tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51904971503278717812024-03-14T01:38:14.548-04:00Studio StepsGrowing as an Oil PainterMary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-4795772160774990482009-08-15T20:30:00.006-04:002009-08-15T20:57:30.783-04:00Wet Paint @ Newport Art Museum<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraQxZMkvezqI6qJAOYyP1fceBnjoMLkPj_oVt4r8DR-BzlJBoYglPQGjCNgVEQ1XKqgVjBssNYPPi3PIpp_RkJA1ba-oCfB7DdOpHq6vLuX9qHmmPbBQbtT6qDRPhVfteomT46-J-gUs/s1600-h/wet+paint+2009+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraQxZMkvezqI6qJAOYyP1fceBnjoMLkPj_oVt4r8DR-BzlJBoYglPQGjCNgVEQ1XKqgVjBssNYPPi3PIpp_RkJA1ba-oCfB7DdOpHq6vLuX9qHmmPbBQbtT6qDRPhVfteomT46-J-gUs/s400/wet+paint+2009+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370352677888014306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on linen 10" x 20"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />This was my entry today in the Newport Art Museum's Wet Paint fundraiser.<br /><br />I really wanted to make sure that it was wet when I brought it in. It seems much more fun than just picking a painting from my studio and bringing it to the show. Playing with the big kids requires doing it that day. But the challenge of the whole thing makes me nervous on a lot of counts:<br /><br />1. I have to drive there and remember everything I need for the day.<br />2. I don't want to do a wiper and then feel that I have to hang it because I signed up.<br />3. Last year the painting didn't sell for much, and I want to do better this year.<br />4. What if too many people want to talk to me while I am working?<br />5. I usually work on panels, but then how would they hang it?<br />6. I didn't get around to getting a frame. Will that look all right in the exhibit?<br /><br />But I knew that I wanted to do it, so I tried to stay calm and just worked through it.<br />Everything went well.<br /><br />I packed everything and anything that I could think of, and didn't forget anything.<br />I planned what I would paint, and studied my reference photos ahead of time. I even made a drawing on the canvas and sealed it last night.<br />It doesn't really matter what it sells for, because it is all part of the process of establishing myself. And everything does sell. I think.<br />To solve the hanging issue, I bought a stretched canvas. I didn't have to worry about having enough space in my studio for another stretched canvas, because it would sell, and not come home.<br />Tomorrow I will see if it looks as punchy on the wall as I hope it will.<br /><br />I kept the range of colors simple, and the design pretty graphic. And my blog name is taped to the back, so maybe the person who buys the painting will read this. And if you do, some time there are two or three lines that I would like to add to the painting. And I will seal the whole surface so that the finish stays even. Just let me know.<br /><br />I also was a very minor celebrity with 20 seconds of fame in the video of last year's event. So if you want to see me, <a href="http://www.newportartmuseum.org/pages/wetpaint.cfm">this</a> is the link. I am about 3 minutes into the piece.<br /><br />Sleep will come easy tonight I think!<br /><br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-27806840228289711862009-07-13T21:08:00.002-04:002009-07-13T21:21:27.085-04:00June Fog<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmP16AQMo6-5t2caAkGRMHuiEjY-mhzGl2-AUce8pqyenT5UpOVmuON_33V6OsxSUbPnx72Y79MjKI2meSqh5raiVJ9ksgWBpGPHalEy5EgeVtRB2OtAbIOqpq9otacGoj7afwO5EQfs/s1600-h/june+fog-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmP16AQMo6-5t2caAkGRMHuiEjY-mhzGl2-AUce8pqyenT5UpOVmuON_33V6OsxSUbPnx72Y79MjKI2meSqh5raiVJ9ksgWBpGPHalEy5EgeVtRB2OtAbIOqpq9otacGoj7afwO5EQfs/s400/june+fog-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358116545249585682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on linen 8" x 16"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I have not posted since I left for Japan, and on my return, have been reveling in my photos and doing smaller studies</span>.<br />Next year at the Providence Art Club I have a shared show, and have thought that I would use material from the trip for the show. Some of these studies have been exciting to me. But I am not sure what the best thing to do with them in the blog. So now I am looking at other blogs to see how they handle upcoming shows. Certainly I don't want to dispel any anticipation by publishing images prematurely. At the same time I have little enough painting time that it is a little hard to do both. Maybe, by writing, I will find a way out.