tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74937208319725035312024-02-07T10:40:51.436-08:00Kathleen Alexander WatercolorsKathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-87417724151887586262017-02-25T17:20:00.001-08:002017-02-25T17:20:46.872-08:00The Sea House Painting- Finale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I use drafting tape a lot to keep my lines straight. It works on clean white paper okay, but not on painted paper. If you use it on painted paper it leaks (sometimes it leaks on clean paper too unfortunately). It's important to pull it off right after you paint the line in case it has leaked. Not that you can fix it, but you can see the damage sooner. ; )</div>
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The pink heliconia on the upper right is now in. That big white area in the upper left is full of green leaves and an orange blob that isn't really identifiable. I've decided to add one more flower there to break up all the pinks. The new flower will be orange and yellow.</div>
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This is the new photo reference.</div>
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At this point I'm filling in the white spaces.</div>
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The protea down in the bottom right corner does not have shading on one side consistent with the rest of the flowers (I added it from another photo) so I will need to fix that.</div>
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The new heliconia on the left side is the one I added. I've been covering the painting with clear cellophane bags (you can see them above) to protect it from splashes. It's funny to see-- I feel like it's a surgical operation, with only the area I'm going to paint exposed. The cellophane bags work well because you can still see the rest of the painting. I set my water bucket and palettes right on top of the protected painting so that I don't have to reach several feet away.</div>
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This is the finished painting. I painted on 300 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press paper which came on a roll. I used mainly Daniel Smith watercolors, a few Winsor Newton watercolors, and Escoda kolinsky brushes. I purchased the flowers at the Kahului Swap Meet. </div>
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I also put grommets in the top of the paper so that I could hang it on a curtain rod in my studio when I needed it out of the way. This was very helpful, as the painting is 42.5x70", plus a few inches on all sides!</div>
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The painting will be hanging at the lovely Sea House Restaurant in Napili, Maui by the end of March. If there is a reception, I will post the information!</div>
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<br />Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-51211402525634280852017-02-21T11:13:00.001-08:002017-02-21T11:13:19.064-08:00Sea House Restaurant Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Getting closer!</div>
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Underpainting of monstera leaf in indigo and prussian green. Glazed over with phalo green and sap green. I use drafting tape a lot to help control my lines and edges. It only works on clean white paper though. If you put drafting tape on painted paper, it leaks.</div>
<br />Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-40265697995758692922017-02-09T10:56:00.002-08:002017-02-09T10:56:42.141-08:00Sea House Restaurant Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some new "in-progress" photos of the painting. </div>
<br />Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-52931356887276342152017-02-08T13:44:00.002-08:002017-02-08T13:44:33.606-08:00Sea House Restaurant PaintingThanks to Lynn Shue at the <a href="http://villagegalleriesmaui.com/" target="_blank">Village Gallery</a> in Lahaina, I've been working on a very large, 42.5x70", watercolor for the <a href="http://seahousemaui.com/" target="_blank">Sea House Restaurant</a> in Napili, Maui. I started with a trip to the Kahului Swap Meet where I just about bought out one of the flower growers! I took dozens of reference photos and ended up with this as a starting point:<br />
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From there, I copied and pasted a banana flower with tiny bananas on the stem, and a new protea to the bottom right over the existing protea so that it would show more. This is the result:</div>
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This photo has a little bit of everything as far as color and flower variety. Perfect!</div>
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Here are the first few photos I took of the painting in progress:</div>
