tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72048558187585428862024-03-05T04:28:17.023-05:00Patricia MacDonald: My Painting LifePatricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.comBlogger548125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-11467530133417172072021-03-29T09:00:00.001-04:002021-03-29T09:00:05.742-04:00Summer at the Lake<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_VHsmHgR0mM2C9w2iGNYM7Bcso1a-RsyHerB-XiSJYO223mio5VSOSKpIenh34rvetXVhcSF9rUOxjxZ47iDNyBiPrF6wwpybRJVMpy21TWG680-P9PiO5mAeiihEAiK0NkUMlTGltma/s2048/IMG_8399.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1664" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_VHsmHgR0mM2C9w2iGNYM7Bcso1a-RsyHerB-XiSJYO223mio5VSOSKpIenh34rvetXVhcSF9rUOxjxZ47iDNyBiPrF6wwpybRJVMpy21TWG680-P9PiO5mAeiihEAiK0NkUMlTGltma/w325-h400/IMG_8399.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>#1 - Morning Shadows Haliburton I</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16"x20" - acrylic/paper - <span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The summer of 2020 was a strange one for the world. Isolation from it and painting were my ways of coping. That's when I began or returned to painting flowers and between them, the surrounding landscape. The first two works were inspired by the same scene. The last painting was inspired by a scene from my cottage deck overlooking Redstone Lake. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3djrdtMk1ez0lRlFU4Jip41g83jHQLRAM9l8wbO7gfNGf-sQmLwUMCKkwcwH_VUfXMXwMElYXFOBF25-FrlpH-hUaUFYhCYFB_NntxXXXcZVUiBQsrVjLplXsDBToIIoJ4xPdHANyMoa/s2048/IMG_8396.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1635" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3djrdtMk1ez0lRlFU4Jip41g83jHQLRAM9l8wbO7gfNGf-sQmLwUMCKkwcwH_VUfXMXwMElYXFOBF25-FrlpH-hUaUFYhCYFB_NntxXXXcZVUiBQsrVjLplXsDBToIIoJ4xPdHANyMoa/w319-h400/IMG_8396.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>#2 - Morning Shadows Haliburton II </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16"x20" - acrylic/paper - $90</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklJHwitEQSdCcIZMy-202rr08hNP2qN7MOrXPoiuTaPIiFMalwZgTkGMtkVL9qIXuQw0Q6Ayw4VIr25e5xMkB__0j86r3XANmvyHD8-Rmn1iC5Vnp3VnYTUFJqg_JX8Qq-n_TAy6kwEMS/s2048/IMG_9520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklJHwitEQSdCcIZMy-202rr08hNP2qN7MOrXPoiuTaPIiFMalwZgTkGMtkVL9qIXuQw0Q6Ayw4VIr25e5xMkB__0j86r3XANmvyHD8-Rmn1iC5Vnp3VnYTUFJqg_JX8Qq-n_TAy6kwEMS/w320-h400/IMG_9520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>#3 - Lakeview </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">16" x 20" - acrylic/paper - $90</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-21718778044777025862021-03-19T09:00:00.001-04:002021-03-19T09:00:12.530-04:00Real & Imagined Abstracted Landscapes - acrylic on paper<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uNTEBxymp96lc4MoBFvhult0VSbglTJz7E4vD8Q_-MMhd2_2u2InuqMv4KBkIFeeWkJiCo1al5noCaqD3Jr8TScY33bEK3N_KMfXykVPet5L1UgQsB7mU7CyxfnBn4DqIC2WI1r2Jg7R/s2048/IMG_9942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1706" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uNTEBxymp96lc4MoBFvhult0VSbglTJz7E4vD8Q_-MMhd2_2u2InuqMv4KBkIFeeWkJiCo1al5noCaqD3Jr8TScY33bEK3N_KMfXykVPet5L1UgQsB7mU7CyxfnBn4DqIC2WI1r2Jg7R/s320/IMG_9942.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLNBFxUk8Ww6ev87uq9bN4ckbIgNAOtOBA1ffHm7o7d615S0-CjFqPQZWya9X9jwZLK3N6Yz0SPIfKmVgiD2w7P1P3hFDXfkIo1CBAVvZYKpN52UmqKG5Ec3B9zqKFDP_h7NtClrQTo8p/s2048/IMG_9063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLNBFxUk8Ww6ev87uq9bN4ckbIgNAOtOBA1ffHm7o7d615S0-CjFqPQZWya9X9jwZLK3N6Yz0SPIfKmVgiD2w7P1P3hFDXfkIo1CBAVvZYKpN52UmqKG5Ec3B9zqKFDP_h7NtClrQTo8p/s320/IMG_9063.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#1-Path to les Bassacs $50 (13x11") #2-Near Lake Pukaki NZ $50 (12x12")</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first two landscapes were inspired by real places and experiences. <b>Path to Les Bassacs</b> is a scene I have painted a number of times because I love the path, the place and the light. I took week long painting courses at <i>Arts in Provence</i> in the the Luberon Valley for many years and it was always a joyful and enlightening experience. This small work on paper is done in acrylic with some pastel marks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Near Lake Pukaki </b>was based on a photo I took while travelling in New Zealand last January (before Covid!). Of course it doesn't show the lake but a view up a hill from it. It was a very hot day and very dry, but there were lots of wild flowers, so I wanted to show that heat with a warm colour palette. