I’ve had a lot of problems with color harmony over the years and these two books are the ones I keep going back to. “Mastering Color” by Vicki McMurry – some good exercises for working with color and insight into handling color temperatures. “Color and Light” by James Gurney – don’t let the dinosaur on… Continue reading Books on Color
Author: Eunice Van der Linden
Tracking down info & inspiration
Whenever I would try to find a magazine article I read in one of my art magazines, I would spend the next hour searching. But I’ve come up with a way of keeping and organizing them that is working quite well. When I run into an article I find useful, I rip it out of… Continue reading Tracking down info & inspiration
Zion- To the narrows but not through…
We had a workout today! Early start, drove one mile through a tunnel to be confronted by towering cliffs of red sandstone that stun you to silence. First stop, the Court of the Patriarchs, we rushed to block in the shadows in red, magenta, purple, and red oxide and place highlights in salmon, orange, and… Continue reading Zion- To the narrows but not through…
Bryce Canyon – they said "we don't paint there!" -(PAPA) – but we did.
Warning: this post was done after cocktail hour. We drove up to 8300 ft. At Bryce Canyon N.P. and painted – orange hoodoo, pink hoodoo, who knew which hoodoo? heard in the background: Italian, German, French, Chinese – and Texan. All joking aside, this day presented us all with some of the most complex painting… Continue reading Bryce Canyon – they said "we don't paint there!" -(PAPA) – but we did.
Villa Angelica cookie recipe
I just baked the last of that batch of cookies I made for Villa Angelica, and I remembered that I promised to post the recipe. The cookies I brought to the villa were part of a double batch where I substituted 16 oz choc. chips, 8 oz toffee chips, 1 cup toasted almonds, and 1/2… Continue reading Villa Angelica cookie recipe
Critique Schedule updated!
The critique schedule for 2012 has been posted as a page to this blog. Although there was some discussion at the annual meeting of limiting the critiques to every other month, we are keeping the monthly schedule with the exclusions of December, January, and October (for Open Studios of course!). For those who did not… Continue reading Critique Schedule updated!
Demo day at the Haggin
Karen and I went to Stockton on the 15th for the outdoor painting demos. The day was sunny and balmy as we watched about 20 painters paint the old waterfront. John Cosby started with mostly midtone grays as he painted an old dock and crane. But Randall Sexton began with colorful midtones: a naples yellow… Continue reading Demo day at the Haggin