tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14146292198588677992024-02-07T00:26:22.930-05:00tracyfeldmanartblogTracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-59961810803702403602017-03-22T13:48:00.000-04:002017-03-22T13:48:08.667-04:00I'm Working Away on an Upcoming Show!Something I didn't really expect this year was to be putting on a show, but a new art friend inspired me to do just that! We'd met at a women's event at the National University of Ireland -- where both our husbands are this year. We exchanged our details and agreed to talk later. Then I went off to Valencia, Spain and spent a month working mainly on sketching. She was following me on Facebook and really liked my sketches so she suggested we do a show together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Abstract #1", 20 x 20 cm acrylic on <br />Canvas by Adrienne M Finnerty.</td></tr>
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The idea intrigued me, but at first I was confused about what we could do together since her work and mine are so different. As you can see by her piece at the left, Adrienne does abstracts, and I'm a realist.<br />
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But her enthusiasm, and our realizing that we had so many other things in common, changed my mind. We both have a similar sense of fun. We share a spiritual point of view. And we were brought to Galway because of our husbands' work. She's from Ireland's East and has been in the area for three years, while I've lived here going on four years, but the time has been split up between sabbaticals -- with us coming here for one year at a time (with 5 year absences) when Arny is on sabbatical doing research at the National University of Ireland Maths Department. Our last commonality, and the title and theme of Bill Bryson's book "I'm a Stranger Here Myself", suggested the name of the show:<br />
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<b> "We're Strangers Here Ourselves: Love Letters in Paint to Galway and the West."</b><br />
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<b> </b> Another wonderful thing that convinced me that this show really is meant to be is the fact that we found a great venue in downtown Galway, and not a year from now, but in May of this year. Our work will be on display at the Portershed off Galway's Eyre Square, and we'll have an opening (with all the work in our exhibition) on the evening of the 4th of May, from 6 - 8:30 pm. We are so grateful to the Portershed, and their sponsors (AIB) for welcoming us, not only for the night of the opening, but for all month. At other times, you can visit the venue and see some of our work any Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 5 PM.<br />
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If you can make it to Galway in early May, you are invited. If you want to see more of the work that will be in the show, check out my <a href="http://tlkfeldmanartist.com/" target="_blank">homepage</a>, or my or Adrienne's Facebook pages and instagram accounts.<br />
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Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-5143257456705948762016-12-19T05:18:00.000-05:002016-12-19T05:18:41.310-05:00Persimmons and Cranberries<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Persimmons and Cranberries, 12 x 16", Oil on Canvasboard by Tracy Feldman</td></tr>
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This piece is a continuation of my Vegetation on Oilcloth Series. I chose cranberries and persimmons to have together in this work because I like the way their shapes mimic each other, and the way the warm-colored fruit looks on the black and white oilcloth. I played a lot with the composition to get it "just so."</div>
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I started doing this painting by using the underpainting technique I learned in Dreama Toll Perry's course this fall. But I didn't complete it using her using Dreama's ala prima painting style because getting the colors to work well together well involved a lot of experimentation. I like the result in the end, and I hope you will too. </div>
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I'm considering putting this series up in my gallery on the Fine Art America site because I believe they'd make great subjects for people who wanted to make cards or to get prints of the series for their kitchens, etc.. What do you think? Should I do that?</div>
Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-20835055228630410942016-12-08T16:22:00.000-05:002016-12-08T16:37:28.209-05:00A Better Way To Spend My Time<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_2rn" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; line-height: 1.38;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I produced these three sketches yesterday during a long wait. Creating them was a fun challenge that kept me in the moment -- which really helped me not fret too much and also helped me be present.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first sketch is</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">the view in from my friend Elaine's home in Inverin, Co. Galway. I am thinking about turning the </span>second sketch into one of my vegetation on oil cloth portraits. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">And the third one is of late afternoon light as we walked along a forest path in Coole Park. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used sharpies, colored markers, a brush pen, and watercolor on sketch paper to do these pieces. All in all, a much better way to spend the four hours than sitting in a waiting room and watching the same news stories recycle dozens of times.</span></div>
