tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667595497309121732024-03-06T00:00:23.710-06:00New Orleans oil paintinga blog by a car-less landscape painter Kaori Maeyamakaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-22856215514727944692020-09-26T22:54:00.001-05:002020-09-26T22:54:12.628-05:00Joan Mitchell Center Artist in Residency Redux<p>We moved into our studios on March 2nd, and moved out 2 weeks later. It was the right thing to do, and absolutely necessary. After New Orleans spent a couple of months in Phase 2 and colleges started to reopen for the fall semester, JMC gave us a second chance, and we moved back the day after Labor Day. This time all the residents were local artists, and national artists were offered deferral until 2021.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5O-J78OuknMgoMP_M4u_wKTpIRFTF83mlB2YC1lAnZGhaKFZc4KEhsdmxZcqsOHPnjLvmOuC73tkVLJvHHvaXdOcBsk7nVdBIEZBl0a7o939FkLQvmHYwEeFzOPMpuxR9_9uQeSbJhOm/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5O-J78OuknMgoMP_M4u_wKTpIRFTF83mlB2YC1lAnZGhaKFZc4KEhsdmxZcqsOHPnjLvmOuC73tkVLJvHHvaXdOcBsk7nVdBIEZBl0a7o939FkLQvmHYwEeFzOPMpuxR9_9uQeSbJhOm/w300-h400/IMG_3769.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBez1IyVl8-OyHQ2TAN94lbsGMCwfPnR98FHLlK27d33hN6sJbxgO-D0-IUpFXmt0cf7BOqsJUpMvPVUXQlPX2Kr7pfYWKeVBgb_C1b6itejWBxbHyiX4D9rVRWktYDerPG6dsVYW_F1k_/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBez1IyVl8-OyHQ2TAN94lbsGMCwfPnR98FHLlK27d33hN6sJbxgO-D0-IUpFXmt0cf7BOqsJUpMvPVUXQlPX2Kr7pfYWKeVBgb_C1b6itejWBxbHyiX4D9rVRWktYDerPG6dsVYW_F1k_/w300-h400/IMG_3818.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>I had never painted on linen before, and I thought this would be the time to finally try it out. I truly hate painting on stretched cotton canvases with passion, and I ordered oil primed linen canvas on a large roll so that I could directly tape it onto the expansive walls of my JMC studio. The two images above are about 20"x15" each that I started as a warm-up, and I was pleasantly surprised how receptive the surface was, even with my aggressive reduction method with brayers. <div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs-ka4fgV8F-rFp2K_8R7WDbUs8vhjNII4aAvggl1X2lx3rS2je1C0SQd4xmg_czfbLebVr83LKDHUzv3gB_Rm3PG31GgcwAmYn6j4u44NdtkFAe12zcpl74ogj7O77SD0v7tKVV9FMWE/s2048/IMG_3795.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs-ka4fgV8F-rFp2K_8R7WDbUs8vhjNII4aAvggl1X2lx3rS2je1C0SQd4xmg_czfbLebVr83LKDHUzv3gB_Rm3PG31GgcwAmYn6j4u44NdtkFAe12zcpl74ogj7O77SD0v7tKVV9FMWE/w400-h300/IMG_3795.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBdfBBWZuB6kvwled5c9wZu4mBS0ZmnrQ6PoFMekvD9TDajyQsAzYSUQfEgJJmKzeNlPWgKKVqswNgVPre95_A4bdVabE46ioL1BUQzT8WlgA2-2DW_wsPOI35j_yr939Gp0dM9ACDFNp/s2048/IMG_3796.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBdfBBWZuB6kvwled5c9wZu4mBS0ZmnrQ6PoFMekvD9TDajyQsAzYSUQfEgJJmKzeNlPWgKKVqswNgVPre95_A4bdVabE46ioL1BUQzT8WlgA2-2DW_wsPOI35j_yr939Gp0dM9ACDFNp/w400-h300/IMG_3796.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-c6vvrLURqhu2u1k00k6lG5GZ_dPvpaYzDcQCoRYkmyalqRNnCGoND_fSCVKeE2MD5lP0qtPgGtHAjec6MQ8HN0xL4XJ9jqBL6dirgz7VJHy-ZtIm0kesu66PyvV7pEm0cG0Q9dBfx4n/s2048/IMG_3797.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-c6vvrLURqhu2u1k00k6lG5GZ_dPvpaYzDcQCoRYkmyalqRNnCGoND_fSCVKeE2MD5lP0qtPgGtHAjec6MQ8HN0xL4XJ9jqBL6dirgz7VJHy-ZtIm0kesu66PyvV7pEm0cG0Q9dBfx4n/w400-h300/IMG_3797.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Underpainting for 30"x60" landscape with train tracks, oil on linen<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Oil primer must be the key, since it is less absorbent than acrylic primers. When scraping, wiping, and scratching the paint layers, there is nothing more annoying than absorbent surfaces like acrylic primed canvas. That was the main reason I had to switch to painting on solid, non-absorbent wooden panels. </p><p>I love painting on wooden panels but it's just extremely time consuming to cradle, prime, and gesso... I spend more time building them than actually painting on them. And they are heavy, they warp, and they pile up in my tiny shotgun house. </p><p>Now I just have to find a way to make a shit ton of money so that I can paint exclusively on linen.</p><p>Time to build more cradled panels!<br /><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-12179179916465695482020-05-08T12:22:00.000-05:002020-05-08T17:18:29.496-05:00Food For Friends Pt.2<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb_tIvSq1eT0M_1l50_B8ToOjk9s06xotAbVXu0uHX5LcvyUtp6m-yYN8Yzg4_zdp5hwJ5foNzk_G_-OR4eV761LZc3tHDO7FwI1yU9FwgDrRB0BMzYrdEV5mN4CfwTu76imvBvP46wi_/s1600/P3310740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb_tIvSq1eT0M_1l50_B8ToOjk9s06xotAbVXu0uHX5LcvyUtp6m-yYN8Yzg4_zdp5hwJ5foNzk_G_-OR4eV761LZc3tHDO7FwI1yU9FwgDrRB0BMzYrdEV5mN4CfwTu76imvBvP46wi_/s200/P3310740.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Kurt Lacourrege</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
Thank you for your generous support! The total amount of donation to Second Harvest Food Bank has exceeded one thousand dollars during the first round of Food For Friends campaign and studio sale.</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
For the second round, I have a list of plein air paintings from the streets of New Orleans, Chalmette Battlefield, Jackson Barracks Military Museum at the edge of Orleans Parish, and the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Quite a few pieces from the first round are also still available: Visit <a href="http://neworleansoilpainting.blogspot.com/2020/04/food-for-friends.html?m=1" target="_blank">this page</a> for your consideration.</div>
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
Like the first round, <b>50% of all proceeds go to <a href="https://no-hunger.org/covid-19/" target="_blank">Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana</a></b>, a non-profit feeding those in need throughout Southern Louisiana. If you have a preferred organization in need of COVID-19 related donations, please let me know and I will donate your portion to them instead. </div>
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
Interested? Send me an email at <a href="mailto:kaorinola@gmail.com">kaorinola@gmail.com</a> with <b>Food For Friends</b> in subject line, and include the <b>number & title of the piece</b> you'd like to purchase, <b>your full name, shipping address, and phone number</b> in the body of your email. Then we will arrange payment method, and pickup/delivery/shipment. I will also send you a proof of donation. </div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
Local pickup in uptown New Orleans is welcome and delivery is available within the greater New Orleans area. <b>UPDATE:</b> I ask you to chip in 50% of domestic ground shipping if the cost is over $20, and please inquire about expedited or international shipping with extra fee.<br />
<br />
Hope to see you all safe and well when this health crisis subsides.<br />
<br />
Kaori</div>
</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh40FSlkUbTr7V44cycq8z0SOPOZRqScW5Wk4Zri2DKxAYRCbbWLhQXR5NAGotiUSO055ru8nQ___vywhwyErOiyZ5v7ka9AE4Xbc3MRKcyTk9JLIAhpBJnIJF7sEgqYg2G2Gfc21Hgci/s1600/IMG_2887.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh40FSlkUbTr7V44cycq8z0SOPOZRqScW5Wk4Zri2DKxAYRCbbWLhQXR5NAGotiUSO055ru8nQ___vywhwyErOiyZ5v7ka9AE4Xbc3MRKcyTk9JLIAhpBJnIJF7sEgqYg2G2Gfc21Hgci/s320/IMG_2887.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#E1 - New Orleans Botanical Gardens (plein air)<br />
12"x16" canvas board<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAEzAfpavrgh2iOguQsCkCz_H3pmOXKRQZaJU3Z1bK7vlVQAvzVTc8UJRKja3N5SA9Dj6tdE-wxRrqR0QwVJeT6VKjdgHIXeJ4usmo7LvftQvnGoYPWPUeR_4x2SdjsPZyqM9__GlkMq5/s1600/IMG_2888.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAEzAfpavrgh2iOguQsCkCz_H3pmOXKRQZaJU3Z1bK7vlVQAvzVTc8UJRKja3N5SA9Dj6tdE-wxRrqR0QwVJeT6VKjdgHIXeJ4usmo7LvftQvnGoYPWPUeR_4x2SdjsPZyqM9__GlkMq5/s320/IMG_2888.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#E2 - Staple Goods on St. Roch Ave. (plein air)<br />
12"x16" muslin on flat wood panel<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qlwiqA9ap617A0FFI8Wv5zJpe1MDY60fCB8nl_8aYWpI_Sx4cau_v0GQVOWZR1zzZJxyvQnme_8S4lqt4EuZOSaYS1vB4SbqpUr4_b_xqh4Eo45TJdo1Bp0bVyc-Inec3N5bPJ2LSEvy/s1600/IMG_2890.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qlwiqA9ap617A0FFI8Wv5zJpe1MDY60fCB8nl_8aYWpI_Sx4cau_v0GQVOWZR1zzZJxyvQnme_8S4lqt4EuZOSaYS1vB4SbqpUr4_b_xqh4Eo45TJdo1Bp0bVyc-Inec3N5bPJ2LSEvy/s320/IMG_2890.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#E3 - Mississippi River at the Foot of Canal St. (plein air)<br />
12"x16" canvas board<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprYtseBxBepjqaszJRVyWMmkGVLjvERi9pzRoCYDzs9rLYGONSunSaoWK2DQ7QPEyMkOvimbcO9Z5N3pzFlz7CC62-ADwimCOFhE5BRPwblydw2WZfkaYW4goiK9hw0UethIb7JYBkP7e/s1600/IMG_2891.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprYtseBxBepjqaszJRVyWMmkGVLjvERi9pzRoCYDzs9rLYGONSunSaoWK2DQ7QPEyMkOvimbcO9Z5N3pzFlz7CC62-ADwimCOFhE5BRPwblydw2WZfkaYW4goiK9hw0UethIb7JYBkP7e/s320/IMG_2891.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#E4 - Uptown Cemetery: workshop demo (studio)<br />
12"x16" canvas board<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi9_rN6qEt0PoCANvoBK3uD_4iCqae3Sgzox97UBxO-7kCDeardye7EEWJtoaOwZzpii-_nTAByLOfIGxeCEmBYlvVjBFALZkBIpjJ3KiCjdo-8gSEqlcR7Wg_Am5vBKT_o-utcjRyGiE/s1600/IMG_2892.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi9_rN6qEt0PoCANvoBK3uD_4iCqae3Sgzox97UBxO-7kCDeardye7EEWJtoaOwZzpii-_nTAByLOfIGxeCEmBYlvVjBFALZkBIpjJ3KiCjdo-8gSEqlcR7Wg_Am5vBKT_o-utcjRyGiE/s320/IMG_2892.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#E5 - Camp at Harmony, Garden District (plein air)<br />
12"x16" canvas board<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ODR12LCheW7tiqJJICwuVa4hkvhPRTqmKPCB0E43B2evYofDC1bLfCm8I7o2KO6PCihwGQByQCQR1P0T52rC_xiTFf-tpIz42ENAy0CfVL4XWvCi-qeShvBOywimdDrd1rkdnapoIBcG/s1600/IMG_2895.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ODR12LCheW7tiqJJICwuVa4hkvhPRTqmKPCB0E43B2evYofDC1bLfCm8I7o2KO6PCihwGQByQCQR1P0T52rC_xiTFf-tpIz42ENAy0CfVL4XWvCi-qeShvBOywimdDrd1rkdnapoIBcG/s320/IMG_2895.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#E6 - Chalmette Battlefield I (plein air)<br />
8"x12" RayMar panel<br />
200</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwhbrXW_yCMEwI4hYS3g6OgMi3VyzeKkHGdriSApM7Yp3GIxw-PgfrKxOLka2dmmEC1nlcoPFUDPuaUsZctFwkz0iUUAG_4g3bSD0ydb34Ikn4_yabAl7OKIu0bRpFuBA0msj8wr4Ge0y/s1600/IMG_2896.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwhbrXW_yCMEwI4hYS3g6OgMi3VyzeKkHGdriSApM7Yp3GIxw-PgfrKxOLka2dmmEC1nlcoPFUDPuaUsZctFwkz0iUUAG_4g3bSD0ydb34Ikn4_yabAl7OKIu0bRpFuBA0msj8wr4Ge0y/s320/IMG_2896.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#E7 - Chalmette Battlefield II (plein air)<br />
8"x12" RayMar panel<br />
200</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNtwXNH-TmZzRE0up5z79YZcNsOqTqd52l45oguclD26KrE1yo0-KlnjSnKZAixw7CHBasf5XcvffG8baLFGjnIK_J-Wkc3GKABEhYHIoUzZC5DJJ1NiH_THeOEbgZzVBqQsWPkcbf_MB/s1600/367_2018_27_B26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1226" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNtwXNH-TmZzRE0up5z79YZcNsOqTqd52l45oguclD26KrE1yo0-KlnjSnKZAixw7CHBasf5XcvffG8baLFGjnIK_J-Wkc3GKABEhYHIoUzZC5DJJ1NiH_THeOEbgZzVBqQsWPkcbf_MB/s320/367_2018_27_B26.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#347 - B26, Jackson Barracks (plein air)<br />
10"x20" stretched canvas<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCmNrFzQyXSHCkg5t_0_Iwrkw7ud1fMNGMsmb47Ed4KvBtIFBAlHC62C5-ZDALTpRTNY-8V8I2f09es8FzuScaGUAzO4ZTl6N-iU6vPJbY88NdxGIES8BeU5w2_nAHhsF65Jije-3iPUe/s1600/368_2018_28_Jeep_I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1229" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCmNrFzQyXSHCkg5t_0_Iwrkw7ud1fMNGMsmb47Ed4KvBtIFBAlHC62C5-ZDALTpRTNY-8V8I2f09es8FzuScaGUAzO4ZTl6N-iU6vPJbY88NdxGIES8BeU5w2_nAHhsF65Jije-3iPUe/s320/368_2018_28_Jeep_I.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#368 - Jeep I, Jackson Barracks (plein air)<br />
10"x20" stretched canvas<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDc6n77T28nEqXfppaBX7AUNX4PpTc2MLYG8bfi0jb7L7XP_wzoALq2ng9RZK7lPwBT6QVrSKM4hVARMM7_vpMG-O3IAwY18sOHe3EJ1FmgAZy8LvDd16c8cBYo4gIaC41GXrOuQVVKDf/s1600/369_2018_29_Jeep_II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1148" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDc6n77T28nEqXfppaBX7AUNX4PpTc2MLYG8bfi0jb7L7XP_wzoALq2ng9RZK7lPwBT6QVrSKM4hVARMM7_vpMG-O3IAwY18sOHe3EJ1FmgAZy8LvDd16c8cBYo4gIaC41GXrOuQVVKDf/s320/369_2018_29_Jeep_II.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#369 - Jeep II, Jackson Barracks (plein air)<br />
14"x18" stretched canvas<br />
300</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtUD1LFy4gO0MZ_tsvGEhjxP_RoZr52jRYxu4viqVOnl4pcto-vxeM95Zb9Dw5jSgUd5cWx2c6JhLlVQ992nFKGOFmFRyC3b2wj3ixt774Bk5Hn80Teh-xE29p3ODF4yirnbYX_m3HzVP/s1600/370_2018_30_Jeep_III.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1142" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtUD1LFy4gO0MZ_tsvGEhjxP_RoZr52jRYxu4viqVOnl4pcto-vxeM95Zb9Dw5jSgUd5cWx2c6JhLlVQ992nFKGOFmFRyC3b2wj3ixt774Bk5Hn80Teh-xE29p3ODF4yirnbYX_m3HzVP/s320/370_2018_30_Jeep_III.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#370 - Jeep III, Jackson Barracks (plein air)<br />
14"x18" stretched canvas<br />
300</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZkp1dsbnObtLsX6uTjSqbwbFlHOgMe81VI-tBffrPerlBmy0ZV82ewAKjjFd8fxe5EGEWr_kWaLl3ByAUYBJwPVBAgwMR_rBs8447lHJ214ripxjbGaVoUdWnjXBKOz_7iAim_kMxE04/s1600/376_2018_36_Arabi_Watertower+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1223" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZkp1dsbnObtLsX6uTjSqbwbFlHOgMe81VI-tBffrPerlBmy0ZV82ewAKjjFd8fxe5EGEWr_kWaLl3ByAUYBJwPVBAgwMR_rBs8447lHJ214ripxjbGaVoUdWnjXBKOz_7iAim_kMxE04/s320/376_2018_36_Arabi_Watertower+copy.jpg" width="244" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#376 - Arabi Water Tower (plein air)<br />
24"x18" stretched canvas<br />
450</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdTpE9AwHya7RNg1R_8GXompV0tD92MHaAlu5ElwUoB-0gCh5YqE9dtfBmI-_6MQHXDKZXhoWewFzcvJp64nykKQEwfiUEa1y8DWkNMGQ24y471g2IYw4gMxqJclgRYhFpSoPQ2sxrK54/s1600/344_2018_4_Fontainebleu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1600" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdTpE9AwHya7RNg1R_8GXompV0tD92MHaAlu5ElwUoB-0gCh5YqE9dtfBmI-_6MQHXDKZXhoWewFzcvJp64nykKQEwfiUEa1y8DWkNMGQ24y471g2IYw4gMxqJclgRYhFpSoPQ2sxrK54/s320/344_2018_4_Fontainebleu.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#344 - Fontainebleau State Park (plein air)<br />
12"x16" flat wood panel<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgqoUqMhvPAvEHxPHJPW3gyF71tqYGgdxp22GG8FI7ME3fvRv3TraKvUY1retb8IhGqXRpe8AKp5WfxNT9pzior6qH9WvaJxtMzjK39W-nCHsl2YCcxy8i-4QuYq19mlU7FXzV8cePxYJ/s1600/345_2018_5_Freedom_Study.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1371" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgqoUqMhvPAvEHxPHJPW3gyF71tqYGgdxp22GG8FI7ME3fvRv3TraKvUY1retb8IhGqXRpe8AKp5WfxNT9pzior6qH9WvaJxtMzjK39W-nCHsl2YCcxy8i-4QuYq19mlU7FXzV8cePxYJ/s320/345_2018_5_Freedom_Study.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#345 - Freedom study, Madisonville (plein air)<br />
12"x12" flat wood panel<br />
200</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiai3WIVX04uVVVEvVqdLe0CH4qYXHAMHCsAq1pCUCgtKYFC95bmybawoWeer3M5wz-NZwC_xqp-bm-99Kp4GLyEZqCd_Zd6TSRWLsUAMShewfsJ3W9Zi-3vH83XqEG6_LRlKBP2n0Lfs3S/s1600/347_2018_7_Closed_Today_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1600" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiai3WIVX04uVVVEvVqdLe0CH4qYXHAMHCsAq1pCUCgtKYFC95bmybawoWeer3M5wz-NZwC_xqp-bm-99Kp4GLyEZqCd_Zd6TSRWLsUAMShewfsJ3W9Zi-3vH83XqEG6_LRlKBP2n0Lfs3S/s320/347_2018_7_Closed_Today_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#347 - Closed Today, Slidell (plein air)<br />
18"x24" stretched canvas<br />
450</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
Lagniappe! </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Here are some photos of me painting "Closed Today" in Slidell, LA in April 2018, by <a href="https://ghostelectricity.carbonmade.com/" target="_blank">Kurt Lacourrege</a>, who happened to drive by and caught me in my natural habitat: by the ditch. Thank you, Kurt!</div>
