Thursday, September 10, 2009

Northern Coastal View



This past week, I've been working on (among other things) this 11" by 14" studio piece, "Northern Coastal View". I began with a "transparent wash" of color, diluted with varying amounts of turpenoid to arrive at the correct "values". When I was satisfied with the placement and values, I applied pretty generous amounts of oil paint with more confidence. This is a cool trick I picked up from Robert Watts, and I intend to use it and explore it for everything it's worth!
12/09 This piece won Third Place at the San Clemente Fall Judged Exhibit!

3 comments:

  1. Wow...wish I had a bigger house and a bigger pocketbook...so I could buy ALL your paintings! I really, really, like what you do with a brush, Rita. I could look at this one all day.

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  2. "Northern Coastal View" received 3rd Place for "Landscape Painting in Oil or Acrylic" at the San Clemente Art Association's Fall Show! Show will be up until October 29th. I will be working at the Gallery next week-tuesday, September 29th! Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: San Clemente Community Center, Calle Seville & Avenida del Mar, San Clemente, CA. Call: (949) 492-7175.

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