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Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-54479387421791168272016-12-08T05:14:00.000-05:002016-12-08T05:14:17.316-05:00Vegetation Portraits on Oil Cloth?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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This is another in the series that I am painting of objects on the wonderful oilcloth I bought for my kitchen table. I had been calling the series, "Vegetable Portraits on Oil Cloth", but I think I'm going to need to change the name to "Vegetation on Oil Cloth" because as the growing season is coming to an end locally, I am going to need to look further afield for my portrait models. What do you think?<br />
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This one is of a lovely plant that a friend brought me and suggested would be a great subject for a portrait. It's called a cyclamen. Several varieties grow here in Ireland. Some, like this one, are hardy enough to over-winter here (at least in mild winters). Others go dormant over winter but return in very early spring (February) to brighten the forest floor. Their vivid hues are very welcome during Ireland's particularly gray months.<br />
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As you can see on the right, I used the under-painting technique I learned this fall from Dreama Toll Perry. But because I could not finish the piece in one sitting, I used my painting medium when completing the painting. <br />
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I chose to show the plant from over head because that point of view made the cyclamen appear to be growing out of the tablecloth <i> -- and that appeals to my "reality with a twist" sensibilities.</i> I also took several portraits of the plant from the side. I'm also going to paint one of those because I loved the way the perspective changed how the "leaves" look on the oil cloth. So keep your eyes peeled for that, and for a persimmon and cranberry portrait that is also in the works!<br />
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<br />Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-43772200820647848592016-12-04T07:10:00.001-05:002016-12-04T07:11:03.157-05:00Revisiting Paintings <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-size: large;"> I didn't like that lack of vibrancy of the geraniums. I got more and more bothered by the thickness of the wood between the window panes. And, the very bottom of the painting bothered me too.</span></span><br />
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Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-17714105799741461372016-11-18T15:03:00.002-05:002016-11-21T16:31:32.794-05:00 Finding Autumn (Fall) color in this area of "rocky beauty" -- as it is called in the tourist literature -- what I loved about living in Galway during This Week <br />
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<br style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" />Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-69091106174043462692016-11-11T09:21:00.000-05:002016-11-11T09:21:12.924-05:00What I loved about Living in Galway during Halloween Week 2016<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<strong style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> Macnas's 30th Anniversary Parade for Halloween! </strong><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">They say in Galway that the Halloween celebrations started in Ireland. It spread to the States with the people escaping from the potato famine. Like so many things, American Halloween celebrations -- through the influence of TV, films, and folk returning to Ireland -- have come back to influence how the event is celebrated in the 21st century. For instance, we first lived in Ireland for the year in 1999/2000 , and t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Then the majority of children who came to our place were dressed as ghosts and </span>ghouls<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">This Halloween, the costumes are closer to the ones we'd see back home: more </span>superheroes, <span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> Disney characters, princesses, rock guys and gals, etc. than we saw in 1999. Also, like at home, kids are much less likely now to trick or treat on their own, without a parental chaperone. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">One thing that makes Galway, Galway, is how much Galwegians enjoy "the Craic" -- pronounced "the crack". It refers to fun-loving people getting together to have a good time with friends, perhaps at a special event. That is why a wonderful, community-based puppet/parade company has thrived here for the last 30 years. This Galway-based, non-profit street theater group puts on huge, elaborate parades that incorporate music, drumming, dance, and giant, human-powered puppets. Its parades are so wonderful that the group (Macnas) has been invited to perform in many places in the world. The Halloween-themed Macnas parade celebrating its 30th anniversary was a truly wonderful spectacle. But the spectacle did not stop with the Macnas performers. Many of the individuals and families who packed the streets to watch the parade also dressed in wonderful, elaborate costumes of their own. Craic indeed. And even though we were only visitors (and not dressed for the occasion), we loved it.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> We got a lot of fantastic images of the event, and I might paint something this year based on what we saw. Periodically check on this blog or <a href="http://tlkfeldmanartist.com/" target="_blank">my website </a>for the work I produce this year.</span>Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-1054300945936653772016-11-09T11:01:00.000-05:002016-11-09T11:01:00.849-05:00Second in my "Vegetables on Oilcloth" Series<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "lato" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> This is the second in a series of vegetable portraits that I've started since arriving in the Galway (Ireland) area</span><strong style="color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">. </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "lato" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The series was inspired by a wonderful oilcloth I bought here, and Ireland’s beautiful vegetables.