Showing posts with label Palette knife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palette knife. Show all posts
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Monday, May 14, 2012
Herf
Herf____4x6 oil on canvas panel ___$150
I remember when there were hereford cattle everywhere in Texas....I also remember when our herd on the farm slowly became angus....more and more, the black angus has become the "trend"....Not that I mind...but it's nice to still see Hereford around, too!
This one was painted with my students' palette "droppings".
I will be talking and teaching about this in my upcoming workshop in Fredericksburg, TX. Sign up soon! I also have some youth workshops in June (Middle School and High School)
_______________V....Vaughan Spring Schedule________________
Workshop: Fredericksburg Artists School, June 11-14
High School/Middle School Student Workshops: Austin, TX, June 18-21
Southeastern Plein Air Festival, works hang thru May, Gadsden, AL
Memorial Dy Weekend-May, Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ
Summer Workshops in Texas, Colorado and more!
...see my schedule for more dates and events
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Mother's Day__Follow Me II
Mother's Day - Follow Me II___8x10 oil on linen panel___$450 unframed
These horses were photographed on our farm a few years ago. I have never ainted them with "palette droppings" till now. I hope you can see the texture on this picture....
Happy mother's day to everyone who has or is a mother!
Workshop: Fredericksburg Artists School, June 11-14
High School/Middle School Student Workshops: Austin, TX, June 18-21
Southeastern Plein Air Festival, works hang thru May, Gadsden, AL
Memorial Dy Weekend-May, Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ
Summer Workshops in Texas, Colorado and more!
...see my schedule for more dates and events
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Blue Trailer
I am painting things now for the Phippen Museum Western Art Show in Prescott, AZ. I'll be there in a few weeks with new stuff and visiting old friends! The painting here is another ne using my student's "palette droppings". Zoom in to see some surprise color!
I used a palette knife, here, and painted for another small audience at my mom's nursing home. I like to joke that they are the best audience, because many of them do not see so well, and they were all raised to be polite and say "That's GOOD, dear!" hahaha...
I will teach a workshop in Fredericksburg next month, and plan to show how to work with palette droppings. My theme again is "Capturing Impressions Quickly"...this year we will work outside less and draw MORE! Email me if you are interested! vvaughan8@yahoo.com
_______________V....Vaughan Spring Schedule________________
Workshop: Fredericksburg Artists School, June 11-14
High School/Middle School Student Workshops: Austin, TX, June 18-21
Southeastern Plein Air Festival, works hang thru May, Gadsden, AL
Memorial Dy Weekend-May, Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ
Summer Workshops in Texas, Colorado and more!
...see my schedule for more dates and events
Friday, May 04, 2012
Horse Whisper II
Horse Whisper II___7x5 oil on canvas___$150 (after it dries)
This one "goes with" the one I posted yesterday (Horse Whisper I).
Right now I am using up some "palette droppings": clumps of leftover paint from teaching all week...
This is the same horse we encountered in Nebraska last fall.
I applied the paint with a palette knife and tried hard to not mix the color....if you want this one it might be a couple weeks before it is dry enough to ship!
_______________V....Vaughan Spring Schedule________________
Workshop: Fredericksburg Artists School, June 11-14
High School/Middle School Student Workshops: Austin, TX, June 18-21
Southeastern Plein Air Festival, works hang thru May, Gadsden, AL
Memorial Dy Weekend-May, Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ
Summer Workshops in Texas, Colorado and more!
...see my schedule for more dates and events
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Horse Whisper I
Horse Whisper 1___5x7 oil study__$150
I have been teaching oils to my high school students and that means there are plenty of "palette droppings" after class. So I have been doing some knife studies with the globs of semi-dry paint. I have two similar ones of this horse, who I photographed in the sandhills of Nebraska a few months ago. He acted like he had never seen a pick-up truck before!
_______________V....Vaughan Spring Schedule________________
Workshop: Fredericksburg Artists School, June 11-14
High School/Middle School Student Workshops: Austin, TX, June 18-21
Southeastern Plein Air Festival, works hang thru May, Gadsden, AL
Memorial Dy Weekend-May, Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ
Summer Workshops in Texas, Colorado and more!
...see my schedule for more dates and events
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Head On
Head On___6x6 oil on canvas panel
The other day I painted this one at the nursing home so that my mom could watch. I told about it on my April 26 blog post. She liked it and said "paint another one!" so here is the other one! And below is how they look together. A nice little grouping!
_______________V....Vaughan Spring Schedule________________
Workshop: Fredericksburg Artists School, June 11-14
High School/Middle School Student Workshops: Austin, TX, June 18-21
Southeastern Plein Air Festival, works hang thru May, Gadsden, AL
Memorial Dy Weekend-May, Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ
Summer Workshops in Texas, Colorado and more!
...see my schedule for more dates and events
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Longhorn to the Right
Longhorn to the Right__6x6 oil on canvas panel___$150 unframed
Tomorrow I will post a companion painting for this one...I painted both at the nursing home for my mom. She used to travel a lot with me but can't get out anymore. Her mind is sharp and she is interested in EVERYTHING! Mom always liked watching me draw and paint, so I like to draw for her...the fun for her is just WATCHING! I reminded her that watching me paint is as exciting as watching paint dry...literally! :)
I have some great workshops SOON! Beginners welcome and the fun is guaranteed! Contact me soon for your spot....
_______________V....Vaughan Spring Schedule________________
Workshop: Fredericksburg Artists School, June 11-14
High School/Middle School Student Workshops: Austin, TX, June 18-21
Southeastern Plein Air Festival, works hang thru May, Gadsden, AL
High School/Middle School Student Workshops: Austin, TX, June 18-21
Southeastern Plein Air Festival, works hang thru May, Gadsden, AL
Memorial Dy Weekend-May, Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ
Summer Workshops in Texas, Colorado and more!
...see my schedule for more dates and events
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Grazing Riverside
Grazing Riverside__11x14 oil on canvas panel__available at the Gadsden Art Museum
Painted on location on the Coosa River in northern Alabama. I photographed while still in the field, and never took a picture after I "formed" the horses a little better...so this (above) is a step before "finish"...below is a picture that, when I looked at it later, seems to "line up" with the scene I was painting...
_______________V....Vaughan Spring Schedule________________
Works hang till May, Southeastern Plein Air Festival, Gadsden, AL
Memorial Dy Weekend-May, Phippen Museum Western Art Show, Prescott,
Summer Workshops in Texas, Colorado and more!
...see my schedule for more dates and events
Friday, March 16, 2012
Little Belt Sunrise
Little Belt Sunrise___8x10 knife study___$200I am in Montana...and I brought an allergy-thing with me, so I tried to sleep in this morning, but when I saw the beginning of THIS at sunrise, I had to grab the paintbrushes.
I only have a little walnut oil and NO solvent (airlines don't like solvents), so I did this little color study with a knife (less to clean up)...it is PART OF the view from A and B.B's home, where I am staying...
The first part of the C.M. Russell auction was tonight...I sold my silent auction grouping.
Tomorrow is the "quick-finish", and I am going to paint a BIG one...with two hours to finish, I am hoping I don't paint myself into a corner! stay tuned!!!
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