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL6HHhqkLKBGx1mIsvU-vMcdxu_NZjnwWn_YPcztyy8x19Y8OwfBhTkO38MOghM7dMgvFQ0WxkPEBcbFefa2hnSCWsBnDYi4LJjSuDxWV0efduN1mnXWHa2oTokEUCa0mXZGRxkDN31K7/s1600/P3310742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL6HHhqkLKBGx1mIsvU-vMcdxu_NZjnwWn_YPcztyy8x19Y8OwfBhTkO38MOghM7dMgvFQ0WxkPEBcbFefa2hnSCWsBnDYi4LJjSuDxWV0efduN1mnXWHa2oTokEUCa0mXZGRxkDN31K7/s320/P3310742.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Kurt Lacourrege</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpFz5dsm-zVNVQjFut3zi7JZ8tqHmRRr0DRjX52K5TO8H4RqiwiGST8R_IZZA_ZIXy0aXTwsVahGU9Vpl3mqYT41NSRRa_Px_pN2dmW89GkTrWAn5dg4YNxpn-6xKjav25MUiHBaMpEw6/s1600/P3310743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpFz5dsm-zVNVQjFut3zi7JZ8tqHmRRr0DRjX52K5TO8H4RqiwiGST8R_IZZA_ZIXy0aXTwsVahGU9Vpl3mqYT41NSRRa_Px_pN2dmW89GkTrWAn5dg4YNxpn-6xKjav25MUiHBaMpEw6/s320/P3310743.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Kurt Lacourrege</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k8toIwv60GdyLRKEIhs8lFliZkmDH5juxDMte9b9PIrgJ4HABqg2tn5yuz5JZsCxfpsSDZdonvqudXWyQf9ni1hKdLosDrs47v1rp3O1rBbj8vVM2eHdNQEh9tnSqz7S9vLQHzlZC1R4/s1600/P3310745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k8toIwv60GdyLRKEIhs8lFliZkmDH5juxDMte9b9PIrgJ4HABqg2tn5yuz5JZsCxfpsSDZdonvqudXWyQf9ni1hKdLosDrs47v1rp3O1rBbj8vVM2eHdNQEh9tnSqz7S9vLQHzlZC1R4/s320/P3310745.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Kurt Lacourrege</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-84147272385287854302020-04-09T15:07:00.000-05:002020-04-16T16:23:49.811-05:00Food For Friends Dear friends,<br />
<br />
How are you doing? I hope you're feeling well and all is safe.<br />
<br />
Here in New Orleans the situation is not looking great. Luckily I am still healthy and so are my immediate family members. But there are many, many people who are not so lucky, and I want to help, with your help.<br />
<br />
It may be difficult for some of you to even think about helping others. With that in mind, below is what I'd like to present: please read on if you're in a position to help.<br />
<br />
I have set up a<b> Food For Friends </b>campaign and studio sale here.<br />
<br />
<b>50% of all proceeds go to <a href="https://no-hunger.org/covid-19/" target="_blank">Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana</a></b>, a non-profit with a long history of feeding those in need throughout Southern Louisiana. With the onset of COVID-19 they have expanded their already wide reaching operation to include feeding healthcare workers and first responders, service industry and gig workers (that's me), public school children, and practically anyone who needs to eat. They deliver meals door-to-door to seniors and disabled, and in addition to monetary donations, they're accepting fresh produce and non-perishable food, cleaning/sanitation supplies, and volunteers.<br />
<br />
Many of the small oil paintings below were created as experiments (except for one that was made for a group show), and there may be minor irregularities in size and shape. Some have been on my website for a while with higher prices. All are in oil, and come in three different grounds: archival paper, canvas boards, or stretched canvas. Canvas boards I use are considered non-archival, although they will definitely last for our lifetime. All in all, the pieces are priced at minimum for this campaign.<br />
<br />
Interested? Send me an email at <a href="mailto:kaorinola@gmail.com">kaorinola@gmail.com</a> with <b>Food For Friends</b> in subject line. Please include <b>the number & title of the piece</b> you'd like to purchase<b>, your full name, shipping address, and phone number</b> in the body of your email. Then we will arrange payment and pickup/delivery/shipment. I will also send you a proof of donation.<br />
<br />
Local pickup in uptown New Orleans is welcome and delivery is available within the greater New Orleans area. Domestic ground shipping is free. Please inquire about expedited or international shipping with extra fee.<br />
<div>
<br />
If you're in New Orleans area and interested in my larger pieces on my <a href="http://www.kaorimaeyama.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, please inquire to arrange a private, social-distanced viewing in person. And let me know of your preferred organizations in need of COVID-19 related donations. Unfortunately I cannot ship my larger pieces at this time.<br />
<br />
Like many of you, I had to ask my parents to stay home and not go out unless it is absolutely necessary. Since they live in Japan I can not bring groceries to them, and they don't have a coordinated support like the one Second Harvest offers. If you have neighbors who are older or disabled, please check on them and say hello as much as you can. And please take care of yourselves and your community.<br />
<br />
Best,<br />
<br />
Kaori<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>oil on archival paper (unframed)</b><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIpJcRE70YOGq8fWk_4d07cpjMLuDaP_Rjd30w4-pfXOJ8cjKxZzBZW19mNZ7m36RMgwFOQTOgdNCyRUxsq9fD16cTlJLcdJpnH9aLt-X9NOW7ENhq-4QL90tpYdtKvz1Yinp3JyvipmZ/s1600/433_2020_7_Adams_Street_Grocery_II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="840" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIpJcRE70YOGq8fWk_4d07cpjMLuDaP_Rjd30w4-pfXOJ8cjKxZzBZW19mNZ7m36RMgwFOQTOgdNCyRUxsq9fD16cTlJLcdJpnH9aLt-X9NOW7ENhq-4QL90tpYdtKvz1Yinp3JyvipmZ/s400/433_2020_7_Adams_Street_Grocery_II.jpg" width="292" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">433 - Adams Street Grocery II<br />
14"x10" image, 15"x11" paper<br />
200</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcBr1bBhQ_twn8HCJFGlTefjmqqiAdoE7lQJH5wI7Sms2HBXy3vkMD6rdPawgyI0OaQUbEAM4QeAeAnnDx2rORLdgPxz5aDVJtcELikAcZBSLi-H7dcEp76-pQXkEeQVj7UbosphFEbib/s1600/432_2020_6_Annunciation_and_Melpomene+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="1008" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcBr1bBhQ_twn8HCJFGlTefjmqqiAdoE7lQJH5wI7Sms2HBXy3vkMD6rdPawgyI0OaQUbEAM4QeAeAnnDx2rORLdgPxz5aDVJtcELikAcZBSLi-H7dcEp76-pQXkEeQVj7UbosphFEbib/s400/432_2020_6_Annunciation_and_Melpomene+copy.jpg" width="293" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">432 - Annunciation and Melpomene (plein air)<br />
14"x10" image, 15"x11" paper<br />
200</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIBew8NOWErbqhw964aMWcEG5DJkelx96IVCUyitwqAgZKmg9THaetVAGM8GIu8hXH3mIpko3-oux_0y15VK6nQuurUuuhDhsoPaCbOtadVfLQI9KVUcCZ6H2hV7sjTXY38v5DveM6By9/s1600/431_2020_5_Tchoupitoulas_and_Orange+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1008" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIBew8NOWErbqhw964aMWcEG5DJkelx96IVCUyitwqAgZKmg9THaetVAGM8GIu8hXH3mIpko3-oux_0y15VK6nQuurUuuhDhsoPaCbOtadVfLQI9KVUcCZ6H2hV7sjTXY38v5DveM6By9/s400/431_2020_5_Tchoupitoulas_and_Orange+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">431 - Tchoupitoulas and Orange (plein air)<br />
10"x14" image, 11"x15" paper<br />
200</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSejDweuMT46QYo4_hmZA2x7PLb_QJBuUxmiM_cmoAGrmIqQCj7sjS5Y4Os4Y8_op7fA6skw7qT_9zrzXFX-dZtzf2bvMb5artdmWslsVrMrsLWfkcUizXaomHHk08XTSK118i1aspk3ym/s1600/413_2019_37_Hooley_Inc+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1008" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSejDweuMT46QYo4_hmZA2x7PLb_QJBuUxmiM_cmoAGrmIqQCj7sjS5Y4Os4Y8_op7fA6skw7qT_9zrzXFX-dZtzf2bvMb5artdmWslsVrMrsLWfkcUizXaomHHk08XTSK118i1aspk3ym/s400/413_2019_37_Hooley_Inc+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">413 - Hooly, Inc.: N. Alexander near Conti (plein air)<br />
10.25"x14" image, 11"x15" paper<br />
200</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xszSJMY-Dul4tCIwirPZyB-wRaWgx3JiMTn9qf02Qgr5VsM5FEiqLYJ67k4zXEfxcN7MnOoIMUsl2EGkxPjgQoCiF3PkzGPZibmE4XTxXBYV7qXU5zPXOA9ATTdNUVIK_oqoohSSv6gM/s1600/412_2019_36_Stop+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1008" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xszSJMY-Dul4tCIwirPZyB-wRaWgx3JiMTn9qf02Qgr5VsM5FEiqLYJ67k4zXEfxcN7MnOoIMUsl2EGkxPjgQoCiF3PkzGPZibmE4XTxXBYV7qXU5zPXOA9ATTdNUVIK_oqoohSSv6gM/s400/412_2019_36_Stop+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">412 - Stop: Conti and N. Olympia (plein air)<br />
10"x14" image, 11"x15" paper<br />
200</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpi9WxpQqGD6DkvvQWvYRXGEqnh9Sf8aroii1g9cnF4ivCqOCpSx9iYPeAq0pNJamRmU67qT2feaP0jYPDuiEouNBrsDI3rQ5zfpsPDwG9Mo_gtpXEehlZNIA2ZWMlk8jXkhTFFxbCMUm/s1600/417_2019_41_Rust_IV+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1008" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpi9WxpQqGD6DkvvQWvYRXGEqnh9Sf8aroii1g9cnF4ivCqOCpSx9iYPeAq0pNJamRmU67qT2feaP0jYPDuiEouNBrsDI3rQ5zfpsPDwG9Mo_gtpXEehlZNIA2ZWMlk8jXkhTFFxbCMUm/s400/417_2019_41_Rust_IV+copy.jpg" width="303" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">417 - Rust IV<br />
13.5"x10" image, 15"x11.25" paper<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSDSgkrv-WrUlu0JaVQJlo26DXLG4zE20RGfz2r3HQi4LKQOGPcBuEKUVMOJApnEYwIlQnrUIlacTyJI5eCWkqSrKMyJYpx38eKOEUVAbG-pE-L80svOdkK96ACQED8A7T8iNM0MxKF1k/s1600/416_2019_40_Rust_III+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="1008" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSDSgkrv-WrUlu0JaVQJlo26DXLG4zE20RGfz2r3HQi4LKQOGPcBuEKUVMOJApnEYwIlQnrUIlacTyJI5eCWkqSrKMyJYpx38eKOEUVAbG-pE-L80svOdkK96ACQED8A7T8iNM0MxKF1k/s400/416_2019_40_Rust_III+copy.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">416 - Rust III<br />
13.5"x9.75" image, 15"x11" paper<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJWAPvSSZsLyW0fkyHn2g-7wo_8DjJi_ny7YuoCgu_pdSaJwEBNxfeGTHOmF8Cw94ZuxwLKYYOKqHOCOtPNprbuIalDg6AGwvxnQZerMFiwvlDVi9XY5gKlrBpkiVWv2Pmsa3cSU3IfNw/s1600/415_2019_39_Rust_II+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1008" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJWAPvSSZsLyW0fkyHn2g-7wo_8DjJi_ny7YuoCgu_pdSaJwEBNxfeGTHOmF8Cw94ZuxwLKYYOKqHOCOtPNprbuIalDg6AGwvxnQZerMFiwvlDVi9XY5gKlrBpkiVWv2Pmsa3cSU3IfNw/s400/415_2019_39_Rust_II+copy.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">415 - Rust II<br />
12.75"x10" image, 14"x11.25" paper<br />
sold</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaeVcw2MsNTd4x3XWDrVigCiBm4S8U8GFqMwxPKyW2bRF-8L5EWyUyv5bZ8fohy-xrUq_DzXWj1j9sa6tn0IxuLu_VP1hC0hye4RkOjPoPdg7LFj-wfSG5AFhWOaLhjWsH3A56y8BkNax/s1600/414_2019_38_Rust_I+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1008" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaeVcw2MsNTd4x3XWDrVigCiBm4S8U8GFqMwxPKyW2bRF-8L5EWyUyv5bZ8fohy-xrUq_DzXWj1j9sa6tn0IxuLu_VP1hC0hye4RkOjPoPdg7LFj-wfSG5AFhWOaLhjWsH3A56y8BkNax/s400/414_2019_38_Rust_I+copy.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">414 - Rust I<br />
12.75"x10" image, 14"x11.25" paper<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>oil on board (unframed)</b><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZT0qmh2OMp-u2LVHXdhpsmVeAg_9DUcF4SWc2dG1XI5LQWBsAaiFruyOb1Zh26uSGCtDS_6hLQuPn62NWevhbzgLOOrXAIwkGwBoxruOZ5nTLOLWYCGECg6j8cwB-dLYqqqzkx1ifn8L/s1600/377_2019_1_Behind_the_VA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1047" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZT0qmh2OMp-u2LVHXdhpsmVeAg_9DUcF4SWc2dG1XI5LQWBsAaiFruyOb1Zh26uSGCtDS_6hLQuPn62NWevhbzgLOOrXAIwkGwBoxruOZ5nTLOLWYCGECg6j8cwB-dLYqqqzkx1ifn8L/s400/377_2019_1_Behind_the_VA.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">377 - Behind the VA: Banks and Rocheblave (plein air)<br />
16"x12" canvas board<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CzK0NoCZVvpXPtA92eDgEOnvly7MW4gBPjh-9rb9xv8KcrdL_NnKmKarCg-7AhOWz4s1PEXHnp2qfvLgiah98GhKrtAGq5pqRUdkXjprLKPsNnorChXQXkesTN5tUy0jyAm-_YhUuOYz/s1600/375_2018_35_French_Quarter_Alleyway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1248" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CzK0NoCZVvpXPtA92eDgEOnvly7MW4gBPjh-9rb9xv8KcrdL_NnKmKarCg-7AhOWz4s1PEXHnp2qfvLgiah98GhKrtAGq5pqRUdkXjprLKPsNnorChXQXkesTN5tUy0jyAm-_YhUuOYz/s400/375_2018_35_French_Quarter_Alleyway.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
375 - French Quarter Alleyway: Iberville and Clinton (plein air)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
8"x12" muslin on Gatorboard</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
220</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA9vV_HTn-wLurxcOrtsKa7tA-Vvn_kkJo7m02LgrBn8RLNgOBgrqciu41XxHGid5h4RS_FWpQM39Vw62K6WCDqW0vItGFMCgmvVP873QeaBHdC8ituJPpysnkYznmSM2IaAe249PbTRu/s1600/374_2018_34_View_From_Maurepas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1197" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA9vV_HTn-wLurxcOrtsKa7tA-Vvn_kkJo7m02LgrBn8RLNgOBgrqciu41XxHGid5h4RS_FWpQM39Vw62K6WCDqW0vItGFMCgmvVP873QeaBHdC8ituJPpysnkYznmSM2IaAe249PbTRu/s400/374_2018_34_View_From_Maurepas.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">374 - View from Maurepas: Dauphine and Louisa (plein air)<br />
10"x20" canvas board<br />
250</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFhXYcBXUU5SUnSrmSxDLm4eMhdigYptzO0OKkfH5evWE6m7lbKVzYzQLFYsjhnqJht2biyi82cP_ymHje3A8ZcpfDjCeiJIMyZbRVm7OpRUdRKxWofIPPpNKCN__NSo6RI-fIpRkF-0P/s1600/373_2018_33_View_From_The_Bomb_Factory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="476" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFhXYcBXUU5SUnSrmSxDLm4eMhdigYptzO0OKkfH5evWE6m7lbKVzYzQLFYsjhnqJht2biyi82cP_ymHje3A8ZcpfDjCeiJIMyZbRVm7OpRUdRKxWofIPPpNKCN__NSo6RI-fIpRkF-0P/s400/373_2018_33_View_From_The_Bomb_Factory.jpg" width="262" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">373 - View from the Bomb Factory: N. Robertson and Japonica (plein air)<br />
12"x8" muslin on Gatorboard<br />
sold</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjvHYAOUCKsIYUlemHxYbv4Bsrnbpp7xqWot-cZu-OKWK9R76vq0gJp5-gcfzxSl6Apekx-gffiU_8b6u1QTCvPpLX7kC4FYMjYtBPCrun7mgXpn-5KOBLIZ-u-ZFryfW9H0kqOAvVbx0/s1600/372_2018_32_Neutral_Ground.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="594" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjvHYAOUCKsIYUlemHxYbv4Bsrnbpp7xqWot-cZu-OKWK9R76vq0gJp5-gcfzxSl6Apekx-gffiU_8b6u1QTCvPpLX7kC4FYMjYtBPCrun7mgXpn-5KOBLIZ-u-ZFryfW9H0kqOAvVbx0/s400/372_2018_32_Neutral_Ground.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">372 - Neutral Ground: St. Roch and N. Villere (plein air)<br />
8"x10" muslin on hardboard<br />
sold</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<b>oil on 7/8" deep stretched canvas (unframed)</b><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQrD9l5GrCl_MK6I6hHWZ9K_Za8x2ipwe6ZpdYPlbWGuTYirqgZKe0-RfgMCudgUva6Ne61aD0cRSgrPE6nuVmuhIrAL_yTl8A17PdvWXm9DLLLC-YaQ4qVrVH94JzylPVIWJAGOW8bJb/s1600/407_2019_31_Redemptorist_Gym+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="1008" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQrD9l5GrCl_MK6I6hHWZ9K_Za8x2ipwe6ZpdYPlbWGuTYirqgZKe0-RfgMCudgUva6Ne61aD0cRSgrPE6nuVmuhIrAL_yTl8A17PdvWXm9DLLLC-YaQ4qVrVH94JzylPVIWJAGOW8bJb/s400/407_2019_31_Redemptorist_Gym+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">407 - Redemptorist Gym: Josephine near Constance (plein air)<br />
10"x20" stretched canvas<br />
300</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2WXTT-ZrtvjazT8kAhcVj7mfa_saa0M___VNg9Glgb2WntRMZSZ9RGG_2gW-EB9v_oraLCF6mstqIXORlQs64Q_JppsCO0ONc7gpFyaAnP8MASLNqwV-TPkTACBchfbgaJtRNZeNXWrF/s1600/406_2019_30_Royal_at_Clouet+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="1008" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2WXTT-ZrtvjazT8kAhcVj7mfa_saa0M___VNg9Glgb2WntRMZSZ9RGG_2gW-EB9v_oraLCF6mstqIXORlQs64Q_JppsCO0ONc7gpFyaAnP8MASLNqwV-TPkTACBchfbgaJtRNZeNXWrF/s400/406_2019_30_Royal_at_Clouet+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">406 - Royal at Clouet (plein air)<br />
10"x20" stretched canvas<br />
sold</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknVik7jdPPzVpv_8I42pQqmxl-HKp3HCw3wVcatfTiqde9SBcjDNAKQbIleVrP7uvi_8tKiv-gm16dK4inVoI2HUflQjaktgD1f4cChgmGb75ns3Bw8QybQygbuB12YXVByZATaWL_bZN/s1600/405_2019_29_Laurel_at_Josephine+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="1008" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknVik7jdPPzVpv_8I42pQqmxl-HKp3HCw3wVcatfTiqde9SBcjDNAKQbIleVrP7uvi_8tKiv-gm16dK4inVoI2HUflQjaktgD1f4cChgmGb75ns3Bw8QybQygbuB12YXVByZATaWL_bZN/s400/405_2019_29_Laurel_at_Josephine+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">405 - Laurel at Josephine (plein air)<br />
10"x20" stretched canvas<br />
300</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-O8icHtmVHqh_AFVi9sQxKFtXjDTiVHqW_VToBsxTmEV5A-uluMb7NAIGBBYod0b1tzfqubRWygyTs4LO6rrVzcA4wS4EQNbsSUxg9i3wr32BU0uApknLfgm1QjioIHYxnNt2N9SHfkjg/s1600/404_2019_28_St_Alphonsus+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="1008" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-O8icHtmVHqh_AFVi9sQxKFtXjDTiVHqW_VToBsxTmEV5A-uluMb7NAIGBBYod0b1tzfqubRWygyTs4LO6rrVzcA4wS4EQNbsSUxg9i3wr32BU0uApknLfgm1QjioIHYxnNt2N9SHfkjg/s400/404_2019_28_St_Alphonsus+copy.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">404 - St. Alphonsus (plein air)<br />
18"x14" stretched canvas<br />