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "lato" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I adore the oilcloth's graphic quality contrasted against the natural shapes and intense hues of the beets. Galway has a thriving farmer's market, and a number of Fruit and Vegetable shops in the area at which I can buy beautiful, fresh veg (as they say here) that still have their greens attached to them. Including them reminds me that they come from the earth - which I love.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "lato" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Hope you enjoy! I haven't figured out how to sell these pieces on-line yet -- because I don't know how to handle the shipping, etc. from here. But, I'm working on trying to put together a show here, and if I still have them when I return home, I'm going to ship them home in a bike box. Then, I'll make them available for sale. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "lato" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Note: to return my <a href="http://tlkfeldmanartist.com/index.html" target="_blank">home page</a>.</span>Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-54631570667713790032016-03-01T17:02:00.000-05:002016-03-01T17:02:36.533-05:00Grateful for Beauty -- Wherever I Find It<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Beauty sometimes comes in unexpected placed. For instance, we had friends over for Valentines Day, and friends brought us some kit to use for dipping bread in olive oil. It came in a beautiful bag. And while it probably was not intended to be a work of art, it was so lovely that I knew I'd wanted to paint it as soon as I saw it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> As you can see from this post, I did just that TWICE: first in watercolors and then in oils. I </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> like the feel of the oil painting better than the sketch, but I've included it so you can compare them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Notice that I</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> changed the setting and the cloth on which I placed that bag, and I think I think those choices also make it more interesting than the sketch. I ever paint it again, I'll center it a little more. But even so, I had a great time painting it and like how it turned out. I hope you do too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> As is usual with the small oils I paint (this one is 10 X 8"), it available for auction in my gallery on <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/523355">dailypaintworks.com</a>. Check it out if it interests you.</span></div>
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Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-41539368930751231042016-02-23T20:48:00.000-05:002016-02-23T20:48:09.774-05:00Watercolor Sketching and Oil Painting<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJy6mVdL27GUOVWQjPozjM4YJUTLePxR0Qn9VIQQiybQ8RX-ESAjqplXcomEbavfNGDDFuAXA6jQkZeixWZPO5hx7YuReV08xy859T4FpzBhZ0CQyrAeQH4BgyJcMzLW18OE_2Il2M0rw/s1600/Arny+Relaxing+With+a+Good+E-book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJy6mVdL27GUOVWQjPozjM4YJUTLePxR0Qn9VIQQiybQ8RX-ESAjqplXcomEbavfNGDDFuAXA6jQkZeixWZPO5hx7YuReV08xy859T4FpzBhZ0CQyrAeQH4BgyJcMzLW18OE_2Il2M0rw/s400/Arny+Relaxing+With+a+Good+E-book.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Arny Relaxing With A Good E-Book</i></b>, watercolor on paper by Tracy Feldman</td></tr>
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As part of my effort to keep growing as an artist, a while ago I joined a daily sketching group. I am not as faithful as some people are about doing and posting work each day. But, seeing other's work inspires me to do more and stretch in ways that I might not otherwise. For instance, lots of people often work al la prima, while I am more used to working from photo references. <br />
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The sketch to the left was inspired by those brave souls. <span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I call it, "Arny Relaxing With a Good E-Book. I did it yesterday from life. Arny is my husband, and he was such a good sport posing for me. Like any good model, he had to stop in the middle when his feet fell asleep. I painted it because he looked so relaxed (and cute) while nestled in all those pillows.</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas-nG1FGVod5BbpzklykOp3h1Jth0OHbyoXCVT3018zkh5XabW30p6m-Yb-YGvDAOfA5FB6GjTrM_xEiRU4-mVZp7po8bvLWUi_bh0ISKTcueIal8ohwvCNKafzjP-U4RPG50oWV-CTk/s1600/Snowy+Day+at+F%2526M+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas-nG1FGVod5BbpzklykOp3h1Jth0OHbyoXCVT3018zkh5XabW30p6m-Yb-YGvDAOfA5FB6GjTrM_xEiRU4-mVZp7po8bvLWUi_bh0ISKTcueIal8ohwvCNKafzjP-U4RPG50oWV-CTk/s400/Snowy+Day+at+F%2526M+1.jpg" width="326" /></a><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">His response was, "I look so much like my dad", and, basically, he is right. True ... he is taller, has somewhat more hair, and has a mellower personality, but otherwise, he's the spitting image of his dad.</span><br />
Unless someone specifically asks me, I won't put this piece up for sale.<br />
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<b> The other piece I'm featuring today is a piece I am making available on <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/510421" target="_blank">auction in my dailypaintworks.com gallery</a>. </b> The painting is called,<b><i> Snowy Day at F&M 1.</i></b><br />
