Donna PierceClark -

 

APRIL 2011

 

April 6, 2011

 

I'm enjoying working on a 22 x 30 inch watercolor for the MARIAN SERIES.  The latest, below, is just in the beginning stages.  I am literally tiptoeing through this one, so as not to do the wrong thing.  I am going slowly because I am trying to create "hidden" images within clouds.  Some of the images I hope to have more apparent than others.  What you see below is about one third of this painting.

Stay tuned, more to come!

 

 

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MARCH 2011

 

STUDIO INVASION!!!

 

The studio has been invaded by my greatest supporter!  He has always loved my artwork and supported me for many years in many ways.  I was thrilled when he decided to try his hand at painting this week!  Below, is my beloved, Dennis, working on a painting of violets.  Like our oldest son, Matt, Dennis prefers acrylics and bright colors.   I know his paintings are going to wow you!   This is just a teaser.  He will have more on the site in weeks to come!

 

 

Myself..........I'm working on the Marian series and currently have a large 22 x 30 inch piece on my easel.

More to come on this soon!

 

 

 

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JANUARY 2011

 

January 26, 2011

 

This week, I had  THREE paintings on the easel:

1)  "Josie in My Pansies," a watercolor painting still in progress. 

2)  "Unchained, a mysterious lock & key,"  the Weekly Painting (acrylic).

3)  "As the Morning," the most recent Marian painting (watercolor).

 

Below is the first WIP (work in progress) of "JOSIE in my Pansies"

FIRST STEP:   Stretching the paper (no previous drawing on the paper)  I  tried something new this week:  because I have actually 3 paintings "on the easel" I needed to stretch Josie quickly.  I used push pins, after the paper had soaked for 30 minutes.  I don't recommend it!!  It did not work as well as staples, which is my preference when stretching.    

SECOND STEP:   With still no drawing, I worked wet-into-wet as I dropped and sprayed colors in the background areas.  Using a wadded piece of paper towel  (Viva!!), I quickly "drew" with the paper towel, wiping away spots for pansies and the form of JOSIE ☺

THIRD STEP:   The actual drawing in pencil of Josie's sweet features.   Oh, I wish you could feel her fur!!!

 

Below, a little more work on Josie.  

Although a white cat, the shadows brought out her many reflected colors!

 

Below, I have developed the background a little more.

Josie is a cat that belongs to a friend of mine.  She is a beautiful white "long haired" sweetheart!! Her fur is SO soft!!  I do not say that lightly!  I am allergic to long haired cats.  But, having armed myself with anti-allergen meds, I ventured forth to pet this beauty!  Her personality is just as sweet as her looks.  I'm trying to capture that look of gentleness and love that she has.   For the final version, please click here.

 

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This next painting is one of my Weekly Acrylic paintings, "Unchained," 

an 8 x 10 acrylic on Ampersand Gessoed Panel

STEP ONE

or WIP ONE (Work in Progress)

In this WIP ABOVE, I hope you can see that I am working on

just the 1) colors, 2) values, 3) lights, and 4) darks.  Details follow masses.

 

In the WIP BELOW, of "Unchained," I have refined some areas and in preparation for painting the chain itself, I have used white charcoal to add a light sketch of the actual chain.

I love the first WIP because of the immediate fresh strokes.  I had continued interruptions today (Monday) as I painted WIP 2 above and that hampers those immediate color choices.  I love the people I interacted with, and we shared many precious moments which are now history; but, the painting suffered.  In the final outcome, I hope to bring more spontaneity into this piece!  I do like the dark background and the charcoal marks.   I may start the next Weekly painting in that manner and see if I can keep those wonderful immediate marks!  

 

WIP 3 (tinkering with lights and darks over the charcoal drawing marks)  FUN!!

 

WIP 4 (below)

More refinements, and details; but not finished YET.

You can see the completed painting here, where I look forward to your comments!  

 

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The final painting for this week:

As the Morning (detail)

No words can describe how I feel about this one.  See the complete painting here.

 

 

 

 

Happy New Year 2011!

Being stuck indoors, due to this huge snowstorm, has it's advantages!  I'm painting more!

Below is the approach I took to do the FREE PAINTING:  "Happy New Year 2011."