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Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-86010828950961969542012-10-02T19:57:00.000-07:002012-10-02T19:57:03.289-07:00Farmer's Market Flowers, Hawaii StyleI've been away from my blog for too long. Here's my latest painting in progress:<br />
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It's a big one, 38x56". When it's finished, it's going to it's new home in Boston, MA. I promised myself I wouldn't paint any more large paintings unless they had a home, and fortunately, this one is a commission. I've begun the underpainting of the shadow shapes with winsor violet, pthalo turquoise, indigo, and napthamide maroon.<br />
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Here's a close-up of the right corner. I've started putting in some of the foliage with prussian blue, sap green, and yellowish green. The big yellow area is quinacridone gold. I've also masked some areas where I want to preserve highlights.</div>
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Here's the whole painting so far. I have most of the underpainting in place, but couldn't resist starting some of the local color. I can only deal with delayed gratification for so long!</div>
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I've painted the reds with an underpainting of quinacridone gold. This painting is so big that my normal method of tipping the paper to move the paint on the paper is a challenge. I've been working with a plastic garbage bag covered by a hand towel sitting on top of the painting with all my palettes, brushes & water bucket sitting on top of it. Every time I need to tip the paper, I've got to move all the stuff off the painting (carefully!) and then put it all back when I'm ready to paint again. </div>
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<br />Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-25400222557003245482011-01-11T15:18:00.001-08:002011-01-11T15:35:00.070-08:00Arrival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX0bqb5zDeUEW5bmffHs4AFiAzm9ug-orsd-yPJYkP1YwNJI9efGfv9FU4qyvI0EMoKjVcb_JnyAOxyYtW7vQrhH4EUN0QvXTOoA_kjUKvZH4HGTcKodApwNdFwjZ1TttJ7cvP4hozEN2/s1600/arrival+step+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX0bqb5zDeUEW5bmffHs4AFiAzm9ug-orsd-yPJYkP1YwNJI9efGfv9FU4qyvI0EMoKjVcb_JnyAOxyYtW7vQrhH4EUN0QvXTOoA_kjUKvZH4HGTcKodApwNdFwjZ1TttJ7cvP4hozEN2/s400/arrival+step+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561072383830483186" /></a>This is the first step of my painting. I use cobalt blue and winsor violet as an underpainting for all of the shadow shapes in the petals. I tend to use the violet in the center of the flowers where there will eventually be a yellow color. The violet makes a beautiful shadow under yellow, avoiding the brown you can sometimes get when trying to create yellow shadows.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lLalkCsZ7onp3k2DxtYusK_FFtx4Wx5UYdAPERDCTmYiN4Pcto8eBmRkTBlb-X6_OCaXz8mDiODDYs_arVHJLaoGrmP0ekLZp5oQdxVIw_QL2UDhES8gFJINcWly0ItU5LRdVi5nG52S/s1600/arrival+step+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lLalkCsZ7onp3k2DxtYusK_FFtx4Wx5UYdAPERDCTmYiN4Pcto8eBmRkTBlb-X6_OCaXz8mDiODDYs_arVHJLaoGrmP0ekLZp5oQdxVIw_QL2UDhES8gFJINcWly0ItU5LRdVi5nG52S/s400/arrival+step+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561072211021494802" /></a> This is a close-up of the painting. After all of my shadow shapes are in place, I added some of my "triad grey" (aureolin, perm. rose, cobalt blue) to some of the shadows to give them a little more depth. I wet one petal at a time with clear water before I begin painting. From there, I begin overpainting the petals with perm. rose, quin. magenta, quin. gold, new gamboge, and winsor orange (red shade). Tipping the paper helps smooth the transitions between colors, and the water I painted on the petals "floats" the paint, allowing more movement.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWnMOIG2Pzm0xBIQqdzQQzm4V7yue1zW_bKsnLflO69ZGgxwAePZ5rMVLT4hcXlq6lhd8tnUbGmybdednV1nPqOowqpOmEHjrtiykqQwQd62tlNoqKm7S-HTR44O72DV3EhRjeyY5yy9_/s1600/arrival+step+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWnMOIG2Pzm0xBIQqdzQQzm4V7yue1zW_bKsnLflO69ZGgxwAePZ5rMVLT4hcXlq6lhd8tnUbGmybdednV1nPqOowqpOmEHjrtiykqQwQd62tlNoqKm7S-HTR44O72DV3EhRjeyY5yy9_/s400/arrival+step+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561072207515209122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkXIZG0QOnUMM0t27QfFoJ7MLDlTFwHApDi-siVjXeQzWTd5bMhQVbPFd6P8mFu1bX-2iqFrHgRXqElcPnZRKxQNBngRb4A0ugBgCls-DXehA1B3D8nRRNyWBVPwpH2OpfzujcsSAlEgw/s1600/arrival+step+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkXIZG0QOnUMM0t27QfFoJ7MLDlTFwHApDi-siVjXeQzWTd5bMhQVbPFd6P8mFu1bX-2iqFrHgRXqElcPnZRKxQNBngRb4A0ugBgCls-DXehA1B3D8nRRNyWBVPwpH2OpfzujcsSAlEgw/s400/arrival+step+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561072204440920834" /></a>I've finished the petals, and underpaint the buds and stems with winsor violet. I've used indigo to underpaint veins in the leaves, then overpainted with sap green.