<br />At any rate, all the fog has made me look more closely (there has been little else besides fog and rain) at the light and effects it creates. This is from a misty day at the beach, watching the white edge of surf, and the far rocks barely visible. I also liked the bright reflection of the sky in the wet sand at the edge of the waves.<br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-49007650114036274302009-05-06T21:33:00.003-04:002009-05-06T21:37:00.694-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceAkgoACxpWKuvnKsHzNkkmzEwHml0qjm4-dR3__rwHC2E87_6iX5XTumIwGSZEdM78abuWySO1RU06_wiPY3Jd6EcSik0CnRJQtV3rYSyxg8KtNfZBtHy7B2WcWjbRy9Nnx3853m4S8/s1600-h/old+kyoto+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceAkgoACxpWKuvnKsHzNkkmzEwHml0qjm4-dR3__rwHC2E87_6iX5XTumIwGSZEdM78abuWySO1RU06_wiPY3Jd6EcSik0CnRJQtV3rYSyxg8KtNfZBtHy7B2WcWjbRy9Nnx3853m4S8/s400/old+kyoto+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332889275758277010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">9" x 12", oil on canvas<br /></span></div><br />I loved the pattern the light made on the rhythmic facades marching up the hill, and I was fascinated by the reflected light on the cobblestone. The whole scene is mysterious to me - what is going on behind those still planes, underneath the trees leaning over the garden walls?Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-71576955400738503202009-05-04T21:23:00.002-04:002009-05-04T21:27:00.692-04:00Kyoto streetscape<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V_I3Jd2g97KosSROmkPpvhPbfQ3gzevZFgDKrNdUvkROVKY9miZF5bOIgnlHzt05zgk3eWpT87BkonOvsztKcHWjZRdjog3bBumxvMteQgkA2kqyf6bulGZppU2kTi-B9W2HqUJ9Qcc/s1600-h/red+umbrella1+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V_I3Jd2g97KosSROmkPpvhPbfQ3gzevZFgDKrNdUvkROVKY9miZF5bOIgnlHzt05zgk3eWpT87BkonOvsztKcHWjZRdjog3bBumxvMteQgkA2kqyf6bulGZppU2kTi-B9W2HqUJ9Qcc/s400/red+umbrella1+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332144582996970130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Oil on linen panel, 12"x 12"<br /></span></div>This streetscape caught my attention. Initially, it was the glowing umbrella, but then it became the blaring sunlight, the figures in the street, and the beautiful light on the paving. It was fun to pick out the red elements in the various parts of the landscape.Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-48589877980230927282009-05-04T21:19:00.002-04:002009-05-04T21:23:44.018-04:00Evening Opening<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0v2UVcy7rYawSZIx8q5-me9_z-WJ4S581W1To2UhDx6YmHoTX8lUY7QRGDj89tjDFedPKjY8kyQIqZSgOcHPcFK2y_6jUfMcuj3s0vQ4cYmKpOuKSKp3zizUd7DoXTUUnjUfvGg78_A/s1600-h/courtyard+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0v2UVcy7rYawSZIx8q5-me9_z-WJ4S581W1To2UhDx6YmHoTX8lUY7QRGDj89tjDFedPKjY8kyQIqZSgOcHPcFK2y_6jUfMcuj3s0vQ4cYmKpOuKSKp3zizUd7DoXTUUnjUfvGg78_A/s400/courtyard+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332143363762098514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Oil on linen panel, 12" x 12"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I put up a detail from this painting on the blog earlier when I was comparing camera shots, but I never got the final one "published". I was struck by all the contrasts in value and color temperature and how they contributed to the mood of quiet preparation. I liked how the row of lanterns drew you into the courtyard, and into the picture. In retrospect, I wish we had dinner at the restaurant. It seemed so mysterious behind this open courtyard. The last bit of sunlight is fading in the sky.</span><br /></div><br /></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-47060858083581644262009-05-03T21:58:00.003-04:002009-05-04T21:19:09.097-04:00Old Park<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFrwqnzPDSDg9zJuK8OmNL7qfwYJ4LAVYUsup8c8ILmPtKRSQBM3dKQZ-GjdMS_iMua2w0k83ygRa-tvdcKS3-Fp7mPFFn2z2RR04b_P5VZrSNRs5lwq8JI4UX-01AXO9PIEpRS9TA4I/s1600-h/tokyo+pergola+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFrwqnzPDSDg9zJuK8OmNL7qfwYJ4LAVYUsup8c8ILmPtKRSQBM3dKQZ-GjdMS_iMua2w0k83ygRa-tvdcKS3-Fp7mPFFn2z2RR04b_P5VZrSNRs5lwq8JI4UX-01AXO9PIEpRS9TA4I/s400/tokyo+pergola+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331782464793632242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Oil on Canvas 12"x 12"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In honor of voyages, I am going to post some paintings of places I have been. This view caught my eye, but had to be refined in terms of value patterns to start to work for me. It is in a park near the fish market in Japan. The shade was really welcome on a hot day. The changes in direction on the bridge really helped establish that lazy wandering sense.