tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900347386400873422024-03-20T04:17:00.586-05:00Frank GabrielEverything I own has paint on it.Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-83844748573215930762017-07-26T09:57:00.000-05:002017-07-26T09:57:21.825-05:00PAINT MAKING 101I've been experimenting with making paint from natural pigments. I've purchased dried pigment from several sources: <a href="https://www.naturalearthpaint.com/collections/fine-art-supplies/products/bulk-earth-oil-paint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Natural Earth Paint</a>, <a href="https://www.naturalpigments.com/oil-painting.html?cat=60" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Natural Pigments</a>, <a href="https://www.arttreehouse.com/store/catalog/pigments-dry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Art Treehouse</a>, but I wanted to try making paint from rocks I pick up, such as this stone I found on a hike in the woods behind my home.<br />
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<b>Step One, Grinding.</b> I break a chunk of it into small pieces with a hammer. This particular stone crumbled pretty easily, so it wasn't too much trouble. I grind it into a powder with a mortar and pestle that I only use for art supplies, never food. Here I added a little bit of water to make a paste, because I found it made the job easier.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rock I found in the woods behind my house</td></tr>
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<b>Step Two, Levigation and washing.</b> I stir the powder (or paste) in a container of water. Any organic matter will float, and I can pour it off. I top it off with water again, and stir it. I let it settle for 30 seconds or so while the heavier particles settle to the bottom. Only fine particles are still suspended in the water. I pour the water into another container, and let the fine particles settle, leaving clear water at the top. I pour off as much of this water as I can, without losing any of the fine pigment particles. I'll grind the heavier particles again, and repeat the process to get more usable pigment.</div>
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<b style="text-align: left;">Step Three, Drying.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> I pour whatever's left onto a piece of glass, in this case an old picture frame with silicone caulk around the edges from its days as my primary studio palette. I set the frame outside to allow the remaining water to evaporate, and then scrape the dry pigment into an empty container until I'm ready to use it.</span></div>
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<b>Step Four, Mixing.</b> I pour the dry pigment onto a heavy piece of 1/4" glass (my studio palette) and mix it with a small amount of linseed or walnut oil using a palette knife at first, then a glass muller. It takes less oil than you'd think, so always add a little at a time.<br />
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<b style="text-align: start;">Step Five, Tubing and Testing.</b><span style="text-align: start;"> I Fill an empty tube of paint and test it out. Here is the color straight out of the tube, and mixed with white. It reminds me of a Terra Rosa paint, which is logical, since the original rock was pink.</span></div>
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<b>As a bonus,</b> I mixed a little bit with some <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winsor-Newton-Gum-Arabic-75ml/dp/B005P1RSDG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1501079719&sr=8-3&keywords=gum+arabic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gum Arabic</a> and a tiny bit of honey (which I read aids with paint flow), and made a half pan of watercolor. I tested it out in my sketchbook, using it to paint the half pan I made.<br />
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<br />Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-49880391483786966952017-03-22T17:47:00.000-05:002017-03-22T17:47:02.415-05:00MY SECOND PAINTING TRIP TO BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzTh76ZWhzjg5bqGA2PmPCnxUrnoBjEKiewNMUsZij-vuNlk0elVCzoQ8RmVBV3gW-lutJ1SsDVcxOERi0_zCJwLGlshkXF7gBoeYGHV7J0xTbtUthZtgHp_ZUcvWUQh2FtG1FFXRkVX9/s1600/IMG_8766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzTh76ZWhzjg5bqGA2PmPCnxUrnoBjEKiewNMUsZij-vuNlk0elVCzoQ8RmVBV3gW-lutJ1SsDVcxOERi0_zCJwLGlshkXF7gBoeYGHV7J0xTbtUthZtgHp_ZUcvWUQh2FtG1FFXRkVX9/s200/IMG_8766.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On March 5, 2017, I made the 8-hour drive to Big Bend National Park, and spent the next week painting with a group of about 40 people from the <a href="http://outdoorpainterssociety.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Outdoor Painters Society</a>. This was my 2nd trip to the park. The first time was February, 2012(!) </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was nice to get reacquainted with old friends, and make new ones. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Springtime is probably the best time to be there, because there are blooming plants and wildflowers, and it's not </span><b style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">too</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> hot yet. </span>I stayed in the town of Terlingua, just outside the park. On the day I arrived, I drove up one of the local roads and found a nice spot to set up. It was getting late, and I knew I would have to work quickly before the sun went down. I painted for about 15 minutes before I lost the light, so I was never able to hit the really bright highlights and define the rocks. I figured I'd come back to complete the painting the next day, but couldn't find the location again, no matter how many times I drove through the area. Good thing I took some photos to go along with the study I painted... </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somewhere in Terlingua, Texas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of an evening's painting in Terlingua, Texas, 9x12" oil</td></tr>
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The next morning I drove into the park. When you get there early enough, you see all sorts of wildlife. Mostly jackrabbits, but sometimes you see folks like this guy at the edge of the road. One of the painters in my group saw a cougar cub (it still had its spots) and told the rangers about the sighting. He said they seemed surprised to hear about the cub.<br />
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I painted at Santa Elena Canyon twice. The first time was on an 11 x 14" piece of canvas, which gave me a painting surface of about 10.5 x 13.5" after I taped it to my board in the way I learned from New Zealand painter <a href="http://www.johncrump.co.nz/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Crump</a>. Santa Elena Canyon is a spot you want to paint in the morning. I got there about 7:30 AM.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa Elena Canyon # 1, Early Morning 10.5 x 13.5" oil</td></tr>
