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Mount Battie, 8/11

2011-10-01T19:04:00.004-04:00

Jayne, I'm going to try to be more regular about posting...JOIN ME! 6 x 8 oil on plein air board.

Point Lookout

2011-04-02T17:47:00.002-04:00

6 x 8 oil on canvas

2009-09-06T15:29:00.001-04:00

A view from SMCC on a beautiful afternoon...

The Point

2009-09-05T11:58:00.002-04:00

Chuck and I painted at the point last night, what a pretty night it was!

Bath Bridge

2009-09-05T11:32:00.002-04:00

Jayne, will we ever paint together again? Post what you are doing. This painting was part of the "third Friday Art Walk" in Bath.

8" x 8" oil on canvas: Macworth Island

2009-08-17T09:50:00.003-04:00

Okay Jayne, it's time to get to work! Chuck and I painted at Macworth yesterday, it was so great. The tide came up so fast, his french easel and feet were under water, persistent Charles...he painted until his feet were wet.

Lemons and Wine

2009-04-11T16:57:00.003-04:00

The last of the birds

2009-04-11T16:56:00.002-04:00

2009-03-19T16:59:00.002-04:00

and finally, sky2 is done. Sky 3 has already been started. I sketched these three at the beach day before yesterday when the sky had a really spring color to it, and the gulls had congregated on a fishing boat. I took picture with my cell phone as they flew off. Jayne, when are you going to organize our blog. Also, I'm sad that we didn't get our sweet model tonight.

2009-03-19T09:02:00.002-04:00

I love those Jayne!! And I want to try that paper, not with this painting, but maybe one of the landscapes, (Texas, maybe?) Anyway, here is the first of three in the sky series I told you about. I don't know what possessed me, the gulls, I guess, it was just so pretty on the water yesterday...

Look!

2009-02-24T19:29:00.004-05:00

Rache - I wanted to show you the watercolors I had framed at your mother's shop (the wonderful House of Frames on Broadway in South Portland!). She's having that 50% off sale. It was such a good deal I had to frame some of these old watercolors that were just laying around.
PS. I also made some cards and have lots of this paper if you ever want to make some. . .

Spy

2009-02-22T17:21:00.000-05:00

Dogsitting for Spy, my sweet muse.

2008-12-22T09:34:00.000-05:00

So, I did not quit, after all.

2008-08-17T19:27:00.001-04:00

Finally finished this one, it isn't easy being solely responsible for bringing rain during a drought, but as you can see by the clouds in these last two, as always, I have managed.

2008-08-17T19:26:00.000-04:00

I can't help it, I'm in Texas.

Dripping Springs

2008-08-11T21:16:00.003-04:00

It's my dad's front yard, here in Drippin' Springs. Nobody ever looks at this blog or ever comments on it and I am gonna quit soon.

Rocks at the Point on Willard Beach

2008-07-19T10:46:00.003-04:00

Jayne, I hope that e-mail was about posting, and that you have done some painting!

Ink Washes

2008-07-07T18:26:00.003-04:00

Ink wash Jayne, are you ready for that? Maybe on Tuesday?

Monday in Class

2008-07-07T18:19:00.002-04:00

Oh Jayne...maybe you'll come and paint with me next Monday outside at the beach?

Weekend Rocks

2008-07-07T18:15:00.002-04:00

Jaynie Girl, plein air is fun and hard and hard and fun.

Dock at Kezar

2008-06-24T13:14:00.001-04:00

Watercolor, oops you can see my fingers.

Shoreline Rocks at Kezar

2008-06-24T13:11:00.003-04:00

This is a watercolor.

Watercolour of Buck Island

2008-06-24T13:04:00.005-04:00

12 x 16 with el cheapo crayola paints.

Rocks at Kezar Lake

2008-06-24T12:59:00.002-04:00

This is 8 x 8 oil on canvas

Buck Island Oil on Canvas

2008-06-24T12:52:00.003-04:00

This is 14 x 18

Chadwick Sidewalk

2008-06-24T12:42:00.003-04:00

JAYNE HANLEY I MISS YOU. Please post. Are you mad at me? Are you quitting the blog? Here is the painting I did of The sidewalk in front of Chadwick Street. It is 12 x 16.