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It is of a clock on the campus of Franklin and Marshall College during the huge snow storm we had a <span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A couple of weeks ago. Arny was on the campus for part of it because he is a mathematics professor there, and he used his iPhone to take a number of beautiful photos of the campus in the falling snow. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I particularly loved this one, so I painted small (10 x 8") version of in oils. </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I am putting the painting up for auction in my Daily Paintworks Gallery. I call it "Snowy Day at F&M 1" because I might paint some other of the images he captured that day. <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/510421" target="_blank">Check it out there if you want.</a> </span>Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-37139494109547031832016-02-17T10:02:00.000-05:002016-02-17T10:03:03.435-05:00Guest Room on a Snow Day<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Guest Room on a Snowy Day,</i> 8 x 10", Oil on Canvas, by Tracy Feldman</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmqItFeJ5F-DlHDngA7lZLB4JQbBpsmnfHgylaAPZbGD5uaueZTlIU3Nx9wi2EE9kl0p7MMX93pCxjfcr1Q-58o_vfF892I6Jdvd6G0r4lA-GponxRpSDXCe8aLEF_bR7i_1fcTbYXFo/s1600/Guest+Bedroom+on+Snowy+Day.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmqItFeJ5F-DlHDngA7lZLB4JQbBpsmnfHgylaAPZbGD5uaueZTlIU3Nx9wi2EE9kl0p7MMX93pCxjfcr1Q-58o_vfF892I6Jdvd6G0r4lA-GponxRpSDXCe8aLEF_bR7i_1fcTbYXFo/s200/Guest+Bedroom+on+Snowy+Day.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolor sketch for this oil painting.</td></tr>
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Here is the oil painting I said that I'd create the earlier watercolor sketch I did of my guest room. </div>
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I like both, but I prefer the texture and value range I was able to capture using oils. I also love the way the snowy day view outside the window came. <span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notice that I added some of the brick colors in the bedspread. Doing that helped visually tie the piece together and using a warmer hue in the foreground also helped draw the side of the bed closer to you. </span>It was that image that initially captured me and inspired me to create a painting. </div>
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">I wanted to paint this piece because of how that beautiful snowy view contrasted against the still, formality of the bedroom. The composition brought to mind Van Gogh's "Bedroom in Arles", and I thought it would be fun to capture the feel of that piece. He used oils, so maybe that is another reason I prefer my oil of the same scene.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">What is funny to me is when I went on-line to see Van Gough's work, I realized that while both have a bed, paintings, and a window, they are very different. But, even so, they still give me a similar feeling. </span><br />
<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Today I am posting this little oil on auction in my <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/507922" target="_blank">daiypaintworks.com gallery. </a> So, if it appeals to you, check it out. For the first three weeks, it will be listed on auction -- starting at $25. After that, I'll list it for sale at its normal, higher, on-going price. </span>Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-60664507307425299032016-02-09T14:40:00.002-05:002016-02-09T14:53:29.996-05:00The Best Laid Plans<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaZ7p_bw76AuCrF09unTL8GDdi-raF5Tx-8vvMI1zToMzaPAitl7qX-NqLHxAQ2d9BxuYnvlNoaPS94kPBMZHnu1ctH4pVhJV9_LRu28m_6ZjZCVg8nnnREgiuTIDpwYFKCXN8QkD760/s1600/Guest+Bedroom+on+Snowy+Day.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaZ7p_bw76AuCrF09unTL8GDdi-raF5Tx-8vvMI1zToMzaPAitl7qX-NqLHxAQ2d9BxuYnvlNoaPS94kPBMZHnu1ctH4pVhJV9_LRu28m_6ZjZCVg8nnnREgiuTIDpwYFKCXN8QkD760/s400/Guest+Bedroom+on+Snowy+Day.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guest Room on a Snowy Day, watercolor on drawing paper, 8 x 10."<br />
by Tracy Feldman</td></tr>
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<span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; font-size: large;">It's funny how things work out sometimes. Today I opened the door to our guest room and saw such a beautiful snowy scene out the window that I had to paint it right then. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; font-size: large;"><br style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important;" /></span></span><span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; font-size: large;"> Unfortunately, I started with the bed area first and part way through realized that almost none of the view out the window would fit on the page. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; font-size: large;"> I still like the piece, but I took a photo of what inspired me, so you don't totally miss out on what inspire me. </span></span></div>
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am thinking about painting a small oil of my guest room and putting it up for sale in my dailypaintworks.com gallery. I think the texture would add another dimension to the work, and I don't like how the whites of the sheets turned out. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<br />Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-25987117678314009222016-02-08T17:42:00.000-05:002016-02-08T17:42:22.288-05:00Mea-Culpa Me<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6o7xse44OeE8SRQkB6EN4dL5cp3c00v9uA2ba5ui2MbAR0QGOFcaR-ZMtMaHQl1NzOyZjPA6SMIQB-q6o2nPKHClWUm9uwQEukX2S55PVkdhXMWylxZaAwm09NGtrGvDniZobDT8YS2w/s1600/Mea-culpa+Me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6o7xse44OeE8SRQkB6EN4dL5cp3c00v9uA2ba5ui2MbAR0QGOFcaR-ZMtMaHQl1NzOyZjPA6SMIQB-q6o2nPKHClWUm9uwQEukX2S55PVkdhXMWylxZaAwm09NGtrGvDniZobDT8YS2w/s400/Mea-culpa+Me.jpg" width="346" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Mea-Culpa Me</i>, </b> Watercolor on Paper by Tracy Feldman</td></tr>
