Cezanne show ends on Thursday…..But Not For Me

 

#8 and 9. The Bathers confuses me. Who are those 2 small figures looking at the sky?  I keep thinking some are earthly bathers and some are spirits.  And why does Cezanne’s father wear a little cap indoors?

Sunflower done

 I like the way this went.  Have hundreds of photos of sunflowers on the balcony and think I will do a series on the subject.

Elaine O.—August 27, 2022

Finished! For a while, I thought it might look like wallpaper—nice wallpaper, but still,wallpaper. However, I've decided I like it. It has a quiet serenity and calm which stands in stark contrast to the loud angry chaos that the school year brings to our once peaceful little neighborhood.

18" x 6"

et / Randy Rainbow

 I started this portrait and so far have avoided overworking the skin tones, yay!

Recovering

 I’m still working on a new onion painting on Yupo. 

I like the flow a lot more now. I might add some stronger greens at the top. 

I redid the arched bridge. 

I added more detail at the top, changed the colors of the bridge to get rid of colors that I didn’t like (thanks Yupo), and did some serious work on the ripples. Still love the trees. 

I took another painting that didn’t have the zing that I was looking for. So how do we know when we’re done? I can go further. 

Summer harvest…

The big tomato painting, 11x15. I like the way the peaches are painted more than the tomatoes. I liked the composition, but I wasn’t really happy with it, so I did a smaller quick study below. Well it wasn’t so quick, as I was trying hard to emulate the paintings of Walter Anderson. He leaves a lot of white space, which gives his paintings energy imo. So I like the feeling of the little one below, which is 6x 9. He also does a lot of color mixing on the paper, which adds drama imo. He also went crazy, but who doesn’t eventually….

In between I did this little beach study from our trip to South Haven. I combined images from 3 different photos. I tried sketching actually on the beach, but I just couldn’t do it. People move too much…

 

sunflower again

 And here it is with its petals.

Elaine O. – August 20, 2022

Working long and hard on this one. You'd think something this soft and delicate would be quick and easy to knock off, but noooo—I find I'm doing more sketches and studies, working harder and experiencing more doubt than I'd have believed possible. 

18" x 6"

I suspect the final dark details will pull it all together, so until then.....

et / final salmon

 Not much accomplished this week, painting-wise. I got the final details on the salmon, and added some cobalt blue to the water. I think I want to do some people next, maybe try a portrait of a favorite celebrity... we'll see.

For Ken

 I stopped by my Michigan farmers market and found these large green onions in a big red tub. So I painted them on a Yupo-like medium. 

Still need to do some more work on the top but I like the bottom. Too many meaningless stripes on top with meaningless color choices. I will fix this and get more Czanney with this image.