tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82329264892336486302024-03-13T23:02:24.743-07:00Carol Josefiak Painting a DayCarol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-77614275724686287712016-04-04T08:53:00.000-07:002016-04-04T08:53:13.751-07:00What Makes a Successful PaintingApril 4, 2016<br />
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Color interest me a lot and I think that is one of the reasons I like to paint abstracts. I recently read this article which states so well the ingredients of a successful painting. It was especially helpful to me in painting the last couple of abstracts because I could use it as a test to see if the paintings held up to the guidelines in this article. <br />
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I will summarize it here, but check it out if you have the April 2014 Watercolor Magazine. Since I don't remember the proper way to give footnotes anymore, I'll list everything I can to credit the author and put it at the end of the summary. <br />
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Summary:<br />
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according to Richard Ellinger a composition will be unified, regardless of color when<br />
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<b>1. Hue, or a combination of closely related hues dominates the composition</b><br />
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<b>2. One value, or combination of closely related values dominates the composition</b><br />
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<b>3. One intensity, or combination of closely related intensities dominates the entire composition</b><br />
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<b>4. There is contrast in hue, value and intensity in the composition</b><br />
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<b>5. Hues appear in several places and are repeated throughout the composition. </b><br />
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<b>(<i>Some of this is copied from article and some is paraphrased)</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Watercolor Magazine, April 2014, article by Donna Zagotta who referenced the book </i>Color Structure and Design by Richard Ellinger, 1981</b><br />
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Donna Zagotta, the author of the article called "The Color Project" is a master of color, shape and value. <br />
<br />Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-7651779605455993302016-03-24T06:27:00.000-07:002016-03-24T06:27:31.304-07:00Inspiration for abstract painting<br />
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Fredericksburg Plein Air Artists painted at Snead's Farm yesterday. We have been so lucky having beautiful weather. <br />
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The first thing that grabbed me was the pink color of the peach blossoms. I love pink. It made me think about painting an abstract based on that color. Since I like to do a small study before a big painting I mixed lots of tints of pink both warm and cool and of neutrals and painted a 6x6. I used warm white for most of this and cool neutrals. There is a little spring green there. <br />
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I kept what I have learned about composition in my mind and maybe still need to add some darks. I think I will be brave and paint a 24x30 or 36x36. <br />
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<br />Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-22576224269505137552016-03-12T05:42:00.001-08:002016-03-12T05:59:29.529-08:00Joan Wiberg Blog: FIND YOUR TRIBE<br />
Check out Joan Wiberg's new blog. Instagram is next.<br />
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<a href="http://joanwiberg.blogspot.com/2016/03/find-your-tribe.html?spref=bl">Joan Wiberg Blog: FIND YOUR TRIBE</a>: I am lucky enough to have a GROUP that I paint with once a week. Okay, I stalked them on facebook first, but they let me in. The Fredericks...Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-85784583902553221832016-03-06T08:07:00.000-08:002016-03-06T08:07:41.297-08:00Workshop with Anne Blair BrownMarch 6, 2016 - Plein Air Painting<br />
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I am so excited and thrilled to be able to take a workshop with Anne Blair Brown. Here is a link to her website: <a href="http://anneblairbrown.com/">http://anneblairbrown.com/</a>. I love everything about her paintings, the loose brushwork, the strong compostions, the colors, the variety.......<br />
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The two books I am reading to get ready are pictured here. Both are very intense reading. I even got a headache from trying absorb all this knowledge. I have been reading in small amounts and even taking notes. I am thinking this will help me get the most out of the workshop. <br />
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The Fredericksburg Plein Air group which meets once/week has been a big help, too. Just being around other artists who love painting outside is such a positive experience.<br />
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We are going to start painting outside pretty soon, stay tuned. Here is our facebook page:<br />
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<br />Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-33751433756152548682016-03-01T12:04:00.000-08:002016-03-01T12:04:36.390-08:00What I have learned since my last post about Instagram....March 1, 2016<br />
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Using Instagram has been a lot of " trial and error" which is my usual approach along with "try it and see what happens, you have nothing to lose."<br />
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First, thank you, to Mary T. for telling me in about how Instagram is an effective tool for selling art. I view it as one of the many social media available to help artists.<br />
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<b>Change privacy setting to Public</b><br />
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<b>Look at home page often </b>because you will see photos according to what you have shown an interest in so far. I have learned from looking at other artist's work. <br />