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The second time I painted there was toward the end of the week, and I thought I'd use a piece of synthetic canvas that was left over from the end of a roll. The dimensions made it very appropriate for a landscape painting. </div>
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When I finished, I turned my easel around and painted the opposite direction.<br />
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The road to the Chisos Basin is pretty scenic, and I went up there a few times to paint.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Road to the Chisos Basin, Afternoon 10.25 x 13" oil</td></tr>
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The coolest thing about doing this painting was when I was finished. I looked up to find a young buck mule deer staring at me from about 10 feet away. He let me go to my car to get my camera so I could take some pictures of him, while he calmly munched on some greenery. After a while he wandered off, followed by his gal pal.<br />
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Another painting I did along the same road.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Road to Chisos Basin, Morning 8.5 x 9" oil</td></tr>
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A visitor to the park asked to take my photo as I was getting started. I let him, provided he took one with my camera.<br />
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Finally, some more of the pictures I took around the park. The first one was taken on my iphone, and the others were taken on my Canon.<br />
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I picked up some colorful and interesting leaves during my morning walk, so that I'd have something to paint in my sketchbook during my lunch hour. I've probably painted everything in my office by now. Sumac, Bradford pear and the different varieties of oak trees are the most colorful<span style="text-align: center;"> in this part of Texas during the fall. This one is about 8 x 10" and painted on some stretched hot press watercolor paper.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">This image of a red oak leaf includes the actual leaf I painted. I thought it was interesting to mount it to the watercolor paper. Too bad the color won't stay as vibrant; it's already gotten a lot duller in the short time since it was painted. It might be interesting to watch it change color over time compared to the painted version. It's about 9 x 12."</span></div>
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Finally, the first new paintings of 2017. I stumbled upon this abandoned house about 30 minutes from my home, and spent about 2 hours painting it in oil. I'm about 70% happy with it. I'm bothered by the issues with perspective in the front gable, as well as the way the shadow underneath makes it look like it's floating there (it needs some grass to break up that edge. Both things are easily fixed, if I want to adjust them in the studio. I'm sure I won't get to it, but you never know.</div>
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Winter has finally arrived, but I got out to do a little painting this past autumn, whenever I had the chance, and the weekend weather cooperated. In this part of Texas, "winter" usually just means rain on the weekend and clouds or sun the rest of the week (when I'm at work), with the occasional chilly day. Barton Creek and Bull Creek are my go-to places in Austin.<br />
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I also made another stop at <a href="http://trattorialisina.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trattoria Lisina</a> in Driftwood to paint the exterior of the restaurant. It's a terrific setting looking out over a vineyard. I think this was my 3rd time to paint the grounds.<br />
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Afterward, I went to Kerrville, where I set up to paint one of the Christmas-decorated buildings.<br />
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Ringo Starr turned 76 this year, and I painted a drumstick in my sketchbook in his honor. By an odd coincidence, I had painted a Granny Smith apple on the previous page of the book.<br />
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On my office windowsill I have a Happy Buddha figurine that was given to me a few years ago as a souvenir. The shells are from the time I took a flight on a <a href="http://www.collingsfoundation.org/aircrafts/boeing-b-17g-flying-fortress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WWII B-17 bomber</a> (it was awesome!) The copper one is a<br />
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These sketchbook pages are 5 x 8" and feature things I have in my desk, or I found in the supply cabinet at work. I've owned that "Snoopy Harp" since about 1970. I can verify that it REALLY hurts when it whacks against your teeth, but I can sound like a Cylon from the original Battlestar Galactica, or imitate Peter Frampton's talking guitar!<br />
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I think Eberhard Faber Design Markers were the best magic markers on the planet for doing marker comps. They were discontinued, but I still have a few that I hoard jealously. This is another way of saying that I can't bring myself to get rid of them. They also make good subjects for watercolor sketches.<br />
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Here are the 5 colors in the one shown above (Turner and Daniel Smith), and a chart showing the mixes you can make with them. They are: Hansa Yellow Medium, Sap Green, Phthalo Green (Red Shade), Phthalo Blue, and Alizarin Crimson.<br />
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-64233186917302523772016-06-06T12:05:00.000-05:002016-06-08T09:05:11.162-05:00SANTA CRUZ PAINTING WORKSHOPI just returned from a painting workshop (May 19-22, 2016) in Santa Cruz, taught by the trio of <a href="http://www.johncrump.co.nz/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Crump</a>, <a href="http://newzealandartist.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Robinson</a>, and <a href="http://scotthamillart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Hamill</a>. John is New Zealand's best plein air oil painter. I've wanted to take a workshop with him for a long time, and own all of his DVDs. It was a bonus having the others teaching at the same time.<br />
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The first thing that I learned by going to this workshop was: <b>Always make sure your driver's license hasn't expired before you go out of state and try to rent a car. </b> I ended up having to take an Uber car to the AirBnB <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/8759434?eluid=1&euid=a17ebfb4-5cf7-0787-6743-ded35475bb11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">place</a> I was staying, and begged rides from other workshop attendees (thanks, Mireille, Mary Jo and Reiko!). Scott, John, and Richard were kind enough to pick me up for the first day's painting at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shark+Fin+Cove/@37.0049604,-122.185875,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x510819b9aa565bf8!8m2!3d37.0040865!4d-122.1854137" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shark Fin Cove</a>. I'd never painted along any coast before, so I was pretty anxious to begin.<br />