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The three paintings below are also all acrylic on paper, but are imagined landscapes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2U5EiS6ndhVpD5o4jKXM80WX7v-tfh60H7qIIse02Oy-Zrv5gY4Ra428AMQtmxaiuyXQME9qh6yDRpLxeTxhKKs8g5m-YrbhqpuFBfOEwBEC5fY3psoCHEyOJStS9iZr9o3ghpqxEcsO/s1288/Screen+Shot+2020-05-10+at+9.54.49+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2U5EiS6ndhVpD5o4jKXM80WX7v-tfh60H7qIIse02Oy-Zrv5gY4Ra428AMQtmxaiuyXQME9qh6yDRpLxeTxhKKs8g5m-YrbhqpuFBfOEwBEC5fY3psoCHEyOJStS9iZr9o3ghpqxEcsO/w400-h400/Screen+Shot+2020-05-10+at+9.54.49+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#3-East of Eden $50 (12"x12")</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoNd8oRBArgs87NznpgrVGZOJ4C9tjtZYgELF3BupxIjCSgcHB-zhPSfpsAPzeXT58sYaCAjwOdWl5qHsF23-m7lpLKyQQMTD8rsWam7W_OpcYXNPoUsQ8goC7_Yb6N3o3DPmWyTQtwrS/s2048/IMG_7884.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="2048" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoNd8oRBArgs87NznpgrVGZOJ4C9tjtZYgELF3BupxIjCSgcHB-zhPSfpsAPzeXT58sYaCAjwOdWl5qHsF23-m7lpLKyQQMTD8rsWam7W_OpcYXNPoUsQ8goC7_Yb6N3o3DPmWyTQtwrS/w400-h350/IMG_7884.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#4-Heat Wave $65 (17"x18")</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeDGVw8z2ebodHbVmEdSmax2s2qzqyaOOPxXby7J_AOfm9UgmXw35xZXrZ9vLISdeGPAeAcgKiY3hkctBrzYooKmTOTcJsAhuNRkD9qTTaEzOvp2npI0Pnuq0QrxC1sCAp4kYLN8m7ZPJ/s2048/IMG_7708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="2048" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeDGVw8z2ebodHbVmEdSmax2s2qzqyaOOPxXby7J_AOfm9UgmXw35xZXrZ9vLISdeGPAeAcgKiY3hkctBrzYooKmTOTcJsAhuNRkD9qTTaEzOvp2npI0Pnuq0QrxC1sCAp4kYLN8m7ZPJ/w400-h385/IMG_7708.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#5-Field of Plenty $50 (15x16")</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-44333857466041382242021-03-13T07:00:00.001-05:002021-03-13T07:00:01.659-05:00More Flowers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTo_uzD2Q5ynsJk3Bb37dH6VJdRSipvcGXLgGADzKqZ_EvN_grtGv1_9pRiupOeQEc-IGdGLDLNbbP2THSObz1pPQKy1lBDFZ5vAqK53UOsEjTHUNE5l6YwojDwAuX_J7Zshx9XUrGbs9/s2048/IMG_0493.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTo_uzD2Q5ynsJk3Bb37dH6VJdRSipvcGXLgGADzKqZ_EvN_grtGv1_9pRiupOeQEc-IGdGLDLNbbP2THSObz1pPQKy1lBDFZ5vAqK53UOsEjTHUNE5l6YwojDwAuX_J7Zshx9XUrGbs9/w400-h314/IMG_0493.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#1- Amaryllis $90 (16x20")</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt72DKlQX3jG8Q-S5pXayGzSovbbChr9C8H_mYfFN0wb4876bG-0vGuTr9FEtZiDDoRLBhktLy4EqG9kNWs6lLX5SepeP0-fis-Vb4Ydg7_vZbVYvwemXUY-ar5i8o4VWPNYGlfi0qb0cN/s2048/IMG_0087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">#2-Iris Threesome $90 (18x24) #3-Lillies $90 (16"x20)</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDG6aBJ4oz86ttsH8t88f3FknpZ8enc0q3gZAk4bUd4wjNUjL_x-pr2Z2HnGTaNxyISGDx4ZVfwtd_FGEiWhZlpldh2VpnJxoYEYp-q4d4VBDlkP8RkOh0JsNgI9iPH26LjAtkr3LxWXO/s2048/IMG_9454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1616" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDG6aBJ4oz86ttsH8t88f3FknpZ8enc0q3gZAk4bUd4wjNUjL_x-pr2Z2HnGTaNxyISGDx4ZVfwtd_FGEiWhZlpldh2VpnJxoYEYp-q4d4VBDlkP8RkOh0JsNgI9iPH26LjAtkr3LxWXO/w315-h400/IMG_9454.jpg" width="315" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_dJ0cJLB3HYEkHP2zDP_rmb1J6yVQegjIHG8pXu8BYI5czgXN1v0fhZxPrG5syGBK3CttmlYm3iDd64iURZERNyh7LkICWWlrtKoXInZ_taYLaccmSb6XnFOqZ_5nlMu-38lZN5aUCcH/s2048/IMG_0039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1548" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_dJ0cJLB3HYEkHP2zDP_rmb1J6yVQegjIHG8pXu8BYI5czgXN1v0fhZxPrG5syGBK3CttmlYm3iDd64iURZERNyh7LkICWWlrtKoXInZ_taYLaccmSb6XnFOqZ_5nlMu-38lZN5aUCcH/w303-h400/IMG_0039.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#4-Remembering SOLD #5-Poppy Threesome SOLD</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmb9lpvjWoncdgd-S0k85w1qlp9jgVC0IoRNQMMCTcBbq3_AeSrDzh_LbFdiuzOcKZMLtTzicQngqTuvPPhpa-3lVJ0nPM4LULHK_1DjaRizlfdZiH0R_46xUp0X3JL1o-NmSqy6lzImqZ/s2048/IMG_7570.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1467" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmb9lpvjWoncdgd-S0k85w1qlp9jgVC0IoRNQMMCTcBbq3_AeSrDzh_LbFdiuzOcKZMLtTzicQngqTuvPPhpa-3lVJ0nPM4LULHK_1DjaRizlfdZiH0R_46xUp0X3JL1o-NmSqy6lzImqZ/w286-h400/IMG_7570.jpg" width="286" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UgrzMdHz_59Xt_bYxSDMxUZjnAwT7lWEYRvpKKdgcpnmV6QKvuQItPrbdlTwBg7XXK3A7Mvn3Um8wEudnacBC8H1XIBqZltjRcwMpW0yxepXbZjJomnSy7j4FUiC1_7C2DLI9QWa72wc/s2048/IMG_7528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UgrzMdHz_59Xt_bYxSDMxUZjnAwT7lWEYRvpKKdgcpnmV6QKvuQItPrbdlTwBg7XXK3A7Mvn3Um8wEudnacBC8H1XIBqZltjRcwMpW0yxepXbZjJomnSy7j4FUiC1_7C2DLI9QWa72wc/w294-h400/IMG_7528.