tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36280547019434070792024-03-14T02:26:56.170-04:00art blog | amy donahue fine artsketches, progress & updatesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09231690666589543798noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628054701943407079.post-83812840520257743832016-12-18T13:32:00.000-05:002016-12-18T13:32:07.279-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Each It's Season, 18x24, oil</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09231690666589543798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628054701943407079.post-63039913763589766802016-08-04T21:05:00.000-04:002016-08-04T21:05:02.816-04:00Save the Date! Sept 2nd - Opening Night for "City Streets and Country Roads"<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">5 W Washington St, Lexington, VA 24450<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/5+W+Washington+St,+Lexington,+VA+24450/@37.7853161,-79.4442764,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x884ccbbbdfa94aab:0xcccc7593f5729f09!8m2!3d37.7853161!4d-79.4420877" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/5+W+Washington+St,+Lexington,+VA+24450/@37.7853161,-79.4442764,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x884ccbbbdfa94aab:0xcccc7593f5729f09!8m2!3d37.7853161!4d-79.4420877" target="_blank">View Map</a><br /><br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.cabellgallery.com" href="http://www.cabellgallery.com/" target="_blank">Gallery website</a> | <a data-cke-saved-href="https://lexingtonvirginia.com/directory/lodging" href="https://lexingtonvirginia.com/directory/lodging" target="_blank">Make it a weekend getaway</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />I am excited to share my recent paintings of the beautiful Virginia countryside, as well as many paintings of the quaint town of Lexington, Virginia. Landscapes both large and small, plenty of summer greens and autumn foliage included in the show! More details to come. I hope you put it on the calendar and can come.<br /><br />Feel free to spread the news. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's a sneak peek. Now back to work for me...</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09231690666589543798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628054701943407079.post-85844837668328458452016-08-04T20:49:00.000-04:002016-08-04T20:49:28.892-04:00Contrary to appearancesContrary to appearances I have not dropped off the face of the earth. I got pregnant and quickly learned that growing a baby required an incredible amount of energy. Then we had our baby. Blogging happens to be low on the priority list of running an art business. <br />
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She's amazing. Such an incredible gift.<br />
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Maybe I'll be back to the blog, maybe I won't. I have plenty of ideas for blog posts, if I happen to have some spare time between baby snuggles, changing diapers and keeping up with the painting.</div>
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In the meantime, click on over to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/amyhrdonahue/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> to see what's happening.</div>
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Available paintings: <a href="http://www.cabellgallery.com/amy-donahue-artist/" target="_blank">Cabell Gallery</a> | <a href="http://www.galleryflux.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=721" target="_blank">Gallery Flux</a> | <a href="http://www.wmbgartgallery.com/online-store/original-art/artist/amy-donahue" target="_blank">Williamsburg Gallery</a></div>
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Yellow Medley, 12x12, oil</div>
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The Fan, Richmond, VA</div>
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A little bit of all my favorite things.</div>
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1. House portrait</div>
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2. Tree portrait </div>
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2. Long Shadows</div>
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3. Light through the trees</div>
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4. Yellow galore</div>
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(Indian Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Cad Yellow Medium, Lemon Yellow. I used 'em all.)</div>
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4. Fall foliage</div>
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Happy fall! </div>
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Follow me on <a href="https://instagram.com/amyhrdonahue/" target="_blank">instagram</a> (@amyhrdonahue) to see almost daily autumn paintings.</div>
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To paint a landscape is to engage in something greater than myself. It is a marvelous recognition of how small and powerless I am – when faced with the shifting light, the weather, the movement of the earth, the changing of the seasons. There is something so refreshing to feeling small on a big planet, in a great universe, held together by an even greater God. </div>
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These paintings will be part of a 4-man/woman show at <a href="http://www.galleryflux.com/" target="_blank">Gallery Flux</a> opening May 7th, 5:30-8.</div>
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The show is up May 7-June 27, 2015.</div>
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More info here: <a href="http://www.galleryflux.com/News-Detail.cfm?NewsID=116" target="_blank">Close to Home</a></div>
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Would love to see you at the opening!</div>
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1. Next month is the start of my (our) 4-man/woman show at <a href="http://www.galleryflux.com/" target="_blank">Gallery Flux</a> in Ashland, VA. <br />
