"I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, possess as permanent sources of joy and ecstasy." Anais Nin
How to Paint Like Eugene Boudin
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A little painting-sketching *leçon* today so you can draw like *Eugene
Boudin* even if you can't make it over for the exhibit at *Musée
Jacquemart-André*b...
Artist hand and brush - evolving together
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Changing brushes can be a traumatic experience...
Yes, a new brush is lovely and tempting! But what happens is it works
completely differently than the old...
Crimson
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*Crimson*
12" x 16" oil on gallery canvas
Available for purchase from my website
Its been a long weekend in Canada, and has been horrible weather-wise...
Figure Abstacted
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*Jane at Rest*, 18 x 36 inches, oil on linen. Not for sale (yet)
Pushing abstraction. In the past few years I have learned a lot about
abstraction from d...
Those Days
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Landscape Art
*Notes from the Painting Studio*
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I'm having one of " those days ". I go along, working hard every day,
planning, promoting my work, work...
Rooster 1
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Sorry again to be late in posting an update. I'm refurbing and downsizing
my garden beds and with my lung issues it takes the wind out of my sails in
mor...
Catching Up...
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Lunch at Anita's Cocina in Wickenburg...
after spending the morning seeing
the "Cowgirls Up" exhibit at
the Desert Caballeros Western Museum
in Wickenburg...
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*Ongepatchket | אָנגעפאטשקעט | נקוד וטלוא**Jerusalem Theatre Gallery, till
June 11, 2013*
When Jacob negotiated with his nasty father-in-law Laban, he cho...
Art4NF
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Tomorrow I will have a painting up for silent auction at the Art4NF Art
Show. I donated a painting, Glass Study, in support of NF Hope, run by the
imme...
A quick sunset demo in watercolour
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*A very quick sunset demo in watercolour*
One of my students was painting a sunset and had started with the dark
clouds, planning to add the colour later....
Who painted this? #28
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I was merrily starting this blog post when I noticed that the bottom right hand corner of the picture contained the artist's signature. Whoops! It doesn't ...
Woodcut Triptych: The Three of Us
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The Three of Us 6x9 Woodcut (triptych) with watercolor
This woodcut is available in my* Etsy Shop.*
If you've been reading this blog for a time, you know ...
Suburban Spring…Summer in the City
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A perfect way to spend a spring day is sketching in watercolor. All of
these were done in my 5×8.5 inch Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. I did
them with th...
With the Wyndhams
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14x14 oil on linen
Been in a museum mood lately. It seems a good subject to paint a little
larger. I keep hearing I should paint bigger but I worry that m...
The green at Ide Hill
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We visited the village of Ide Hill in Kent the day after the early May Day Bank Holiday. This sketch was done late afternoon while sat in the sun on a bench...
"Big Brother"
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14 x 6"
oil on panel
I saw this guy and his two dogs on the beach every day while we were in
Hilton Head. It was something to aspire to - teaching Zac ...
Getting Ready for the 20th Carmel Art Festival
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This is the twentieth Carmel Art Festival and it looks like a great group
of artists and a forecast for good weather.
I will be painting tenatively in the...
Over There continued...
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Work continues on the Marine from WWI.
I'm trying to relax him in the right places and tense him in the right
places, and it's really difficult, needless ...
Apple Pedestal
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Oil on Board. Approx 6"x8"
I've been working on some new detailed pieces but wanted to do something a
little simpler in between the complex ones. For pu...
Warming up
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Days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer around here.
Summer is knocking at the door. I painted in the Berkeley Hills on Friday
afternoon...
Sketching in Rome
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From our room with a view
Largo di Torre Argentina
We recently had the good fortune to spend three days in Rome staying in a
delightful suite ove...
Kool-Aid Days
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Acrylic on gessobord, 12 x 16"
2013, painting #214
This is a gallery commission piece. The client is a collector of both
Crown and Ball Mason jars...
We've Moved!
