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than viewing an image/photo of it. Spectacular.....
Thank you so much!!"
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My painting arrived Thursday and I love it. I will definitely order from you again."
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It made it through the snow and looks great. Thanks for everything."
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If you haven't seen the two-DVD set, "The Impressionists", you don't know what you're missing!
I rented it from Netflix and absolutely loved it. It is an enactment of the lives of Monet, Renoir, Manet, Cezanne, Degas, and other Impressionist painters living at that time around Paris. Fascinating and eye-opening!
I didn’t get quite as far today as I’d hoped, but I finished the compositional stage and as much as I’m going to do of a monochrome underpainting. It’s far enough along to start putting in color tomorrow and working section by section. You can see that I repositioned several items since yesterday. Because the canvas is a slightly different proportion than the actual shelf, and also to emphasize certain elements, I adjusted object shapes to better fill the space. I pull out the old Artistic License when I need to make changes. *grin*
Above is a picture of the still life area in my studio. I love having a U-shaped work area, because I can step far back from my easel to view the painting without tripping over anything, and everything is within reach. The chair is for the computer on the right. I prefer to stand when I paint, unless I’m painting very small. You might think the tarp is there to protect the carpet, but it’s actually to provide additional cushioning for my feet!
I’ll be doing this painting with just four colors and two whites, unless I make an addition along the way. I chose these particular colors based upon what I need to be able to mix for the colors in the setup, and also because I want to steer the painting a little to the warm side. I’ll be using:
Makes me wish I could come keep you company, too, and paint from your setup with you because it looks like fun! I look forward to seeing your progress…and eventually I will do at least one of those scavenger hunts, which I learned about through you. Too many distractions to get through first (sigh!)
Left by Linda on January 22nd, 2007