NEWSLETTER 10
July 12, 2006

New - Watercolor Sketches

The Chutes - Schweitzer
7x5", wc on paper

Sundance - Schweitzer
7x5", wc on paper

Ridge Run - Schweitzer
12x9", wc on paper

Town Car
9x12", wc on paper

These sketches begin with an pen and ink drawing...fiber tip technical pen with waterproof, permanent ink.  Then transparent watercolor is added selectively.  The idea is to create as many light on dark and dark on light situations as possible.  Seems to work best with a mixture of natural and man-made objects.

Latest Plein Air Paintings

Roman Nose
12x16", Acrylic on Canvas

Boulder Creek
9x12", Oil on panel

Lake
9x12", Oil on panel

Secrets of the Impressionist
Demo on July 10th
Evergreen Art Club
Old Town, WA

30 minute demo.  The steps will be posted on a separate page towards the end of the month.

The subject

Showing the group one of the Italian paintings and explaining how I made the frame.
 

See more new paintnigs.

Sneak Preview!
Just started a mural for an executive log home on the north shore of Lake Pend Oreille.  4 1/2' high by 10 1/2' wide on canvas.  Maybe a third of the way done at this point.  The red-orange is an underpainting that will show through more or less all over to add life and excitement to the finished piece.  Close to what is seen from the lake side windows, but with the addition of majestic snow-capped peaks in the distance.
 

...and finally...

 Loi and I will be gone for about two weeks visiting friends and family in Oregon and California.  Plus, we are both taking a watermedia workshop at the Mendocino Art Center.  We'll be studying with Robert Burridge:

July 17 - 21, 2006
LOOSEN UP WITH AQUAMEDIA
Robert Burridge

This highly energized painting workshop emphasizes creative experimentation using your favorite aquamedia materials. Burridge’s philosophical approach towards the act of painting inspires everyone to loosen up! There are numerous daily painting assignments, lots of personal attention, and painting critiques. This workshop is specifically for beginners who are afraid to get started and for professional painters who need to break out of their old style and loosen up.

And staying at Bettilou's Inn overlooking the ocean.

Till next month...

Bob

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