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#6-Midnight Garden $90 (18x24") #7-Bedazzled $90 (18x24")</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-83368093762973196932021-03-12T14:28:00.001-05:002021-03-12T14:28:01.595-05:00Tulip Paintings <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Im1PHtTLSC8ArydgI7NLWe6RGCqa5_KC4F-AZYiJf0nL1LLtcCjAipFS4NJF_apFaFtHgXdS5R_nMVT5_rhSEz3TSu-QvFEqPFJu7Knd4Qe0jnpZL-wgApT5AAYjveQcVv02JHYiuh3a/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="2048" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Im1PHtTLSC8ArydgI7NLWe6RGCqa5_KC4F-AZYiJf0nL1LLtcCjAipFS4NJF_apFaFtHgXdS5R_nMVT5_rhSEz3TSu-QvFEqPFJu7Knd4Qe0jnpZL-wgApT5AAYjveQcVv02JHYiuh3a/w400-h295/IMG_7368.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#1-Hot & Spicy (18x24" acrylic/paper) SOLD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">At some point early last summer I decided to take a break from landscape painting and paint more tulips, one of my favourite flowers. Over the years I have taken </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large;">many </i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">photos of tulips as they mature, opening up their petals fully before they drop off. It's the expressiveness of the ageing petals that intrigues me the most and is the real subject. I played with those shapes, overlapped them, abstracted them, and used a palette that suited the mood I wanted. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">All of these paintings are in acrylic on heavy water colour paper.</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEAlQDzpiNFRJyyVXJDQaNYAk322rhjdNmyR9r2mkGxyFBopuPuDt2SFI4wCaTPihHAE_us3UPRyUmcnyD7psgNJ01ksSai6EXr3TFazBaXA7OdJ2fkceuZOFAzGeai8s0V9Htb2MFKVW/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEAlQDzpiNFRJyyVXJDQaNYAk322rhjdNmyR9r2mkGxyFBopuPuDt2SFI4wCaTPihHAE_us3UPRyUmcnyD7psgNJ01ksSai6EXr3TFazBaXA7OdJ2fkceuZOFAzGeai8s0V9Htb2MFKVW/w233-h320/IMG_7622.jpg" width="233" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU-SMRey9uawqb8SGYVVTr6-3w3xqnLNjAixI7HDpIt7v4xPUKzGgItU0eFwFBSRe1W7BRLoKUnyMDCuhlDRYNHaxg5kmFnFfmjssgPitm-dZyxk0OkqCm7eEi7C0oKwGb2uWnFRg8Ugv/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU-SMRey9uawqb8SGYVVTr6-3w3xqnLNjAixI7HDpIt7v4xPUKzGgItU0eFwFBSRe1W7BRLoKUnyMDCuhlDRYNHaxg5kmFnFfmjssgPitm-dZyxk0OkqCm7eEi7C0oKwGb2uWnFRg8Ugv/w233-h320/IMG_8370.jpg" width="233" /></a></div></div>#2-Perfect Love (18x24") SOLD #3-Tulip Blues (18x24") SOLD<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdx3qb36vB_41nwAA2Sv1faCJdtL2VaKQVXb2su3cWcO48-hGFqJw7VrUGY_SsfmeK7CNzpag6HTcITxP627TOr7i_o1bUjPHxnAvFaAtVnbNCVqdNSodMRCYKPmuuggm472KfmRKyPDxg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1459" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdx3qb36vB_41nwAA2Sv1faCJdtL2VaKQVXb2su3cWcO48-hGFqJw7VrUGY_SsfmeK7CNzpag6HTcITxP627TOr7i_o1bUjPHxnAvFaAtVnbNCVqdNSodMRCYKPmuuggm472KfmRKyPDxg/w228-h320/IMG_0053.jpg" width="228" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFnyIkL_ojhHwX4rdcDO-7nR8w6i05UvU3LZQ6B2_dB5UI2z_F6jU0t68d_ryGsbvbLGp03PT9SFNRcK09iQ8alfS2VyeQhyvhWAq_A8ZreB7uP1yoRSr4zz8rfnLDPkFOLDuoHVlTY6Y/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFnyIkL_ojhHwX4rdcDO-7nR8w6i05UvU3LZQ6B2_dB5UI2z_F6jU0t68d_ryGsbvbLGp03PT9SFNRcK09iQ8alfS2VyeQhyvhWAq_A8ZreB7uP1yoRSr4zz8rfnLDPkFOLDuoHVlTY6Y/w237-h320/IMG_0634.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#4-Tulip Threesome $90 (18x24") #5-Abstracted Pinks $90 (18'x24")</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RVW8PRwjfCaXgI7QXQHVANsVuo1W9pz-bgmXhzKhFcAl2STPo9yoFhaYKWtlssjQGp005Ek7lDYM_ZaCxRwjy5HeGhBm_l01vSP4A1h5C92qOEvxWNe8gniH-YzPjdMa9hL2ZFkVjSQi/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RVW8PRwjfCaXgI7QXQHVANsVuo1W9pz-bgmXhzKhFcAl2STPo9yoFhaYKWtlssjQGp005Ek7lDYM_ZaCxRwjy5HeGhBm_l01vSP4A1h5C92qOEvxWNe8gniH-YzPjdMa9hL2ZFkVjSQi/w255-h320/IMG_9459.jpg" width="255" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYVfMX_FmLjo_ZYNH7nzP83YE7JdcAnpPoE5iN1sntRdjByLHtUqy0sZuni84NS8pStqsSVCRFTSz4GOAhReFImY5GmX6Oy9KhZ3GE69rKjtSyPOqLkw6ybxvbnyeOi52nEfwi1hdYyjX/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYVfMX_FmLjo_ZYNH7nzP83YE7JdcAnpPoE5iN1sntRdjByLHtUqy0sZuni84NS8pStqsSVCRFTSz4GOAhReFImY5GmX6Oy9KhZ3GE69rKjtSyPOqLkw6ybxvbnyeOi52nEfwi1hdYyjX/w256-h320/IMG_9495+2.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#6-Wishing it was Spring $90 (16x20") #7-Three Tulip Tango $90 (16x20")</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sIFF9EKm51T0XM9k7ZBD3EX2FuzyigUKYe5eHhnWcQAMx23NFt9o54KNqnHDN_pH2hKDSd1WwYDGFEQJ41skDH5NBM5BeNxteCaXA7YqTqVL1JqCiAKzHRpl6yYlm1Wl-SCTK4roSc7v/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sIFF9EKm51T0XM9k7ZBD3EX2FuzyigUKYe5eHhnWcQAMx23NFt9o54KNqnHDN_pH2hKDSd1WwYDGFEQJ41skDH5NBM5BeNxteCaXA7YqTqVL1JqCiAKzHRpl6yYlm1Wl-SCTK4roSc7v/w240-h320/IMG_9519.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauyExmUECJ85IUu53wtZ_DTaYw-uC8qIEQD2boy24KdwUCZPcPJozpGXWRAQLbNqKs3xcEC63uIdBBOWM662rc9tf6UAwgW8Vh7QginqSQJaQZMEKwqqMqwLaDuitFzOaxWb38g-mWYmN/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1617" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauyExmUECJ85IUu53wtZ_DTaYw-uC8qIEQD2boy24KdwUCZPcPJozpGXWRAQLbNqKs3xcEC63uIdBBOWM662rc9tf6UAwgW8Vh7QginqSQJaQZMEKwqqMqwLaDuitFzOaxWb38g-mWYmN/w252-h320/IMG_9897.