sold</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgwrP55DlbOlxQKbVgIk7D5ryLg-hc3c8Aa1mq1N4Q4zIFjfZfOWrm3vnpbjLU5vyvIRXkzgIdGNCeYMLlO6EIQQzjOwsZzYm8yR9CHjG6-2OnRpOmbTPaHpewN5s_PQ6jKyiH3XuSc1G/s1600/403_2019_27_Architect_Street+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1008" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgwrP55DlbOlxQKbVgIk7D5ryLg-hc3c8Aa1mq1N4Q4zIFjfZfOWrm3vnpbjLU5vyvIRXkzgIdGNCeYMLlO6EIQQzjOwsZzYm8yR9CHjG6-2OnRpOmbTPaHpewN5s_PQ6jKyiH3XuSc1G/s400/403_2019_27_Architect_Street+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">403 - Architect Street (plein air)<br />
14"x18" stretched canvas<br />
sold</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFytzgmk38QDR2Qi6jeup6jz_O7giJpmVvEK2GK_a97c-XfJQG9FYl-lTZZNcv49WdAoygmkG6Bxs8uI2xMpcZwBf0DXui4-NtCSkHA1VlQ85rXteZIBAB3qE_g7TSkPtWP9GJxCNQLMG/s1600/387_2019_11_Didn%2527t_See_You.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="747" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFytzgmk38QDR2Qi6jeup6jz_O7giJpmVvEK2GK_a97c-XfJQG9FYl-lTZZNcv49WdAoygmkG6Bxs8uI2xMpcZwBf0DXui4-NtCSkHA1VlQ85rXteZIBAB3qE_g7TSkPtWP9GJxCNQLMG/s400/387_2019_11_Didn%2527t_See_You.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">387 - Didn't See You<br />
12"x9" stretched canvas<br />
200</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<b><br /></b></div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-19635274951021268922019-11-23T22:36:00.000-06:002019-11-23T22:36:48.058-06:00Rust<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
These were painted from reference photographs over the summer, with modified Zorn palette. Each piece took about 2-3 hours to finish, except for the first one that took one hour. They are about 14"x10", oil on paper. Oil paint dries through oxidation which is how rust forms. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
When I travel to less populated parts of the U.S. the use of land in those areas always fascinates me: Forests, farmlands, swamps, parking lots, and factories; Mid-sized towns with no public transportation or sidewalks; Dilapidated downtowns and suburban drive-through Starbucks; Dead cars rusting away in front yards, back alleys, and vacant lots. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyQQXhh8JDq9HeZ4UEFIRKALkcpjRpcFHLk9DFrF58HEWOM952rhkbWu6meKPD1LijTPf1e-0wWd4GwA8Oo8T0el0gyTWlfJEIvGm7mMFbgBpFULJpHKDJuso28qP25DNjiJ4mUXnwdlm/s1600/414_2019_38_Rust_I+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyQQXhh8JDq9HeZ4UEFIRKALkcpjRpcFHLk9DFrF58HEWOM952rhkbWu6meKPD1LijTPf1e-0wWd4GwA8Oo8T0el0gyTWlfJEIvGm7mMFbgBpFULJpHKDJuso28qP25DNjiJ4mUXnwdlm/s320/414_2019_38_Rust_I+copy.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LbDzop151kb0hMAeGLWCP4x90_nJXoei0oNs90IobE_pxsVSuBtEOu1-n2sH5viXitstbbml3cmWZ0zkXHY5GA2fkB_XzWjFCFlpjk-yBVb81B9bYyu7zJEY8dNt1bnfZW6EUtAKS9rt/s1600/415_2019_39_Rust_II+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LbDzop151kb0hMAeGLWCP4x90_nJXoei0oNs90IobE_pxsVSuBtEOu1-n2sH5viXitstbbml3cmWZ0zkXHY5GA2fkB_XzWjFCFlpjk-yBVb81B9bYyu7zJEY8dNt1bnfZW6EUtAKS9rt/s320/415_2019_39_Rust_II+copy.jpg" width="251" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkaj9VQoNxz1YzQOHWAOUL1-kGhTu0H8F7KxinJy151hDlSFj9DhquL005PrTpRpDUIejR5Fx5W26jKUIGTUBw7rixBJEv4QcovL2Q4ocknJzh_MtWHG6XX9Gqj2YSf3I-nwtpcv0jW6G/s1600/416_2019_40_Rust_III+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkaj9VQoNxz1YzQOHWAOUL1-kGhTu0H8F7KxinJy151hDlSFj9DhquL005PrTpRpDUIejR5Fx5W26jKUIGTUBw7rixBJEv4QcovL2Q4ocknJzh_MtWHG6XX9Gqj2YSf3I-nwtpcv0jW6G/s320/416_2019_40_Rust_III+copy.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW5p8P546VZtp-qfzG3WmCJv0eX6_5-vdsrqu429A7xpOWEqrilPuMMdu8Flx5cNFgm64B1-SUR3JOOdk6lO-QCxnQZZmqEraPena5T8WmNeMcojDN5voc43eNNd_25_k5wKf-x2X6Z6-/s1600/417_2019_41_Rust_IV+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW5p8P546VZtp-qfzG3WmCJv0eX6_5-vdsrqu429A7xpOWEqrilPuMMdu8Flx5cNFgm64B1-SUR3JOOdk6lO-QCxnQZZmqEraPena5T8WmNeMcojDN5voc43eNNd_25_k5wKf-x2X6Z6-/s320/417_2019_41_Rust_IV+copy.jpg" width="243" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-36584024880235096222019-08-11T19:20:00.000-05:002019-08-12T10:13:02.379-05:00Appetite for DestructionDestruction proceeds the creation, or re-creation. I enjoy smudging and erasing images just to see if I can rebuild them differently. If I don't take the time to do so, the finished paintings would look odd, because they lack this certain quality that I'm after, which I can't explain in words exactly what that is. Energy? Tension? Danger? Attitude? I don't know.<br />
<br />
It feels invigorating to completely erase a finished painting! When my paintings come out dead, I take an electric sander and sand them down to nothing. This is another reason I love painting on wooden panels.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7IDyBV8We2GYe4vXq_WKLjaMnMua-POkT3fmH9-AK4bsyImErEIjWHo60hJJbrOwuzK09cxmlg0CAptYEhN8GOQ0AIhcNoJQng0C3t0jWTDD-GEk0mWABaqTpDNB-H1WNcNFlNn_iwzC/s1600/IMG_4706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7IDyBV8We2GYe4vXq_WKLjaMnMua-POkT3fmH9-AK4bsyImErEIjWHo60hJJbrOwuzK09cxmlg0CAptYEhN8GOQ0AIhcNoJQng0C3t0jWTDD-GEk0mWABaqTpDNB-H1WNcNFlNn_iwzC/s320/IMG_4706.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trace of gray paint stays after sanding</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The leftover paint acts as a groove and I kinda like painting on a surface that is not completely white. It also fits my subject matter of aged or abandoned structures in urban landscape.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkidMvayrhQwbaYBD6s7WfPwALKPH0ehwNbC87s4dWl3SNb3tguUtaSFBK14TvQuT37okqeY6foALiTpq1RZPDdc3MPDBRADyF9Ycq5f7D2iP29JMTsOPJaazR1ZzQ5M4AP5rTK9eflym0/s1600/IMG_4708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkidMvayrhQwbaYBD6s7WfPwALKPH0ehwNbC87s4dWl3SNb3tguUtaSFBK14TvQuT37okqeY6foALiTpq1RZPDdc3MPDBRADyF9Ycq5f7D2iP29JMTsOPJaazR1ZzQ5M4AP5rTK9eflym0/s320/IMG_4708.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">underpainting in transparent oxide red</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
My underpainting sometimes turns out really tight. Depending on the subject matter I go back and forth between really loose and tight underpaintings. I wanted to be faithful to the form of this car but left the background less defined.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNn13SHBSOjj-fRm3tI7BSaoV-EiJve0FR_l2ghqKz8cfZ4J4bxOZJA1A1cGASDD7qmRT8B8jnjXMjQs0-qeq8rx5pR-UhZsN09ks_z3-ijVN1e5lWC_GJ5jdhNd11aUHCL60jnyL2Tkd0/s1600/358_2018_18_Tempest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1600" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNn13SHBSOjj-fRm3tI7BSaoV-EiJve0FR_l2ghqKz8cfZ4J4bxOZJA1A1cGASDD7qmRT8B8jnjXMjQs0-qeq8rx5pR-UhZsN09ks_z3-ijVN1e5lWC_GJ5jdhNd11aUHCL60jnyL2Tkd0/s320/358_2018_18_Tempest.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tempest</i>, 2018, oil on panel, 32"x48"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Painting with brayers opened up a whole new universe in front of me. When I paint plein air I still use brushes, but in the studio with larger panels, I don't even dream of using brushes.<br />
<br />
Nowadays I stop sanding the original paintings halfway and leave ghost images.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXwHpJoV1a6EDd_94PEb1aISOMPaJ9dK302FvXPPjQE3hRFM1cEZ-bDp_D4urmVM_4NR4VWoBu6IOVVu1uFvIok8ij1YkFIOFO6UNVg3U9wLaYUU56V8M6PCcXZ7n2d-g6P2vrkqI2tvV/s1600/IMG_0462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXwHpJoV1a6EDd_94PEb1aISOMPaJ9dK302FvXPPjQE3hRFM1cEZ-bDp_D4urmVM_4NR4VWoBu6IOVVu1uFvIok8ij1YkFIOFO6UNVg3U9wLaYUU56V8M6PCcXZ7n2d-g6P2vrkqI2tvV/s320/IMG_0462.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDiRwJ0ra6tLiv0P_S59iPr7ZbCdWsnsJ22GSV1s6oIU38pBrxx30Rc8wAAuReAA7DdVNNSMP-1i8gy8-Quffapb1WC73i3ISNMyxe2yRfxlvAmll709EHY78V4FKaxJLnKROT_aeg5Lk/s1600/IMG_0463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDiRwJ0ra6tLiv0P_S59iPr7ZbCdWsnsJ22GSV1s6oIU38pBrxx30Rc8wAAuReAA7DdVNNSMP-1i8gy8-Quffapb1WC73i3ISNMyxe2yRfxlvAmll709EHY78V4FKaxJLnKROT_aeg5Lk/s320/IMG_0463.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
I painted over these in a way that the ghost images showed through - they became the "under-underpantings."<br />
<br />
By the way dried oil paint powder is toxic. Don't forget to wear a mask and goggles when sanding!<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-83646675518347246962018-12-15T16:44:00.002-06:002018-12-15T16:45:07.713-06:00Plein Air Painting and Cast ShadowsThe biggest difference between painting on location (en plein air) and painting in studio is the time management. Although some painters (like Monet) go back to the same location multiple times to finish one painting over days and weeks, most plein air painters spend about 3 hours to finish a painting. Within those 3-hour painters, a portion of them put in finishing touches in their studios. Many develop a larger studio painting based on the smaller plein air pieces, field notes, and their memories. I've made multiple-day plein air paintings, not by choice, when I was in class and ran out of time. But I prefer to finish the damn thing on location in one sitting and move on.<br />
<br />
Painting en plein air in winter is especially tricky though, because within 3 hours, the direction of cast shadows shifts close to 60°. You have to decide when to switch from painting what you see to painting what you remember. To me the switch usually happens midway through the 3-hour session. If I don't make the switch, I end up making a painting like this:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXRWyWeZ4ni5KO19lyuoYToiEpE_CbYjnKA-XMKMBSASQQqgtC0FZQqVHNz-ViRhJsI2sCOfBQhggsKt8s0S47yaay4PILib5xy4pOIU3bh2T6GMBR5RrEPGS5YWXGRsE7AEDTr7j8W0h/s1600/94.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1600" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXRWyWeZ4ni5KO19lyuoYToiEpE_CbYjnKA-XMKMBSASQQqgtC0FZQqVHNz-ViRhJsI2sCOfBQhggsKt8s0S47yaay4PILib5xy4pOIU3bh2T6GMBR5RrEPGS5YWXGRsE7AEDTr7j8W0h/s320/94.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanger on Desire Street<br />
oil on canvas, 16"x22" (2013)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The cast shadows on the ground were painted early on, and the shadows of the two rooftop chimneys were put in near the end of the same 3-hour session - duh!<br />
This will never happen in a studio, unless you're making a surreal painting that purposely messes with perception.<br />
<br />
The painting below was done in about 3 hours in a strong wind, while shivering and saying hello to the passersby and security guards. I was also under at least 8 security cameras.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWdAOL82uN3lbjYW2-eoG43_amhjgVEST3Vbue_-hOqGOfUwUxtvqRvc7HXt2liRf10T-GDEMLAjVWCFo3hlFEC6mmBDDPQP4MD2SsIYRhvyoYIk6nROZ2brgGvb5L0kuk4PJ4ZD3NxAg/s1600/IMG_5729+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1600" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWdAOL82uN3lbjYW2-eoG43_amhjgVEST3Vbue_-hOqGOfUwUxtvqRvc7HXt2liRf10T-GDEMLAjVWCFo3hlFEC6mmBDDPQP4MD2SsIYRhvyoYIk6nROZ2brgGvb5L0kuk4PJ4ZD3NxAg/s320/IMG_5729+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">French Quarter Alleyway <br />
(or Askew Light Post Named Wallace)<br />
oil on panel, 8"x12" (2018)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The red and yellow buildings in the background stayed lit in the same way the whole time, but the brick buildings on the left went from dominantly-in-shades to completely-lit by sunlight. The top of the shadows cast by the tall buildings on the right side (off the frame) was at the third floor level of the buildings on the left when I started. But within 2 hours or so, the sun moved (or I should say the earth turned) to where the top of the same cast shadow was on the sidewalk. I decided that the top of the cast shadow should be in the middle of the light-green doorway, and lined everything up accordingly.<br />
<br />
Now the question is, what made the top of the light post askew in real life while the rest of the post stayed straight?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-12568667425657983662018-12-04T17:53:00.000-06:002018-12-15T14:50:39.395-06:00View from MaurepasMaurepas Foods closed in October of 2015, after 3 glorious years as the neighborhood restaurant with inexpensive & innovative Southern dishes that highlighted seasonal ingredients. Their staff was always nice and friendly, a rarity in most hip establishments in Bywater (or anywhere else in the U.S.), and the decor matched the food they served as well: tastefully new and authentic at the same time. It was one of our favorite places to eat.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
When I made the plein air painting below, they weren't open yet. I remember seeing boarded windows and a sign saying 'Maurepas Foods coming soon' or things of that nature. There was (and still is) a wrap-around awning that creates a nice shade where you can set up an easel and look at this view across the street in morning sun.</div>
<div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmciOtY7oW89JUcPH66vjJFM2hyphenhyphenXb6qmdNoPjiOqsLTuAuo18wgVRgvox3YhS5dsaeUfENZ6kAAwoZnhykCF22FLoA89jFJ5Pl5gOjkGiXuMtrEbuKJJ4ON9hpLJvgIHErDBCdyoQW7z0b/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1600" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmciOtY7oW89JUcPH66vjJFM2hyphenhyphenXb6qmdNoPjiOqsLTuAuo18wgVRgvox3YhS5dsaeUfENZ6kAAwoZnhykCF22FLoA89jFJ5Pl5gOjkGiXuMtrEbuKJJ4ON9hpLJvgIHErDBCdyoQW7z0b/s320/13.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koffskey Building, oil on canvas, 18"x24"<br />
(2010 or 11)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
L.E. Koffskey building used to be a pharmacy, but its current owners/residents are a photographer and a musician. I've been inside once a while back, and it was really nice since they kept the original tiled floor and most of the display cases that looked almost antique. The two-story building to the right is a yoga studio at the bottom floor, and an apartment on the second floor. </div>
<div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMx826lQMvTcY8jZMymwIbBK565ETYYNIw6H-DmGFX2aEfQzdx0MwwUhNLtdxcYk2IC-GIMZrNgObwiS_cgK1xUdD1efakJz1VYoH5YpFy7EsiY1nL2crwavw2H9SYPYT2Rj9HsFyjJ-gO/s1600/374_2018_34_View_From_Maurepas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1197" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMx826lQMvTcY8jZMymwIbBK565ETYYNIw6H-DmGFX2aEfQzdx0MwwUhNLtdxcYk2IC-GIMZrNgObwiS_cgK1xUdD1efakJz1VYoH5YpFy7EsiY1nL2crwavw2H9SYPYT2Rj9HsFyjJ-gO/s320/374_2018_34_View_From_Maurepas.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Maurepas, oil on panel, 10"x20"<br />
(November 2018)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
After Maurepas Foods closed, the building behind me (which you don't see in the paintings) stays empty. The two Japanese Maple trees by the Koffskey building have grown much taller since the last time I painted them. And on this crisp fall morning they were in red and gold.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-57481971586285905712018-11-29T19:24:00.003-06:002018-11-29T19:53:51.417-06:00View from the Bomb FactorySince the weather turned tolerable, I've started painting outdoors again, usually with Phil and Claude. This past month we painted in Bywater area of New Orleans, for the eclectic mix of blight, swank, and funk. I really enjoy just being in Bywater.<br />
<br />
One day Phil texted us soliciting ideas for the next painting location. My first answer was Japonica and N. Robertson at the edge of the Upper 9th.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzvK_UP8m-iGlVvlE-BmH6__GJVASJ9EjjUm4ZOSqFYScFFh8zUdjI7U3hZoUCM2voI2-S9PGTZnirSdD-O5wOnxVsa1C39LVr2jmKGBl-4-oTcGMPmMKmTVLaJCb3VQdOw7gyM3-2k3o/s1600/172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzvK_UP8m-iGlVvlE-BmH6__GJVASJ9EjjUm4ZOSqFYScFFh8zUdjI7U3hZoUCM2voI2-S9PGTZnirSdD-O5wOnxVsa1C39LVr2jmKGBl-4-oTcGMPmMKmTVLaJCb3VQdOw7gyM3-2k3o/s320/172.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of my favorite views in the city</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The studio painting above is from 2014, and 24"x36" on canvas. The bridge is the Claiborne Bridge over the Industrial Canal. Below is from this month.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapiWIfmHvKteZufNtHo9j5lRMCwBCqy2LOyxN2Nh2K3wSPRtpq7rSoxbmpcoKGKKkgKPeaQyLCu-MkBuKguL5cX4p3jEm-h4NX5GrpQmGtKSKs6muzMLBD0RZTCJBa_lcGe-eSU4Eb92P/s1600/373_2018_33_View_From_The_Bomb_Factory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="476" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapiWIfmHvKteZufNtHo9j5lRMCwBCqy2LOyxN2Nh2K3wSPRtpq7rSoxbmpcoKGKKkgKPeaQyLCu-MkBuKguL5cX4p3jEm-h4NX5GrpQmGtKSKs6muzMLBD0RZTCJBa_lcGe-eSU4Eb92P/s320/373_2018_33_View_From_The_Bomb_Factory.jpg" width="210" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>View from the Bomb Factory</i><br />
oil on muslin and Gatorfoam, 12"x8"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
