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One of my favorite painting

Watercolor on Arches 140 Cold Press Paper
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Gresham Visual Art Gallery

I delivered four paintings to the Gresham Visual Art Gallery in Gresham today.    They will be part of the show:

 "Oregon Through My Eyes" 

Exhibit Dates: December 8th, 2015 - February 4th, 2016                Exhibit Hours: Mon – Fri, 8:00 am – 5:00pm, Closed Holidays            Reception: Tuesday, December 8th 2015,   5:30 – 7:00 pm Mt. Hood from Bluff Road Cannon Beach Historic Columbia River Highway October Glory

Paint it Bold - With Glennda Field

Paint it Bold – With Glennda Field

September 12 – September 13, 2015               

 10 am – 4pm

 

Learn to paint boldly with vivid luscious color.  Develop good composition and strong values.  

Glennda will demonstrate both days.  There will be time to paint your passion or you can follow along with Glennda to practice all the tips and techniques she will show you as she develops her painting. Learn basic color mixing including luscious greens, glowing whites and rich blacks.  There will be time to ask questions so you can take your art to the next level. 

Location:        Valley Art Association –Art Gallery

                          2022 Main Street, Forest Grove, OR  97116

Cost:                $130 for both days/ $65 deposit to reserve a place and to receive the supply list

                          

 To register mail check to:    Glennda Field 

                                                     PO Box 244

                                                     Corbett, OR 97019

Please include your name and email address with your registration fee.  A confirmation and supply list will be sent to you by email. 

Questions?  Contact Glennda at  Glenndafieldart@gmail.com

This workshop is designed to help students at every skill level, to master techniques, work on design and color. Learn to paint boldly in a fun and casual setting. 

Go to Glenndafield.blogspot.com to see more of Glennda’s paintings.

Cherries, Cherries, Cherries

July is cherry season in the northwest and nothing is better tasting than Rainier cherries.  So to the studio I go to paint the inspiration for today.  You guessed it, CHERRIES!

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I'm teaching a watercolor workshop tomorrow for Clark College in Vancouver, Washington and this cherry painting will be my demonstration for the day:

Step One:  Misket the areas you want to keep white.  The highlight on the right leaf, the highlight on the cherries and a few of the stems that would get direct sunlight.

Step two:   Put some warm Cadium yellow as an under painting  on the cherries.  This will help create the glow.

Step three:  Begin painting the leaves with sap green mixed with Yellow Ochre to create a warm, earthy green.  You may want to drop in some Manganese Blue, Ultramarine Blue and a little Alizarin Crimson for depth.

Step four:  Glaze a mixture of Sap Green and Yellow Ochre/ Cadium Yellow to add another dimension to the leaves and to darken the value in a few places.

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 Step five:  Rainier Cherries use 3 to 4 colors of red, Cadium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Rose Madder Genuine, Vermilion plus Cadium Yellow.  Remember to leave the highlight on the cherries where the sun hits them directly. 

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Step six:  Put a 5 x 7 frame around you piece to see how it looks as a painting.  This will help you see if some of the values need to be checked and to see if any more needs to be done to bring you paintng up to your standards and your vision for the piece.

I added the hint of a 6th cherry on the lower right, splattered some Cadium Red over the leaves and jucied up a couple of the cherries by adding water and then dropping in some of the reds.

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Using a 4 1/2 x 9 1/2 mat with a black liner this is one finished option. 

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Using a 5 x 7 white mat with a white liner, here is another finished piece.

Some addition cherry paintings:

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Sunflowers say Summer

It's summer in the Northwest.  Sunflowers are about a foot high and growing many inches daily. 

 It won't be long until their bright yellow heads are following the sun.

Acyrlic on Canvas 30" x 24       $300          @copyright Glennda Field

This one would look really good hanging in your house. 
Contact me about this piece
Glenndafieldart@gmail.com


This was the painting a few months ago.  I liked some things about it but  knew it wasn't quite right.  So I hung it up and looked at it.  Each time I would pass it I'd ponder what it needed to bring it up to the imagine in my mind.  Yesterday was the day.  I knew exactly what it needed......hence the finished piece above.  

First phase, prior to the "re do" @copyright Glennda Field

 

Art for the Garden

I couldn't help it.  Had to paint it.  Found this door by the side of the road and imagined a beautiful piece of art for the Garden.  Today was the day.  A whole day free to create art.  