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#8-Pinwheel Tulips $90 (18x24") #9-Halleluja! $90 (18x24")</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZKblZuPS3pAYy2rkeGnOkjmNs_WQk3omG9ByLmY3vQMxvYs2zTcSCjGhg7Ds2m4UuyS0AlWfcqSA23Tp-a3gRYQ4FMbiYTXgBi40K_3DBLBaToru2eeeVBpMvhmZI4lKT6ClaD6a3Pfb/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZKblZuPS3pAYy2rkeGnOkjmNs_WQk3omG9ByLmY3vQMxvYs2zTcSCjGhg7Ds2m4UuyS0AlWfcqSA23Tp-a3gRYQ4FMbiYTXgBi40K_3DBLBaToru2eeeVBpMvhmZI4lKT6ClaD6a3Pfb/w400-h324/IMG_1272.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#10-Flower Power $90 (20x16")</div><p><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And finally this one - a less abstract interpretation because that's what appeared as I painted.</span><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMg8CsglV9j4RB71GvAlU23sOOWgsqz6OE_OMP-uzIM6ArYmPR8uUJwJAuTnUnpWFuIIRCtSRVXeYHo-H7Eb9U2tLi-iTiEelpidFnx1LkbhrFnEmh-I1gJfjtISIHVcyBKQUH9QNGa94S/s2048/IMG_0477+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMg8CsglV9j4RB71GvAlU23sOOWgsqz6OE_OMP-uzIM6ArYmPR8uUJwJAuTnUnpWFuIIRCtSRVXeYHo-H7Eb9U2tLi-iTiEelpidFnx1LkbhrFnEmh-I1gJfjtISIHVcyBKQUH9QNGa94S/w400-h336/IMG_0477+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#11-Point of View $70 (11x13")</div><br /><p></p>Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-47422519687262760682021-03-08T14:27:00.005-05:002021-03-08T14:27:51.632-05:00I am back - with lots to show!<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal7UNlV4tz6L6d_GO60iONXauNrTyoCx3kW-USGvOZBYDuregPSzzd2B5lQRrKuZytxdppjEwWyBTQiY8uDgkIBN7VBRfxlUMRTv303fJg0d0yu1MAz5bZUzBDDiuGcRkKBDhlsjEHSd0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2041" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal7UNlV4tz6L6d_GO60iONXauNrTyoCx3kW-USGvOZBYDuregPSzzd2B5lQRrKuZytxdppjEwWyBTQiY8uDgkIBN7VBRfxlUMRTv303fJg0d0yu1MAz5bZUzBDDiuGcRkKBDhlsjEHSd0/w319-h320/IMG_6975.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#1: Escape to Blue $125 (16x16")</div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">To say that it has been a while since my last post is an understatement! There are probably lots of reasons for the 9 month interval between then and now (one can’t forget that nasty worldwide corona virus pandemic) but it doesn’t really matter at this point - </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I'm back. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The fact is that I have been painting throughout this period and that has been a great source of stress relief, comfort and joy.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> And I have lots to show too. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over the next few days, maybe weeks, I hope to do some catch up posts based on the different subjects I have painted - abstracts, landscapes and flowers.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> My usual, LOL.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-CA">The paintings here are <b><i>imagined</i> abstract </b></span><b>landscapes</b>. They were not based on any particular place or photo reference, but were imagined and evolved intuitively. Some were more challenging to bring to completion, and others came together quickly. And I have to say I love them all. Click on each to see a larger version. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Paintings #1-5 are mixed media - mostly acrylic paint with collage elements added on canvas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-CA"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpANqa2GtsMAN0rgHEXS7c6pyyP9ET51bYcltBJBsxoLY8BiOOX96oThtyDCkA3LbSOWTHdMcEhGYtbNUyE-bKk7aYOJvSAsyNRBe3rDpfxqi-6BAllwV7rn1yCPqXIMdQlb8cYUt1DAV/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpANqa2GtsMAN0rgHEXS7c6pyyP9ET51bYcltBJBsxoLY8BiOOX96oThtyDCkA3LbSOWTHdMcEhGYtbNUyE-bKk7aYOJvSAsyNRBe3rDpfxqi-6BAllwV7rn1yCPqXIMdQlb8cYUt1DAV/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kiwi Escape $125. (16x16")" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpANqa2GtsMAN0rgHEXS7c6pyyP9ET51bYcltBJBsxoLY8BiOOX96oThtyDCkA3LbSOWTHdMcEhGYtbNUyE-bKk7aYOJvSAsyNRBe3rDpfxqi-6BAllwV7rn1yCPqXIMdQlb8cYUt1DAV/w238-h238/IMG_7010.jpg" title="Kiwi Escape" width="238" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXGuQgeg3t1u7ZagFgLW9DshNTfMQF71Tevs2pjdxz7MhBfNrje4U4ui6f2cxIdEC1UbSG52Yhh24GK46OfwZql9Z62vLs0juS_ykqfOvCQtrq50Arhf42eXSN-LqtaKzpwTbE-6NcEWF/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2027" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXGuQgeg3t1u7ZagFgLW9DshNTfMQF71Tevs2pjdxz7MhBfNrje4U4ui6f2cxIdEC1UbSG52Yhh24GK46OfwZql9Z62vLs0juS_ykqfOvCQtrq50Arhf42eXSN-LqtaKzpwTbE-6NcEWF/" width="238" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">#2-Kiwi Escape $125 (16x16") #3-Ethereal Light $125 (16x16")</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My year began with a wonderful two month trip travelling through New Zealand in both a camper van and then by car. I think we drove on every road exploring both the North and the South Islands and had great fun, met wonderful people, ate and drank superb food and wine, and were constantly blown away by the spectacular scenery. My 3000+ photos really don't do justice to the beauty of that country. I didn't really have much opportunity to paint while travelling but everyone in a while I got out my watercolour paints and some paper and did what I could . Better than nothing but oh how I missed my studio! </div>
