Reflections in Glass
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/30/2009 2:08:06 PM
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 ...Pansy...
oil on canvas - 6" x 6"
I wonder how many artists have gone insane trying to paint reflections in glass? I thought it would be a fun challenge, and it was! But these are daily paintings, meaning they are supposed to be simple subjects that don't take very long to paint. I remember taking a workshop with Don Eddy, who made a name for himself painting reflections in glass--row upon row of glasses, in display windows, in a photo-realistic style. Now that he is older, he says he was showing off when he did it, trying to impress other artists. (I know it sure impressed me!) It made him one of 5 living artists included in Jansen's History of Art (4th ed), the standard introductory college art history text. However, he feels that art should have a deeper meaning, and of course that is good too. But there's nothing wrong with showing off, in my opinion. Just shout, "Hey world! Look at this! Isn't it great!" After all, athletes do it all the time.
Anyway, after all this talking, I guess what I'm trying to say is, "Reflections in glass sure are hard," without sounding like I'm whining...
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Forsythia--another view
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/28/2009 12:06:25 PM
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 ...Forsythia...
oil on canvas - 6" x 6"
Here is forsythia outdoors. The only way I could get this view, at the right angle to the light and with the dark trees behind, was to actually stand in the bush. Oh, the sacrifices we artists make for our art...
The background here is softened and rubbed out with a paper towel. So, the lights you see there are actually the white of the canvas showing through.
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Horses Grazing
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/25/2009 4:37:19 PM
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...Horses Grazing...
oil on canvas - 6" x 8"
I was reading that an artist should tell her viewers where the scene in a painting is located, but darn, I don't know where I was here... (Somewhere in Tucker Co., WV) And what's more, I didn't mind not knowing, because I do know that if I go a little further, there will be something I can identify on a map. And the people are friendly.
I sort of got carried away on this one, and put in more detail than usual, but all that detail was just so nice!
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Brilliant Autumn
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/19/2009 4:25:59 PM
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 ...Brilliant Autumn...
Oil on canvas - 6" x 8"
Here is the Cheat River again. I paint it a lot. Autumn is the most colorful time of year, and I like to make the most of it by getting a lot of photos. I also kayaked here. The water was so shallow, I could see every grain of sand on the bottom. There are dangerous rapids just downstream. (I don't do rapids.)
I like this one. The evening light had a lot of orange in it. I toned the canvas orange, and was still adding it to almost every color.
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Grandmother's Baby Shoes
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/18/2009 4:22:59 PM
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 ...Grandmother's Baby Shoes...
6" x 6" - oil on canvas
These don't look very comfortable, but they were the fashion, back around 1910. They have patent leather bottoms, kid leather tops, tassels in front, and buttons on the side. Styling! The buttons required a button hook. I wonder what people in 100 years will think of our children's shoes?
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Autumn Along the River
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/13/2009 4:20:26 PM
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...Autumn Along the River...
6" x 8" - oil on canvas
Here is another scene from just driving along the back roads of West Virginia. I just had to stop and take pictures. Can you believe this is the view from someones front yard? I'd like to do this one as a larger painting.
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Crow
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/11/2009 4:13:27 PM
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 ...Crow...
6" x 8" - oil on canvas
I love skies, especially at dawn and dusk. The crow was an excuse to do a sky painting, which I suppose is an insult to crows everywhere. The light changes so much at dusk that the part of the sky which appears to be blue is actually a yellow-gray. It just appears blue because it is cooler than the warm clouds.
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Apple
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/9/2009 4:10:21 PM
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 ...Apple...
Oil on panel - 6" x 6"
This was an experiment. I used a gessobord panel by Ampersand instead of my usual canvas RayMar panels. This surface is very smooth, and as with doing a watercolor on smooth hot-pressed paper, all the brushstrokes show. Also it is very absorbent, so the paint dries faster. As you can see, it looks different than my usual style. (Probably 5000 more brushstrokes than usual! It took a long time.) I had not done any still-life painting till I started the daily painting routine, but I like it. Still-life has been called the "celebration of everyday objects." Here, a simple apple, sitting on top of the microwave, has become an iconic object. I loved the subtle color changes.
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At Last...
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/7/2009 4:07:48 PM
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 ...First Crocuses...
6" x 6" - oil on canvas The arrival of spring is always exciting! While it isn't officially here yet, the first crocuses always bring the first color, and the promise of more new life to come. We had a beautiful day today, with temps in the 70's, sunshine and crocuses.
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Nestled In
by Linda Schweitzer on 3/3/2009 4:02:31 PM
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 ...Nestled In...
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I just adopted a cat from the animal shelter. He is an adult neutered male, about 1 1/2 years old. Of course, with an animal from the shelter, you wonder about their past history, and what happened that they ended up there. Well, at first, "Oscar" acted afraid of me, but he got over that very quickly and has now nestled in. (And I bet you were wondering why I was talking about the cat, when this painting is obviously an apple!) Well, the apple has a gesture of being completely relaxed, leaning up against the side of the bowel.
And here is Oscar, completely relaxed on my desk, head leaning on a sketchbook...
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