tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627820768623209592024-03-12T15:47:19.187-07:00September McGee - American Impressionist September McGee paints lively, colorful renderings with her innovative Impressionist style. Loaded with unique strokes and texture, her paintings hold a luminous quality inviting viewers to look into her world and observe her impressions. September has an extensive resume of National and International Juried Shows and Awards and holds four Signature Member Honors and two Elected Member Honors with prestigious American Art Societies. She is also a published author.September McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09725721039413198930noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562782076862320959.post-14076747080683576972020-01-30T09:40:00.000-08:002020-01-30T09:43:16.322-08:00PAINTING OUT LOUD #4<div class="faso-user-p">
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<strong>This is #4 in my series of sharing secrets and insights into my creative process. </strong></div>
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<strong> </strong><strong>An artist learns to paint </strong><strong>by painting. Each painting becomes our </strong><strong>teacher and </strong></div>
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<strong>Now that we have entered into a new decade I am making plans for a new exciting series -</strong></div>
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<strong>paintings I have never done before...larger images and lots of textures and FUN!</strong></div>
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<strong>This is a blog about my new oil painting <em>"Little Mozart"</em>.</strong></div>
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<strong>I met this little boy (Dominic) and his parents last summer at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, CA. They have purchased</strong></div>
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<strong>several of my paintings over the years. They love my work and they really enjoy impressionistic art. We've talked over the phone many times, </strong><strong>but because they live in Canada and I'm in California, we hadn't been able to meet in person. Finally, this summer they came to visit</strong><strong> me at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach. </strong><strong>This family was such a delight. Their little boy loves the beach and I was prepared with a pail and shovel kit I bought for him. He </strong><strong>is one of the sweetest, most inquisitive, darling little boys I've ever met. His happy demeanor and sparkling eyes made me just want to hug him (which of course I did). His parents were equally as sweet and genuinely kind beyond measure. His</strong><strong> mom has sent me pictures of all three children every now and then over the years. For my birthday I received a handmade birthday card from Dominic - with an ocean theme! I love receiving cards made by hand. She recently sent me a photograph of Dominic at the piano. From the minute I saw this photograph, I just knew I had to </strong><strong>paint it. It was such an endearing scene, with this sweet little boy! And, adding to the fun, the painting over the piano is mine - "Two Horns" - one of my favorites. I fell in love with this family. </strong></div>
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<strong> </strong><strong>It's amazing to think you can fall in love in your booth at an art show.</strong></div>
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<strong>I was so taken with this wonderful little scene. I initially thought this painting was going to be a slam dunk. Little did I know how many hours at the easel </strong><strong>it would take me to create this darling little scene in their music room with Dominic practicing on the piano. I changed his hair four times! Hours and hours and layers and layers I finally got what I wanted to convey. I made many changes as I progressed. </strong><strong>My goal was to do a painting I would not only be proud of, but one that caught the sentiment of the moment </strong><strong>and honored this lovely music room! </strong></div>
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<strong>Where would we be without music and art?!</strong></div>
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<strong>I initially sketched in the painting using a pastel pencil. My substrate is a stretched linen. The pastel</strong></div>
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<strong>I added more values and hues, using liquin as my medium. I wanted to establish my darks and lights.</strong></div>
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<strong>I kept the palette warm and glazed in some darks for the piano.</strong></div>
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<strong>I began putting some detail in his face. I worked on the books and picture frames</strong></div>
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<strong>and gave more attention to the window and curtain. I added more color and</strong></div>
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<strong>I worked on the curtain and more details on his face.</strong></div>
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<strong>I decided to change the size of the painting in the background. I felt the image</strong></div>
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<strong>and the frames and his hair. I painted many impressionistic strokes over the piano keys.</strong></div>
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<strong>I again decided to change the size of the background painting. At one point I took it</strong></div>
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<strong>I softened the curtain and window to keep it from competing with the main focus of</strong></div>
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<strong>I worked on the curtain and window and brought down that color into the background.</strong></div>
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<strong><em>"Little Mozart"</em>oil on linen, 16" x 20"</strong></div>
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<strong>Thank you for enjoying my art!</strong></div>
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<strong>This is #3 in my series of sharing secrets and insights into my creative process. </strong></div>
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<strong> </strong><strong>An artist learns to paint </strong><strong>by painting. Each painting becomes our </strong><strong>teacher and </strong></div>
