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Thursday, June 2, 2016

Gloria J Zucaro's "Rocks and Mountains"

It has been a long time since I posted!  I have been taking an excellent online mentoring class with Kim Casebeer.  Kim is a superb Plein air landscape artist.  She gives the assignment on Tuesdays. They include two demonstrations on a video, a PDF of the lesson with a supplies list, her reference photos, her demos and her self-critique.  We do the lesson and email photos of our references if we have not used hers, and photos of our paintings in oil or pastel.  She gives us a critique on that following Thursday.
I have gotten behind for the last two weeks because of various exhibitions and shows I have been in or helped with.  I also am in process of remodeling, so have meetings with contractors, etc.  Tonight I am moving knicknacks and shelf contents out, so contractors will have room to "do their thing" at 8am tomorrow morning!
But I wanted to share what I have been working on lately.  The last lesson I started was "Rocks and Mountains".  I used my own reference from our trip to California last summer.  I think it came out pretty well, but I will enjoy hearing the critique when I turn it in.  To complete this lesson I still have to do my rock painting, which I am dreading!  So many surfaces, so many values!  So many colors!

This is on a piece of canvas taped to a backer board.  It looks a little wavy and the sky should be a little more evenly light blue.

I am linking this to Paint Party Friday, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.  Have a wonderful week and I am glad you stopped by.  Gloria

13 comments:

  1. You sound very busy....Love the painting, and how those houses are snuggled at the foot of the rocky outcrop, great! Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

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  2. Thanks so much, Valerie. I really enjoyed painting it, too!

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  3. sounds like you have a lot going on! I like this piece, it's both delicate in colour but strong in texture!

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  4. Busy lady...I don't envy you. Renos are so hard!! Great painting!! Oh and icads are index card art you do daily! Daisy yellow hosts it! Just started you can start anytime...it goes for a month! Enjoy your lessons they sound intense!

    Hugs Giggles

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  5. This is gorgeous Gloria. I feel like I am standing there taking in the view. Sound like you've been having a lot of fun business.

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  6. Your landscape is breath taking. It sounds like you've had a hectic schedule, but congratulations on your art shows. Happy PPF!

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  7. you sure are a busy bee Gloria! Your class sounds great although it would be way over my head. Your mountain scene is gorgeous! Happy PPF!

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  8. Gloria, your painting is beautiful. You have really captured the ruggedness and grandeur of the western scenery.

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  9. Gorgeous landscape painting.
    Happy PPF ❤

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  10. Nice to see you. This is awesome. I love the landscape.

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  11. So impressed and envious of your rocks and mountains.

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  12. Wow, impressive painting! Love the soft look ....

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