» Daily Painting http://juliehopkins.com/blog Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:50:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 St. Patrick’s Day painting http://juliehopkins.com/blog/archives/11 http://juliehopkins.com/blog/archives/11#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:59:10 +0000 Julie http://juliehopkins.com/blog/?p=11 winter-heat_final.jpg

“Winter Heat”
8″ x 10″ pastel on pumiced board
(unmatted, 12″ x 16″ gold leaf frame)

This painting was actually done a few weeks ago but I was in NYC for the weekend so didn’t get any painting done. I did a larger version last winter, but for some reason like this one better. It’s less busy and more intuitive. So – enjoy!

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“Fairhaven Marsh III”
5″ x 7″ pastel on pumiced board
matted, gold frame

I love marshes so had fun with this little scene. I tried a version in oil as well, but the pastel medium seemed to suit the scene better.

(This was from two days ago – i.e., two days before the first day of the blog!)

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“Ski Tracks”
8″ x 10″ pastel on pumiced board
matted, gold frame

We took a walk in North Salem, NY with our puppy Ruby last week, the day after a sudden spring snowstorm, and saw that someone had been X-country skiing either during the storm or early the morning after. You can see the tracks.

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“What Lies Beneath-study”
7″ x 9″ pastel on pumiced board

Today being the first day of my blog. I have an urge to be less representational and more emotional in my compositions these days. This study of bare tree branches reflecting into an icy pond was painted rapidly and without much analysis. I get a better sense of energy when I paint like that. The larger painting is going to be 16″ x 20″.

3/20/08 – I finished the larger version of ‘What Lies Beneath’ this am, and it came out great IMHO. Will post it on my regular website soon enough-

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