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<strong>paves the path </strong><strong>for the one to follow.</strong></div>
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<strong>It's been too crazy busy to be blogging! And yes, its been far too long.</strong></div>
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<strong>I traveled, moved and then I pulled off a two month summer art show,</strong></div>
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<strong>got accepted into five juried </strong><strong>exhibitions, and also won three awards!</strong></div>
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<strong>It was a great summer. WHEW!</strong></div>
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<strong> Now that it's Fall, I am back in my studio where I have more room to paint larger pieces.</strong></div>
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<strong>I met so many wonderful customers this summer. When I shared my works I told everyone that</strong></div>
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<strong>I would never ever paint one of my complicated, detailed, night </strong><strong>scenes. Nope, never again. </strong></div>
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<strong>One should never say never. (See below).</strong></div>
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<strong>I took photographs in New York of Times Square - 47th Street on a rainy night in November.</strong></div>
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<strong>It was quite cold. My fingers were glued to the camera. The reflections from the city lights onto</strong></div>
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<strong>the sidewalk </strong><strong> drew me in. I stood in the street waiting for the light to change.</strong></div>
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<strong>They honked, screamed, yelled! No matter. I got the shot.</strong></div>
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<strong>I chose a wonderful Raphael Premium archival oil primed linen panel, made in Italy. </strong></div>
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<strong>These panels are extraordinary.</strong></div>
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<strong>This is my initial sketch. I wanted to get all the figures and the scene organized into a</strong></div>
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<strong>wonderful composition. I used pastel pencil, water, Q-tips to draw and blend, </strong></div>
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<strong>and a few </strong><strong>paper towels.</strong></div>
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<strong>I generally start keeping it loose and wanted to maintain that momentum!</strong></div>
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<strong>I further defined the drawing and values for the painting. </strong></div>
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<strong>I really took this drawing further than I normally do,</strong></div>
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<strong>but I wanted to ensure I had everything in place. I used Pastel pencil </strong></div>
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<strong>and Liquid and used Q-tips for drawing and </strong><strong>blending.</strong></div>
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<strong>I also added in a few oil colors of raw and burnt umber</strong></div>
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<strong>throughout using a flat brush.</strong></div>
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<strong>Did I mention this oil primed linen panel is exceptional! </strong></div>
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<strong>A really good substrate makes all the difference.</strong></div>
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<strong>I decided I wanted to get some details in now </strong><strong>so I wouldn't get lost, </strong></div>
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<strong>as I often do, </strong><strong>when working on complicated scenes! </strong></div>
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<strong>I say to myself, "hmmm, where was I?"</strong></div>
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<strong>I'm terrible on directions too.</strong></div>
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<strong>It was time to add some color. I added white and some beautiful grey greens</strong></div>
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<strong>which balanced nicely with the warm umbers. </strong></div>
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<strong>Knowing the focus was going to be the Roxy sign, </strong><strong>I began giving this area </strong></div>
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<strong>detail. </strong><strong>I added more burnt umber and a little ivory black</strong></div>
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<strong>to the carriage and </strong><strong>reflections.</strong></div>
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<strong>I added a beautiful gray turquoise to the pole and garbage receptacle</strong></div>
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<strong>and several other grays in background. I love the way the grays balance with </strong></div>
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<strong>the umbers and darks. There's a lot going on with this painting.</strong></div>
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<strong> </strong><strong>I actually fell in love with where the painting was at this moment. </strong></div>
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<strong>I could have stopped, </strong><strong>but I wanted to get some vibrant colors in the painting </strong></div>
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<strong>to make certain areas </strong><strong>really pop!</strong></div>
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<strong>I'm happy with the progress. It's time to add some yellows into the mix. </strong></div>
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<strong>I lay in some toned down yellows, almost in a dry brush impasto style. </strong></div>
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<strong>I don't want to</strong><strong> overwhelm the piece. </strong><strong>I mix some of the yellow hues into the </strong></div>
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<strong>grays and continue establishing the lights, halftones and darks.</strong></div>
