tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82913464830520044532024-03-18T21:40:11.242-07:00Elizabeth Robbins ArtElizabeth Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850266109590141881noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291346483052004453.post-18965983427806295472012-10-24T23:36:00.001-07:002012-10-24T23:42:18.001-07:00The Making of a Painting-Thinking Outside the Box<span lang="EN">During the making of a painting, it’s easy to get pigeonholed into a certain style or look. As artists, we tend to paint for the collector based on what they desire from us instead of simply painting for ourselves. I have realized how important it is for our creativity to set up a painting and let loose. Escape from the monotony and switch up your style. <br />
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That’s exactly what I did with this painting. As I stood in front of my easel, I decided I wanted to have fun with it. I set up a vase with a new variety of roses called “lady of shallot” along with apples and grapes. This is a typical subject matter for me, but I used much different brush work and style. <br />
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I find that some of the best paintings I do is when I have no boundaries or preconceived notions of what is expected from me. It was an inspirational learning experience. This paining is a result of having fun one day and painting for myself. <br />
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Roses and Apples. 16X20</div>
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This painting is on exhibit with the American Women Artists at the K.Newby Gallery in Tubac, Arizona.<br />
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<u><span style="color: blue;"></span></u><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.newbygallery.com/"><u><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN">www.newbygallery.com</span></span></u><span style="color: blue;"></span></a><span lang="EN"> </span>Elizabeth Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850266109590141881noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291346483052004453.post-32389569979856010802010-10-04T15:18:00.000-07:002010-10-04T17:03:42.588-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4g7w4FdMzIC09iZy0SmSvxqO8j252VRz_IqdYXkuiih8-25fhOuYaU0oCr8L103St9dW72ibxyM94yhSfkEu4iAEEUIy_UQg5qFjp6W72XZb6whm6HmpkPelkeUJ2ikk3BlMhre_Hgol/s1600/Robert+Johnson+042.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4g7w4FdMzIC09iZy0SmSvxqO8j252VRz_IqdYXkuiih8-25fhOuYaU0oCr8L103St9dW72ibxyM94yhSfkEu4iAEEUIy_UQg5qFjp6W72XZb6whm6HmpkPelkeUJ2ikk3BlMhre_Hgol/s320/Robert+Johnson+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524321421441127138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Learning to paint Landscapes</span><br /><br />A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to study plein air painting with Robert Johnson. Robert is mainly known for his beautiful floral's but I have always loved his landscapes and was very excited for this opportunity.<br /><br />The workshop was held in Estes Park, Colorado. It's a beautiful, majestic place where mountains soar and elk roam. I do believe that as artists we see the world in more vibrant colors, and an appreciation of God's beauty that others dismiss.<br /><br />As the workshop started I realized that even though I am very comfortable with a paint brush painting my flowers, I was not as comfortable outdoors painting mountains, trees, and rocks.<br /><br />Another workshop participant who herself was an accomplished still life painter mentioned how hard this was. I couldn't have agreed more. Even though we both knew the principals of art it seemed to elude us when we put brush to easel to paint the scene before us.<br /><br />In still life painting..I start out by looking for the simple masses of light and shadow. I simplify as much as possible. I know this...why was it so hard to translate that same knowledge when painting mountains, lakes, or trees? The answer finally came to me and since I come from a very musical family, the answer came in the form of music. I play the piano. I've played the piano since I was about 9 years old. My grandmother was my first teacher and then came more serious study. I'm comfortable with the piano. I can sit down and place my hands on the keys and know that music will flow but give me a violin and I am lost. How hard to I put the bow to the strings? Where do I put my bow to find middle C?<br /><br />So I now understand that even though I can paint still life with ease, landscapes will take more practice and more studying. I am determined however to become comfortable with landscapes as I am with Still Life. I can't live in this beautiful part of the country and not paint landscapes.Elizabeth Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850266109590141881noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291346483052004453.post-74336176588191360262010-08-24T13:31:00.000-07:002010-09-12T21:09:05.709-07:00My process<span style="font-size:100%;">Many people wonder how artwork is created. Well, in my opinion it's created with a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. LOL, all kidding aside some paintings seem to just flow off the brush and it's as if you are channeling Monet or Sargent</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> or Schmid. Unfortunately this doesn't happen very often. