I spent several hours on a wonderful October day in Big Fork. There was a terrific watercolor exhibit at the city gallery with paintings so terrific I went home and threw rocks at mine. Great apple orchards on the road to town. Bigfork is on Flathead Lake on the way to Glacier Park. I would love to live in Bigfork someday. I decided to take Bigfork back to the days before autos and I remember the golden, warm light of that day.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Dane2
A Reduex of previous painting. I greyed down uniform. Reworked the eyes-more direct gaze, greyed the whites. I added texture and toned down the uniform. I losts the edges on the ear.
danish-man
This was drawn from a photo from the Library of Congress site. There were several portraits of new immigrants coming through Ellis Island in 1909. I was struck by this man from Denmark.
there a certain sadness in drawing a person long gone. I plan to next try to paint a watercolor of this
there a certain sadness in drawing a person long gone. I plan to next try to paint a watercolor of this
Pie-Town-Homesteader
This from a photo I posted previousl in February of Les Thomas, homesteader, Pie Town, New Mexico .
Watercolor on YUPO paper 8x10 in. I was trying to go for texture and color. Working on YUPO is really kind of fun I let the paint mix on the paper and used some splatter and lifting. Not a medium if you want precise lines
This was take from a photo in the Library of Congress archives and is a photo by Russel Lee, a photographer working on a project for the New Deal in the town of Pie, New Mexico in 1940. It is Les Thomas a homesteader in the area. the original is of course much better than my rendition. Check out his photos on the Flickr site
Watercolor on YUPO paper 8x10 in. I was trying to go for texture and color. Working on YUPO is really kind of fun I let the paint mix on the paper and used some splatter and lifting. Not a medium if you want precise lines
This was take from a photo in the Library of Congress archives and is a photo by Russel Lee, a photographer working on a project for the New Deal in the town of Pie, New Mexico in 1940. It is Les Thomas a homesteader in the area. the original is of course much better than my rendition. Check out his photos on the Flickr site
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Be still my bleeding heart
Painted for the wetcanvas challenge. Watercolor 11x14 in July 2009. The background is Alizerin and Phalo green mixed on the paper
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Crathes Castle, Scotland
painted on 9x12 HP Fabriano. For Wetcanvas watercolor challenge. August 09,2009
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