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<strong>I begin to define some of the details of the window on the right.</strong></div>
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<strong> Some of the buildings get additional strokes.</strong></div>
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<strong> I've added more color. And it's FUN!</strong></div>
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<strong>If you </strong><strong>haven't figured out by now, RED is my favorite color. </strong></div>
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<strong>Almost all of my paintings have red in them somewhere.</strong></div>
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<strong>I wanted to balance the tones of red throughout. The values seem right. My first teacher</strong></div>
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<strong>Helen Van Wyk always said, "If you get the value right, the painting will be right."</strong></div>
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<strong>If I question my values, I take a photo of my painting thus far. I go to photoshop </strong></div>
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<strong>and turn the photo </strong><strong>into a black and white. Easy peasy. </strong></div>
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<strong>We are so lucky to have these tools at </strong><strong>our fingertips.</strong></div>
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<strong><span _mce_style="font-size: small;" style="font-size: x-small;">(I'm sure you can do the same thing in photos and in preview and many other programs.)</span></strong></div>
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<strong>I take photographs of each painting I am creating as it progresses. </strong></div>
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<strong>This is a great way </strong><strong>to see my painting on my computer screen and view the work </strong></div>
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<strong>from </strong><strong>another perspective. I enjoy zooming in on different areas of the piece</strong></div>
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<strong>to see how the strokes are working, or not working. </strong></div>
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<strong>The painting is getting near its completion. I've added details throughout the scene</strong></div>
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<strong>and begun placing some of my "rain" strokes.</strong></div>
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<strong>All it really needs are a few more punches of color here and there</strong></div>
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<strong>and several details including some lights in the windows of the buildings in the</strong></div>
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<strong>upper left corner to add </strong><strong>a little flavor of subdued light.</strong></div>
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<strong>After a full night at the easel I sat and viewed the piece for quite some time.</strong></div>
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<strong>I made the final decisions about </strong><strong>what the painting needed or didn't need. </strong></div>
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<strong>I have come </strong><strong>to learn that when I promise myself I will leave some sections alone, </strong></div>
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<strong>to </strong><strong>keep my promise. </strong><strong> </strong><strong>I learned from those many times when I was going to </strong></div>
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<strong> </strong><strong>just touch up an area </strong><strong>and make it better. </strong><strong>Two hours later I'm wondering why didn't </strong></div>
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<strong>I just leave it alone! </strong><strong>EEEgads!</strong></div>
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<strong>I hate it when that happens.</strong></div>
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<strong>Sometimes I have to de-construct </strong><strong>a piece with sandpaper to re-paint an area. </strong></div>
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<strong>This painting required very few changes, which makes me happy.</strong></div>
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<strong>I added the higher highlights and beefed up the colors, especially</strong></div>
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<strong>the yellows and reds. </strong><strong>I added more of my "rain" strokes and also added some </strong></div>
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<strong>thicker, </strong><strong>"funner" strokes </strong><strong>throughout to keep the painting lively and colorful.</strong></div>
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<strong>"close up"</strong></div>
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<strong>This is what my palette looked like after I finished the painting.</strong></div>
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<strong>(Next time we'll talk brushes or substrates or color mixing!)</strong></div>
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<strong> PAINT OUT LOUD #2!</strong></div>
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<strong>PAINT OUT LOUD is an "artumentary" of my new works from beginning to framed.</strong></div>
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<strong>This is #2 in this series. I will be sharing secrets and insights about my creative process.</strong></div>
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<strong>I love to capture people enjoying great food and libations in little cafes. I found this little coffee</strong></div>
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<strong>shop on one of my photo adventures.</strong></div>
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<strong>Deciding on the substrate and size of the piece, not only determines the foundation of a painting, but also</strong></div>
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<strong>the tempo. I decided on an archival square panel, 12" x 12". I coated the panel with a two layers of yellow ochre, giving it</strong></div>
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<strong>a warm base. I then sketched the layout and some details directly </strong><strong>with oil paint using</strong></div>
