IN PROCESS...still...

Yesterday between gullywashers I began to move across the support surface of my 18x48" cradled surface blocking in my commission of Mt. Evans.  There is a different thought process that wars with the creative side when working on a commission based on another piece I've done.  There is the need to reproduce what the collector found they loved that wars a bit with my creative side.  I want to do what they want, but at the same time give it a freshness that my creative brain needs to do.  I think for this piece it will be in the papers I lay in below this mountain.

I will work my way across this panorama and make sure it is faithfully rendered so as to be recognizable...and at the same time I will work my way down.  As you can see I've begun to block in color that will mostly be covered with paper...but there are those "moments" in the piece where the underpainting will show through...giving it it's freshness.

I usually lay my papers down quickly...just as I paint; which also helps to keep things exciting and fresh...THAT PART I hope to get to today amidst laundry and other things of life that go with a returning spouse from a trip...

So, off to get to it!  HAPPY CREATING!

BEGINNINGS and SKIES

This is just the top right of the 18x48" commission Mt. Evans I've been working on.  Our skies are dark and cloudy as they have been the past week so all my photos are dark...sigh...For a dry climate we have sure had a ton of rain in the past few weeks!  We need the rain, but come on...the humidity is high and my hair is frizzy and I spend a good part of the day running about shutting windows and then opening them again when the showers pass...With three levels I am sure getting my exercise!

Along with trying to work on this large piece I've been fighting a battle with bears.  They seem to love our property...even our house. They have gotten into our deck box and emptied it all over the deck twice... I awoke the other day to big ole smudges and bear fur on my sliding glass door...so, apparently now they are even trying to get inside.  When I caught myself singing a made up song titled "I'm a tasty treat" it really hit me that we need to move! I'm on it the minute we have a job...yep...still working on that one...it's been 6 months...whew...come on ECONOMY!!

I did, however get a beautiful shot of our clouds of late last night...sort of describes how dark, yet beautiful things are around here...still!

Back to the easel...this thing won't paint itself!

HAPPY CREATING!

"ASPEN PATCHWORK" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ASPEN LANDSCAPE PAINTING © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Aspen Patchwork"

my title

COMMISSION

It is not my favorite thing to do to try to repeat something I've already done...but I do it on occasion for a collector.  I'm always glad to take care of the interests of my collectors if it doesn't take away from what I am as an artist...This one combines my love of paper and paint.  It is very similar to my "Aspen in Collage" done a couple years ago that an admirer saw and wanted but it is sold...so...of course...one very close...but not exactly the same.  I added a subtle stamping of leaves in the background (don't think you can see it here) ...used some different papers in the leaves (the papers I used for leaves was discontinued)....but very similar.  Let's hope the collector likes it!

My next commission is another Mt. Evans Panorama that a couple wants for their anniversary.  They saw the original at the Summer Art Market, but this one sold as well...so off I go to work my hopeful magic for them!...

HAPPY CREATING!

A FUN and CREATIVE evening!

Last night we went to our most local fireworks show at Indian Hills (the town just below us)...and it was FUN!...for $6,000 this town put on quite a show...I was proud of them for not going over the top and making such a beautiful show!...There was ICE CREAM...

and rides on their vintage FIRETRUCK for any who wanted...

and probably close to 8,000 people laying on blankets and sitting and playing with sparklers...it was a blast!...I loved seeing wholesome fun up here in what will most likely be our last year on the mountain...So, buckle down and see some more pics...to see the whole album friend me on facebook...I'm thinking that you abstract artists out there might just get a little inspiration for something!...FUN DOINS!!

HAPPY CREATING!!

WORKING...I PROMISE!

YES...summer is a busy time for all of us...artists are teaching workshops, doing outdoor shows, painting (duh)...and all the regular things that come with summer...trips, family reunions, babies coming (tee hee...that's me)...I'm happy to say that I've been working on a couple of commission pieces.  This one on my board is another one like "Aspen in Collage" that I did a couple years ago...the first one sold, so of course someone wants another one! HA.  I am careful to repeat my work...I want it to be enough like the one that attracted the buyer in the first place, but to still have it's OWN identity.  For this one, I've kept the colors mostly the same, and even the tree placement similar, but there are subtle leaf stamps in the background of this one and the leaves will be a bit different paper...After this I have another commission of Mt. Evans Panorama...I'm already planning my next new piece as well...FUN!

This summer has been fantastic for sales...YEA!...so I'm saying goodbye to these guys and dolls...but I've already got more up my sleeve!

I'm beginning to feel like a broken record..."OUR VISITOR LAST NIGHT"...WAS..."A BEAR"...yeh, yeh Saundra...what's new...I KNOW...but I'm tickled to get their pic in the daylight...our latest little one was after the birdseed that my husband THOUGHT he'd hidden well in a deck box...but this guy opened it, politely closed it and proceeded to eat it all...ha...you'd think hubby dear would learn...but he loves his birds...so I suspect we'll have more visits...I just hope they don't come when I have the backdoor open and freshly baked something to entice him/her! WHEW!

HAPPY CREATING!!