Two new paintings juried into the the Gresham Visual Arts Gallery 2016 show

Tail Feathers

Columbia River Gorge - Corbett Hill Road

Corbett Hill Road - Through the Seasons

I have a favorite road in Corbett that I consider "my spot".  I live high on the bluff of the Columbia River Gorge.  Mornings, as I descend from the bluffs, the road makes twists and turns to navigate from the forested bluffs to the base of the Gorge where the Columbia river flows towards the sea.  As I turn the last curve in the descent I see "my spot".  Every morning I look forward to the shadows, the colors, the foliage, the sunlight.  Every morning it is different and BEAUTIFUL.  No matter the season, no matter the time of day the beauty makes me pause.

I've painted this view many times.  These are my latest paintings.  Let me tell you about them.

 The painting above was my first plen aire painting of this curve in the road.  It is a morning light painting with the sun shining from the right (east).  Two roads merge here.  One country lane merges high on the right and swoops down to connect with the road curving up from the river and continuing west up the bluff to the next switchback.  I feel good about this painting.  It is a lovely painting yet I wanted to try again and capture more of the feeling of this spot.  So I painted it again.

This version captures the moody feel.  I like both paintings.  Hope you do too.


Just for fun here are some other versions of Corbett Hill Road paintings in acrylic at different seasons of the year.

 Corbett Hill in Autumn

 Corbett Hill in Autumn

Corbett Hill in Winter

Cherries and a Plum

 The northwest fruit season is only 5 months away. I'm already dreaming of the delicious bounty. Companion paintings. 5x7 mixed media.

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A Fragrance Rare

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 Garden Girl - acrylic on Canvas                              SOLD

Summer days, big hats, beautiful flowers are all things that make little girls hearts happy.  Bringing a freshly picked flower to your mom so she can enjoy this beautiful creation with you is part of the need.  Beauty so often needs to be shared.  My mom wrote a poem once upon a time.  Is goes like this-

I've seen through the eyes of my daughter
The beauties she wanted to share
So I held a rose from my garden
And enjoyed a fragrance rare.
I've beheld the majestic beauty
Of lofty mountains high
I've felt the sudden cooling spray of
Mountain streams rushing by.
I've felt the sudden nearness of God
When I kneel to pray.   

                           Martha June Short

Merry Christmas

One of my favorite painting

Watercolor on Arches 140 Cold Press Paper
Prints available
 

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.