Overcast Monday

2008-06-17T13:52:00.002-04:00

Studying colors, and their neutrals made this a perfect pleinair day.

Monday's Homework

2008-06-17T13:49:00.001-04:00

We were asked to paint trees and skip detail...a perfect assignment for me, since I feel completely incapable...

Tuesday Night peppers

2008-06-17T13:44:00.002-04:00

Here are my peppers, Jayne, are you posting yours? I miss you, and our exchanges. It's time to start up again, k???

Wednesday's in class

2008-06-17T13:30:00.003-04:00

Jayne this was our first plein air work in class, I wish you could see them all, they are so nice! I can see this will be a fun class for me, and a great learning experience.

Wednesday's homework

2008-06-13T17:24:00.002-04:00

Okay Jayne, the assignment was, black and white, then color. I took it one step further and said, some detail, less detail. It was tough to do this with different light each time, I should've sat still! Your turn!

Tuesday Peaches

2008-06-06T18:04:00.001-04:00

Jayne, please post your peaches! They were so soft looking and nice.

Willard Point

2008-05-31T16:50:00.003-04:00

Okay Jayne, as you know, I started this one last summer, did the underpainting and then quit. It has been in my upstairs bedroom for too long, I finally dusted it off and finished it.

Willard Beach

2008-05-31T16:46:00.004-04:00

I promised I'd post this, Jayne, and am still struggling with how to capture afternoon light.

Chadwick Street

2008-05-25T08:16:00.006-04:00

Hi Jayne, look--you can see the shadow of my fingers holding this oil sketch! I sat outside while the sun was going down and lost light so fast. Maybe I'll sit out again later today at the same time to fill in some detail, and see what I missed!

cherries

2008-05-23T16:58:00.003-04:00

I thought you might stop by after your appointment, and waiting, I ate most of the good lookin' cherries Jayne, here's what was left!

Back on track?

2008-05-20T21:01:00.002-04:00

Okay Jayne, we painted glass tonight, and missed you terribly. Let's get back on track!!

Pond Cove

2008-05-03T15:28:00.003-04:00

Hi Rache. This is from a photo that Judy took early one morning, at the end of one of our runs this week. There was a light fog hovering over the back of the marsh - it was hard to capture in paint.

Your beach

2008-04-28T17:02:00.005-04:00

Hi Rach - recognize this bench? It's the one at your beach, the day we took pictures down there. Hope we're painting tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it.

dog days

2008-04-27T18:31:00.006-04:00

I am in love with mary.

2008-04-27T18:00:00.001-04:00

the Virgin Mary, my pitt

2008-04-27T17:47:00.003-04:00

Sweet Mary, the Pitt

2008-04-27T16:42:00.013-04:00

As I mentioned, I'm dog sitting.

Sunday eggs

2008-04-27T13:15:00.007-04:00

Jayne, if your days are anything like mine, getting to painting is H-A-R-D. I have been keeping a drawing journal, however, for Charlie'ds dog, Mary who I'm dog sitting for. I will post some of those drawings in a bit..
Rache, I know what you mean. I haven't had ANY time to paint, which is why I've been using pastels. I did these from photos I took at Higgins a couple of months ago. Hopefully, later today I can get to a quick painting. We'll see. . .

Monday

2008-04-21T15:17:00.005-04:00

Jayne I cut the limes, and will have to make a drink now, I think.

Pears, pears, pears

2008-04-20T19:00:00.003-04:00

Hi Rache - didn't get to paint much today. . . sadly. Maybe Tuesday.

Sunday

2008-04-20T13:41:00.003-04:00

There are all these cows around me Jayne, Indian Cows. Holy cows. SO many cows.

