"On My Easel" day 2, 11"x14" oil/canvas work-in-progress

work-in-progress, day 2.

 

Quote of the day:

 

All human error is impatience,

a premature renunciation of method.   _Franz Kafka.

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 11"x14" oil/canvas work-in-progress.

11"x14" oil on stretch canvas I think Frederick's canvas ,

it's fun to have space to work with...

 

Quote of the day:

 

" How did you get that carefree, loosely painted look?

 "I was in a hurry." answered  _Helen van Wyk.

"Strawberry Blond" Kim Robert's 5"x7" original oil on linen/gatorboard

5"x7" original oil on gatorboard

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Quote of the day:

 

If we go down into ourselves we find that we possess exactly what we desire.   _ Simon Weil.

"Waiting for Santa" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" original oil on linen/gatorboard.

8"x10" original oil/linen/gatorboard

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Quote of the day:

If one is lucky,

a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.   _Maya Angelou.

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" oil/linen/gatorboard work-in-progress

8"x10" oil/linen/gatorboard work-in-progress

 

Quote of the day:

 

In art, economy is always beauty.   _Henry James.

"Empathy" Kim Roberti's 9"x9" oil/linen/gatorboard

9"x9" original oil on linen/gatorboard

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Quote of the day:

 

Art is more than product of your efforts

_it should be about feeling, life, attitude, soul.  _Sergei Bongart.

"Languish In Lavenders" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" oil/linen/atorboard

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" oil/linen/gatorboard - work-in-progress.

8"x10" oil/linen/gatorboard work-in-progress

today humidity level is so high, my paint is not co-operated.

 

 

Quote of the day:

 

For you know, we always learn from others and end up teaching ourselves.   _James Beard.

"Redhead" Kim Roberti's 11"x14" oil/linen/gatorboard

11"x14" oil/linen/gatorboard

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"Take A Deep Breath" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" original oil/linen/gatorboard.

8"x10" original oil/linen/gatorboard

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Quote of the day:   from artist  Gaye Sekula

Work while you have the light.

You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.   _Henri Frederic Amiel.

"Inseparable" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" original oil on linen/gatorboard

8"x10" original oil/linen/gatorboard.

"Sweet Little Kachina" Kim Roberti's 6"x8" original oil/linen/gatorboard

6"x8"original oil on linen/gatorboard

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Quote of the day:

 

A man learns to skate by staggering bout making a fool of himself;

indeed, he progresses in all things by making a fool of himself.   _George Bernard Shaw.

"Little Darling" Kim Roberti's 7"x9" oil/linen/gatorboard

7"x9" original oil/linen/gatorboard.
 

Quote of the day:

 

Nothing is so pure as practice and discovery.    _Jim Nance

 

"The Look In Her Eyes" Kim Roberti's 9"x9" oil/linen/gatorboard.

 

9"x9" original oil on linen/gatoboard

 

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Quotes of the day:

 

Confidence is when you have hit this particular shot many times in the past,

 and you know you are capable of doing it again.

Optimism would be if you had never hit this shot successfully in your life,

and are hoping this will be the first time.   _Harvey Penick.

"Painted House" my home made paint keeper.

My premier work shop is completed last weekend.
I shared 3 blissful days with talented artists both local and out of state.
I can not thank you enough for trusted me enough to participate.
They said to learn is to teach, and I've learned so much from our shared experiences.

The workshop is filled after 2 weeks it was announced. said Sandy at NBAL.
BY POPULAR DEMAND Sandy is planning for my comeback. 
NBAL will have another workshop schedule for me on March 13, 14, 15 in 2015.

One of the artist in the workshop have a wonderful gadget to keep his paint (organized and kept well after paint sessions) what a brilliant idea.  I like it so much that I rigged one up my from stuff around the house.

. apiece of aluminum angle ( you might find at your local hardware store) cut to fit your palette.
.  2 caps from old spray can...or anything that will fit. slip to the 2 ends.
. a piece of butcher paper or plastic wrap for you to roll it up and keep in your freezer until next use.

(optional...a drop or 2 of clove oil here and there to keep paint moist and smell great!)
 I used double sided tape to keep the paint holder in place (the glass top of my palette.) 

I LOVE IT!