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">In the hundreds of paintings I have done, I can count on my one hand h</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ow many times this has happened. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Most artists </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> agonize over their painting</span><span style="font-size:100%;">s.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> More often then not, it's a constant struggle of problem solving. Simple composition or complex one... lot of negative space or just a little....to add grapes or not to add grapes, that is the question.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The roses are blooming and I couldn't resist painting a variety of them</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> in this porcelain vase. I started with the set up and wanted to have a dark background. As you can see I have it set up with a dark background. Roses hold their shape for quite a long time but after getting a rough drawing of where the vase would be, I massed in the ro</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ses and begin refining the most important ones.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Set up with roses massed in and a few roses refined</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKaR32XqvukgqlmT0JpWS21lMOdlHcbYu6ZsBXg6ckGeeKWGFNq2DHiXYbxlODH-_VoKI7z3zdMX0tAqzMbG6rRrlgwaFFVuPk3fijQ-6YW0lPjuqPP9ll62uo8ZDzPat1wKtI6bm-ilQ/s1600/Picture+015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKaR32XqvukgqlmT0JpWS21lMOdlHcbYu6ZsBXg6ckGeeKWGFNq2DHiXYbxlODH-_VoKI7z3zdMX0tAqzMbG6rRrlgwaFFVuPk3fijQ-6YW0lPjuqPP9ll62uo8ZDzPat1wKtI6bm-ilQ/s200/Picture+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509085973990576066" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A close up of more roses refined</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfFFnf_0XP-aIDADz09qsGwt5PIN9KhuWTL2VHiM_2G6L1CqRtupKzGV5OliD7ntAd3-XIpVDSSH4a7hWDNFkKo-O1nAxS57gncO9COLelgTgbmCQ90P8n0bhgY-FbvhQTmlhop7v6FxI/s1600/Picture.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfFFnf_0XP-aIDADz09qsGwt5PIN9KhuWTL2VHiM_2G6L1CqRtupKzGV5OliD7ntAd3-XIpVDSSH4a7hWDNFkKo-O1nAxS57gncO9COLelgTgbmCQ90P8n0bhgY-FbvhQTmlhop7v6FxI/s200/Picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509087291378297122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CNFeO6hy8rDnxLPKWzy1YFIC1TjAIyyiSp_5XVS_t-WjRumY6LGhvA2iMHFX3f1cNWzJop3IaFlJFpHtDkXx_soyjxmGTExu540uzlAwKIF8sMnno4kYtr5VHh8CxufL_UqqJaSqQrrn/s1600/Rose+Raphsody+16+x+20.jpg"><br /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />After about 5 hours of painting, I had most of the roses in with a basic vase and some background. This is where the dilemma got me. I originally wanted dark background but the more I looked at it, I thought maybe a lighter background would be better but it was late and time to put the brushes away for the night.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtK0AoMfLBN7hjaJVcJMTK_SiyxwQmA2wlkgybCR36L0mqfW2Dv_gVWRhI9r_-Nwaff1TX7bskaQWEj3avfstRCsxBCN_mOL-nKJMKctUug71iKfNwT3Gy_z303yV6Yt8DiGMdPAUEIbxj/s1600/Picture+017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtK0AoMfLBN7hjaJVcJMTK_SiyxwQmA2wlkgybCR36L0mqfW2Dv_gVWRhI9r_-Nwaff1TX7bskaQWEj3avfstRCsxBCN_mOL-nKJMKctUug71iKfNwT3Gy_z303yV6Yt8DiGMdPAUEIbxj/s200/Picture+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509088708362402258" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br />The next day I worked more on it and continued with my original concept. 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overall I think it works. Would it work with a lighter background? Yes but that's a painting for another day.<br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Elizabeth Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850266109590141881noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291346483052004453.post-38741688001231622562010-07-28T13:08:00.000-07:002010-07-29T09:33:52.171-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BpTLcWsrTsZF0c3lHyRwquffNq5byfJhRhpFBsjaRqX1j77ggSI5VZNEeTQ3tfPedBwItSvTN1fUARt8_4iAMM1deybCHnopTyV_Hz9mqmd5L2f_Gh8oYj1v6yWCWiAhysWjCJXRcDXb/s1600/Pink+Roses+in+Glass++11+X+14.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BpTLcWsrTsZF0c3lHyRwquffNq5byfJhRhpFBsjaRqX1j77ggSI5VZNEeTQ3tfPedBwItSvTN1fUARt8_4iAMM1deybCHnopTyV_Hz9mqmd5L2f_Gh8oYj1v6yWCWiAhysWjCJXRcDXb/s320/Pink+Roses+in+Glass++11+X+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499051916067330642" border="0" /></a><br />This summer has gone by so quickly. I've been teaching so much that I haven't had much time at my own easel. The summer has been filled with trips to Chester, NJ, Bozeman, Montana, Zion's National Park where I hiked with my kids, and a week up at our cabin in Utah for a much needed break that I have barely stepped foot into my own studio.<br /><br />Painting is not like riding a bike. It's more like an Olympic sport. You have to keep at it or you lose it so I set up this sweet little still life to just get me warmed up for bigger and better things. How I love to paint David Austin Roses!!! They are a delight to not only paint but to smell.Elizabeth Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850266109590141881noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291346483052004453.post-54558782212957955472010-07-28T12:59:00.001-07:002010-07-28T13:00:07.865-07:00July 28, 2010<br /><br />Ok, I'm doing it. Starting a blog. Will take me some time to figure this out. Be patient.Elizabeth Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850266109590141881noreply@blogger.com2