tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89741344574334640452024-02-07T01:38:24.971-08:00Current Paint Adventures by KCMStudio work by Kelley Carey MacDonaldKelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-26719373323956675972012-12-02T07:02:00.000-08:002012-12-25T19:16:34.817-08:00Both Sides Now, 36x36 Oil Painting by Kelley MacDonald<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-78300364436592593132010-12-12T19:07:00.000-08:002012-12-25T19:12:34.711-08:00I can't believe it's been, like TEN Months!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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24x48 inches Oil</div>
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This is how far I've gotten in my commission of the Ptown Harbor panting. Man - there are so MANY layers on this - I am getting some great depth, though. Pretty much now I've got all 'goodies' to do now. Nice thick layers of paint with just hairs of the brush streaking gorgeous colors, highlights, tiny details - you know, eye candy, as Ken Auster would say.</div>
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The couple who commissioned this wanted the pier, the commercial fishing boats, the breakwater. It is a completely horizontal view, but their space required a tall, narrow canvas. I'll try to remember to post when it's finished!</div>
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These are 2 versions of a still life of a pizza, italian pastries and a local (to New Haven) soda. I included the menu, too. Although in the bottom one, someone I showed it to thought it was a view through to the kitchen door! So somehow I have got to put actual words on the menu. This is the composition I like better. Plus, the glass in this one is full of bubbly soda, and I like the way it came out!</div>
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I know, kind of different for me! it's a 24x24 inch square gallery wrapped canvas. It's acrylic. I am working it up from a photograph I took at Rockefeller Center 2 years ago. I am going to try to keep it kind of silhouette-y. I'm also going to coat the background with layers of white tinged with different blues, then finish it off with an iridescent white, that I'll make skating marks in, to show through to the blue-ish white underneath. It is for the 100 Women Artists show in Vancouver, Canada.</div>
Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-34935413439674884942010-03-03T04:37:00.000-08:002010-03-03T04:37:12.969-08:00Abstract 6x6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqCkNbiLVf2Qqgsm-dm92tR07xKdMbvILGoAmxmk84erDFyLXjGpm8BJFvksZ0dmRunIZV4c4UBOTPBQ8qbt6VmSc2BL8wb3TnPUlSzV0dDLsZwmGHIjvvQRJV7JqmfwjtPToBofaZ7c5/s1600-h/DSCN9369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqCkNbiLVf2Qqgsm-dm92tR07xKdMbvILGoAmxmk84erDFyLXjGpm8BJFvksZ0dmRunIZV4c4UBOTPBQ8qbt6VmSc2BL8wb3TnPUlSzV0dDLsZwmGHIjvvQRJV7JqmfwjtPToBofaZ7c5/s320/DSCN9369.JPG" /></a></div><br />
IRL this is SLIGHTLY more olive colored in the left bottom section and SLIGHTLY more yellowish in the left top section. I, who never much thought of myself as an abstract painter in any way, am truly enjoying the freedom I'm finding here. I realized that these sorts of paintings (I have a few going in the studio, are actually a ZOOM view of my 'bubbles', along the edges of the bubble line. Interesting.Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-37165949041071615032010-03-02T05:23:00.000-08:002010-03-02T05:23:27.630-08:00The Meetup, 12x9 Oil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfRyvDrcyRooZf4DKJ-OO_aCoc-xGgjbZdBL-fxRpnjIvy1ocye6-_uOZEnkbhkCEoFpMDDCi4Cus5J96p1xqVn5RLAdq1ipMv1s9NiQodK0ToasilwwK6_QVILLBNvws65IkzBY62U_g/s1600-h/DSCN9251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfRyvDrcyRooZf4DKJ-OO_aCoc-xGgjbZdBL-fxRpnjIvy1ocye6-_uOZEnkbhkCEoFpMDDCi4Cus5J96p1xqVn5RLAdq1ipMv1s9NiQodK0ToasilwwK6_QVILLBNvws65IkzBY62U_g/s320/DSCN9251.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of layers on this. In it's other life it was a perfectly nice painting of a seascape. That's what I'm doing now with all my 'perfectly nice' paintings. Turning them into interesting paintings. *sigh* Although I AM enjoying the journey!