tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564116917957258652024-03-04T21:39:58.134-08:00Claudia Davis StudioThis is an artists story. I paint the landscape and occaisionally stillife. I want the viewer to feel the day, a moment in time. I live in Texas and spend the summers in Montana. I love painting in both areas.Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-74694966775993266552012-03-28T05:46:00.000-07:002012-03-28T05:46:15.567-07:00Betty Carr Workshop ExperienceLast week I attended a three day packed workshop with Betty Carr. Betty is an outstanding artist that was featured in Southwest Art Magazine. She is an excellent instructor. The first day we worked on still life. Previously I was not excited about still lifes. Betty's still life compostions are alive with color and movement. I painted this piece in the class:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second day we worked on landscape. She is a good instructor and spends a lot of time with each student. I wanted help to bring my paintings of Montana more alive with color. The landscape of Montana is so beautiful but I have found it difficult to paint. I think I will be able to improve based on what I learned. My painting was of McDonalds Creek at Glacier National Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-28702899267865115962012-03-18T18:21:00.000-07:002012-03-18T18:21:02.078-07:00GlazingI have continued to work on these two paintings. I feel like both have a lot of potential if I can find the right changes. I took the barn scene and glazed the sunlit areas with pure cadmium orange. I glazed the shaded sides of the barn with cobalt blue. That is one of my favorite colors. I think the barn is done. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sunflowers were a bit top heavy so I darkend the lower leaves and shade side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am now working on a couple of different type scenes. First is a hen house with an amazing rooster:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The last two are at that last stage that takes 90% of the time. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-32912968247953988822012-03-04T12:47:00.001-08:002012-03-06T08:00:10.589-08:00Paintings are Never Done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZY3CUvVVcV-_e9B3JeKJ7Eh52MCaEh_XEHnZplLx7D8CXPfg9bNSmoaFWqbiWIB9ag4HEcpVPwIGdb5er0UMri7rbb_IhuL6po_wnvq6GYtj7NQ2yk4cBWr5IM9QSZ6jazVRuETfg-v4/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZY3CUvVVcV-_e9B3JeKJ7Eh52MCaEh_XEHnZplLx7D8CXPfg9bNSmoaFWqbiWIB9ag4HEcpVPwIGdb5er0UMri7rbb_IhuL6po_wnvq6GYtj7NQ2yk4cBWr5IM9QSZ6jazVRuETfg-v4/s320/001.JPG" width="209" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6erxL83p7voZA8_N75dx0BPo-NriLQEBrb1Mboa0RuGsp6e_t7OvQ2OnKbjIgCigwj1iPGHI3utjbUWPHcET-jpMYTl7PM51QMDbCjb201wnErrPZl3c5U1oKywM9ZmPtLIrda-Vh1GV/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6erxL83p7voZA8_N75dx0BPo-NriLQEBrb1Mboa0RuGsp6e_t7OvQ2OnKbjIgCigwj1iPGHI3utjbUWPHcET-jpMYTl7PM51QMDbCjb201wnErrPZl3c5U1oKywM9ZmPtLIrda-Vh1GV/s320/005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I have been working on two paintings that I once thought were completed. I keep hearing Kathryn Stats say that a painting should allow the viewer to look at it for hours, finding new things. I decided these two paintings did not have any of that. Actually both were very boring. I keep working on them, are they finished? who knows? We will see tomorrow if they turn. All artists know how paintings turn during the night, never for the better. Take a look and let me know <strong>your</strong> thoughts.<br />
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</div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-80320468848889199702012-02-13T11:54:00.000-08:002012-02-13T11:55:43.365-08:00Braving the Elements at Camp EL TesoroSaturday,ten brave artists met at Camp Fire USA's Camp El Tesoro to paint. The temperature stayed in the 30s. Cold fingers, stiff paint, and some wind didn't deter us. The views of Fall Creek were so spectacular that everyone just hung in and painted. Given the elements there were some really beautiful paintings. Attending were: Doug Clark, Maryann Brunner, Tina Bohlman, Debbie, Sabine Higgins, Austin Keenan, Dan Spangler, Robbie Clemmon, Sheri Jones and myself. <br />
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It was a great day!!!!!<br />
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Here are some pictures:<br />
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</div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-62739534264424782692012-01-21T16:10:00.000-08:002012-01-21T16:11:07.948-08:00Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport Art ShowI am currently in an art show with 19 other North Texas Artists at DFW Airport. It is an exceptional show. If you can go to the show at the Rental Car Building or you can see it at <a href="http://www.douglasbclark.blogspot.com/">www.douglasbclark.blogspot.com</a>. Check it out!!! Of course all art is for sale. Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-57160097630965104512012-01-14T14:22:00.000-08:002012-01-15T13:39:30.770-08:00Calling all ArtistsMaryann Brummer and I painted today at Camp El Tesoro just outside Granbury. The camp is really beautiful. Fall Creek runs through one side and the Brazos River on the opposite side. Fall Creek actually have falls to paint. Campfire USA is opening EL Tesoro the second Saturday in February and March for the public. For plein air painting, you don't want to miss the opportunity. In Februry, there will also be a chili and cornbread cookoff. These are pictures from El Tesoro and a picture of course of my painting. For directions to El Tesoro go to El Tesoro Camp on facebook and look under info. Recommend you bring lunch and what you want to drink. The camp opens at 10am and closes at 4.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I will keep working on it until the background is totally abstract. This is a time to work on new techniques, new ideas. Just playing, waiting for spring..</div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-66913189097505130112012-01-01T14:51:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:51:27.735-08:00Italy and MontanaI have been painting today to start the New Years off right. The first is a scene from Italy. Very close to my hotel was this narrow road leading to an old farm. There were lots of chickens in a coup. My thought was that occaisionally one escapes. Thus my new painting "Escaped".<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My next piece is a fall scene long the Whitefish River. I love the colors:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw2_37PYPoQ3RigdGet4hl7qtSfyLiHET_q49jHHH7vi6556JcmXOiTtWd1vB67kHBNxo_8Jktu2I3djOozoDDydlpnK_aRsKKKXnDV6X4nneq_fCXyzldPzOEGckL6deNpGkIc6VnNBr/s1600/20120101_7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw2_37PYPoQ3RigdGet4hl7qtSfyLiHET_q49jHHH7vi6556JcmXOiTtWd1vB67kHBNxo_8Jktu2I3djOozoDDydlpnK_aRsKKKXnDV6X4nneq_fCXyzldPzOEGckL6deNpGkIc6VnNBr/s320/20120101_7.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-2645134671955691842011-12-17T16:17:00.000-08:002011-12-17T16:17:10.994-08:00Old McDonald Had a FarmI spent the summers painting some beautiful old barns and now I am painting animals. Maybe next I can add animals to my barns for some farm scenes. Farms are both fun and nostalgic for me. I hope our family farms don't just get completely taken over by the large corporations. In Montana my husband and I shop with the local farmers each Saturday at the Farmers Market. The produce is always so fresh and organic. <br />
Here are my latest:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw these friendly donkeys at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rooster was struting his stuff down by Fredricksburg.</td></tr>
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Here are my first two:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am having so much fun!!!</div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-19853033082546937232011-12-01T09:19:00.000-08:002011-12-01T09:19:39.253-08:00Getting Ready for ChristmasI have been doing all the things necessary and fun to get ready for Christmas. One of my projects was to do a painting for my Christmas cards. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Otteys in Montan allowed me to paint their home. It looked so right for the season.<br />
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</tbody></table>I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas. It's a great time of year.Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-86509254138751429352011-11-05T15:49:00.000-07:002011-11-05T15:50:46.163-07:00Home in TexasWe had a wonderful summer in Montana and now we are back home in Texas. The weather is wonderful now. The heat and drought of the summer really tooks its toll but it is much better now. After catching up with friends, household chores and gardening, I am back to painting. I painted plein air all summer and now have had time to look at the pieces and select some for my blog. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This barn and chicken coop is owned by the owner of a french restaurant. The location is spectacular. I painted there with my friends Connie and Sunnie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is another barn on the same property as above.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunnie, Connie, JoAnn ad I painted this field from a road. Another glorius September day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a different barn on Foothills Road. Sunnie, Janice and I painted at this location in August. The barns in Montana are beautiful and tell such stories. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a fishing spot on the Flathead River. Duane fished and I painted.</td></tr>
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The summer has been great especially after such a shaky start with my foot. My foot is much better, I walk about a mile and a half each morning. Still pain but less of a limp. Duane and I have thoroughly enjoyed Montana. We have seen so much. I have painted with friends at so many great locations. As soon as I get back I will be putting the new paintings on my blog and website. They all need a little touching up to be ready for prime time. <br />
