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United States, Massachusetts

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JOB: Watercolorist
GENDER: Female
% OF INCOME FROM ART?: 76-100%
$ YOU SPEND ON ART SUPPLIES EACH YEAR: $1,000-2,499
MEMBER SINCE: 11/16/2007
LAST LOGIN: 04/18/2008 08:51:52
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new age, classical, african and meditative rhythms, blues, zydeco, folk.

poetry books by ancient Haiku Masters (I try to find poems that somehow connect with my paintings and post them together on my website)

I dont read that much but when I find something that catches my attention I make the time to read it.

"Hero", a martial arts movie
I love the visual elements in recapturing a vast expansive horizon

Moonstruck


05/11/2008 13:05:25
05/09/2008 05:35:51





To live life with intensity, passion, and expression; that is why I paint, re-creating and capturing a moment in time. I am inspired by the natural elements that surround us and recognize that we each see things in our own way. I use color and shape as a base for a creative viewing of the theme in my paintings rather than forming and contouring a realistic, photographic type image. The subject matter becomes an abstract expression, interpreting nature and transforming a landscape or still life into a sense of balance, wholeness, and symbolic realism. My most successful paintings draw the viewer into the place or feeling I have painted and a shared communication develops between us.


I find I am the most comfortable when I am surrounded by my artist friends.

I love trees. I love the mountains. I love painting landscapes.. I guess I'll paint just about anything depending on my mood. I believe on a certain level art is a form of individualized therapy.

A successful painting, or photograph, or sculpture, one that takes you to that place in your mind.

flow
honesty

negativity
lack of humility

The internet and surfing the web, cooking good food, eating good food. I also enjoy swimming and road biking and anything outdoors.


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From: Carmela
05/11/2008 14:27:59
The tree gallery is really fun and I think it will make a great link on your website.  I've re-worked my birch tree painting a bit more and I'll post it once I get it flattened out and I get a decent photo.  Carmela


From: thebeamtoo
05/11/2008 13:15:59
thanks for your comments, on Healing Waters.  There is a story attached to this painting.  I was staff at Camp Make a Dream ( for young adolescent cancer survivors) in Missoula Montana  one spring 2 years ago.  It was very windy and I was sitting on a bluff watching the wind whip the grass around in the meadow below.  The grass looked like running water.  The kids couldn't stop looking at it and commenting on how mesmerizing it was.  And then the nex thing you know this painting comes out of me!!  Sandy


From: thebeamtoo
05/11/2008 13:07:09
Robin and ALL...hahaha, I would sooooo love to be painting with all of you today, I posted 2 new ones, and have some watercolors to post next weekend.  I WILL come to the east coast some day for a painting holiday...you all have FUN today!  this is great fun ..it's almost like a Painting IM...hahha ...Best, Sandy  PS, Hi Carmela!


From: Carmela
05/11/2008 12:48:25
Quite a forest you've posted - I really like Ghost.  Have you been painting every minute since Friday?  


05/09/2008 21:50:18

Thanks for the "sucked" comment.  I don't think it is done, almost though.  Thank you for the tent tips.  I ended up getting a slightly less expensive version since hurricanes are rare here.  Was the from a class demo? Grisaille?  Still deliberating about job.

 



From: Carmela
05/09/2008 15:41:02
I didn't think you'd recognize the graffito designs as mine.  I did them for a class exercise in limited palette designs.  They are a lot like the "scribble" designs we used to do as kids.  You start with a word (your name or other significant word) and go from there.  The patterns just developed as I put in color.  They're a lot of fun to do.  I think I might try another one and start with a wash this time.  Actually the blue one has a light wash.  Carmela


05/07/2008 12:16:02
Hi RObin, RE your question on the Tropcial Landscape -- it was a few years ago and I probably masked the roof.  Honestly I think it's too stark white but peer critiquers said leave it. What do you think? PS It's quin gold not yellow ochre which is too opaque for me. FOr yellows Iuse Winsor Lemon, New Gamboge, quinacrodone gold, and occasionallhy aureolin. How about you?


05/07/2008 12:08:27
Robin, that pine landscape was not a plein air, but based on sketches outside.  It has flaws but as an experiment I did the initial drawing in w/c pencil. As to size: I paint too small ! Most of mine are 8 x 10 up to 14 x 20. Do you use a full sheet?  


05/07/2008 05:11:02

I am up early canopy tent shopping, any advise?

 



05/06/2008 00:55:57

Hi Robin,


Thank you for sharing the image of the Picasso plate!  I've never seen it before.  Thanks also for looking at my work.  Since it's show season again I haven't been on this site as much, so it's fun to take an evening to see all this wonderful art, yours included.


Regards,  Tamara





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