05/13/2008 20:53:33

Howdy,  good for you going out birding... if your'e interested I'll send you some pics form my friend in Australia, you just wouldn't beleive the birds he sees out in the wild on a regular day.

 mom called sunday, said all the cousins are meeting at ponderson on June 11th...thought of you!  i"ll let you know if we make it up for this.

 

Kara

05/06/2008 11:04:37

Thank you!  I used cadmium red and caput mortuum for the furrows and trees.  Yes, they are work from the VSC. Monday I did a bunch of charcoal studies, then spend about two days per image.  The third and fourth are not quite done, and I will post those in a few days (or weeks at the rate I seem to have to work at home). Having 8 days to work w/o interruption allowed me to work on 4 large (44x55)canvases start to finish.  Very satisfying after spending weeks in small chunks to do one smaller canvas. 

05/05/2008 16:06:00

Went wild with the furrows this week, have a look if you have a break from finals. G

05/01/2008 11:47:50

Your landscapes have a soothing serenity about them, and the color brings a liveliness that really makes them pop!

Catherine

04/27/2008 22:35:06

Hi, thanks for the comments on the BBQ piece... it is plein air, done last fall in front of a BBQ place in Waxahachie, Texas. The owner came out and offered us all (there were about 5 of us painting) a free lunch, which we took her up on.  Ever since then I have thought about hanging a sign on my back that says "I'll paint for food and shelter..."

 The cell phone photo thing you mention is an interesting idea...never thought of that approach. Nice work.

sm 

04/26/2008 21:29:05

You must have figured out the friend's request thing...your request has been approved! Thanks! I'll be posting some new stuff shortly. Have a good evening.

04/26/2008 19:13:52

Thanks for your comments about the sunflowers and Unsalty Point.  Unsalty Point was painted en plein air.  And to answer your question, no it's not too late for the drawing.  The first drawing will be May 15 and monthly thereafter.

04/25/2008 16:56:38

hi

 

i use to have a calico too. that pic is in honor of her.."marlo"..

to add me as friend go to my site and click on "add to friends"...

it will send a message to me.....

it has been exciting to see how many other  art teachers are out there...

and we are all very diverse with our works.   i do silver clay.   although i would like to learn a little more about traditional silversmithing.   but i love the short time it takes to create with silver clay. i can create a piece, dry it in minutes, fire it in minutes on my gas stove in my kitchen and finish it quickly too.   it has been fun to work with.....

i would love to just be creating and selling art and doing workshops instead of full time teaaching but it will be just a little longer.  haha

thanks for the comments looking forward to hearing from you again.

keep creating

artfitz   (deb)

04/23/2008 19:07:29

hi

i love how the color and light play in your landscapes.   i am a fellow art teacher too.   i see we have some friends in common also.

keep creating

artfitz

04/22/2008 08:13:12

Hi Mary Ann,  How's things with you?

 

Kara