Four New ACEO Landscapes in the Works
Posted By Carrie L. Lewis on August 13, 2008
Yesterday, I worked on a total of six paintings throughout the day. One small format, which is very close to completion, and five ACEO landscapes.
The small format painting is the end-of-day scene I’ve been tinkering with off and on for a couple of weeks. I think it’s time to make an executive decision and just finish it!
One of the ACEO landscapes is one I started last Saturday at the gallery. I added a few more greens and a little bit of detailing, but the paint on that batch of ACEOs was still wet, so I didn’t do much with them.
The other four are new starts and they are featured above.
I used the same color combination for all of them. Cerulean Blue and Titanium White, but one of them has just a touch of Azo Yellow in it. All the colors are from my older, linseed oil based stock. Lefranc & Bourgeois, Winsor & Newton, Van Gogh and a Daniel Smith or two.
At the start, I was thinking only about painting skies. But it has been some time since I’ve used an under painting on anything, so I decided to design the full composition for each ACEO landscape.
They are all from imagination so are subject to metamorphosis as I work.
The net result of all of this activity is that I now have two batches of four ACEO paintings in progress. That should allow me to always have something to work on at the gallery.
I can’t remember the last time that happened.
A secondary affect is that I’ve now committed almost all existing ACEO stock to paintings. Time to start looking for more material!
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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