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JnSbgl3GNRj_0ghJmXggRegNAASldA8Q6Vt0jQONv59V8ysO5zjVW0tsuh_Ry5rqxsHU3J5uBBGWsVGCzAd48GcJIrasqLo6MBcX7hxOXX3ocoir3CmNu-N3kBjGVj_s2CkyuG1jnPTr/s1600/arrival+step+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JnSbgl3GNRj_0ghJmXggRegNAASldA8Q6Vt0jQONv59V8ysO5zjVW0tsuh_Ry5rqxsHU3J5uBBGWsVGCzAd48GcJIrasqLo6MBcX7hxOXX3ocoir3CmNu-N3kBjGVj_s2CkyuG1jnPTr/s400/arrival+step+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561072201237866578" /></a> The stems and buds are painted with pereylene violet and permanent rose. The winsor violet underpainting shows through, creating depth. My final step is to glaze over some of the lower stems with the triad grey to push them into the background. When you first apply this glaze, it looks pretty bad-- just give it time. As the grey dries it disappears, creating a subtle shadow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuU1QSiVoPfd7GtnjmSgdiScALWeGzw7Ys7u2-f4FiCnkAZqLrwhQEsuIwN8kNjbYTefpRH9EEQHLttaLz6nX5xGfY8Ei3vHqVkw8OaD3oOmluHh30CvwsfMeO7EmHPKraQaxwpVjKjFxL/s1600/arrival+step+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuU1QSiVoPfd7GtnjmSgdiScALWeGzw7Ys7u2-f4FiCnkAZqLrwhQEsuIwN8kNjbYTefpRH9EEQHLttaLz6nX5xGfY8Ei3vHqVkw8OaD3oOmluHh30CvwsfMeO7EmHPKraQaxwpVjKjFxL/s400/arrival+step+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561072198192501234" /></a> I titled this painting "Arrival" 36" x 15". It was my first painting done while living here in Maui. </div>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-72702757383622438602010-11-25T15:37:00.000-08:002010-11-25T15:55:50.921-08:00News from Maui!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8wl5oTYIBs8YNdWW7cAAMn00L1lUjU40MRlA3OBkjeD5uIhJy_KYkle8BQwbX11rcr57pqHAH4ggXEzOg71WY8np3Q1xNeVmB-j-SvrvsVIK8mL_xXzEWWHpHCogCOIS89oo_kILO6pw/s1600/IMG_0259.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8wl5oTYIBs8YNdWW7cAAMn00L1lUjU40MRlA3OBkjeD5uIhJy_KYkle8BQwbX11rcr57pqHAH4ggXEzOg71WY8np3Q1xNeVmB-j-SvrvsVIK8mL_xXzEWWHpHCogCOIS89oo_kILO6pw/s400/IMG_0259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543638008948012402" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My husband and I are spending the next six months in Maui. I'm planning on doing a LOT of painting, and have just joined Maui Hands, a wonderful art gallery. This is the view from my studio. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#A6241F;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In February 2011, I will be participating in a brand new annual art event on Maui, called the Maui Open Studios. It is an exciting island-wide event of self-guided tours of artists studios and exhibitions taking place the first 3 weekends of February every year. I am one of over 100 artists who are participating in the inaugural event in 2011. The event includes a festive Opening Celebration and Preview Exhibition on Friday, February 4 at the Maui Tropical Plantation. There will be live music and a cash bar and artwork to preview from the participating artists. The Opening Celebration is followed by 3 weekends of artist open studios including mine. The event is entirely free for the public. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My event /show will be during Weekend #2 (Feb. 12-13) from 10am - 6pm on both days. Please check out my artist profile, samples of my work and my show details on the Maui Open Studios website at </span></span><a href="http://www.MauiOpenStudios.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">http://www.MauiOpenStudios.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Click on my name in the alphabetical listings in Weekend #2 to view my information.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I would appreciate it if you could share this information about my show with your friends and art lovers and I hope to see you then!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aloha, Kathleen</span></span></div></div>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-17289147317301105482010-10-30T20:21:00.000-07:002010-10-30T20:35:01.067-07:00North American Watercolor Artists- NAWA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJwZFB05FBt4omauZeHz_P8rWtF1n716vj6kRsFb4YFkL3r0SbkYRBOM4CeP72wOpVUGLRK3zFdLPufpjuoR56NZMQLNNjG7OGeLZcloVnOaCeW2ZKBb8Wv6z2i2jNQtph2PmM3jWJPG8/s1600/Gratitude_21x29_Alexander2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJwZFB05FBt4omauZeHz_P8rWtF1n716vj6kRsFb4YFkL3r0SbkYRBOM4CeP72wOpVUGLRK3zFdLPufpjuoR56NZMQLNNjG7OGeLZcloVnOaCeW2ZKBb8Wv6z2i2jNQtph2PmM3jWJPG8/s400/Gratitude_21x29_Alexander2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534045891698622466" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:180%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:17px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:13pt;">SIX