Firstly,

I did a detailed line drawing on an 8 x 10 Ampersand gessoed panel.  

Secondly,

I put a coat of clear acrylic varnish over the initial drawing to seal the pencil lines.  

Thirdly,

after the clear acrylic layer was dry, I completed the painting, using Golden Open Acrylics.  

It works!  

The acrylic painting process resulted in clear, crisp colors as you can see below.

And, this painting is FREE.   Click here to leave your comment and enter the DRAWING.

 

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DECEMBER 2010

 

HOW DID DONNA DO THAT PAINTING???

 

Last night (December 11), I received FIRST PLACE for Transparent Watercolor at the Western Ohio Watercolor Society's Reception for their Winter Show.   I thought you might like to see how this painting evolved.......SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE STAGES OF THIS PAINTING.

 

This is how it all began.   Watercolor on yupo.  

I immediately began to see floral forms.  I then darkened around the flowers, added deeper pigments: Pthalo Green mixed with its complement, Quinacridone Rose and a bit of purple.

As well, I added some texturing materials into the centers of the flowers.

Can you see the "FROG" area in the bottom right hand corner?

Purely accidental!  

(or was it?........was there another hand dipping into my paints?)

 

Following the FLORAL THEME, I thought these forms resembled morning glories.  

I love seeing them grow up in and around the corn stalks in the fall; so of course, I began to wipe out some of the flowers to insert some corn stalks.  

For this, I used reference photos of actual corn stalks on the road I live on in the country.

YUPO is so forgiving with TRANSPARENT WATERCOLORS.

I was able to wipe out easily and add what I wanted in specific areas. 

My architect (greatest critic!) son, Brian said,

"Oh, no, what are those shells running right through the middle?"  

He was so right, so below, you can see what happened to this poor painting next!

THIS is definitely the UGLY STAGE of HARVEST GLORY.   Doesn't look too glorious!

I took a step back and realized the darks I added were too harsh!

(I'm near-sighted and sometimes embellish darks!)

 

I wanted CONTRAST, but not this much!

So.........

HARVEST GLORY © Donna Pierce-Clark 2010

This painting was done almost a year ago, but I thought you would enjoy the journey!

 

 

 

 

 

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NOVEMBER 2010

 

November 17, 2010

 

MARIAN SERIES

 

I surprised myself and actually worked on THREE new Marian paintings this weekend!  I'm thrilled. Please forgive the darkness of these photos (the studio photography lights need an upgrade!) Here are the beginning stages of them:

AND THE CHILD GREW

(I literally tore up the other one, and began anew)

The grey color you see on these is the masking fluid,

to save the white of the paper as I work on specific areas.

This painting is based on a photo taken about 35 years ago of

my oldest son Matt, and his Aunt Peggy.

Yes, their hair "appears" slightly reddish, but that is just the highlights to come.  I will darken hair as the paintings evolve.

The next 2 paintings were done from many photos I took in Florida while at the Holy Land Experience and the Passion Play I saw there, which was just amazing and so professionally done.

I say "many" photos because the drawing for  Water Into Wine (below) is a compilation of about 30 different photos of different areas of the Holy Land experience, not just the Passion Play.

WATER INTO WINE

In this photo (above) , you can see the beginnings of many layers of Transparent, staining colors.  Below, you will see a close-up of Water Into Wine with the addition of granulating pigmentsover the very dry transparent pigment layers.  When using the granulating pigments, I literally put the lid on the transparent pigments because I don't want to take the risk of contaminating those jewel tones!

 

THE CRUCIFIXION

 

 

 

 

November 10, 2010

 

Grandkids Rule!

I managed to get some painting done in the middle of the joyful chaos!

While Dennis and Brian worked on the new front deck (drilling huge holes for post/supports), and Matt and Julie were in Columbus "Christmas Shopping,"  Daisy and I entertained the kiddos.  What fun!

 

As Braden and Hayley played with the DS, Kinslee took photos, and

Maddie and I peeled potatoes for lunch.

Later in the day, all four grandchildren built houses and community buildings (restaurants, tire companies, etc.) for "Clark Town":

 

And in the middle of it all, I slipped down to the studio to paint:

Just a beginning, scroll down for updates on this one.