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John did a demo at a local art supply store on Tuesday afternoon, and Richard did one on Wednesday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard Robinson painting demo at Lenz Arts in Santa Cruz,CA</td></tr>
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I thought I'd watch Scott paint his demo on the first morning at Shark Fin Cove, since he decided to paint the view that attracted me. Unfortunately, by the time he finished, the light had changed too much; I wasn't interested in painting it any more.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott Hamill demo at Shark Fin Cove</td></tr>
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Instead, I painted a view through a hole in the rocks, where some algae was glowing in the sunlight. Richard came over as I was finishing, and took a photo of me on location.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting at Shark Fin Cove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shark Fin Cove, Afternoon 9x12"</td></tr>
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Day two was at <a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=579" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garapatta State Park</a> near Carmel. This time, I set up to paint right next to Richard while he demoed; I could listen to him and take the occasional photo of his progress while working on my own canvas.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard Robinson, Garapatta demo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My painting Garapatta State Park, Morning 9x12"</td></tr>
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Scott was off somewhere else doing his demo painting, and I didn't get a picture of it. John painted nearby; I got a photo of his finished painting.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Crump, Garapatta demo</td></tr>
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My afternoon painting was less successful. I was doing a backlit painting of some rocks, but the clouds came in and I lost my light. Plus, I wasn't too thrilled with it to begin with.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My attempt to paint in the afternoon (thanks, Scott, for taking the photo)</td></tr>
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Day Three was at <a href="http://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/panther-beach/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Panther Beach</a>. I didn't paint along that morning; I watched John paint his demo instead, so I might actually learn something (I couldn't concentrate on my own painting and learn from Richard at the same time on the previous day). I wanted to buy this one, but another student got it before I opened my mouth.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Crump's demo at Panther Beach</td></tr>
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After John finished, I walked out onto the cliffs where I set up to work. I even caught sight of a whale swimming past. Richard thought I was too hard on myself for hating this one. (Frank: "It's lousy." Richard: "Compared to what?" Frank: "Compared to art.") I was very disappointed with my painting, but I can use it as a color study for a larger painting if I want to. Unlikely, but anything's possible.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panther Beach, afternoon 9x12"</td></tr>
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Day four was held at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Moss+Landing,+CA+95039/@36.8035608,-121.8056996,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808e05d522a8775f:0xe0a6b302581f0239!8m2!3d36.8044003!4d-121.7868953" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moss Landing</a>, where a bunch of boats were in for repair. I set up to paint a boat called Jennie Rose, which happened to be the same boat that Richard and Scott put in their paintings. Once again, I took photos of Richard's every so often; he was set up just to the left and in front of me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard Robinson demo of the Jennie Rose</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My painting, Jennie Rose 9x12"</td></tr>
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I started another study of a small boat, but didn't finish it, because I wasn't happy with the way it was headed (that seems to have been a trend this week with afternoon paintings). I wasn't the only one unhappy with the afternoon's painting. John scraped down <b>two</b> of his because he didn't like the way they were going.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My afternoon small boat study 9x12"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">John Crump's afternoon painting in progress, just before he scraped it down.</td></tr>
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I got the guys to sign my easel and had a photo made with the trio before we all packed up for the day and got dinner at a local fish restaurant. Luckily for my vegetarian self, they had a really good roasted artichoke, onion rings, and beer. I can never think of artichokes without saying the line from the Little Rascals, "It mighta choked Artie, but it ain't gonna choke Stymie." I clearly had a serious addiction to TV as a kid.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robinson, Hamill, Crump, and Gabriel</td></tr>
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I bought a painting from each of the guys. John forgot to bring his to the last day of classes, and so he and Richard delivered it on Monday, as I had no car. I pointed out to John that he'd forgotten to sign it! I grabbed my gear, and he quickly remedied that.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Crump signs the painting I bought from him.</td></tr>
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Richard's was still wet, so I don't have it yet. Scott is finishing a larger studio painting based on the one I bought from him, the demo he painted on the first day. So far, I've bought at least one painting from each of the people whose workshops I've attended. A good way to build a collection.<br />
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I called another Uber car to take me to the airport, and watched the driver scrape hell out of his rear hubcap as he pulled to the curb to pick me up, then straighten out and scrape hell out of his front hubcap. Oh... then he backed up and I had to holler "Stop!" before he bumped into another curb. He didn't inspire confidence. I got to the airport early enough so that I had some time to scribble a few drawings in my sketchbook as the disembodied voice over the loudspeaker called for stragglers to get to their flights.<br />
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-20350574887894864942016-05-27T10:47:00.000-05:002016-05-27T18:10:35.874-05:00WHAT AMOUNTS TO A YEARLY UPDATE<br />
