Painting in Progress

Catie's Trees

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:15:00 +0000

I don't post for months and then I post twice in one day. Catie's Trees is based on a photo I took it at the house of a sweet and talented young woman named Catie. Trees are one of my favorite...

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Adira

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:55:00 +0000

I finished this a couple of months ago, but never posted it, so here it is. There is one thing I want to fix, but since it is always risky when I go back into a painting after a long time away I will...

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Portrait in Progress - 2

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:51:00 +0000

Next phase - I'm struggling with the skin. No, she doesn't actually have a 5 o'clock shadow. Hopefully I'll have time to work on her today. Feel free to post comments on my blog! Just click...

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Portrait in Progress - 1

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:30:00 +0000

Last May when I went to NY for Karin Jurick's workshop I spent hours roaming the city taking photographs. I took over a thousand pictures and whittled it down to about 500. I go back to them often...

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Sometimes a Yellow Vase is Just a Yellow Vase

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:08:00 +0000

When I have had the chance to paint (which is rarely these days) I've been doing studies rather than trying to do a finished painting - mainly because I don't have time. I used to collect pottery...

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Hey Dad

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:07:00 +0000

Here's this week's challenge entry. The rules were: "Paint this image using only burnt sienna, ultramarine blue and titanium white. That's it. No other colors. With that combo...

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The 10 MInute Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:16:00 +0000

Almost two years ago (wow - I can't believe it was two years ago) I took a workshop from Carol Marine. I had no clue who she was, or what I was getting into and I'd only been painting for about 8...

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Fall Morning

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:15:00 +0000

Back at the studio for the last two weekends. I didn't paint for over a month. Same old reason -work taking up my time and energy. It's an all or nothing thing with me - once I start painting I...

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Sorry Zack, More Fruit

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:54:00 +0000

Latest fruit still life. Working a little bigger these days - this is 8x10 and I have another 8x10 in the works. I took the week between Christmas and NY off (btw - Happy New Year!) and got 3 full...

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Marginal Way Color

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:42:00 +0000

It has been far too long since I posted. I have been painting as much as I can - but with lots of distractions. I have a few paintings that I can post over the next week or so. Here is the...

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Early Morning Mother and Son

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:11:00 +0000

Life is busy right now with house stuff, Zack stuff, work stuff and Lowell Open Studios so I have neglected this blog in a big way.I will try to start posting regularly again. This is another...

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City-Wide Lowell Open Studios Sept 25-26

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:39:00 +0000

The 10th Annual Lowell Open Studios is September 25-26 from 11am -5pm. It's a fun weekend where artists across the city open their doors so you can see where they work, view their art and, if you see...

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Blue Table

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:07:00 +0000

Finally a painting. It's been a while. I was sick for a bit with bronchitis and was also struggling with my painting. I went on vacation last week and feel rejuvenated. I was in Maine and didn't...

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When the going gets tough, the tough paint a bunch of stuff around it

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:45:00 +0000

When I first started painting, I did a lot of fruit. Fruit is plentiful and colorful so I focussed on fruit and veggies because there is an endless supply. But I find them pretty hard to paint. I...

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Too Darn Hot

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:46:00 +0000

I haven't been to the studio in almost 2 weeks because its just too hot! I'm on the 5th floor of an old manufacturing building with no AC and it really is torture. I've been trying out watercolors at...

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Flip flops again

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:40:00 +0000

I enjoyed painting the other flip flops so much that I painted another pair today. There is a bit of glare in the upper right because the paint is still wet. I like the two paintings together. Is...

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New look for the blog

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +0000

I changed the look of my blog and I think I may have broken the feed. I don't think any emails are going out when I post. This is a test to see if the email subscription is working. I can't believe I...

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Audrey at the Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:46:00 +0000

I did this painting in May - the week before I went to Karin Jurick's workshop in NYC. I wanted to do a figure painting before I attended the workshop because I didn't want to go in there cold...

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Symbols of Summer

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:16:00 +0000

I love summer - it is my favorite season. I don't know why I live in New England and not in a warmer climate. On the bright (?) side, suffering through endless winters and rainy springs does mean...

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Self Portrait

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:43:00 +0000

I've been doing a lot of drawing lately. Trying to sketch everyday. Drawing was what I did almost daily for the first 21 years of life (ok maybe 18 - whatever age it was when I could pick up a...

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It's the little things when drawing people...

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:41:00 +0000

The next thing I am starting to try is people. As a kid I spent a lot of time drawing people, and my favorite art class was life drawing. That was a looooong time ago and I need to spend time...

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Waiting

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:44:00 +0000

This is the second painting that I did at the workshop ( actually it is the 3rd, I wiped the second - day two didn't work out so well for me :) ). This painting went through some stages before it got...

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New York...these streets will make you feel brand new...

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:31:00 +0000

Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind" is a such a fabulous song. I could listen to it over and over again (and I do). I believe I have a girl-crush on Ms. Keys. Just came back from 7 days in...

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Summer Shack

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:35:00 +0000

I am almost finished with the painting that I started two weekends ago. I worked on it last weekend a bit, and this weekend I only had one day to paint and I painted non-stop for 8 hours (after I did...

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A new approach - Karin Jurick style

noreply@blogger.com (Meg Temple) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:47:00 +0000

I'm taking a workshop in May and I received the supply list a couple of weeks ago. The artist teaching the class, Karen Jurick, has a list of paints that must be at least 30 tubes. I was missing many...

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