 

 

 

 

November 4, 2010

MARIAN SERIES

 

Scroll down for the making of 

 

"LOST AND FOUND"

(Mary and Joseph traveled 3 days to find their lost son.  He was teaching in the temple)

 

Much more has been done, but much more is yet to do.  Jesus, Mary, many tiny details, and the two pillars still have masking fluid on them.  Keep scrolling down to see the next few stages and the final painting.

 

Below, Hayley is helping to rub off all of that masking fluid.

Thanks, Hayley!

 

Well, the masking fluid is gone and more painting needs to be done.   Scroll down for the finish!

 

 

Finally.

Now complete, this one took a long time as there were numerous details.  There are areas that I love and there are areas I would definitely do over.  I hope you like it.   Now, on to the next one!

 

 

 

OCTOBER 2010

October 20, 2010

TWO BOTTLES PROGRESSION...........

 

 

 

 

 TWO BOTTLES started out with pale washes of color and dried thoroughly between each color application.   As the painting progressed slowly throughout the demonstration, more depth was added with continued thin veils of color and drying stages.   I have a PDF TUTORIAL available if you would like to paint this too!   CLICK HERE FOR TUTORIAL.  Secure PayPal.

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MARIAN SERIES

Boy Jesus in the Temple (temporary title) Step One and Two below:

STEP ONE

Boy Jesus in the Temple (temporary title), below, is in the very, very beginning stages!  Mary hasn't even  been added yet!  Just a drawing, with a plethora of details yet to be added to the drawing.  This is going to take a long time, but the image is in my head and it is so colorful!  Stay tuned!

STEP TWO (October 20)

  I'm sure you'll agree this is a better photo.  Sunshine makes a lot of difference with photography!   Mary has been added as have many other details.  The grey is masking fluid so I can paint around the figures and not get any paint on those areas I want to be left almost if not all white.  

 

SEPTEMBER 2010

September 19, 2010

MARIAN SERIES

I have begun a new Marian painting:   (temporary title)  Mary, the Innocence of Motherhood, and below are some photos of this painting in progress:

Below, is Yeshua, ben Yoseph.  The finished painting is first, the steps in progress follow.  This one, below, has many layers of paint.   A lot of glazing took place for the vibrancy and intensity of colors. There are also many layers of thoughts behind each painting.   Much research has gone into this one:   Yeshua, ben Joseph (Jesus, son of Joseph).  Mary bore our savior, and Joseph "adopted" Jesus.   Look for little touches.   

Yeshua, ben Joseph

(completed painting)

As Mary looks on in adoration of her child and beholds the relationship that is developing between Joseph and Jesus, her heart swells with joy and peace.  The observer will enjoy looking throughout this painting at the little touches I have added.   Joseph, being a carpenter, would have in my mind's eye, carved toys for our little baby Jesus.  The light of the Holy Spirit can be seen as it travels between mother and son.  Trustingly, our little baby Jesus, looks into the eyes of his earthly father.  This is the first father he will know and learn to trust.  Then, as he grows older, he will begin to transfer this trust to the one true God:  Abba Father.

If you didn't make a comment about Yeshua, ben Yoseph; please take a moment, CLICK HERE to return to the WEEKLY BLOG to leave your thoughts.

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Yeshua, ben Joseph      (in progress below)

Quinacridone Gold is placed on first, followed by a few dabs with the paper towel to lift some areas.  The clothing of the figures are left untouched.  This underpainting will make a great beginning for "skin" color, to which I will later add some Quinacridone Rose, Pthalo Green and Vermillion.  Luscious Transparent colors!!

If you didn't make a comment about Yeshua, ben Yoseph; please take a moment, CLICK HERE to return to the WEEKLY BLOG to leave your thoughts.

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September 1, 2010

STUDIO RE-DO (drum roll!!)

There have been numerous changes and re-arranges in the studio this last few weeks and I thought you might like to see some of our progress............

Dennis built the cabinet below to house my acrylic paints.   It has wheels on it, so it can easily be moved.  It doubles as a place for the printer.