</div>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-6499071782366532042010-02-26T19:33:00.000-08:002010-03-03T04:32:51.298-08:00Angels Among Us, 10x10 Oil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here, I've added a nice layer of atmospheric blue with some texture, and deepened the rose color under their little chins... 3/2/10<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHGsNFX6Yh5V8cC4hfFZ_ipKfcWJOuHEGCiTjjeA-NzAwn34V4QpcuU39yRqjKc9Y0pajCDCfohhhoHpPsU_gpmj6jptvAMSrivTk94a4xzE3dGEMEfmpqKUbnV3Az4UUOkz0Z85rP5It/s1600-h/DSCN9280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHGsNFX6Yh5V8cC4hfFZ_ipKfcWJOuHEGCiTjjeA-NzAwn34V4QpcuU39yRqjKc9Y0pajCDCfohhhoHpPsU_gpmj6jptvAMSrivTk94a4xzE3dGEMEfmpqKUbnV3Az4UUOkz0Z85rP5It/s320/DSCN9280.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a WIP. Sorry the posting seems to be a little Lax... I've been so busy since the 1st of the year, with my first Workshop, my painting trip to Texas, and my talk at the Duxbury Art Complex, I've been mostly doing Daily Paintings. But this is a whimsical piece I've had in mind, and I'll put more layers of 'atmosphere' in, with little color shots on the angels.</div>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-9391553279667574772010-01-21T15:18:00.001-08:002010-01-21T15:24:51.941-08:00Abstract Series - Foam/Bubbles<div>You know how in Close Encounters of the Third Kind everyone keeps drawing, sculpting, and thinking about the mesa? I think that's what you call it. Well I can't stop thinking of foam... the sea-foam that forms when waves reach the shore. These are all paint-overs of paintings that didn't work out. They're in oil, usually 6x6,, 6x8, 5x7 or 8x8, but I have one more I'll photograph tomorrow that's 10x10 done in acrylic. Crazy, I know. Sometimes I let some of the painting beneath show though, and sometimes not. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpxUuHs2iEg0frGpKOrfbhJtnclrXYdcWA5zTOLrtGtMkocQ1b3Ott1C8bIWNnChkEazHgJfg2yqFGFNdvuI279yXTcul99xZf4TRDBaZxb4BI0D51vltRFJ3WY4rZCttng0fJ7GRtc86/s400/DSCN8694.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429337004271417746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0YLHyUXvO-jUEgrFOaqgR65B0uEv_X3Ehzjz0Ww85PhunpAPwBwuDnWA55ODZdttPXf9yO1T7pcE96btvTLWbpjQ6RWUYeYa0pkxyHbV1K51fbbbs9DqFihar_ts-8E-PrHsX8jrs-wF/s1600-h/DSCN8693.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0YLHyUXvO-jUEgrFOaqgR65B0uEv_X3Ehzjz0Ww85PhunpAPwBwuDnWA55ODZdttPXf9yO1T7pcE96btvTLWbpjQ6RWUYeYa0pkxyHbV1K51fbbbs9DqFihar_ts-8E-PrHsX8jrs-wF/s400/DSCN8693.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429336998390956354" /></a>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-3216735125365936872009-10-28T14:47:00.000-07:002009-10-29T17:03:07.423-07:00Of A Feather<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13IbDPKx7N7JO0loVv6avoMRPOJoCyDv__Cj7v5WA3VZNBQm_l_VH1dV16WoWTKNSnU953tBvpzlU3nh4_0DoJOC_tE6ECH3cL5_6-8VkBhxpKy9WP50_rZPf4zG4mUh8QT3x9oH_2UQ9/s1600-h/DSCN6659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13IbDPKx7N7JO0loVv6avoMRPOJoCyDv__Cj7v5WA3VZNBQm_l_VH1dV16WoWTKNSnU953tBvpzlU3nh4_0DoJOC_tE6ECH3cL5_6-8VkBhxpKy9WP50_rZPf4zG4mUh8QT3x9oH_2UQ9/s400/DSCN6659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397771043815975890" /></a>Raw day today. For the first time in NINE months I don't have an 'agenda', or something specific to paint for. I don't know what I'll do with this, it's 12x12, I just love sparrows. I have a photograph of lots of sparrows on a bare tree, and I like to pick certain ones to paint. This painting was a lot about layers of color applied, then scraped away, as well as a note of forlorn, like a November day, although it's not quite that month!Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-60591597513783881982009-10-04T17:59:00.001-07:002009-10-04T18:01:27.587-07:00Lozenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYc2bS23s1Ves-9r0hwgnuZU_ZSuraadB9lJPAGKvEy_F3LjZUYbx2TTJc5nLHWtWOfqKmo55NReUCjfaze4Ad0f7CIy-CCi0tFsFACxvjQqRuv47ddRaBy82nqJUgdLjdVQ99pGWXaZCX/s1600-h/DSCN6060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYc2bS23s1Ves-9r0hwgnuZU_ZSuraadB9lJPAGKvEy_F3LjZUYbx2TTJc5nLHWtWOfqKmo55NReUCjfaze4Ad0f7CIy-CCi0tFsFACxvjQqRuv47ddRaBy82nqJUgdLjdVQ99pGWXaZCX/s400/DSCN6060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388914261818791170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As part of the "From Where I Sit" series, a hazy Summer sunset, one where the sun turns into a hot pink lozenge. This is just as the sun starts to lower itself to where it changes color, into the haze. A million different paintings, I swear, could be done from my front porch. Probably from everyone's front steps.</div>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-71711935456519894932009-09-12T19:18:00.000-07:002009-09-12T19:23:42.777-07:00WIP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05qzCqUKMbltQhDK9yIyAL_VWo5u7OKvr0fvwboIQyB8Mo2ruvRxniUlAHbzqcrRjUm6X7E25obkw-lCw638rUIKF1CpKK2pSLkB5r-rFDLgR8PLGwKpkCpK4K1DnbQU3CGCkm-OvtZQ_/s1600-h/DSCN5415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05qzCqUKMbltQhDK9yIyAL_VWo5u7OKvr0fvwboIQyB8Mo2ruvRxniUlAHbzqcrRjUm6X7E25obkw-lCw638rUIKF1CpKK2pSLkB5r-rFDLgR8PLGwKpkCpK4K1DnbQU3CGCkm-OvtZQ_/s400/DSCN5415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380770941146049266" /></a>One more magnificent sky painting I'm working on for the 'From Where I Sit' series. Sold one and now have to replace it. I'm determined to get the 8 I need for the series, as well as paintings for my Tishman Speyer show in 2 weeks. Will be a painting machine till then! :)Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-32632513393397761742009-08-17T07:04:00.000-07:002009-08-17T07:15:44.318-07:00Tranquility, 30x40I've been using Blogger for ... what, almost 3 years now? And I still forget that the order in which you upload your photos is the OPPOSITE of the way they show up! OK, the Big Picture is at the bottom, with the details coming first - sorry about that!<br /><br />This is another tranquil (hence the name) sunset from my front porch. A west facing view. If I ever show these together (and that's kind of why I'm keeping to the 30x30 and 30x40 gallery wrapped canvases...) I mentioned that I'd call them "From Where I Sit..." because each of these big skies is one seen from my front porch. And, yes, I'm grateful. So very grateful.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrALfWQJ8ofQZ-0Xljgnf31ef0_SHf5o9qVI3ERmmrYVDXHs9CxdYXTCo6Z8tClFQjc_MeNM7sp-5gOcG0MXXJZYLo3dI5u190w0Fh_bQ6T9fpzaTus8UJaSLk5f-6jPCI1MgYv1JNWEzi/s1600-h/DSCN4982.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370934116705478690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrALfWQJ8ofQZ-0Xljgnf31ef0_SHf5o9qVI3ERmmrYVDXHs9CxdYXTCo6Z8tClFQjc_MeNM7sp-5gOcG0MXXJZYLo3dI5u190w0Fh_bQ6T9fpzaTus8UJaSLk5f-6jPCI1MgYv1JNWEzi/s400/DSCN4982.jpg" border="0" /></a> The sun and its' reflections</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBMybJAy_PIOkcWvZSijtW8MLo97jrx6BTRc44ulBErsOAmayGqLLPwJm-2hyphenhyphendHMtZbxbk0ee-tsjYNRoFNyKPjRZNzE9k0H9nP2hyphenhyphenreiCyfI-vz0clDPgBrr-DJHkbcCCToU0arT6Vnt/s1600-h/DSCN4983.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370934106489374898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBMybJAy_PIOkcWvZSijtW8MLo97jrx6BTRc44ulBErsOAmayGqLLPwJm-2hyphenhyphendHMtZbxbk0ee-tsjYNRoFNyKPjRZNzE9k0H9nP2hyphenhyphenreiCyfI-vz0clDPgBrr-DJHkbcCCToU0arT6Vnt/s400/DSCN4983.jpg" border="0" /></a> Texture in the water</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHKW3FuLTbHgEL1YH_R3bag4_xngza8wm2evUTZxB2PVULzZyeQe29zLxb9eyXqNOfhQYoEBTanddKlXKFNM3flnnohv8gMl8fHs2GSNRpXg2q73aix_2F5ep1a7o_aoPWh9GtHMwe4b4/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSCN4984.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370934099215383570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHKW3FuLTbHgEL1YH_R3bag4_xngza8wm2evUTZxB2PVULzZyeQe29zLxb9eyXqNOfhQYoEBTanddKlXKFNM3flnnohv8gMl8fHs2GSNRpXg2q73aix_2F5ep1a7o_aoPWh9GtHMwe4b4/s400/Copy+of+DSCN4984.jpg" border="0" /></a> a bit of cloud<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYnPj_ufjKGM4kyIMYcGCPr1DtbqW1_T32HCA03ooqGAiton2060bbwCwT9IedkAZkGPMB2lDcDqkNVh5MwJI5JyxQ0geUmQsB1BKu76tREOkft7v38GIcHdQoI1ukuvqsrF1F1mLXlNH/s1600-h/DSCN4983.