Besides Clouds...

Besides clouds, I love trees.  All shapes, sizes, evergreen, deciduous...all of them.  They seem to have personality.  I'm blessed with being able to spend time in many different areas of the country and have exposure to all types of landscape greenery.  These field paintings help me decide what should be turned into larger paintings.  I have to do this because I sometimes get distracted by the beauty of the landscape and forget to focus on the composition of my painting. 

 

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Oils and Medium....

I'm often asked what oil paints I prefer to use by some of my students and I know I'm repeating myself, but I'm still using Gamblin.  I think once you trust a product, you really try to stick with it.  I still use Liquin a lot in the field.  The regular "Original Liquin".  I also like using my own mixture of Gamblin linseed oil and Gamsol for an oil painting medium in the studio.  50/50 ratio. 

 

 

Now this little painting was done on stretched canvas, but when I paint outside in smaller formats, I prefer to paint on board.  Mostly because my pochade box moves a bit on my tripod and so does the canvas.  Board is much stiffer and gives me more control outside. 

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My website has launched!

I'm going to consider it a work in progress for a while, but feel free to stop by and check it out. 

 

www.kimberlyvanlandingham.com

 

 

 

Here's my setup onsite in Florida.  I'm happy to be back here in Kentucky, but I do miss all the water and foliage in Florida.  In a few weeks, spring here in Ky will take care of that though. 

 

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Saying goodbye to Florida for the year.....

 

 

Well, here's a few shots of us walking Chassie on a few of our favorite parks and trails here in Florida.  We're heading home to Ky and hope to bring the warm weather with us.  I'm looking forward to doing more paintings out on the farm in Bracken County and I also can't wait to see all of my students and paint with them.  See ya soon!!

 

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Yum....

Here's another little still life...that didn't last very long!  By the time I was finished painting it, this little danish was hard as a rock.  Thinking ahead...I had bought extra.  Painting food can be fun! 

The below landscape painting along with the other little landscapes I have up for auction on ebay this week can be found by clicking on the link at the above right. 

 



The Highlights have it....

 

 

I'm always forcing myself to push my lights and darks.  This little still life was painted on a gray toned canvas and underpainted with terra rosa.  Once I block in the main colors, I start pushing the highlights and shadow colors. 

 

You can see the difference. 

 

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Places I love to paint....

We just got back today from Eagle lakes and I can't wait to do some paintings from the area.  It's one of my favorite bird watching spots and it did not disappoint today either.  In addition to the birds, the wetlands have such an array of greens and blues I wish I could just go there everyday and paint, paint, paint.  We all have our favorite subjects and plein air sites I guess.  I'm so inspired right now!!!

 

**I guess blogger got the photo issue resolved...so I'm baaaaccckkk!!!! *** 

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