Happy painting!

"Tantrum" Kim Roberti's 9"x12" original oil on linen/gatorboard.

9"x12 original oil on linen/gatorboard
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Quotes of the day:

 

Art is just like golf: a series of natural gestures.   _John Marin.


 

"On My Easel" 9"x12" oil/linen work-in-progress

9"x12" oil/linen work-in-progress

I had to put a side the previous painting.

What I wanted didn't work out yet.

 

However this one does have great potential.

looking forward to finish it tomorrow.

 

Quotes of the day:

 

It is the battle that pleases us, and not the victory...

we never go in search of things, but in search of the quest.  _Pascal.

 

 

"On My Easel" work-in-progress

day #2, liking the process.

scrapped off and re-work,

the linen surface allow this beautifully.

 

Quote of the day:

 

Art is a collaboration between the heart and mind in an

effort to expose a piece of the artist's soul.  _Dan McCaw.

"On My Easel" 11"x14" oil/linen/gatorboard work-in-progress

11"x14" oil on linen mounted on gatorboard.  work-in-progress.

  

Quote of the day:

 

We Orientals find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows,

the light and darkness which that thing provides.  _Jun'ichiro Tanizaki

"Gym Rat" Kim Roberti's 9"x12" original oil on linen/board.

9"x12" original oil on linen/mounted to hardboard.

$199.95 starting bid plus

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Quotes of the day:

 

Fear keeps us safe, but it holds us back.  _Dan McCaw.

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's work-in-progress

Back to 9"x12" format!  

re-work model's form today.

also pay more attention to values and abstract shapes.

brush work and paint quality tomorrow.

What an exasperating day!

 

Quotes of the day:

 

Do not fear mistakes _there are none!  _Miles Davis.

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 9"x9" oil/linen/board work-in-progress

 

Cropped to 9"x9"...still need more work,

Quotes of the day:

If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist,

will answer you: I am here to live out loud.  _ Emile Zola

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 9"x12" oil/linen/board. work-in-progress

9"x12" oil/linen/board work-in-progress

 

Quote of the day:

 

More detail doesn't necessarily mean a better painting,

it just means more detail.  _Tom Lynch.

"Candy Apple Red" Kim Roberti's 5"x7" original oil on gessoboard

5"x7" original oil on gessobord
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Quote of the day:

If my husband were ever to meet a woman on the street who looked
 like the woman in his paintings, he would fall over in a dead faint.  _Mrs. Pablo Picasso

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 5"x7" oil/gessobord work-in-progress

5"x7" oil on gessobord, work-in-progress

 

Quote of the day:

 

Most people see only what they are taught to see.

Art is going beyond the obvious.   _Rex Brandt

"Knuckleball" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" oil on gessobord

8"x10" original oil on gessobord

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Quote of the day:

                     Art and nature, being two different things, can not be the same.  _Pablo Picasso.

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" oil/gessobord work-in-progress

8"x10" oil/gessobord work-in-progress.

 

it rained all night and all day.

high humidity, chilly air.

my paint is not co-operated!

 

Quote of the day:

 

One ought, every day, to hear a little song,

read a good poem, see a fine picture,

and, if it were possible,

to speak a few reasonable words.  _Goethe.

"My Lollipop" Kim Roberti's 6"x6" original oil on gessobord.

6"x6" original oil on gessobord

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Quote of the day:

 

Painting is completely and entirely a matter of relationships

_and nothing else.  _Ed Whitney.

 

 

"An Event In Autumn" Kim Roberti's 6"x6" original oil on gessobord

6"x6" original oil on gessobord

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Quote of the day:

You don't get hung up on the scalpel if you're a surgeon.

You get hung up on what the scalpel will do.   Artie Shaw.

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 6"x6" oil on gessobord work-in-progress

6"x6" oil on gessobord work-in-progress

 

Quote of the day:

 

Making mistakes and occasionally appearing foolish is

the price you pay for learning and improving.   _Adam Robinson.

"Swagger" Kim Roberti's 12"X12" original oil on gessobord

12"x12" original oil on gessobord (Ampersand TM)

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Quote of the day:

 

Success is doing what you set out to do.

Art is not a foot race or a pole vault.

You can't measure it.   Artie Shaw.

