“When language was not transcendental enough to complete the meaning of a revelation, symbols were relied upon for heavenly teaching, and familiar images, chosen from the known, were made to mirror the unknown spiritual truth.” – William H. Hunt For example, pomegranates symbolized such concepts as eternal life and unity of the Christian community. TheContinue reading “Just Fruit?”
Category Archives: Painting
When A Man Loves A Woman
Eight o’clock on a summer’s evening and the stage is set for a night of romance. I loved painting this scene. Set in an old Victorian home we used to own down by the Eel River, the elements in the painting have memories attached. The doily was hand-made by a talented artist friend named Judy Nunes. TheContinue reading “When A Man Loves A Woman”
Simply Flowers
A work in progress sits on the main easel in my studio beckoning me to invest more time and energy to make the floral still life look more convincing. It’s amazing how many hours can be poured into a work of art! Yet, I feel compelled to put aside other worthy projects to bring theContinue reading “Simply Flowers”
Good Painting Tools
Good tools make all the difference whether it is creating a painting our building a house! Today I received a new supply of paints, canvases, drawing paper and brushes. Just looking at blank canvases sets my imagination on high drive. The complete set of paint pictured above is the limited palette which I have usedContinue reading “Good Painting Tools”
A Limited Palette Part 4 – My Favorites
We live in a world filled with color and light. All the marvelous colors in the world can be mixed by using a limited palette. It is important to make the distinction that when I refer to a limited palette I am using colored paint that, used together, can be mixed to create the whole spectrumContinue reading “A Limited Palette Part 4 – My Favorites”
A Limited Color Palette – Part 3 – The “Ish”
Learning and understanding color is made simple by the “ish.” Even my four-year-old granddaughter understands the concept. We learn to evaluate and describe any color by voicing it’s ingredients in order from greatest to least – and then add the ish. What is that color the army uses so frequently? Oh, it’s greenish-yellowish-reddish. Mix thoseContinue reading “A Limited Color Palette – Part 3 – The “Ish””
A Limited Color Palette Part 2 – No Black.
No Black? No. Black is the absence of color. And we live in a world filled with color and light. What we consider black is really very very dark color that appear to our eyes as black – dark green, dark purple, dark bluish-brownish-purple, etc. Painters will argue about this, but in a limited colorContinue reading “A Limited Color Palette Part 2 – No Black.”
Finding Your Artistic Voice
One never outgrows one’s teachers. Teachers should be respected for the knowledge and life they have poured into us and for their willingness to share what they have learned. Norman Rockwell, in later years, lamented that he did not consider himself a good teacher because he insisted that his students paint just like him. HeContinue reading “Finding Your Artistic Voice”
A Limited Color Palette Part I
Why use a limited palette when there is conceivably every color of paint under the sun made by a plethora of art companies at our disposal? While artists will no doubt debate over the brand of products, I adopted my painting teacher’s limited palette and have been thrilled with the success. What I found were limitless possibilitiesContinue reading “A Limited Color Palette Part I”
Art and Faith During Troubled Times
In Inspired by Faith, author Robin Landa address the why to creating artworks of faith. “Artists choose to paint religious and spiritual works in order to reveal their beliefs to themselves, to others, and to God…Painting, one of the most dynamic and complex mediums we have ever invented, allows us to seach out our mindsContinue reading “Art and Faith During Troubled Times”
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