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<span data-offset-key="4qtbj-0-0"><span style="font-size: large;">Didn't get enough sleep last, but I still wanted to complete a sketch/painting. So, I checked out my photos and up came this image of me that I took to illustrate my next newsletter. I wanted to communicate the feeling I was saying "Mea-culpa" for the month's delaying to my newsletter for a long time. I thought doing a sketch might be fun. The techniques and materials I used included starting with a pencil sketch done on my Strathmore Drawing Pad, then adding watercolor, and finishing with Sharpies and white gel pens. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="fru40-0-0"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know if I'll use the piece to illustrate my next newsletter, but I had a great time doing it. Hope you enjoy it too.</span></span></div>
Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-73474318517040962082016-02-07T21:18:00.006-05:002016-02-08T17:42:32.610-05:00Cranberry Cordial 1<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0xQ-YCKYyiR_V1NTvtOYZtmECuPaPan66P-T_P-A_pA5sKxzIoejPbS0s5RJu8mgSTlidyE6nZzRN7EycK9M2XFMu4BQFio_yJlS8OHmkE5bFm_VVa5nEiQQNJ138Swq_w7-K-htqUU/s1600/cranberry+cordial+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0xQ-YCKYyiR_V1NTvtOYZtmECuPaPan66P-T_P-A_pA5sKxzIoejPbS0s5RJu8mgSTlidyE6nZzRN7EycK9M2XFMu4BQFio_yJlS8OHmkE5bFm_VVa5nEiQQNJ138Swq_w7-K-htqUU/s400/cranberry+cordial+1.jpg" width="322" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Cranberry Cordial 1</i></b>, Oil on Canvas, 10 x 8",<br />
by Tracy Feldman</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This little painting is largely about memories. The tablecloth used is one we got on our first trip to Europe 30 years ago. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were visiting Burano, Italy and loved the lace/cut work table cloths they made. The glasses are antique "thistle"-style cordial glasses that an old family friend got to help commemorate our having spent a year in England.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I added the cranberries because the color and the shape of the berries seemed like they would complete the composition. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll probably paint another version of this tomorrow because I think zooming out would add something to the work.</span><br />
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This painting is the second in my series of pear paintings. I realized that I wanted to do a piece where I featured just one piece of fruit.<br />
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Because I worried that it would look odd just sitting there on its own, I wrapped it in a nest of white tissue paper to create the impression it was a gift that had just removed from a carefully-packed fruit box. It was fun playing been with the rounded shape of the pear and sharper angles created by the crinkled up tissue paper.<br />
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As usual, I'm selling this small piece at auction in <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/503272" target="_blank">my on-line gallery on dailypaintworks.com</a>. Check it out!<br />
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Go to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tracy.feldman.50" target="_blank">my Facebook Page</a> to see the watercolor sketch I also completed today. It is called Cranberry Cordial.Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-42025968051949389712016-02-03T21:28:00.000-05:002016-02-03T21:56:07.208-05:00Winter Pears on Silvered Platter<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I have been experiencing a block when it comes to doing what I need for my art. So to inspire me, I am reading Carol Marine's book "Daily Painting". She advocates that people paint small and often to grow as artists. She also encourages her readers to blog and sell their work on-line.<br />
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I have not finished the book yet, but I can tell it is starting to help get me moving again with my art because I created two small paintings today. I am calling each "Winter Pears on Silvered Platter" because they are of the same topic. The pieces aren't identical, however. One is a watercolor and ink sketch on paper. The other one is an 10 x 8" oil on canvas. If you look closely, you'll notice I changed the composition in the oil painting and added directional lighting to add dimension and interest to the piece.<br />
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It felt good to feel more productive again. That doesn't mean it is not scary to do the second type of activity Marine recommends: blogging about, and posting the work for sale on-line. Wish me luck as I post the oil on dailypaintworks.com and offer it for sale at auction. Eek!<br />
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If this piece interests you, check out my auction in my <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/502871" target="_blank">dailypaintworks.com </a>gallery!<a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1107552438"></span><span id="goog_1107552439"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1107552433"></span><span id="goog_1107552434"></span>Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-42234791339393900012015-10-06T11:38:00.001-04:002015-10-06T11:38:37.507-04:00Another Batch of My Self-Portrait Sketches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been busy continuing to work on my 30 days of self-portrait sketches. To keep it interesting, I've been challenging myself by choosing poses and situations that are different. In this batch of drawings, I thought about different ways to see me that just head-on. So in <b><i>Me, On a Fine Soft Day, </i></b>I painted myself at a distance, hiding my face under an orange umbrella on a gray and damp day. In <i><b>Me, My Pretty</b>, </i> I thought it might be fun to play with perspective (and give myself an opportunity to draw hands in perspective. I was thinking me as a Brobdignagian (from <i><b>Gulliver's Travels)</b>, </i>but what I got seems to me to be closer to the wicked witch in the <i><b>Wizard of Oz -- </b>maybe I was unconsciously inspired by the fact that this is the month of Halloween.</i> <div>
