Huddle Study

Couldn't sleep. Was trying to organize my files... and look for inspiration. You never know when you'll find a gem you missed!

 

Anyways, stumbled on this quick sketch from a number of years ago. Was meant to be one of the main figure groups...

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Bud Vase and Walnut with Rose

In keeping with my post vacation boot camp.  Another bud vase.  Haven't painted a walnut in years... They always remind me of little brains.  I swear the rose is just the slightest bit green too.  I guess that's what she meant when she said we kind of have white sprays available...

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84 - Willow off Route 60

I went into work early today so I could try to get a painting in. Another quick sketch of the Weeping Willow by the Rustoleum building off route 60. This was fun! Completely different than it was in the fall... See here.

And this time I had some company. This big fella was no more than 10 feet away for the whole time. I watched him catch a little sunfish! Maybe some inspiration for a rainy day...

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78 - Yellow Spray Rose and Purple Vase

Finally found some nice yellow spray roses!  I've been wanting to paint this vase for a while now!  There was a story attached to the string when I first purchased it... Seems to have disappeared on me...

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76 - Bulbs 2

Another quick value study.  Want to get these down before the bulbs burn out!  

Ma surprised me by taking a day off to go see the Bouguereau exhibit in Milwaukee!  (Bouguereau and America)  How exciting!  I may finally get to see on of my favorite paintings of his!?!  Don't want to jinx it... as I passed it twice on an east coast tour a number of years ago... Closed both times!

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73 - Laundry Study

Doing some late night laundry for a trip next week.  Thought the lighting was pretty neat!

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71 - Plum and Bottle

Decided to skip the fancy dinner to just relax... This is the result.  A plum and a little bottle.  Another Goodwill find.  I wasn't sure how I was going to do the brush strokes on the bottle.  But it all came together fairly easily.

A quick shot of the piece in progress.  I meant to take one earlier in the session, but, I got wrapped up.  Hope everyone enjoyed the Holiday!

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70 - Brushes...

Pulled this one out today just as a reminder.  I painted this as an exercise in "selective focus."  Being a "realistic" painter, I'm always wrestling with the line of what to keep and what to leave out...  Sometimes it gets really complicated.  Especially when working from photos!  There's a whole lot going on here, and I wanted it all to be recognizable with out over doing it.  Truth be told, it was pretty tricky for me.  But, I think it worked out pretty well.  Until next time...  Happy Holidays!

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68 - Off Wilson Road

 

A study of the edge of a farm off Wilson Rd... This is on the way to a friend's house.  They've added so much new construction along the way.  Tons of new subdivisions.  I used to drive out there just to clear my head or get to the water when we still had a boat...  They've set aside a bunch of land for forest preserves and even a massive dog park.  So it's not all gone yet!  It seems like they are trying to save enough of the land to keep it peaceful... 

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67 - Orange and Blue Vase

Found this looking for another group of paintings.  I really liked it!  So I thought I'd share it with you.  The title pretty much says it all.  One of my favorite blue vases, though I haven't used it in quite a while.  This piece is on stretched canvas (3/4" inch depth)... I usually only use panels for my "Auction." paintings.  An added bonus for you!

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66 - Off Route 60

A quick sketch off Route 60.  I've been waiting for the Weeping Willows to start to change for a while now.  Most of the trees in the area are almost bare with the wind we've had this past week or so.  Better find some more time to get out and capture the colors!

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64 - Jug and Egg

Another Goodwill find.  I've never seen a jug like this as a pitcher before.  Most of the jugs I've seen like this were used for music.  Either way it was a great way to play with different "whites."  And shine on the different surfaces.  The egg got a little over exposed by my camera, but hopefully you'll get the idea.

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50 - Expressions De Boy

I did a series of expression studies a few years ago.  Just found three of them again.  I can't believe they never found a home.

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46 - Before the Storm

This was painted from our dock at Long Lake.  Which also happens to be the name of the town. It's in the Nicolet National Forest and just a gorgeous sleepy town.  They don't even have a stop light.  I had planned to give this one to the owner, but my Dad said no?

I could go on forever about this place as we went a couple times a year from childhood into college.  Fay Lake Resort which is just up the road and used to be owned by John Touchet as well...Is a sight to behold.  The cabins are built out over the water and the fishing/forest are amazing!

Anyway the winds started picking up and the rain began right as I finished.  I made it back to the cabin just before it really came down.  This was when I was still using a french easel in the field.  Im sure a few of you know how long they take to break down.  Whew!

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44 - Radish 1

This was painted a little while ago... But I've been going through the stacks looking for inspiration.  Felt a little too hot to go for a hike today.

Anyway this was an interesting one.  I started with a pretty detailed drawing of the leaves.  That turned out to be a good idea, they dried so quickly!  Even quicker than orange peels.  I'm glad I had most of it down, because I had to work moslty from memory.  Such cool shapes.  I don't know why I didn't post this one right after it was done...I like it!

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39 - Gourd and bottle

This one was interesting.  The gourd was cool...but I really liked how the bottle echoes it's shape.


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37 - Flesh Ochre

A quick study of a tube on my palette.  This was fun!

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28 - Three Apples

Quick sketch of three apples.  I really like the metal cup in this one.

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27- Apple Study

An apple study.  This is a little different for me.  I don't usually leave unfinished areas on my paintings.  But I liked it enough to stop here.  I was really only interested in the apple anyway.  I actually painted the background the day before so that may have something to do with it.  I'll post that painting at a later date.

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19- Kiwi and Bottle

A kiwi and a bottle filled with red water.  I really wanted to play with the diffused light today.  I did a few similar pieces for a local small works show... thought I'd try a few more.

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