The One I Love
Are you The One I Love, gentle reader? Well, of course, I love you! But this post and painting are about a material kind of love. Material love? That sounds so superficial, doesn’t it? But wait, there’s more to it than that. I promise! Before I elaborate, I want to welcome new readers and share the purpose of this post and blog. OK?
Transitions
Welcome new readers! Each year, I select a theme for my weekly paintings. This year’s theme is Transitions. I am expanding on last year’s theme. 2021’s theme was “Small Spaces Special Places“. Since we were all spending a lot of time in or close to home last year, it made sense to me to keep paintings small and simple.
Why Transitions? So many reasons. Here are one or two. I plan to transition to larger paintings this year. In fact, the first painting I posted this year was huge (for me.) It measures 8×24″…wowza. Here’s the painting and post for that week. Second, I am focusing on transitions within my painting process, too. This includes transitions from light to dark. Something I love to think about as I compose a painting. I also love to think about the negative space around an object. An example of this is the painting I shared two weeks ago called “Blowing in the Wind.”
So there you have it! The scoop on transitions as the theme for 2022.
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Acceptance
So I am excited to share that I had two paintings accepted into an online juried show called “Celebrating Color.” The Show is sponsored by the Rhode Island Watercolor Society and the juror is a wonderful painter named Judy Vilmain.
Here are the two paintings that were accepted into the show. The first one is called “Keep It In Your Pantry” and riffs on a song of the same name by Lyle Lovett. It’s 5.5×7.5″ on Arches Paper.
The second painting is called “Leaf Me Alone.” It’s 5×5 inches on cold press paper.
It’s really nice to have paintings accepted into a show! I think it’s ironic that the medium (gouache), that I have been using the least amount of time, is accepted into a show. Which leads me to today’s blog post and painting.
The One I Love
I chose to name this week’s painting “The One I Love” for a gazillion reasons. Here they are. First, I love painting an object that is really colorful this time of year. In particular, I love to paint complimentary colors such as the deep burgundy red and lime to olive green in this pear.
So yes it’s cold and grey and dreary outside. But that’s OK. Ye olde studio is on fire with brilliant colors. Yay!
Also, here’s the real reason for this week’s blog post name: I love oil paint. Period. There’s a smoothness, a velvetiness, a delicious butteriness that just does not exist in any other medium. That includes you gouache paint.
Here’s this week’s painting and it’s for sale for $256. To purchase, simply click on the link below the paintng.
Awareness
Now I have heard and am aware that some people say they see more of my personality in these gouache paintings. Interesting! To that end, I am knee deep in learning more about tapping into my intuition in oils. I am using some new and different paint as well as medium. I’m also doing a gazillion quick color sketches from imagination. So stay tuned! I don’t have anything to share just yet. But here’s hoping this awareness and focus will lead to new painting outcomes in oils. We shall see!
The One I Love Song
And, before I sign off today, I have to share David Gray’s version of “The One I Love.” It’s a sweet song that I hope lifts your spirits and warms your heart. Not sure about you but it’s pretty chilly here in North Carolina. So grab a cup of tea (or something a bit stronger, perhaps?) and enjoy this song!
Share
What are you thinking about these days, gentle reader? I would love to know. So please share in the comments below and thank you for reading here today.
2 Comments
Beth Dyer Clary
January 27, 2022Congratulations! SUPER excited that you got these pieces into a show! And admire so much that you through your work out there TO be judged! That takes a lot of chutzpah.
So what did you mean by: I am using some new and different paint as well as medium.
What other paint? What other medium/media? Just curious.
As you know, long wanted to be a published fiction writer. Always get more nods for my non-fiction. So I declared 2022 the year of non-fiction for me. Giving myself over to the genre that seems to like my voice better? I don’t know. I’m still writing fiction too but putting the bulk of my energy into nonfiction. We’ll see. Think it’s interesting that you, and I, are drawn to multiple modes of expression and the one WE prefer may not be the one others are as drawn to. Makes me wonder who we’re doing this creative work for anyway? 🙂
Julie Holmes
February 2, 2022Thanks so much, Beth!
As for paints and medium, I just mean some different colors including Naples Yellow, Payne’s Grey, Radiant Turquoise and few others. And, I’m using medium including linseed oil and a product called Liquin. I have used linseed oil in the past. After all, other than a pigment color, linseed oil is what makes up a lot of oil paint. But Liquin is something I have never used before because I have never practiced this process called glazing. Anyway, if I get proficient at it, I’ll share more. But for now, it’s fun to be trying something new.
I am glad that my gouache paintings are getting some traction. But it’s really a ‘practice’ material for me. That’s my personal preference. I love to use gouache. But I love oil paints even more. And, for me, I love what gouache is helping me see and understand in oils too. So I consider gouache a path or a journey that is helping me develop my oil painting techniques.
Maybe that’s what non-fiction writing is doing for your fiction too?
Anyway, thank you for commenting here, as always, Beth!