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The final three sketches are normal portrait type of sketches, but they capture me from a different angle than most photos of me do: specifically from the side or with my glasses on. I normally wear contacts instead of glasses, so most people don't see me in my glasses unless they are overnight guests at our home, or I'm sick or have a problem with me contacts. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Me, With my Glasses </i> is that view, and while I like the sketch as a sketch, I have to admit it's me minus 15 pounds and years. I was feeling a little guilty about that, and maybe that's why another sketch I like, <b>Me, Left Profile,</b><i> </i>ended up (I think) adding pounds and years to my normal look. </div>
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Doing this 30 day personal challenge has been good for me in a number of ways. First, it is challenging me creatively. Second, it's helping me hone my drawing skills. Third, it's an exercise in self-honesty. What I mean is that normally when I look in the mirror, I see myself as younger that I am, but working to draw what I see (no matter how successful that effort is) forces me to look at me so much more closely -- which is useful, but illusion-shattering. Speaking of creativity. I'd love to hear any of your suggestions for poses.<br /><br />
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<b> This weekend, I decided to start something that combines two things that I've heard are good for art artists. For the next month, I want to do a sketch of me each day. It will be good drawing practice, and will challenge my creativity.</b></div>
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Since I want the practice to be interesting for me, I'm going to working from pictures and try to capture me at odd times and at different angles. The first image I used was a selfie I took very close up, and from an odd angle. Even in the photograph, I almost don't recognize myself. I like the attitude I have and the unusual angle, as well as the face that the right side of my face is so heavily shadowed. It adds a nice third major value to the piece.</div>
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The third day's sketch of the challenge to myself is of me at a mid distance. It's from a picture Arny took of me at Longwood Gardens. (It's a world-famous ornamental garden within an easy drive from us -- I LOVE I can do that.) I am in a watercolor sketching group, and I decided to try out a technique I learned there and applied to a floral sketch I did yesterday. After I laid the basic shapes with pencil, I used washes to define and add depth to the piece. I then went in and used a Bick fine-line marker to give some final definition to the piece. I discovered something important for the future if I use that technique again. I did realize that the paper was still wet in the area of my face, so when I went to define my mouth, the ink ran --making me look as if I were trying out for the role of "Joker" in a Batman movie. I thought about the material I had and made a great discovery -- a combination of the the white (and later the orange) "Inktense" pencil covered a lot of the offending run areas. Yea! <b>I like the wash and pen combo, but from now on, I'll either wait for the washes to totally dry or use a permanent marker. I'll periodically post my self-portraits over the month. Check them out!</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers for Betty, WC on sketch pad<br />by Tracy Fledman</td></tr>
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I'm working on sketching more, and here are two watercolor sketches that I did yesterday. I had committed to bringing a meal to a friend who was getting an operation. As I shopped for ingredients at Costco, I ran across these flowers, and I thought, "how nice to bring some flowers to cheer her". Thus, I bought some to give to her and draw. After buying, them, however, I realized I didn't know if she or her family had flower allergies, so I split the bunch in two, figuring 3 blossoms would cause fewer problems than I whole bunch. That gave me the opportunity to sketch "Betty's flower" and "My flowers". I experimented with this putting down color first and then adding ink from a marker to better define the shape. I love that when people do that. It was neat, but I realized that using an ultra-fine tip marker would have worked better. <br />
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The funny thing is that after I left the meal and flowers on my friend's stoop, she called me and explained she wasn't going into surgery until Wednesday. Oops! I feel a little like Winnie the Poo when he did all that work to build a home for Eeyore -- only to later discover that the pile of sticks he found to build it were already the "home" the donkey had built for himself. Fortunately, like Eeyore, my friend appreciated the outcome -- even if the effort was a little off in some ways. I used my inexpensive sketch pad to do the drawings, and used watercolors, a Bbic marker, and a white gel pen.<br />
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Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-61626871639684711142015-09-04T13:02:00.000-04:002015-09-06T20:12:10.907-04:00Oil Sketch #2 for the Dahlia Commission<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="text-align: center;">This is the second of the Dahlia oil sketches I created as part the process for my last commission. But because I wanted to focus on the large commission, as you can tell <i>(by comparing the sketch to the left to the painting below</i>), I decided to put aside this piece until now. Creating the piece wasn't a waste of time --even at this stage of its development, the work helped my client realize which version of the image most appealed to her. </span><br />