  I found some shallow shelves at a used furniture store and they are on the walls full of still life objects, just waiting for lots of paintings to come!  Notice I stored the objects by color.   There's a reason, you'll see with time ;-)

Below, is a longer shot.  The entire studio has a more open feeling now.   The reason I am not painting, is that pile of files on my watercolor table I need to get through!  You can see the big screen computer in the corner.   Great for painting from as I stand on the opposite side of that table with the turquoise bottle.

    This is the cabinet I use to control the lighting for photos of paintings for the website and it doubles as a great place to set up a still life with controlled lighting as well.  It "was" an old bedside table from Good Sam hospital (where Dennis used to work years ago).  He added a back to it and put the electric strip on back of it, so I can plug in multiple lights.   Some are white lights, some are yellow lights.  Makes for fun still life set ups!

And, last of all, is a photo of my new TURQUOISE water squirt bottle, an old turquoise mason jar for water, and a pitcher for watercolors.  I LOVE turquoise!

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 AUGUST 2010

August 18, 2010------PERKY PERCOLATOR IN PROGRESS

Yesterday, I worked on a quickie still life using Golden Open Acrylics.   It was finished in about 1 1/2 hours.   I find it very beneficial to keep paintings to a minimum of time if working on still life or plein air "if" I'm just after that initial "feel" and color interaction.   Longer paintings come from these "studies."

Here are 3 steps in Perky Percolator:

Above, is the initial "sketch" using mostly Ultramarine Blue, some water, plus a little bit of Burnt Umber.  This is done for placement, basic values, shapes, etc.

And, above, I have added more darks, just to get the feel of the values and shadows.  I have also placed some new colorations.

In this last image (above), I have continued to look for and place reflections of multiple colors in and around the percolator.   Take a look at the blog for today (August 18, 2010) "Perky Percolator" to see the finished painting.

August 11, 2010

I did a few plein air paintings this week and last.  Plein air means they were painted on site (with the weather-- rain, heat, etc. and the bugs!).   The first is just the beginning stages of a bridge in Troy, Ohio that will be torn down:   THE ADAMS STREET BRIDGE.   And the second was started yesterday at the Piatt Castle in West Liberty, Ohio:   MOODY CASTLE.   The day was overcast and quite moody.  Just right for a castle.  Makes me want to watch a thriller or read a good book!   Or maybe better: write my own!

BOTH paintings will be "tweeked" in the studio in the next few weeks.   Stay tuned!

THE ADAMS STREET BRIDGE

MOODY CASTLE

MARIAN PROJECT-------

Mary Visits Elizabeth is coming along nicely I think and your insights are tucked in my heart for ongoing consideration........(thank you!!)

Last night, I worked on a drawing for the next painting.   Again, Hayner students assisted with ideas.   Here it is just a portion of this upcoming painting.   Oh, I love it!!!

The one below is still on hold as I ponder the "hidden images."

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MAY 2010

I'm working on the Marian Series!!!  

With 4 paintings and one giclee completed, I hope to do 20 more paintings for this upcoming exhibit (Summer of 2011 at University of Dayton, Marian Library).   Below, are 2 photos of the one I am working on presently:   Mary Visits Elizabeth.   In the first photo, I have drawn the design, applied masking fluid, let the fluid dry, and poured the first paint.   In the second photo, I have removed the masking fluid and I'm ready for some direct painting!!   I should be nearly finished with this painting by June first!!   Stay tuned!

 Pouring was so exciting!  I loved tilting the paper to achieve that dynamic diagonal thrust.   Before the pour dried, I put some plastic wrap on the upper half to enhance the mountains and buildings in the background.

The mask is removed and I'm excited to get ready to do some direct painting, some layering of more values and colors.   Yum!!  Oh!  I love to paint!!

Want some fun??  In the larger image below, please look into the area where the plastic wrap left those lines and see if you can find some other images that I might overlap.   Hidden images.   What do you see?   Leave your comments on the blog and maybe you'll see me actually use your ideas!!   Thanks!

 

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Acrylic Sunrise......Just a beginning.....many break-water boulders will be added to the foreground as well as much enhancements in the water, waves, and sunrise.   Stay tuned for the finish!