</span> I love playing with the warm and cool tones in water and reflections. The age of the vine opened my imagination.<br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-8084636845488488102009-04-05T18:29:00.002-04:002009-04-05T19:24:19.289-04:00Lilies<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDV4cJZhPtuVWJuw2Uhiw-UQi5QH-mLVsBCFW03Nbbt0wUO9tLHOLJFXpMZBOsujxNYHGW6eCZHZNDJ3cYtIKx9CBdGheV2MLmaew0FI-XuuZYOUj0klVpoknFVfBpCaoy9SOPXXZGIs/s1600-h/Lilies+1+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDV4cJZhPtuVWJuw2Uhiw-UQi5QH-mLVsBCFW03Nbbt0wUO9tLHOLJFXpMZBOsujxNYHGW6eCZHZNDJ3cYtIKx9CBdGheV2MLmaew0FI-XuuZYOUj0klVpoknFVfBpCaoy9SOPXXZGIs/s400/Lilies+1+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321349647912527890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">9" x 12" oil on panel</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is the first in a series that I have been working on for a few weeks. I keep working on them some more, and liking parts of them. I have been learning a lot. But they don't really seem to finish, as much as I would like them to. It is a function of needing to paint more, and needing to spend more time painting.<br />However, I will post them this week, and see what they look like online. Hope you like them!<br /></div><br /></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-6538137941941384892009-03-22T18:27:00.002-04:002009-03-22T18:31:25.226-04:00Ice Fan<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUQrN1mgz8foj2e-AhkM45x0rCNkVJd8I6gsBTf3yNzDqfEJ3jWGi9qXuSS9_pPO7rHcX5OFnnjjhCKB9YElnuomOFXObLDvA37Ny7j3nIil4TUnYVfgR7aAShBJOMTjpNCye5rwQfsc/s1600-h/ice+fan+small.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUQrN1mgz8foj2e-AhkM45x0rCNkVJd8I6gsBTf3yNzDqfEJ3jWGi9qXuSS9_pPO7rHcX5OFnnjjhCKB9YElnuomOFXObLDvA37Ny7j3nIil4TUnYVfgR7aAShBJOMTjpNCye5rwQfsc/s400/ice+fan+small.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316142659608220626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">11"x 14" oil on linen panel<br /></span></div>A playful moment captured in a spontaneous painting. I think that the limited complementary palette really helps juxtapose the playful character with the cold season. Soon this will all be a memory!Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-4642696013173376002009-03-15T21:26:00.002-04:002009-03-15T21:32:40.356-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gq6E3XINijrwiJX8TV07NxUawJvmvpb8mPROEpHfc3fLCujxjg1VJJ9aeZ5QnhzyZzgF2UEUsmdU64lHylNBPEUVP9U5ITy2C61_T1bLaGJNg4MDSWepsVYRGJCirbmzymQbqLzNB7g/s1600-h/beavertail+winter+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gq6E3XINijrwiJX8TV07NxUawJvmvpb8mPROEpHfc3fLCujxjg1VJJ9aeZ5QnhzyZzgF2UEUsmdU64lHylNBPEUVP9U5ITy2C61_T1bLaGJNg4MDSWepsVYRGJCirbmzymQbqLzNB7g/s400/beavertail+winter+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313591399728522674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">11x14 Oil on linen panel</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />A winter beach and cliff walk at Beavertail Light, on the southern end of Jamestown, RI. The pattern of dark and light as the waves moved towards shore and the green/ orange range of colors caught me eye. Snow in the shadows reminds me that it is still winter. This was a studio painting. I tried to go out yesterday to paint, and it looks like spring, but is still cold enough to soak into my bones. Soon....<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-63357063810354195512009-03-08T11:36:00.007-04:002009-03-08T12:01:24.536-04:00Shooting paintings<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifTzDMRML4qzEKdo94cbnVMtKnH-QFYdvIrpsHUpdij23jt1a1r5FTyhieyZH6mFV3JCdN9nZxgy0ZrqJDFj7JSHKGllgKeTbqirCgkRxsJhB_6qtEn8hpxOWki3xILn-w_bBizMKynQ/s1600-h/eos+test.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifTzDMRML4qzEKdo94cbnVMtKnH-QFYdvIrpsHUpdij23jt1a1r5FTyhieyZH6mFV3JCdN9nZxgy0ZrqJDFj7JSHKGllgKeTbqirCgkRxsJhB_6qtEn8hpxOWki3xILn-w_bBizMKynQ/s400/eos+test.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310844215682152178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qlpZhPbPAoWXf1CJDS5hZIkmeDMIdsbPjhEFJ69K8esDpUCuRC2L3fhu7rjQLguX48ZTcLuo0n-7oN90n-C0a_H3A3dfaNqASZRwXbEWFb9y1t90V50LKpw170MlGQT_9ZXXR33NS1U/s1600-h/g7test.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qlpZhPbPAoWXf1CJDS5hZIkmeDMIdsbPjhEFJ69K8esDpUCuRC2L3fhu7rjQLguX48ZTcLuo0n-7oN90n-C0a_H3A3dfaNqASZRwXbEWFb9y1t90V50LKpw170MlGQT_9ZXXR33NS1U/s400/g7test.