No those that you asked about are older.... and people want more just like that one , I think its called "morning pastures"... if all they want is that fuzzy /warm / muted colors... I'll be more than happy to pop that out lol...

its been pretty "green" around here till recently.. I think we had 2 weeks of fall color... this wkend w/the drop in temp/rain/wind.. I think most of it has been blown away.. now its juat all shades of gray w/a hint of green.  Ga is the green state... 

I see all these other artist that paint wonderful landscapes of surrounding areas.... but when I do out my door or down the road.. its all green... so I paint in shades of green *sigh lol

Hi Perry,

Thanks for stopping by...I'll go over and check it out! 

Hey Karen.. .thks for the comments you made on my page.. very nice..

BUT i have an update to your comment on painting on location on my page.. you'll have to chk it out.. 

i'll just blog it soon 

Thanks Karen. Feel free to ask more questions. Best wishes!

 Jason

Hello Karen,

Thanks for taking a look at my gallery and for your kind words! I think you are off to a great start with your representational art!

To answer your questions I use a combination of bristle brushes, langnickel mongoose sables and palette knife, depending on what I'm going for. When plein air painting I will usually do a wash of the basic color harmony thinned down with mineral spirits to a more soupy mix; this is done with a large bristle. I may stick with the bristle for the larger shapes. When I change to the more exact shapes I usually change to the sables which are Langnickel mongoose sable flats. These brushes can lose hairs but they are wonderful for this kind of painting.

 As for edges I achieve these in a variety of ways. If I want a very sharp edge I will use the knife. I load it with paint and then place the edge of the knife where I want the sharp edge and then gently pull away from that edge. It leaves a nice thick, yet crisp edge. Other times I use the knife to gently mess up a perfect edge to give it variety. Another thing I do is place just the tip of my mongoose flat on a wet edge and pull away from it. This produces and interesting look also. And of course I may gently go back and forth between an edge to blur it. The best advice I can give is to experiment, study the masters, and make sure you squint when you paint so you can see where the edges are blending. Good luck! 

Jason Tako

P.S. That is great that your husband got some G.K. Chesterton to read! I think he had one of the most brilliant and insightful minds of the 20th century.

HI Karen,

I love your visual journey. Your work is really lovely, I feel like I have been to these places from your depictions. You asked about the effect I am using in my work. One friend called it "paper mosaic." I use torn paper. Really no more complex than that. I have always loved beautiful papers and finally decided to do something with them beside admire them.

Lightning ate my computer a few weeks ago, I only lost the last few months of photos, but that included the latest artwork. I will do some photographing and post some more soon. I will continue to visit your site and keep up with what you are doing, it is great!

Beth