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*A Painter's Year* has moved to my new site! Now all of my blogs and
galleries, news and information are under one roof at the new
www.susanabbott.com. Ple...
Steven Bilow’s Thoughts on Denouement
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For the past few months I have written about Mark Rothko. I’ve given you a
chance to watch me wrestle … Continue reading »
Spring Has Sprung!
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*'Versailles Launderette'* oil on panel, 8x8 inches (SOLD)
Greetings and Happy Spring!
Spring is here, kind of, and never before has the season been mo...
dk Gallery
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"Wait"
"Travelers"
"Stacked"
I'm happy to announce a few of my paintings
are being shown at DK Gallery in Atlanta, GA
If you live in the area, please...
Dubrovnik Painting Video of my WIP
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Hi Everyone, Here is a a Video Slide Show I made of my WIP of my latest
"Dubrovnik Regatta" painting. Watch a painting come to life here:
http://youtu.be...
Reception at Coda Gallery
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Come join me in warm sunny Southern California I've been represented by
Coda for a few years now and this is my first official showing so, I am
very excite...
Book Review of "101 Prints" by Norman R. Eppink
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[image: 101 Prints]101 Prints by Norman R. Eppink
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book has an interesting format. Originally the book was a project in
which E...
Celeste Vaught Art to Close
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has followed my
creative journey and supported my creative expression over the past several
yea...
LILY PADS
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Spent the year taking care of my husband until he died from cancer late
October. With the support of my marvelous family and friends, I will now
get bac...
Working up…
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I thought you might like to see how I work-up my paintings. I normally
apply a slightly diluted wash to the paper first. It's not revolutionary –
plenty of...
Artwork Headed to the Daylesford Abbey Art Show
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I am pleased to announce that this year I will again be participating in
the Daylesford Abbey Art Show.
Last year was my first try at being juried into th...
Summertime
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It's been quite a while since my last post so I thought I'd make this one a
double! Lots of garden/jungle clearing and other jobs to do around the
house, s...
On the bicycle trail to the right
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It has been over a year since I last posted on my blog and it seems
that every time I would try to paint something, it never satisfied me
enough to ...
A new way to get some art
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I excited to announce a new online way to get a hold of some original art
work. I finally launch my own online store. Selected paintings are
available for ...
2011 STEMS PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL
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I can't believe how long it has been since I last posted. Life sometimes
gets in the way! I will try to post more often :)
I just finished with the Stem'...
Happy Easter!!!
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The Archibald Prize 2011
Now in its 90th year, here are this year's finalists and the winner in the
nation's most prestigious art award, The Archibald Pr...
One in a Zillion
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With zillions of painters in action today, and their paintings all looking
pretty much alike, it can get tiring going from one website to another,
even one...
Prevailing Flow
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[image: dahlias-sweetpeas]
Well here we are in summer, despite the random golf ball sized hail, summer
prevails. Perennials are shorter this year, with fe...
New work
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In my other blog I have a written a little about the reason for being
absent from my blogs for such a long time. I usually post realistic work in
that blog...
Follow Michael's New Blog Location
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Okay, gang, that's it! I can no longer maintain both blog locations. If
you want to keep up with my travels, paintings and workshops, you'll need
to st...
Painting in New Mexico
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* "Morning Near Black Mesa", Oil on Panel, 8x10 inches*
*Jerry Lebo, 2008*
Just a quick note to let you know how painting is going in New Mexico. We
are h...
8 comments:
Beautiful, intriguing portrait, Anita.
Amazing piece, Anita. You really are a wizard(ess) with charcoal :)
A strong portrait, you have such a good grasp of charcoal.
Lovely Anita! You haven't lost any of your touch. Thanks for sharing it here!
Wonderful to see Tom as visualized by the artist. More please
Superb capture!
Fabulous piece, this man really came alive !
Thank you everyone! It was fun to do - when you have a strong connection with the model it makes it so much more interesting!
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