Now I must search the gardens for the  perfect place to view it.  

I found it.  The perfect spot.  See the last photo in this post to see where it's new home is.   

Below is my step by step process:

 I found a shady spot under a big fir tree and propped the door against the tree.

Step One-  Paint both side of the door.  I painted the back a dark blue green.  This color matches the storage cottage so there is some uniformity around the yard.  The front side was painted a deep turquoise.  I painted the door handles so that they would blend into the painting and not detract from the overall look of the painted door. 

 

 Step two - Started at the top right corner where the light source is coming from and moved across the sky with a turquoise deep. 

 Step three - I worked down the panel adding shades of green for the grasses and stems of the flowers.















 Step 4 - I painted the flower heads in with an undercoat of orange.

Step 5 - I began to add detail to the flowers.  Adding more color to the flower heads, creating more stems and grasses.














Step 6 - More detail added around the flower heads and shadowing under the flowers to pull the composition together.
















          


The finished piece.

I put several coats of outdoor varnish on it to help protect it from the elements.  

It is now nestled comfortably in the garden where I can see if from the deck and from the kitchen window.  

I've been working on my yard and garden for 35 years.  This might just be the last and finishing touch.......or until I create something else wonderful to add to our beautiful northwest expanse of green. 

Vallery Art Featured Artists Show 2015

Valley Art Gallery is a beautiful gallery in downtown Forest Grove that has been operating for over 50 years.  Today's artist reception was wonderful.  It was exciting to see 20 of my paintings all hung together.  The gallery did a great job!

Thank you to all that attended and a special thank you to those who purchased paintings.  I have a bitter sweet feeling when I see a customer take a painting home.  Half of me loves seeing the joy the painting brings to the patron and the other half of me hates to see the painting go to a new home.  When you spend hours creating a painting you become a bit attached to every brush stroke.  I must get over this or I'll end up with thousands of paintings. 

Winter Silhouette - Japanese Lace Leaf Maple

"Winter Silhouette" 30 x 40 Acrylic on Canvas   @copyright Glennda Field

The tiny Japanese Maple sapling at the entrance to my front yard has been growing and twisting for more than 30 years. Every day I have admired it's beauty and watched it grow. I decided to try and capture it's personality in this recent painting.

                               Sold

Update on this painting "Winter Silhouette". It sold yesterday, yah! The image is also going on a local shade, flowering and ornamental tree nursery 2015 catalog. The catalog will be distributed in the USA, Canada and Italy.  





 I've been studying this tree for years, clipped many, many branches in an attempt to give it the gracefulness and grandeur that it deserves. It is beautiful in every season of the year. In the winter after it rains is hold tiny drop of water on every single joint of every branch. It looks like a diamond tree. Hmmmmm.......I wonder if I can capture that on canvas. I'll have to give that one a try

I did it! I just entered the 10th International Art Competition

I just submitted a painting to the 10th International Art Competition at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah!  I've been wanted to do this for years.  It is only held every four years and I missed the deadline last year and was determined to not miss it this year.  It is January 28 and the deadline isn't until February 27, 2015.  I'm nearly a month early.  Yah!!!

The theme for the Competition is - Tell Me The Stories of Jesus.    Here is my painting:

I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus                           @copyright Glennda Field

Natalie came to church the Sunday after she was baptized. She walked in with her family and as she passed by in her pure white dress I was drawn to the smile and peace that shone from her face. She sat in a wooden pew a few rows in front of me and pondered the scriptures that she laid in her lap. Although our chapel has no windows it seemed that the sun's rays were shinning directly on her.  

 

Natalie was adopted at birth by a family that loves her and has taught her about Jesus Christ. Turning 8 years old she followed the example of Jesus by being baptized. "I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away, And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day. I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain. I want to be the best I can and live with God again." ( When I Am Baptized verse 2 page 103 Children's Songbook)  

 

On this day Natalie was as clean as earth right after rain. She glowed with the love of Jesus. She was a work of art. 

Got this note today. Made my day.

I’m sitting here looking at a wonderful piece of art.  I’m grateful to my family for their thoughtful gift that they knew I would love, and I am so appreciative of your gift and talent that you have developed and perfected.

Thank you so much.

Best Regards,

Paul

It is not so hard to part with a favorite painting when you know it is going to a good family.   Receiving a note of enjoyment once it is in their house is even better.