 

Today, I was Grandma!!   Kinslee (the youngest) came and played playdough, while Grandma painted.  She was just a little sleepy when I took her picture.   We also took a walk in the beautiful spring sunshine while she picked yellow "flowers" violets to take home to Mommy.   I am blessed to have a nice studio space in the basement, but I do love painting in the dining room light.   I especially love it when the grandkids are there to do artwork, too!

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ABSTRACTS !!

PAINTING NUMBER ONE

For this first one (and I started 3 in one session), I used the cruciform format, 5 shapes, one as the focal area, with the other 4 pointed in that direction to guide the eye movement of the viewer.   Notice I have a few silk fall leaves on the side.   I'm hoping to incorporate them, but maybe not.   I'll let the painting "speak to me" and tell me what it wants to do.   That's the joy of YUPO ABSTRACTS!   Such freedom!

Here it is closer-up.

At this stage of painting number one, I have traced around the bubble wrap pieces, removed the plastic bubble wrap, painted some bright fall warm colors within the traced areas, then placed the bubble wrap over the paint.   The rocks are there to weight it down while it dries.   And that is what all 3 paintings are doing right now.   Drying, while I'm entering the info. so you'll see what I did.

PAINTING NUMBER 2

For Painting Number 2 I have chosen a DIAGONAL THRUST which cuts diagonally through the entire composition.   The two diagonal pieces have a grid design placed over them.   That shine is the bubble wrap placed over all and it will show up on the remaining blue and orange areas.    However when all this wrap is removed, color will come with it.   And I will be intentionally "losing" alot of the texture.   Too much of a good thing is too much!   I will strive for a balance.

PAINTING NUMBER 3    

For PAINTING NUMBER 3, I have chosen to begin with 3 shapes:   large, medium, and small in shape.   I tried to place that smaller shape in one of the 4 possible and preferred areas for focal points.    This shape is more detailed in design than the other meandering, larger shapes.   All of the shapes interlock to create a flow throughout the painting.   I used analogous colors of greens and blues (one of my personal favorite color schemes).   These are all cool colors and will require the juxtaposition of some warmer hues.    I'm just letting this dry with no addition of texture.

Stay tuned...........more is coming!    

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My grandaughter, Kinslee always paints such fun colors!!   I pointed to a silk rose laying on shelf and asked her if she would like to paint it.   She got so excited!   Here is her result.  

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Below  STEP-BY-STEP       GOLD 'n GREENS  

This luscious crushed green velvet will serve its purpose for many still lifes to come, I'm sure!   And, per chance it will find its way into a Christmas arrangement in the livingroom!    

Nope, it's not a photographic likeness, this is an artist's rendition.  I could have gone farther with this, adding some golds to the fabric to bring it closer to the original, but ooh!  I love Pthalo Green just the way it is.

Step One---Transparent/Staining New Gamboge was painted carefully over the goblet and the apple.

Still staying with Transparent/Staining (T/St) colors, I put Permanent Green Light over the apple, and in selected areas Richeson Red Light and some of the Permanent Green Light on the goblet.   After those applications dried very "bone" dry, I mixed some T/St Pthalo with some T/St Quinacridone Rose to make a dulled down staining green background.   

After that background was thoroughly dry, I wet the entire background, and then gently dropped/brushed pure undiluted T/St Pthalo Green all around the edges of the apple and goblet.   Quickly, I placed Saranwrap over all and crushed the Saranwrap to make what is the "beginning" of a crushed velvet look for this painting.   Within about 4-5 minutes, I gently peeled the Saranwrap from the painting and quickly brushed with clean water some of the areas of the goblet and the apple where that Pthalo overlapped.   Then, I set the painting in front of the fan to dry.   Hair dryers are nice, but I'm a multi-tasker, so the fan did its thing as I did mine.

When this part was dry, I carefully painted another layer of T/St New Gamboge over the apple and the goblet.   

 

Now that the Pthalo has dried, it is much lighter and ready for more direct painting.  The New Gamboge has added some brightness to apple and the goblet and they as well, are ready for more direct painting.

 

I did another layer of Pthalo Green mixed with Quinacridone Rose and Saranwrap to get some deep greens.   When that was all dry, I used Quinacridone Gold, Rose, Burnt Sienna, some Cadmium Orange, and a little bit more of the Permanent Green Light to develop the apple and the goblet.    

