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Painting of The Day



Spring Field
4x6 inches
gouache
Mounted to 5x7 inches for easy framing

40.00
Shipping 2.00

SOLD



Stage 4

This painting has gone very quickly. I think part of the reason is that I had specific parameters to work with. The palette was very specific, the value range preselected and the composition studied and decided on in advance. She was very detailed in her wishes and I so much appreciated that because I did not have to flounder around for awhile, wasting time. Doing the studies before the painting really made a difference. I hope my client will like it so far.


Today I received a box of goodies from my sponsor Jack Richeson & Company HERE. They provide materials for my workshop students and paints and brushes for me to do demos for students and groups. I appreciate them so much. My other sponsors, French Canvas HERE, Judson Plein Air HERE, ChartPak HERE, and Dick Blick, click the Blick button to go to their website, are all wonderful and generous to artists. I'm so happy to have a good relationship with them. My students are very lucky to get many samples of their products. Many of these companies provide materials for children and schools free. They feature artists on their web sites and in newsletters and they sponsor art events from time to time. A couple of years ago I was the Great American Speaker at the Epcot Center International Flower and Garden Festival.My presentation was about landscape and plein air painting. I wrote to lots of companies about donating samples and promotional materials for guests to the talks I gave. My sponsors came through in a huge way. I got tons of stuff from them to give out to guests. They are smart and generous, fostering good strong relationships with their customers. Another company I should mention in my praise is Source Tek HERE They are not a sponsor for me but I wish they were. They donated about 300 panels to me for the Epcot Center presentation and they were incredibly generous and kind. Their product is top of the line. I love their linen on birch panels. Wonderful!!




Yesterday I was looking around at art and visited one of my favorite artists' blogs. Sharon Crute is a fabulous equine painter. Her work is exciting and fresh, beautifully controlled without being tedious and predictable. I absolutely love her paintings. She is top drawer. I've seen a lot of equine work and much of it is pretty bland. She has it just right. I can feel the energy in the horses as if I were at the track. This painter's got game!!!!HERE




Today's Recipe:

I like fooling around with stuff in the kitchen. Last night I made these and they were really great.

Savory Sweet Pancakes

2 cups Bisquick
1 to 1 1/3 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 can cherry pie filling
3 strips of bacon, fried and crumbled

You may need to adjust the milk to make the batter right. Start with one cup and add more if you need it.

Mix it up like regular pancake batter and make the cakes. Serve with butter and syrup.

Really good!!