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-74386105957576725942019-12-15T07:00:00.000-05:002019-12-15T07:00:13.455-05:00Flash Drive<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This abstract was inspired by photos taken from the (passenger) car window and my memories of driving north to our cabin in the Haliburton region of Ontario. Hence the title is not referencing a 'USB drive', but the quick image that sticks in your brain - the 'flash' of the landscape seen on the 'drive'. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once this landscape began to take shape and I found the 'right' palette of colours - pinks, oranges, yellows and dark blue for oomph - the composition came alive with the rhythmic arrangement of brush marks (using my square tip flat paint brush). I love the finished painting and it just looks and feels like a dance party to me. </span></div>
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-49759657490467202252019-12-13T07:00:00.000-05:002019-12-13T16:14:31.049-05:00Squaresville<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-74433705955078374942019-12-11T19:58:00.000-05:002019-12-11T19:59:37.142-05:00Island Sunset<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-79676858844496541182019-12-07T16:56:00.001-05:002019-12-07T16:56:34.833-05:00Phoenix Rising<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did not intend to paint a 'bird', even a mythical bird. My intent was to create an active, energetic painting surface with (brush) marks using a red/pink/yellow palette - and beyond that - just see what developed. I think I sometimes have a tendency to 'overpaint', trying to perfect something, when really what I want and love is the spontaneity and energy that appears at the beginning of the painting process. Thus my second intent was to stop early enough and keep the energy visible. I did that here and I am really happy with the final work!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The title literally popped into my head as I studied it. Despite it not being a work based on an identifiable subject, the composition - the arrangement of colours and marks - suggested a surge of upward movement and flight. </span><span style="font-size: large;">This particular title has been one used recently in our family as we re-build our summer cabin that burned down last year. It literally is rising from the ashes and with it, a sense of renewal. I am hoping that sense of renewal is felt here too.</span></div>
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-47100135592306135052019-12-04T14:42:00.002-05:002019-12-04T14:42:58.278-05:00Swimming in the Deep End<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have recently taken a major plunge into the deep and scary depths of abstract (non-objective/no subject matter) painting. Over the last year I have stuck my toe into this vast sea with varied results and levels of satisfaction. Those works were on small canvases and larger pieces of paper. I knew that I needed to scale up and work on larger canvases and that was going to require a different level of commitment and bravery. There seemed no other way to get into this water, and so I 'jumped in'. </span></div>
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-80786906199805007852019-11-11T07:00:00.001-05:002019-11-11T07:00:02.361-05:00The Topiary Trees<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Goult is a small, charming village in the Luberon Valley in Provence. I have painted there several times over the years and each time have found a view in the local cemetery there where there are the most fabulous topiary trees. The shapes of these trees really lend themselves to abstraction and the simplification of form, so that's what I did. </span></div>