I've been experimenting with different painting surfaces again. When I paint with others I can hitch a ride, but when I'm alone the weight of the painting gear becomes a problem rather quickly even on a short bike ride. Instead of getting into better physical fitness, my solution has always been to look for the lightest painting gear.<br />
<br />
Gatorfoam Board had been on my radar for a while because of its light weight and warp-resistant hard surface. It's basically a foam core board sandwiched with ultra thin wooden veneers, and they are used most commonly for indoor signage. The surface is water proof and a lot of watercolorists use them as a support for stretching watercolor paper. The foam core center, which is exposed on the sides, will deteriorate when oil paint or solvent touches it. Most oil painters would adhere gessoed linen onto the board using rabbit skin glue or PVA. But I hate canvases and I can't afford linen.<br />
<br />
Muslin is used, among other things, for diffusing lights in film production, and we had a huge roll of it in the closet. It's thinner and has a much smoother surface than canvases, and it's perfect for the light weight painting surface. <i>View from the Bomb Factory </i>above was the second painting I made on muslin and Gatorfoam: I really liked painting on it.<br />
<br />
But!<br />
It takes so much time and labor just to prepare the panels, and I'm not sure if I can continue justifying the time I'm NOT actually painting. There are pre-made panels for sale but they are so damn expensive because they use linen instead of muslin (and oil primed! highest quality!). And Gatorfoam alone ain't cheap either.<br />
<br />
(<a href="http://www.thebombfactorynola.com/" target="_blank">The Bomb Factory</a>, by the way, is across the street from this fenced area in the paintings, and they do magical restorations on classic cars and hot rods. Hi Rick!)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-43442168376447480512018-04-04T22:34:00.000-05:002018-08-07T14:34:23.840-05:00Ghost Ship v. Zorn Palette ReduxFor the first time in 2-3 years (I can't remember exactly how long) I painted en plein air, and the first two didn't turn out too well. I'm blaming the small size of the panel surface instead of my technical inability to produce masterpieces(!) those two times.<br />
<br />
The first painting was made in Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville, LA, which is a 40 minute drive north from New Orleans, facing Lake Pontchartrain. It was pure nature with water, sky, white sand, and some tall grass on a 12"x16" panel. It's not a bad painting, but it's too colorful for my 'gloom and doom' style.<br />
<br />
The second was done in Madisonville, LA, about 20 more minutes' drive west from Mandeville. Google Maps told me that there was a lighthouse near where Tchefuncte River meets Lake Pontchartrain. So I was going to see how close the lighthouse was to the shore, and if I could paint it.<br />
<br />
Upon arriving at the south end of Main Street, across a large gravel area with a simple empty boat raunch and two brand-new but empty picnic areas, all I saw was this abandoned boat around the bend.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU_gaj5Tqzz4bt3j8cQzqCCt2yQNmXawnv0jxT-QDyCzjgvdUsFTJnVY9Id7Tpr2-Q6gdTRJajy7YJF-IU9d0DkVdHiUCKKMhK2M92g-ZiMJ70-wIK9m3LufEEHgcB_RsFzdItveUzdnz/s1600/IMG_4390+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU_gaj5Tqzz4bt3j8cQzqCCt2yQNmXawnv0jxT-QDyCzjgvdUsFTJnVY9Id7Tpr2-Q6gdTRJajy7YJF-IU9d0DkVdHiUCKKMhK2M92g-ZiMJ70-wIK9m3LufEEHgcB_RsFzdItveUzdnz/s320/IMG_4390+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my new BFF</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I found out later that the locals call it 'the Ghost Ship' but it is actually a tow boat 'Freedom' that sank there in the '90s, raised, sank again, then raised again. Someone wanted to turn this into a floating bed and breakfast at some point. (check out the posts near the bottom of the thread on <a href="http://www.steamboats.org/forum/river-talk-cruises/2871-towing-company-junk-fleets-3.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">streamboats.org</a> for more info)<br />
<br />
The biggest mistake I made was not bringing a big enough canvas to paint this view. My 12"x12" panel didn't do justice (yes I'm blaming the panel, not my skills) and I promised the boat that I shall return.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENRmVsa0B1KZuAzrw0lXr_NQ-PtWgXXGxNrZFArGInOk6w1hI6CPeSnnataknCOAeXJ8Dj9918jQnmLwdfI9-i8u8Ld4zI36Q9uN6yfZ2pSMxKeoColFxnbnoLRRVIvDy1hnWeDRQDzse/s1600/IMG_2778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENRmVsa0B1KZuAzrw0lXr_NQ-PtWgXXGxNrZFArGInOk6w1hI6CPeSnnataknCOAeXJ8Dj9918jQnmLwdfI9-i8u8Ld4zI36Q9uN6yfZ2pSMxKeoColFxnbnoLRRVIvDy1hnWeDRQDzse/s320/IMG_2778.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"It's all about the stance." - photo by Aaron R.<br />
Totally ignoring the lighthouse behind me</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
The return match a week later started out sketchy. The morning fog was so thick that I was afraid the boat won't be visible at all. As soon as we (me and my poor husband who had to drive me around hundreds of miles) came around the bend, it became clear that the stage had already been set. Perfectly. I couldn't have asked for a better painting subject.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3u_Ad2HTvX57DyJw0BVKAFwfg8kQCFkN0q4-jjtoX2ZNT1fbCEYPgqwX_8bvMYPOjqqRJM8tJVdHSrpdJZPJ1sy9VESNHTQ8ZM4hGu_phcsHjSC_Fb8BmQ7391-1VQUc_fT59qUsiXsc/s1600/IMG_2799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3u_Ad2HTvX57DyJw0BVKAFwfg8kQCFkN0q4-jjtoX2ZNT1fbCEYPgqwX_8bvMYPOjqqRJM8tJVdHSrpdJZPJ1sy9VESNHTQ8ZM4hGu_phcsHjSC_Fb8BmQ7391-1VQUc_fT59qUsiXsc/s320/IMG_2799.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn that smoke machine up to 11, Jimmy!<br />
photo by Aaron R.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
There was no clear division between the sky and the lake, and the fog enveloped the boat like a smoke machine in some David Lynch movie. But the real fog tends to lift pretty quickly.<br />
<br />
Zorn Palette to the rescue! The modified version I used was made up of Winsor Red Deep, Yellow Ochre, Ivory Black, Titanium White, Transparent White (Gamblin's 1980 series), and a tiny amount of Ultramarine Blue.<br />
<br />
This 18"x36" painting of the Ghost Ship is the largest that I've done en plein air, and I actually find it easier to paint larger. I used to paint on small panels on location mainly because I can't transport wet paintings larger than 12"x16" with my current bike setup. Even when you hitch a ride with another painter, there is just no room for large canvases with two sets of painting gears taking up room. <br />
<br />
I have to come up with a new bicycle setup that would allow me to carry large wet canvases, and wait for a bike lane to magically appear on the 23-mile long Causeway Bridge. How did van Gogh carry his wet canvas on his back?<br />
<br />
Anyway, our return match was cut short because of an approaching ginormous rain storm (typical!). About an hour into painting the fog lifted completely, then my husband with a radar app stood next to me counting down how many minutes I had left before the storm came ("you have about 15 minutes... 10 minutes... pack up NOW!!"). There was less than 5 minutes to paint the reflection - maybe it ended up better that way.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9igfzMFaXKkHjC3m4nW5Xr7v20T2M8Xzj4xZXNgQ0dxLM2JAjnBYeyVvrS6tILkzw6mQAOJM-7cLEN1S-kvvaLZdI4E0fHien3vBboYWi3a-G_Jh-xDnHiDg4IY9VCczuaz_XulMJOJ__/s1600/IMG_4426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1600" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9igfzMFaXKkHjC3m4nW5Xr7v20T2M8Xzj4xZXNgQ0dxLM2JAjnBYeyVvrS6tILkzw6mQAOJM-7cLEN1S-kvvaLZdI4E0fHien3vBboYWi3a-G_Jh-xDnHiDg4IY9VCczuaz_XulMJOJ__/s320/IMG_4426.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Freedom (a.k.a. The Ghost Ship)</i><br />
oil on canvas, 18"x36"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
I always thought that limitations force you to be creative. Add some sense of urgency, and you do things you haven't done before.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-73653079973850046792018-03-04T22:37:00.000-06:002018-03-09T12:53:17.666-06:00Brayer painting with water-soluble oil paintThis is what I've been doing the past year and a half -- painting with brayers instead of brushes, using Cobra water-soluble oil paint and Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel and Fluid. It's usually a two-sitting process, first for developing under-painting, and second sitting (about a week later) for layering glazes. I also use squeegees, silicon scrapers, Q-tips, fingers, and paper towels to scrape and wipe paint off to show the white of the panel surface for lighter areas of a composition.<br />
<br />
I recently tried using Weber Res-N-Gel instead of Gamblin's Solvent-Free Gel and Fluid for the same process. Since RNG contains modified resin that doesn't give me headaches or sore throat, it works well for small spaces. But! It has a really slippery feeling when applying with brayers: brayers slide on the panel surface instead of rolling. I know it's really a specific problem for me just because I paint with brayers, but it's a huge enough issue that I'm sticking with Solvent-Free Gel and Fluid!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBbA-IEeqnCM7ojRu-8M6vTzIRmIt5SEDIIx1os-fhvwi8dRrDswP0YyT3Qd5sI7LvJn4x-ACMEz7I4makZE2KQmHbJUUFMf7GlJHSRbEZ2zaQy2Z1HmsJfDpGhSMg2_sJm-EbFK_v2CJ/s1600/IMG_4215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBbA-IEeqnCM7ojRu-8M6vTzIRmIt5SEDIIx1os-fhvwi8dRrDswP0YyT3Qd5sI7LvJn4x-ACMEz7I4makZE2KQmHbJUUFMf7GlJHSRbEZ2zaQy2Z1HmsJfDpGhSMg2_sJm-EbFK_v2CJ/s320/IMG_4215.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transparent Oxide Red/Yellow under-painting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRyayCbcFLnBPIpO-IU4JltMjfe0xB3wVjScMJD37s-FHpULeb20PGiU2wf6ZbLs0A0MQumv_2_5TaFoz18SyywpeItPPEozoyRKXpX1x0NglrlYgoX-vcyGXGDfVWjsEavlM1IlPs0YH/s1600/IMG_4220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRyayCbcFLnBPIpO-IU4JltMjfe0xB3wVjScMJD37s-FHpULeb20PGiU2wf6ZbLs0A0MQumv_2_5TaFoz18SyywpeItPPEozoyRKXpX1x0NglrlYgoX-vcyGXGDfVWjsEavlM1IlPs0YH/s320/IMG_4220.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ultramarine Blue glaze layer <br />
(before wiping and scraping light areas)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIXHo7yMGh1XkpqlcKbTcKvCMlPDEdMMY8V7CJSB4JtOm9zwC8YLXDGlWAacUoLafopH1YxgsenRHtWiCdoH0pNnSxVznhyw_Io_4pRVnYkhtuolNboUVR0Q3x_1CCwCxSXGqQ-U7mW8M/s1600/IMG_4221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIXHo7yMGh1XkpqlcKbTcKvCMlPDEdMMY8V7CJSB4JtOm9zwC8YLXDGlWAacUoLafopH1YxgsenRHtWiCdoH0pNnSxVznhyw_Io_4pRVnYkhtuolNboUVR0Q3x_1CCwCxSXGqQ-U7mW8M/s320/IMG_4221.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tailin'</i><br />
oil on panel, 24"x18"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
There are about 6 soft brayers in different widths in my rotation. Squeegee is about 12" wide. It is amazing what these simple but versatile tools can do, and how easy it is to obtain soft edges and transparency. Cleaning is fun with just soap and water. Yay!</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-51918590871869355052017-08-04T18:50:00.000-05:002017-08-04T18:53:48.576-05:00Through a Glass Darkly thesis show, March 2017Where were we?<br />
<br />
Here are some photos from my thesis reception at Carroll Gallery at Tulane University in New Orleans. Thanks everyone for coming out!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidywJw67ARWJ3QTPTRKktb_AyL-Rrfx55LfSiracZws-AMxW1VAaktDkvA12zMWkMx5JyeG0PbM6daRUxFtswdIKrunlombqrtnQHWSVc6zOkF503oYZmt3N2JHZwa213ZbF0N84JdZQRf/s1600/DSCN0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidywJw67ARWJ3QTPTRKktb_AyL-Rrfx55LfSiracZws-AMxW1VAaktDkvA12zMWkMx5JyeG0PbM6daRUxFtswdIKrunlombqrtnQHWSVc6zOkF503oYZmt3N2JHZwa213ZbF0N84JdZQRf/s320/DSCN0008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPxNk0RHnCeFYnCf2vPiIOWq30Fxd7CVyG5AZdNmW4ia02UJSBmA8uH0GCqf_7wTj0W2j3dygTCWRyPnN_h91_fusFR3NX3RnD_T093Tsk-_f-RRv_TRN8AlLwa-Ig-cUkYBt9YkfRlhn/s1600/DSCN0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPxNk0RHnCeFYnCf2vPiIOWq30Fxd7CVyG5AZdNmW4ia02UJSBmA8uH0GCqf_7wTj0W2j3dygTCWRyPnN_h91_fusFR3NX3RnD_T093Tsk-_f-RRv_TRN8AlLwa-Ig-cUkYBt9YkfRlhn/s320/DSCN0004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XbBYmL8zxWclzGxkFXA69J8gDeC19M1kvAfLNVV6fuH1miltv3r5j6eA2P8FWqnk2thQHdNz3eGYIuoIKUKLp1wiZvM-Vd3aTrcNMudBj1HjYemmDz4dy66mPOA6_d-WGFdV9qR4qtq8/s1600/DSCN0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XbBYmL8zxWclzGxkFXA69J8gDeC19M1kvAfLNVV6fuH1miltv3r5j6eA2P8FWqnk2thQHdNz3eGYIuoIKUKLp1wiZvM-Vd3aTrcNMudBj1HjYemmDz4dy66mPOA6_d-WGFdV9qR4qtq8/s320/DSCN0014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiafFY4_OuDOz6lUZXylqaV_ChIHBoRYT0wefH0_o1AGrTZZ2zgRqj3HDZurMvw7vlqYEjj_TFRpW6vA-MfrlrzpvHZ-SVuCvy2w7HCEv-0F24MrJDI6ocjUEDs2tqBuxvDGQsmY9g2v9/s1600/DSCN0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiafFY4_OuDOz6lUZXylqaV_ChIHBoRYT0wefH0_o1AGrTZZ2zgRqj3HDZurMvw7vlqYEjj_TFRpW6vA-MfrlrzpvHZ-SVuCvy2w7HCEv-0F24MrJDI6ocjUEDs2tqBuxvDGQsmY9g2v9/s320/DSCN0020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJbepXu5KvOKAJl8nTnTCEI0W4EhzmP2zpuYna7yOkUKFBJ96U0EK765ApYhApbZiiQ8QvoI9-aXEzutMj329prEhULM82bas_GRi6VWd43Gb-7_tg7RF4AYcdRi9EzmBsGYoo-q27uzA/s1600/DSCN0070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJbepXu5KvOKAJl8nTnTCEI0W4EhzmP2zpuYna7yOkUKFBJ96U0EK765ApYhApbZiiQ8QvoI9-aXEzutMj329prEhULM82bas_GRi6VWd43Gb-7_tg7RF4AYcdRi9EzmBsGYoo-q27uzA/s320/DSCN0070.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUVgXHdUTsuhdk3XnkVGu9RSFEMozdtVgYTdAUfkCtTxcyFx3EwSviVUk_0UaKOJvkBcosKvviazsTfeVU93pUfovMJ5lAlqfLg25Gr8DNmmNayMWqJ42tjy4y41r4OIefLh0o3sLYpGG/s1600/DSCN0063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUVgXHdUTsuhdk3XnkVGu9RSFEMozdtVgYTdAUfkCtTxcyFx3EwSviVUk_0UaKOJvkBcosKvviazsTfeVU93pUfovMJ5lAlqfLg25Gr8DNmmNayMWqJ42tjy4y41r4OIefLh0o3sLYpGG/s320/DSCN0063.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4j0M_ocUwCL-Ly_VhO5MotWlNi_5uG7Fk4JxF-EmvtcYjZeOaGCmZX0n-L02sAW0S0W24Pi-gt9OeVPz35DfnRlK2EvEMtk_jLFxVE7kxSYG7XgT-76gzfS9uXspSYZtliu5kIF7bAgS/s1600/DSCN0054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4j0M_ocUwCL-Ly_VhO5MotWlNi_5uG7Fk4JxF-EmvtcYjZeOaGCmZX0n-L02sAW0S0W24Pi-gt9OeVPz35DfnRlK2EvEMtk_jLFxVE7kxSYG7XgT-76gzfS9uXspSYZtliu5kIF7bAgS/s320/DSCN0054.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_X-uXPNdKkl50tK7XUTeqO_jWKG2Xv3sH4nCLxfDq20NnJq99gLhDPEAraFwu-hI-bATX1M54S5r-1o4fymYBZCiQi6cZqdUqU5msSya58As33tr3hMsvMomWZGBsW2BNn7l7z0RH1sU/s1600/DSCN0028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_X-uXPNdKkl50tK7XUTeqO_jWKG2Xv3sH4nCLxfDq20NnJq99gLhDPEAraFwu-hI-bATX1M54S5r-1o4fymYBZCiQi6cZqdUqU5msSya58As33tr3hMsvMomWZGBsW2BNn7l7z0RH1sU/s320/DSCN0028.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHSL6loHm57PVJXUDx-DfiwmD8vNVflRlKzPLgkAH3hZ4tFdYKV9SrCnIX8VusCRtD9Prw8Cg_t8IGbtP04QgIjDT6FtC-5nfnpWvsIPIFdN11rwyV79zXUCpoiiLQe_5HF-BE4XgoLwt/s1600/DSCN0040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHSL6loHm57PVJXUDx-DfiwmD8vNVflRlKzPLgkAH3hZ4tFdYKV9SrCnIX8VusCRtD9Prw8Cg_t8IGbtP04QgIjDT6FtC-5nfnpWvsIPIFdN11rwyV79zXUCpoiiLQe_5HF-BE4XgoLwt/s320/DSCN0040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iPSBFDwuVlE3sju0bLpQ9JOKqsQB5cfH6PZYvbtHjBp23DVvtqSxKOm67E4yRWrhgGdW9vipS-STSyXLLfG0_QqHKIU4eL159b4-5fqWQA6P5KGLYt5MUrHnoZ_3h7yA_TA8BXq64EU2/s1600/DSCN0033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iPSBFDwuVlE3sju0bLpQ9JOKqsQB5cfH6PZYvbtHjBp23DVvtqSxKOm67E4yRWrhgGdW9vipS-STSyXLLfG0_QqHKIU4eL159b4-5fqWQA6P5KGLYt5MUrHnoZ_3h7yA_TA8BXq64EU2/s320/DSCN0033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRtAytJu2-Kb_p6dh_I0c-a_HVtRk6Xep7t4I1AnkWH-m4DrA8awxKY-LFM-UXlbhIjACWmrC6uRO48Nza5apDRzP7MiXGYK0O9F4tn2wBUYLT-nacGKpZwSh4lK4hwRxNRkwQ2eIcaLA/s1600/DSCN0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRtAytJu2-Kb_p6dh_I0c-a_HVtRk6Xep7t4I1AnkWH-m4DrA8awxKY-LFM-UXlbhIjACWmrC6uRO48Nza5apDRzP7MiXGYK0O9F4tn2wBUYLT-nacGKpZwSh4lK4hwRxNRkwQ2eIcaLA/s320/DSCN0017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
The show was titled <i>Through a Glass Darkly</i>. Since I had primarily been a plein air painter before starting grad school at Tulane, I wanted to address the use of photographs in my new painting process. Below is an excerpt of my artist statement for this show:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">The
title of the exhibition, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Through a Glass
Darkly</i>, refers to the use of a camera lens that first captured these images
as reference photographs before human hands abstracted them into paintings.
