Well, after last night I decided I would take a good night’s sleep. Got up late, headed out to Cedarburg and started at the place where I painted the tree painting from yesterday. I spent about two hours there, having to pack up for about 15 minutes to avoid the rain. Managed to get further on that piece, as you can see. I will be adding in some more violets tomorrow, I want to push the color harmony a bit. Today was about modeling the trees, adding leaves, and using a little palette knife work to create impasto for a sense of depth. I also added shadows to the forest ground, allowing the light source to become apparent, and to add to the sense of space. I like this one, and may end up submitting it. This evening I opted to put it in a new frame, however, a simple black frame, a little more massive and less distracting than the ornate gold one I had originally.

What a long day. Another late start, I arrived in Cedarburg just in time for the Artist luncheon and workshop by Bonita Budysz, one of the jurors in this year’s event. I stayed for the first half hour of the demonstration, but soon had to leave. (How can I be politic about this…) I have found that I have to severely limit the amount of time I spend looking at artwork and artists who possess characteristics that I am rigidly trying to eliminate from my own painting. The workshop started very slowly, a bit more talkative than was necessary, but I chalk that up to nerves. It takes a lot to get in front a group of your peers, and talk to them about your process, while painting. Props to Bonita (please don’t jury me harshly).

Romano’s Pizza – Cedarburg, WI
10″ x 8″ Oil on Panel
ID#: 2011_PA_CEDARBURG_QP
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There are days when I feel like the universe is a physical presence, actively working to prevent me from accomplishing what I need to. Today was such a day. I got a late start today, lots of errands to run this morning. As it was, it rained in Cedarburg for most of the morning, but had cleared by the time I arrived this afternoon. I stopped in to photograph my Quick Paint submission.

I was planning on taking today off, as I had a number of private lessons scheduled. During my last morning session, my evening private stopped in to tell me that they had to cancel due to it being Father’s Day. I got home around 1pm and afer checking the weather projections, decided that it would be best to head out and try a quick 8″ x 10″ painting in Cedarburg.

Bentz Family Farmhouse – Cedarburg, WI
16″ x 20″ Oil on Panel
ID#: 2011_PA_CEDARBURG_04
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Managed to get up pretty early today, was out and painting by 8:30 am. I would have liked to have gotten there sooner, as the conditions were right for fog, but it was not to be. I headed straight for a farmhouse I saw the day before, wanting to capture that with East light, I ended up choosing another near by. After setting up I realized suddenly that I was low on white paint. I decided to go tonal with this piece, allowing me to largely replace white with Naples Yellow Light.