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In September 2015, I loaded up my car and headed out, taking a drive that ultimately took me on a lap around Lake Erie. I wanted to meet up with my friend, Australian painter <a href="http://www.colleywhisson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colley Whisson</a>, as well as visit my family up north. I decided to take the car since it would allow me to stop along the road and paint anything that might interest me.<br />
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The first night was spent at a B&B in Little Rock, Arkansas. In the morning, before heading out of town, I painted the Junction Bridge, near the Clinton Presidential Library.<br />
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I wonder if th<span style="font-family: inherit;">is sign was vandalized, or if it's sorting itself out. Either way, it made me chuckle like a seventh grade</span>r.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While still in Arkansas, I saw an abandoned "shotgun house" and met the owner as I was painting it. He told me that 10 people, who worked for him picking cotton, lived in there at one time... and there was only an outhouse out back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Next, it was on to Tennessee, where I met up with my friend Colley, who was in the US teaching some workshops. I took a workshop with him several years ago and we became friends. I highly recommend his classes and <a href="http://www.tucsonartacademyonline.com/colley-whisson-instructional-videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">videos</a>. We did a little painting and photographing around Leiper's Fork after he finished his classes there, then took a drive to visit painter <a href="http://loriputnam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lori Putnam</a> and her husband, Mark Putnam (who created the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/valueviewer/id431548079?mt=8" target="_blank">Value Viewer</a> app for iPad and iPhone). Lori is a terrific painter, and I was more than a little jealous when she and Colley traded paintings! Colley was kind enough to give me the painting shown here when he finished it.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Colley Whisson stands between our paintings of a barn in Leipers Fork, TN</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The former Gray Drug Store in Franklin, Tennessee is now a restaurant. I stood in a doorway and painted it one evening after dark.</span><br />
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I dropped Colley off at the airport so he could go teach another class in Atlanta, then headed up into Cincinnati, Ohio to visit my oldest brother George and his wife Martha, who took me to see the <a href="http://www.lovelandcastle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Loveland Castle</a> (or Chateau Laroche), a museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. I went back to paint it after I left their home.</div>
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After painting the Loveland Castle, I drove up into Cleveland, where I stayed at my brother Tony's house overnight. Tony and I then hopped in my car and drove to Windsor, Ontario, where we visited my cousin Frank Gabriel (son of my uncle Frank Gabriel) in the hospital. He unfortunately passed away the night after we were there. Then it was across Ontario to Stayner, where my sister Mary and her husband Ken live on their farm. While there, we also drove to nearby Collingwood, where our oldest sister, Gina, is in a nursing home.</div>
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Tony and I completed the circuit around Lake Erie, and then I did a bit of painting at <a href="http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Main/Squires-Castle.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Squire's Castle</a>, in the Metro Park in Willoughby, Ohio, near where I grew up.<br />
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Next it was back home to Texas. On the way, I stopped only to sleep in a truck stop parking lot for a few hours and then at a rest stop in Texarkana for about an hour. The only time I <b>didn't</b> drive on the entire trip was when we got back to Cleveland, and Tony drove his wife Lisa and me in his car to dinner with our sister Maria and her husband Paul.<br />
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No doubt about it, I like a good road trip. I need a <a href="http://www.thegidget.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trailer</a>.Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-13597289327665955812015-03-04T09:58:00.000-06:002015-03-04T10:06:14.960-06:00RECENT FIELD SKETCHES AND STUDIES IN THE STUDIO These are some of the studies I did in the studio during the last few months. These are presented in no particular order, date-wise.<br />
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I used a mixture of flour, water, food coloring and a little rubbing alcohol inside the jar to mimic paint, without destroying it. The perspective on the bell is a bit wonky and skewed. I suppose I should fix it...<br />
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"Laundry Day" is roughly 15 x 12", but I always intended to crop it down to about 12 x 9" or so, if I decide I like it. I definitely have to fix the ellipse that makes up the top of the sprinkler.</div>
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The antique iron belonged to my wife Leslie's grandmother, and the water sprinkler thing in the bottle was from my mom.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laundry Day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10 x 8" Jar of Almonds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">14 x 11" Study of Glass Jar and Bottles</td></tr>
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This was my baby cup, given to me by my eldest sister when I was born. Like me, it is old and tarnished.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8 x 10" Silver Cup Sketch</td></tr>
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An oil study of my mother's meat grinder. It was one of the things she brought with her when she emigrated from Austria in 1957. Two other things were a brother and sister of mine.<br />
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A quick sketch of some flowers on my back deck.<br />
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I painted this bridge in La Grange, Texas. I will now pause while you make your own ZZ Top joke.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8 November, 2014 La Grange, Texas</td></tr>
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I found this spot across from the Amtrak station, and down the street from the Consulate General of Mexico in downtown Austin. I had to avoid a lot of land mines while I was painting. I wish people would clean up after their dogs.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19 January, 2015 Baylor Street, Austin TX</td></tr>
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This is from St Valentine's Day, 2015. I went out to Pedernales Falls State Park, and decided to get some practice painting rocks. The grass ended up looking too chalky for my taste. Too much white paint, and not enough yellow.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">14 February, 2015 Rocks at Pedernales Falls State Park</td></tr>