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310843065649209634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">untouched photos from Canon G7 on left and Canon EOS D60 on right</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday entailed some experimentation with recording paintings. I am not a professional photographer, and my documentation has only slowly been getting more developed. I am getting together a portfolio to apply for a show for my Japanese paintings at the Providence Art Club, and it occurred to me that perhaps I had gotten better since last year when I first photographed these pieces. I always shoot my paintings with my G7, and lately I have been using GIMP to edit them. But I had access to the EOS, and I decided to use it as well when I was photographing.<br /><br />The results surprised me. I had been expecting some differences, but not to the degree that I saw above. These are two details from the same painting with the cameras set up to the same pixels and exposures. The pciture on the right is more saturated, with less smoothing. The brush strokes appear more painterly. The tones set next to each other are much clearer. It is obvious to me that the EOS is going to give me a far superior result when I have finished editing them.<br /><br />NowI will have to shoot as much as possible with the larger camera, because I use the detail in my reference photos a lot for painting as well. Even if that reference is only to finish something in the studio that I started in the field.<br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-62761809496756687022009-02-27T21:01:00.006-05:002009-03-08T11:36:38.497-04:00Winter sunrise<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw8vNm9got2sFcEM4q2gGj9O1BKScWtyLDvhKbbK_9u24v4FBFVjhzbd88HufZ-sU38L_LwSdqjF9hKICG9DCrF73suFsXwRV7RczotELUJdSLcncq_j7i3J9S5l103cwMRaOlq62ceY/s1600-h/westerly+1-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw8vNm9got2sFcEM4q2gGj9O1BKScWtyLDvhKbbK_9u24v4FBFVjhzbd88HufZ-sU38L_LwSdqjF9hKICG9DCrF73suFsXwRV7RczotELUJdSLcncq_j7i3J9S5l103cwMRaOlq62ceY/s400/westerly+1-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310840949919130818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on linen 9" x 12"</span><br /></div>A painting of a special time of day. I have photographed this painting several times for the blog, and the blue on the building keeps getting very saturated. The original is a little more purple, and sits back on the linen. I loved the colors in the snow and sky, and the richness of the snow shadow. I like how the colors shift in the penumbra around the sun. I think the painting done larger would need a more careful perspective drawing of the house. As usual, I will put it up on my long shelf to look at for a while, and thus learn to see what it needs. (Updated picture reposted 3/8/09)Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-37908116363901636052009-02-26T21:30:00.005-05:002009-02-26T21:36:08.748-05:00Winter View<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zAuWq9zKyzNf3yabL-VAXkwWNwQDrS-nwriaEpl9vrlUJLz3ARiwISAFlgEL66_6sigzIn2XbR9p_s_kSfY6Q1rdg3jNWqwlt8vF7MOPr5GUbpNzGPDJWZrfguiaHagPP-sxtRxsmyE/s1600-h/skiing+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zAuWq9zKyzNf3yabL-VAXkwWNwQDrS-nwriaEpl9vrlUJLz3ARiwISAFlgEL66_6sigzIn2XbR9p_s_kSfY6Q1rdg3jNWqwlt8vF7MOPr5GUbpNzGPDJWZrfguiaHagPP-sxtRxsmyE/s400/skiing+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307300298652332514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on linen panel - 8" x 16"<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This painting was done from a cropped snapshot. I loved the shapes of the hills, the contrast-y colors, and the long vista.</span> I used a limited palette of cad red light, ultramarine, and yellow. Usually I would have used ochers and siennas from the the tube, but this palette pushed me to explore colors more than usual, and rewarded me for the effort!<br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-20414626577183357512009-02-13T17:28:00.005-05:002009-02-27T21:21:32.760-05:00Watch Hill Winter Morning II<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I have been thinking about this painting since I last posted, and have not gotten it out of my head yet. I have changed my usual order of layout, so that you can compare it to the previous entry.<br />Paintings are always kept out in the studio for studying. In this one, I have kept darkening the forground and adding more layers to the sky.<br />I have tweaked the colors of the photo in GIMP, but still have more cobalt hue in the foreground that in the actual picture. The rest of the picture is pretty accurate. (It is always a temptation to get the photo as good as it can be as its own image, but I am sticking to the closest I can get to the actual image.