

My husband made me a new palette which is 32 inches wide.  It is so nice to have this extra space for mixing, but I am actually using fewer colors.  Back to the split primary palette with a change from cerulean to phthalo blue. I tried it and you can just mix some white into the phthlo to create a cerulean and it's nice to have that dark on your palette for making dark greens and black.   I'm reading Carol Marine's book and she uses phthalo blue (green shade.  I go back and forth between the three primaries and the split primaries. 

Here are two recent paintings using the limited palette (split primaries), doing a small study first then a larger one using what I learned from the study about color and composition.  I pushed the darks in the second one and used fewer brush strokes. 

Primary Palette

January 14, 2014

Playing around with the limited palette of three primaries

My last three paintings have been done using the primary palette, just three colors plus white.  I'm starting to really like it.  In the past I have used the split primary with a warm and cool of each color. Then I tried the Zorn palette for awhile.   It's fun to try new things.  Plus I'm making an effort to limit the brushwork. 

 

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Repetition

January 12, 2014

Repetition seems to work for me (except for photography).  Here is the 4th version of this painting and the one I like the best.  Sometimes the first one is the best, but I think the more familiar you are with the subject the chances are you will try something new. 

 

8x10   - (the photo has a little glare on it-my photographic skills are not improving)

 

I've been posting my paintings on the 30 day Challenge website and Daily Paintworks. 

Today is day 12. 

 

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Carol Josefiak Painting a Day: Repetition

Carol Josefiak Painting a Day: Repetition

Repetition

January 11, 2015

Lately, I have been doing at least 3 paintings of the same subject.  It really helps me try new things.  Here is the photo of my subject for painting #2.  I will probably try a third one, but haven't decided what approach for this one.  I might add some flowers.

If you want, try painting this set-up with a new spin. 

 

Here pushing the use of darks and thinking about edges.

 

Here emphasis on lots of paint, but I don't like the brushwork,  wish I had used a palette knife for the heavy paint.  (I used a palette knife for the heavy paint in painting # 2).

Interview by Cindy Williams

Interview - January 10, 2015


Cindy Williams is interviewing a different artist everyday in January at her blog.  I admire the way she has taken the time to do this.  She must be very organized.  Thank you, Cindy, for including me.  One of the things I like about blogging is that way you get to meet others who are also interested in art. 

Here is a link to the interview.  Painting every day has helped me along with blogging and teaching.  Happy Painting!

Interview by Cindy Williams

I have painted this one three times.  The others will be on Daily Paintworks by tomorrow.  The shiny metal and the foreshortening were the biggest challenge. 

Repetition is my friend.