Not quite finished with my painting today, so I am sharing my Pinot & Paint (wine and paint class) photos from last Friday night. My classes are a bit different from the norm, because we don't paint recognizable objects, for the most part. I teach abstract expressionism, in other words, the use of color, line, shape and texture to express emotion or just for the fun of it! I'd like you to be able to walk out, buy some paints, canvas and brushes and play with them at home without feeling intimidated. This class had a challenging painting, but I think they did very well and we had a great deal of fun! It's true that it is the process, not the result. I tell myself that every day! Next class: September 25th at The Grand Center for Arts in New Ulm, MN. I do travel with this class, by the way. Send me a note, if you have questions. Rule No. 1: Do not wear white pants. Creative problem solving on Jane's part! A glass of wine to warm us up and Skol! (Non-alcoholic beverages available.) I have no room for my wine, now what!? My favorite part! Finished paintings and everyone's is completely different!
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Acrylic on Archival Gessobord with 3/4" Birch Sides, 12 x 12". Ready to hang! "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley" (or "The best-laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry"). I tried the same scheme for this painting as my August 26th painting, hoping to simplify. Well, that didn't happen. Sigh. This painting began to show me a flower-like sunburst of color while the horizontal suggests a landscape. That, at least, made me happy. I will keep at my goal of simplifying. Stay tuned for more!
If interested in purchasing, hit the Painting-A-Day Purchase tab and then hit the Etsy widget. It will take you right where you need to be to purchase the painting of your choice. Thanks! $100.00 for this original painting, plus $15 shipping and handling. Acrylic on Archival Gessobord with 3/4" Birch Sides, 12 x 12". Ready to hang! This week I am working on a motif that I will teach at Friday night's Pinot & Paint, wine and paint, class. It is the juxtaposition of the sturdy vertical and horizontal lines in relationship with the excitement of diagonals. They need each other, I think. I have the steps in mind, but want to try it a few different ways to see what happens. This version is fairly complicated, so I will try to simplify it tomorrow. This will make it a bit easier for those who are new to painting, and is actually a good lesson for me, as well. I tend to get many things going on at once in my abstracts. This is not inherently bad, it's just that sometimes less is more, as Matisse found out later in his life when his busy interior patterns in painting became simpler cut-out shapes. It's all about figuring out the puzzle, really. And that's what keeps me coming back for more.
If interested in purchasing, hit the Painting-A-Day Purchase tab and then hit the Etsy widget. It will take you right where you need to be to purchase the painting of your choice. Thanks! $100.00 for this original painting, plus $15 shipping and handling. Join us for the next Pinot & Paint, wine and paint class on August 28th! |
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