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Three years ago I took my first marketing class online with Leslie Saeta. I just checked and the challenge is still available. Here is the link: <a href="http://www.flipsnack.com/9696F5AD75E/30-marketing-ideas-in-30-days.html">30 Marketing Ideas</a>. My own experiences are listed on old blog posts. (There is a search button in right hand column of this blog which might have been one of the assignment of the 30 day challenge).<br />
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It really made a difference for me in a lot of ways. I use a lot of the ideas that Leslie suggested and it made me fearless about social media. The best tip was to find a local retail place and ask if they would show your art. Thank you, Heather Boutique, for showing and selling my art. My latest discovery is INSTAGRAM. Although it was a mystery to me at first I've been exploring it and trying to figure out how to use it. <br />
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This article explains how it can help artists. <a href="http://www.artbusiness.com/artists-how-to-use-post-sell-art-on-instagram.html">Article about how to sell art on Instagram</a><br />
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It said to use it to tell a narrative about your art. I'm still trying to figure out what that means, but will discover that as I go. My plan is to put a couple of photos on each day and see what happens.<br />
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I hope these links and ideas are helpful to you. Please share your ideas about marketing in the comments. <br />
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<br />Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-14014958954457233112016-02-16T05:53:00.000-08:002016-02-16T05:54:02.714-08:00How I start most of my paintings....February 16, 2016<br />
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I start my paintings several different ways, sometimes even with a white canvas, but mostly doing a value study with burnt sienna or transparent red oxide. I do a very loose drawing except for architecture or the center of interest. Once the three value work is finished I go back and emphasize darks using a mix of Ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, my accent dark. Plus I wipe out the lights with a paper towel and oms.<br />
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Premix the colors used in the painting and try to follow my rule of having darks across the top of palette (accent dark in top right corner), tints on the very bottom and middle values in the middle of the palette. There is also attention to warms and cools. I use these colors as a starting point and continue to mix for variety as I go. That is why the palette looks so messy, but organized if that is possible. <br />
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Apply blocks of color all over.<br />
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When I painted these tulips today I was thinking about how there are little pieces of things I have learned from taking workshops, looking at DVD's, and studying online blogs. <br />
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These are things I was thinking about today and yesterday doing these two paintings: <br />
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<b>Robert Johnson</b> - put a brush stroke down once and leave it alone (scrape it off if it looks wrong and start again rather than messing around with it on the canvas.<br />
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<b>Qiang Huang</b> - just watched his new DVD which is terrific. I like the brushes he uses, too. Qualita from Jerry's Artarama. Awhile ago I bought the 1-inch angular one that is very versatile. I recommend his DVD. Great info about value and basics of oil painting!<br />
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<b>Nancy Franke</b> - starts on a white canvas but retains her darks so well. Use big brushes.<br />
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<b>Dreama Tolle Perry</b> - having a transparent dark underneath to help retain the darks. Use color like confetti.<br />
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<b>Every teacher I have ever had emphasizes darks and artists I have studied online also do this.</b><br />
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<b>Carolyn Anderson</b> - don't paint up to the lines (from original drawing), but over the line and inside the line. She is a great person to study regarding edges. Think of shapes, not lines. <br />
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Somewhere I read that using red, yellow and blue in the background gives it luminosity. There is also a lot written about pulling colors of the painting into the background. Color is in the air.<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-47493887974771464512016-02-06T09:09:00.000-08:002016-02-06T09:09:27.061-08:00Display Your Paintings in a Room SettingFebruary 6, 2016<br />
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Leslie Saeta displays her paintings so well in room settings and gave some ideas of how to do this on her blog. Here is the link: <a href="http://lesliesaetafineart.weebly.com/blog">http://lesliesaetafineart.weebly.com/blog</a><br />
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I started doing this on facebook by just taking a photo of one hanging in my dining room. As a result of this post, I received some great ideas from facebook friends. Thank you<br />
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Although I just blundered through this first one and it might have worked by accident, I will try to figure it out. Below is the link to the APP. I think you can even pull in your own room photos. This is a good start. <br />
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<a href="http://www.ohmyprints.com/index/455/de/WallApp">Display your paintings in a room setting</a> (link to APP)<br />
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My example shows a painting which is really an 8x8 painting, but it in the room setting it looks gigantic. <br />
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I need to start painting bigger or find a way to display my small paintings in groups. <br />
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<br />Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-18906586993849340312016-02-04T04:46:00.000-08:002016-02-04T05:03:21.448-08:00Painting LooselyFebruary 4, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/patti-frasier-6191">Patti Frasier at Daily Paintworks</a><br />
