The Great Migration

[marybu...@juno.com]

 Greetings Gentle Members:

 

      Guess what!  The snow is finally melted from my garden - Yeah!  Now I can plant.   But it also signals that it is time for the Great Migration.  That is when I move all my stuff (my studio) from my bedroom upstairs to the back porch downstairs.  It is finally warm enough for me to paint on the back porch - not balmy you understand, but with long johns and a sweater it is tolerable.    Every Fall when the cold weather sets in I must bring all my studio stuff inside and either put it in the spare bedroom or my bedroom.  So every Spring the whole process gets reversed.  I hate it.  But I'm sure that there are many other artists out there that suffer the same fate, so I won't whine for long.

 

    I have started a really large landscape 24x36 and am only about half done.  I began by coating the canvas with burnt umber and while it was still wet, I wiped out where the lightest lights would be.  Then I blocked in the composition with the burnt umber - moving things around to get a pleasing design.  When that was dry, I began to indicate where the darkest darks would be located.  Next using a large brush I smeared alternate layers of sap green and burnt sienna in various places.  I love how those two colors compliment each other - it makes for a really warm and inviting landscape.  Anyway, I am posting the progression of the painting below and as you can see, there is still much to do.  I don't know why, but I am really drawn to thick forested scenes. 

 

I am also posting a painting that I just completed.  Quite a few years ago, I had painted a similar scene and it was very popular.  Not only did I sell the original but several prints of it also.  So I thought I would try it again, but make an improved version. It is called "To Market, To Market".

 

A warm "Welcome" and "Thank you" to new collectors Michael from New Jersey and Virginia also from New Jersey.  They  both purchased their paintings from my eBay site.

 

Please take a few minutes to check out my blogs -On http://mainelymary.blogspot.com  I give 7 good reasons to wave "Goodbye" and  http://thehavenofrest.blogspot.com where there is a beautiful poem dedicated to my mom (not written by me however).

 

Until next time, let's plant something! -

Mary

 

Yes, please forward on to your friends and please, please invite them to join -  
http://groups.google.com/group/The-Figurative-Realm-of-Mary-Bullock

Here is the link for my Etsy store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6791195

T-shirts, note cards, prints and other gifts with my paintings on
them are available at http://www.cafepress.com/marybullock

DON'T FORGET MY EBAY AUCTIONS!!! -  I have posted quite a few paintings this week
- just go to ebay.com and type in "Bullock Art Original" (I will try to get this link fixed soon)  

 

 

 

 

http://www.marybullock.com
http://thehavenofrest.blogspot.com
http://mainelymary.blogspot.com

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