It is always a surprise! Red Barn No. 6

It is always a surprise when I finish a painting.  I turned a boring painting into an exciting painting.  I am so happy!  Now to paint the frame and then I will be all set for for our 6th Anniversary show at the Tannery in February.  I have a feeling that I will try this method again. 

A Little Closer

I believe you can now see the number 6 in each square.  I like when paintings take a long time to do as it puts me in a tranquil world.  Sometimes I am bummed out when a painting is done, as I had been having such a good time.  It's like finishing a good book......ohhhh, how I  wish it were longer.

The grid

 We are having a 6th Anniversary Show at the Tannery Row Artist Colony, where I have my studio, and the theme is the number 6.  I  was going through my large pile of incompleted canvases for ideas and pulled this one out.  I thought, "How can I make this boring painting exciting?"  I decided to grid it off using a black magic marker and fill in each square with the appropriate color and then add a number 6.  You can see where I began this process in the upper right.  I think it looks cool and will show you the final painting soon.

Autumn of 2006, the beginnings of a painting

I had been wanting to paint this barn for years but there is no shade and the sun in Tennessee can be very hot.  I finally lucked out as the skies were overcast, the farmer gave us permission and I had the whole afternoon ahead of me.  What he didn't say was that he would be plowing the field next to us.  I sucked it up and sneezed all night.  Another fond memory made.

Sope Creek

I finally finished the painting begun a few weeks ago. I am very happy with the results and still have a hard time believing how I, Judith Surowiec, can do this. 

Beginning a painting

Decisions, decisions!  Horizontal or vertical?  What to a paint when there is so much information in front of me.  I try and settle down and think what got me excited in the first place.  Okay, it was converging waters and the force it created toward me.  I put the transparent colors on first as that is when I have the most white to show them off.  I was off and running.  I hope to eventually show you the finished piece.

Plein Air at Sope Creek

It was the first event scheduled by our fearless leader, Don Maier, of the plein air web site, http://www.pleinair.ning.com/.  After a .5 walk up and down rocks and streams, Sope Creek welcomed us with beautiful color and sounds.