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-73943863280668842122019-11-10T07:00:00.000-05:002019-11-08T08:13:33.917-05:00Old Olive Tree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is another </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">plein air</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> painting I did in Provence in September. Again what I really liked about this one was the painterly looseness of the brush strokes, variety of edges, simplified forms and limited palette suggestive of that place. Restricting my colours but still creating a richly hued was a challenge. Cheers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Salut! I recently returned from a week of plein air painting in the Luberon Valley in Provence with <a href="http://www.artsinprovence.com/" target="_blank">Arts in Provence.</a> It was my sixth experience there and once again the landscape, weather, and food, were all fabulous as was the workshop tutelage provided this time by UK artist <a href="https://www.vickinormanstudio.com/" target="_blank">Vicki Norman</a>. Since returning to Canada at the beginning of the month I have been mulling over the experience this time around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I first went in 2012 I found plein air a physical (dragging your stuff around) and artistic (how to choose etc) challenge because at that point I was mostly a studio painter. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">After that first year (which you can read about <a href="https://patmacd.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-challenges-of-painting-en-plein-air.html" target="_blank">here</a>) I worked through those 'problems' and found my plein air voice, which evolved over time. In fact what I came to love about about plein air was the challenge of starting and finishing a small painting in 3 hours, not in a traditional plein air manner but rather in my own stylized way. The Provencal landscape gave me the light, vista, trees, vegetation shapes, and at times colour - however I have always lived by Matisse's idea that nature should inspire colour but not restrict it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, over the last year my work has moved towards greater abstraction in colour, form and subject, and so this time the challenge was how to work with the provencal landscape in a more abstract way but still suggest that sense of place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Having been an (trained professional) art teacher I am fairly critical of art teaching especially that provided by (well meaning professional) artists, because my experience has been mostly unsatisfactory. However, Vicki Norman is both a professional artist and a trained art teacher and was an excellent tutor. Her workshop demos and conversation helped me reassess my work and ways of painting in light of my move towards greater abstraction. I think it was exactly what I needed but didn't know it. Hah! The problem or put in a more positive way, the challenge of abstracting what you see means more of the artistic decisions are coming from your imagination, and it can become difficult to judge and critique your work effectively. Vicki reminded me of how all the elements and principles of design can and need to come into play, and how to put those things together. I like to think I do that intuitively, but now want to be more cognizant of that as I work. Which means I may have to work more slowly - but that goes back also to Louise Fletcher's ideas about experimenting more.......so lots to think about over the next few months! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The little painting above was one I was really happy with because of the looseness of the brush strokes, broad shapes, limited palette and colour and value suggestive of the land at that time of year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The painting below is more colourful but again I am really happy with the simplicity of form and shape, all suggesting a vineyard sitting at the intersection of two country lanes with the Luberon hills behind.</span></div>
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<b>Vineyard</b></div>
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-14416144268269811882019-09-14T15:27:00.003-04:002019-09-14T15:27:33.645-04:00Living in the Moment I and II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Living in the Moment I</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">16" x 16" - acrylic & pastel on paper - $95</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I recently listened to a <a href="https://www.louisefletcherart.com/the-magic-of-not-trying/" target="_blank">podcast by UK artist Louise Fletcher </a>in which she discussed the importance of experimenting and allowing yourself studio time to explore and discover where that leads your art making, without worrying about producing a finished painting at the end of the day and what others thought. I felt like she was speaking to me! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Over the last year I have been experimenting more and more with abstraction and non-objective painting that relies more on intuition and the elements of art and design and less on specific recognizable subject matter. Believe me, the latter is far easier than the former. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It's not that I don't want to paint (even abstracted) landscapes etc., it's just that I felt in need of a change in direction or re-examination of how and why I paint and make art. A re-boot.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Perhaps the older I get the more I need to feast my eyes on beautiful arrangements of colour, line and shape rather than recognize a place or thing. I also wanted to scale up and work on larger surfaces which should not be daunting but it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With Louise's words in mind last weekend I set out to not worry about making a good painting, but to just enjoy the process and accept whatever happened. So I painted like crazy for many hours over two days and had the best time!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started with 2 large 18"x18" pieces of made-for-acrylic-paint-paper taped side by side on a board set up on my easel then drew lines and some shapes with pastel, working across the two surfaces, treating them like one. Then I applied transparent and opaque layers of acrylic paint wherever it felt right. Didn't worry. I alternated between drawing and painting building up the surface using brushes, knives, scrapers, and then wiping some of it out, and repeating. Tried not to worry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In retrospect I am not sure why I worked on two surfaces rather than one larger one. I didn't necessarily intend to create a diptych. The masking tape separating the papers became covered with paint quite quickly and I began to see the two much more as one surface not two. This was interesting because a lot was happening in the middle of the composition (in terms of value) despite turning the board around and around trying to see each paper and the two together, from different perspectives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I got to this point I decided it was time to stop because I really liked it! In looking at the one surface/composition I saw a central dark shape that seems to 'anchor' and 'hold up' the warmer, lighter, colourful shapes spreading out to the left and right. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I removed the tape and separated the two, naturally the single composition split in two and suddenly it was quite different from the way I had seen it and created it. I was a little disappointed with this loss but the advantage, was that I could turn each piece and look at it in whatever way I liked. They connect through colour and line etc. but are independent of each other too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have now (temporarily) framed them as 'squares' and stood them on a table where I continue to enjoy them as well as turn them just to see different perspectives. They are for sale, singly or together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a great painting experience and a process that I will continue to explore, but hopefully larger. Have a great weekend.</span></div>
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-74447374584015921432019-09-12T07:05:00.000-04:002019-09-12T07:05:06.470-04:00Garden Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">I have recently been thinking about painting flowers, something I used to paint quite a lot in the past. I decided to start with a wildly abstracted version of a flower garden, inspired by the bounty of colourful flowers that have bloomed all summer long. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">I love the colours of fall in Ontario, but it's sad to see the end of the summer colour. So why not have a Garden Party </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the fourth and final work in a small series of paintings based on one landscape idea, interpreted in different ways. Though I did paint it at the same time as the other works I wasn't sure if it needed 'more', so let it rest for a while. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is a little atypical to my usual acrylic painting style because the paint somewhat transparent in places, making the work look a little like a watercolour </span><span style="font-size: large;">or a gouache painting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like how it turned out and the feeling of 'lightness'.</span></div>