Saturday

2008-04-19T14:37:00.004-04:00

I'm going to get some mileage out of these limes, Jayne, I can tell. They were so small and round and fun to paint, I'm going to paint a few more after I walk the dogs.
And I did paint again, in the same spot, but the shadows are so different! Jayne, are you at the beach today?

A hint of green

2008-04-17T16:01:00.007-04:00

Well, it's true, Rache. There are hints of spring. On my way down to Crescent Beach with the dogs this morning, I couldn't help but notice the bits of green poking through the brown, winter grass. At last. . .Jayne, I did get outside this afternoon, sat on the deck and painted this leaning statue.

Tuesday Night

2008-04-17T14:28:00.004-04:00

Here is the Tuesday night effort. Three apples, looking to me now, just what they are Jayne (you know what I'm talking about).

Wishful thinking.

2008-04-14T17:49:00.002-04:00

Still not quite warm enough to get outside so I painted from one of my favorite pictures of the marsh I run by all the time.

At last

2008-04-10T16:53:00.009-04:00

At last, a day without a fire to put out. You inspired me with the tomatoes and when I saw these at Whole Foods, I couldn't resist. Although I had less than an hour, it was really nice to be back upstairs.

The apples as you know, are from Tuesday. Miss Tay Tay wanted to see them.

Above are the apples I did Tuesday night Jayne, I'm painting today, so hope to post later!

After our walk

2008-04-05T21:45:00.003-04:00

I came back and finished the cherry tomatoes, Jayne, but they look awfully lonely, don't they? As you said, I need to work more on composition.

April Fool's

2008-04-01T14:21:00.000-04:00

See you tonight, Jayne, I will bring the tulips but can't bring the amaryllis because it is still wet!

20 minute lemon • 30 minute apples

2008-03-31T12:12:00.005-04:00

Rache, This is the one painting I did during the past two weeks, sad but true.

Jayne I had to go to school so I quit on these--I want to finish up, but that will have to wait.

March 30

2008-03-30T11:17:00.005-04:00

Sunday morning, Jayne, at my mother's house again. I thought I would leave fruit and venture into flowerdom...it was a struggle.

March 29

2008-03-29T15:25:00.003-04:00

Grape tomatoes today Jayne. Burr says they look like strawberries, kinda, but I had fun with them.

March 27

2008-03-28T14:27:00.007-04:00

Jaynie girl, I'm a fruit. I am becoming a fruit. There is nothing but fruit. I still have some shadows to finish on this one, but wanted to post while there is some light to shoot. WIll you please paint fruit with me this weekend? We can be fruity together.

March 26, 2008

2008-03-27T21:24:00.003-04:00

I started out with a sketch of the bowl of edemame shells, but gave up on it pretty quick, resorting to what I considered a safe bet: banana, apple. Jayne, are you not posting?

March 25, 2008

2008-03-25T21:27:00.003-04:00

Tuesday night painting...Jayne, here are those apples, I want you to post that sweet pear, please?

Day 35

2008-03-23T18:02:00.002-04:00

To me, this looks as cold as it feels outside. I don't know about you Rache, I'm ready for warmer weather.
I know Jayne, I HATE this weather, which is why I painted inside. Where is your image from?

Day 34

2008-03-22T17:56:00.007-04:00

Not a great day for painting. Did another small landscape, experimenting with a different style. Hate it!! Won't try that again. And the apples. . . well, they're just apples. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better paint day. Are you around Rache? The boys are at Sugarloaf so if you want to paint. . .

Hey Jayne, I'm just starting a painting, after a day of catch up lesson planning and grading. It's the proverbial empty tube of paint...

Day 33

2008-03-21T16:52:00.004-04:00

Tiny little 3x5 painting today, Rache. Might go do some more, but in case I don't get back up there, I wanted to get this done. Plus, I wanted to work quickly. I'm realizing that sometimes, the more slowly I work, the less I like it.

Yah, me too. I love your landscapes, and wish I would do them, but am waiting for weather. I also want to go to that PSA oil sketching workshop. have you read about it? Here are the strawberries I did this morning.

