tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50603619333678856982024-03-12T17:56:22.009-07:00fresh off my dusty easel, pastels by christine dimauroChristine DiMaurohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961590353428831288noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060361933367885698.post-21265710322166406262017-06-24T13:31:00.001-07:002017-06-24T13:31:09.063-07:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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La Carte is a beautiful paper, one that I should use more often. It comes in wonderful colors, so no need to underpaint. Just respond to the color of the paper, and voila! It has a beautiful texture and accepts many layers. Just don't use water, the surface is almost instantly dissolved. No sneezing with this paper!<br />
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Christine DiMaurohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961590353428831288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060361933367885698.post-84344975143065266682016-04-12T20:16:00.002-07:002016-09-06T19:27:35.239-07:00"Brunch", Pastel, 7 1/2" x 10", painted on UArt 400I haven't been painting in quite a while, which has me very frustrated. After being nagged by a dear friend to "just paint", I did just that, I painted. <br />
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This is an egg cup that I purchased many years ago with the intention of using it in a painting. I rather like it, the design is fun. I started this painting out with fabric under the cup. I wasn't happy with where it was going, so I switched the fabric. I was still unhappy, and I was unsure why..... After staring at the painting for hours, it became obvious to me that the fabric was fighting for attention with the egg. My eye didn't know where to go, it was confused. I wiped out the fabric entirely, and just painted the surface with the reflection. I was able to get the drama and lighting I was looking for, and the focal point was the egg, eggactly what I was looking for!!<br />
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Moral of the story, just because you put something in a painting, it doesn't mean it has to stay there. Paintings talk to you (at least mine do), they tell you what they need (or in this case, don't need). Just because I spent quite a lot of time painting that fabric didn't mean it had to stay. To the contrary, it needed to leave. Never be so attached to something just because you spent soooo much time painting it. If it doesn't work, remove it. Never leave something there at the expense of the painting. Just my two cents.....<br />
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actually get it right, the entire thing got smooshed, and I mean smooshed, by a
canvas bag sliding on it and very neatly blending all the colors together.....
it had these somewhat cool and very perfect lines going across the painting,
hundreds of them..... honestly, I almost trashed the whole thing. However, that
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Christine DiMaurohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961590353428831288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060361933367885698.post-75725129403573030862014-11-17T13:37:00.002-08:002014-11-17T20:23:25.960-08:00Pastel Society of America Signature Status......<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_546a69f22e3788366157090">
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For those that do not know, the Pastel Society of America is the Pastel Society that started it all, the one to aspire to, the one you want to be a member of. For a pastelist, it truly is the organization that holds the pastel community together. And yes, there is a pastel community, a large, international group of artists<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> bound together by a common love of pastels, supporting each other and sharing their love and knowledge of the medium.</span><br />
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I am truly so very excited, I don't even know what to say....... I keep telling myself to breathe, otherwise I'm afraid I will pass out!! This has been a goal of mine for over 15 years (I've been painting with pastels for 20 years, a very long time....), always painting and thinking to myself, not yet, I'm not ready, I've got to get better, maybe next year I'll apply..... Well, this year was the year I finally decided to apply. They take 5 paintings and consider them as part of the jurying process. What a month I've had, waiting to hear was excruciating! I've spent the last few weeks in a strange mood, not quite myself, knowing why, but not willing to explain myself to anybody other than close family and three close friends. Thank you for putting up with me and my mood swings.......you know who you are....<br />
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<br />Christine DiMaurohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961590353428831288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060361933367885698.post-1463675173974025542014-10-07T14:37:00.001-07:002014-10-07T14:37:33.781-07:00How important do you think edges are?A friend on Facebook asked a question about painting fuzzier or more photo realistic. He thought maybe work done in that style is "more creative, and is more highly regarded". <br />
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We all have our own style, and it comes through regardless of our efforts to change it. I'm not a big advocate of trying to change one's style, but I do believe in improvement. Who doesn't want to improve? Everyone has room for improvement, even the masters. That's how they got to be masters, they're always looking to improve. So, keeping this in mind, I suggest looking at edge work to improve your paintings. Looking at your edge work won't compromise your style, it will enhance it. Edges are a critical component of any painting. They are subtle, but managed correctly they are one of the most critical components of composition. They are often forgotten, but for me they are always on my mind, they are critical to my finished work. I look at my edges probably as much, or even more than my color, and probably as much as my values. Look at your edges, lost, found, hard, soft. Edges are created in many ways, explore your options. <br />