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While in Montana, I have had a wonderful opportunity to do a commission for the Stayton Project which is a new five star retirement center in Ft. Worth. The Stayton is in the Cultural District on Museuem Way. This is near 7th street. I was contacted by a decorator in Maryland. The goal was a painting distinctly Ft. Worth. Doug Clark took pictures for me at the Botanic Gardens, the decorator chose the scene and I painted a 30x40 oil painting. I just got word that it was installed and will be in the building for their grand opening in November. Here is a picture of the painting:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many artists were selected to do paintings. Can't wait to visit the site and see the art. </div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-73670620793994287022011-09-14T06:48:00.000-07:002011-09-15T07:11:35.179-07:00Summer in MontanaI have had a great summer painting in Montana. Here are a few pictures of friends and locations:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Janice, JoAnn, Connie, Sunnie and I painting at the First Annual Farm Paint Out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what I painted </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glacier RIm is on the North Fork River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what I was painting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another painting of our view here at the rv park.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This wonderful farm was a great painting location.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a barn for a future painting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Connie and I painting a spectacular red barn. Also lots of chickens.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Painted this last week with friends. Montana barns are very interesting. This one had a sagging roof and a few missing boards.</div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-41597544302245044522011-08-05T06:17:00.000-07:002011-08-05T06:17:46.317-07:00Third Day in Katherine Stats ClassToday we painted at Glacier National Park at a location where Avalanche Creek joins McDonald Creek. It was the most beautiful and perfect location to paint. We started with Katherine demoing a value study and than we each did one as well. After the value study, we began to paint. As we all know the value study does help to place shadows and provides a good plan for the painting. We have the opportunity to make changes and developing a real composition before we break out the oils. <br />
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Once the plan is in place and Katherine reviewed, I started painting. One of my goals was to learn how to paint all the greens without painting all the Blankety blank greens. Also the water is a turquoise because of the glacier runoffs. Green mixtures that were not so green Included the following: Real darks of some trees: Transparent oxide red, ultramarine blue and a touch of alizaron. Distant trees: Indian Red and Ultramarine blue, Greens: Ultramarine blue with cad yellow, cad orange and for med darks ultramarine blue with yellow ochre. We mixed cobalt with lemon yellow and touches of orange. There were so many combinations I can't write all of them. What I learned is don't use one color but experiment with all the possibilities keeping in mind distance, shadows, and light. Also the continuing role of color temperature. <br />
The water base color is a mixture of Prussian blue, raw umber and yellow ochre. To this you add white and variations of cobalt blue to cool or orange to warm.<br />
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Katherine did a long two hour demo which resulted in me personally wanting to redo my painting and I will. Her painting was really beautiful. It came alive when with one stoke of the palette knife she added a white ripple in the water followed by a beautiful rock. The rock was painted first the light, followed by the warm reflected light and than the dark where the water was hitting it. These two things made the painting sing. Also she eliminates and reaaranges the landscape to make a painting. Watching that process was a really good experience. As Carlton says in"Carlton's Guide to Landscape Painting" paint the landscape as it should be not necessarily what it is. Simplification is so key to good paintings. Watching a demo with that in mind, and painting just what the painting needed is something I hope to practice. <br />
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We are painting today at the north end of the Flathead Lake. There are mountains, islands in the lake and a marina with a lot of sail boats. I must remember to simplify, simplify simplify. <br />
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Here are pictures from the third day:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the magic palette knife ( I would have tried to put all the ripples in and messed it up)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished painting (sorry the light and camera operator didn't really get a good picture)</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-67589293874178178912011-08-04T05:24:00.000-07:002011-08-04T05:57:10.650-07:00Second Day in Katherine Stats ClassDynamics of a workshop are very interesting. The first day we as a group were mostly awed by the Bibler Gardens. So many flowers, how do you paint all this. The second day we were all more focused. Katherine worked with all on the beauty of elimination. We don't have to paint it all. Some really good work came out of our paintings. We were all glad that we came back to the gardens the second day. <br />