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I'm really happy I kept the unfinished sketch at the studio to inspire me as I worked on the final piece. It also proved very helpful when I met with my client near the end of the <span style="text-align: center;">painting process. The meeting's purpose was to find out how she wanted to have me finish the work-- specifically how she wanted me to handle the 1.5" sides of this gallery-wrapped canvas. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I explained to her that I could go two ways. If she wanted the work to have a more traditional presentation when hung, I could paint the sides black and she'd have the painting framed. If, however, she wanted to have the work have a modern feel, I'd wrap the image around the sides and put a hanger on the back of the piece. I explained that if she wanted the latter, she'd be able to have a beautifully finished piece -- without needing to think about framing. And I was able to use the sketch to show her what I meant. She quickly decided on the more-modern look; then we went on to talk about why this type of Dahlia held so much meaning for her and her family. But as we spoke about other things, my eyes kept on returning to this sketch. I couldn't understand why until it dawned on me.</span></div>
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If you look that this photo of a side view of the sketch, you may be able to spot what it took me a while to notice. The petals wrapping around the right side of the painting were wrong. I had truncated them -- as if the flower ended long before it would in real life. Thus, when viewed from that side, the image felt wrong. I pointed that out to my client, and assured her that that wouldn't be the case on the finished piece, and it wasn't.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">After the Labor Day weekend, I'm going to be working on this oil sketch again. It will stay a "sketch" so I won't dilute the uniqueness of my client's piece. Because it is a sketch, I'll be able to sell it for about half of what I'd charge normally for a work -- which will be great for some lucky buyer. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">As I said earlier, the piece will cost substantially less than I would a standard work on my site</span><i style="text-align: center;">. </i><b style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in buying this piece before I put it up on my <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/tracy-feldman-2598/artwork">gallery on dailypaintworks.com</a>, email me at tracyfeldmanartist@gmail.com</b><b style="text-align: center;">.</b></div>
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Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-6320710376124749542015-09-04T08:06:00.000-04:002015-09-04T08:06:05.246-04:00Yum ... Late Summer Veggies!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I'm in a watercolor sketching group, and I have not been contributing much to it for much of the summer. Today, I went to our local Amish farm stand, and found these beautiful peppers and tomatoes. I particularly love the look of the heirloom ones. They remind me of gigantic gooseberries. I placed them on blue-green placemats I have because I knew the color contrast would make the veggies pop. I used ultramarine blue for the shadows, and love the water-like impression it creates. <br />
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It is so neat living so close to where this food is grown. And, it is neat to have gotten to know the family who run the farm and the stand. Our sales girl today is a favorite of ours. We've know her since she was 11, and she is smart as a whip. She not only can easily do calculations in her head (a dying art since the advent of calculators), but she's feisty and a natural saleswoman. <br />
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Living in an academic family for so long, part of me aches to think she's already left school: she had to or be shunned for getting too much education. But, she seems happy, so recovery has helped me realize that she can be quite happy living a life with her family and in her community.<br />
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I haven't put an unmatted watercolor on paper up for auction in <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/426512">my DailyPaintworks gallery</a> for a long time, so I'm going to do that with this small piece; and I'm going to make the starting bid a real bargain: $10. If you are interested in it, check it out.Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-22878714458010969912015-09-03T16:28:00.001-04:002015-09-03T16:28:25.599-04:00Oil Sketches for Dahlia Commission #1<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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As I mentioned yesterday, I created two oil sketches as part of the process of producing my last commission. <br />
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The works were based on images and ideas I had discussed with my client. When they were done to a medium point, I sent her images of the works and asked her to choose which one she wanted me to use as the basis for her final piece. <br />
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She chose the piece I'll feature in an upcoming blog post. There were two reasons that I abandoned working on either of these oil sketches. I wanted to focus on making sure I did the work to complete her final piece. Also, I discovered that the brand of white I used that I got on sale (it was Bob Ross's Warm White) didn't dry enough to push past my original alla-prima (<i>wet on wet style of painting) </i>for months. At first I worried the problem was that I applied the paint too thickly (I used a painting knife to do the work). But after a short while, I realized something else was to blame -- that's when I figured out it was the paint.<br />