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Finally, some recent Sketchbook pages. These are done in casein or watercolor in an 8.5" x 5.25" Strathmore watercolor sketchbook. I am really enjoying using casein, because it is opaque, and I am able to completely obliterate a bad start to a watercolor painting.<br />
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I either use water brushes, or a combination of nice Winsor & Newton sable brushes and cheap taklon (nylon) brushes that I got at a Big Lots store.<br />
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-22587497183931814102015-02-16T16:15:00.000-06:002015-02-16T16:29:15.172-06:00ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FORESTIn October, I took a painting trip to Estes Park, Colorado and the Rocky Mountain National Forest, joining about 30 people from the Outdoor Painters Society. I had never been to Colorado before, and had a great time. My friends Mike and Karol Kay Harris offered to put me up (put up with me?) in their condo while I was in town. KK wisely vacated, and Mike and I were bachelors for the week.<br />
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Here are a few of the paintings I did that week. They were painted on oil primed linen canvas taped to hardboard. It saves time; if I'm happy with the painting, I can glue it to a panel once it's dry. If I'm unhappy with it, I didn't waste a lot of time preparing a panel. Another benefit is that these sketches take up a lot less room to store than a bunch or 1/8" thick panels do. Even though I waited a few weeks before I put them away, I usually put a piece of waxed paper between the sketches so they don't accidentally stick to each other.</div>
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-75756176374132361602014-06-22T09:11:00.000-05:002014-06-22T09:11:05.369-05:00PAINTING IN ENGLE, TEXASRecently, I did a Google search for old gas stations and grocery stores in Texas, and then did a street view of the results. That way, I'd be able to tell if there was a place to park and set up my easel. One of the places I found that fit the bill was the old <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@29.681127,-97.009279,3a,75y,321.02h,85.57t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sDFHLA3sSVWIF6fni7EysNg!2e0" target="_blank">Chudej Brothers Store</a> in Engle, about 90 minutes from my home. Engle (from the German Engel, or Angel) and the surrounding area was settled by German and Czech immigrants.<br />
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As I was setting up, an artist named Terry (I've forgotten her last name... sorry, Terry!) drove up, excited to see that someone was going to paint. I also met the current owner of the building, who stopped to say hi on her way out for the day.<br />
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Terry asked me to stop by her place up the street to show her my finished painting. She drove me around the area, showing me some terrific old buildings to paint, including the 1800s era Freyburg Methodist church. She also gave me some information about the store I painted, including the fact that the old Czech lady that ran the place once told her that a particular stain on the floor of the building was from when a guy was shot years ago...<br />
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I will definitely make the drive out there again, once the weather cools off. It was in the mid 90s and humid on Saturday. Hundreds of paintings waiting to be made.<br />
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On the way home, I drove through <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithville%2C_Texas" target="_blank">Smithville</a>, a town that has been featured in several films. I parked in a bank's covered area and painted an old <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@30.008196,-97.158924,3a,75y,163.59h,74.32t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sfVt-eUIBfjISu-TIwp530g!2e0" target="_blank">Mobil</a> station, now a retail shop. There was a brief downpour, which made me very happy about my choice of a sheltered spot.</div>
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-44996376245068201192014-05-15T16:56:00.001-05:002014-05-15T16:56:45.731-05:00PEACHES AND CHERRIES ARE BACK IN SEASONIt makes me very happy that peaches and cherries are back in season, because I like them, both as a snack and as a subject for quick sketches made during my lunch hour. I set up a little cardboard box and lamp in my office at work again.<br />
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The background for these first images is a navy blue reusable grocery bag that I turned inside out to hide the store's logo. Thinking about it, maybe I should do one with the logo showing. These are all oil on canvas panels that I made.</div>
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I wanted to use a different background color, so I raided my wife Leslie's supply of quilting fabrics for a piece of yellow cloth. She'll never know I took it, because she hasn't worked on a quilt in several years. And she never reads my blog. Then again, no one reads my blog.<br />
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On this last one from May 15, I tried to soften some of the edges in the receding cherries a bit more. I was reminded that I had too many sharp edges in the May 14th study. (Thanks, Bruce!) I should probably revisit the May 14th one to play with the edges before the paint dries. I like the look of the red fruit on the yellow background.<br />
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-85079524218931581142014-02-13T14:16:00.002-06:002014-02-13T14:18:23.926-06:00END OF 2013 - BEGINNING OF 2014 PAINTINGS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Some of the most recent quick sketches in my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Large-Black-Watercolor-Book/dp/B004XM33ZU/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1392322149&sr=8-8&keywords=moleskin+watercolor" target="_blank">watercolor moleskin</a>, using <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/shiva-casein-colors/" target="_blank">casein paint</a>. The images are each about 8x5"</div>
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I didn't know I was doing a rotting fruit series, but the 3rd image indicates that apparently I am... I really need to eat my apples before they get to this stage, but they do make interesting subjects when they look like this.<br />
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I was unhappy with the way I painted the background for this Chianti bottle. Although it was an accurate representation of the color and shadow as I saw it, I thought it was too warm and too distracting; it drew your eye away from the focal point. I revisited it a few weeks later. I was much happier with it once I made the background cooler, and darker overall. It made the bottle and grapes pop .<br />
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The composition of this next one would probably work better if it were cut down to a 6x6" panel.<br />