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ16AB7HmXU3qG7Re2wzVfc17UqylhWYP5ND11HFfkZ2c0o8jSwelisC7f2W9-GGFolIhI-aR9XSDT0sgPOwPJVQLe_tog4194TwlCBq6XMEFHPTnTtbsGO1XTF9-2yFmEhKLK8fEgmSY/s1600-h/Tranquility.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370934073595075698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ16AB7HmXU3qG7Re2wzVfc17UqylhWYP5ND11HFfkZ2c0o8jSwelisC7f2W9-GGFolIhI-aR9XSDT0sgPOwPJVQLe_tog4194TwlCBq6XMEFHPTnTtbsGO1XTF9-2yFmEhKLK8fEgmSY/s400/Tranquility.png" border="0" /></a> The whole enchilada.</div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-57107462102907147162009-07-07T16:51:00.001-07:002009-07-07T16:54:52.512-07:00Another WIP and A Good Lunch Location!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58_38wPykPlW7nrvcWAXrvkF1wxwkCJo3Z0A9gfhwmo-aP4gO3PurC6mKEcBYyW-Xa2CWVbCNL4WcG5SmOuifBq7XRJ3k82QULHPGlvt6Sc0wTz5jso9UzoBqSU7kZPvFDO-rydjIfBMF/s1600-h/DSCN0156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58_38wPykPlW7nrvcWAXrvkF1wxwkCJo3Z0A9gfhwmo-aP4gO3PurC6mKEcBYyW-Xa2CWVbCNL4WcG5SmOuifBq7XRJ3k82QULHPGlvt6Sc0wTz5jso9UzoBqSU7kZPvFDO-rydjIfBMF/s400/DSCN0156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355870282408165362" border="0" /></a><br />Almost done with this sunset - I don't know.. sometimes it takes a turn at the end.... it is 30x40.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtNBZo9NKN5Coa2lyUFC4r6mLhsNwdmbvetepNNX7dv9G1-ixAi37nwEDm0rDLsl_kShMfY0XMr-RGNAygR42T4ig_bz9NfMcUCawdkFOpiG_NyM2Mu3JYCo1rADLOVEyPc9KOp8UDv-E/s1600-h/DSCN0154.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtNBZo9NKN5Coa2lyUFC4r6mLhsNwdmbvetepNNX7dv9G1-ixAi37nwEDm0rDLsl_kShMfY0XMr-RGNAygR42T4ig_bz9NfMcUCawdkFOpiG_NyM2Mu3JYCo1rADLOVEyPc9KOp8UDv-E/s400/DSCN0154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355870280306304322" border="0" /></a>And I met Kelly Milukas, a terrific friend as well as a terrific artist, for lunch at 121 in Providence. It's a very cool - fresh, local type food - restaurant in a ... well what kind of neighborhood sells LAVENDER shoes? THAT kind of neighborhood. Gorgeous renovations to the restaurant building, though, and food to die for.Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-90305210434893092562009-04-08T15:24:00.000-07:002009-08-25T15:35:57.074-07:00By Jove, I Think I've Finished (most of them, anyway!)<div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UXRo4TGH0KrUqzYXhHxNwqI9UsnBsF3FGNchGBNd1bQb-mUyJye9n_CQfwl7kTD-IKtL0rSDOKTfE03l6jXFvkNvqLzNIx1-gVmKNVKEBERTPlddjfN1jnlNiq4rl8cHoVeHMN65mgk8/s1600-h/DSCN7520.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322450956892187570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UXRo4TGH0KrUqzYXhHxNwqI9UsnBsF3FGNchGBNd1bQb-mUyJye9n_CQfwl7kTD-IKtL0rSDOKTfE03l6jXFvkNvqLzNIx1-gVmKNVKEBERTPlddjfN1jnlNiq4rl8cHoVeHMN65mgk8/s400/DSCN7520.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBLlcsKj1NUXNetC5uy68ARIuPyiT4-aAiXliV7bvRpAmN0G93OLJVr1ZGKeQnmFSecFThmbkSZF7iK-BvyKEfx7FcF5rzd4LPYoTyBzrXgHNCr14ZPFWn-2BrCvVYzQY5iGZZf9rV2FB/s1600-h/DSCN7548.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322450874275276882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBLlcsKj1NUXNetC5uy68ARIuPyiT4-aAiXliV7bvRpAmN0G93OLJVr1ZGKeQnmFSecFThmbkSZF7iK-BvyKEfx7FcF5rzd4LPYoTyBzrXgHNCr14ZPFWn-2BrCvVYzQY5iGZZf9rV2FB/s400/DSCN7548.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNwpugYmPCB6MRATmEP6QGn-nCGM4bRp4PQA5yrmARFyxFQ5_PHlfMqfM3-rQE1CwW__MXjNsKcUR2tCvMmGgkYQnfooVZh5hnwWXsTqU48esaK-XnGdsIj8BXi91BbLl2RCJkTirJpmd/s1600-h/DSCN7528.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 392px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322450707795738098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNwpugYmPCB6MRATmEP6QGn-nCGM4bRp4PQA5yrmARFyxFQ5_PHlfMqfM3-rQE1CwW__MXjNsKcUR2tCvMmGgkYQnfooVZh5hnwWXsTqU48esaK-XnGdsIj8BXi91BbLl2RCJkTirJpmd/s400/DSCN7528.JPG" /></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD</span></span></strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GRijqV0_JAEg2VE-6dM72KV5Zx9cCa5SoLMB6eI9mt77svqefbEX8F7sRnfDHb50fBGxKEzgLfxEcp4QIwX7Jo_mJ73JLue3QsjyJAqPTl7eIpFLUCea04Vf9xAAbFBZolcC0jXRR7hp/s1600-h/DSCN7525.