Then, I added even more Pthalo and Quinacridone Rose to the bottom of the painting, layed on more Saranwrap, let it dry...........and I was done.

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September 2nd already!  

I put the Open Acrylics away for a few days and I've been working with watercolor. 

This cool weather is bringing on thoughts of Christmas, so I've been experimenting with several color combinations (different backgrounds, different still life set ups) and working with the paintings for the University of Dayton show for 2011.   I will not be posting the Marian paintings until closer to show time (2011), but today I have a still life "work in steps" from GOLD N BERRIES.

GOLD N BERRIES STEP BY STEP----------

First, I drew the image, then added some masking fluid on the tall, narrow vase, the berries, and the small round vase (the Pebo masking fluid brand is bluish).

Second, I put in a random wash of purple, deeper and darker in some areas, lighter in others.  I rotated the paper until it was upside down to get the paint to flow away from the image.

Thirdly, I began painting the image with cadmium red (an orange red) for the berries, and ultramarine for the small vase.   When that dried, I worked a bit more paint into the background (Verzino Violet, more purple, and some Ultramarine blue).

Fourthly, I deepened the Ultramarine in the vase and deepened the berries with some Quinacridone Rose.   I also added a little Verzino Violet into the fabric areas and a grey mix of B. Sienna and Ultramarine blue for the inside of the tall vase--then dropped in a bit of Viridian green into that grey mixture.  I let all of that dry well.

Fifthly, began to work much more with the round vase and the leaf areas with these colors:   Quinacridone Gold, Burnt Sienna, and some viridian green.   At this time, there is no green in the leaf areas, only on the vase.

Sixth, I removed all of the masking fluid and further developed the gold vase with more Burnt Sienna, some purple, and more Viridian Green.  I used Permanent Green Light for the leaves, and when the leaves were dry, I put a light layer of thalo green over those leaves and then scraped out lines with the edges of a cut up credit card (best use for those dudes!).   With the masking fluid gone, you can now see the sparkles of the berries and the gold vase.

Lastly, I used some bright, opaque cadmium orange (#11 on the Quiller Pallette) to brighten up the berries and orange reflections in the gold vase.  I also mixed a deep "mixed black" with Quinacridone Rose, Thalo Green, and purple for the dark spots on those berries.   I signed the painting with the opaque cadmium orange.   Mixing opaques an transparent paints is fun! 

There you have it:   GOLD N BERRIES

 

Several weeks ago-----

We have a new addition to our family!  Hayley (below) loves her new family, although not adopted yet, she and her mother are joyfully looking forward to that special day.    She loves to paint with me, like all of my other dear grandchildren.

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Easter, which represents the resurrection and life of Jesus Christ, IS very important to me.

I just found THIS VIDEO which is a painting in progress.   This is a painting of Jesus.

CLICK HERE TO ENJOY THIS VIDEO and Happy Easter!!!

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In the Studio  MARBLEHEAD SHORES II on the Easel

I found these nifty decorative boxes at Hobby Lobby half off.   They house my Open Acrylic paints and panels.  When not painting, the desk looks pretty spiffy!

MARBLEHEAD SHORES II   STEP ONE below-----

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GICLEES HOT OFF THE PRESS!!!

The Winter Series was so popular and literally snatched right out of my hands!   I missed them!   So, I am having some beautiful giclees made of them.   The black edging is being printed on the borders so these can be mounted on stretcher bars.   The black will be on the sides of the canvas stretchers and these prints will be nice hung without frames or as well can be nicely framed in a floating frame.

"Emotive Expressions" a small but excellent giclee company in Canada (near Toronto) does my giclees.   And they are more beautiful than the actual paintings!   These are being printed on canvas and have a shimmering finish.   I highly recommend this company!

 

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	Step One Here, I have the initial drawing, masking fluid (pinkish color), and the sky has been done.
	Step Two Alot of layering, drying, then more layering. I have used complimentary colors: Maimeri Blu Primary Blue Cyan and Permanent Orange WN to block in the darks and lights.  Taos Pueblo is essentially red dirt everywhere, so as I went along,  I kept trying for a neutral "brown" but at the same time I didn't want it to be dull.
	Step Three I am still working on layering to achieve that perfect brown. The masking fluid is still there.
	"STORM CLOUDS OVER TAOS" is  now complete.  After removing the masking fluid, I added some straight Cyan to pump up the compliments and pushed the envelope with the addition of purple to give the painting a stormier effect.