Another layer of glass (the windshield of a moving vehicle) further influenced
the paintings in the passenger series. The hazy landmarks and suggested details
fall into the darkness, or they are just an illusion all along. Imaginary fog,
smoke, and smudges on the windshield indistinguishably meld together on the
painted surface. The vertical marks made by printmaking brayers resemble
pixelated digital images, in addition to a driving rain on the windshield. The
ambiguity of blurred forms invites active looking, imaginative interpretations,
and contextual guesswork by the viewers based on their memories.</span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Another
reference is made to Ingmar Bergman’s 1961 film of the same title that the
filmmaker adopted from a biblical phrase. The expression is used to explain
having the “obscure or imperfect vision of reality,” and that “we do not now see
clearly, but at the end of time, we will do so.”<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1066759549730912173#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>
The paintings may seem bleak or out of focus, but in each image there is light
at the end of the dark tunnel. Using the New Orleans nightscapes as the subject
matter, these paintings express the sense of unease, as well as fear and
excitement by what may lie ahead.</span></blockquote>
<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" />
</blockquote>
<!--[endif]-->
<br />
<div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1066759549730912173#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> "through a glass
darkly". <i>The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy,
Third Edition</i>. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. Web. 25 March 2017.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/through-a-glass-darkly<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote>
</div>
</div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-71137150467035562132017-06-26T22:19:00.000-05:002017-08-04T19:02:04.144-05:00Post-Grad School Thoughts on... Creating Luck and Timing Mmmmm, the title doesn't make any sense, does it? Luck and timing are, for the most part, beyond one's control.<br />
<br />
When a museum curator gave a talk to my grad school class, she mentioned that in order to become a successful artist, being good at what you do isn't enough. There is luck and timing involved, she said, and I completely agree with her.<br />
<br />
I dreamed of becoming a full-time painter - that's like saying "I want to be a musician!" or "I want to be a writer!" - as I used to have a day job and only painted on weekends. But even the successful painters I've met in the past two years have side gigs that sustain them when things are tough: You need to have a savings account for the rainy day.<br />
<br />
So going to a grad school was my introduction to painting sort of full-time (between history class and teaching a foundation course) and for two years painting was pretty much all I did. I stopped cleaning the house and cooking. I didn't go out to eat or see movies. I didn't even have a part-time job, and it felt strange, but great. It was also difficult for sure, I mean what do you expect, right?<br />
<br />
And I didn't try to sell any of the paintings that I made at school, and that allowed me to have a stock of paintings near graduation. Large and small, some horribly executed, others less. About a week before my thesis show was to open, a friend of mine asked me to hang 3 paintings for a group show set to open in two days. Four days after my thesis show opened, another group show opened on the other side of town that included 6 of my recent paintings. I was also invited to take part in a fundraising group exhibit/sale in that same period with two botanical-themed works. This will never happen again I'm sure. No one can plan on stuff like that and if I knew ahead of time, I probably would have said no to couple of them. But they all came at a great timing, and luckily I had enough paintings to cover them all. (And quite a few of them found new homes!)<br />
<br />
Creating luck and timing, by being prepared, is all I can do for now. If you build it, he will come... whoever he is. I don't mean in just making a bunch of paintings. Writing about and promoting your work are also important. Having friends, colleagues and mentors that support you and your work are invaluable, and I'm extremely lucky to have met & studied with so many wonderful human beings in the past two years! I wish I had everyone's headshot...<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyNhK158qbKuL4whsrNsfNTsATTPapd6LxZ_0jbIyZAntHes7jqwXGvpfsJpgvWyyMBek8A-Qksglzw0Ow2UiNZZm_NhPHbxuAD637U7Opw_Ye8fxglHI8uQ2rEilXb6rJuKusKZ-_j3k/s1600/IMG_2767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyNhK158qbKuL4whsrNsfNTsATTPapd6LxZ_0jbIyZAntHes7jqwXGvpfsJpgvWyyMBek8A-Qksglzw0Ow2UiNZZm_NhPHbxuAD637U7Opw_Ye8fxglHI8uQ2rEilXb6rJuKusKZ-_j3k/s320/IMG_2767.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnghS73W_bpuhjF8kt_nKNBQs22NUmsagDTV3s4oIS5iYlaVkt2tVOHZvmcSD0PMUgD00VISse04tylocagnIvWzoLEwRIzKB1ROvNo0d2Hny2CgsGnwDdNuAEF8dRs28an4RcKo9B-NDx/s1600/IMG_2661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnghS73W_bpuhjF8kt_nKNBQs22NUmsagDTV3s4oIS5iYlaVkt2tVOHZvmcSD0PMUgD00VISse04tylocagnIvWzoLEwRIzKB1ROvNo0d2Hny2CgsGnwDdNuAEF8dRs28an4RcKo9B-NDx/s320/IMG_2661.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVeufcJSBaaO8FI1JxpXkVc6yI9Sl1I7QGdlj0J9ecb9_sdlaRV20qCcf84tBhcu8nzT1DYx4L9vnKcWkCp6PryLhzuWeMFzFmvuORnavXfAvK16ED0uaFRxxGScph_VtTxvCDJMfF5Jn/s1600/IMG_2123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVeufcJSBaaO8FI1JxpXkVc6yI9Sl1I7QGdlj0J9ecb9_sdlaRV20qCcf84tBhcu8nzT1DYx4L9vnKcWkCp6PryLhzuWeMFzFmvuORnavXfAvK16ED0uaFRxxGScph_VtTxvCDJMfF5Jn/s320/IMG_2123.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdSB1PON9QCZy6xgiEmZNnJwPzVshdx5WUuehgUHpeJ6k6l8vARyLOdCTTcJ3nC9Dg1tkVzR7j9wjMZuUS1fcEyTYO9lsZwbrS8yU84xRqkR4Stdhx46yy9UhFvhYJ1tLNPHpab2IFsW-/s1600/DSCN0070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdSB1PON9QCZy6xgiEmZNnJwPzVshdx5WUuehgUHpeJ6k6l8vARyLOdCTTcJ3nC9Dg1tkVzR7j9wjMZuUS1fcEyTYO9lsZwbrS8yU84xRqkR4Stdhx46yy9UhFvhYJ1tLNPHpab2IFsW-/s320/DSCN0070.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-61534633503663376732017-01-02T22:22:00.000-06:002017-01-02T22:23:10.669-06:00Learning the Hard Way pt.3My search for the best alternative paint thinner is coming to a close pretty soon. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!<br />
<br />
The latest non-toxic solvent of choice is... Art Treehouse's Biobased Artist's Thinner.<br />
<br />
<div>
This soy-based thinner doesn't really make the traditional oil paint 'glide' like Gamsol does, but hey I've been able to paint with my windows closed. No headache, no sore throat, no need to listen to Nick Cave or Leonard Cohen. Plus, it doesn't make the paint oily or glossy. The drying time doesn't change either. It's a bit more expensive than Gamsol but I'd be happy to pay extra! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
(note: I use this thinner by itself to thin the paint for the initial layer of alla prima painting process & cleaning - probably not suitable for glazing, etc., or I have no idea how this will act with other mediums since I don't use any)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN36NGTW7I13BHvBd2DbQANCCi8Wxw5mtMXBw6CDoEGYqS4Rxbu4L2UNho6lcElZNHsB9OwKnQBpXuVfJgLsyf5BfLKOiE6O8Yk3wjrDTf9GV3Q6cEQlYARvYX_7MH4n5e1pRtIJTN6xwG/s1600/artist-thinner-200_0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN36NGTW7I13BHvBd2DbQANCCi8Wxw5mtMXBw6CDoEGYqS4Rxbu4L2UNho6lcElZNHsB9OwKnQBpXuVfJgLsyf5BfLKOiE6O8Yk3wjrDTf9GV3Q6cEQlYARvYX_7MH4n5e1pRtIJTN6xwG/s400/artist-thinner-200_0.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah baby<br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-75690843052856931312016-07-29T17:00:00.000-05:002016-07-29T17:01:43.071-05:00Learning the Hard Way pt.2This is not good. 30 minutes into the painting session, I had to stop and vacate the area. I should have known, well, I knew it was a big trouble from the moment I opened the cap of my new paint thinner. But somehow I ignored all the signs for the purpose of experiment.<br />
<br />
I could feel my throat swelling and starting to block the airway, and I could hear my braincells dying. (not really). The windows on my left were open and a fan was blowing air towards the windows about 6 feet away. My easel, palette, and the solvent cup was situated between the fan and the windows as usual.<br />
<br />
Below is the updated list of solvents that I have used so far to thin oil paint, from harsh to mild:<br />
artist-grade turpentine<br />
Xtra-Mild Citrus Thinner<br />
Turpenoid<br />
tie: Gamsol & Neutral Thin<br />
(*this list is not based on any scientific data, and I have nothing to do with any of the manufacturers.)<br />
<br />
The Citrus Thinner was the one I tried earlier today, and I still can't feel my throat when swallowing food or drinks. Have you painted with solvent when you have a bad cold with sore throat? It kinda feels like that. But again, it's not the thinner's fault, I'm just the unlucky one.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOZPv8pJKWq4gvuEfby7vK2RKhyphenhyphenvSVCppgxFfPoSa4EyMwmvq9gfO2VhSo40l40PX6LB91eWlx7vnOkB3FKM-Nr9SlihDQL1SfbtYbzkmhStyYgBRfkQntYOSRH_td9A6W-vRgq5o9oFh/s1600/IMG_1883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOZPv8pJKWq4gvuEfby7vK2RKhyphenhyphenvSVCppgxFfPoSa4EyMwmvq9gfO2VhSo40l40PX6LB91eWlx7vnOkB3FKM-Nr9SlihDQL1SfbtYbzkmhStyYgBRfkQntYOSRH_td9A6W-vRgq5o9oFh/s320/IMG_1883.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this smells like turpentine mixed with citrus oil.<br />
not great for upper-respiratory ailment sufferers.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
I love orange. I love citrus oil. But we were just not meant to be together, Xtra-Mild.<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-79595985062803853212016-07-23T22:21:00.000-05:002016-07-29T17:02:37.366-05:00Learning the Hard Way pt.1<br />
It's been a while since I last painted with traditional oil paint with solvent.<br />
<br />
About 10 months ago I was given a nice studio space, and took a leap into studio painting. Almost immediately I started having horrendous headaches accompanied by sore throat, stuffy nose, and eye irritation that lasted for 4-5 months, and eventually, I even developed a mild depression. I thought I was having a bad sinus infection the whole time. It turned out that I was having a severe reaction to the solvent, although (I thought) the studio was well-ventilated. It was a total surprise because I had been using the same solvent (Gamsol) for more than 5 years at that point, and yeah, I've had headaches and sore throats in the past when I painted indoors for 8 straight hours in well-ventilated room dozens of times. But the symptoms used to go away the next day. This time around, I was in the very, very dark place for a long time.<br />
<br />
I stopped using oil paint all together in the studio because it was the first semester of my MFA program where I didn't have time or energy to explore the alternatives. Plus I was painting monochromatic landscapes in black anyway, so I switched to sumi ink for the rest of the year.<br />
<br />
But the funny thing is that the residual effect lasted about 2 months after I stopped using the damn thing. Serious health hazard.<br />
<br />
Don't get me wrong though: I'm not advocating for a total solvent industry overhaul. Some painters have no problem whatsoever inhaling damar-linseed-turp cocktail everyday with just an open window. I happen to be the unfortunate one. I remember wondering why I couldn't stop crying in my beginning oil classes 8 years ago, which was my first encounter with paint thinner.<br />
<br />
Now the school is off for the summer, and I've been experimenting with water soluble oil paints, as well as regular oil paints with various mediums such as walnut oil, safflower oil, and Gamblin's Galkyd Gel and Solvent-Free Gel / Fluid.<br />
<br />
First, the water soluble oil paints:<br />
You can clean your brushes with soap and water after you're done painting. That's a plus. But to thin the paint, water should be avoided or you'd end up with paint mixtures a couple of shades lighter on your palette. It's kinda like acrylics: they dry darker on your painting surface. And like acrylics, the paint gets sticky pretty quickly on your palette and on your canvas, but unlike acrylics, not dry enough for the next layer.<br />
W&N Artisan is the most stiff paint out of the tube, I think. Thinned with water, it turns extremely tacky and difficult to manipulate. I heard that they are meant to be used with their own painting mediums and not with water. All water mixable oils seem to be that way, too.<br />
Cobra may be the most fluid - like buttah. So Cobra could be used straight out of the tube without thinning. They also sell Cobra Painting Medium in a tube which is basically Cobra paint without pigment, and Glazing Medium which is basically an oil medium with honey-like consistency. The problem with those mediums is that they slow down the already slow-drying Cobra paints. Sure, with Painting Medium the paint becomes a bit transparent, and with the Glazing Medium, a lot transparent and runny: but the paint doesn't become "thin" as I'd like my first layer to be. And there is no way I'm using Glazing Medium on my first layer because - remember 'fat over lean'? And since I paint in layers in alla prima pretty much, I can't sit for a week to watch the first layer to dry.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp6v84ayB7xaKEw4jywfBUEj9NjLIkNay_jm_76HfPtNy4u-w-3jXYpbxE9xu0o3QYvyeGlPkAFKq2PG2EmTeLJ5NEltYY-KlJMAT_kfxAM89PtHdCBwWutZdMpMYOSGucDIuyW9-ITI6/s1600/IMG_1874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp6v84ayB7xaKEw4jywfBUEj9NjLIkNay_jm_76HfPtNy4u-w-3jXYpbxE9xu0o3QYvyeGlPkAFKq2PG2EmTeLJ5NEltYY-KlJMAT_kfxAM89PtHdCBwWutZdMpMYOSGucDIuyW9-ITI6/s320/IMG_1874.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cobra Painting Medium and Glazing Medium</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
Second, the painting medium black hole:<br />
I had been avoiding any mediums because I was (and still am to a certain degree) a plein air painter, and there is a limited space in my backpack. But I went wild in a local art store the other day and got everything I was interested in using, both with water soluble and traditional oil paints.<br />
Galkyd Gel works really well with Cobra, since the alkyd resin speeds up drying time. The gel makes oil colors a bit transparent & spreadable, therefore great for first layer, but not so great for respiratory system. It is too fast-drying for me to use with regular oil paints.<br />
Walnut/safflower oils don't smell, affect my throat or give me headaches. But they are oils with consistency of Cobra Glazing Medium, and slooooow drying: definitely not for the first layer or alla prima painting.<br />