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322450590233978274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GRijqV0_JAEg2VE-6dM72KV5Zx9cCa5SoLMB6eI9mt77svqefbEX8F7sRnfDHb50fBGxKEzgLfxEcp4QIwX7Jo_mJ73JLue3QsjyJAqPTl7eIpFLUCea04Vf9xAAbFBZolcC0jXRR7hp/s400/DSCN7525.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaodpJz6xaZrVEZg4IuiYzCaqtF2k9jbfvSHH-wJCw33hKxBIzBaPYR_rAGs-jNob_gV2QVENwiRmOeXgX1oD8es7iWH8YIY4SrDk518KD-aerlgTodT5BNHmQ7eoXmHXv6LGCjgXUCKcj/s1600-h/DSCN7522.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322450359861094850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaodpJz6xaZrVEZg4IuiYzCaqtF2k9jbfvSHH-wJCw33hKxBIzBaPYR_rAGs-jNob_gV2QVENwiRmOeXgX1oD8es7iWH8YIY4SrDk518KD-aerlgTodT5BNHmQ7eoXmHXv6LGCjgXUCKcj/s400/DSCN7522.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rp_RMdxup3cge6by-Q2PmqLW4vAv2a3AH73FV8o1INEMEUOQRj-L9l15hbXCDzH4CdUO7khelKIRYEBc2_PWweA14N6Loui_PQkGQOZyI_8I0ts-QnsLijOIZLO0seXSx4rnblQQEHOu/s1600-h/DSCN7521.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322450180753111954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rp_RMdxup3cge6by-Q2PmqLW4vAv2a3AH73FV8o1INEMEUOQRj-L9l15hbXCDzH4CdUO7khelKIRYEBc2_PWweA14N6Loui_PQkGQOZyI_8I0ts-QnsLijOIZLO0seXSx4rnblQQEHOu/s400/DSCN7521.JPG" /></a>Thinking of titling the group "From Where I Sit" because all of these views are from my front porch. #3 and #5 are southerly views, #1 is south east, and #2 and #4 are western views. The other one in the group (and I don't know if I'll really include it, as it's from Canada) is the Parrsboro sunset, which is eluding me, but I'm not giving up.</div>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-89892284743955399822009-03-26T03:57:00.001-07:002009-03-26T04:02:04.687-07:00Two Things<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TAMyGW3tH1T6Z759xBXFp2COZjT1M-4tRmpdWzDoMDdGRXjMUIipeEsXgAYegQjeq5BevqL5loUnanuTkomr536TyqB6FbVrvnYaAk-b_Cn8aSeSO0iyL5ZJyz9pUjVEM7FtODkAoHaZ/s1600-h/DSCN7258.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TAMyGW3tH1T6Z759xBXFp2COZjT1M-4tRmpdWzDoMDdGRXjMUIipeEsXgAYegQjeq5BevqL5loUnanuTkomr536TyqB6FbVrvnYaAk-b_Cn8aSeSO0iyL5ZJyz9pUjVEM7FtODkAoHaZ/s400/DSCN7258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317448980389994114" border="0" /></a>First, this one from Parrsboro is finally done. Man, I lifted and lowered those big dark clouds, I lightened and darkened them, I made the water more blue, more yellow, more pink, more gray, I made the cliffs taller, shorter, wider, greener, bluer, I made the orange sky brighter, duller, yellower and pinker - BUT I think I finally got it. For better or for worse.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQb78QiLW_3jM_XCpg8AN1QsQ3fQOKX_IcpHuYS4E3p-7utz_Mbu8SVcWDqjzv14zpEqBIcrxNqZqs3jvES2lgyJ2zIMaUgQTPopUVpT6RQBHQM0oeLtjhDM1JAOtWpMAq9of5iZE485m/s1600-h/DSCN7254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQb78QiLW_3jM_XCpg8AN1QsQ3fQOKX_IcpHuYS4E3p-7utz_Mbu8SVcWDqjzv14zpEqBIcrxNqZqs3jvES2lgyJ2zIMaUgQTPopUVpT6RQBHQM0oeLtjhDM1JAOtWpMAq9of5iZE485m/s400/DSCN7254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317448971123338818" border="0" /></a><br />This, more abstract, seascape is one I'd wanted to do for a long time - sometimes in the fog, the land masses are just hinted at. The water and the sky are so close in color and value - it seems the whole world just melts together. This on is 9x12, painted over an old non-working painting.Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-18689159026330815982009-03-20T17:07:00.000-07:002009-03-20T17:15:12.507-07:00WIP Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoiOguyHiYtKx-3nkUQg0L0qtwbHvdbwgu-IjFeEVDcLS_HdsJTuGbOQDZ7mK5G_lC08rypb8PeFit00o2uxbsgms1nH7uYs919gklnfmLbVVca2pkYIVYpvBt4sJAb0AY2BgYs9RaAeH/s1600-h/DSCN7146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoiOguyHiYtKx-3nkUQg0L0qtwbHvdbwgu-IjFeEVDcLS_HdsJTuGbOQDZ7mK5G_lC08rypb8PeFit00o2uxbsgms1nH7uYs919gklnfmLbVVca2pkYIVYpvBt4sJAb0AY2BgYs9RaAeH/s400/DSCN7146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315426336689615250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcEaH-F7xkAb-oo9ERoLCDkPvUqibLc5AzGQMz-KF8xb5-A5hFURwdtPk03fi1agLYkwta2ZH8vOK_pg3hU0_6EWE3f6u2i30QjVJ_uKtNnXc67mT3hqlPEs_VYhalGwxEECVijyXEHgj/s1600-h/DSCN7147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcEaH-F7xkAb-oo9ERoLCDkPvUqibLc5AzGQMz-KF8xb5-A5hFURwdtPk03fi1agLYkwta2ZH8vOK_pg3hU0_6EWE3f6u2i30QjVJ_uKtNnXc67mT3hqlPEs_VYhalGwxEECVijyXEHgj/s400/DSCN7147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315426338955343618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEExPyHaNc1lnaSQzesKTWm_lnFZNOttgdYzSz6BArptpyUgqhE3bN4RMe-VJyVu3_jOFbSxdmtxUOwilJ8ogyoECBRjahSmCEMPxpORZXyPrRv7OuhyFcovBr5opNA1reEI1GZ-epuZMP/s1600-h/DSCN7149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEExPyHaNc1lnaSQzesKTWm_lnFZNOttgdYzSz6BArptpyUgqhE3bN4RMe-VJyVu3_jOFbSxdmtxUOwilJ8ogyoECBRjahSmCEMPxpORZXyPrRv7OuhyFcovBr5opNA1reEI1GZ-epuZMP/s400/DSCN7149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315426334732751570" border="0" /></a>These three are almost done! I'm very excited - they're huge (for me), I think they're 30x36 - although I can't measure right now because I'm home. The middle one needs the most work - the pink sky has got to be a much warmer pink. I also think I'll adjust the size of the island to be shorter, and bring the second (larger) island down a little too.Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-69247763686399237522009-03-16T05:33:00.000-07:002009-03-16T05:43:31.698-07:00Birthday Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CLOozxEQ01nVN8Dmp0Ee1MZyTQ0O2eVvMvu3NDg22qbnzyeAGhZicgtTsb_Qtj28eaAQfclWXYTlDqGhzvBG4TBAVsipHwiRkNLkR-JtOvjuinNZuWv4vhxmUdZHHZVLKUcplYhjZa_7/s1600-h/DSCN7016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CLOozxEQ01nVN8Dmp0Ee1MZyTQ0O2eVvMvu3NDg22qbnzyeAGhZicgtTsb_Qtj28eaAQfclWXYTlDqGhzvBG4TBAVsipHwiRkNLkR-JtOvjuinNZuWv4vhxmUdZHHZVLKUcplYhjZa_7/s400/DSCN7016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313763580233677746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Above and below are the work of Thomas Sgouros, a Providence painter who had a show in the Bristol Art Museum opening this past weekend. I went on my birthday with Tim, just because we happened to be walking by - and I was blown away - these are huge canvases, maybe 6'x6', and the colors are to die for - the camera distorted the shape and color, and not having the image in front of me, I couldn't adjust it! I dragged my son Conor over to see it while the lasagna was baking (yes, I ended up overcooking it) and we walked into the aftermath of a talk by the artist - COOL - on his way out the door I couldn't resist telling him how much I enjoyed his work - and got a photo of the 2 of us in front of one of his pieces! I saved the lasagna with a little extra sauce, and ended up eating way too much of it (I forgot Tim had made his famous German Chocolate cake, too)!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP-qkqKCB9W082KaHHeUguMIslxsHqKQF_dtL0FF5WVEizxiClyaEIPUsLzcY5-6a-fQ1fPfSDzUfmQ7IYuucgwEYB6nUwaz6LKxQlC3kQTrZQpdg2gHTQrQ2Ey2Z_VorAb1XfFNtvLSp/s1600-h/DSCN7021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP-qkqKCB9W082KaHHeUguMIslxsHqKQF_dtL0FF5WVEizxiClyaEIPUsLzcY5-6a-fQ1fPfSDzUfmQ7IYuucgwEYB6nUwaz6LKxQlC3kQTrZQpdg2gHTQrQ2Ey2Z_VorAb1XfFNtvLSp/s400/DSCN7021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313763576525956450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZjEklzWIDciSotMuA6d3_xgFYX19EkUieCjqLpP9iE-HSX11XoV1OHyj8aBtY6d7Ckb7Qvef2iypLzIVwG41_FFRyqIxxOQeqD1c3ZOmAmaOInrWl3rnQmwBovWdv14B0HhROYZvVNFb/s1600-h/DSCN7018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZjEklzWIDciSotMuA6d3_xgFYX19EkUieCjqLpP9iE-HSX11XoV1OHyj8aBtY6d7Ckb7Qvef2iypLzIVwG41_FFRyqIxxOQeqD1c3ZOmAmaOInrWl3rnQmwBovWdv14B0HhROYZvVNFb/s400/DSCN7018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313763572622180850" border="0" /></a>And