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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

International Show!

Zodiac Under Sail
18x24"
Acrylic on canvas

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6x8" to 30x40"
Paper or Canvas

Original
May be available after show
$2600

Word just arrived...this painting has been juried into

The 13th Annual ISAP International Exhibition
Juror: Gerald Brommer

August 7 - September 5, 2010
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Awards have not yet been announced

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Saturday, June 26, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

Start of Painting

The Falls
16x20"
Acrylic on canvas

This is the second step. First I quickly roughed in the design using
warm, more intense color with lots of medium and a brush. Then, once dry, I used black gesso, red, yellow, blue and white with lots of medium and a painting knife.
It has a raw power which I hope to preserve. The paint is doing the talking.

After more work...

Still all painting knife. I did glaze the falls with a brush most
of which is now covered up.
Black is in almost every mixture.

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Horsetail clouds this morning

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Friday, June 25, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

Question from Reader

Dear Robert - My daughter and I each bought a copy of your book,
Real Art, Real Easy, in Bonners Ferry. WOW!!

As I love to read some books back to front I saw that you have found a drawing app for the iphone. I went to the App store in iTunes and there are quite a few.

Could you please tell me which one you think is fun and easy?

And: Thanks for all the fun help!
D. (& A.) Oliver BC Canada

Answer

Short answer...Brushes.
That was a year ago. Brushes is the App used by
Jorge Colombo for the cover of The New Yorker, June 1, 2009.
I've used it myself. It's intuitive and easy and just won an award.
Still the best it seems or one of the best.
Sketchbook is also a good one.

"Brushes is a painting application designed from scratch for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Featuring an advanced color picker, several realistic brushes, multiple layers, extreme zooming, and a simple yet deep interface, it is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device."

Check out iDraw for the iPad

"($9) - iDraw is a new vector-illustration and drawing utility for the iPad. It allows users to create both simple and complex designs and provides a variety of brush and pencil tools, as well as a support for multiple layering effects. Support is also offered for exporting drawings as vector-based PDFs, or exporting them to the iPad’s photo library. [Download - 3.3MB]"

David Hockney on the iPad

"As it empowers more and more people to distribute their own images, it weakens the older suppliers of images and perhaps governments as well," he said.

Hockney said his iPhone work may be very 21st century, but it still requires an ancient method of display -- mounted on a wall in a gallery -- for admirers to get the full effect.

"Last year I made 300 drawings on an iPhone. You can only see them one at a time (on an iPhone), so I am having an old-fashioned exhibition. You can compare drawings and keep groups together."

Despite his enthusiasm for his new iPad, Hockney said he could not give up painting.

"I see the iPad as a wonderful new drawing medium, but I am at a loss as to how to make it pay." from Reuters.

Consider the Pogo...

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Monday, June 21, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

CM Russell Show
Masters in Miniatures

Girls Riding
12x12"
Acrylic on canvas

The frame arrived today and
this is how it looks.

Original ...$900
at the CM Russell Museum

Opens - July 29
Event and Sale - September 11
400 13th Street North
Great Falls, MT 59401
(406) 727‐8787

Print available? Yes.

Tourist Poster

We saw three yesterday
just driving along the river!

Prints Available Now.

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Sunday, June 20, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

Sunday Painting

At the Wildlife Refuge
~8x10"
watercolor on paper

Started out very nice, warm, sunny.
Then, the wind came up, pages flapping,
Cottonwood seed puffs in the air,
allergies hitting hard.

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Clifty

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Friday, June 18, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

Photo of the Day

Irises after Sunset

The new Gallery on Cedar Street Bridge
had at 'soft' opening tonight
in Sandpoint. Good crowds and
good art. Two of the best were
by Dalas Klein of
Bonners Ferry.

Doodle of the Day

At the Groove Studio Gallery.
Starting with random strokes.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

POAC Show Entry...New Photos

Quote of the Day

"There’s no denying that I have more information readily at hand when I have a live model. Even when I have had a model, however, what I have to do in the end is to consciously abandon the model and go for what feels right. Otherwise, it becomes an exercise in duplicating something. Sometimes what feels right is not what actually is right. With Big Man, his feet were too large for his body. I ended up distorting the work in order to enhance the feeling of the piece rather than to make it look precisely like a particular person."
The Progress Big Man A Conversation with Ron Mueck

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

POAC Show Entry

Not a painting, but a sculpture.
Cardboard and hot glue.
Found objects is what the show is about.
Pend Oreille Arts Council
The Powerhouse
Sandpoint, Idaho
Opening...Jun 18, 2010

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Sunday, June 13, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

Plein Air on Location

Spring Rush
11x9"
Watercolor on paper
Original...$650

Quality Print? Yes.

First try to get up to Roman Nose, a high mountain lake.
Big pickups were getting through. Our Subaru is too low slung.
Loi and I set up at the rushing creek down lower.
Spring runoff for sure!

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Saturday, June 12, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

C M Russell Museum
"Masters in Miniature Show"
Painting Accepted!