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Patricia MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746402580508343659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204855818758542886.post-29557544788897509172019-09-03T09:27:00.002-04:002019-09-03T09:27:43.881-04:00Forest View<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I like to play with 'parts' of unsuccessful paintings, the paintings that never see the light of day, but live on in my giant photo collection. Every so often I take one of those 'parts' and challenge myself with the task of 'what can I do with this'. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This little painting resulted from such a task-challenge. </span><span style="font-size: large;">In fact, the part of the unsuccessful painting that I liked was actually vertical, not horizontal. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The original inspiration for the long ago painting (one that I have used several times, successfully) is this....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The task was to abstract the part I liked....and I ended up with this....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It still reads as a landscape, I think, and frankly works either way. I was quite happy with the finished painting, and love the shapes and the palette. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I spent most of July at a cottage 'up north'. I only had minimal art supplies because I knew that I wouldn't really have anywhere to set up an easel and spread out, as I am want to do. I have already posted some abstracts that I painted then but I also did these 'variations on a landscape theme'. I was really happy with the way they turned out and the range of interpretation. Two of them have found their forever homes, however #1 is still available! Cheers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">#1 - 11" x 11" - acrylic on paper - $45</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A number of years ago I painted the landscape below and at the time I was quite happy with it. Over the years, however, I kept looking at those fleshy-coloured trees and wondered if I could improve upon their colour. I loved the lower half of the painting, basically a blue-purple abstract. But not those trees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The trees are gone, and colour has been intensified. Is this going to be a big non-objective painting, or an abstracted landscape? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Created some larger shapes. Still liking lots of different areas, but still unsure where it was going.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At this point I considered turning the whole composition into a highly stylized and abstracted 'still life', or 'figure', or 'animal', by drawing their outline on the surface of the canvas and then painting out the negative space (which would then produce the positive shape). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thinking about animals, I thought of cows (which I have painted in the past) and found a great photo, taken on a trip to Brittany in 2017, of a group of curious holsteins. At the time these gals saw me at a distance and marched over to where the car was parked next to on the side of a country road. Fortunately there was also a fence separating us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why not create a cow painting.....and that idea </span><span style="font-size: large;">led to this, and finally the finished painting at the top of the post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good decision I think, all around, good challenge and fun painting </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Flower Children</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>36" x 36" - acrylic on canvas - SOLD</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I actually painted this work over a month ago - I was on a bit of a roll then - but needed to let it rest for a while to make sure that no further work was necessary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I looked at it two weeks ago, I knew it was done, yeah! However I have been so busy painting other things that I haven't found the time to write and post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hate to admit this, but Instagram is faster.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>BTW - you can find me on IG </b>- patriciamacdonaldart</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, this was a <i>really fun</i> one to paint and best of all I stayed loose and painterly. It's inspired by a photo of a hollyhock garden which I have painted other variations of, but this was the biggest and most expressive. I was really happy with the palette, the brushstrokes, the marks and the stylization.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's now on its way to a new home in Nova Scotia. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Maryl!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>7"x7" - acrylic on paper - $30</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last of four paintings done at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, just need to scale up - and that's when it gets scary, as in scary fun, lol.</span></div>
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