AMERICAN ARTISTS TO REPRESENT THE U.S. IN THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOR BIENNIAL IN MEXICO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mark Mehaffey, <span> </span>Nicholas Simmons, Keiko Tanabe, Carol Carter, Thomas W. Schaller, and Kathleen Alexander <span> </span>have formed the North American Watercolor Artists,<span> </span>a group of six U.S. watercolor artists, to represent the United States in the IX International Watercolor Biennial in Mexico. The exhibition will be held at the National Museum of Watercolor in Mexico City, December 5, 2010 through February 13, 2011. Artists representing countries in five continents are participating in the Biennial, which is invitation-only. Begun in 1994, the purpose of the Biennial is to establish or enhance friendly relationships among watercolor artists and promote watercolor painting around the world.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I'm so honored to be included in this outstanding group of artists, and to be representing the United States. I've included the websites of all the members of the group, so please visit. Each artist has a unique style that represents a different facet of watercolor painting.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Web addresses:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mark Mehaffey <a href="http://www.mehaffeygallery.com/">www.mehaffeygallery.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Nicholas Simmons <a href="http://www.nicholassimmons.com/">www.nicholassimmons.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Keiko Tanabe <a href="http://ktanabefineart.com/">http://ktanabefineart.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Carol Carter <a href="http://www.carol-carter.com/">www.carol-carter.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Thomas W. Schaller <a href="http://www.twschaller.com/">www.twschaller.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Kathleen Alexander <a href="http://www.kathleenalexanderwatercolors.com/">www.kathleenalexanderwatercolors.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">The painting I sent to the exhibition is titled "Gratitude" 21x29".</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div><br /></div></span>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-24200810707762747112010-08-25T07:07:00.000-07:002010-08-25T07:19:18.449-07:00Palo Alto Festival of the Arts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXFKKk2KTy2_0rkkGIewWPXufvoyXKcblzqMKo7hccUnRS_xBrCWmbMp14fvF1ktl6UiT5lO5iFsUroRjgVnvWlqVLI-llt2gypBqWB80V-ti5MV54kI2J23sv1YiZHnRsXbzGeEjzI0J/s1600/new+grapes+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXFKKk2KTy2_0rkkGIewWPXufvoyXKcblzqMKo7hccUnRS_xBrCWmbMp14fvF1ktl6UiT5lO5iFsUroRjgVnvWlqVLI-llt2gypBqWB80V-ti5MV54kI2J23sv1YiZHnRsXbzGeEjzI0J/s400/new+grapes+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509351304757420898" /></a><br />I'll have a booth at the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts this weekend, August 28-29 on University Avenue in Palo Alto. It's a great festival (& the food is surprisingly good for a street fair!). We just moved, and life seems to be getting back to normal. I've been painting some new wine grapes and am trying to finish them for the Kings Mountain Art Fair, Labor Day weekend.Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-74553928335377369902010-06-16T14:03:00.000-07:002010-06-16T14:07:45.402-07:00La Jolla Festival of the Arts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGdolRY3UNKo02bY87HzS5edks8rgLbBVa1ffnIwCxyzxvOhmOGGvOXAj6DXc3N5d6fVem1DRH46zums4pPfwrqCTeEblLBs-EShj_Kp0Og8cPw2H0L2ogQcfKMvKsx2boZ1ImbeBMhyphenhyphenb/s1600/La+Jolla+Logo+for+web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGdolRY3UNKo02bY87HzS5edks8rgLbBVa1ffnIwCxyzxvOhmOGGvOXAj6DXc3N5d6fVem1DRH46zums4pPfwrqCTeEblLBs-EShj_Kp0Og8cPw2H0L2ogQcfKMvKsx2boZ1ImbeBMhyphenhyphenb/s400/La+Jolla+Logo+for+web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483480984000312834" /></a><br />I got late notice that I was accepted into the La Jolla Festival of the Arts. La Jolla is in the San Diego area, so this will be the farthest I've travelled for an art festival. I'm so excited! The festival is June 26-27, and is held on the UC San Diego Campus East. Here's their web address: www.lajollaartfestival.org. If you're in the area, please come by and say hi!<div><br /></div>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-26848062679104822562010-04-14T09:05:00.001-07:002010-04-14T09:07:54.287-07:00March Workshop: Painting FlowersFabulous hibiscus paintings by the March workshop group!