Day 32

2008-03-20T16:09:00.005-04:00

I did this yesterday but it was too late to post - I was way too tired. I didn't get the oils out today but did play with some water color - now that's a challenge after using oils. Did you paint today, Rache?

Yes, I painted, it's my snack. Blue Cheese dressing and baby carrots. Boy did I select a trying subject.

Day 30

2008-03-19T11:24:00.004-04:00

Here are my radishes, where are yours Rachel?!? I really want to see yours again, they're so nice.
Here they are! Better late than never, eh?

Day 28

2008-03-19T11:21:00.003-04:00

Hi Rache. This is what I did up at Sugaloaf. As I look at it now, I see what I want to change. Funny how you can see things later. I hope the paint is still wet enough. . . we'll see if you can guess what I'm going to change.

Day 31

2008-03-18T20:46:00.000-04:00

It's a mistake to paint at night--the photo is dark, but I'll take another tomorrow to replace it. JAYNE remember when there was all that crud on your canvas that night at the shop? Well, I had that problem tonight, and I figured it out...it's old paint! We are just being too frugal, trying to use up yesterday's paint instead of washing the palette and squirting out new stuff. Anyway, it's pears, yet again, but I'm experimenting with letting some of the undercoat show through and I think I like it.

Day 27

2008-03-14T13:46:00.003-04:00

I know this is out of order, but I couldn't figure out how to put it where it belonged - on Day 27. Just testing out a different style. This is from a photo Taylor took while she was in Peru. Rache, I'm off to Sugarloaf for the weekend so no posting, but I'm bringing my paints. Hope you're having a wonderful time with Daddy, make sure to give him my best! Til Monday. . .

Day 29

2008-03-14T13:43:00.007-04:00

Grapes, Jayne, because I just need to keep working on staying away from details, and round objects help me do that, where I can move simply from light to dark. see you tonight?
This is probably the biggest apple painting I've done. It's strange painted so much bigger - 10x10 instead of the tiny 5 or 6 inch squares. I'm working up to the big canvas Rach - remember we talked about that?

Day 28

2008-03-12T23:51:00.006-04:00

What amazing landscape Texas has. Although I did paint a few cacti to warm up, I'm only posting this one. It reminds me of the shadows you captured, Jayne, on an earlier post, see how you inspire me?

Very nice, Rache. I can't wait to see more. I know it must seem like I haven't been painting but I really have. I just haven't posted for one reason or another. I'll post a few now. I've been feeling frustrated trying to find my style - I know it's in there, but I just haven't found it yet. I think the one on the bottom is heading in more of the direction that I want.

Day 26

2008-03-11T09:45:00.002-04:00

Family paint day. I know I haven't posted in a few days, but I have been painting! I even got Taylor and Reese to join in the fun. Actually, they have both joined me for two days - willingly, I might add. Can you tell who did what?

Day 25

2008-03-09T20:53:00.009-04:00

On this vacation day I ran out of cadmium yellow light, disastrous in a small town like Dripping Springs. That means a trip to Austin is in order for tomorrow. Jayne, it's the first time I've cut the fruit open and what a challenge this is for me, phew! I really struggled with the translucency. I may have to try this again and again. Um, Jayne, are you there?
What's wrong with this picture? I like my quick rough sketch much better than the actual painting. Dang it.

Day 24

2008-03-09T20:01:00.009-04:00

Well, I am in Texas Jayne, and my dad was given a bag of grapefruit so I decided it'd be good to paint. The photo is bad, it's dark outside but I'll replace it with a better picture tomorrow. Where are you Jayne? I miss you.
Hi Rache - I can't believe you painted on your first day there. Now that's commitment! I painted a bit today. Actually got Taylor and Reese to paint pairs with me. My battery is dead so I'll post them tomorrow. I worked on this painting yesterday. I'm trying out a new style. I like the freeness of it. PS. The picture isn't posting for some reason. . .I'll try again tomorrow.