Solvent-Free Gel and Fluid are great in that they are made, you guessed it, without any solvents, and speeds up drying time a tiny bit. Solvent-Free Gel is similar to Galkyd Gel, but not as fast drying as Galkyd Gel. The synthetic alkyd doesn't give me any headaches and I can paint all day with this stuff with windows closed. Same with the Fluid, and they are clearly the winners - although they make your painting glossy. Oh and they don't "thin" the paint at all, so I ended up with glossy impasto everywhere. You could add Cold Wax Medium to counter that glossiness, but that will slow down the drying... A black hole. Can't win. Still, you could coat the finished painting with matte varnish so the glossiness may not be a big deal.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCOgphZEDbyl4mhyk0jZgecG47tJO6h3Rrnlnonbtu3F6RoMIKIMg0peB1foXGp5Xjn9Q3xJI1TedKhumxiyoPZYKziy7MOqN3hbS4PviCsMWnF0oU9doEa1FF6Xotm9_8kmUTejWlOLw/s1600/IMG_1878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCOgphZEDbyl4mhyk0jZgecG47tJO6h3Rrnlnonbtu3F6RoMIKIMg0peB1foXGp5Xjn9Q3xJI1TedKhumxiyoPZYKziy7MOqN3hbS4PviCsMWnF0oU9doEa1FF6Xotm9_8kmUTejWlOLw/s320/IMG_1878.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gamblin Galkyd Gel</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6TIo0bnVo94jtp0u8kT8AKUEvEz8KXXLVjgmG_X1q8bVF911Tz1aRx1hcuDcLXUizAanVmgB8CxxVtLZRizwttnLNAez7N7Wn2k8aZChdOo2ls0Kxd6nLHj9cTlVpFXVT4XgCqe1pxui/s1600/IMG_1877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6TIo0bnVo94jtp0u8kT8AKUEvEz8KXXLVjgmG_X1q8bVF911Tz1aRx1hcuDcLXUizAanVmgB8CxxVtLZRizwttnLNAez7N7Wn2k8aZChdOo2ls0Kxd6nLHj9cTlVpFXVT4XgCqe1pxui/s320/IMG_1877.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbf6XNDeTQIBDPepm1mpDi897ebpw6bZFzB3AKpfNR8WgSxt8H6bPfQv2tLVtUMM_sXXl_U4xrXt61P1kvwcHflwh-h65F-lInij8MQ24T4WlFdhzTM0Yh3szxpwBOKDhhvtm1VwOjMLVC/s1600/IMG_1876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbf6XNDeTQIBDPepm1mpDi897ebpw6bZFzB3AKpfNR8WgSxt8H6bPfQv2tLVtUMM_sXXl_U4xrXt61P1kvwcHflwh-h65F-lInij8MQ24T4WlFdhzTM0Yh3szxpwBOKDhhvtm1VwOjMLVC/s320/IMG_1876.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gamblin Solvent-Free Fluid</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
I think that Solvent-Free Gel / Fluid with either water soluble oils or traditional oils would be the healthiest choice, and they don't change the original drying time of oil paints too much.<br />
Except, they still don't thin the paint!!!!!<br />
<br />
Here's a list of solvents that I have used in chronological order (from harsh to mild):<br />
<br />
artist-grade turpentine<br />
Turpenoid<br />
Gamsol (a.k.a. Odorless Mineral Spirits)<br />
Neutral Thin<br />
<br />
I gave Neutral Thin a try for a week recently. I was hoping that Neutral Thin would be my savior, since it was reviewed as a teeny bit milder than Gamsol (like, 0.002%). Neutral Thin worked well for thinning paint and cleaning the brushes, exactly like Gamsol. And exactly like Gamsol, I developed a headache and sore throat halfway into the 3-hour painting session. Yes I had a huge open window on the left side of me, and a fan on the right, blowing air towards the window across myself and the solvent.<br />
<br />
Somebody help me...<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj4cWEmeuPjdhLPGbiJ2CpWrsKscCWXTe4ZDI7OfvWErASeCWnx25pu9pFZuiuzXSnh92OdhtOPafND2aUBh6YuH5rMsm-4GSuvU7clT7nvf76wU9ca-GSK5sRWACHHyQRwdLqKbJzqZt/s1600/IMG_1860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj4cWEmeuPjdhLPGbiJ2CpWrsKscCWXTe4ZDI7OfvWErASeCWnx25pu9pFZuiuzXSnh92OdhtOPafND2aUBh6YuH5rMsm-4GSuvU7clT7nvf76wU9ca-GSK5sRWACHHyQRwdLqKbJzqZt/s320/IMG_1860.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">underpainting with thinned oil paint</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQYxB214rke0zCoiKeUTqx4MCWJCncVu_YBs9JtvtDR642uuaL3n0ZFplPlGZPNYECMWMI-9vMR3jMOPOOQsQUJoAPAVDXLJdZ_US19V26Z2uLxn0_muKZZbhxb7HzyoxCrKUdBsnF4Q6/s1600/IMG_1862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQYxB214rke0zCoiKeUTqx4MCWJCncVu_YBs9JtvtDR642uuaL3n0ZFplPlGZPNYECMWMI-9vMR3jMOPOOQsQUJoAPAVDXLJdZ_US19V26Z2uLxn0_muKZZbhxb7HzyoxCrKUdBsnF4Q6/s320/IMG_1862.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">additional layers using less thinner</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsbGUGjAogyFBEhJcegCkTt4r6_FyvNyS6auKH4JTws80XYSAav7Zf-sDBNecFotL5jPXCIxoTczBdgVTfLmCER639GLyJ95qnWnl6SDQZXQwMFoDG1W8zDnRguRhPelYsHUyusWQJ_Dz/s1600/331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsbGUGjAogyFBEhJcegCkTt4r6_FyvNyS6auKH4JTws80XYSAav7Zf-sDBNecFotL5jPXCIxoTczBdgVTfLmCER639GLyJ95qnWnl6SDQZXQwMFoDG1W8zDnRguRhPelYsHUyusWQJ_Dz/s320/331.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<i>After the Rain in Black Pearl, New Orleans</i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
oil on canvas, 24"x18"</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: left;">Eco-House, the manufacturer of Neutral Thin, also sells a citrus-based thinner called Extra Mild Citrus Thinner. It's a mineral-oil based thinner with citrus peel oil, and according to their website it is 100% volatile, meaning it doesn't leave any residues after it's dry. Most citrus-based thinners are known to leave residues on your painting surfaces, so that's a plus. I just bought a small bottle of it and can't wait to try it. The window still has to be open to use this stuff, though.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-68276128136901743262015-10-17T20:39:00.000-05:002015-10-18T20:12:03.626-05:00Manchac, LouisianaPhil took me out to paint on location for the first time in almost 2 months, and we went all out! All the way out to Manchac that is, which is about 40 minutes northwest of New Orleans.<br />
<br />
Manchac is located between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas in Tangipahoa Parish. From where we set up on a narrow island on the Owl Bayou, we could see the underside of Highway 51 to the east, and the residential area only accessible via boats to the west.<br />
<br />
I painted one of the unused boardwalks.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOuAta74vMbC9o2b4oO5E7bRcE5auFIRiMToCP-ETBkRpI7jgou9yf0nZcPgWzf7Nx6KIPlVamgqbAaA1wueBNhv2lYe-FX8POS5pZO82tXpMY9yBExKAbKJj1W4DyWYT8wfBTxBO7c07/s1600/FullSizeRender+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOuAta74vMbC9o2b4oO5E7bRcE5auFIRiMToCP-ETBkRpI7jgou9yf0nZcPgWzf7Nx6KIPlVamgqbAaA1wueBNhv2lYe-FX8POS5pZO82tXpMY9yBExKAbKJj1W4DyWYT8wfBTxBO7c07/s320/FullSizeRender+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manchac Boardwalk<br />
oil on canvas, 14"x18"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Phil said that this painting looked tonalist. It definitely has a lot of grays instead of intense color. I had never really thought about characteristics in paintings in terms of tonalist vs. colorist in the past. But now I enjoy looking at Whistler's nocturnes and Twachtman's landscapes more than before.<br />
<br />
I hope that the cross-contour lines show how this short boardwalk twists in different directions. The boardwalk in real life looked beautiful in the dappled sunlight.<br />
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-2121692600895021112015-08-13T21:32:00.000-05:002015-08-13T21:32:18.487-05:00Thoughts on (Cheap) BrushesLooking for different types of painting brushes on-line on a budget is not easy. At all.<br />
<br />
I'm still in the process of learning how to paint, and learning how different types of brushes work. The best way to find out is to I guess use different types of brushes myself, right?<br />
<br />
Each brand makes so many varieties of brushes. Sure, some websites nowadays mention the length and the width of the brush head because sizes in numbers don't mean anything. And they usually say 'long handle' or 'short handle.' That's it? I want to know how long your long handle is, on every brush size. I want to know if the handle becomes extremely skinny two inches away from the ferrule or gradually becomes skinny towards the end of the handle. How springy is a 'superb spring'?<br />
<br />
I was spending too much time sitting at the computer instead of painting. So I went down to two different art supply stores just to take a look in person, and ended up buying 6 brushes in 2 varieties only because they were $3.99 each.<br />
<br />
Big mistake.<br />
<br />
Although I was aware of short life expectancies of cheap brushes, the way their lives ended one by one within days of each other was so funny that I actually laughed out loud en plein air a couple of times. And I'm known for not laughing out loud enough in hysterical situations. <br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JOZKbbJAFN4yJ89vR_YlPtkriAOWizkCab7FE-bOmA1UzH1VQOyvw1yfBI_7HTVv-5K8m9knYg1KuG2HrJ3d5oVnQhWQSrAU9weAVI_nGUtPqDLXLVhP_VGbCjvPWDdHtQxqKUcW5CzE/s1600/IMG_0826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JOZKbbJAFN4yJ89vR_YlPtkriAOWizkCab7FE-bOmA1UzH1VQOyvw1yfBI_7HTVv-5K8m9knYg1KuG2HrJ3d5oVnQhWQSrAU9weAVI_nGUtPqDLXLVhP_VGbCjvPWDdHtQxqKUcW5CzE/s320/IMG_0826.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the first casualty, death by decapitation</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
It's too bad, because I really liked these brushes - not too stiff, not too soft, with 'superb spring' one might say. But we weren't meant to be together, for more than two weeks.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4497YaxshLhtMhePCcsP6Hp2CH7Cv45FUcSFAHcPK-V2D13g4GPezwYsLnQgFzdCNv0oM-cj2nvdmllouVXD2zgd2x9V2i_QBbHUEw6WHT0Ve318a85QXUcmxwUPrqjmStTTHTxWrPLk3/s1600/IMG_0923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4497YaxshLhtMhePCcsP6Hp2CH7Cv45FUcSFAHcPK-V2D13g4GPezwYsLnQgFzdCNv0oM-cj2nvdmllouVXD2zgd2x9V2i_QBbHUEw6WHT0Ve318a85QXUcmxwUPrqjmStTTHTxWrPLk3/s320/IMG_0923.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this happened to the rest of them</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Was it me? Honey talk to me. I'm begging you.<br />
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-85385979039507042512015-08-04T21:51:00.001-05:002015-08-04T21:51:53.428-05:00DIY Paint Brush or Painting Pouch (Or Handmade Bubble Mailer)Getting ready for air travel is a lot more complicated these days than let's say back in February 2001: My husband and I took a trip to Japan together for the first time, and we had a huge bottle of shochu in our carry-on luggage on our way back to the U.S. There were gallons of (somewhat) flammable liquids on that transpacific flight.<br />
<br />
I've been doing some research on flying with my painting gear, and I almost gave up couple of times. But hey, painting on location seemed like a nightmare especially without a car, but it hasn't been that difficult once you got what you needed to make it happen. So here is what I did today in preparation for my upcoming painting trip - I made a paint brush pouch using double bubble insulation material, insulation tape, and velcro tape.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmWKUjqXFEdzD2KyWVrTSRZg446ob6uivXw9vGtwJUWSUwIwavjTdXg7FuE49Llx8-Ro_KV69oyVnInxCi5nnLOzV-XVDQoQvJEhZsMwcJh3AsNicnKkO4CKzET9hz4EyBXWW5gMzU1HM/s1600/IMG_0757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmWKUjqXFEdzD2KyWVrTSRZg446ob6uivXw9vGtwJUWSUwIwavjTdXg7FuE49Llx8-Ro_KV69oyVnInxCi5nnLOzV-XVDQoQvJEhZsMwcJh3AsNicnKkO4CKzET9hz4EyBXWW5gMzU1HM/s320/IMG_0757.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">why don't I just buy a nice brush wallet at art supply stores?<br />I didn't have time or $20.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Recycled plastic grocery bags have been my brush bags of choice. You just cover your brushes with leftover paint at the end of the painting session, double bag them with grocery bags and stick them in the freezer at home. My teacher Phil had taught me well: the brushes last longer that way and you don't have to clean 15 brushes every night. <br />
<br />
Obviously you shouldn't take a long trip with oil paint-covered brushes so I washed them today. Now what? I have to pack them nicely into my checked baggage so that the airport security won't declare them weapons.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUQbJFsQtNmyGD5wNObuKYUV4lezhJs_0PvG5F75wE40di4uXAqJ5Bwf4WuLym1FU1Cex2Gbhev9YBzImLA0Vdme08bOJqBHpkkCfVc4CtQ2FvKBIICen-FAmNgiGxNeGss1cXsKngCkU/s1600/IMG_0744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUQbJFsQtNmyGD5wNObuKYUV4lezhJs_0PvG5F75wE40di4uXAqJ5Bwf4WuLym1FU1Cex2Gbhev9YBzImLA0Vdme08bOJqBHpkkCfVc4CtQ2FvKBIICen-FAmNgiGxNeGss1cXsKngCkU/s320/IMG_0744.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scissors, a sharpie and a ruler are my friends forever</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Some of you may be thinking, but wait, is using reflective material a good idea for air travel, even in a checked luggage? The answer is no, and it is a horrible idea. But my suitcase will be inspected anyway with all the paint tubes and palette knives and whatnot, so at this point it doesn't really matter. All I can do is label everything so that it is obvious to the security personnels that they are for painting and not to harm anybody on the plane.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-OFlnwmkb4c7Gf5Xt2aHGAk9xsof7Weai8gn-aIbWQ12Lnv6ljWsFqDB85BixAmz_4GefMWZJ1HxPy_WgOlNOu43HH1ntoFJCb4BE5BxvrWP_kL-fv3s6U_7SdxbERwrY6ZLKOC5MxnG/s1600/IMG_0748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-OFlnwmkb4c7Gf5Xt2aHGAk9xsof7Weai8gn-aIbWQ12Lnv6ljWsFqDB85BixAmz_4GefMWZJ1HxPy_WgOlNOu43HH1ntoFJCb4BE5BxvrWP_kL-fv3s6U_7SdxbERwrY6ZLKOC5MxnG/s320/IMG_0748.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GHCmAWLb7SOIMzROWAfKKX1q9ZTvri_0p7UFE4PWuJqzKX00DWB0T1hAus1cBfk-zVZ0cn_VxsLNg2XBlYe-TqTy5BQgs07F8zfUSNg2HkiTmKywzYqvUnBRDuBybI8OVQBLkFskuzRE/s1600/IMG_0749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GHCmAWLb7SOIMzROWAfKKX1q9ZTvri_0p7UFE4PWuJqzKX00DWB0T1hAus1cBfk-zVZ0cn_VxsLNg2XBlYe-TqTy5BQgs07F8zfUSNg2HkiTmKywzYqvUnBRDuBybI8OVQBLkFskuzRE/s320/IMG_0749.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9fWwS1Fedvb-0gVCwRAVJkgMQVWy2HTRXvswldMpAqlW_2OEQ6L_Nzb0KY0ygrbiip2Rd0GQvGSPqbBne1USVbZVnapJpmPdHDNbwXEAI9k-iCzrU2VbS5o7h4JhrEw5ZZcBp4SEgoJ5/s1600/IMG_0750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9fWwS1Fedvb-0gVCwRAVJkgMQVWy2HTRXvswldMpAqlW_2OEQ6L_Nzb0KY0ygrbiip2Rd0GQvGSPqbBne1USVbZVnapJpmPdHDNbwXEAI9k-iCzrU2VbS5o7h4JhrEw5ZZcBp4SEgoJ5/s320/IMG_0750.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
I can hear you saying, why don't you just use a bubble mailer? Sure. But I didn't have one around. Instead I already had this huge roll of insulation material that I bought to make giant pouches to fit my large paintings. By the way those pouches really work well for both framed and unframed paintings because they are basically, you guessed it, reusable giant bubble mailers. Although not suitable for shipping, in-town delivery to art fairs, galleries, etc. is a breeze thanks to my lovely shiny insulation buddies.<br />
<br />
The material cost here maybe much greater than a $20 brush wallet with nice zippers, if you had to buy everything I mentioned. But as I said, they were already here at home, and you can make about a hundred little pouches with one roll of insulation. Plus I got to make things myself and pretty soon this brush pouch will be covered with my fat sharpie doodles. You can't do that on a fancy brush wallet, can you!?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshfhPDn3u5Jhvam0wlQYraS95n1yUAKgH6VXhCV2JyNZYQXAaiA4_63lGDRLdQi84dXLOFKIR7yP3IlISeVzRNv6T2U1-jjTz5FmUHqnHwswJYGYYghcQQxwpcP3wLCOKt5XZhU5-LEyT/s1600/IMG_0751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshfhPDn3u5Jhvam0wlQYraS95n1yUAKgH6VXhCV2JyNZYQXAaiA4_63lGDRLdQi84dXLOFKIR7yP3IlISeVzRNv6T2U1-jjTz5FmUHqnHwswJYGYYghcQQxwpcP3wLCOKt5XZhU5-LEyT/s320/IMG_0751.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrywlC0SR_z8o5d-3ohs73t2MPMl-0kMrX-49Ephw7ql_Dv72bUGjkI_x5iXAhSxbJuMLzwm3qPsK1IqBG2AjRmRlTKTg5cx8aUZu_jzFvyV3TjC2OvwlgMtYoPWyE3aBjQ5gcfK_S_KK2/s1600/IMG_0753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrywlC0SR_z8o5d-3ohs73t2MPMl-0kMrX-49Ephw7ql_Dv72bUGjkI_x5iXAhSxbJuMLzwm3qPsK1IqBG2AjRmRlTKTg5cx8aUZu_jzFvyV3TjC2OvwlgMtYoPWyE3aBjQ5gcfK_S_KK2/s320/IMG_0753.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finishing touches: two pairs of velcro strips</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yB6Ykj8xV5IiN5WenVZ0ZiXWoRBp893UdBjz18A5cIQShOcGHNhpz7FIjMKIuk4xef-uGaFhcIaUR6aMZaMN4yFA7Sg7pFduTpt4izoRq8oJk6CM42Yah_m1vKegiALnLtdzesSDmP-o/s1600/IMG_0754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yB6Ykj8xV5IiN5WenVZ0ZiXWoRBp893UdBjz18A5cIQShOcGHNhpz7FIjMKIuk4xef-uGaFhcIaUR6aMZaMN4yFA7Sg7pFduTpt4izoRq8oJk6CM42Yah_m1vKegiALnLtdzesSDmP-o/s320/IMG_0754.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this even fits inside my palette!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJr6e9-jn3i0JfxbpJk_QO-VYR4NJorZm4XT3_cnA3Q0XsLNDE4qknTKZlmxUS-v4k_erZuDZjKXrWxGxJQp9FqePhM_Kth4MeQIRNReY744kCp5hm_O8jacW9_PfPTCqFwLdqd0Xn3Vp/s1600/IMG_0756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJr6e9-jn3i0JfxbpJk_QO-VYR4NJorZm4XT3_cnA3Q0XsLNDE4qknTKZlmxUS-v4k_erZuDZjKXrWxGxJQp9FqePhM_Kth4MeQIRNReY744kCp5hm_O8jacW9_PfPTCqFwLdqd0Xn3Vp/s320/IMG_0756.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yay</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-27937888903701881292015-07-05T12:58:00.002-05:002015-07-05T12:58:46.774-05:00City Park Pigeonnier City Park in New Orleans has a house for pigeons called Colombier de Carol. What a nice name!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhikdgRnk9jigHSOtultR4-ZvPUQG6wmtU17odCii9h3qkC7mztq1t0ZbfylJE50xYuI5KqxjKxJ6q6F0X4eJFvh17Uzn4ZHu62zcK_4ylUcsf8AD7GrGvoFW5JcpSwIWrGjXoWUszvuRu/s1600/IMG_0646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhikdgRnk9jigHSOtultR4-ZvPUQG6wmtU17odCii9h3qkC7mztq1t0ZbfylJE50xYuI5KqxjKxJ6q6F0X4eJFvh17Uzn4ZHu62zcK_4ylUcsf8AD7GrGvoFW5JcpSwIWrGjXoWUszvuRu/s320/IMG_0646.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colombier de Carol<br />oil on canvas, 18"x14"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