below, I've shown a little detail, and the whole of the mother-and-child painting done from a photo at the beach last summer. The little red haired boy was so fun to do with his big diaper laden swimsuit! Once again, they were silhouetted. I'm not finished with this, but all I'm really going to do is put in their reflections, which will help them 'stand up' in the water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0feJ5LKC8p1nGbHiGRBaX6Th00y2SzIr7Jogm2jHR2SwDXasH9oHMeSp1cMVx8F3o2iIg2rd1lFiGlj2LT5qJDS11JTyNIj7El3CXX2MY37VZ3aoBHSnNVkjBf9T5jwYXlWuznSV1kL2/s1600-h/DSCN7028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0feJ5LKC8p1nGbHiGRBaX6Th00y2SzIr7Jogm2jHR2SwDXasH9oHMeSp1cMVx8F3o2iIg2rd1lFiGlj2LT5qJDS11JTyNIj7El3CXX2MY37VZ3aoBHSnNVkjBf9T5jwYXlWuznSV1kL2/s400/DSCN7028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313763564767552546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcNDtc3YZHqT6jLB6PoOhTav7dR2jfYiRL984CuAx4tRHhUVWjAarClhlwWR52hVClNzAmXJ7d6HyUzQE1Yt3OBE97LlJ88x1RJ133SQZhyphenhyphenIcwxQgriP-DHS9EFmtKXidCExd8PGqikgD/s1600-h/DSCN7024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcNDtc3YZHqT6jLB6PoOhTav7dR2jfYiRL984CuAx4tRHhUVWjAarClhlwWR52hVClNzAmXJ7d6HyUzQE1Yt3OBE97LlJ88x1RJ133SQZhyphenhyphenIcwxQgriP-DHS9EFmtKXidCExd8PGqikgD/s400/DSCN7024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313763561813712834" border="0" /></a>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-45837517437934150552009-03-04T17:20:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:23:40.019-08:00Sunset #2, 24x30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aLKfd6duSaxOVd7yLS7kxW-CqWooTGlrjB7PJfc5y5tD8AxSFm5Qgj1a9Iqblu0W8Q-zrVwbq7ioFtEPxjqMIodDGfNrsUCWYRCaaIpwaK5nVpbAKrRZZ1i93kCm93qi4PyYv2fyyOA0/s1600-h/DSCN6900.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aLKfd6duSaxOVd7yLS7kxW-CqWooTGlrjB7PJfc5y5tD8AxSFm5Qgj1a9Iqblu0W8Q-zrVwbq7ioFtEPxjqMIodDGfNrsUCWYRCaaIpwaK5nVpbAKrRZZ1i93kCm93qi4PyYv2fyyOA0/s400/DSCN6900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309507748287495986" border="0" /></a>This is one of the beautiful sunsets that I see from my front porch. I am always inspired by them, and wanted to do some skies just to see how they look together.Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-54273068128674076302009-02-26T15:42:00.001-08:002009-02-26T15:45:35.792-08:00Next Pass at the Sky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23rGfA2DWfY34d3CMr8WgGibUu7rYFpE21pC0YjtgG93_1vtEgwJoKTuyVJogv-Rq_MBlpIBBN4ktSu-c-yhLMwC8a5HJb0xbzv4HCJ9h_x6b5nfqFEy50__xEo9SSDLN0JQV_Ngjr4nY/s1600-h/DSCN6835.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23rGfA2DWfY34d3CMr8WgGibUu7rYFpE21pC0YjtgG93_1vtEgwJoKTuyVJogv-Rq_MBlpIBBN4ktSu-c-yhLMwC8a5HJb0xbzv4HCJ9h_x6b5nfqFEy50__xEo9SSDLN0JQV_Ngjr4nY/s400/DSCN6835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307255778154795154" border="0" /></a>Getting close to the end of this painting. I want to layer in more colors in the water, and soften the land formation. I will probably add a little more color in the lowest strata of the sky, although it is a very dark section. I am working off a photograph, but after you get the basic values, and the general colors, you have to, in the words of Karin Jurick, whom you all may know from her art, "paint the scene, not the photograph".Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-71890192721391562582009-02-24T16:47:00.000-08:002009-02-24T16:51:43.913-08:00More/Better Photos and a WIP<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcL9zAtW3YewCcWd0X5_LF351u8GGLGHqi4TeSG1fD77mFgLDsiM5O5RvtW-M3E2cRoILY_zY0K4lDLw7yMU8eU2R7QbBUKDHpHzV7oWy1umdNYk1ooPFiPhVjE3iLAx0gIJHV4j0EtW1/s1600-h/DSCN6806.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcL9zAtW3YewCcWd0X5_LF351u8GGLGHqi4TeSG1fD77mFgLDsiM5O5RvtW-M3E2cRoILY_zY0K4lDLw7yMU8eU2R7QbBUKDHpHzV7oWy1umdNYk1ooPFiPhVjE3iLAx0gIJHV4j0EtW1/s400/DSCN6806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306530737493523874" border="0" /></a>The sky is almost done - still left is the land and the water. This is 30x30.