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I was frustrated, wanting to paint, but feeling uninspired. The humble apple always gets me (if there are no pears around...lol...). I think my frustration comes through a bit with this one, the application of pastel is thick and juicy, and that's what I do when I'm frustrated, I apply the pastel heavy.<br />
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A new series, I'm calling it "An apple a day.....sort of....." <br />
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This is of a lavender field which is not too far from where I live. It does take about an hour to get there, but it is so worth the drive. The photos I get are gorgeous, and I have a hard time deciding which one to paint.<br />
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<span class="userContent">I have been trying to find the right words to express both my gratitude and excitement for the news that my painting "Why?" has been accepted into the Pastel Society of America's 42nd Annual Exhibition, Enduring Brilliance. <span class="text_exposed_show">Thank you to the PSA and the jurors for this honor. </span></span></div>
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">The show is in<span class="text_exposed_show"> September and is being held at the National Arts Club in NYC. I am very grateful for the opportunity to have my painting displayed in such a beautiful venue alongside so many accomplished artists' works. </span>It is quite an honor, I am truly grateful to the PSA and the jurors for selecting my painting to be part of such a prestigious show..... truly humbled..... The National Arts Club in NYC is a beautiful, historic venue, and this show represents everything about pastels that I love, it is the medium at its very best. I look forward to viewing the show, it's always a spectacular one.</span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Congratulations to all the artists that made the cut, it is such an honor to be displaying my work with you.</span></span><br />
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Christine DiMaurohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961590353428831288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060361933367885698.post-69940104591001664212014-06-16T09:07:00.001-07:002014-06-16T09:08:04.527-07:00Plein air at my marina, Pastel, 6 1/2" x 10", Painted on Arches HP with Art Spectrum Colorfix primer<span class="userContent">I painted this one plein air a couple of weeks ago. I tweaked it a bit in the studio, adjusting the value of the trees and adding color to the grasses. This is the third time painting this scene, and I am finding it to be a good exercise. As with the pears, painting a landscape multiple times really allows you to study the scene, enabling you to capture its essence. </span><br />
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I find plein air painting most challenging. I keep at it, and I do think I'm learning quite a bit. Some of the sketches aren't turning out too badly now, a good thing.<br />
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This one proved to be an excellent learning tool. I find when using blue for skies and water, it can either be too "blue", or too "green". Violet seems to be the perfect "calming agent". I know it works great for calming the greens, and I'm finding that in small amounts (sometimes imperceptible to the viewer) it works wonders with blue.<br />
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Here is my first version of the scene, done on location. I was pretty happy (for a plein air......) with the vegetation. The water, not so much. It was moving water, so there were no reflections. Because of the light there was lots of sparkle on the water, very difficult to capture. I'll keep trying... I found myself wanting to use a "greener" blue, thus the turquoise choice. I thought it might marry the green of the landscape with the water. Well, not so much. In looking at this at home, I had a hard time reconciling the water with the painting. For some reason, the sky works better to me, the water seemed a bit too much turquoise. <br />
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So...........against most everything I've read about plein air, especially the statements that say, once you're done, don't go back into it in the studio.......<em> I went back into it in the studio.</em> I have to say, that although there are valid reasons for not going back into the painting (I've heard them all....), for me right now I much prefer going back into the work. My reasoning is that I'm not viewing any of these works as anything "precious", they are all learning tools. If I go back into it, while my memory is still somewhat fresh, I can experiment to see what would work better for next time. In the "calm" of my studio, with a clear head and no distractions, I can apply what I think might work, sort of let the pastel dust fly. I really don't care if I "ruin" the sketch, it really doesn't matter to me. The freedom to experiment on something not precious for me is a really good thing.<br />
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I confess that I wiped out the entire bottom half, all the water. I ended up with a turquoise underpainting, which was fine. There is plenty of turquoise in the sky, and it does need to be in the water, just not so much. I then went in with tones of blues and violets........ I can see how using violet in the water has helped to marry the water with the landscape. I used violet in the landscape portion, so adding it to the water in subdued tones does makes a big difference. I originally did have violet up near the shore line in the water, which I left, but I also added it to the lighter areas near the foreground. I also added tones of green and warm red in the water, again in an attempt to marry the scene. This is by no means a masterpiece, but I do feel that the exercise was extremely valuable, so to that end it is a huge success.</div>
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