<br />I am doing well, despite the lack of posting. We are the host parents for an international student, and that has thrown my usual routines all awry.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGju_dXWoAXMKxl1snAmQd_t-H_Pngd6gRNV_m-FyL0z3AidkI4SM1sVXrcHQrzArj7wlpofSZUizXuUJpLthpyhL7sxN-y5SI8OZSmTlS0AMHscPN8PEfUpy205pFwZOTNrJ7JHDl14/s1600-h/watch+hill+winter+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGju_dXWoAXMKxl1snAmQd_t-H_Pngd6gRNV_m-FyL0z3AidkI4SM1sVXrcHQrzArj7wlpofSZUizXuUJpLthpyhL7sxN-y5SI8OZSmTlS0AMHscPN8PEfUpy205pFwZOTNrJ7JHDl14/s400/watch+hill+winter+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302414858545548306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Oil on linen 9" x 12"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-73435132330125912422009-01-24T12:34:00.007-05:002009-02-27T21:21:06.042-05:00Watch Hill Winter Morning<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-I3Gd1vr9aV6TgDLwDRcl8TYb4GQJlSjtgWlOR_GJPc4lmmx22uc82Ulrz5MsZ1MSwaqeU7WHsXcmY0OWc6KxtwmIkb7Uu5asBH7w4aGZ38RlI8Gdkxmpra9HPydjGZESwfQEH7dTCIA/s1600-h/watch+hill+winter-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-I3Gd1vr9aV6TgDLwDRcl8TYb4GQJlSjtgWlOR_GJPc4lmmx22uc82Ulrz5MsZ1MSwaqeU7WHsXcmY0OWc6KxtwmIkb7Uu5asBH7w4aGZ38RlI8Gdkxmpra9HPydjGZESwfQEH7dTCIA/s400/watch+hill+winter-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294915049117533138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on linen panel 9" x 12"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This painting is a value study and a painting focused on the sky. The darker ground tones helps the sky sing in comparison. Everything is frozen tight, and yet the light dances through the cold space. There is a quality of expectation and an exhilaration at the same time.<br />In class, we all put our work up for a crit period at the end, and one of the many valuable parts of that process is standing back from the painting and looking at it with a detached eye. Posting items on this blog is another way to acheive that viewpoint. There is a possibility that I will repaint the snow even darker. Usually I look at a painting for a while so that I can see it before I make a decision like that.<br /><br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-68717300344860185492009-01-21T21:16:00.002-05:002009-01-21T21:36:19.465-05:00Ueno Park August<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslufO6mhEtkIFiesf4NzmEvbmvjg4mgWhEzrZBVV6icuAGV-70MN2fGQeo-IaXd0crK1ImJrkFx4l2c_6BS1_EEV3qpcSEBHb20CHloVdb5iAhv1e0kgD-QYJ76uk4k6pK3W0SqYJqe0/s1600-h/uenoparkaugust-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslufO6mhEtkIFiesf4NzmEvbmvjg4mgWhEzrZBVV6icuAGV-70MN2fGQeo-IaXd0crK1ImJrkFx4l2c_6BS1_EEV3qpcSEBHb20CHloVdb5iAhv1e0kgD-QYJ76uk4k6pK3W0SqYJqe0/s400/uenoparkaugust-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293936390692401282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on linen panel 24" x 9.5"<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">This is the painting that I have been working on for the past few weeks, the blog silencing painting for the member show at the Providence Art Club. I wanted to capture the fabulous feeling of being in the cool shade on a very hot day in Tokyo. I have simplified the background buildings, and used the horizontal composition to emphasize the feeling of being under the canopy of beautiful trees. The people in the painting move back through the space.<br />I am also glad that it is done.<br />Right now, a little of that heat would be welcome in RI.<br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-35749887998237865102009-01-11T21:51:00.005-05:002009-01-11T22:02:30.734-05:00Vinyard Winter<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZUK-DNlrgMw_1i6Qc8PYfJgi7yHZe_EnaIQP9PzJvNPD6S-6Baf7yGx2_LqAX9ZT9FDPpVBfWWa-hiVWu-AcugRSfRy1NgHCDWmiNa2FJhvtzKa-ew33rpv-CoNV2bvOgmww4iRmNmY/s1600-h/vinyard+winter+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZUK-DNlrgMw_1i6Qc8PYfJgi7yHZe_EnaIQP9PzJvNPD6S-6Baf7yGx2_LqAX9ZT9FDPpVBfWWa-hiVWu-AcugRSfRy1NgHCDWmiNa2FJhvtzKa-ew33rpv-CoNV2bvOgmww4iRmNmY/s400/vinyard+winter+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290234702964133954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on canvas panel 8" x 16"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I have been away over the weekend, and painting has taken the backseat to family. That is as it should be, and yet when I came back, I have been working all night on my Member Show entry at the Providence Art Club, and on finishing this painting so that I could put something up on this blog. This is from a photo that is a couple of years old, and the scene had caught my eye from the beginning. I have been working on it over time, looking at the best use values and color to enhance the scene. Right now this is as far as I have been able to take it.