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When the paint finally dried enough that I could work on the pieces again, I was able to make needed adjustments to <b style="font-style: italic;">Oil Sketch with Dahlias in Vase </b>in the down times when the final commission was drying. Although the design wasn't chosen by my client for the final piece, I love the energy I was able to bring to the piece because I used a painting knife and let myself use a faster, looser painting style than I normally use. I also really like the formal style of the composition. It reminds me of a compositional style that an early impressionist might have chosen. And, it may seem a small thing, but I love the way I was able to suggest the stems in the vase.<br />
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Because it's a sketch, on September the 4th, I'm putting it up for sale in my DailyPaintworks.com gallery, and I will be making it available for substantially less than I would a standard work on my site. Normally, I calculate the price to be $12.50 (w+h) (which means a 30 x 24" work would cost $675), but I'm going to make it available for half that -- $338.00 <i>-- plus applicable tax and a nominal shipping fee. </i><b>If you are interested in buying this piece, check it out in my <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/tracy-feldman-2598/artwork">gallery on dailypaintworks.com</a>.</b><br />
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<i> <span style="color: blue;"> Check out tomorrow's blog to see the other oil sketch I produced when working on my most recent commission. It's still a work in progress, and I'd love your input as I finally get down to finishing it!</span></i><br />
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For Christmas last year, the Mathematics and Computer Science faculty at Franklin and Marshall College (in Lancaster, PA), gave their department coordinator a gift she had specifically requested: a painting by me! I was touched and excited to be working with her, and foolishly assumed that I'd be able to get it to her in short order. I just delivered it on Monday -- after clearly miscalculating how long the process would take. My miscalculation was caused by a number of factors: Cindi had to decide the topic of the work, and we had to decide on the image of the topic chosen that would make her heart sing. <br />
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That was a more involved process because of me. I had just seen an article featuring <a href="http://annrea.com/">Ann Rea</a>, an influential landscape artist who specializes in commissions and whose website was featured on theabundantartist.com as one of "9 Great Artist Websites". <br />
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I love the collaborative way Ann works with her clients. She often travels with clients to the place they want painted -- to see exactly what they loved about the place. She then creates two small works based on that research and has the client choose which of Ann's interpretations best match their own vision. While I can't afford at this time to travel in the way Ann does, I did do research and did follow Ann's lead -- producing two small pieces for Cindi to choose between before starting on the final piece. And, through the process I sent pictures of the work in progress and asked her for her input. <br />
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As I was wrapping up my work on the piece, Cindi was able to visit me at my studio, and I found more about the reason she loved the type of Dahlia I was painting. It was named for a family member she loved and lost too soon. She showed me a picture that included this person, and I was so touched that I created a small watercolor of the picture that I delivered at the same time as I delivered <b><i>Dahlia of my Heart</i></b>. I didn't know how she'd react, but fortunately she loved both pieces -- as you can tell by her smile.<br />
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Tomorrow I'll show you the two sample oils I created for Cindi before starting on the final version of her commission. One is completed, but one is still in progress. Both will be available for sale.<br />
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This is a glimpse of the commission piece I'm working on now. Finishing up this 24 x 30" gallery-wrapped commission in oils. Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-3703783841639713492015-06-24T15:29:00.001-04:002015-06-24T15:42:35.016-04:00Even Unwanted Kittens are Cute<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Yesterday, I looked out my front door to see this cutie asleep in one of my hanging planters. He's one of the new crop of feral kittens that have been born in our community this summer. Like all of his brethren, he is adorable. But ... he's squishing the succulents I put in that hanging basket, and he's going to present another danger to the local birds and other fauna. Even so, I couldn't resist photographing, sketching and then painting him. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> Painting him also gave me a great excuse to play with the new Derwent Inktense Pencils my sister gave me. Derwent describes these pencils by saying, "Pencil to ink in just one wash!". I knew from my sister that the colors would get very intense when you put water on them, so I started with laying down a light watercolor wash and then added the pencils for intensity and precision. Although they are in theory permanent after they dry, they're not really intended to be put on a primed canvas, so I wasn't sure how permanent they would be. Also, watercolors definitely are NOT permanent on canvas without being treated, so like with others of my watercolors on canvas, I gave this little painting a quick spray of a clear coat to protect it from water, wear, and the fading effects of sun. I hope you like it as much as I did painting it. I'm going to put it up for auction in my</span> DailyPaintworks.com gallery.<a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/403123">http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/403123</a>Tracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.com0