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<strong>filbert brushes and flats.</strong></div>
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<strong>I worked directly in oil for the initial sketch.</strong></div>
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<strong>The coffee shop had a warm welcoming vibe. The yellow base helped set the tone for this piece.</strong></div>
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<strong>I kept the strokes very impressionistic and moved throughout the piece adding red</strong></div>
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<strong>accents to maintain color continuity. I let some of the background color</strong></div>
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<strong>show through the figures and the background.</strong></div>
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<strong>I added more and more strokes to the figures and background and added</strong></div>
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<strong>reflections to the floor.</strong></div>
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<strong>The painting progressed easily. I kept changing the characters </strong></div>
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<strong>as I painted. I lightened his hair color and changed his face. I like to make my characters lovable. </strong></div>
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<strong>Each has a unique narrative </strong><strong>lending to the</strong><strong> paintings' story.</strong></div>
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<strong>I continued honing each section of the painting and re-visiting the</strong></div>
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<strong>characters until I felt they really spoke to each other and to me. </strong></div>
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<strong>When the painting is finished, the story is told by the viewer and his/her personal interaction </strong></div>
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<strong>with the characters.</strong></div>
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<strong>I used a lot of vertical impressionistic strokes on the background, varied the strokes</strong></div>
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<strong>on the people and tables and used mostly horizontal strokes on the floor and reflections</strong></div>
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<strong>with a variety of brushes. I softened some areas with Q-tips and my fingers!</strong></div>
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<strong>Close up of cafe chairs.</strong></div>
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<strong>I really wanted to express the beauty of these cafe chairs. I did embellish</strong></div>
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<strong>the colors and added in the sugar bowl - of course!</strong></div>
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<strong>I emphasized the coffee cup poster in the frame above his head</strong></div>
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<strong>to set the scene and make it fun. <strong>I changed his appearance and then </strong></strong></div>
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<strong> </strong><strong> re-worked his chair. I was able to get the nice rounded effect of the chair back</strong></div>
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<strong>with an American liner #1 brush . I added the reflections on the floor with a shader brush. </strong></div>
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<strong>I love to use so many different brushes. It gives variety to the strokes and always adds</strong></div>
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<strong>some very interesting results.</strong></div>
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<strong>With thick strokes I re-painted </strong><strong>the cups and glass on the table using very expressive strokes.</strong></div>
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<strong>I added more highlights on her shirt and accentuated the light on the table behind her.</strong></div>
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<strong>I added some details throughout the painting and as I have learned</strong></div>
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<strong>it was time to put down the brushes and sign the painting.</strong></div>
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<strong>oil on archival panel, 12" x 12"</strong></div>
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<strong>This painting is now available through my studio.</strong></div>
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<strong>Hope you enjoyed this painting process.</strong></div>
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<strong>I would love to hear from you. Let me know your thoughts</strong></div>
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<strong>insights and comments.</strong></div>
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<strong>Thank you.</strong></div>
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<strong>Blessings,</strong></div>
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<strong>September McGee</strong></div>
September McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09725721039413198930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562782076862320959.post-41195522492998383532016-03-11T13:52:00.000-08:002016-03-14T11:01:42.031-07:00PAINT OUT LOUD #1<div _mce_style="text-align: center;" class="faso-user-p" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>PAINT OUT LOUD is an "artumentary" of my new works from beginning to framed.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>In this blog series I will be revealing insights and secrets I have learned over the years that help me create my unique impressionistic style I am known for today.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>After spraining my ankle early Fall, I was forced to sit at my easel to paint. I generally stand up to paint. Standing helps me stay looser and keep my brushstrokes spirited. I get to dance, pet the cat and stay open to the intuitive promptings that arise as the creative process evolves. Sitting down is definitely a slower process. I generally sit to do fine detailed work. My studio is small and my left ankle had to be propped on a little foot stool that sits to the left of my easel and under the computer stand. My easel is in the center and my tabouret is on my right. A little tricky arrangement, but manageable. When you gotta paint, you find a way. My healing coach JoHanna suggested that sitting down might result in a new style of painting. I do believe everything happens for a reason.