Day 23

2008-03-07T16:05:00.008-05:00

Rache, I know you don't consider images created on the computer art, but this is my art for today. It was a commissioned piece, you could say. . . for Jim, for a client of his. I did get my hands messy with some real oils but not enough to show you. I plan to spend a lot of time painting tomorrow - the boys are heading up north, so if you feel inclined. . .

Finally posted the apple and glass, I am not happy with the lack of symmetry in the glass, but am having fun with reflections.

Day 21

2008-03-05T17:16:00.008-05:00

It's been a long day, midterms and all, but I am interested in painting. I'll start my canvas tonight and post it later on. Did you paint, Jayne? Last night was fun, maybe we should paint together twice a week? Here are the romas--

Hi Rache - Yes, I did paint but it got late and I didn't post. When I went to look at it the next day, I didn't like it and tried to change it. Big mistake. Oops. So yesterday, Day 22, was a wash.

Day 20

2008-03-04T20:19:00.004-05:00

Painting at the Frame Shop. Yellow apples - hard to believe we were looking at the same thing. Mine is the top one, Rachel's the other. Maybe it was the wine? Thanks, Kevin. . .

Day 19

2008-03-03T15:43:00.004-05:00

Geez, Rache. I liked this when I was doing it but now that's it here, I'm not sure I do. Maybe because it looks better the actual size - it's bigger than what I've been doing - maybe 11x17. What do you think. . .

Day 19

2008-03-03T09:01:00.004-05:00

Jayne, I am going to keep trying to paint winter, but had to revert to fruit thinking I would paint something quick. Then, of course, the addition of a glass threw me off, but I like what I'm learning about glass. I found a good book about value studies, and REALLY want to work with it. Do you think Jennifer will come tomorrow night? I have questions for her.

Day 18

2008-03-02T14:51:00.009-05:00

Jayne this one just took on a life of it's own, I started out trying to capture the light, but the light began to change so I had to hurry and, as a result, had to let go of other things...

Rachel, where are you? Another version of the dirt road by my house. I like the light on the road.

Day 17

2008-03-01T16:46:00.009-05:00

Yes Jayne, I am painting, and I know exactly what you mean about values..as you can see, I am struggling with that too. Let's plan to collect all the research we can about value studies and do one on Tuesday. This picture is the estuary at Morse Mountain, where I spent the night last night.

Hi Rachel, I hope M.R. is feeling better and you're back to painting soon. Here, two of the three boys are gone so I had some time to paint today. What a treat. Keeping it loose I wanted to work on values (something I was reading about his morning). They didn't quite come out as I expected but I did learn from doing them. It's so much harder than it appears. Call me if you want to paint tomorrow.

Day 16

2008-02-27T17:22:00.004-05:00

You see a little white vase and think, that will be easy to paint. Well, it's not. What is it about white? Geez Rache, do I have a lot to learn.

Day15

2008-02-26T20:43:00.007-05:00

More apples. Different color. I wanted to play with using primarily one color and keeping it dominantly warm or cool. As you can see, this came out on the warm side. What did you paint, Rach?

Day 15

2008-02-26T01:14:00.004-05:00

So, Jayne, driving home from my mother's house I stopped and did a sketch of this scene, thinking it could be a quick snowy painting. But no, it wasn't quick. Well, I was distracted, too. I'm determined to paint this snow, though.

Day 14

2008-02-24T15:45:00.003-05:00

More apples. Got back home today from Atlanta and I'm sorry to say I didn't paint while I was down there, Rach. Too crazy! The good news is I was only home an hour before everyone left and I was alone to paint. . . not a lot, but at least I got these two quick sketches done.

Day 11 & 12

2008-02-22T19:27:00.006-05:00

I am growing tired of fruit, and these boots needed to do something besides trek through all this snow. The lemon and pear are Wednesday's and boots were yesterday. Today's painting is just getting started! Oh Jayne, I hope you're painting!

Day 10

2008-02-19T20:00:00.003-05:00

Tuesday night painting group, Jayne did some nice peppers and then washed them off the canvas, silly girl. I painted these brushes of hers even though she kept stealing from the still life. C-R-A-Z-Y !

