“You don’t get hung up on the scalple if you’re a surgeon. You get hung up on what the scalple will do.” – Artie Shaw All group painting activities I’ve
Author: Ed Terpening
Yes, the weatherman lied yet again. A “partly cloudy” forecast ended up some sun, with lots of fog. Oh well. In the end, I’m happy with today because comparing a
The other day I wrote about painting with the “brush in front” technqiue. I use this to get accurate color/value. The paitning is now dry, so I was able to
Found out today I got accepted to the prestigeous Telluride Plein Air Festival! This is just a bit intimidating. A great group of artists participated last year, including many friends
“A good composition can be seen at a glance” – John Carlson “Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” – Albert Einstein Great paintings have a
Got two studies done today, here was my setup. I don’t have great photos of the two, so will post later. Today I really focused on color and value using
Painted a couple of studies today. I started the morning searching for a combination of ice plant, sand and certain blue-green bushes I saw on the way here. Didn’t find
Great painting day today in Pacific Grove. The light was perfect, very little atmosphere/humidity made for clear color. Of course on days like today, you need to invent distance (ariel
Yesterday, I visited the “California Impressions” exhibit at our beautiful new de Young museum in San Francisco. The exhibit had some nice work, but not the most impressive I’ve seen
This is the first of ten planned observations on plein air painting. “A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art. Emotion is the starting point,