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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Janice uses Utrecht oils, either on Belgian linen, or directly on mahogany plywood. Generally Impressionist, occasionally Expressionistic. Plein Air. Sometimes in the studio from memory; field painting is really challenging because the light keeps changing, wind with sand can be be problematic, like sex on the beach, from a practical viewpoint.
Locals and visitors to our fair village look to mountain and desert landscapes; when they are looking for an acquisition, so these have proven to be the most commercially viable here.
Janice was hosted by Black Sheep Coffee over the holidays, and was received warmly enough to sustain us for 2 or 3 months – Thanks to all here who may have taken some home! Some have gone to other Topians; the largest single collection is displayed by The Restaurant at Convict Lake.
There's always been a small local art scene, but it seems to have been coalescing over the years. Janice and I were one of five who chipped to to found a Mammoth artists' cooperative gallery: "The Upper Eastside." Marginalized, this was later sold to Tony and Paul, who, having a better grasp of how much a drop-in customer might be willing to spend on an impulse purchase, made a pretty good run of the show, moving up to North Village, with Tony on the Town Council, and Paul the Public Arts Commission chairman.
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Working on a bunch of paintings at a time equals fun chaos.
Reflection
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, kabalaArch... wow, very very nice to see these newest shares that you put up...
and paul, as always, very fun and nice to see!! great jobs of
'please to the eye and heart'...
say, mouse, as to the kimono doll... i am doing a painting of my friend
from japan, as a little girl, in her kimona... black and white shot, but
told me the colors as best she can remember...
i feel inspired to work on it sooner, now, after seeing your dollightful
share, :)
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Likewise, neebee - keep us posted.
Working on a bunch of paintings at a time equals fun chaos.
Is there any other kind?
Nice Hand, Paul.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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I love that interior , Steve, and Janice's work. Thanks for sharing it.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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this thread is awesome. MTnMun, fairly certain i have seen some of your rad works in person before but i cant entirely place them yet. local restaurants? hmm
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bc
climber
Prescott, AZ
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If you haven't been to the Sorolla exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art yet - do it! The most fearless painting I've ever seen. Genius.
Give yourself plenty of time. I may never approach painting the same again after seeing this show.
Edit: The middle painting is large - 7'x10'! Many of the works in the show are very large. The bottom painting has some amazing brushwork. The highlight in the girl's shoulder is a single stroke of thick, nearly white paint. Bold!
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bc
climber
Prescott, AZ
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Some new work
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bc
climber
Prescott, AZ
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KabalaArch, I sense a bit of Louisa McElwain in Janice's work. Very nice.
She did large plein air works out of the back of her truck, often painting with her fingers, trowels, all sorts of stuff. Wish I had gotten the chance to meet her. Seemed like a cool artist.
("...like sex on the beach..." I'm going to steal that line!)
Nice studio shot and painting, Paul. Reminds me I should be in the be studio now...
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Nate D
climber
San Francisco
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GREAT recent posts!
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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yeah bc - "like a surgeon short on anesthesia, the plein air artist has to work fast!"
Once the family took a roadtrip out to Canyonlands N.P., in August. Janice's field kit includes a painter's sun parasol, which needed to be augmented with the shade of the outhouse. Did 4 small studies of Moses in an hour or so, each one of completely different chroma to keep up with the light.
Why we chose August for Canyonlands is beyond me. We could have just as easily picked, say Badwater, and saved the gasoline! Over on the White Rim side, the chillun's and I did out best to make ourselves as one with the sparse shade of a 4 foot juniper while Janice cooked up some more work. The only time we could ramble were the last 2 hrs before sunset, and during this window I was able to conduct the entire family down onto the floor of Monument Basin 3rd Class - including my 5 yr old son - and up to Standing Rock for a look see.
Then, from the Rim, we trundled a large watermelon Janice had stuffed in the Cherokee at the last - Revenge was sweet! (and kinda sticky) Made a very satisfying red explosion on impact.
It's always struck me that the key to canyonland paintings is to somehow capture the air itself, and your work is telling in that regard, really good depth of field.
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bc
climber
Prescott, AZ
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Thanks for another plein air quote, kabalaArch!
Getting the values correct is a great way to sell depth and a sense of space in a landscape. Your Canyonlands trip sounds like a good one. Is there a bad time to visit there?! Painting in the heat is better than in the cold, IMO.
neebee, thanks for the links. I've see Roos work before. Would love to paint with her someday.
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lars johansen
Trad climber
West Marin, CA
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Very interesting painting by Louisa McElwain.
lars
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Here are a few of my favorites from my recent trip to London. These are from the Tate Britain. What a great Museum! The entire wing devoted mostly to JMW Turner was fantastic.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Here are a few from the Tate Modern:
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