 

"Cliffhanger" Kim Roberti's 6"x8" original oil on gessobord (Ampersand TM)

6"x8" original oil on gessobord (Ampersand TM)

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SOLD

 

Quote of the day:

 

Funny thing about painting,

                   you don't know what makes it right but you know when it's wrong. _C.W.Hawthorne.

"On My Easel" 6"x8" day-2 work-in-progress

6"x8" oil on gessobord, (Ampersand TM)

day 2, work-in-progress.

 

Quote of the day:

                                     If life were organized there would be no need for art.  _Andre Gide.

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 6"x8" original oil on gessobord work-progress

6"x8" oil on gessobord (Ampersand TM) work-in-progress

Quote of the day:

Give the paint a chance

                       Give the brush a chance. _John Marin.

"A Walk In The Park" Kim Roberti's 6"x6" original oil on gessobord

6"x6" original oil on gessobord

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Quote of the day:

 

"Art is mostly a matter of seeing" Rex Brandt.

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 6"x6" oil/gessobord work-in-progress

6"x6" oil on gessobord work-in progress

 

Quickly blocked in size and placement of shapes.

I'll figure out how to go about painting it tomorrow.

 

Quote of the day:

 

"The life so short, the craft so long to learn"  _Chaucer_

"Red Head" Kim Roberti's 10"x14" oil/linen/gatorboard

10"x14" oil/linen/gatorboard.

Needed to cropped from 11" width, more pleasing.

 

Some changes made to bring out model's red hair and porcelain skin.

Still need to take a look at her hand again.

Otherwise, I am happy with the result.

 

Quote if the day:

 

"To argue about art is just as useless as to speak about love.

Everything boils down to personal experiences and tastes."   Nicolai Fechin.

"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 11"x14" oil/linen/gatorboard work-in-progress

11"x14" oil/linen/gatoboard, work in progress.

 

Abandoned the 9"x12" I started yesterday.

I thought the surface is a bit rough, perhaps I'll pick it up another day.

 

Got a good start on this 11"x14" in fact I like this format.

(after 10 years of painting daily on 5x7 and 6x6 of smoother surface of gessoboard.)

11x14 is huge! and toothy surface, what fun!
 

I need to move the model's hand up a little, and make it smaller.

Much to do tomorrow.

Quote of the day: (I don't know of this quote's origin. It was sent to me via FB.)

When you buy something from an artist
you're buying more than an object.
You're buying hundreds
of hours of errors and experimentation.
You're buying years of frustration
and moments of pure joy.
You're not buying just one thing,
you are buying a piece of a heart,
a piece of a soul,
a small piece
of someone else's life.

.

"On My Easel" 9"x12" oil/linen/gatorboard work-in-progress

9"x12" oil/linen/gatorboard work-in -progress
 

"Across The Miles" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" original oil/linen/board

8"x10" original oil on linen/board.

I am not sure if this painting surface is a RayMar product.

Purchased at Scottsdale art school a while back when I attended class there.

I do love the linen texture, it can takes some abuse, hence allowed beautiful brush work.

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"Across The Miles" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" oil/linen work-in-progress

8"x10" oil/linen work-in-progress

"Little Ruffle" Kim Roberti's 6"x8" original oil/linen/gatoboard.

6"x8" Original oil on linen/gatorboard

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"My First Book" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" original oil on linen/board

8"x10" original oil/linen/board

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"On My Easel" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" oil/linen/board work in progress

8"x10" oil/linen/board work in progress

work have a different feel, linen on this board is a bit rough,

let's see how it will look with a couple more coats of paint.

"The Heat Is On" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" original oil on gessobord

8"x10" original oil on gessobord

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"On My Easel" 8"x10 oil on gessobord work in progress

8"x10" oil on gessobord, work in progress

"Close Encounter" Kim Robert's 8"x10" Oil/linen/board.

8"x10" original oil/linen/board

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"Close Encounter" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" oil/linen/board work in progress

8"x10" oil/linen/board work in progress

"For Two" Kim Roberti's 8"x10" original oil on gessobord

8"x10" original oil on gessobord

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"Selfie" Kim Roberti's 8"x8" original oil on gessobord

8"x8" original oil on gessobord

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