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This painting was based on photos I took on the banks of the James River, Richmond, VA, after our first big snow in February. The evening light through the trees and the twilight shadows on the fresh snow... it was just remarkable. Nothing I can paint could do justice to the beauty of that moment. Oh, but I try. And it's all I can do to try, and point your eyes back to the creation and Creator who makes such beauty all around us.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I've been doing a bit of cold weather plein air painting recently. There's something about the winter light that I love more than other times of the year -- when the weather is more reasonable. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Not to say that I had a choice<span style="font-family: inherit;"> between reasonable and cold, j</span>ust as the poor</span> daffodils started to emerge <span style="font-family: inherit;">the East</span> got hit with some record lows and snow. </span></span>While I enjoy studio painting, there is <span style="font-family: inherit;">t</span>hat "certain slant of light" moves me, it excites me... poor <a href="http://www.online-literature.com/dickinson/830/" target="_blank">Emily</a> never saw it that way. <span style="font-family: inherit;">I may be the only one who wo<span style="font-family: inherit;">uldn't mind another snow or two, e<span style="font-family: inherit;">ven though <span style="font-family: inherit;">it's March.</span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
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I've learned a few cold weather painting survival strategies. Thought they might be worth sharing.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1. Snow pants.</b> Back in my snowboarding days I received some fantastic snow pants. Now they're christened with paint.<br />
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Some things (most things) are too beautiful, too momentary to record with paint... or camera.<br />And I am satisfied to witness the event.<br />
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Artist Statement: "Everywhere I travel scenes beg to be painted. Light
and vivid color captivates me. Of course God creates the most vibrant and
dynamic colors and patterns-even so, I enjoy paying homage to His designs by
rendering 2D versions of what I see. I love to paint the details of what I see:
the contrasts in the lights and darks and the vibrancy of the world. The
heavens truly tell the glory of God (Psalm 19:1) much more effectually than my
paint. They are a marvelous mystery, but still I am constantly compelled to
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Amy studied at VCU's School of the Arts, receiving her BA in
Communication Arts. Now she lives in Midlothian with her husband, Mark, and
dog, Theo. She paints full-time both on location and in her home studio. While
subject matter can vary, she is drawn to paint the light as it interacts with
the land. Her artwork often includes a hint of man-made structures settled
among the natural world - a house, a figure, a pathway. Amy's paintings attempt
to depict both man and land as equally subject to the effects of the sun's
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James River Rocks</div>
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Winter Hues</div>
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I created a <a href="http://amyhrdonahue.blogspot.com/2014/04/old-friend.html" target="_blank">smaller painting</a> of this scene earlier in the year with the thought to do a larger work. The smaller painting was titled "<a href="http://amyhrdonahue.blogspot.com/2014/04/old-friend.html" target="_blank">Old Friend</a>" because it was a recreation of the view you see as you drive across the Powhite Parkway Bridge over the James River.<br />
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This was one of the first to sell in my "<a href="http://amydonahuefineart.com/waterways/" target="_blank">Waterways"</a> show. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“Waterways”<br />
December 1, 2014 – February 2, 2015</span>
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9770 Gayton Rd, Henrico, VA 23238<br />
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While working on paintings for my show, I knew I wanted a few bigger ones, along with a good selection of small pieces.</div>
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See all 46 paintings in person:</div>
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Exhibit dates: Dec. 1, 2014 - Feb. 2, 2015</div>
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I started with this study:</div>
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View of the Nickel Bridge over the James River from Riverside Drive</div>
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I really enjoyed the process of painting the small one, especially the sky and the foreground trees. Getting the bridge at the right angle and in a straight line was tricky. As the last bits of the smaller painting were coming together I got an itch to turn it into a larger painting.</div>
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First step: the sky</div>
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Not pictured: The step when I added the foreground trees and the 3-4 times I repainted them and the middle ground/river/Nickel Bridge.</div>
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View of Richmond's Nickel Bridge over the James River from Riverside Drive.</div>
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It was a challenge to get this painting properly exposed in a photograph. I might tweak the levels a bit more and repost later... Really, you gotta go see it in person. ;) It will be available at <a href="http://www.forartssakegallery.com/" target="_blank">For Art's Sake Gallery</a> during December 2014-January 2015.</div>
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Another one for my upcoming show "<a href="http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=30be95428cb7d5705e2dadc1d&id=4d403db842&e=[UNIQID]" target="_blank">Waterways</a>"</div>
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Exhibit dates: Dec. 1, 2014 - Feb. 2, 2015</div>
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<u>How to Title a Painting, Part 2</u><br />
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Missed Part 1? <a href="http://amyhrdonahue.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-to-title-painting-and-paintings-of.html" target="_blank">Here's the link</a>.</div>