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>It has been a long process getting my ankle to heal (over four months) and yes, I have been painting sitting down, and yes a newer style has been evolving. I began 2016 painting several pastels, mainly because I hadn't completed a pastel in almost a year. I was pleased with the results. Liking results fuels confidence and encourages more immediate works.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I flipped my studio back to oils. Sometimes I do a painting in both oil and pastel, which is always fun. Over the years, I have learned immeasurable amounts of information about creating art by working in different mediums from oils, pastels, watercolors, mixed media, sculpture, pencil, charcoal, mono prints and sculpture.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I keep file folders in my computer of photos I have taken in hope that some day these photos will become a painting. There are many waiting their turn to become a masterpiece. The photo I used for today's blog was taken on a freezing night in Times Square, NY. This photo has been on my mind for several years and I was finally ready and energized to paint this piece. If I start a painting and the energy is wrong, the painting will never happen, or it will give me so much grief, </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I have learned to listen. When I listen I am guided to the right subject matter at the right time. Often I work on several paintings at the same time. This keeps the energy flowing. I have also learned, when I get stuck, or just can't seem to get it right, to stop and take a break. If that doesn't work, it's time to move on to another piece, or go play with the cats. You can't fight your way through a painting. Deep breaths, listen for guidance and trust. It's amazing what happens when you get in the place where you leave the critic, judge, jury and doubter out of the mix.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b> The decision of which substrate to use is critical. I use only the best. Each surface will net a different result and technique. I decided to use a new oil primed archival linen stretched onto kiln dried stretcher bars. I love linen. I used a Faber Castell Pitt Pastel pencil to sketch in the composition. Utilizing water moistened Q-tips, fingers, brushes and paper towels, I blend and soften the pastel image. When I felt I had the sketch in a place I began adding thin washes of oil paint using both raw and burnt umber, ivory black and a little Titanium white to set the tone for the underpainting.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I added additional thin layers of oil using raw umber, burnt umber, ivory black and white. Notice I changed the composition by moving the figure on the far left foreground over to the right. I believe it gave the painting better symmetry. I kept the strokes loose and expressionistic. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I use my iPhone camera to record my progress as I go. How lucky we are to live in an age with all our "techy" tools!</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I paint from my laptop making it easy to access all my images. I compare each sessions progress side by side to decide how the painting is progressing. Sometimes a wipe out here and there is in order. Wipe outs are not going backward.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>It's time to add some color! Using walnut oil to keep it fluid, I begin to add elements of color to set the tone and palette.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I use a lot of spirited brushstrokes and rich textures when I paint. I decided to keep the paint thin until I was certain of the placement of all the components. This is New York at night. The neon signs banners, colors and buildings are so "in your face". I wanted to stay true to this energy and keep it colorful, fun and impressionistic.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b> I enhanced the color overall, deepened the foreground figures and developed details. I painted the umbrella and added reflections onto the street. I added color to the signs, banners and lights. You can still see the untouched white linen on the left of the painting. I am editing as I go and placing my reds (my favorite color) throughout the piece </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Thicker and more impressionistic strokes have been added with bristle filberts, various brushes and Q-Tips. I removed the blue horizontal stripes above his hat and replace this area with red lights. I adjusted the shapes in the upper left corner. I spent time on the details to the sidewalk sign, which gave me the idea for the name of this painting. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>At this point I printed out a color photo on 24 lb. white paper which gives me a new vantage point to see where I am, and decide where I am going. I paint directly onto this print with a small flat brush using medium thick oils of various hues, most of which are left over from my last painting session. The paper grabs the oil nicely and allows me to easily develop ideas and make any other changes on top of the print without messing with the original. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>This process helps re-charge my energies and becomes a guide to help me navigate forward. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Having worked out my issues on the color print, I return to the original on linen.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>I modified the shapes in the upper left and added a red banner to the middle ground on the far left. I used impressionistic daubs to denote the tail lights and street lamps. I re-designed the color and shapes of several signs on the left. I darkened the left foreground figure and strengthened the reflections on the street. I used linear strokes to define the lamp post, some of the banners and signs. </b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I added some turquoise blue lights to the buildings in the back, complementing the reds, yellows and blues throughout. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I simplified some of the shapes on the left. Additional hues and shapes are modified as I near completion</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>and thick textured strokes are added with bristle filberts to make some areas pop.