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This painting of M&Ms was painted on a canvas made of <a href="http://www.nearseanaturals.com/item.php?id=1173" target="_blank">hemp</a>, which has a pretty nice texture, much like linen. I primed it with acrylic gesso, then rubbed some burnt sienna acrylic onto the canvas to tone the surface and keep the gesso from soaking up the paint too much. Painting candy on a canvas made of hemp really opens me up for jokes about "the munchies" so I'll let you take a moment now to make one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28 August 2013 M&Ms 8x10" oil <span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></td></tr>
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The next model came from a<a href="http://www.kolachecreationsbakery.com/" target="_blank"> bakery</a> near my office. They make incredible kolaches and cinnamon rolls, and I struggled as I tried to decide to eat it, or paint it first.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">29 August, 2013 Kolache 6x8" oil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">10 September 2013 Granny Smith 6x8" oil</td></tr>
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-53010352937836660322013-08-15T10:41:00.002-05:002013-08-15T10:41:30.695-05:00LUNCHTIME DAILY PAINTINGSFor the past several weeks, I've been using my lunch hour to paint small still life setups in my office at work. I clipped a lamp onto a cardboard box, and placed my objects onto a piece of fabric. I used a converted cigar box as my easel. It is small enough so that a piece of cling film covers the paint and keeps it from skinning over between painting sessions. I put a few small bottle caps of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-Clove-Oil-ounce/dp/B0019LRY44/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1376521405&sr=8-2&keywords=clove+oil" target="_blank">clove oil</a> in with the paint. This also keeps the paint soft (and smells nice too).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">simple still life stage</td></tr>
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Peaches and cherries have been in season, so they have been my main subject. I paint them, then eat them. These paintings were all done in about an hour.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9 July 2013 Texas Peaches 8x10" <span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10 July 2013 Rainier Cherries 6x8"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">11 July 2013 Rainier Cherries 6x8"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12 July 2013 Rainier Cherries 6x8"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17 July 2013 Texas Peaches 6x8"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">29 July 2013 Figs 6x8"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30 July 2013 Figs 6x8"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 August 2013 Apple and Cherries 6x8"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 August 2013 Fruit 8x10"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8 August 2013 Cherries 6x8"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13 August 2013 Bottle and Grapes 10x8"</td></tr>
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I've owned this pewter goblet for years, but this is the first time I've ever painted it. The perspective got a little wonky, making it lean slightly. I'll have to try again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">14 August 2013 Goblet and Grapes 10x8"</td></tr>
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<br />Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-57718064351810598822013-06-08T17:41:00.000-05:002013-06-08T17:41:00.697-05:00RECENT STUDIO AND PLEIN AIR WORKHere is some recent field and studio work. I spent some time working on a larger versions of studies I did last year. The first is based on some <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNG9S76iVDI1k53nHZXn79EGVCs79M6pLdeDMcuR7lrjoJXyYBMu6u0MrdXrWgmgTtcqu7-HFLK3oHyMNyFXQQ247XcOUYuM_74MwdXRNlPQ-oSj-amwBaDClDD3pZz5TY6SpOuWi76c4/s1600/2012-11-23+bull+creek.jpg" target="_blank">trees</a> I painted along Bull Creek in November. I punched up a shadow that was only slightly indicated on the original piece, and made some changes to the trees in the distance.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fall Color on Bull Creek 12x16"</td></tr>
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I then did a new version of a study I did along the Colorado River in East Austin a few weeks ago. It was an overcast day when I did the study. <br />
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I decided that I need to learn to paint a cactus, and used photo reference I took last month. I still need to learn to paint a cactus, but this is a start.<br />
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Today I went to a paint out with members of Plein Air Austin. We returned to Formby Ranch, and I set up to paint another view of the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVNDh5pf_HrR_u2hUroTEq2wIGK7DUVjWFNdmT0j3BkL9buI-qOWVB9-JttmQl3u5EgfxWAc_9EqwfTpCUA9Y4JF_yTx1BUyDqn76uD7rVcwfQ_Fq8pK-Lv0aBZDpIaZUvK9N2Tbx5pX0/s1600/2012-11-03_Formby+Ranch+9x12.jpg" target="_blank">cabin</a> I painted last year. I'm told the cabin once belonged to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Frank_Dobie" target="_blank">J Frank Dobie</a>.<br />
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I had some extra time when I finished painting the cabin, so I set a timer on my phone, and painted a 40 minute study of an Ashe Juniper (cedar) tree. I like doing these quick studies, because you don't have a lot of time to work a painting to death; you lay down a color and leave it alone. Plus, you have an excuse if it doesn't turn out ("I did it in 40 minutes!")<br />
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<br />Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-31095753562449008562013-05-10T21:58:00.000-05:002013-05-10T22:03:12.590-05:00PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH COLLEY WHISSONLast week, I attended a four day painting workshop in Austin with Australian artist <a href="http://www.colleywhisson.com/" target="_blank">Colley Whisson</a>. Each day, Colley did a demo in the studio, taking a painting along in stages, which we then repeated so that we could learn his methods. Colley uses a lot of <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/chroma-archival-oils-lean-medium/?clickTracking=true&CAWELAID=520010530000087834" target="_blank">medium</a> when he paints, making his his paint layer quite thin. The smoothness of the finished work reminds me of gouache. On the final day, we went outside to paint on the grounds of <a href="http://oasis-austin.com/" target="_blank">The Oasis</a>, a pretty famous restaurant in the area. Again, Colley did a demo, and then we went off to find our own subjects to paint. These are the paintings I did on the final day, and are not based on Colley's work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Archway at the Oasis 8x10"</td></tr>
