Classical Painting Blog
Posted By Carrie L. Lewis on February 19, 2009
On Tuesday, February 17, I launched a new blog.
Classical Paintings will focus on the work I will be doing with the Flemish painting technique. It will feature news and updates on the trials and errors of learning something new.
It will also feature gallery pages to showcase paintings as they are finished.
It will also be very highly focused and probably will not cover other studio news unless it relates directly to that technique and the paintings that result from it. That sort of news and information will be available on the Horse Painter blog, as always.
I hope you’ll swing by and take a look at the new blog. I’m very pleased with the concept, as well as the overall look. I certainly learned some new coding techniques in setting it up.
One other thing I want to do is set up RSS between the blogs so readers will know when there are posts. Since launching the writing blog, I have been posting three days a week to the writing blog and three days a week to the art blog. Having RSS on each one will be especially helpful with a third blog.
Whichever one you follow, I hope you enjoy them.
As always, thanks for reading and best wishes.
I am a self-taught artist for the most part. Lots of trial and error in the past forty years! Formal art training consists of a couple of years of high school art, a painting class at a community college, one semester in the Fine Arts program at Abilene Christian University and a couple of local workshops.
I am always looking for ways to better my artistic skills, so I am a permanent student in the School of Trial and Error. I love reading and have been known to spend hours online researching materials and techniques. As a result, I've painted in several different styles, including the direct method (which goes straight for the color) and Classical methods (which involves underpaintings, layering and glazing).
I have exhibited paintings in locations such as Lone Star Park Race Track, Grand Prairie, Texas and Remington Park Race Track, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Since the early 90s, I've worked with the Michigan Harness Horseman's Association, donating custom portraits to their annual benefit auction.
In the course of maintaining a growing art business, I have taught myself web design (a skill that will no doubt prove to be a continual learning experience).
I also enjoy puttering around the yard, chasing trains with my husband, Neal, travel and, of course, looking at horses whenever they appear on my horizon.
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