Girls Riding
12x12"
Acrylic on canvas
Original ...$900
at the CM Russell Museum
with different frame
Opens - July 29
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400 13th Street North
Great Falls, MT 59401
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Friday, June 11, 2010

New Painting...

John Wayne
"The Duke"
10x8"
Acrylic on paper
Original....$300

Print Available? Yes.

John Wayne, another in My Favorite Actors series. His real name was Marion Mitchell Morrison. Also called Duke because as a small boy he had a large dog of the same name and a neighbor called Marion Little Duke.

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Today's Doodle

Caution...nudity

Imagine Marylin
~9x8"
Pencil on paper

Working at the Groove gallery gives me time
to sit and draw. This is from imagination.

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Sad News

Bill Reese has passed away...
See his website

I took his five day plein air workshop
over twenty years ago.
A nice fellow and great artist,
He will be missed.

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Two New Paintings
My Favorite Actor Series

Sean Connery
"James Bond, 007"
10x8"
Acrylic on paper
Original....$300

Print Available? Yes.

Many years ago there was a train wreck here in north Idaho.
Stacks of paper were found on the ground. Locals were
allowed to gather it up. I was given a number of
these sheets. This is the first time I've
used it. I coated both side with
gesso. It's a very rough paper
and heavy weight.

Harrison Ford
"Han Solo in Star Wars"
10x8"
Watercolor on Yupo
Original....$300

Print Available? Yes.

Another on Yupo. What is Yupo?

YUPO is the 100% recyclable, waterproof, tree-free Synthetic Paper with attributes and properties that make it the perfect solution for a variety of marketing, design, packaging and labeling needs. Yupo is a unique alternative to traditional watercolor papers. It's an incredibly durable, stain-resistant, non-absorbent synthetic paper that holds ink with razor sharp precision. This extraordinary surface also resists tearing and buckling and it remains perfectly flat.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

New Painting
My Favorite Actor Series

Hugo Reyes
"Hurley on Lost"
8x10"
Watercolor on Yupo
Original....$300

Print Available? Yes.

A lot of my favorite actors are on Lost, or were.
Probably a half dozen more to go.
I did this on Yupo paper from Japan. It's a plastic
sheet and not really paper at all. The watercolor can be
wiped off easily to pure white Yupo.

Monday, June 7, 2010

New Painting
My Favorite Actor Series

Evangeline Lilly
"Kate Austin"
8x6"
Acrylic on paper
Original....$300

Print Available? Yes.

Second one of Evangeline. Here she was doing
a screen test for lost years ago.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

New Watercolors

Refuge Trees
~3.5x4"

River Reflections
~7x5"

It began to sprinkle. See the spots?
The weather has been unsettled, meaning it rains
all the time. This morning was beautiful, clear and sunny.
The clouds rolled in by ten...high hazy sun.
No wind so we decided to give it a try.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

New Painting

Evangeline Lilly
"Kate Austin"
10x8"
Original....$560

Print Available? Yes.

I've found a better pic and will do another one.

Friday, June 4, 2010

New Painting

Johnny Depp
"Captain Jack Sparrow"
10x8"
Original....$560

Print Available? Yes.

Daily Doodles

My turn to work at the Groove gallery this afternoon.
Only had time for two doodles....
Without reference other than
imagination and memory.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

New Painting

Emily Eberle, Jr. Miss
16x12"
Oil on panel
Original - $2400 nfs

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At long last I got this done!
Now she can take her place among
the other Bonners Ferry Jr. Misses!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

New Painting

Cllint
16x20"
Oil on canvas
Oringinal...$2000

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Scroll down about one third

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Page last edited 07/01/2010 11:00 AM

New Painting
Step-by-Step Demo

Intended to be submitted to the
CM Russell miniature show, CMR Museum
Great Falls, Montana.
I start by composing on the computer,
outlining the shapes and then printing at the proper scale.
It will be 8x16", acrylic on canvas.

I use homemade Sanguine 'tracing paper' to transfer the line drawing
to the canvas with an embossing tool. I go over the lines with
acrylic medium. Usually I would reinforce the lines with
waterproof ink. This time I try skipping that step.
I try rubbing the Sanguine onto
the gesso and smearing it around with medium.
the effect is not that great, but worth a try.

I mix yellow ochre with acrylic medium and apply
a glaze with a paper towel. The traced lines are becoming
too faint to see easily.

I apply color to every area of the canvas.

I apply a glaze with Rose Madder Hue and medium
to unify the picture and shift the mood.

I rework the entire painting...

...until last night it seemed finished. I signed it.

Later I realized more adjustments were needed.
This morning I change the color of the left bandana,
make the distant mountain a darker color,
lighten the top of the rocks a bit, and
make the shadows on the girl's sheet
a blue-gray. Now it's done and
submitted to the show.

On the Rocks
8x16"
Acrylic on canvas
Original...$800
after CM Russell show

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Girls Riding
12x12"
Acrylic on canvas
Original...$900
after CM Russell show

Prefer high quality Print?

Be a week or so before they will decide what's
in the show.

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