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Prior to the workshop, I gave Colley a tour of <a href="http://www.powerhouseanimation.com/" target="_blank">Powerhouse Animation</a>, and introduced him to <a href="http://www.threadgills.com/" target="_blank">Threadgill's</a> for lunch with a couple of the guys.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ronnie Williford, Bruce Tinnin, Colley Whisson, Frank Gabriel</td></tr>
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I bought this little painting of Goulburn River in Victoria Australia from him for my collection.<br />
It's about 5 3/4" x 10"<br />
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-6644859207903902482013-04-19T10:21:00.000-05:002013-04-23T09:59:58.822-05:00MANCHESTER ENGLANDI recently made a trip to Manchester, England on business. My company, <a href="http://www.powerhouseanimation.com/" target="_blank">Powerhouse Animation</a>, made a pilot episode of an animated version of the HUGELY successful live action TV show <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mrsbrownsboysoffical" target="_blank">Mrs Brown's Boys</a>. One of my business partners, Bruce Tinnin, and I were flown by <a href="http://www.bocpix.com/boxpic/Welcome.html" target="_blank">BOCPix</a> to screen the pilot to people from the BBC and Universal. We met the cast and crew in Manchester, where they were performing a series of sold-out shows of the stage version of the show.<br />
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After the show, Brendan O'Carroll (Mrs Brown) mentioned to the audience that we were there.<div>
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To backtrack slightly, we had an 8 hour layover in Newark, NJ, which gave me some time to break in the new <a href="http://www.aswexpress.com/discount-art-supplies/watercolors-and-gouache/lukas/aquarell-1862/sets/lukas-aquarell-1862-watercolor-set-of-12-half-pans.html" target="_blank">12 pan travel set of watercolors</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Watercolor-Notebook-Large-Classic/dp/8883705629/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366301419&sr=8-1&keywords=moleskine+watercolor" target="_blank">moleskine watercolor sketchbook</a>.<br />
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I also did some quick ink sketches of the people and surroundings in another sketchbook.<br />
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We were put up in a two bedroom apartment. This was the view from the window, drawn with brown ink and a water brush.<br />
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We spent a few evenings in <a href="http://www.waxyoconnors.co.uk/index.php/welcome-to-waxys-manchester" target="_blank">Waxy O'Connor's Pub</a> with some of the members of the cast, drinking Guinness and drawing in our sketchbooks. This is the best I could do after more Guinness passed through my system than at any time since I was at college. A terrific bunch of guys, and I hope to see them soon. One morning we took a train to Liverpool, and just about froze while painting along the Mersey after visiting the Cavern Club. Then it was back to Manchester and the pub.</div>
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On Saturday, we took the tram to <a href="http://www.heatonpark.org.uk/HeatonPark/" target="_blank">Heaton Park</a>, where we painted until just before it started to rain.<br />
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-5144461908449448172013-03-04T08:08:00.000-06:002013-03-05T07:17:59.647-06:00TEXAS CAPITOL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I painted on the grounds of the Texas Capitol building this weekend, and came away with two studies of the Capitol. The sky was completely cloudless on both days, and a beautiful deep blue.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting at the Capitol 2013-03-02</td></tr>
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It was also Texas Independence Day on Saturday, so there were re-enactors all over the place this weekend, including this group firing a musket salute on Sunday.</div>
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<br />Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-10444428973959862482013-02-02T22:21:00.000-06:002013-03-05T07:18:19.446-06:00POSTMASTER'S HOUSEI found this old house on the side of Williamson Road, around Buda. Several groups of people (their family owns the land) stopped by to see what I was doing. From them, I learned that up until a month ago the entire field was covered with mesquite trees, and you couldn't even tell that a house was back there. I also learned that at one time, this was the home of the Creedmore, TX Postmaster. One young guy who stopped told me that he wouldn't have believed that a old broken down building like that could make a nice painting.I told him that I think these buildings are the best things to paint. I've said it before in another blog post, I'm drawn to the old rusty metal roofs and weathered wood.<br />
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One of my favorite places to paint in Austin is along Bull Creek, especially when the leaves are changing color. I went back a few times in November, because the fall color doesn't last any longer in Texas than it does where I grew up in Ohio; it just gets started a bit later. </div>
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While I was painting this 9x12" on November 18, a woman offered to buy it because I was painting it in a park where she used to bring her dog to play, and she had just come from having it put down. I put it in a frame for her, and she told me that she had it hanging up and loved it.<br />
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Instead of fighting the crowds at a mall on Black Friday, I went back out to the creek and painted this stand of Sycamore trees at the edge of the waterfall.<br />
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When I finished this one, I could easily have turned around and painted the opposite view, because by then the clouds cleared, the sky turned a gorgeous blue, the sun shifted, and lit the other side. Unfortunately, it was time to head for home. Phooey.<br />
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Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-63906677491417677082012-11-15T12:01:00.000-06:002012-12-16T15:01:01.696-06:00SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER PLEIN AIR SKETCHES (AND ONE IN NOVEMBER)<div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">This cabin is
located at <a href="http://www.wenmohsranch.com/" target="_blank">Wenmohs Ranch</a>. Some time in the mid 1800s, a teacher lived in half of this small
building, while the other half was used as a smokehouse. I painted it during a
Saturday morning outing with a small group from Plein Air Austin. The
perspective on the upper window is pretty wonky, and </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">I
suppose I should fix it,</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> but if anyone complains, I'll just say "it's folk
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This next one was
painted on a cold, gray day in Georgetown, Texas, along the South San Gabriel River. I
had to ignore the construction noise being generated at the apartment building