To be honest, I didn't know what the structure was for when I was painting it. The human-sized door was open and some park workers were mowing the grass behind me, so I assumed it was a really fancy storage. Then I realized that this brick hexagon building had 10 small holes on each wall, with tiny wooden balconies for birds to sit on. There was also a plaque that explained how this pigeonnier was donated to the City Park in 1928 by Felix Dreyfous, and was named after his granddaughter Carol. It is located behind the Casino building (where Morning Call coffee stand is) on a small island called, what else, the Pigeon Island.<br />
<br />
Although there weren't any pigeons around at that time, I can't imagine how many pigeons might come home to this when the sun goes down. Or maybe they aren't fond of this house and never come home - it looks too clean, doesn't it?kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0City Park, New Orleans, LA, USA30.0000324 -90.095705729.9450264 -90.1763867 30.055038399999997 -90.0150247tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-67861873057699631632015-06-06T09:10:00.000-05:002015-06-06T09:13:16.334-05:00Magazine Street ParadeThere is a song called Bourbon Street Parade - it's a second line staple in New Orleans. Although official parades rarely go down on Lower Garden portion of Magazine Street (except for the huge St. Pat's Day parades), there are quite a few small parades every once in a while.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I was painting in my old 'hood in Lower Garden District, on Magazine at Euterpe, with my teacher Phil on a Friday morning. At about 10:30, I noticed a bunch of people gathering around in small groups along Magazine St. just standing and waiting. One woman parked her gigantic SUV right next to where I was painting, idling her car, for half an hour. She was texting the whole time, and looked like someone who never had to be a foot away from an idling SUV in 90 degree heat for half an hour in her entire life. And suddenly she shut off the engine, got out, and walked away, leaving her SUV parked on the corner, right on top of one of those yellow diagonal lines indicating "you shall not park here. it is a corner." </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Then a parade came down the street. It was a last-day-of-school parade from the International School. Everyone was dressed up in pseudo-traditional outfit representing different countries that they recently studied about. They teach all subjects in French and Spanish, but the first country represented in the parade was... Japon!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFy5uw17v-vMV4Jv5XK9eHD6D8HntscNWd7yrHPw7sEan5QHrpBoGjky81HE0cCe7HYJpD3ttZKOV_t6VW9SQFg139EpDMqg9BL-DoJqALvdsGEhfAKT0f-6RJ0K2BV-ytrYWYZb9__ye/s1600/IMG_0568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFy5uw17v-vMV4Jv5XK9eHD6D8HntscNWd7yrHPw7sEan5QHrpBoGjky81HE0cCe7HYJpD3ttZKOV_t6VW9SQFg139EpDMqg9BL-DoJqALvdsGEhfAKT0f-6RJ0K2BV-ytrYWYZb9__ye/s320/IMG_0568.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1O4Mbw72xGBo8Lvok_AajL0ArjBnW3nq12xeeqbfKssF6Q4X_JHFDlNJ5s0Xw4lk2j0O1FwuOllZ6ofjCAp9t0kQOvzu81DinCwHRLzFq-grzwan9H5cz7xgRfbL8xOB9g1W9UNwX2nj/s1600/IMG_0573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1O4Mbw72xGBo8Lvok_AajL0ArjBnW3nq12xeeqbfKssF6Q4X_JHFDlNJ5s0Xw4lk2j0O1FwuOllZ6ofjCAp9t0kQOvzu81DinCwHRLzFq-grzwan9H5cz7xgRfbL8xOB9g1W9UNwX2nj/s320/IMG_0573.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIgXD1QyY323ekgZFOHVogx4CmKel1jB5AF-sDf9vCwciopSQnXotWukIqaS4dwiFSmfQjyyA-PHOsJK5n2zPyiW4oKXJCg_3oveQIp_49a_DclgtIxYCIXee8s1YabdbaBIY9LObsXrh/s1600/IMG_0579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIgXD1QyY323ekgZFOHVogx4CmKel1jB5AF-sDf9vCwciopSQnXotWukIqaS4dwiFSmfQjyyA-PHOsJK5n2zPyiW4oKXJCg_3oveQIp_49a_DclgtIxYCIXee8s1YabdbaBIY9LObsXrh/s320/IMG_0579.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQS0nTJSECAqEx10jQoYFQ-bo6AUWgdz4JHUdvS9FSykofRocMs9CMMQP8r7E9BLOtowYJOoDJ3G_kcSs7t6Fp_8jpdsra596q5K_9lrD5bO3lhjIsukDJy3KScFhRS2bRrnUWWThYmAo/s1600/IMG_0582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQS0nTJSECAqEx10jQoYFQ-bo6AUWgdz4JHUdvS9FSykofRocMs9CMMQP8r7E9BLOtowYJOoDJ3G_kcSs7t6Fp_8jpdsra596q5K_9lrD5bO3lhjIsukDJy3KScFhRS2bRrnUWWThYmAo/s320/IMG_0582.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi286uOlFjN6z1P38pySMHj7NPI5vEv_VXV6W7zGdEuav6H5LYP19q3uXkVeC306gcEYBZW0PnFcqchfL38AO_krRCo_pHiPwjfcqVkDiYK7uzMKd71VovPh52j-TuzHM5PcsHXEYDYF1g4/s1600/IMG_0586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi286uOlFjN6z1P38pySMHj7NPI5vEv_VXV6W7zGdEuav6H5LYP19q3uXkVeC306gcEYBZW0PnFcqchfL38AO_krRCo_pHiPwjfcqVkDiYK7uzMKd71VovPh52j-TuzHM5PcsHXEYDYF1g4/s320/IMG_0586.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgUR7XO8ggxOtZBBaffOo59JNRZOgozxjDDJBEuKfY80YTX0G9yWwCEU3qVGlFYT61TmmqsMi9P2-ykpz_g9Snk6-xHql_2DcxAppIktbIu-iaHmn-NHUn-ROG75_jefC-j3lRHdmwXdz/s1600/IMG_0590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgUR7XO8ggxOtZBBaffOo59JNRZOgozxjDDJBEuKfY80YTX0G9yWwCEU3qVGlFYT61TmmqsMi9P2-ykpz_g9Snk6-xHql_2DcxAppIktbIu-iaHmn-NHUn-ROG75_jefC-j3lRHdmwXdz/s320/IMG_0590.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little girl handed me this without explanation.<br />
I had to smell it to know it was a coffee bean.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJkQ5eT_iPy0ZTkemKUYrhjs2EY2Nw5poznTi6YIBOHmqUFpDWGjKbTJk0A8QIO6EwpjNJ7vUpXTVUg5RM3QHSnjdhE3DUqj70NE10buRG-3n4UAWD81e89r_q0fd4A5ScoTdgnfEgl_9/s1600/IMG_0591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJkQ5eT_iPy0ZTkemKUYrhjs2EY2Nw5poznTi6YIBOHmqUFpDWGjKbTJk0A8QIO6EwpjNJ7vUpXTVUg5RM3QHSnjdhE3DUqj70NE10buRG-3n4UAWD81e89r_q0fd4A5ScoTdgnfEgl_9/s320/IMG_0591.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stilt walkers ended the short parade.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8Giz2LvZeNml1UpzOTqQad0iBe5DUJinXd_64-oGqzSoIsUd4LisJxf8L61oFVaAekLh0v0WKHrJHS1N19kpjP3ACAmBAGDjY53qIy89FKDwx5bM9Hi4KnC0ppQrXNViMbFQFSlsHkd5/s1600/IMG_0592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8Giz2LvZeNml1UpzOTqQad0iBe5DUJinXd_64-oGqzSoIsUd4LisJxf8L61oFVaAekLh0v0WKHrJHS1N19kpjP3ACAmBAGDjY53qIy89FKDwx5bM9Hi4KnC0ppQrXNViMbFQFSlsHkd5/s320/IMG_0592.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back to painting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMiPa9YkBDvnZ5oMCChvcgDL1vcMUVK4nxmLMPO9mJm1ubN2ayP0RR3GUUEk-R6fyIouIw-vhyphenhyphenIFQIxYswaAcsyhyphenhyphenLGYHhOpuqxnX44KSC15VBv4ME843vHarPOen55DQwtb8SC4Ej9Y-/s1600/IMG_0593.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMiPa9YkBDvnZ5oMCChvcgDL1vcMUVK4nxmLMPO9mJm1ubN2ayP0RR3GUUEk-R6fyIouIw-vhyphenhyphenIFQIxYswaAcsyhyphenhyphenLGYHhOpuqxnX44KSC15VBv4ME843vHarPOen55DQwtb8SC4Ej9Y-/s320/IMG_0593.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I had to finish up in a hurry and forgot to put balcony railings. Oh well.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0Lower Garden District, New Orleans, LA, USA29.935447255493404 -90.07213311481933729.928567255493405 -90.082218114819341 29.942327255493403 -90.062048114819333tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-68395813461806141882015-05-23T10:41:00.000-05:002015-05-23T10:43:53.295-05:00Rusty Fence in Mandeville, LAThe city of Mandeville is located on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, right on the foot of Causeway bridge that runs in the middle of the lake. Causeway is an extremely straight, two-lane highway with no shoulders.<br />
<br />
After an agonizing 40 minute drive from New Orleans, you'll reach a quaint residential area overlooking the big lake. Lakeshore Drive runs alongside the shoreline, and a couple of nice restaurants cater to the residents. And their ground floors are 15 feet above ground. 40 steps of stairs will prepare you for a guilt-free meal.<br />
<br />
When hurricanes hit New Orleans, except for the famous one that came in 2005, we typically experience street floods caused by pumps not pumping rain water fast enough out of the bowl in which we live. But if you live on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, you would see lake water gushing into your homes. When the flood insurance rate went up across the country, what most residents and restaurants on Lakeshore Drive did was elevate the existing structure. Some rebuilt from scratch with grand staircases leading up to the main entrance.<br />
<br />
And others decided not to deal with any of it, and put the vacant lot for sale.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIF7-9VZ3f7AEUCvTWWAWJ5puHGRFgesU9GmIQudxmv5mxS0U-45YVAD5rRf4rL_M2wI3sI_-MyGrbAbVQHSq5uEOC6iUx7ngUXpeHD3V3HrCwjxyh4Frz_6xWdRvJ6Iw6CHNcImJAGs_P/s1600/IMG_0551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIF7-9VZ3f7AEUCvTWWAWJ5puHGRFgesU9GmIQudxmv5mxS0U-45YVAD5rRf4rL_M2wI3sI_-MyGrbAbVQHSq5uEOC6iUx7ngUXpeHD3V3HrCwjxyh4Frz_6xWdRvJ6Iw6CHNcImJAGs_P/s320/IMG_0551.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty Fence<br />
oil on canvas, 36"x24"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0Lakeshore Drive, Mandeville, LA 70448, USA30.354455899999991 -90.071922930.340753899999992 -90.0920929 30.368157899999989 -90.051752900000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-71524564746640145002015-05-10T19:00:00.000-05:002015-05-10T19:00:21.486-05:00Zorn Palette in New Orleans Urban LandscapeOnly 4 tubes of paint, yellow ochre, red (vermillion), white and black, are used in what they call the Zorn Palette, named after Anders Zorn, suited for portrait painting. This palette is too limiting to be used in painting landscapes, especially because New Orleans' ridiculously blue sky can not be created with black and white, and foliage won't have its vibrancy with the greens created with black and ochre. But I tried it anyway.<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExAI-eRnX78Fhprn86U9TtouH7EZJuyXUKGaNuLXNim0sQfiG1ZjHVP1RfSHT_LdfaPNJqHswU-acsODnqfKzr7XWOmfe-h3b2-UrzeuAilJYpJI8A1JmmB0sSXWH23RikUI8idIONsWR/s1600/250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExAI-eRnX78Fhprn86U9TtouH7EZJuyXUKGaNuLXNim0sQfiG1ZjHVP1RfSHT_LdfaPNJqHswU-acsODnqfKzr7XWOmfe-h3b2-UrzeuAilJYpJI8A1JmmB0sSXWH23RikUI8idIONsWR/s320/250.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadows on Lowerline<br />oil on canvas, 18"x24"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBfi_G9K-WGS85jKif7Lwedoxr82ig8aKwkaH9hFQ19jvroQmImjTzpeimtX-E3fYoAWFUZHyT9TjmBPZpwat74vLO1Yp4uacHyrHZhIpqQgWNB0L-E00JnoTdLt5QQ6Bmbz5oQNUnSQY/s1600/259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBfi_G9K-WGS85jKif7Lwedoxr82ig8aKwkaH9hFQ19jvroQmImjTzpeimtX-E3fYoAWFUZHyT9TjmBPZpwat74vLO1Yp4uacHyrHZhIpqQgWNB0L-E00JnoTdLt5QQ6Bmbz5oQNUnSQY/s320/259.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circle Bar<br />oil on canvas, 16"x20"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /><i>Shadows on Lowerline</i> (top) is supposed to be a sunny day painting, but because of the absence of blue sky peaking through the trees on upper left corner and the bright green leaves on the trees, it almost looks like a nocturne painting with the shadows cast by a streetlight, reminiscent of the "day for night" strangeness of old film noir or French New Wave films. <br />
<br />
On the other hand, <i>Circle Bar</i> came out better because it was a cloudy day with warm milky sky. The local colors of the two buildings helped as well.<br />
<br />
It is exciting to see what 4 tubes of paint can do!<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-30059214838086863062015-05-03T21:53:00.000-05:002015-05-03T21:54:56.390-05:00Shades of GreenIt's early summer in New Orleans and all the different shades of green are giving me a headache. Really. I'm allergic to oak trees and weeds and other things commonly seen in the outdoors. And I have trouble painting trees and grass... Man it's hard.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQUgsx0a8FeIRlrCrmkQQ5-SL4DzaGvbQMSB6myX0KtYOzNq9rp-CiCDxKBak95kCkkT9IRuJZGoYKuZkICCxzoalz9ugev2OIlmj9yWdLoUCq2bltzdZFF8JHKAp77Oux3c33RMiUjnT/s1600/261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQUgsx0a8FeIRlrCrmkQQ5-SL4DzaGvbQMSB6myX0KtYOzNq9rp-CiCDxKBak95kCkkT9IRuJZGoYKuZkICCxzoalz9ugev2OIlmj9yWdLoUCq2bltzdZFF8JHKAp77Oux3c33RMiUjnT/s1600/261.jpg" height="241" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bell Tower from Audubon Park, New Orleans<br />
oil on panel, 12"x16"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfoptdPbkIB0pTOk-dXbfkaFTv7PenwUrnXr_X7KbVQ3Le_WjTBfPNgBIn3EmRhyr1ngxTsqDMbXVgyQV1qFuVnMeiNKOK74pJ3AA9UjsWkP-3UB_Pz7WqAIaZhCK6XsK1O3Y7Ys2Y1GX/s1600/256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfoptdPbkIB0pTOk-dXbfkaFTv7PenwUrnXr_X7KbVQ3Le_WjTBfPNgBIn3EmRhyr1ngxTsqDMbXVgyQV1qFuVnMeiNKOK74pJ3AA9UjsWkP-3UB_Pz7WqAIaZhCK6XsK1O3Y7Ys2Y1GX/s1600/256.jpg" height="320" width="248" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oak Tree in City Park, New Orleans<br />
oil on canvas, 18"x14"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-mmQ1kq_malrKWDMKENN0Dlh-wWOiqkZkFf-MwcxGOagk5EsdtMVik_k73Jr8L6O7igsvud5pwHz8gYhVKHJ-ppmRBkaNtOX30fEpzhgMurOR9w8ipWKMsMCwO5PV0PsDanbrfbWoky2/s1600/255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-mmQ1kq_malrKWDMKENN0Dlh-wWOiqkZkFf-MwcxGOagk5EsdtMVik_k73Jr8L6O7igsvud5pwHz8gYhVKHJ-ppmRBkaNtOX30fEpzhgMurOR9w8ipWKMsMCwO5PV0PsDanbrfbWoky2/s1600/255.jpg" height="250" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shades of Green, Audubon Park, New Orleans<br />
oil on canvas, 14"x18"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-21620077242266069962015-04-25T22:20:00.000-05:002015-05-03T22:01:27.258-05:00Shadows-On-The-Teche Plein Air 2015 (part 2)<span style="font-family: inherit;">The inaugural Plein Air Competition was organized by Shadows-On-The-Teche, a historic house and garden in downtown New Iberia, La. From April 11 to 18, the participating artists were allowed free entry to the area's historic sites, including Avery Island and Tabasco factory's Jungle Gardens, and Jefferson Island where Rip Van Winkle Gardens is located. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Both Avery Island and Jefferson Island are salt domes, and according to the Iberia Parish's travel guide, there are five "islands" in the region. They </span><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.38999998569488525px; line-height: 19.5px;">"rise up above the grassy marshlands and prairies that surround them. From 50 to 100 feet above sea level, these areas of high ground are sitting on top of mammoth, immovable columns of salt, which hold them up above the surrounding countryside. These monoliths of salt are two to three miles wide and five miles or more in depth."</span><br />
<br />