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>"Chanel In The City" 24" x 18" oil on linen</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Voila! the painting is finished. I would love to tell you which stroke was my last, but unfortunately I can't remember. There comes a time when the brushes need to be put down. I like to let my paintings sit in the studio for several days. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Oils take their own time drying and often hues change by virtue of the medium. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Of course the original is so much richer than this photo indicates. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>The painting is now photographed, signed and framed.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>"Chanel in the City", oil on archival linen, 18" x 14" framed in Gallery Black</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I hope you enjoyed my insights and progressions as this painting evolved. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I am contemplating showing pictures of my painting setup, brushes, paints and special tools on my next </b></span></span></div>
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<b><i>At the Met Series - Love In The City, </i></b><b>Oil on Senso Linen 28" x 22"</b></div>
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<i><b>I wanted to take this moment and wish you the most wondrous holiday season,</b> </i><i><b>filled with much joy, heartfelt laughter and wonderful</b></i></div>
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<b><i>memories that will last throughout the year.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Thank you for being one of my cherished collectors. You inspire me to continue to create great works.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Art makes the best holiday gift.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>It's the gift that lasts a lifetime!</i></b></div>
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<b>Rainy Day Series - Red & Blue Umbrella, oil on Bristol, archival mat</b></div>
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<b>I am so grateful to all my collectors and friends!</b></div>
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<b>Thank you for enjoying my work </b><b>your continued support, </b><b>your friendship </b><b>and most of all, YOU! </b></div>
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<b>YOU complete the circle of creativity -</b></div>
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<b>You make it possible for me to continue offering</b></div>
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<b>and rising in value.</b><b><br /></b><br /><b>May all the good things in life be yours in abundance, </b><br /><b>not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year.</b></div>
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<i><b>Elected Member: Allied Artists, NY</b></i></div>
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<b>I wish you great health, prosperity and lots of laughter this holiday season!</b></div>
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September McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09725721039413198930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562782076862320959.post-66434340556042643182015-02-06T09:54:00.001-08:002015-02-06T09:54:46.565-08:00Featured artist September McGee with the Pastel Society of the West Coast!<br />
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<span _mce_style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">This article just came out!...so beautifully written by Jan Thomas. I painted the <em>Maestro</em> in oil initially and then decided to do it in a pastel. Let me know what you think!</span></strong></span></div>
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<span _mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">Talking with September McGee is a bit like being on a whirling carnival ride. She exudes all the energy one sees in her colorful, expressionistic paintings. A self-described American impressionist, her unique and readily recognizable style has developed through many years of confident exploration and experimentation and continues to evolve. An early memory is of a painting done in the third grade. Daring to paint outside the lines, she created a painting from her imagination of a conductor leading a choir of singers for which she won her first award. This experience fueled her lifetime commitment to being innovative in her paintings.</span></div>
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<br /><span _mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">As a young, single mother, September was unable to attend classes or workshops to develop her skills. So, true to her independent nature, she taught herself by visiting art museums and shows and analyzing the work of other artists, particularly the early French and American Impressionists. She fearlessly continued painting, always willing to try something new and challenging. Now an artist with impressive credentials, she confided that one motivation for entering shows, winning awards and applying for membership in such prestigious organizations as the Salmagundi Club and Allied Artists of America, is to challenge herself, to raise the bar. She does not want to be a formula painter, but one whose paintings reflect her fresh, vibrant attitude.</span></div>
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<span _mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">When asked how she developed the unique linear strokes seen in both her oil and pastel paintings she says she learned early on to remind herself every day to "let go and get out of the way." "I let the energy come through me," she says. The expressive quality of her strokes evolved over time as she allowed herself to experiment and have fun. She admits it is not always easy to stay loose. When she catches herself over-thinking a painting she will step back from it, or put it aside for a while until she can approach it again intuitively. She feeds her passion for innovation in her work by trying new materials: new pastel brands, new colors, new substrates. Each change or addition creates a different result in her work, which then serves as inspiration for her next painting.</span></div>