going up just across the river to my right.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">This final one was painted </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">with a group from Plein Air Austin, on a great piece of
property in Bee Cave, TX. I had to get past a guard house, then drove past multimillion dollar homes & 2 electric
gates, but once I got onto the ranch it was amazing. The first thing I saw was a
group of wild turkeys walking around. </span></span></div>
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<br />Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-21930935298029528232012-10-18T12:00:00.004-05:002012-12-09T12:59:50.602-06:00ANNIVERSARY PREZZIEI did this painting as a gift for my wife Leslie on our 20th wedding anniversary last week. I tell people never ask the assistant manager at a cookie store if she gives free samples, or you may pay for them for the next 27 years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clancy 14 x 11" Oil on canvas</td></tr>
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Leslie told me that she felt like a heel because she didn't get me anything. Actually, she got me a nice new studio easel, but she didn't know it at the time... I just put it together last night, and can't wait to try it out. It's a <a href="http://www.aswexpress.com/discount-art-supplies/easels/studio-easels/best/classic-dulce/best-classic-dulce-easel.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping&gclid=CMDCmuiDi7MCFQioPAod_0YAJA" target="_blank">Richeson Best Classic Dulce</a> easel, if anyone cares.<br />
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<br />Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-2828119975569606642012-09-11T13:45:00.001-05:002012-09-11T13:45:48.061-05:00RECENT PLEIN AIR PAINTINGS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here are some of the most recent paintings I've done out in the field. The first is in the woods behind my house. I came across this spot one morning while I was out for a walk, and made a point of coming back on Labor Day, September 3, to paint it. It was nice to just walk for 5 minutes instead of my usual "drive around for an hour until I see something I like, and can paint from the side of the road" routine.</div>
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On Saturday, September 8, I filled my tank, reset my odometer, and drove around for an hour until I saw something I liked, and could paint from the side of the road... This was in Walburg, Texas.When I got home, I saw that all my meandering had put over 200 miles on my truck.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walburg, TX 8x10" Oil</td></tr>
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It was such a beautiful weekend that I went out again on Sunday. This time, I stayed in my neighborhood, and painted another in field near my house. You know you live in Texas when 90° feels cool.<br />
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<br /><br />Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-90697482087403390432012-08-24T11:12:00.001-05:002013-04-05T13:55:24.398-05:00WATERCOLOR SKETCH BOX & CIGAR BOX POCHADE<span style="font-family: inherit;">I recently made a small watercolor box to take outside with my sketchbook during lunch. I made it out of an </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> older Altoids tin with a smooth top; newer ones have the name embossed on the lid. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a bunch of tubes of Winsor & Newton watercolors at home, otherwise I would have just bought a set. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I used a section of a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1ZXIK/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00" target="_blank">mini ice cube tray</a> for the wells, chopping it off a with a Dremel tool. It's an extremely tight fit, and probably wouldn't need any glue to hold it in; I glued it in anyway. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I sprayed the lid with <a href="http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=101" target="_blank">white appliance epoxy paint</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's a nice accompaniment for the cigar box pochade I made last year for small oil sketches. The box cost $1.00 at a <a href="http://www.heroesandlegacies.com/" target="_blank">local cigar shop</a> and the palette and brush holder were made from scraps of 1/8" plywood that I had in the garage. I glued some 1/4 round molding to the palette so it snaps onto the side of the box without any screws. The brush holder is held on by a small thumbscrew with a plastic knob, and a box lid support keeps the box open if it gets windy. A 6x8" panel is held in place by a piece of spring steel from a picture frame, even when the lid is closed. A 1/4-20 nut in a small block of wood connects it to a tripod. I painted the inside of the box, and added a piece of glass for my dabs of paint. </span>I found a small US Army map pouch at a surplus store that fits the box perfectly. It also holds a mini tripod that I got at the local Big Lots store, but that one is a bit flimsy, so I use a regular one most of the time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everything but a full size tripod fits in the bag. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-32860644649902408542012-08-05T12:15:00.000-05:002012-08-05T12:15:52.880-05:00PFLUGERVILLE COTTON GIN AND ANOTHER OLD BARNIt was 100° on Saturday, but it felt a lot cooler in the shade because of a nice breeze. I drove up to Pflugerville, north of Austin, to where this old cotton gin sits next to the First Methodist Church.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pflugerville Cotton Gin 9x12"</td></tr>
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When I was finished and had a bite to eat, I found I still had enough energy to try another one right away. I pointed my truck northeast and let it take me wherever it wanted to go. I ended up in Cele, Texas, which isn't a wide spot in the road, but is in fact a bend in the road. I pulled over and set up to do this quick sketch.<br />
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Often, I will do a screen grab of the map or the compass of my iphone when I'm painting, so I can remember exactly where I ended up. This one was at 30°26'25" N, 97°31'16"W</div>Frank Gabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12406783564121768745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290034738640087342.post-63817388314442659622012-07-04T20:41:00.000-05:002012-08-05T11:19:38.087-05:00McCARTY GENERAL STOREThis corrugated metal building in Henley, TX was at one time a old general store, if the faded sign on the side is to be believed. Of course, the other sign says Used Cars... I was drawn to it for a couple of reasons, mostly the rusted metal roof and a shady spot to stand for a few hours while attempting the painting. It is right on HWY 290 west, about 5 miles or so outside of Dripping Springs. Luckily, there was plenty of room to pull over and set up to paint as the traffic zoomed past at 70 MPH.<br />
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