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I have many problems in my painting, but chose my stroke to work on in this workshop. My paint is always so thick. At first I thought this was good, but now I realize to get the end result I want takes more layering. Katherine watched me paint and told me I was gripping the brush like a hammer. My grip was so tight that I couln't help but mash into the canvas. She helped me hold the brush properly, very lightly. I am so glad that she noticed something that has plagued me for so long.<br />
Katherine lays down her massing in this manner: "Load your brush with thtick paint, no medium or turp, and lay it on thinly." Leave areas where canvas shows. It should be a light stroke. Paint in all directions. Change your brush strokes and size brushes for more interest. The second layer is paint with a little (a drop of terp or mineral spirits) lightly over the first layer. It is possible with practice to add a second layer wet on wet without making mud. She does it and now I can. Or at least part of the time. It takes practice and a very light stroke. For golfers, you hold the brush as gently as a putter. A strong grip makes mud. Also she reinforces "ONE STROKE". We all know it, just have to make ourselves do it. Always put your darks in first. It is hard to put darks in later and shadows move. Darks first. <br />
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Katherine was able to help the others with their issues on an individual basis. <br />
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Today we are painting at Glacier National Park on McDonald Creek. The following are a few pictures from the day:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My painting, still needs work but its getting there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katherines demo. sorry the picture is not good. The painting is beautiful.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-46883824881933119962011-08-03T06:06:00.000-07:002011-08-03T06:06:55.437-07:00First dayKatherine Stats started the day with a slide show. She demonstrated how she takes many pictures of a given location and than moves things around with a program for artists from Correll. More to follow on this software. Afer showing the pictures she showed the completed painting. This was very informative for me. Just as John Carlson says in his book "Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting", paint not just what you see but as it should be. Katherine Stats does this very well.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent the day after the demo trying to paint the first photo of the steps. I was trying her techniques of painting first thin with thick paint and than laying paint over it without making a mess. I kept making real mush and was totally exasperated. I will keep trying today. I am clearly painting with to much paint so I am determined to learn this technique. At the end of the day, feeling pretty despondent about my progress, a young woman that worked at the garden came up and told me she thought my painting was fantastic and wanted to buy it. I didn't know what to say. It did help end the day on a positive note and I am prepared to paint another day!</div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-33327407475192999862011-08-02T07:05:00.000-07:002011-08-02T07:05:58.178-07:00Katherine Stats ClassI met Katherine yesterday for a tour of the Van Kirk Nelson Art Collection and a tour of Bibler Gardens. We are painting in Bibler Gardens today. Katherine Stats is a warm and fun person. I am looking forward to the class and her demo tomorrow. <br />
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This is a picture of the location we will be painting at today. Later in the week we will paint at Glacier National Park.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting in front of our motorhome.</td></tr>
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Painting on the Swan River during the Saddle Up and Paint Event<br />
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This is the scene I decided to paint:<br />
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Can't wait to start painting tomorrow.<br />
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</tbody></table>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-40490809185652300362011-07-07T06:34:00.000-07:002011-07-07T06:40:23.441-07:00Cherries, Cherries, CherriesCherries are plentiful in this part of the country. Currently they are coming from Washington and Oregon. The orchards around Kalispell will be ripe in about another month. The first thing we do after arrival is buy cherries. Duane and I love them, especially Ranier Cherries. I decided to paint cherries. The colors are so rich and luscious, especially if you are like me and love red. I will be painting more in the future.<br />
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</div>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656411691795725865.post-86175952081493852102011-06-28T13:41:00.000-07:002011-06-28T13:50:21.451-07:00Arrived in KalispellWe arrived in Kalispell on Saturday. I painted plein air today here at the park. The Cottonwood Tree is really three or four grown together. The Flathead River and Swan Mountains are in the background. I am trying to get "plein air" ready for a competition I am in July 12, 13, and 14 benefiting the Bigfork Museum of Art and History. Love to have everyones critiques. <br />
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</tbody></table>Claudia Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06520876181568913749noreply@blogger.com0