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgaO33eHD-qe33cjZmdvbDol3bcJxzRncZeSnAAEoNwoEHqTMJWt0CorowWNnpJi-_CIRnoIsH5MM-27KVXxdlzIw3iZvFF5mA8Lti1FLhmJ4wiRPcSQi7P2Mz1A_3UpC95fDN4-hFLIM/s1600/March+2010+workshop"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgaO33eHD-qe33cjZmdvbDol3bcJxzRncZeSnAAEoNwoEHqTMJWt0CorowWNnpJi-_CIRnoIsH5MM-27KVXxdlzIw3iZvFF5mA8Lti1FLhmJ4wiRPcSQi7P2Mz1A_3UpC95fDN4-hFLIM/s320/March+2010+workshop" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460025137101018114" /></a>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-84366768990304353412010-04-14T08:52:00.001-07:002010-04-14T09:04:02.987-07:00February Sunflowers WorkshopAt the end of February I held a workshop on painting sunflowers. What a talented group of painters! Here are some of the photos from the workshop:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkykfXFTBi04BVqQhgWSAVnoEPTZ8ONG3XuDnwSn7iu1tuh9REJxwYqkuzq75tf-4M2EwcG9YpNJbVu3iXJeDEAn64qIpRXm6F-KHn2GMgNpP53LgJY0oRrVjXbISYGP13M1jUGz1QN3Xe/s1600/087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkykfXFTBi04BVqQhgWSAVnoEPTZ8ONG3XuDnwSn7iu1tuh9REJxwYqkuzq75tf-4M2EwcG9YpNJbVu3iXJeDEAn64qIpRXm6F-KHn2GMgNpP53LgJY0oRrVjXbISYGP13M1jUGz1QN3Xe/s320/087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460023868851794738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoyQpfR6HjNoTtN-J4NZ8aW9peVaVyK6LY-lKtuFiMsejooryiNBRHpKQDY6eoY4-kJ5iHTypyHfZBALe16m1OJB0-UaV1ydlvnOsGrXDehQomZH_dsjmcqUMrr4NpRYUe3mD4djKl9MX/s1600/112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoyQpfR6HjNoTtN-J4NZ8aW9peVaVyK6LY-lKtuFiMsejooryiNBRHpKQDY6eoY4-kJ5iHTypyHfZBALe16m1OJB0-UaV1ydlvnOsGrXDehQomZH_dsjmcqUMrr4NpRYUe3mD4djKl9MX/s320/112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460023858144402114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc2005wlp-og4icUIkCsxfsUN_Wd1OOLZKteRsvaghxoWGDbFzhaDCiv5KeJvSZ9P-Wo88QiYtpNZxU5gKPU5IwBwLaq7sIdR7Hufd0EWRe3xkDrcu45RHsmRjHp7A3hOi3nyifk6QGmK/s1600/123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc2005wlp-og4icUIkCsxfsUN_Wd1OOLZKteRsvaghxoWGDbFzhaDCiv5KeJvSZ9P-Wo88QiYtpNZxU5gKPU5IwBwLaq7sIdR7Hufd0EWRe3xkDrcu45RHsmRjHp7A3hOi3nyifk6QGmK/s320/123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460023855935856946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvjZA_hX-b-DTc2PvvktVcdCPiU8ofE1fDuHLgf0Icth55yyzoo6ICIQazFSbL6aaO4hc_Dmy52rY4wVluGV8JFQQMP-Rc_DPB2zYOSNdce2PkJo5zL3pI3RnrDuZvh41tiFfcrInPdcv/s1600/132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvjZA_hX-b-DTc2PvvktVcdCPiU8ofE1fDuHLgf0Icth55yyzoo6ICIQazFSbL6aaO4hc_Dmy52rY4wVluGV8JFQQMP-Rc_DPB2zYOSNdce2PkJo5zL3pI3RnrDuZvh41tiFfcrInPdcv/s320/132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460023845396118226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnbCsOrvnwJqsgzdhVf1CyHirTFnVe8bHu2VowIGkFlzdaQuBKnnz1a4f1EQio2tpJZN-bKTZyBtIqW3AyESlgPnD8BDujdK4b05cNaKNvYocgiI5I6gvBh3ODmn5Ylvl00qlcLB9Ndz1/s1600/133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnbCsOrvnwJqsgzdhVf1CyHirTFnVe8bHu2VowIGkFlzdaQuBKnnz1a4f1EQio2tpJZN-bKTZyBtIqW3AyESlgPnD8BDujdK4b05cNaKNvYocgiI5I6gvBh3ODmn5Ylvl00qlcLB9Ndz1/s320/133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460023836263697298" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-48958915729864167202010-02-16T14:52:00.001-08:002010-02-16T14:55:49.484-08:00Watercolor Artist magazine April 2010 issue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLcRQDhAWL8WpUWeLHlRKkRJuxezE-Bd9uyXNkj16sMxwq55gDjQtvNqN6su6LP26QG578hP9f4BbgvTKz4sPOYeWJ9k_qVxSAnLTWvmL2_hxwFYUCgHpupybDnDgIUpj601Kz6V8tbsA/s1600-h/Watercolor+Artist+2010+page.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLcRQDhAWL8WpUWeLHlRKkRJuxezE-Bd9uyXNkj16sMxwq55gDjQtvNqN6su6LP26QG578hP9f4BbgvTKz4sPOYeWJ9k_qVxSAnLTWvmL2_hxwFYUCgHpupybDnDgIUpj601Kz6V8tbsA/s320/Watercolor+Artist+2010+page.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438978794931542802" /></a>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-15614354266145080192010-01-20T07:27:00.000-08:002010-01-20T07:32:13.074-08:00Plumeria Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrVUSI8Pu8VSyGhObyLT8qkJkjfPytOV7ZeZOB2Mcys-dEq_WA38FyBtBAHDUN_2hxqBjYLsIE1Uo8i2Bh_C0_lmIMOS-hyXkH1gHu-XxcVV3pSN8HRzOiEer1VFQhIY-Ej1WMbl6AJ8c/s1600-h/plumeria+jan+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrVUSI8Pu8VSyGhObyLT8qkJkjfPytOV7ZeZOB2Mcys-dEq_WA38FyBtBAHDUN_2hxqBjYLsIE1Uo8i2Bh_C0_lmIMOS-hyXkH1gHu-XxcVV3pSN8HRzOiEer1VFQhIY-Ej1WMbl6AJ8c/s320/plumeria+jan+2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428845053066908930" /></a><br />Okay, I've done another plumeria painting during the past week. I started this painting for a demonstration I did for the Los Altos Art Club on January 11. It's on a full sheet of watercolor paper. I never get tired of this subject.Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-65339119380209925172010-01-20T07:21:00.001-08:002010-01-20T07:26:59.912-08:00Big Art- Lotus Pond<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2FvVRXew-UpQZiE_BagdtWR5MmT4Qyxxt-zcmCpoE2diGMMaBAUfFFiVbfCdbkr5Pi4TBMeo3DNOrPsGa0Gy1tYm862VB9rxOrAGaONxhZfCLhPa7i1C0OzEcwZXJI5P8fTcVd0PgRcW/s1600-h/lotusd"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2FvVRXew-UpQZiE_BagdtWR5MmT4Qyxxt-zcmCpoE2diGMMaBAUfFFiVbfCdbkr5Pi4TBMeo3DNOrPsGa0Gy1tYm862VB9rxOrAGaONxhZfCLhPa7i1C0OzEcwZXJI5P8fTcVd0PgRcW/s320/lotusd" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428842676719627538" /></a><br />Here is the finished painting. I was just able to get it into the back of my minivan yesterday. Once it's framed, I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to transport it. (Uh-oh). Framing is the next dilemma. I'm choosing between floating it with torn/deckled edges and no mat, and wrapping foamcore with white linen, overlapped in the corners. I'm leaning towards the first option.Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-33282403638045998372010-01-07T16:09:00.000-08:002010-01-07T16:21:37.688-08:00Lotus Flowers 60x40" In Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP04HgmBfdnkVPW3cQ6-wuXs3LrGfLaKS95-jbmzqihAykpzdjuSADEfHgTrOXUnakyHkK7zzqHAw9pD601EAr8cFIb4bAnNMgxbrn-VT9ylVuABauY5SifUMiT3fOIkIxenA7bA1jS-ux/s1600-h/lotuso"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP04HgmBfdnkVPW3cQ6-wuXs3LrGfLaKS95-jbmzqihAykpzdjuSADEfHgTrOXUnakyHkK7zzqHAw9pD601EAr8cFIb4bAnNMgxbrn-VT9ylVuABauY5SifUMiT3fOIkIxenA7bA1jS-ux/s320/lotuso" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424155757539018178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q_-TyHEhpOeojxZddQVj_2WLiD4fDa6EABw2gmSv-rgZBnVWivClnmAlAwBnmvisrSbEDgtKiZTOrgrBk7UpC6vVz7j_ardaqfslPRKGgKEbncoG6yEr0lQ4NQeQgurFmVK2cX-f9bAF/s1600-h/lotusn"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q_-TyHEhpOeojxZddQVj_2WLiD4fDa6EABw2gmSv-rgZBnVWivClnmAlAwBnmvisrSbEDgtKiZTOrgrBk7UpC6vVz7j_ardaqfslPRKGgKEbncoG6yEr0lQ4NQeQgurFmVK2cX-f9bAF/s320/lotusn" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424155747871244434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2wyYAMgZnJ5135-7uHsg7PgyfySmiVUCaF5WQaUvquZKXCQ-vnc7d8cCRZJ_SD-8S1yziRoVTVQEFw6nT_naxmzEwpmWTC7YVZGEYi6PMDJ7H3XkmpR0ZynYXIP1lb6sb7y8c4PcHf9h/s1600-h/lotusm"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2wyYAMgZnJ5135-7uHsg7PgyfySmiVUCaF5WQaUvquZKXCQ-vnc7d8cCRZJ_SD-8S1yziRoVTVQEFw6nT_naxmzEwpmWTC7YVZGEYi6PMDJ7H3XkmpR0ZynYXIP1lb6sb7y8c4PcHf9h/s320/lotusm" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424155744681821138" /></a><br />I'm getting closer to the end! I like painting big, but this is the painting that swallowed the studio. I think I'll need to take over my dining room next time I do a 40x60. I've been listening to David McCullough's "1776" for those of you who like audiobooks. It's great. Probably should be listening to the Dali Lama considering the subject matter. Oh well. <div>I'm giving a painting demonstration next Monday, January 11, 2010 at the Los Altos Art Club (7pm). It's free and non-club members are welcome. </div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-11356953546856887042009-12-19T21:06:00.000-08:002009-12-19T21:20:53.552-08:00Big Art- Lotus Pond<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfL03goGFUmK4gEVMTGbLC3DdesnMgkFOXtf62ZWlj6ZMto339D9s3u_FWoey9kXFQkSDkn4JVh6VjOxJfv8Q3jBjjDkoYYTPpZ-EuMnU_cc1LElwRWVzbLtgyYrg6VNpffggNUv70kRF/s1600-h/IMG_5266.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfL03goGFUmK4gEVMTGbLC3DdesnMgkFOXtf62ZWlj6ZMto339D9s3u_FWoey9kXFQkSDkn4JVh6VjOxJfv8Q3jBjjDkoYYTPpZ-EuMnU_cc1LElwRWVzbLtgyYrg6VNpffggNUv70kRF/s320/IMG_5266.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417182269017583330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2alj1LE47Eg2A0uPXJi_dsZpDTiDGtnfs08FHm7T6hPrFoS9Q59d3RYGsz66D4-nwe_XjtDYlhqstGY5MBuGj2QNVFxdz5CmHiqWP8DVdq3fN8FUJcaBeMUbArhPf8GskJpTTJm1Y_0Pr/s1600-h/IMG_5267.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2alj1LE47Eg2A0uPXJi_dsZpDTiDGtnfs08FHm7T6hPrFoS9Q59d3RYGsz66D4-nwe_XjtDYlhqstGY5MBuGj2QNVFxdz5CmHiqWP8DVdq3fN8FUJcaBeMUbArhPf8GskJpTTJm1Y_0Pr/s320/IMG_5267.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417182064423413042" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I put in the darks using Shadow Green (Holbein). It took almost the whole tube of paint! Next, I used drafting tape to mask some of the stems, and masking fluid on some of the seed pods. These masks aren't just to keep the areas clean; the masks are really helping me keep track of the geography of this large painting. I'm painting pthalo blue in the darker area of the leaves and painting over it with green gold, sap green, and a green made of cobalt blue and aureolin. </div>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-74237816312908261642009-12-13T19:08:00.000-08:002009-12-13T19:13:12.795-08:00Lotus Flowers 60x40" In Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3n49hFAZLjfa9TCGobIyMTB6yXk1nFe0O3l3dZOlDuTqPM3VINoyW9Dyto-9LvI8RF0ww3mrnOsrdvPymAx5qJJZ9G-Z4E5sFebvURxgtaQNcK5Q9WApa9o6Yi3qwofhL_abfNcrQD-IT/s1600-h/IMG_5265.