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KabalaArch

Trad climber
Starlite, California
Aug 3, 2014 - 12:51pm PT
Janice uses Utrecht oils, either on Belgian linen, or directly on mahogany plywood. Generally Impressionist, occasionally Expressionistic. Plein Air. Sometimes in the studio from memory; field painting is really challenging because the light keeps changing, wind with sand can be be problematic, like sex on the beach, from a practical viewpoint.
Locals and visitors to our fair village look to mountain and desert landscapes; when they are looking for an acquisition, so these have proven to be the most commercially viable here.
Janice was hosted by Black Sheep Coffee over the holidays, and was received warmly enough to sustain us for 2 or 3 months – Thanks to all here who may have taken some home! Some have gone to other Topians; the largest single collection is displayed by The Restaurant at Convict Lake.
There's always been a small local art scene, but it seems to have been coalescing over the years. Janice and I were one of five who chipped to to found a Mammoth artists' cooperative gallery: "The Upper Eastside." Marginalized, this was later sold to Tony and Paul, who, having a better grasp of how much a drop-in customer might be willing to spend on an impulse purchase, made a pretty good run of the show, moving up to North Village, with Tony on the Town Council, and Paul the Public Arts Commission chairman.
paul roehl

Boulder climber
california
Aug 3, 2014 - 04:30pm PT

Working on a bunch of paintings at a time equals fun chaos.


Reflection
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Aug 3, 2014 - 07:22pm PT
hey there say, kabalaArch... wow, very very nice to see these newest shares that you put up...

and paul, as always, very fun and nice to see!! great jobs of
'please to the eye and heart'...

say, mouse, as to the kimono doll... i am doing a painting of my friend
from japan, as a little girl, in her kimona... black and white shot, but
told me the colors as best she can remember...

i feel inspired to work on it sooner, now, after seeing your dollightful
share, :)
KabalaArch

Trad climber
Starlite, California
Aug 4, 2014 - 12:10pm PT
Likewise, neebee - keep us posted.

Working on a bunch of paintings at a time equals fun chaos.

Is there any other kind?
Nice Hand, Paul.
phylp

Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
Aug 4, 2014 - 12:39pm PT
I love that interior , Steve, and Janice's work. Thanks for sharing it.
kaholatingtong

Trad climber
Nevada City
Aug 4, 2014 - 01:11pm PT
this thread is awesome. MTnMun, fairly certain i have seen some of your rad works in person before but i cant entirely place them yet. local restaurants? hmm
EdBannister

Mountain climber
13,000 feet
Aug 5, 2014 - 01:47am PT
Swept Away
bc

climber
Prescott, AZ
Aug 5, 2014 - 08:02am PT
If you haven't been to the Sorolla exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art yet - do it! The most fearless painting I've ever seen. Genius.
Give yourself plenty of time. I may never approach painting the same again after seeing this show.

Edit: The middle painting is large - 7'x10'! Many of the works in the show are very large. The bottom painting has some amazing brushwork. The highlight in the girl's shoulder is a single stroke of thick, nearly white paint. Bold!
bc

climber
Prescott, AZ
Aug 5, 2014 - 08:45am PT
Some new work

bc

climber
Prescott, AZ
Aug 5, 2014 - 09:47am PT
KabalaArch, I sense a bit of Louisa McElwain in Janice's work. Very nice.
She did large plein air works out of the back of her truck, often painting with her fingers, trowels, all sorts of stuff. Wish I had gotten the chance to meet her. Seemed like a cool artist.
("...like sex on the beach..." I'm going to steal that line!)
Nice studio shot and painting, Paul. Reminds me I should be in the be studio now...
Jim Clipper

climber
from: forests to tree farms
Aug 5, 2014 - 09:52am PT







http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/01/world/asia/toad-jiang-zemin/
Nate D

climber
San Francisco
Aug 5, 2014 - 10:27pm PT
GREAT recent posts!
KabalaArch

Trad climber
Starlite, California
Aug 5, 2014 - 10:42pm PT
yeah bc - "like a surgeon short on anesthesia, the plein air artist has to work fast!"

Once the family took a roadtrip out to Canyonlands N.P., in August. Janice's field kit includes a painter's sun parasol, which needed to be augmented with the shade of the outhouse. Did 4 small studies of Moses in an hour or so, each one of completely different chroma to keep up with the light.

Why we chose August for Canyonlands is beyond me. We could have just as easily picked, say Badwater, and saved the gasoline! Over on the White Rim side, the chillun's and I did out best to make ourselves as one with the sparse shade of a 4 foot juniper while Janice cooked up some more work. The only time we could ramble were the last 2 hrs before sunset, and during this window I was able to conduct the entire family down onto the floor of Monument Basin 3rd Class - including my 5 yr old son - and up to Standing Rock for a look see.

Then, from the Rim, we trundled a large watermelon Janice had stuffed in the Cherokee at the last - Revenge was sweet! (and kinda sticky) Made a very satisfying red explosion on impact.

It's always struck me that the key to canyonland paintings is to somehow capture the air itself, and your work is telling in that regard, really good depth of field.

neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Aug 6, 2014 - 10:04pm PT
hey there, say, kabalaArch...

as to plein air, i had just recently seen stuff by this gal...
not sure if i shared a link, back here, or not... as, i did on facebook and might have mixed them up... which i did, or not...

here are some neat links...

http://rosepleinair.com/#paintingvideodemos

http://rosepleinair.com/video
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Aug 7, 2014 - 03:37am PT
hey there say, bc... wow, thanks for the note, as to sorolla...
i really enjoyed this stuff of his... the WHITES...

here is a link for a collection of yahoo images...

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEVzPhVeNTCFEAnx5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0cTA1N3VzBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDM4NF8x?_adv_prop=image&fr=moz35&va=Sorolla

bc

climber
Prescott, AZ
Aug 7, 2014 - 07:18am PT
Thanks for another plein air quote, kabalaArch!
Getting the values correct is a great way to sell depth and a sense of space in a landscape. Your Canyonlands trip sounds like a good one. Is there a bad time to visit there?! Painting in the heat is better than in the cold, IMO.

neebee, thanks for the links. I've see Roos work before. Would love to paint with her someday.
lars johansen

Trad climber
West Marin, CA
Aug 7, 2014 - 11:07am PT
Very interesting painting by Louisa McElwain.
lars
ShawnInPaso

climber
Paso Robles, CA
Aug 7, 2014 - 11:16am PT

http://www.artbyscott.net/index.html

phylp

Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
Aug 7, 2014 - 04:13pm PT
Here are a few of my favorites from my recent trip to London. These are from the Tate Britain. What a great Museum! The entire wing devoted mostly to JMW Turner was fantastic.






phylp

Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
Aug 7, 2014 - 05:00pm PT
Here are a few from the Tate Modern:



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