In the final stretch...

...and hoping to be done with this painting today.  Below are photos from my progress yesterday.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

- Henry Ward Beecher

Paint, paint, paint

I paint each day as to finish the painting, and I am always disappointed when it is not.  Made some strides to day in color and structure.  I believe I will finish this work this week.

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

- Vincent Van Gogh

A day spent advancing the art.

Title of in progress painting:  Morning Battles, acrylic on canvas.

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

- Edgar Degas

A morning and afternoon well spent...

...beginning a new painting!

The greatest temptation and danger is to rely on previous solutions and thus paint the same picture for the rest of your life.  - Charles Movalli

It can't look like you've worked hard and long, even if you have. A painting should be done quickly with both your intellect and your nerves. When they give out, stop. 

- Charles Movalli

9/13 - 9/15/2013, Part II

Continuing to work out that long term painting from the summer.  Lots of textures in the surface and color relationships to resolve.  To further that goal, spent time working out ideas with marker on vellum paper. Progress is posted below.

detail of weekend vellum drawing

marker drawing on vellum

detail of long term painting

detail of long term painting

detail of long term painting

We get used to a certain kind of color of form or format, and it's acceptable. And to puncture that is sticking your neck out a bit. And then pretty soon, that's very acceptable.

- Lee Krasner

9/13 - 9/15/2013, Part I

A weekend exploring the relationship of color.  This post is part one, color and landscape studies.  Indoor studio time forthcoming...

Sketchbook page, Finlay Park #5, 9/14/2013, marker, 

 and pen on paper, 9" x 12"

Sketchbook page, Finlay Park #6, 9/14/2013, marker, 

 and pen on paper, 9" x 12"

Sketchbook page, color relationships, 9/14/2013, marker, 

 and pen on paper, 9" x 12"

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events.  - Albert Einstein

8/12-15, 2013, A Week of Sketchbook Adventures

Sketchbook page, Finlay Park #3, 8/9/2013, marker, 

 and pen on paper, 9" x 12"

Sketchbook page, Finlay Park #4, 8/9/2013, marker, 

 and pen on paper, 9" x 12"

Sketchbook page, Still life of Roses for long term drawing #26, marker, 

 and pen on paper, 9" x 12"

Sketchbook page, Figure Study for long term drawing #27, marker, 

 and pen on paper, 9" x 12"

Drawing is putting a line around an idea.  - Henri Matisse