Brain Dump

Cederburg Wisconsin ,  before I knew about the power of the head light. I tried to use the street lamp. haha and this was the second time I did it, Im a slow, more stuborn … looking to see if I can carry less equipment. that  night I moved to the other side of the street. because the grass is always greener, or in this case the light was brighter…… broke my easel….. everything went flying. tube of paint went down the storm sewer. Yicks………$$$$$ and the enviroment . went into the quick paint the next day sitting on a beach chair to reach my broken easel. A reminder of my late night painting. Im not going to call it a failure , because I learned from my mistake.   Terry did an excellent job fixing it, now stronger than ever. A metaphore for this picture, rolling , having fun, meeting new people, artists, local people. making connections. Thats a part of it…….. Having a good sence of humor, in the face of failure. Picture by John Hauser. Thank you for the...

Almost break time, Jennifer our model is doing a fantastic job. Having so much fun with fellow artists , little glass of wine good music , building relationships in our community of artists at the Starline Factory studios and Gallery's .

I learned the importance of Notans. Remember those from art school, probably from basic design. I belive it is really good to revisit what we have learned in the past. some of us forget. I forst did a Notan on my sketchbook , several different compositions, decide which works. then I painted them, worked up a gray scale , used a red gel to find the proper value, then matched the color. The first ones were garish … but fun and a learning experience. I learned that my compositions are not as strong as I thought they were. Ha and my values are off, I spend a lot of time fighting to bring them back, adjusting, not a very efficent way to paint.

Painting rocks along the Dolores River

worked it over with my pastels from art school. Fun, Fun, Fun……..

first I worked in Charcoal. that was fun,