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Note: This painting is part of a series for my upcoming show, "<a href="http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=30be95428cb7d5705e2dadc1d&id=4d403db842&e=[UNIQID]" target="_blank">Waterways</a>".</div>
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9770 Gayton Rd, Henrico, VA 23238</div>
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Can't wait to share more of the paintings with you!</div>
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Contentment<br />
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I could have named this "spring evening" or "view of the river from the suspension bridge" or something like that. Why "Contentment"? At times -- actually, at <i>all</i> times -- the things I am going through in my life spill over into my artwork. I have been reading verses in the Bible on trusting God and casting anxieties on Him. I want to be better at dealing with my circumstances in a manner that acknowledges the truth: I am not in control, God is in control and He uses "bad" and difficult circumstances for my good, to grow my character, draw me closer to Himself, or make me love Him more and this world less. </div>
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While working on this painting I was thinking about Philippians 4:11b-13.</div>
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The apostle Paul writes: "I have learned in whatever situation I am to be <a data-content=""<div class=\"resourcetext\"><span class=\"lang-en\"><a data-reference=\"&quot;1Ti6.6&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/1Ti6.6?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">1 Ti 6:6 </span></a><a data-reference=\"&quot;1Ti6.8&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/1Ti6.8?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">1 Ti 6:8 </span></a><a data-reference=\"&quot;2Co9.8&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/2Co9.8?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">2 Co 9:8 </span></a><a data-reference=\"&quot;Heb13.5&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/Heb13.5?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">Heb 13:5 </span></a><br /></span> </div>"" data-resourcename=""esv"" href="http://biblia.com/books/esv/Php4.9#" rel="popup"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-style: italic; line-height: 0; vertical-align: super;"></span></a>content. <span class="offset-marker requested-position" data-offset="5149162" id="marker5708113"></span><span style="font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; line-height: 0; vertical-align: super;"></span>I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of fa<span class="offset-marker" data-offset="5149286" id="marker2009386"></span>cing plenty and <a data-content=""<div class=\"resourcetext\"><span class=\"lang-en\"><a data-reference=\"&quot;1Co4.11&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/1Co4.11?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">1 Co 4:11 </span></a><a data-reference=\"&quot;2Co11.27&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/2Co11.27?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">2 Co 11:27 </span></a><br /></span> </div>"" data-resourcename=""esv"" href="http://biblia.com/books/esv/Php4.9#" rel="popup"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-style: italic; line-height: 0; vertical-align: super;"></span></a>hunger, abundance and <a data-content=""<div class=\"resourcetext\"><span class=\"lang-en\"><a data-reference=\"&quot;2Co11.9&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/2Co11.9?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">2 Co 11:9 </span></a><br /></span> </div>"" data-resourcename=""esv"" href="http://biblia.com/books/esv/Php4.9#" rel="popup"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-style: italic; line-height: 0; vertical-align: super;"></span></a>need. <span style="font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; line-height: 0; vertical-align: super;"></span>I can do all things <a data-content=""<div class=\"resourcetext\"><span class=\"lang-en\"><a data-reference=\"&quot;2Co12.9&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/2Co12.9?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">2 Co 12:9 </span></a><a data-reference=\"&quot;Eph3.16&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/Eph3.16?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">Eph 3:16 </span></a><a data-reference=\"&quot;1Ti1.12&quot;\" data-datatype=\"&quot;bible+esv&quot;\" href=\"/reference/1Ti1.12?resourceName=esv\" class=\"bibleref\"><span style=\"vertical-align:normal\">1 Ti 1:12 </span></a><br /></span> </div>"" data-resourcename=""esv"" href="http://biblia.com/books/esv/Php4.9#" rel="popup"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-style: italic; line-height: 0; vertical-align: super;"></span></a>through him who strengthens me."</div>
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I felt the colors and lighting in this painting expressed to me a quietness and trust, hence "Contentment". I wonder if it communicates contentment to you as well...</div>
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If you were to paint a scene on Chevy Chase Street, what would YOU title it?<br />
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I decided to look up titles of films starring Mr. Chase as I was
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"Seems Like Old Times" </div>
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Available at <a href="http://stircrazyrva.com/" target="_blank">Stir Crazy Cafe</a> November 2014 </div>
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I haven't actually seen this film. But I wasn't about to name the painting "Christmas Vacation" or "Three Amigos". </div>
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Have you seen "Seems Like Old Times"? Worth a watch?</div>
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"Cindy's Garden"</div>
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20x10, oil<br />
