Columbia Gorge Art Festival 2014

The Columbia Gorge Art Festival is always a wonderful event.  Artists from all around the area bring their paintings, pottery, hats, cards, quilts, soap, jewelry, garden art, wood carvings, photography, hand made gifts and many other wonderful products to sell.  A portion of the proceeds goes to the Corbett School District.  A beautiful drive in the Columbia Gorge is always a good choice for a Saturday or Sunday Drive and the Columbia Gorge Art Festival is definitely a stop you will want to make.

Here is my space before the Festival started.  There are still  paintings available so if you see one you want get in touch with me.  Glenndafieldart@gmail.com

Redo - White Tulips reworked

I decided to rework this painting.  It is an acrylic on canvas 24 x 36.  I liked it but it was never quite right so I spent some time on it and now I love it!

                                                                          

 Newest version

Before the tweaking

Sometimes you just have to look at a painting for a while to see what will work and what won't.  I'm glad I spent the time to do some tweaking.  Now I like it a lot.  What do you think?

Deep Purple

Yes! I am so delighted that my painting Deep Purple, selected by juror Robert Burridge, is to be included in the Watercolor Society of Oregon's Spring 2014 Aqua-Media show. Getting the news was like getting an unexpected, wonderful Christmas gift. I'm so excited.

Deep Purple   
          Watercolor and Acrylic on Paper 26 x 23  
@copyright Glennda Field

 

Sierra Nevada Foothills

We happened upon this old barn while in central California during December . The location among the Sierra Nevada Foothills, its stately weathered frame, the time burnished sienna hue and worn board character talked to my heart.  It reminded me of a fading era when the family farm was America and the huge corporate farming operations of today were not even a consideration.  Today we are all rushing to get somewhere.  On this farm you were already somewhere.  Home and work were one.  You didn't miss the beauty of the day because you lived it and reverenced it on your daily walk to the barn.  I'm glad it is still standing to remind us........but it won't be standing long.  Does anyone care what it has sheltered, does anyone share it's stories............................

Sierra Nevada Foothills 
 Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 24      
SOLD

Tulips- part of my "small painting series" of flowers

I painted these tulips recently to continue a "small painting" series I began a while back.  It is 8 x 10 and painted with acrylic paint with watercolor techniques. 

 

"Tulips"   SOLD



Here are 3 additional paintings in the series:




"Peony"



" Hydrangea"



"Crab Apple"       SOLD



 

 

 

 

 

 

Paintings ideas that can be used for custom Christmas cards

@The copyright of all the images in this blog remains with me, the artist, Glennda Field.  Please do not use images with my permission.



My watercolor class asked for painting ideas that could be turned into a personalized Christmas card.  These are two of the paintings I demonstrated in class. 





"While shepherds watched their flocks..........................................."

 

 

Christmas Present

Christmas Present has elements from two fellow artists whose work I really enjoy.  If you are familiar with Denise McFadden or Bev Jozwiak, both Washington artists, you will notice their two painting techniques in this painting.  Thanks for the inspiration Bev and Denise.

Using suitable colors, a painting title  and perhaps a few added details to tell the story, a Christmas card can evolve from many different subjects.  Here are a few more suggestions

"It's a Marshmallow World "

Jingle Bells.....Jingle Bells

Ho Ho Ho.........Merry Christmas

"For unto you is born this day....A Savior, which is Christ the Lord"

 "Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree"

 

 

 

 

 



Black Eyed Susan's - Watercolor Class

Today's subject in watercolor class was Black Eyed Susan's.  Here are two of my simple composition demonstrations for Black Eyed Susan's:




This version of the same flower was painted on a blank greeting card. 



This is a sketchbook painting of a Black Eyed Susan using a limited pallete of secondary colors orange, green and purple. 

Watercolor Fundamentals Painting Demonstrations

The theme for our first class of Fall Semester at Clark College was Primary Color, red, yellow and blue.

 

 I used this painting of a rooster to demonstrate how the use of pure primary colors, applied directly to the paper without mixing,  creates vibrancy and strength.  Notice where the paint in the shadow where the colors mingled there is less vibrancy of color. 

 (This painting was inspired by a painting by Pat Weaver)

The second week the theme was:

•  Secondary Colors (Orange, Purple and Green),
•  positive and negative shapes
•  and creating a color wash

This is the painting I demonstrated, Shades of Sunset.

 

I first created a orange color wash over the entire piece of Arches 140 cold press paper.  When the wash was completely dry I did several washes of purple to create the diffused clouds in the distance.  Next was the tree concentrating on making interesting positive and negative shapes and varying the value of purple in the craggy tree.  The last step was the foreground using purple and green to create the deep ground color. 

Third Class - Still life - concentrating on form shadows and cast shadows. 

Summer of Painting People Workshop August 2013

Clark Community College Hosted my "Summer of Painting People" workshop held August 21, 2013.  It was a wonderful event.  16 students painted from 9 am - 4pm.  We worked on painting people in watercolor.  This is the painting I demonstrated in the morning session:

 

"Hesitation"

 

Maison Field, model

Rooster of the day

I had such a good time this week  demonstrating how to paint roosters in my Wednesday morning art class, I decided to paint another one. 

 

This is my rooster for today.