Landscape Study #18 2008
Posted By Carrie L. Lewis on August 12, 2008
This is Landscape Study #18 2008: Silence.
An order for three new colors of M. Graham Oils arrived yesterday and I had to try them out.
The colors are Azo Yellow, Manganese Blue Hue and Viridian. All three appear in this painting, along with Titanium White and, toward the bottom, Burnt Sienna.
This original ACEO painting was completed yesterday. It was painted on a medium brown under tone and is on gessoed, archival mat board.
My original intention was to finish it after the paint had a chance to dry.
But now I’m not so sure. I like the stark minimalist look of the horizon so far in the distance coupled with the foreground and very little in between.
When I happened to think of the title Silence, that emphasized the vast distances and the silence that comes with it. So now, I’m thinking this one might just be finished.
Landscape Study #18 2008
3-1/2 x 2-1/2
Original Oil on gessoed archival mat board
$25 unframed plus shipping
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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