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<b>Patti Frasier</b>, an artist in Fredericksburg, Virginia, taught our class this past weekend. She is such a talented artist who paints with loose and bold brushwork, while maintaining strong color and great lights and darks. <br />
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She generously demonstrated her techniques for painting loosely and provided us with notes and tips about painting which summarized everything you need to know about painting. <br />
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Here is the work of two students that shows so well strong color, luscious paint and beautiful brushwork. <br />
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Patti shows her work on Daily Paintworks, a website for artists. Here is a link to her vibrant work where she sell her paintings.<br />
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<a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/patti-frasier-6191">Patti Frasier at Daily Paintworks</a><br />
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Thank you, Patti, for being our teacher this week. You are an awesome teacher. <br />
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<br />Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-50160763490566899442016-01-30T08:51:00.000-08:002016-01-30T08:51:14.858-08:00Painting InteriorsJanuary 2016<br />
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I discovered something new to paint which is a little bit like plein air painting only inside. I just moved my plein air set up around the house. Being snowed in helped. <br />
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I approached it the same way I do my landscape paintings by doing an underpainting in burnt sienna and finding a pattern of darks that hold it together. <br />
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The first layer of paint (toning the canvas) is so useful in giving a painting the look you want. I've learned that every artist has a different approach. Your choice can give harmony to the painting and be a part of the final outcome. Below I have explained my reasons for choosing a different undertones in each painting. </div>
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This one started out with an orange/yellow tone. The reason: complementary color of blue. I thought it would add some color vibration to the final painting. <br />
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I chose permanent rose for the toning because I wanted this painting to be all about "pink". The pink first layer would make the pink look even more pink. <br />
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Here it choice was burnt sienna because I thought it would work with the blackish blue of the sneakers.</div>
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Can you tell I used a strong red for the undertone? I like the way it peeked through against the reds and purples plus the greens. I let the red show through the edges of the glass, too. Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-52667772036368953262015-12-21T06:02:00.001-08:002015-12-21T06:02:35.965-08:00Plein Air Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is never too early to start painting. This painting was done from another photo, but I wanted you to see how Hannah, my granddaughter, saw color and painted with such concentration (her dollie was there as company). It was really fun to watch her paint with such freedom and focus. </div>
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This painting was done from a photo that I took while painting plein air at Mott's Reservoir.</div>
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Although I didn't paint this while at Mott's, just being there inspired by the color made me want to paint this in my studio. I painted a small study of the boathouse while there. </div>
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Large paintings are listed on my <a href="http://josefiak.fineartstudioonline.com/">website</a> and are available at Heather Boutique in Fredericksburg, VA. This one isn't framed yet. I am looking for a new source for plein air frames. </div>
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I am so mama bear proud of my students. Here are some of their paintings in the show that starts officially tomorrow. We did the "hanging" yesterday thank you to my husband, John, and Elizabeth and Lynette at Water Street Studio. Elizabeth took a photo of us after the "hanging" which is on their website, happy and tired. I can't figure out how to put it here since it is on Instagram, but here is a link to their website. <a href="http://waterstreetstudio.org/">link to Water Street Studio - our photo is on the right</a></div>
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Thank you also to the students for their dedicated work. I am so proud of your accomplishments. </div>
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I am always looking for insights from other artists about edges. Whenever I feel that I am not thinking about them enough in my paintings I re-read the articles I can find by Carolyn Anderson. A lot of them are posted on her website. Here is a link: <a href="http://www.carolynanderson.com/articles.htm">http://www.carolynanderson.com/articles.htm</a><br />
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There is a artist profile about Carolyn Anderson in the Feb-Mar 2015 Plein Air Magazine. <br />
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The last three pumpkin paintings I have done were efforts to remind myself about hard edges, soft edges and lost edges. <br />
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It looks like I paint a lot of pumpkins. All of the pumpkins are from Snead's Farm, a place in Fredericksburg that I love and one pumpkin was picked by my granddaughter Hannah, painted in two of the paintings. Both very good reasons to paint pumpkins.<br />
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Carolyn Anderson was also interviewed on a radio show. I'm pretty sure it was "Artists Helping Artists".<br />
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Sharp edges here and soft ones in the background and shadow side.<br />