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3n49hFAZLjfa9TCGobIyMTB6yXk1nFe0O3l3dZOlDuTqPM3VINoyW9Dyto-9LvI8RF0ww3mrnOsrdvPymAx5qJJZ9G-Z4E5sFebvURxgtaQNcK5Q9WApa9o6Yi3qwofhL_abfNcrQD-IT/s320/IMG_5265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414924283596849938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6ajrEkZGh5YAUaztgYoUTmjIp-pXWO3b0j-iMolMm9AJEEbR2rDWYL6xcgqhYAC3wm06TZ9rA914FmWcFplWyY-eA7oQlgS8uBusvMsh4_1HDgWNtQHLfZEPziEY4D8ltmKMVKQ4CzhX/s1600-h/IMG_5263.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkuEfjNQGrSXtfBFDM0zhAfWkhOuZIl61LOzhNhGo0hlAhQ_YxBLoD77nrPADyaK6BhMUId9G-v5LYgMbyR4rWWisUFJp63U4v8BdbgaiqvGRXr_dyBVWkXd0WSZY5FNgfnreD8JNhNDj/s320/IMG_5260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414924255696861074" /></a>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-37658596504570419042009-12-13T11:12:00.000-08:002009-12-13T11:33:29.757-08:00Big Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXZRoGLmQZwIAqB326OHpyy8sTHRLl536gh7NfSQeWT0OCV44JZDDYFEG70jfA0d5GQ9oOIcrXBhAYj6TU3m9-5sOzhfaDqz1hdkVco46KCcXX_7gKvci_ULGEpBW69bZ5FvHEWdu228s/s1600-h/lotus+for+web"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXZRoGLmQZwIAqB326OHpyy8sTHRLl536gh7NfSQeWT0OCV44JZDDYFEG70jfA0d5GQ9oOIcrXBhAYj6TU3m9-5sOzhfaDqz1hdkVco46KCcXX_7gKvci_ULGEpBW69bZ5FvHEWdu228s/s320/lotus+for+web" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414806069594585330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LiExEKt_uWZA-230yYHGnxcKOpiubwNwUzX4IdNkT5Tu6OKQvupiO8E0OymZnoxIWj5PlQx0Kxnf683Nvojm2BYCz8UQBvXL1vTOsdr2zDHiOftr1eGvfcmMQTBlfJjvZo9PH8dxjlU_/s1600-h/IMG_5258.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LiExEKt_uWZA-230yYHGnxcKOpiubwNwUzX4IdNkT5Tu6OKQvupiO8E0OymZnoxIWj5PlQx0Kxnf683Nvojm2BYCz8UQBvXL1vTOsdr2zDHiOftr1eGvfcmMQTBlfJjvZo9PH8dxjlU_/s320/IMG_5258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414806065346138738" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I've got a new project. I've had a roll of Arches 140lb cold press watercolor paper for some time, and have used it for some larger paintings. I've always wanted to paint larger watercolors, so I got a sheet of 40x60 1/2" foamcore and another piece of 40x60" fiberboard and glued them together as a support. I soaked & stapled on the watercolor paper, and waited for it to dry. It has bowed a little, but it seems like it will work. For my first project, I'm going to paint a pond of lotus flowers. It should be<div> interesting though; my studio is so small, I can't even fit the 40x60 on my desk. It's projecting out at a diagonal angle!</div><div><br /></div></div>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-81965619684054761592009-11-27T14:28:00.000-08:002009-11-27T14:42:13.625-08:00Goldfish-Bowl Blues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FJuhx6Nhim8sKFqfiFTlpXB8khk8rSzLfTmZxh0s3JsK67rasozmut8PDe8NmhyszzPFteHH8P-FqRj3eHdM3Suu_Sowls3fmw7HWHmO2vjJSrIkHP0_8iVhiF7C2tJPhurD_r0xHoU7/s1600/Goldfish-Bowl+Blues.web.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FJuhx6Nhim8sKFqfiFTlpXB8khk8rSzLfTmZxh0s3JsK67rasozmut8PDe8NmhyszzPFteHH8P-FqRj3eHdM3Suu_Sowls3fmw7HWHmO2vjJSrIkHP0_8iVhiF7C2tJPhurD_r0xHoU7/s400/Goldfish-Bowl+Blues.web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408914186391674994" /></a><br /><div>I painted this a few weeks ago to prepare for the workshop I was giving on painting flowers & glass. There was really only one goldfish in the bowl, but I took the goldfish out of another photo using Adobe Photoshop, re-shaped it to look like it was in this bowl, and pasted it in. Then I printed the photo and used it as my reference. It turned out to be a good solution to the problem of having a photo with a poorly defined focal point. </div><div>Now it's time to pick something new to paint. I've got to do an abstract painting for a group show at Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos, CA in January. That should be interesting considering how realistic I paint! Wish me luck.</div><div>Happy Thanksgiving!</div>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-14521833258905987192009-10-26T16:22:00.001-07:002009-10-26T16:48:38.823-07:00October 2009 Workshop- Painting Flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegpi7wKQOyh-wkEl62iaxq2vo92EAInaT-O0p2RGA4Zs0u5giZoDm9crY0l7b6QJvWl0SZCvfHvcNLcANm1ci3L4FLXDGFtIAqkKEBR5BPQZPMi-IIDxsUW9H9jlkMUZw4ZVks-pcIPqE/s1600-h/IMG_5146.JPG"></a>The workshop was held at Pedro Point Creative, in Pacifica, California. Pacifica is about 15 minutes south of San Francisco. Pedro Point Creative's web address is: www.ppcreative.com.<div>I chose white plumeria flowers with yellow centers as the subject matter. We focused on painting the shadows in the flowers first, creating depth. We used five different colors in the shadows to create interest. Next came the yellow centers of the flowers, followed by indigo in the background. After glazing over the indigo, the lush green foliage emerged. Here are some of the paintings of the participants:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegpi7wKQOyh-wkEl62iaxq2vo92EAInaT-O0p2RGA4Zs0u5giZoDm9crY0l7b6QJvWl0SZCvfHvcNLcANm1ci3L4FLXDGFtIAqkKEBR5BPQZPMi-IIDxsUW9H9jlkMUZw4ZVks-pcIPqE/s1600-h/IMG_5146.