Like all great workshops, I leave this week realizing how much I don’t know and energized to apply what I’ve learned to reach “the next level”. My goal is a bit lofty, and may not be attainable in one lifetime, but I really want to combine the compositional strength of Andrew Wyeth, with the poetic … Read more
Another full day today painting! I took off a bit early to soak in the hot tub. Perfect. Tomorrow we paint the figure, which will be a nice change of pace. Here’s Camille’s first demo start (Wai’oli Hui’ia Church, 1912). The lighting conditions were overcast. You can see how she starts with flat masses of … Read more
More mixed weather today, sun in the morning, overcast in the afternoon. I have two images by Camille, one for me. I only kept one as I spent the morning doing several starts, wiping off each start as I went. Here’s her first start in the morning: Here’s the near finish…she said she’d adjust a … Read more
This has been a full, tiring day, but hey, I’ll at least post some images and perhaps catch up and write smart stuff about them later 🙂 I painted this study of Anini Beach in the morning, before class started. Anini Beach (Kauai) – Oil on Linen – 9×12 Here’s one of Camille’s demos. The … Read more
The first day of Camille’s class, we followed her “Color Boot Camp”, which involves painting colored blocks in natural sunlight, after the technique she learned from Henry Henche. These exercises allow you to clearly see color relationships. Each block is painted a different color (in light and shade), as well as two different colored table … Read more
He all, just arrived in Kauai today for my workshop this week with Camille Przwodek! I hope to blog from here daily, but don’t hold me to it, the first priority is painting! Right? In two weeks, I study with Mark Kerckhoff in Palm Springs, yet another great expressive colorist. Stay tuned. Kauai – 6:45PM … Read more
I too was once afraid of paint. I just finished Emile Gruppe’s “Gruppe on Color”, a wonderful book. He studied with John F. Carlson, one of the most influential teachers of plein air/landscape painting ever. Gruppe relates a quote by Carlson that you should “paint like a millionaire“, which is so true. Some subjects just … Read more
The weather’s been crap here in San Francisco, so I’ve been painting a bit indoors. This is painting is from a digital image I took from a cruise ship we were on this past summer (from Athens to Venice). There were some great sunsets at sea. I recall a cruise we took in 2000 (when … Read more
Mike has a few weeks off between jobs, so we headed to Napa Valley for Valentine’s. We stayed a couple nights at Beazley House in Napa, a great B&B that accepts–no, loves–dogs! Gracie had a great time, running through vineyards and just hanging out with us. We spent a lot of money on wine, but … Read more
Still working on a new series of seascapes based on rocks/surf. Enjoying it, especially after a couple of weeks of no painting. My next painting trip at the end of the month is a workshop with Camille Przwodeck in Kauai, Hawaii. I’ll try to blog regularly from there as Camille is a great teacher. Near … Read more