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<span _mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">Despite her energetic, positive nature, September admits that she is emerging from a time of doubt and dissatisfaction with her work. She now recognizes this as a time of transition, causing her to stop and listen to her intuition. It was a break-though which is fueling her current creativity.</span></div>
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<span _mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">September's pastels start out as very loose underpaintings on toned paper. She uses a large brush to apply Charvin Pastel Painting Sticks, and various pastels, mixed with water to the paper, much like paint. She says this produces "something magical, a creamy, dreamy" surface on which to start layering other pastels. The substrate has to be substantial enough to take her "aggressive" application of pastel, and she prefers Art Spectrum Colourfix , Richeson and Ampersand Pastel boards<strong>. </strong>Favored pastels are Terry Ludwig, Great American, Schminke and Sennelier half sticks. Derwent and CarbOthello pastel pencils are used for finishing details. September says she starts a painting without a specific idea about what it will look like, always reminding herself to keep it loose. Always happy to help other artists and share what she knows,<a _mce_href="mailto:septembermcgee@gmail.com" href="mailto:septembermcgee@gmail.com" target="_blank">September</a> invites questions about her materials, resources or processes.</span></div>
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<span _mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">She encourages other artists to define themselves in their work. "Classes and workshops are great, but it is important to find your own voice."</span></div>
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<span _mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">Always challenging herself, she says her goal this year is to do "bigger, important work." Time will tell how that desire will manifest, but it will undoubtedly be an exciting ride---for her and for her followers.</span></div>
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Holidays are so wonderful - a time for festivities, laughter and joy!</div>
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I wanted to thank you, my family, at this special time of year. Tonite marks the beginning of Hanukkah and there are only NINE days until Christmas. </div>
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As I close this year I am finishing my last large painting of 2014. I would love to show you, but it's not finished. So check back in a few days...</div>
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This new oil is a very special one from my Symphony Series. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><i><b>Art makes the best gift. </b></i><i><b>It lasts many lifetimes. </b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><b>I have some wonderful holiday specials that are irresistible. </b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><b>It's the perfect </b></i><i><b>time to add to your collection, whether you've been naughty or nice!</b></i></span></span></div>
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<br />September McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09725721039413198930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562782076862320959.post-74544260143177973402014-11-28T09:34:00.001-08:002014-11-28T09:36:14.090-08:00Giving Thanks and Being Grateful!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Sometimes it takes me hours to decide on my next painting. I have painted this model before and enjoyed the process and results. I am very particular with my substrates, paints and pastels and always want to offer quality archival works. I chose a 16" x 12" Colourfix panel and sketched her in place. I began with the face as this will be my focal point and set the mood and color palette. I did not plan on these hues in her skin color, but for one reason or another they seemed to be working, so I just went with it. This is the initial block in and design.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I was happy with the piece thus far, but decided a few changes were in order. I worked on her dress and changed the background and began defining her arms and couch and some details on the pillows.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;">I changed the background from two paintings to one long piece. I wanted the pillow behind her to looked fluffed up and fun which I created from my imagination. The red foreground pillow was punched in to set the tone on the couch. I always take photos as I move along in a painting and definitely upload them the next morning to compare how the painting is progressing. This has always proven very helpful. Sometimes I wish I hadn't touched the painting in certain areas, and sometimes I see how much better it is for my due diligence. The former is tortuous - the latter a sigh of relief. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I worked on her pretty face and softened her features. You can see I painted the wine glass and her diamond bracelet. I re-worked the background, which is never my favorite part of a painting. I really just like painting eyes, noses and mouths....and hands! I applied my unique strokes on her dress with a variety of blues and purples and some reds. Looking at a close up of her face allowed me to see any features that might need more work. A good painter knows when to stop! As a perfectionist, I often want to make it better - or perfect - and I have to be careful not to overwork a painting or ruin it in the process.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"Remembering" pastel, 16" x 12"</span></em></strong></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I did spend considerable time on her dress, her hands and the couch to complete the painting...and yes, I created that fluff around the pillow to bring the couch color into that area. I am happy with the painting and decide she is finished! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><strong style="font-size: 15px;">I sketched the image onto the panel and began with the background. I never start my paintings the same way. I don't want to become a formula painter so I mix it up. When figures with faces are my subject I generally begin with the face. </strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><strong style="font-size: 15px;">In this case, I began with the background. The panel is so fabulous the paint just flows. </strong></span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">I now have all the characters in place and I need to decide on the sidewalk and details on the figures and windows. This cafe is going to need some wording in the windows. It is taking on a nice painterly effect and I add in some red to the windows (I have to put RED in almost every painting. It is my signature color!) I worked on the door on the left and omitted most of the detail. I punched up the door with a green hue. The fun expressionist strokes on the sidewalk will probably have to go to make way for the final sidewalk.