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Flyingroc.org: October 2014
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This is one of the paintings I did during our Mount Baker trip. I'm always tempted to paint shadows in bright purple. Most of the time it really does not work; this time is different, I think. Acrylic on archival cardboard. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). C) Roy Tan. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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Flyingroc.org: February 2015
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Apples are a classic still life subject. And being in Washington state, why not paint them! I'm pretty happy with these apples, I feel like I've improved in how I paint them. I've been thinking a lot about practice, and getting better at painting. I am working on my "brush miles" more, and I can see that I'm getting better. But it is still all too easy to be discouraged after making a bad painting. Or feel like you're not improving, or maybe feeling like you're not improving. I'm taking a portrait drawin...
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Flyingroc.org: Pond life
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I painted this from a photo reference I took while painting a the Nisqually park earlier this year. Normally, I find it really difficult to paint from photos. I think that the colors are always different from what I remember them to be. This time, I tried pushing the colors to a more saturated level. I think it worked. I might have to start taking more photo references. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Yakima River Canyon Morning. C) Roy Tan. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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Flyingroc.org: Alder Woods
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Have you had that experience where you are in a wooded area and the whole scene in front of you evokes both wonder and calm? This painting is as far as my abilities go in trying to capture my experience of a wooded area. I hope at least I have conveyed some of it. PS, I did not grow up in the US, so I actually don't know a lot about what the local flora are called. But my fellow artists helpfully mentioned that these were alder trees I was painting. Acrylic on archival cardboard.
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Flyingroc.org: March 2015
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I raided my fridge for this one. I think the onion came out good. I tried really hard to get a more accurate drawing for this one, so if you look closely, you can see brush strokes where the corrections happened. Hello from Sedona by the way. I came to do a painting workshop with Michael Chesley Johnson. Starting tomorrow. I haven't really explored much yet. But the landscape is already wowing me. Acrylic on archival cardboard. I'm both sad for leaving, but excited for what's next as well. What I'm g...
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Flyingroc.org: September 2014
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Late Summer at Discovery Park. I've replaced the photo with a better one). I'm really happy with this painting's composition. It really resonates with me somehow. Yep, these are actually my shoes! Night Photography at Mt. Baker. We had a very dark, cloudless, moonless night at Mt. Baker last weekend. That, coupled with being so remote from the city lights, made for ideal conditions for taking pictures of the stars. Campers and the Milky Way. Hikers on Mt Shuksan at night. Postcards from Mt. Baker. This b...
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Flyingroc.org: Yakima River Canyon Morning
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Yakima River Canyon Morning. It's amazing how different the landscape is just a couple of hours drive away from Seattle. The Yakima River Canyon's basalt cliffs can rise up 2000 feet. I painted this scene under a pedestrian bridge with Melanie Thompson. A couple of friends from Plein Air Washington's Eastern Washington contingent. You can read about it at the Plein Air Washington blog. I am PAWA's blogger now, I think because I am one of the more active attendees of these plein air paintouts.
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Flyingroc.org: Snoopy Rock
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One of these rocks was supposed to look like Snoopy from a certain angle. But I guess not from our particular vantage point. This is of course another painting from the Sedona workshop with Michael Chesley Johnson. I set a personal goal that day of getting better at drawing accuracy. So I was really gratified when Michael told me that this painting was "well observed.". On the other hand riding the bus has given me opportunities to sketch. Here's one from today:. Acrylic on archival cardboard.
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Flyingroc.org: Willow
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Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island is a stunningly beautiful park in the middle of the island. The grounds are superbly maintained, and I encourage people to go visit when they are in Bainbridge. This willow by the pond really caught my eye, and it was quite impossible to ignore, really. I have more about the Bainbridge Island paint out at the PAWA blog. Acrylic on archival cardboard. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Yakima River Canyon Morning.
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Flyingroc.org: Cat Tails
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This is my favorite from the Sedona workshop. We were painting by a scenic Oak Creek, a scenic river that goes through Sedona. I really enjoyed painting this, it reminded me that a bunch of dried grass can be just as enthralling as majestic red rocks. The day after painting these, I went and checked out various galleries in Sedona. One of them had an exhibit of Grand Canyon paintings. It was awe inspiring, I think the Grand Canyon is now on my painting spot bucket list. Acrylic on archival cardboard.
