Confusing title, eh? Punctuation means a lot... Should be Table That - Wait, no Don't - Sketch. Not No don't sketch... Well, if you are more confused that is me....
I sketched on the porch for the first time in ages. We got 1.16 inches of rain yesterday afternoon and early this morning. It came with lots of thunder this morning. Lovely rain and temperature of 72º when I got up. Already about 86º but a good start to the day.
For Scavenger Hunt from Life 127 https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-127-aug-23-aug-31.7201/
Number 6 table - the dining table in the Canson large sketchbook with a Micron 03. I did the left side and quit since the door was in the way, wasn't too bad. When I was writing the info I thought maybe I should just finish it. So now it is lopsided and weird. Sigh....
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I follow Carol Marine, Daily Paintworks, and have for years. She lived in Austin and I first saw her work at the Wally Workman Gallery. She was one of the first daily painters that I saw after Duane Keiser really got things going. Anyway, she and her family moved to Bastrop and we corresponded. I never got to take one of her super popular workshops and we didn't get together here even though we tried a few times. Their home burned in the fire, too, and they moved to Oregon. At some point they started the website, Daily Paintworks. I used it for a while but kept on just doing my own website. She always said apples were her fallback item to paint so we had that in common. Now she lives in Montana and has had some extreme health problems. You can read about it on this blog post.
https://carolmarine.blogspot.com/2024/08/hello-there.html
I have her book, Daily Painting. It is a very good book and inspiring. When I read about her health problems, I decided I would finally buy one of her paintings. I've wanted one for a long time but kept putting it off. I'm excited for it to arrive.
I bought "Conspiring". You know I love apples!
https://carolmarine.blogspot.com/2024/08/conspiring.html
Here are more of her apples:
https://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/carol-marine-1/artwork#/Apples
I like the ones with blue glass and cups. I may have to get another painting if she does another with the blue glass.
Daily Paintworks is a great host for artists to have their webpage. It is inexpensive and offers so much especially if you paint a lot. Auctions and easy sales, contests, education and more. You might check it out to put some of your work there.
I thank Carol for inspiring me over and over.
4 comments:
Nice sketch of the table. So glad you got some rain...and it seems like it cooled things off a bit for you. I popped over to Carol's website. Sounds like she was going through hell. I'm so glad she was finally able to find a doctor to uncover her problem.
Jo I think the table turned out well - sketching something different every day has to be challenging. Read Carol's post about her back. What a story. Have read her book and enjoyed the inspiration she has shared. Wonderful artist...praying she will be able to paint again soon. Have a delightful day. Hugs!
Thanks Joan. The weather is much improved! Another little shower today to cool us off. Guess you got some heat lately, as well. Carol is improving every day she said. She is an amazing person. She has inspired many of us to paint more often.
Debbie, thanks so much. Perspective is always hard doing "legs" on tables and chairs for me. Carol is a great artist and person.
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