From somewhere in the wilds of Canada.
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Lone Pine, Canadian landscape painting by Kirk Witmer
From somewhere in the wilds of Canada.
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Buffalo Sunset, minimalist painting by Kirk Witmer
Mr. Buffalo warms himself in the last rays of sunset before the chill of nightfall sets in.
I wonder where the rest of the herd is?
This is a departure for me from my usual style. Some may like it, we can hope. I have mixed feelings about it, but if we don't experiment we get stale, don't we?
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View from Middle Earth, landscape painting by Kirk Witmer
Obviously it can't really be from Middle Earth, but now that I have your attention, where do you think? New Zealand? Nah, can't be that, there are no kiwis in here. It's actually from Nebraska. Go figure.
I chose this subject because painting rocks has been giving me trouble lately and I really just wanted to try to turn out some convincing rocks. What do you think about these?
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Fall in Colorado, landscape painting by Kirk Witmer
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
My Modeling Career ... Ha!
I haven't posted in awhile, but I have been painting, and I'll get caught up on the posting soon. (Blogger was really squirrely for a few days last week, so I gave up wasting time on that.)
But in the interim I was called on for Monday and Tuesday of this week to model for a painter's workshop. Qiang Huang (pronounced Chong Wong) put together a workshop with his friend Zhaoming Wu as the instructor. Modelling was a new experience for me since I'd never done that before. But I do have an amusing story to share with all of you.
On the first day I met Qiang for the first time and he then introduced me to Mr Wu and of course we shook hands. But as he released his grip I held on to his hand and asked "Is this the hand you paint with?"
"Yes" he replied.
I then clasped his hand with both of mine and said "Let me see if I can get some of your magic."
We both had a chuckle over that and then as I released his hand Qiang said to him "Kirk is an artist too."
Then Mr Wu said "Well in that case...." as he extended his hand for me to shake again. And we had another hearty handshake and a laugh over that.
I didn't have the heart to tell him I'm left handed.
You can learn more about these artists at their websites.
Qiang Huang and Zhaoming Wu
But Qiang told me that I was an excellent model and would call me for future workshops that he is already planning. If you're in Texas, you may want to check in on his website to see what's planned.
On the first day I met Qiang for the first time and he then introduced me to Mr Wu and of course we shook hands. But as he released his grip I held on to his hand and asked "Is this the hand you paint with?"
"Yes" he replied.
I then clasped his hand with both of mine and said "Let me see if I can get some of your magic."
We both had a chuckle over that and then as I released his hand Qiang said to him "Kirk is an artist too."
Then Mr Wu said "Well in that case...." as he extended his hand for me to shake again. And we had another hearty handshake and a laugh over that.
I didn't have the heart to tell him I'm left handed.
You can learn more about these artists at their websites.
Qiang Huang and Zhaoming Wu
But Qiang told me that I was an excellent model and would call me for future workshops that he is already planning. If you're in Texas, you may want to check in on his website to see what's planned.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Far from the Madding Crowd, landscape painting, Kirk Witmer
Another daily painting - 6x8" - oil on archival panel
A view from the outskirts of town, somewhere in north Texas. I wonder what town it could be.
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Size is a Relative Thing, seascape painting, Kirk Witmer
Another daily painting - 6x8" - oil on archival panel
The title pretty much says it all. Oh! and ... SAVE THE WHALES!
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Friday, May 6, 2011
Dawn at Misery Bay
With the small landscapes I find that I'm drawing less before I start painting. The only drawing on this one was the horizon line. Once that was decided, the rest was just massing in the colors which served quite well as a substitute for drawing in all the shapes.
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A Splash of Fall Color
This piece sprung from a tiny photo about one by one and a half inches, but I liked the composition. And it was sort of colorful. Many of my recent pieces have had a bleak mood to them, which is fine for awhile, but it can get monotonous.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Sandhill Cranes
Daily painting for May 4th - 6x8" - Oil on archival panel
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Study of Durand
Asher Durand was probably the second most notable of the artists of the Hudson River School, after Thomas Cole. This is a study I've done of his painting "In the Catskills". No, I wasn't trying to make a copy of it, but rather just trying to achieve the same values and palette. Durand's piece is about 52x60", and to attempt a copy when you're working on about 1/8th of the size would be a fool's errand.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Lakeside Sunrise by Kirk Witmer
Inspiration ripped from a magazine and made it my own. Have quite a few of these small landscapes planned, after having seen a traveling exhibit of the Hudson River School artists.
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