<br />I wanted to show how resolutely the house faces the weather from the open ocean. The low sunlight on the face of the house picks up the strength of the manmade structure. It is nestled in the hills, but clearly taller than the windswept horizontal landscape around it. We can all be brave this way, even as we are worn by time and other storms.<br />The entry is a longer painting for me, as I am used to smaller formats. This may be a bad week for posting, as deadlines loom...<br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-31787011054887935402009-01-08T19:33:00.002-05:002009-01-08T19:47:33.099-05:00Angel Window - Grand Canyon<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymEew9jhTsb1Z8eYP0hIkRm65dR0yySKUbGTfm-8wmOTNjAbG7BTJaiX89rPNYgCdF5PlrgJWm2ouF8nTlv4jyhuqkLoYdRlFQ7Mdh_fQ1huG1sCeN8QCZAR3zPav66j8A3Ljf1t7MkA/s1600-h/Grand+Canyon+-+Angel+window+-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymEew9jhTsb1Z8eYP0hIkRm65dR0yySKUbGTfm-8wmOTNjAbG7BTJaiX89rPNYgCdF5PlrgJWm2ouF8nTlv4jyhuqkLoYdRlFQ7Mdh_fQ1huG1sCeN8QCZAR3zPav66j8A3Ljf1t7MkA/s400/Grand+Canyon+-+Angel+window+-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289085924138005458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">8" x 10" oil paint on canvas panel</span><br /></div><br />This is a painting from 2 years ago done from a sketch during a visit to the Grand Canyon. I pulled it out from the "archives" a few days ago thinking that it was not a total wash. I wish that I had taken a picture of it before I "looked" at it with a brush last night. I did so little, adding a few of the things that I had learned to pay attention to.<br />The first thing I did was to rub it down with a 50/50 mixture of Liquin and Mineral spirits. That removed dust, and improved the finish texture on the paint surface itself. I recently learned what an important quality that becomes for a painting. I brightened the sky, and added a bit of color where I previously had white rocks facing the sky. There had been two trees on top of the arch in the photo, but I eliminated one to strengthen the composition. A few touches to soften the horizon, a few more blue shadows, a sharper edge to the right of the Angel Window, and now I am very happy with the painting.<br />It is funny to have such a small painting of such a large area, almost unimaginable.<br />It is also amusing to realize how close I had been before, and did not have the experience to finish it.<br />I have been working on a larger painting from Japan for the Member's Exhibit at the Providence Art Club in a few weeks, and have less to show right now on the blog.Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-41288074823271850902009-01-04T21:06:00.003-05:002009-01-04T21:39:43.487-05:00Twilight<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0D320WYQBG81GUo38nHAq-dCV00o8KVWVhAEqKtIBGBv0DJ3F4K7j6xXs6iRyEOIX3-OISq5EFn7RzmbW5gznIL0ILJRGMGHRC4p96CA7IPjsKpQpXNXm8kQW6ArQpeN-AtlUgHEgx_M/s1600-h/twilight-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0D320WYQBG81GUo38nHAq-dCV00o8KVWVhAEqKtIBGBv0DJ3F4K7j6xXs6iRyEOIX3-OISq5EFn7RzmbW5gznIL0ILJRGMGHRC4p96CA7IPjsKpQpXNXm8kQW6ArQpeN-AtlUgHEgx_M/s400/twilight-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287625429783736850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">9" x 12" oil on linen</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This is the last of the three evening paintings that I have worked on. The other two were posted on December 10th and 11th, but this one resisted being finished. I had to keep adjusting the values to see how to get the effect of the low fall evening light. It has been a process of gradually darkening and warming, adding layers of paint. Paintings seem to have their own personalities, even done in batches. My favorite isn't always the one done first or the easiest. And sometimes, there is one done that just is a throwaway. Or really, a paint over.<br /><br />Learning to look at the values is a constant learning experience for me. Stan Moeller quotes </span>watercolorist Charles Reid , "<span class="selectedText">Color</span> <span class="selectedText">gets</span> <span class="selectedText">all</span> the <span class="selectedText">credit</span>, but <span class="selectedText">values</span> <span class="selectedText">do</span> <span class="selectedText">all</span> the <span class="selectedText">work</span>. ..."