Plein-air efforts of the day.

 

 

Plein-air Efforts - Late August. 

6 1/2" x 14 5/8". Oil on birch. 2012. ©

 

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The plein-air efforts of the day!

 

The garden shed

called to me today

so, I grabbed my paints,

set-up in the yard

and

enjoyed the warm sunshine,

the cool breezes,

the company of my cat,

and a good challenge.

 

Cheers, ~ Polly ~

 

 

 

The Artistic Wisdom of Winslow Homer.

 

 

Winslow Homer - On a Lee Shore
1900. Oil on canvas. 39" x 39".
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

(Image Source: Artchive. )

 

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What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing

continuous work in the right way.

~ Winslow Homer

 

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A special side note:

Winslow Homer's Maine studio

is now open to the public.

 

An artistic pilgrimage 

to this fine Artist's studio

is in order at some point.

 

Winslow Homer Open Studio.

Studio Blog's One Year Anniversary!!

 

 

Today

August 26, 2012.,

marks the studio blog's

One Year Anniversary!

 

I would like to share

a few highlights from

the studio blog's first year! 

 

 

Highlight #1. Launch of Studio Blog!

 

Highlight #2. Montville Patch Article.

 

Highlight #3. Why Beauty Matters.

Highlight #4. Binoculars Series 2011 Retrospective.

 

Highlight #5. Old Friendship, New Year!

 

Highlight #6. Grace Magazine Profile.

Highlight #7. Plein-air - Getting back into it.

 

Highlight #8. High Summer Show.

 

Highlight #9. OpSail2012CT.

 

 

The second year begins

with wind in my sails

and

great adventures ahead 

so, please stay tuned

for what's to come!

 

 

Here is a little taste of

what is on the easel.

 

 

Detail from Binoculars #??? work-in-progress.

 

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Thank you so very much

for your continued

support,

following,

and

patronage!

 

 

Big Cheers

and

have a beautiful Sunday,

 

~ Polly ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colour exercise - Part 2.

 

 

Autumn Leaf - Colour Exercise.

14 5/8" x 7 1/2". oil on birch. 2012.

 

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Side by side - Colour Exercise, work in progress.

 

  

I decided to use the  

trompe l'oeil

still-life method,

by simply tacking the leaf

to a flat surface of plain white paper

for the background.

 

It was fun observing

the leaf itself

and its shadow

on the white paper,

which was rather green

because of the sunlit trees

outside the studio.

 

This was a good exercise to do

which I should practice more often.

 

Who knows what will be next!

 

Please stay tuned for more!

 

Cheers, ~ Polly ~

Colour exercise.

 

 

This morning

during my 2 mile walk

I came across the delight of 

a beautifully coloured leaf

which had recently

fallen to the ground,

the first true sign

that Autumn is

on the way.

 

 

 

 

I couldn't help myself,

like a young child caught in the

leaf's enchantment of

beauty, deep magic and wonder

I immediately picked it up

and thought 'colour exercise!'

 

All the while

on the walk back home

my thoughts were

consumed with colours

the primaries,

their complements,

the warms and the cools.

 

So, today I will venture

into the studio

with this beautiful leaf

and let the colours unfold

like leaves falling to the ground.

 

Let the colour exercise begin!

 

Stay tuned!!

 

Cheers, ~ Polly ~

From the Studio: Photo of the Week, plus update.

And perhaps a 'Blue Phase'

Blue Brushes. 8.3.2012.

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 I suppose

most artists

go through a

'Blue Phase'

of some sort,

at some point

during their

creative endeavours.

Though,

I must admit

for me

it's a matter of

'how it is/was'

rather than

something

to try

or

 play with

or

experiment with.

I've always had a

'as a matter of fact'

approach towards

my art

and my life.

But,

if this is indeed a

'Blue Phase'

I will happily embrace it

because I've always liked

the colour Blue.

On another note
the blog itself
got a wee bit
of a blue update
this past week
check out the
new blog header.

Stay tuned for more!

Cheers! ~ Polly ~