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Painting with Qiang Huang

10/29/2014

I enjoyed a wonderful three days of painting with Qiang at the Falmouth Artists Guild. He is a talented artist with a structured approach to painting which appeals to me. I painted these onions on the final day and they were clearly the best of my three attempts. I'm now very excited about exploring still life further at home in the studio!

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Westie

10/21/2014

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This painting is an experiment with a more contemporary look. The 30-day challenge had me taking every attempt very seriously knowing I would have to post the results. I am enjoying the freedom of painting just for the pure joy of it.

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Callie

10/16/2014

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I love the one dropped ear look, so expressive! The 30-day challenge has me hooked on a square format. I have been playing with a few landscapes but it's the dog portraits that keep me painting.

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Wrap up

10/1/2014

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Not all my favorites are here but the colors of this group
and direction of their gazes work well together. I have a few commissions to work on but I'm looking forward to painting
at a more leisurely pace!

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Linda Collins

This past summer I was fortunate to attend a workshop with Colley Whisson at the Landgrove Inn in Landgrove, VT. Colley is an Australian artist
and an outstanding teacher.
He really resonated with me and although I could not fully execute what I had learned, I had a good road map to work from. He taught us the way his father had taught him, walking us through the stages of each painting. He was also very generous with his help pulling our work together in the end. Looking forward to painting with Colley again!

You are never too old to learn new tricks. The palette knife painting workshop with Leslie Saeta was an excellent experience. I have used the palette knife in a very limited way in the past but it will be a more regular tool for me in the future. Thanks Leslie!

It's September, time for thirty paintings in thirty days again! This year I've taken a different approach. Instead of asking friends to send me their pictures, I met and photographed each dog myself. Some dogs were more cooperative than others but I like the mixed bag of poses and expressions I ended up with. Everyone I spoke with was so nice to allow me to photograph their dogs, thank you all for agreeing to be part of this project!

I'm having fun experimenting with the techniques I learned at a three-day workshop with Dreama Tolle Perry.
http://dreamatolleperry.com
Using transparent oils as the base of a painting really makes the final colors pop. And painting with Dreama was such a treat, she is just lovely.

I have joined Leslie Saeta's "Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days" challenge. Three hundred and forty-two artists will create over 10,000 paintings during the month of September. You can see everyone's work here:
http://www.lesliesaeta.blogspot.com/

I'm hoping this challenge will jump-start my painting which has sadly taken a back seat to a busy summer. And now the fun begins....

Dog Face Artwork

Dog Face Artwork

Painting with Qiang Huang

Westie

Callie

Wrap up

Linda Collins

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