The judge of the competition and my teacher Phil Sandusky had told me about Rip Van Winkle Gardens and that's where I painted first, with fellow painter Peg Usner, while our husbands chatted over iced tea off camera.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvlZsUAdhZqUgQoR-A_fpBzULZQB87FS5liQm7vu9ShidDn7BNdF52M5lM18uT3Q8ctkgMLCWfvRvCSHdQCkHi1jehYcgADuunoLdnLayObkIeZuAOxtyJP8paPNP2dX4mHEDo0BIek2E/s1600/10646896_1072549002771654_3856100545789842301_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvlZsUAdhZqUgQoR-A_fpBzULZQB87FS5liQm7vu9ShidDn7BNdF52M5lM18uT3Q8ctkgMLCWfvRvCSHdQCkHi1jehYcgADuunoLdnLayObkIeZuAOxtyJP8paPNP2dX4mHEDo0BIek2E/s1600/10646896_1072549002771654_3856100545789842301_n.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peg and I use the same palette & easel set up, <br />
made by Art Box & Panel</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJf2eTkgXbs2yrIMyqcRtAfr4eTqQqyacyYngY2ch2DI_8_q7GoNRfg-Mci5bVhD7N0ZIM7ydtOcwJTAgKWnAyZORB7Cjug_FdU8a6WKu6ka1NDl6dTchMFeKof6Ra-Wh8RBt0vUtpwPLJ/s1600/LakePeigneur.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJf2eTkgXbs2yrIMyqcRtAfr4eTqQqyacyYngY2ch2DI_8_q7GoNRfg-Mci5bVhD7N0ZIM7ydtOcwJTAgKWnAyZORB7Cjug_FdU8a6WKu6ka1NDl6dTchMFeKof6Ra-Wh8RBt0vUtpwPLJ/s1600/LakePeigneur.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Peigneur<br />
oil on canvas, 14"x18"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
April 12 - Above is a view of Lake Peigneur, from one of the many structures in Rip Van Winkle Gardens. It was raining and we painted under the awning of a banquet hall. The brick chimney in the middle of the canvas belongs to a house that sunk into the lake in 1980. I didn't know about this when I painted the chimney, but there was a man-made disaster where "a Texaco oil rig accidentally drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Company salt mine under the lake." (wikipedia)<br />
<br />
Long story short, the lake drained into the salt mine, creating a waterfall that swallowed 11 barges and a backwards flow of the salt water from the Delcambre Canal and Vermilion Bay. Amazingly, all of the salt miners and oil rig workers escaped and there were no injuries.<br />
<br />
April 13 - I was all alone with no car. And it rained cats and dogs in the morning. So I set up inside the screened porch and painted what was there.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjRNO4p-wYCccf6lFdWpecs2VmKg0RzokTCe3bOfaV8CIWpJm0gQOuEYkZNjCfp9tt9aHtERPofP7DmelCpNqr9Iee08ZKtc94_oTHseFuisKyFyctpgz2AWy7E8JzpeyVXCVCvld2bqX/s1600/viewfromporch1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjRNO4p-wYCccf6lFdWpecs2VmKg0RzokTCe3bOfaV8CIWpJm0gQOuEYkZNjCfp9tt9aHtERPofP7DmelCpNqr9Iee08ZKtc94_oTHseFuisKyFyctpgz2AWy7E8JzpeyVXCVCvld2bqX/s1600/viewfromporch1.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View From Porch I<br />
oil on panel, 12"x16"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Luckily the rain stopped after lunch and I took a 20-minute hike to the Amtrak station in downtown New Iberia. It was extremely windy and I set up in front of a huge blue dumpster but had to hold onto my easel the whole time I was painting.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4TyhxQex-AzUTycDkItGN7N2SNRr5XUSOfcnM0wvDUWNEHmoP8y06-YkjmC-olW6x1MIq85wgOYSC7gkPh-c9-tOLWXiaxu50_d78GftHk6ngHJkf9wVHZzSrLXjAhvzwaMsH0VaQS1Q/s1600/kaoripainting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4TyhxQex-AzUTycDkItGN7N2SNRr5XUSOfcnM0wvDUWNEHmoP8y06-YkjmC-olW6x1MIq85wgOYSC7gkPh-c9-tOLWXiaxu50_d78GftHk6ngHJkf9wVHZzSrLXjAhvzwaMsH0VaQS1Q/s1600/kaoripainting.JPG" height="320" width="212" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Kathy Chassee</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeKWwRWEOdvktGbWFvaUxuOO3vqRZTGM3nKasEM3EH9T0IE0fd_hh-qRNa_TM2xRr0I2jZypQBcxGlZKsWXZqD4z60xcLlMPzo6crslSpEOdduRkjgjr2fe7SxWIqTp46fCC6pnKxQIan/s1600/ErathBuilding.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeKWwRWEOdvktGbWFvaUxuOO3vqRZTGM3nKasEM3EH9T0IE0fd_hh-qRNa_TM2xRr0I2jZypQBcxGlZKsWXZqD4z60xcLlMPzo6crslSpEOdduRkjgjr2fe7SxWIqTp46fCC6pnKxQIan/s1600/ErathBuilding.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Erath Building<br />
oil on canvas, 14"x18"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The Erath Building has nothing to do with Amtrak, but it is right in front of the station. It was built in 1880s and the front of the building currently houses an art gallery.<br />
<br />
April 14 - I woke up to thunder, lightning, and buckets of rain. It was porch painting time again.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EIX9tm12zE7bG4MeX7GWxII4IAPKi_jYDIFQtMnR4xs6dKQs0T0mhQpJyiC9h-yLiwSD-D5Z60u0wkvl_KtPU48HJclJ_f5gsM-9Jw8ERz_JNoP4jBl5db_oSbn7nRonLzYWySvxvlZN/s1600/viewfromporch2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EIX9tm12zE7bG4MeX7GWxII4IAPKi_jYDIFQtMnR4xs6dKQs0T0mhQpJyiC9h-yLiwSD-D5Z60u0wkvl_KtPU48HJclJ_f5gsM-9Jw8ERz_JNoP4jBl5db_oSbn7nRonLzYWySvxvlZN/s1600/viewfromporch2.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View From Porch II<br />
oil on panel, 10"x8"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
In late afternoon I walked to nearby City Park to scout some locations. The flash flood warning was in effect but the rain had subsided.<br />
<br />
April 15 - finally a while day without rain!<br />
I set up under a little shelter in City Park. The ground was saturated and fire ants were everywhere. And off course the trash bin right next to me was full of stinky garbage... why do I always set up next to trash bins and dumpsters?<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLa41eflTxYzbgd8GkPsY_UXIPvdPndpa9rGRSDvkyJrOijnXbU9UoM-4LH9q2OsZOX4wIrrqQZkHwBPm6NSEz3EIjC-7s6Iw5KwgsV0J3R3R6LoxEDuUSCE1aNEGF2jZDXWhFILe-NDR/s1600/footbridge.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLa41eflTxYzbgd8GkPsY_UXIPvdPndpa9rGRSDvkyJrOijnXbU9UoM-4LH9q2OsZOX4wIrrqQZkHwBPm6NSEz3EIjC-7s6Iw5KwgsV0J3R3R6LoxEDuUSCE1aNEGF2jZDXWhFILe-NDR/s1600/footbridge.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Footbridge in City Park<br />
oil on canvas, 14"x18"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Then there was a welcome party at Shadows-on-the-Teche, with shrimp jambalaya and huge fried shrimp.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSozR062xSxoTzmKvs0fVwhsBtcNLU8LThuZltroC5bpOj-iNWxkOoU_PWu9IT810sZTVcKmk1iymW-xa_hOXh-DcPstj6HQ5_WuZhQGhBNe7_juqKIhOEDNrrHBm0UntuXW4TplQy3Dzl/s1600/11150518_825556047519728_2949727472498081350_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSozR062xSxoTzmKvs0fVwhsBtcNLU8LThuZltroC5bpOj-iNWxkOoU_PWu9IT810sZTVcKmk1iymW-xa_hOXh-DcPstj6HQ5_WuZhQGhBNe7_juqKIhOEDNrrHBm0UntuXW4TplQy3Dzl/s1600/11150518_825556047519728_2949727472498081350_n.jpg" height="211" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">photo by Kathy Chassee<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
April 16 - Phil and I set up to paint the same subject which was the Minuteman Furniture Restoration on Julia Street. It rained on and off but we were under the awning of a church across the street. The whole time I was painting, I kept imagining the members of Minutemen restoring furniture, humming to their songs coming from the radio. I always have music playing in my head while painting, usually some Nick Cave songs.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5xw3v1_n2ZpJ6Oi1fC0f4fhwUFX7acHtPV_0e6LAMoxG56333-EAQEbpS7rQxQsSyz12E-uQ60raBbFQ_KdWA3CHZGl_U_wcstGkuPGQDjyJ111LDfQq1_gyYfgiZAJxcXdCQI_ewhyphenhypheni/s1600/minuteman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5xw3v1_n2ZpJ6Oi1fC0f4fhwUFX7acHtPV_0e6LAMoxG56333-EAQEbpS7rQxQsSyz12E-uQ60raBbFQ_KdWA3CHZGl_U_wcstGkuPGQDjyJ111LDfQq1_gyYfgiZAJxcXdCQI_ewhyphenhypheni/s1600/minuteman.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minuteman Furniture Restoration<br />
oil on canvas, 14"x18"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
April 17 - Painting submission deadline for judging. After turning in 2 paintings in the morning, I made Phil drive us to Konriko Rice Mill, the oldest operating rice mill in the US, to paint one last time.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP1ms9Qob4rJznYTcIeO2NOG8spK7ynz2oEfX3zQATn4FLzIgxf1Pr_NoHYlh1WM_i2_jhX6_LfyHuwfcItG3ZDFEko2K21UJh8xdZwzVJyO0KtIFHHXWbWZQZuORzN8X1XhdfhRZsdu6/s1600/Konriko.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP1ms9Qob4rJznYTcIeO2NOG8spK7ynz2oEfX3zQATn4FLzIgxf1Pr_NoHYlh1WM_i2_jhX6_LfyHuwfcItG3ZDFEko2K21UJh8xdZwzVJyO0KtIFHHXWbWZQZuORzN8X1XhdfhRZsdu6/s1600/Konriko.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Konriko Rice Mill<br />
oil on panel, 12"x16"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
April 18 - I took a day off from painting. We drove out to the Avery Island and walked around Jungle Gardens. At night, there was the gala and auction of submitted paintings at Clementine restaurant in downtown New Iberia. Jerome, the mastermind of this plein air event, bought one of my paintings - Thank you Jerome!<br />
<br />
In order to participate in this event I had to miss two group show openings that I was part of. Although the house I was staying in made me feel like I was stuck in a Twilight Zone episode, it was a fun experience. It was my first plein air event, and I'm glad I did it. I felt privileged to be in the company of great artists and great organizers. A big thank-you to Jerome, Pat, Kathy, Joy, and Phil. Congratulations to Mary Monk (1st place winner), Richard Abraham (2nd place), and Hilari Baranco (3rd place)!<br />
<br />
Number of plein air paintings made: 8<br />
Number of lunch visits made to Bon Creole: 3<br />
Number of shrimp eaten: dozens and dozens, large and small<br />
Locals who gave me nothing but kind and encouraging words in passing: countless<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066759549730912173.post-74771680660653264972015-04-22T20:50:00.002-05:002015-04-22T21:19:52.291-05:00Shadows-On-The-Teche Plein Air 2015 (part 1)A plein air competition took place on April 11-18 in New Iberia, La, and I was lucky enough to be a part of this inaugural event. About 30 artists from south Louisiana and St. Paul, MN participated in this competition and my teacher Phil Sandusky was the judge.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdec8LffHtJ6ON1VA-T1K6umecz6Azqmn9tVMFHbCjvlgwXHSpgR8eToHoQWLCHX6j_oadLMmbfLq7X-PJKIM4ko8itpuRYL8w1srN0DNq6102DNuwFBMtldfcyATEmGn66GP_y3yuYZPB/s1600/shadowsvisitorcenter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdec8LffHtJ6ON1VA-T1K6umecz6Azqmn9tVMFHbCjvlgwXHSpgR8eToHoQWLCHX6j_oadLMmbfLq7X-PJKIM4ko8itpuRYL8w1srN0DNq6102DNuwFBMtldfcyATEmGn66GP_y3yuYZPB/s1600/shadowsvisitorcenter.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadows-On-The-Teche visitor center</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF81bIbI8Haoq4wGe2bRl7LaZ1rTWcNKX79weEjyZO-zu7Hdb_AUSK7xcQf46dliLQi8VruH3tjnAfepE4jGWzNDh6inmBW6CLAJVVThspPtFaK2x9tscXdbZvL3st-cJq176DwKHXUOKK/s1600/poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF81bIbI8Haoq4wGe2bRl7LaZ1rTWcNKX79weEjyZO-zu7Hdb_AUSK7xcQf46dliLQi8VruH3tjnAfepE4jGWzNDh6inmBW6CLAJVVThspPtFaK2x9tscXdbZvL3st-cJq176DwKHXUOKK/s1600/poster.jpg" height="320" width="243" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">poster for the event!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SxVeznSaO2hT6YfecJAcjaqdIDMKcVTTRKxTp2HU4VTg-_2aadTta_J2iMWO1SMtmI7vCYA_8BBh_YSdotGiJbHdOPpbxruqS1_wa3zH916gLcBVCZm6qeabv5IYYeKDXpFpnGEh03CS/s1600/maptag.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SxVeznSaO2hT6YfecJAcjaqdIDMKcVTTRKxTp2HU4VTg-_2aadTta_J2iMWO1SMtmI7vCYA_8BBh_YSdotGiJbHdOPpbxruqS1_wa3zH916gLcBVCZm6qeabv5IYYeKDXpFpnGEh03CS/s1600/maptag.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">artist's pass got us into historic houses and gardens for free</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
New Iberia is a little over 2 hours' drive west from New Orleans, and I had visited its historic downtown twice before, during my post-Katrina refugee days almost 10 years ago (we lived in nearby St. Martinville up on La 31 for 4 months). And what was different this time?</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL97wpKoCHzQxtisEE1jgF5Iv3rjhgtajYuWjvoSRed2wlkXoK4FXHXyWJcLLcm5U2lVr28dJqZBuyfUKanCtWlZlYsLlEPBCPSeIcIM6fNDj8-K9htPILN09-bAMaqDv3SnjgcPCONtXS/s1600/forecast.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL97wpKoCHzQxtisEE1jgF5Iv3rjhgtajYuWjvoSRed2wlkXoK4FXHXyWJcLLcm5U2lVr28dJqZBuyfUKanCtWlZlYsLlEPBCPSeIcIM6fNDj8-K9htPILN09-bAMaqDv3SnjgcPCONtXS/s1600/forecast.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cue "Storm Warning" by Mac Rebennack</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
Solid dark clouds with rainstorms. Oh and some thunder and lightning, as well as a flash flood warning almost every day. The sun came out behind thick clouds for about 4 hours total in 7 days. It rained so hard for so long, the toilet stopped flushing in the low-lying area where I was staying. Naturally the water on Bayou Teche was unusually high.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5l_1af-4F8DRpHKMv2B_YZvi9ZYTGIpxc0milnBR8rO_t99zQAjRbUZuEsqI3UlvIDG-y4W_rh6-JwKct6JeAnpHsfymxwxbVSEXwACdsaOy1vuG_Nx7J10L7a1nMVUIWLEVY6-QUGkC-/s1600/handicap.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5l_1af-4F8DRpHKMv2B_YZvi9ZYTGIpxc0milnBR8rO_t99zQAjRbUZuEsqI3UlvIDG-y4W_rh6-JwKct6JeAnpHsfymxwxbVSEXwACdsaOy1vuG_Nx7J10L7a1nMVUIWLEVY6-QUGkC-/s1600/handicap.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the most inaccessible handicap parking</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpD5hA3l4AyJMHI6POlzcrtswzhhMiN9nKL8vQ7qt2MlYvUQzhSkDFOW1FLwkNxwxxicIxfYNdU8fxQAfxLtiXnVLV8DqHtNYgTYqAuYCF_HXfOuM3yi6vABSDyPXxXE7dhwjmwAMeGvv/s1600/nutriaandfriends.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpD5hA3l4AyJMHI6POlzcrtswzhhMiN9nKL8vQ7qt2MlYvUQzhSkDFOW1FLwkNxwxxicIxfYNdU8fxQAfxLtiXnVLV8DqHtNYgTYqAuYCF_HXfOuM3yi6vABSDyPXxXE7dhwjmwAMeGvv/s1600/nutriaandfriends.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nutria! and little... ducks?</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
On Thursday afternoon, Phil did a painting demonstration in the rain under the Steamboat Pavilion in Bouligny Plaza right next to the bayou.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCV8UohnhJnvcVnnSlE2dzP8UqV3MB7mPw5QehjhIqmxtdzef_NJR6eGTx3bkUoOpAyjqUTza7uXMi8alFPh4_0WDzhIXfZHPtwiM1OWr70J-AJM2z7G0lmUE7tPDfyQm6vw72bG9_PVDf/s1600/1blockin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCV8UohnhJnvcVnnSlE2dzP8UqV3MB7mPw5QehjhIqmxtdzef_NJR6eGTx3bkUoOpAyjqUTza7uXMi8alFPh4_0WDzhIXfZHPtwiM1OWr70J-AJM2z7G0lmUE7tPDfyQm6vw72bG9_PVDf/s1600/1blockin.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">initial block-in</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8xfrZkZV7JeQgCbpDb1YKTyJOPZWKxHK3PyyNvFFcCVk-5qduVDnO5pUExp0mJNRFEk1rrFf6GDZbmLRKdUc9fDhbo1QXH_n6NenSZldpoLSPjJVVaIpVTY1NPWu9Z2OW69nEUSn2Qi4/s1600/2electricity.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8xfrZkZV7JeQgCbpDb1YKTyJOPZWKxHK3PyyNvFFcCVk-5qduVDnO5pUExp0mJNRFEk1rrFf6GDZbmLRKdUc9fDhbo1QXH_n6NenSZldpoLSPjJVVaIpVTY1NPWu9Z2OW69nEUSn2Qi4/s1600/2electricity.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">adding electricity</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIf-OTJ0FsYSi-Duw02OcCIniNORxhJAWRbAo_UcRtTJe0ZgI5B-z0YkPXWnhF3fYDJyRqXS95WiV5brQg42CXuAMuEp7OxusUFPmLzD2YLahuNkoMVg4pm_4IcPdHUmbQTPvDeV_XfTT/s1600/3masterpiece.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIf-OTJ0FsYSi-Duw02OcCIniNORxhJAWRbAo_UcRtTJe0ZgI5B-z0YkPXWnhF3fYDJyRqXS95WiV5brQg42CXuAMuEp7OxusUFPmLzD2YLahuNkoMVg4pm_4IcPdHUmbQTPvDeV_XfTT/s1600/3masterpiece.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">masterpiece!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div>
I will upload some of the paintings I've done during the event on the next post. Stay tuned!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
kaorinolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12187741319347726256noreply@blogger.com0Shadows On the Teche, 317 East Main Street, New Iberia, LA 70560, USA30.0044018 -91.8156617999999874.4823673 -133.1242558 55.5264363 -50.507067799999987