</strong></span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-size: 15px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img _mce_src="http://data.fineartstudioonline.com/websites/16038/works/16038_1523927m.jpg" _mce_style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="0" src="http://data.fineartstudioonline.com/websites/16038/works/16038_1523927m.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" /></span><br /><strong style="font-size: 15px;">I add the words and more detail to the windows and figures and the bike. I add in the sidewalk curb to give the foreground an interesting horizontal line to coincide with the cafe's linear movement. The paint is thick. The strokes are spirited and very impressionistic. I made adjustments to the waiter and added a red tie. I gave the chairs, windows and all the figures more attention. I set the piece aside to dry.</strong></span></h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /><strong style="font-size: 15px;">This painting took a lot longer than I anticipated. They usually do. I was finally ready to put the finishing strokes on this piece. I added more detail throughout and finished the sidewalk. With all the detail going on in the painting, I wanted the sidewalk to be a bit quiet, yet fun and flavored with the colors reflecting off the yellow cafe and figures. Each stroke brings me closer to being completed and I could quit at any time now. Being the perfectionist I am, I go over the entire painting with a keen eye and make minor adjustments with a #2 filbert. I add some lines in the sidewalk to pull the eye into the piece and additional shadows on the building, figures and under the bicycle. The hue on the sidewalk coincides with my green door on the left and the fun yellow. I am pleased, finally and the painting is ready to be photographed, signed, framed and shipped off to the gallery.</strong></span></h2>
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<br />September McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09725721039413198930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562782076862320959.post-16347707817849837172014-02-16T17:49:00.000-08:002014-02-17T17:08:00.769-08:00FUN February News!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b>Several months ago one of my amazing collectors asked me to do a commissioned painting for his Victorian home in St. Louis, MO. He came up with the idea of a Victorian tea party painting for his dining room. It had to be a large painting to fit this spectacular room, recently restored in true Victorian fashion...a room done with a true love and passion for the time period. </b></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b> is not only a busy physician, but an avid appreciator of the arts with a reverence for the visionary process. He sent me pictures of his Victorian dining room, from the chandelier, Victorian mouldings, wallpaper, fireplace, windows, ceiling and even his white cat on the dining table! We ordered the frame before we even began.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b> I love the Victorian times: the clothes and hats. It was a lovely and insouciant era. I have used this style for many of my figurative pieces over the years, and so </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b>I was thrilled to undertake this challenge. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b>The ideas on how to accomplish this project began germinating. Finally, the right moment presented itself and I began the creative process.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b>I sketched and played with the figures and the room. I came up with a final sketch and showed Dr. Van Tine. I usually don't show my initial sketches to clients, but Dr. Van Tine had been so patient and I was definitely pleased with the layout, composition and color palette.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b>I wanted to capture his spectacular dining room. I decided to use the three rear windows as my background. I couldn't leave out the amazing fireplace, the exquisite chandelier, the mouldings and the ceiling's decor. The painting on the right is a copy of the final commissioned painting within the painting itself!</b></span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The warmth of summer is upon us! The birds are singing, flowers are in bloom and love is in the air! My latest painting "Amore" portrays a couple sharing a quiet tender moment.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">These are words from my NEW book...coming soon!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>My book is a compilation of my paintings and words of inspiration!</b></span></span></div>
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I was just elected a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA)! The Pastel Society of America is the oldest and largest Pastel Society in America. Founded in 1972, this is a distinguished society housed at the National Arts Club on 15 Gramercy Park South, New York. This honor grants me the distinction of using the initials PSA after my signature on my paintings and in all my correspondence.</h3>
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This makes my third Signature Member status - Pastel Society of the West Coast (PSWC) and The Connecticut Pastel Society (CPS)! I also have an Elected Member honor with the Allied Artists of America, NY. So I will forgo the initials of all my Signature Honors as my signature would be way too long!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>This is a commissioned painting I did several years ago of </b></span><br />
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<b><i>"Rainy Day on Gold Leaf #1"</i></b></div>
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<b><i>oil on gold leaf panel, 12" x 9"</i></b></div>
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<b><i>"Rainy Day on Silver Leaf #l"</i></b><br />
<b><i> oil on silver leaf, 10" x 8"</i></b><br />
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