Archive for June, 2007

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Painting

These are H2Oil paints by Van Gogh. They are water soluble and dry faster than oil paints. They dry shiny, unlike the oil paints I am using. I prefer to work the entire painting wet, so I will put these paints away for future use, possibly when traveling.

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Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

Painting

Another green painting.

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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Painting

First rectangular painting. These rectangles were painted on top of a previous failed attempt at a tulip – to recycle the board, without any attempt to preserve what is underneath. . Before . After There are three paint colors used here, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber and Yellow Ochre.

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Monday, June 18th, 2007

Greta 2

Pattern: Viva Poncho Christina Stork Greta 2 with hood, p. 38 – revised Started: 5.22.07 Finished: 6.17.07 Yarn: Wool boucle (unidentified from weaving stash) 77 yards/ 50 grams, Color Gray Needles: Knit Picks Options #11 Gauge: 2.5 st/in, 4 rows/in Notes: I am knitting this as a capelet – just to the elbow. Instead of [...]

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Monday, June 18th, 2007

Paintings

Two more paintings. .

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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Painting

This is my first painting post. As background, I took private painting lessons from a local artist a few years ago. I paint in oils on canvas covered masonite board with a palette knife. This technique interested me because I loathed the idea of cleaning brushes in turpentine. The clean up is simple, I wipe [...]

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