My days 7 & 8

2008-02-19T11:54:00.007-05:00

5x5 oil on canvas
3x3 oil on paper
6x6 oil on canvas
Hi Rachie - As you probably figured out, I couldn't post from where I was - no internet connection. Can you believe it? I did manage to paint some each day, but I couldn't paint a view from the window. The snow on the back deck was chest high and blocking most of view. I tried a still life - the light was changing so quickly it was hard get the shadows and highlights down (as you can see). I also did some small, really quick value studies using 3 colors. They were tiny, but so helpful to do. I really like this one and it took no more than 10-15 minutes. Sometimes when you just don't care about the outcome, you produce something you like. The last one is from a photograph - I don't really like the foreground (the water w/the trees reflecting in it) but am at a loss as to what to do. For now, I'm just leaving it.

Day 9

2008-02-18T16:52:00.006-05:00

Boring boring boring, Oranges. Jayne, please paint with me.

Day 8

2008-02-17T19:00:00.003-05:00

Jayne I fought a little with this one, but am gonna post it anyway. It's a view from my mother's yard, where I spent the day yesterday. I tried not to get to bogged down wit detail but did not have great success. I think you must be painting at Sugarloaf, but not posting.

Day 7

2008-02-16T12:20:00.006-05:00

Oh Jayne, I Went down to the point today and did a quick sketch of the snow on the rocks. It was so cold I could barely stand it, but I roughed this out then came home and did it. Can't wait to see a painting from the loaf.

Day 6

2008-02-15T17:21:00.008-05:00

Fifteen minute lemons! Blame it on my dinner date--if I had a little more time, ummmmmm, well, no, it probably WOULDN'T be better, but fast is fun, I think. Didja paint today, Jayne? [Now they are 30 minute lemons]

Rach - those are beautiful! I love the detail in the dish. Hey - fifteen minutes is so much better than nothing at all! The point is, that we're doing this. I can't remember the last time I painted two, let alone four days in a row - who cares if it was a tiny canvas or just fifteen minutes. I'm feeling so much better just doing this - I'm looking at it as practice. Like today I really thought about painting the shapes that I saw (I know, I still got caught up in some detail, trying to paint what I knew it was instead of just painting the shapes). I did the pears this morning and had time this afternoon to whip off the apples. They were done on a board I had that was primed in blue. It was really interesting painting on a blue ground. . . anyway, it's not done by any means, but it's done for now. Off to the art store.

Day Five

2008-02-14T16:48:00.007-05:00

Hi Rachel - Another attempt at pears. . . wow, these are bad. No depth at all, they're just floating!

Day Four

2008-02-13T18:03:00.014-05:00

Hey Rachie - Took a break from the fruit and veggies to do a quick landscape from a photo I took late this fall at Ram Island. Still trying to get rid of the graphic designer in me and not get caught up in the details. . . not quite there yet!

Good job Jayne! Ok well, I back-tracked and did some pears!! I know what you mean about the details, uggh--this is hard!

Day Three

2008-02-12T20:18:00.005-05:00

Frame Shop paint night. Rachel, Melissa, Kevin and I met to paint peppers. Green and red, but Kevin only painted one red pepper, a big one at that. It was a lot of fun and we're all excited to keep doing this. The lighting is way off with these pictures. I'll have to re-shoot them tomorrow. Mine is the top one.

Day Two

2008-02-11T16:36:00.000-05:00

Rache - I did it. Day two, done. Don't really love it but feel good that I did it. I wish it was more "painterly" - you know what I mean. It might be back to just using the palette knife for me. . .

Day One - The Start

2008-02-10T17:24:00.010-05:00

Rachlel's Paintings Jayne's Paintings

Jayne and Rachel painted today right after the caucus. Well, after Rachel caucused. We painted at Jayne's house, two paintings a piece: a still life and then Jayne painted from a photo and Rachel painted the scene out the window, a snowy day. We worked hard and aren't that happy with the results, but are satisfied with the process. At least we started. We will do this once at least a week, won't we Jayne...watch for our posts. Go Hillary!