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This house was knocked down recently. I don't really have all the facts, but it was called an antebellum house. When we first moved here a nice older couple lived in this house. The husband was often outside tinkering on the house and was very friendly. He used to say hello to us whenever we walked by. I took quite a few photos because I liked the red roof and picket fence. It just called to me to be painted and remembered. </div>
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This painting was chosen as a "Judges Pick" for the month of October so this means my paintings are shown at the top of the gallery page for this month. I feel very honored to be chosen for this. Thank you. It is a good idea to enter this contest. If you aren't a member of DPW, I encourage that, too. It's really given me a more disciplined approach to painting by painting every day and posting each day on the website. Here is a link to <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/">Daily Paintworks</a>. Plus I have had to become more organized with record keeping and filing my paintings. My spread sheet is nothing to write home about, but for the most part I know where each painting is. </div>
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Our leader, Patty Obrien, submitted a photo to Plein Air Magazine that she took at Snead's Farm when we were on one of our weekly plein air trips. I call her "the wind beneath our wings". Gregg really did put his chair out in the field and had these visitors who were very interested in art. <br />
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Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-41377754503944963392015-09-27T11:08:00.001-07:002015-09-27T11:08:25.613-07:00<strong>Palette Knife Painting</strong><br />
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I been trying to figure out the steps for doing a palette knife painting that I like. First, I do an underpainting emphasizing the darks. Then I go over that with a palette knife letting some of the underpainting show through. I think it would be interesting to use complementary colors in the underpainting which I am going to try today. <br />
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Here is my recent palette knife painting. I like the way the underpainting shows through. <br />
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(I done this before and try something new every time.)<br />
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Another painting for the Food Bank mini fundraiser. I didn't put this one on the auction because the first two have no bids. Maybe using the auction feature of Daily Paintworks doesn't work for me. I did post it on my Gallery page. </div>
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The monthly(September) give-away painting is one of a pear done with a palette knife. I haven't taken a photo yet, but will post it tomorrow. Just send me an email (<a href="mailto:cbjmail@cox.net">cbjmail@cox.net</a>) or message me on facebook to enter. <br />
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I'll have Ziva do the drawing on October 1. <br />
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This is Ziva. She is very talented. <br />
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I have been thinking about doing this for awhile. I would like to raise some money for local charities in Fredericksburg, VA. The idea is to use the auction feature at Daily Paintworks. I like the idea of using the proceeds from paintings about food for our Fredericksburg Food Bank. I'll put the link here, too. <br />
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Doing studies gives me enough drawing information to do a bigger painting in my studio.<br />
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You can do a better drawing than using a photo because the angles are not exaggerated the way a camera does.<br />
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It's a chance to get better color for a bigger painting. Even if I get a smattering of the color it helps me when I get back home. <br />
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Improves memory because once you paint something you never forget the place. The first painting was done from the memory I had of this setting when I painted there a couple of years ago.<br />
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(Donated to Friends of the Rappahannock event coming up soon)</div>
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This 8x10 was my study from the day we painted here. (I changed this a little at home. That high contrast are in the middle towards the front was too strong.)</div>
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Painted when I got home using photos and the study done at the location. I did add color that wasn't there, but I like a lot of color. Even though I add color being there gives you ideas for later. </div>
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Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232926489233648630.post-66994283261964049432015-08-28T05:34:00.000-07:002015-08-28T07:36:03.306-07:00Plein Air PaintingSummer of Plein Air Painting<br />
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Our day this week on the Rappahannock. One person even arrived by bike. </div>
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Starting in the spring my husband and I have painted once a week with a group of plein air painters from Fredericksburg, VA. It has been such a positive experience to be with this group of enthusiastic painters. Learning from each other and sharing our progress is a big part of painting together. Thank you to everyone for your excitement and dedication. <br />
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Each week, Patty O'Brien, our leader, finds a location, calls for permission from the owners, makes sure there are bathrooms, and emails everyone in the group with details and directions. All in all, a job in itself, but she makes it looks easy. Thank you to Patty for being such a great organizer and communicator. <br />
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Here is a link to our facebook page. If you want to join the group, paint when you can, and post your paintings on the group page, just click on JOIN which is below the banner. <br />
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I think my next blog will be about the challenges and benefits of plein air painting. Carol Josefiakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869908832273262709noreply@blogger.com0