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Leaning toward Capt Obvi in this title. Hey, it sure beats "Blue House" or "Red Chair and Wheel Barrow". Cindy was the lovely lady who welcomed us (artists from the <a href="http://virginiapleinairpainters.com/" target="_blank">VPAP group</a>) into her backyard. I actually painted a different painting while on location that morning. It was June and it was hot and muggy. The painting didn't turn out so great. Win some lose some. Right after I finished I wanted to paint this direct shot of the back of Cindy's house. Unfortunately the sun had risen and there was no shaded spot to set up and paint this angle. Took a few photos and composed this painting in my air conditioned studio. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09231690666589543798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628054701943407079.post-18873005941946641582014-10-27T21:41:00.000-04:002014-10-27T21:41:43.621-04:00The simpler the betterIf you followed me on Facebook or <a href="http://websta.me/n/amyhrdonahue" target="_blank">Instagram</a> last summer you'll remember the time I painted these waterfalls.<br />
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It was such a thrilling thing to paint, but my painting didn't turn out well. It was really a case of sensory overload. A painting needs focus to communicate the feeling of a place. In this case everything was so beautiful and I didn't focus on one particular aspect of the place to focus my painting.<br />
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Back in the studio, with my memory, the failed painting from that day and a few reference photos I was better able to construct a painting that communicated (1) <u>scale</u> and (2) the <u>cascading</u> falls.<br />
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I arranged the painting into a light area (in the center) and a dark area (surrounding). I minimized the contrast in value in those major shapes and GREATLY simplified the edges where the dark met the light. I also prepared a board with an aspect ratio better suited to eliminate extraneous information (i.e. the water in the foreground, the sky in the background).<br />
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Swallow Falls</div>
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I wanted to paint a diptych on two panels. A few strategically placed stapes and success!</div>
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Now comes the decision to frame each panel separately or together in one frame. </div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09231690666589543798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628054701943407079.post-63775461267720446772014-10-15T19:25:00.001-04:002014-10-15T19:25:10.645-04:00One from last week at Fine Creek in Powhatan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a wonderful morning before some rain last week painting at <a href="http://www.themillatfinecreek.com/" target="_blank">The Mill at Fine Creek</a>, a gorgeous wedding and special event venue in Powhatan, VA. You can see some of the stone structures that perhaps supported various parts of the gristmill.<br />
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So many potential paintings at Fine Creek, but this particular set of lines and shapes caught my eye.<br />
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I might have embellished the amount of yellow in that tree bough. </div>
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Autumn's First Branches</div>
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"Sun Swept"</div>
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Summer - James River at Pony Pasture </div>
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I <a href="http://www.amyhrdonahue.blogspot.com/2014/10/huguenot-flatwater-from-small-to-large.html" target="_blank">mentioned</a> I would be painting the James in every season. Stay tuned for more from spring, summer, fall and winter!</div>
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I created this little painting one morning this summer. It seemed to capture the feel of summer on the James. Back in the studio it grew up into a larger piece - 18x24 inches. Worked on the "hazy day" feel as well as creating more of the illusion of distance just as the river bends.<br />
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Was hoping to include this piece in my upcoming show at For Art's Sake Gallery in December-January, but the gallery owner found a home for it right after I finished it.<br />
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More paintings of featuring the James River in all the different seasons of the year to come!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09231690666589543798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628054701943407079.post-48764731072409569572014-10-01T12:11:00.002-04:002014-10-01T12:12:51.991-04:00Lily Pads on Walton Lake, 6x10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lily Pads on Walton Lake</div>
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I've posted this one before, while it was <a href="http://amyhrdonahue.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-few-recent-plein-air-paintings.html" target="_blank">still on the easel</a>.</div>
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Two people mentioned it reminded them of <a href="http://chucklarivey.com/" target="_blank">Chuck Larivey</a>, which is quite an honor. However, it's only because of the subject matter. He is famous for his <a href="http://chucklarivey.com/workszoom/517232" target="_blank">water lilies</a>.</div>
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Maybe I was hoping for a mention of -- well -- <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/438008" target="_blank">Monet</a>. </div>
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Morning, Sunshine</div>
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I've always thought I liked painting the hues of the winter evening sky the best, especially the deep, deep dusky blue. Must say, this summer may have changed my mind. The warmth of the light, especially on this morning in early August, was just delicious. It felt so <i>hopeful</i>, so reassuring.<br />
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"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?"<br />
Psalm 27:1</div>
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