MEDIOCHRE ART
A diary of my crumby painting studies.
Vinalhaven ME 2022
I was invited to join a few other painter friends of mine at a private residence in Vinalhaven Maine. It was the coolest. Beautiful property right on the water and only painting to be done. I was treated like queen by our gracious host. I feel very lucky to have experienced the magic of this place I’ve heard so much about. Here’s some of the work and sites from the weekend.

Vinalhaven Property at Dusk 8×10 oils



Vinalhaven Property at Dusk 8×10 oils



North Haven Ferry Landing 8×10 oils



Eric Hopkins Gallery Lot 8×10 oils


















Kiwi Still Life
Just a little fun painting inside today. It’s a #foodpaintchallenge from Instagram that I follow. My first attempt wasn’t so great. I figured it out with the second one though.



Final Kiwi 6×6 Oils



Reference Photo



Sketching it out



First attempt
Money Plant
This Chinese Money Plant was a gift from a dear friend. I decided to paint this little study as a gift for her birthday. That’s going to be my new thing to motivate me to paint more often and let go of some of my work finally.
Details
Time: 2 hrs
Surface: 4×6 canvas paper
Palette: Limited (phthalo blue, cadmium red medium, burnt sienna, cadmium yellow lemon and titanium white)






Still Life



Design Sketch, Graphite
The Pear
Feeling like I need more color work so I’ve decided to begin creating more still lives. Here’s my first of a simple pear.
Details
Time: 1 hr
Surface: 4×6 canvas paper
Palette: Limited (phthalo blue, cadmium red medium, cadmium yellow lemon and titanium white)






Value Sketch



Design Sketch, Graphite



Still Life Photo
Blue Mountains
Class Work – I had a bit of fun with this one. While there are a few things that really aren’t working like the mountain colors and foreground strokes in the water, I feel like my values were pretty good. Overall I fell like I had some success with my rocks finally.
Details
Time: 3 hrs
Surface: 5×7 Primed Canvas Board
Palette: Limited (ultramarine blue, cadmium red medium, yellow lemon and titanium white)






Unknown



Design Sketch, Graphite & Ink



Notan Sketch
Sunset Sailboat
Class Work – Working with some bright colors and reflections. I liked painting the sailboat but the water water pretty tough.
Details
Time: 2 hrs
Surface: 4×6 primed oil paper
Palette: Limited (ultramarine blue, cadmium red medium, cadmium yellow medium and titanium white)






Maine Sunset



Design Sketch, Graphite & Ink
Painting from Memory
Class Work – Sketch from a photo only using your sketch. No photo. The takeaway is to train your brain to remember what’s important. It’s helpful for when you’re looking back and forth between your scene and your painting. The more you remember, the more you can put down without looking away. You’ll become a more efficient painter which is most important when painting “en plein air”, a term used for painting on site. It’s important to record the scene as fast as possible before the light changes. I completed the study in the thumbnails below first and was bored with the colors and decided to ramp up the chroma for the final.
Details
Time: 4 hrs
Surface: 5×7 acrylic primed 1/4″ hardboard
Palette: Limited (ultramarine blue, cadmium red medium, hansa yellow and titanium white)






Maine Coastline



Design Sketch, Graphite & Ink



First Oil Study
Jay Peak Summit
Every summer we have a good weekend with some newly Jay local friends and this is the summit of Jay Peak, Vermont. Always amazing views, funky everygreens and great rock formations.
Details
Time: 3 hrs
Surface: 6×8 oil primed linen paper
Palette: Limited (ultramarine blue, cadmium red medium, cadmium yellow lemon and titanium white)






Jay Peak Summit, Vermont



Design Sketch, Graphite & Ink



Design Sketch, Graphite & Ink
Red Barn
Class Work – A nice red barn landscape. Sketched this from a photo and got to try out my new oil primed linen paper. It’s like butter. I was able to keep my focus, which was on the barn, and tone back the unimportant details.
Details
Time: 3.5 hrs
Surface: 6×8 oil primed linen paper
Palette: Limited (ultramarine blue, cadmium red medium, cadmium yellow lemon and titanium white)






Red Barn, Vermont



Design Sketch, Graphite & Ink



Notan Sketch (3-4 major values)
Pencil Sketches





























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