Author: Eunice Van der Linden

MBPAPA “Steinbeck Country” winners!

1st Place, "Lifting Fog", Coraly Hansen

At the opening reception of the MBPAPA show “Steinbeck Country” our own Coraly Hansen won first prize and Wayne Adachi won second prize!  Congratulations! SCOP was well represented on all levels with another member, Daryl Hosick, playing beautiful piano music for the reception. The MBPAPA exhibit is on display in the University Gallery at the Steinbeck Center… Continue reading MBPAPA “Steinbeck Country” winners!

If you’re looking for fresh ideas

Composition

I found a photo app, Prisma, for the iphone that takes a photo and reworks it in various art styles. It’s given me some ideas about trying different color harmonies and line quality. Here’s some examples using the same photo: I also found this interesting blog post that I wanted to share with you, “Painting Fundamentals for… Continue reading If you’re looking for fresh ideas

Elk companions with our morning coffee

Here in Colorado we listened to a bull elk bugling this morning as he grazed with his harem. We we probably paint the view from our deck later. The morning light on the mountains is lovely.

Painting: Powers of Observation

I just ran across a blog some of you might be interested in. Painting:Powers of Observation is a blog written by an art professor with additional posts from other contemporary artists. It has quotes and info on the palettes and process of famous and not so famous artists. Diebenkorn, Sargent, Cezanne, & Hawthorne to name… Continue reading Painting: Powers of Observation