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegpi7wKQOyh-wkEl62iaxq2vo92EAInaT-O0p2RGA4Zs0u5giZoDm9crY0l7b6QJvWl0SZCvfHvcNLcANm1ci3L4FLXDGFtIAqkKEBR5BPQZPMi-IIDxsUW9H9jlkMUZw4ZVks-pcIPqE/s400/IMG_5146.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397054866975172114" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This weekend's workshop was a huge success. We had a great time painting and the results were fantastic. Here are a few photos from the end of the last day.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWTKRCfvXpQLV8FQCBSRctSrthyT042HKCOhyL4zk9dyZ_MqRaCIg7O40VC2Ryv5fLxC33RaPJ-QsBYHABi1QmdpKnr3fSczUUlYgYFnf2rA8u1g-XagwwQ8Ju_8ICf-YgT_PR0OB7eXz/s1600-h/IMG_5145.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWTKRCfvXpQLV8FQCBSRctSrthyT042HKCOhyL4zk9dyZ_MqRaCIg7O40VC2Ryv5fLxC33RaPJ-QsBYHABi1QmdpKnr3fSczUUlYgYFnf2rA8u1g-XagwwQ8Ju_8ICf-YgT_PR0OB7eXz/s400/IMG_5145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397054690901721858" /></a>I still have a few spaces available in my December 4-6, 2009 workshop. The subject will be "Painting Waterlilies and Lilyponds". If you are interested, please email or call me. Contact information is on my website.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMFdo6yVWCWHI1UrXmBRKLPnndDF-X6E5B-DZ8L9ivPHkcfswQtU7M1JvvTv9_lz5v0ol6HX_R9-fCwcUCtN9pfZwx83NugUVsQZCrlVxBp9tDPhaRhlhbEi-GPD3W-HVslXXRfbMP23o/s1600-h/IMG_5144.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMFdo6yVWCWHI1UrXmBRKLPnndDF-X6E5B-DZ8L9ivPHkcfswQtU7M1JvvTv9_lz5v0ol6HX_R9-fCwcUCtN9pfZwx83NugUVsQZCrlVxBp9tDPhaRhlhbEi-GPD3W-HVslXXRfbMP23o/s400/IMG_5144.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397054683210066658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8VPuvAqQxDm5S5nJCmIQAdSb0yXIWG1HU8dFWYg8usteSq1xVgACeR9HhNQyQOmQfjsNFzrufYR-swIVIQEYFoMeUkUxwfhPp4TuUNpyhjlm_YfPzC-rGKTdO-4ck_BpUKLqeYFz1ttu/s1600-h/IMG_5143.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxh-Fc2UPD6enqyqHFXOVPnkW1uLY_Rm9IlbHIOhsHUqkWRbCyKQFuIQ0wwe_yMUruDjfxu3-2_Fikv_p8XbnmUEEKQuJDqkBUtMIImFJbB_jYEH8gxpEU9oWVAhohiP0M1F_fZngXTqF5/s400/grapes4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392102499650023538" /></a><br />I ended up removing the little green plastic tape that was fluttering on the left side of the painting, and painted in one of my white highlighted leaves in the upper center of the painting, and it was much improved. Thank goodness for the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser! My lighting is bad in this photo; there are areas in the grapes in the original paintings that are more dark like the grapes in the right hand side. I'll be hanging this painting at Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos on November 2, and will be having a reception on November 13, from 6-8pm.Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-16587414666407946242009-10-12T13:22:00.000-07:002009-10-12T13:25:20.893-07:00Grapes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBipCYSmGq4ofBKs2DEtJLgK60B4WEVPCJNo3bhenShc8zA4OG2YAu6kkfJ9LfvQ2x4oadHZkoABWpUsC2Lw0ElYAQYeVQbIuOausP_WzmiOSowPocSlkCz4I6ZLgsFBcBTZoVE6Xy4u4k/s1600-h/grapes3"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBipCYSmGq4ofBKs2DEtJLgK60B4WEVPCJNo3bhenShc8zA4OG2YAu6kkfJ9LfvQ2x4oadHZkoABWpUsC2Lw0ElYAQYeVQbIuOausP_WzmiOSowPocSlkCz4I6ZLgsFBcBTZoVE6Xy4u4k/s400/grapes3" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391812157746240882" /></a><br />Just added another coat to the dirt at the bottom of the painting and lots of little details in between grapes on the left.Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493720831972503531.post-42475757881215988022009-10-12T09:00:00.000-07:002009-10-12T09:29:24.556-07:00Grapes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-BK3K0FZlO0UNxgzI1ntIeb2RmrzR5Wbxp0mL20EX_MHa8IAT-kFadpyTzmWhVlVhN1C1b9xI7J8P6ZfHCWsqAzYo5lFODb3oLXJiJNjejEhBKEWD7QQzSzpNLLrU4YTetv9JCYESOX5/s1600-h/grapes2"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-BK3K0FZlO0UNxgzI1ntIeb2RmrzR5Wbxp0mL20EX_MHa8IAT-kFadpyTzmWhVlVhN1C1b9xI7J8P6ZfHCWsqAzYo5lFODb3oLXJiJNjejEhBKEWD7QQzSzpNLLrU4YTetv9JCYESOX5/s400/grapes2" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391750573297166018" /></a><br />Grapes seem like such a nice subject to paint until you realize you have to paint every single grape. Argh!<div>I'm using cobalt blue, indigo & perylene violet.<br /><div><br /></div><div>I do like all the interesting shapes in the leaves. When I paint them, I just try to paint the shapes I see in my reference photo and don't try to think of the shapes as leaves. It all seems to work out in the end.</div></div>Kathleen Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667531321720079551noreply@blogger.com3