<span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-91177701884589486382008-12-31T19:48:00.003-05:002008-12-31T19:57:01.408-05:00Summer Shadows<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5rczC28D1BUomV7JF1Q9iJVR-hesyxIKCS2T_vl39bm1-kzIW3-DZERvsJxwo51lgwp2KljvdKITJGGfiFbhJzB2uMVAVa5kLOqP83hY1BcdoT0ulFWP-udFH0alIW1IfBiFACvQfxk/s1600-h/summer+shadows+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5rczC28D1BUomV7JF1Q9iJVR-hesyxIKCS2T_vl39bm1-kzIW3-DZERvsJxwo51lgwp2KljvdKITJGGfiFbhJzB2uMVAVa5kLOqP83hY1BcdoT0ulFWP-udFH0alIW1IfBiFACvQfxk/s400/summer+shadows+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286121083415319762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Oil on linen panel 9" x 12"</span><br /></div><br />This is a seascape from Little Compton RI. I loved the effect of the long shadows illuminating the land in stripes, and the house hiding from the wind in the evergreens. I have painted at this location often, but feel that this is one of the most successful images.<br />I am looking forward to painting more and posting more in the New Year. I have made strides forward this year in making my art more public. I did my first outdoor show in Malden Bridge NY this summer, and started this blog to document what I have been up to. My next effort will be to make a card for myself as an artist, and to add more drawing to my daily routine. Finally, I will keep hoping that someone will start commenting on the blog!<br />Focus on the positive things that we have around us: family, friends, and health! Keep enjoyment up front in the New Year. My best to you, MaryMary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-61282686326540121672008-12-27T09:21:00.003-05:002008-12-27T09:29:50.126-05:00Sunflowers again<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJcWTp0aR2wIkHlGkcbB_p0MrmJbR_MeCxTarWi6ZkSZ_pFZibuq3r8WvLOJX1L9CFt016euxsgzNJxdCmWaBIM9_RB6-8yNRvCcm8uF6IBCx7Az39_-QdhbmcHskjtQI9y36ZKjUAEU/s1600-h/sunflower+122708+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJcWTp0aR2wIkHlGkcbB_p0MrmJbR_MeCxTarWi6ZkSZ_pFZibuq3r8WvLOJX1L9CFt016euxsgzNJxdCmWaBIM9_RB6-8yNRvCcm8uF6IBCx7Az39_-QdhbmcHskjtQI9y36ZKjUAEU/s400/sunflower+122708+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284475055440691538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on linen panel 14" x 18"</span><br /></div>I looked at this painting again...looking as in looking with a paint brush. The effect I am trying to get is new for me, so I may be "looking" again at it later.Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-25130933142311106992008-12-24T08:23:00.005-05:002009-05-03T21:52:36.235-04:00Sunflowers and Fog<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUAMq0-bG81LokGdrXrIlHCrAaIENBnzXyj2eQG5wd14xcvshCbert96uaz4K4hyWiwz-qwS75MUJVXFwNRT7n0kDtMeOl33hNwooq9zkftmT_ma-7hu1_6KmtSLvetSyEgq6jpcS7zQ/s1600-h/sunflowers+temp+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUAMq0-bG81LokGdrXrIlHCrAaIENBnzXyj2eQG5wd14xcvshCbert96uaz4K4hyWiwz-qwS75MUJVXFwNRT7n0kDtMeOl33hNwooq9zkftmT_ma-7hu1_6KmtSLvetSyEgq6jpcS7zQ/s400/sunflowers+temp+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283349127228230146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on linen panel 14" x 18"</span><br /></div><br />My latest offering is completely off season, but I decided that I would try it the other day. I took a small painting of Monhegan that I had done previously and tried it on a larger canvas. I think it is still 75% done, but I am offering a blog of it as a Christmas present for people who would like to remember warmer times. I am also curious to look at it online myself.<br />Most of the other paintings I have done lately have not been successful enough to post. I blame it on this silly cold, but as long as I keep painting, I am fine. I have long said that if I am not willing to do paintings that I don't end up liking, that I will not grow as an artist. Of course, that needs to be coupled with a willingness to try keeping an open mind and doing things in different ways as well. What is the definition of insanity? Trying to get different results from doing things the same way.<br />Do have a wonderful Christmas, and if you are a painter, keep painting!Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-28441067622947194722008-12-17T21:47:00.002-05:002009-05-03T21:51:38.581-04:00Temple Flags<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e_Q8BwNDBVh3ZWo8pSFA53lOYhWMfVOwmNp6KV5WQDZ2F1FiPvnT48Y9CMPs9n02v2NmNii725A-zCiZoZfVhgllXzyaQGQxxPh_r5Bl7cyMZWFa0CWB5F18iURIJ00Kf-hMWwaJnxM/s1600-h/temple+flags+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e_Q8BwNDBVh3ZWo8pSFA53lOYhWMfVOwmNp6KV5WQDZ2F1FiPvnT48Y9CMPs9n02v2NmNii725A-zCiZoZfVhgllXzyaQGQxxPh_r5Bl7cyMZWFa0CWB5F18iURIJ00Kf-hMWwaJnxM/s400/temple+flags+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280956526695423218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on linen panel 12" x12"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A new painting done by an image sent to me from a fall expedition to Kyoto. I love looking at the flags, as I can feel the brisk breeze and the temple routine, playing against each other.<br /></div><br /></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-6125856032452756852008-12-11T19:51:00.004-05:002008-12-11T20:25:29.775-05:00Mystery<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamoSlIoQZZ9CrulAFC3Kw2bdTHXRAY0tMfivD8P416lIKKqmOL81Np5cjC-g9IbrzjhbwBBheVauabYjQDhVSfP2qaB_07dDcClFJ53Hhdj-BpVePSqzzO0YfmCjZa0egj9JGi2j1md0/s1600-h/mystery.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamoSlIoQZZ9CrulAFC3Kw2bdTHXRAY0tMfivD8P416lIKKqmOL81Np5cjC-g9IbrzjhbwBBheVauabYjQDhVSfP2qaB_07dDcClFJ53Hhdj-BpVePSqzzO0YfmCjZa0egj9JGi2j1md0/s400/mystery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278701028622903874" border="0" /></a>9" x 12" oil on panel<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Have you ever taken a walk through the woods and come upon a house like this?<br /><br />This painting has been particularly difficult to photograph in a way that the image on the screen has the power of the painting, but this version looks close to the original on my screen. I hope that you can get the sense of the dying fall day, painted as I walked on Monhegan.<br /><br />I was talking to someone in my painting class today about painting over previously painted canvases. They said that there was a possibility that the new painting would "sink" into the older painting over the course of a few years, and that the best way to prevent that was to paint the old canvas with latex exterior house paint. Has anyone anything to offer on the topic?<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-65622068226318274972008-12-10T22:38:00.002-05:002008-12-10T22:43:21.494-05:00Manana Glow<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiureLJVY4VntlZ51mA7JKLOdvhenTBbH3G8p01xBmARZNDpc5z8WoH6tzg3dFekkiMSr93YbfVGW4vCAPJhHe6Sr51pEGaRWB5GXGJyV1vRqSxlMLHhatOpFr5fzdzWah8_1kDI4lTGv8/s1600-h/manana+glow+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiureLJVY4VntlZ51mA7JKLOdvhenTBbH3G8p01xBmARZNDpc5z8WoH6tzg3dFekkiMSr93YbfVGW4vCAPJhHe6Sr51pEGaRWB5GXGJyV1vRqSxlMLHhatOpFr5fzdzWah8_1kDI4lTGv8/s400/manana+glow+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278371975950785234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on canvas panel 9" x 12"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This painting is the first finished of a group of three, painted from photos taken this September on Monhegan Island during Stan Moeller's workshop. The photos caught my attention because of the effects of light at low angles as the sky begins to darken. Getting the colors right on the island is always a bit of challenge - the warm purples and greens want to come forward, and need to be cooled down a lot. This island manages to sit back where it is. I had fun painting it.<br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190497150327871781.post-44968694635039799462008-12-08T21:18:00.002-05:002008-12-08T21:24:56.019-05:00Fall Farm<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DTZpYA67BF9ztjX8ujrU9Mar7avDHA6YzLJmbhT-TbadbBmw9e9d96wu9_8VRZvpxk24Uhl7RIM4pr-uo5GEc_wVUGZ4quKY7ktF92aCR16jdq44NYtvH4Bk_tTXpDc4kcm6ExMtyQs/s1600-h/Our+farm+small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DTZpYA67BF9ztjX8ujrU9Mar7avDHA6YzLJmbhT-TbadbBmw9e9d96wu9_8VRZvpxk24Uhl7RIM4pr-uo5GEc_wVUGZ4quKY7ktF92aCR16jdq44NYtvH4Bk_tTXpDc4kcm6ExMtyQs/s400/Our+farm+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277609553284395954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">oil on panel 9" x 12"</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is a painting from a farm in New York state that I have been visiting for a long time. I was struck by the view walking back from the fields towards the house and barn, where the light caught the house and barn on the side, and how they were compressed by the grass and trees into a small band of intense color and focus. It was painted outside over Thanksgiving weekend, and I had to stop when clouds came in, destroying the light and robbing me of enough warmth to continue.<br /></div></div>Mary Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484849213214173753noreply@blogger.com0