tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588057614784495872009-11-10T22:52:00.356-08:00Watercolor and Oil paintings, thoughts, lessons learned and commentary.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589916820019735485mebaileyart@comcast.netBlogger323125blogspot/Ceedhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758805761478449587.post-34190225302025502612009-11-07T20:17:00.000-08:002009-11-07T20:35:29.576-08:00"Downstream Autumn"watercolor, 15 x 22 inches "Bottom of the Dome" watercolor 15 x 22 inches There is a park in California called Yosemite National Park. If you have been there, you KNOW that...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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When I think I know what I am going to do . . .and begin without a substantial plan . . . . .I end up digging myself out...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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To get back into the painting mode I will sometimes...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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And these last few weeks, have been very very...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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OPEN STUDIO at my house and studio. In the haste to prep for OPEN STUDIO over the last several weeks . . . . . . .(Oh, yes! There...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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In drawing, of course, much of that discipline is controlled...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Nothin' new, you say? I would beg your indulgence for just a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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And, he had no health...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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There are tons of reasons for it, one of which is to improve on a theme. The least obvious...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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That...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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So you didn't believe that the color was the same in the last post? I understand. I didn't either, though I suspected it might be true. I teach color and judging...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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That is to say that the way we, as humans, process color every color looks...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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I used to park at the end of this long spit of rock, in my car, when I was an older teen, to neck with my...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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This is very important to my family. Years ago, my youngest daughter met an angel of a girlfriend. They went all thru college together and were each...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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I am back. I am painting again. Back from where, you ask? From the cold, cold north! We went to Alaska and Canada. And it was phenomenal...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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I have been painting the wildflowers in this meadow over the last few weeks. In meddling with one of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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The reason I am not sure, is that brushwork is...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Elkhorn Slough . . . .wetlands on the Monterey Bay in California. Just pull the car over and...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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There were a few who were pretty good at it, but most were...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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I know that in a matter of days, all the purple flowers will be gone for the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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