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Feb 03 2014

Two Hundred Sixty-Two!

This is not my favorite, but I like elements of the image. It’s hard to look at this and feel accomplished. I will say that I am as usual a fan of the shapes but not the size relationship or the lack of variation in color. I need to get a better mixing pallet because the one I am currently working on is meant as a travel set, not the stationary at home set. What I find this means is that I have a very limited amount of space for mixing colors so I tend to stay within the same color range regularly. A simple fix maybe… maybe I’ll just steal a kitchen plate! Enjoy

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Jan 31 2014

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Two Hundred Sixty-One!

Another “free painting” exercise.

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Jan 31 2014

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Two Hundred and Sixty!

Another Day, another image…

I did a few of these random shape based images because I didn’t feel like thinking anymore. January has been a very good month for me and I have been able to meet a lot of my monthly goals but in doing this I’m exhausted. The last two nights I was not capable of thinking while painting too. I wouldn’t automatically assume one needs to think the entire time they paint because some of what you do is just a natural reaction to the image developing in front of you but when I work on images that are representational I cannot help but be overly concerned with how recognizable the items are within the image.

Enjoy.

Tagged 2014, Art, boston, Calla Fogarty, drawing challenge, free painting, image development, Massachusetts, nature, organic, painting, watercolor

Jan 30 2014

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Two Hundred Fifty-Nine!

This is a cropped portion of an image I recently made.

I apologize for not showing the whole image, but unfortunately I’m not ready to. Call me crazy but I am still working on figuring out the rights to my images and throwing copyrights on them. I never really had to worry about it but now I feel more open to these kinds of problems. Regardless I love sharing with everyone and hearing the feedback or seeing that people respond well to the image.

I feel like this gang of animals are going on a trip in their green umbrella to some new adventure and all the time the sly fox is appearing to have questionable motives. So much for a cute and fuzzy story! Enjoy and see you next time.

Tagged 2014, animal adventure, animal party, Art, beaver, boston, Calla Fogarty, drawing challenge, fox, Massachusetts, painting, rabbit, skunk, umbrella, watercolor

Jan 30 2014

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Two Hundred Fifty-Eight!

Another free thinking image. No pressure involved in the making. I am fully aware that they are not award winner pieces but they keep the creative thoughts moving and that is half of the battle. If nothing else I am constantly learning, whether it be a technique or color relationships. Enjoy.

Tagged 2014, Art, boston, Calla Fogarty, drawing challenge, inspiration, Massachusetts, organic, painting, washes, watercolor

Jan 28 2014

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Two Hundred Fifty-Seven!

Abstract color wash exercise. I needed to clear my head and start mass producing. Do not be surprised if you suddenly see an increase in images being posted. I am on a mission to finish this challenge by the two-year mark! What I find most entertaining about this type of image making is that it always starts completely unorganized and as it develops I try to pull the image from what I’ve already laid down. It is such a different type of working method from all of the recent animal images which have to be planned even prior to laying the first mark on the paper. Enjoy.

Tagged 2014, abstract, Art, boston, Calla Fogarty, drawing challenge, free thinking, image development, Massachusetts, nature, organic, washes, watercolor

Jan 25 2014

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Two Hundred Fifty-Five!

Meet Buddy, the most perfect Chocolate lab in the whole wide world. He isn’t my dog but everytime I get to see him he brightens up my day. As I mentioned with the image of Tayto, I need to build my library of images of dogs. I love working on images of animals but I will say I still struggle with perspective and depth within the image. Regardless it is all a learning process. Enjoy and see you next time!

Tagged 2014, boston, Calla Fogarty, closeup, depth of space, dog, dog portrait, drawing challenge, expression, portrait, warm tones, watercolor

Jan 23 2014

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Two Hundred Fifty-One!

OK, I think this will be the last post of the evening, I apologize for overloading you all at once but posting for me is not exactly a regular occurrence so I have to take advantage of these moments! Figured I would end it with one of my favorite images too. These two little guys are based off an photo I saw. In saying that its completely my own at this point. IDK why but I love the interaction between them. I almost wish they were a bit closer but that’s a change for the next time I do something like this. Enjoy!