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Month: January 2007

Photography as reference

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Ed Terpening

Michael Chesley Johnson, one of my favorite painters and bloggers, wrote recently about the use of photography vs “painting from life”. It’s a really wonderful post, check it out.

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Studying Greens

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Ed Terpening

I admit it, I struggle with the color green. Don’t know why, just do. The first step of revovery is to admit you have a problem, right? So, as I

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Every painting a lesson

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Ed Terpening

Here’s the second study I did the other day in Pacific Grove using the “brush in front” technique. I think the values/colors are good, but I probably could have “pushed”

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Observation 3: Equipment Matters

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Ed Terpening

“You don’t get hung up on the scalple if you’re a surgeon. You get hung up on what the scalple will do.” – Artie Shaw All group painting activities I’ve

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Gray Day vs. Full Sun

Posted on January 20, 2007 by Ed Terpening

Yes, the weatherman lied yet again. A “partly cloudy” forecast ended up some sun, with lots of fog. Oh well. In the end, I’m happy with today because comparing a

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Pacific Grove “Rocks & Surf”

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Ed Terpening

The other day I wrote about painting with the “brush in front” technqiue.  I use this to get accurate color/value.  The paitning is now dry, so I was able to

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Telluride Acceptance Letter!

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Ed Terpening

Found out today I got accepted to the prestigeous Telluride Plein Air Festival!  This is just a bit intimidating. A great group of artists participated last year, including many friends

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Observation 2: Work in abstractions

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Ed Terpening

“A good composition can be seen at a glance” – John Carlson “Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” – Albert Einstein Great paintings have a

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A fine day in Pacific Grove

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Ed Terpening

Got two studies done today, here was my setup. I don’t have great photos of the two, so will post later. Today I really focused on color and value using

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More fresh paint from Carmel

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Ed Terpening

Painted a couple of studies today. I started the morning searching for a combination of ice plant, sand and certain blue-green bushes I saw on the way here. Didn’t find

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