Happy Summer! We've had a string of 90 degree days and our thoughts (and paintbrushes) have turned distinctly summerlike. How do you like these apples? Alan's rich reds are absolutely luscious.
Yes, the apples were on Yupo, as is the triptych below. Alan's favorite support gives these landscapes the quintessential light of summer sun filtering through the trees.
And Yupo works for buildings, too, in Alan's hands!
Here is another painting highlighting the sun shining through the trees onto a field of bluebonnets. Is there any need to ask? It's Alan and it's Yupo!
Contrast the painting above with the one below. Same scene, same artist... different support. This is on standard watercolor paper, proving Alan can master both.
Here's another landscape on watercolor paper. Notice the lovely trees? There is not a speck of green in them. Alan is blending blue and yellow on the paper, which accounts for the gradation.
Sara is also painting a landscape and she's achieved a range of greens....
... but she wants more! Here she is methodically combining greens, blues and yellows for a page of greens. She's not even halfway through and already has some exquisite samples.
Ken's in a green mood today too. Green, especially olive green, features prominently in the base colors of his new series.
It's a cat's eye! This painting has all the elements, but done in a decorative manner. This may be a transitional style for Ken.
Tony's greens are even more bright and vibrant than usual, as are the flowers. He's hoping to have the planters really pop.... and they do!
Madeleine bought a new paintbrush. It's a 1/4" angled brush and she is putting it to good use on the mullions of the window below. Beyond the window, we love the colors and the composition. This is more than an excuse to try out a new toy.
Greeta is right on trend. The revisited painting below has lovely greens, beautiful water and great figures in motion. This is wonderfully evocative of summer!
And we can't let Father's Day go by without a tribute! Here Greeta begins a sweet Father/Daughter painting. Notice how she works from the outside in, saving the most defining features for last? We're sure this will be a big success for the holiday.
Bill is painting a dual portrait too. But his is of his grandson and his dog. We are in love with the composition and the languid poses of the subjects. You feel relaxed just looking at it.
We're still into portraits, as you can see from Elaine's painting below. Like Greeta, she's saved the hard parts (the facial features) for last. Tune in next week to see how the man in the corduroy jacket turns out.
We're always eager to see what our newly graduated "old masters" choose to paint. And Beth doesn't disappoint. Here's her breakfast, a delicious scone atop a brown paper bag. We applaud her skill—and also that she was patient enough to paint the scone before devouring it!
Upcoming events and important announcements
You're invited to join the International Chamber Artists (ICA) for the exciting world premiere of Sallie Wolf's Moon Project. In a gorgeous original composition for flute, piano, tuba, French horn and narrator, composer Patrick Godon is inspired by Chicago naturalist and illustrator Sallie Wolf, who recorded years of the moon’s north-south shifts on musical staff paper, to create a sometimes ethereal, sometimes ecstatic melody.
The five-section piece includes a “chant” theme and musical representations of four phases of the moon, interspersed with Sallie’s reflections. Also on the program are lively, evocative, and colorful works for brass quintet by Renaissance composer Tielman Susato and 20th century Canadian composer Morley Calvert, and the lovable Beethoven Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2.
Where:
St. Gregory the Great Church
5535 N. Paulina
When:
Friday, June 23, 7:30pm
Click on the poster for more information about the concert. It's free, with a suggested $15 donation.
And here is a link to Sallie's page which shows some of her work: http://www.salliewolf.
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