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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say... just a new bit of portraits from very special photos that i loved...
*THIS LAST ONE, above, in blue, though, was not the FINAL
copy... :(
I THINK--the chin and face, still needed adjustment and the hair,
was 'too see through' (as it hung down)
so this might have been a 'pre done' copy... can't find the other one,
so it must have gotten deleted...
got a few more, later this week to show... still trying to learn, while having fun to send to folks, through it all... :)
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Jun 10, 2015 - 07:35am PT
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I love photorealistic painting. One of the teachers I had painted in that style. When I get back to my home computer, I'll find and post some of his work.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 10, 2015 - 08:37am PT
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That would be a treat, Phyl.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Jun 10, 2015 - 02:16pm PT
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Your wife has good taste Dan. Abstract art breaks art down to composition, color, line, texture and energy. Because there is no subject matter one can sink there teeth into it can be difficult to understand. Think of it as the lichen patterns you see in nature or what you would find if you pick up an interesting rock. It is a micro look at nature in all of it's glory.
"Abstract Expressionist Bear"
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Jun 10, 2015 - 03:00pm PT
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85th Annual Landscape show at the Art League in Santa Cruz. If your in town it's a good show.
Also Turner show coming to SF very soon... the 22nd? Looks to be excellent.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 10, 2015 - 04:15pm PT
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hey there say, paul... wow, thanks for the heads-up, on the art show... will let my family know... they get out there, at times...
wish i had been able to see some, when i was in calif, that time, :(
but--it was good, it turned into a special mom-sis day, at santa cruz, instead...
wow, say, mouse...i love that horse in water with the man... that is very speical and well done, so fresh looking, too!
and, i really like that gordon lightfoot one...
thanks for the shares!
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Hi Paul, I miss the Bay area art scene. But there is so much down here I haven't had a chance to see yet.
We just went to the Getty the other day. It was only the second time I have been there. Again, my impression was that for modern buildings, they could have done a lot better job with the gallery layout.
We only went to one of the four art buildings. Spent most of our time on a special exhibit called "reimagining photography" or something like that.
Here are some paintings:
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Good artist being exhibited here in Merced this summer named Melinda Whipplesmith Plank (and showing under the last two names).
http://www.whipplesplank.net/about/
Here is another link to the Chico Paper Company. Check the price on this piece without the frame.
I was amazed to see that after spending the late afternoon photographing her work today.
http://www.chicopapercompany.com/melinda-whipplesmith-plank/
Same piece, exhibited with frame.
I was highly impressed with her meticulousness. It's also good business to make prints, rather than selling just one of a kind and then *blink*, it's gone from the public eye.
I was working on my own with the help of my friend Eric, who works for the Multicultural Art Center while taking courses at Merced College as part of his degree in Museum Management or some such. He helped me double check some of the set-ups for color, but I taught him some things about shooting indoors, too. It was a profitable afternoon, I must say.
So, Phylp, it looks like you and I have been on the same page again, manner of speaking!
Here is the rest, and I'm holding none back. I hope your impressions of Whipplesmith Plank's work are as good as mine. Siskyou is such a neat old name. You never see kids with that name anymore.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, mouse... wow, thanks for posting!!! more wonderful artwork... love the chicken... and the egret... and of course, the TREES!
WONDERFUL to see all this...
happy good eve...
ps: oh and the dog, too...
and the redwing blackbird... saw one today, too, :)
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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That is nice work, Mouse, thanks for posting.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Jul 13, 2015 - 09:01pm PT
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Donner Pass 48"x48" Oil on Canvas
After returning from the Southwest I was very inspired by rolling clouds and passing storms of Moab and Taos NM. . As a thunder storm moved into the Tahoe Basin I drove to Donner Pass to capture the cloud drama. Not long into the painting the hail started and then the rain. Controlling a 4x4 ft canvas in the wind and layering on oil paint at the same time is like standing on the wing of an airborne bi-plane and juggling. The following week I was back and it was no less windy. The white geese and red jeep passed by that day. I knew they must be part of the painting.
Why not paint these in the studio you ask? Energy! If I want to capture the kinetic energy in a landscape I have to feel it. "Donner Pass" pushes the limit of any landscape I have painted before this. Next I am being called to Toulumne to give painting a go up at 9000 ft in Yosemite. I'll bet I will have to climb while I am there as well.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Jul 13, 2015 - 09:05pm PT
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Gorgeous!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 13, 2015 - 10:15pm PT
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hey there say, ... oh my, very fun and happy painting, jude, wow... love the blues!
a few just done now and sent:
one with tiny faces, so it did not turn out as well as i'd have
liked...
this one was such fun!!
have two more, soon...
but one is still in the mail, :)
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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Jul 15, 2015 - 11:57am PT
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Attempting to better understand water, reflection and translucence. My ongoing battle with water continues...
Peace,
KR
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Jul 19, 2015 - 07:58pm PT
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It was a beautiful day in LA today, between rainstorms. I went to the Hammer Museum near UCLA:
I went to see the new Mark Bradford show. These new works are in a darker color palette than most of the ones I've seen before:
I really like the way the galleries are laid out at the Hammer. Lots of good open space, and some cute touches like this viewing couch:
There is a rather small but excellent permanent collection too:
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 19, 2015 - 08:39pm PT
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hey there say, toejahm... wow, doing really fine, there, with the water...
thanks for sharing...
say, phylp, thanks for sharing your art-day.. wow, i love the back to back, sofa stuff... :)
here are my last two:
one, by youngest sister, that was adopted out, when such was the common, due to down syn, and needing a 'hands on' home, and her beloved grampa, there...
this one, none of the colors show correctly, at all, and my photo
shop crashes for some unknown reason, but, it IS one that i did, so here it is:
and lastly, for now... this little cutie, must be in it's new home by now:
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 29, 2015 - 09:51pm PT
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hey there say... just got this ready for its new home...
stamp fairy, is paying postage, she is a great gal... could NOT do this without her...
well, see you all a bit later, :)
getting the yard done, and ready for my birthday, :)
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Jul 31, 2015 - 11:04am PT
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Open studio chaos... hard to work with all the bad stuff happening around here lately... very very sad.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 11, 2015 - 03:57am PT
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From the easel of an old HS buddy, Dennis Pellesier, who comments:
"A painting I did for my brother's birthday. His dog 'Elvis' in front of his house with an ear of multicolored corn as a gift, waiting for the arrival of the next Van Gogh."
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