 

 

 

 

 

	FISHIN ON ROSE LAKE (Step Two) After the first warm yellow, oranges, and reds dried completely, I went back into the painting and"very" lightly applied a wash of cool blues for the water.   Painting on yupo takes a very gentle touch.  Several techniques are going on here: The top half was carefully cleaned with alcohol to insure a smooth, soft wash of undulating colors; whereas, in the application of the cool blues (which are a sedimentary and a transparent color combination) has caused much of the 'paper' to repel the paint, giving the water a sparkle.
	In STEP THREE, I have let the painting dry,then layered with an extremely soft touch more colors into the water area,let that dry, then carefully lifted out some white areas in the water (which will receive some bright pink and orange passages when this stage is done).   Next, I added some more luscious New Gamboge to brighten the tree area above the water's edge line.   I also have lifted away some of the ground area that meets the water's edge.   Because I am simultaneously adding and subtracting paint, I like to refer to this as the PUSH-PULL STAGE  or the "SCULPTING" stage. Except for some blues in the water, I have avoided any cool colors. It is usually best to place warmer colors first, while  gently placing any cool colors. SCROLL DOWN FOR STEP 4

 

 

 

YUPO Fishin on Rose Lake  step 4 After the "push-pull" technique above dried completely, it left me some 'dry' areas  to add in some luscious reddish-orange reflections in the water.  I LOVE THE LOOSENESS OF YUPO!! As this painting progresses, I am trying very hard not to loose the looseness, those "first impression" brush strokes that say 'look at the heart of the painter!'  I want to be extremely careful to retain that 'heart' throughout the entire process.  I want this painting to say, "Donna Pierce-Clark painted that!"  I want 'my unique style' to be evident. Scroll down for step 4 & 5 compared.

	Steps 4 & 5 Compared At left, Step 4
	Step 5 Still striving to keep the freshness AND still staying in the warm tones for the most part, I have added a deeper "Brown Madder" to the tree area. Scroll down to Step 6

FISHIN ON ROSE LAKE(step 6) Now, this painting is getting  closer to reality.  I have used a paint roller to effect texturing in the tree area, but virtually left the water area untouched, as I want to retain as much as the YUPO effect in that area. Stay tuned for step 7, the final stage; wherein, I will pump up the colors, add some tree trunks, push the lights and darks a bit more,  and drop in the fishing boat!

FISHIN ON ROSE LAKE finally completed!! I'm happy with it!! Very loose, yet there is enough detail to know what it is. YUPO!

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In the Studio, August, 2008

 

	Last week, just before school was about to start, Grandma enjoyed watching Maddie and Kinslee paint! Maddie is so serious!   Her wheels were turning as she planned her paintings!
	Now, Kinslee is serious!!
	When the girls got tired of painting, Grandma brought out the Playdough!!! They made pizza and cookies and so much more!

 

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Upper Emerald Pool, Zion National Park, Utah 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AND, here's my grandaughter's results of working with the Quiller colors!   She is using tempera paints and loves them over all other choices.   Which tells me, she will probably also love painting with acrylics or oils in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRINITY ONE 22 X 30 watercolor on paper CLICK ON PAINTING FOR MORE INFORMATION This painting was done partly in the studio and partly in our Hayner class. What a great group of people you are!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Maddie's "March of the Jelly Beans!"
	Maddie's "Too Many Footprints"  (what it feels like in a crowded restaurant)
	Maddie and Kinslee painting in Grandma's Studio!

	Grandma teaching Madison (several years ago) (was she 4 or 5???) about the proper care of brushes.   Just a tiny girl, but lots of artful inspiration in her big and loving heart!!!
Kinslee is only 2 1/2 but loves to paint also!!!   This is the fish she did on Friday night at Grandma's (February 1, 2008).

And here is Maddie's fish.   She didn't want to color the fish that was already drawn.  Madison is her "own" artist!  Her fish is saying "Thanks!"   You'll have to ask Maddie what he is thankful for :)