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkXm9-NDT__DSp89SSrSBYZuGhsvj94uvM7WgrIJ-28GMIZTo8y-yp1rRcXa3-WPNcNwTMIJECwysX2XGyj2-nxGundeMf3ueuCO5x_nsy6gBoNGhxPA4HNwrltaskfz-sHo0BeBdeXbS/s1600-h/DSCN6805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkXm9-NDT__DSp89SSrSBYZuGhsvj94uvM7WgrIJ-28GMIZTo8y-yp1rRcXa3-WPNcNwTMIJECwysX2XGyj2-nxGundeMf3ueuCO5x_nsy6gBoNGhxPA4HNwrltaskfz-sHo0BeBdeXbS/s400/DSCN6805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306530732753297826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvCxGuZrdjTUsB3XunEYq2frXxf7dhWmu2sBFCjIcS3FOWdfvKivVemTXT5BZsfx6I7u_5Yajh_kp4LnnHViYEHl99odRqMA5Lku1JF8_ttQPePeHgQlIsr8uMvbifTmqVYFQlFxDKSDh/s1600-h/DSCN6802.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvCxGuZrdjTUsB3XunEYq2frXxf7dhWmu2sBFCjIcS3FOWdfvKivVemTXT5BZsfx6I7u_5Yajh_kp4LnnHViYEHl99odRqMA5Lku1JF8_ttQPePeHgQlIsr8uMvbifTmqVYFQlFxDKSDh/s400/DSCN6802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306530727420676578" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Got more paintings up ( then had a minor collapse when a bunch came flying off the wall - the top painting slammed into two others on the way down - fortunately they were UNframed! I LOVE my studio!</span>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-106225929746877422009-02-24T04:04:00.000-08:002009-02-24T04:10:30.586-08:00Everybody UP!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaCPGe7OZ_TWcHs1QkUkXtwUbaeu5xm93h4-JzOAruuyA5rnNfCg6XjE8ee13XkW7ijckUsgbo5nL0HPWREhMig9KdizfYo06YnJqX8t76t01LxZpVw3xnKlppIeZZn7mZPZijgQwGIDy/s1600-h/DSCN6782.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaCPGe7OZ_TWcHs1QkUkXtwUbaeu5xm93h4-JzOAruuyA5rnNfCg6XjE8ee13XkW7ijckUsgbo5nL0HPWREhMig9KdizfYo06YnJqX8t76t01LxZpVw3xnKlppIeZZn7mZPZijgQwGIDy/s400/DSCN6782.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306335083775883554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC30HOPs_wzhngD9oQxldxHE39fES1ak8jiS4C9BTl-0O-58CjRgGrfHLOmLDysN9iGGW48GlBl89u1O1Laf3_IaozYRhWCDXpYwW_lsvcm9fXuEYZhJk5_78cQQdiDV_l8Mzh5Rfywfm/s1600-h/DSCN6783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC30HOPs_wzhngD9oQxldxHE39fES1ak8jiS4C9BTl-0O-58CjRgGrfHLOmLDysN9iGGW48GlBl89u1O1Laf3_IaozYRhWCDXpYwW_lsvcm9fXuEYZhJk5_78cQQdiDV_l8Mzh5Rfywfm/s400/DSCN6783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306334952474858578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVcCqUw1D1F-wfaFNsY-mX1WFceNjH06aEeNbEoSeX2HGGEcFjjIMt2545E2NCm2_tnew3qAKm1oJQa8soPrdhsa9WoJnbEUXgtw4s4TBXWm6qOJKptlFSdyLON1rCkBCwFPa5Ka1LUix/s1600-h/DSCN6784.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVcCqUw1D1F-wfaFNsY-mX1WFceNjH06aEeNbEoSeX2HGGEcFjjIMt2545E2NCm2_tnew3qAKm1oJQa8soPrdhsa9WoJnbEUXgtw4s4TBXWm6qOJKptlFSdyLON1rCkBCwFPa5Ka1LUix/s400/DSCN6784.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306334814360202466" /></a><br />I'm trying to get my studio less cluttered. I mean, it's 1,200 square feet, and you can hardly MOVE in it! So. All the framed pieces that I don't HATE are going up. The framed pieces that I do hate are coming out of frames, frames stacked in my big built-n drawers, and they're getting painted over. That's it. And the hundreds of paintings that I actually don't like are going to get painted over or tossed. THEN the ones that need or may benefit more work will go in a special bin.... and those I'm reserving for history (heh heh! - in other words, pieces that have a sentimental value to me, even though they may not make the grade right now) will go in other bins, against the wall. Here's some bad shots of what the back end of the studio looks like. There's so much light (yes, there is a thing as TOO much light) that everything is back lit and hard to photograph!Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-5362621229062360072009-02-17T16:05:00.001-08:002009-02-17T16:08:00.204-08:00Re-Do of the Callas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0fDpsAjv2CmDVjhRQgDmsU9yKtztLSFGNku-vEKv3pIoEKVkguQCsOCI62vz9huiSF3-9el62NG4aT7q9kMjdWwU2Y1G13KPpx2FN_X8MSnqnZ1MleGZTD-4ZB35JAVFy0DJUYizAX2E/s1600-h/DSCN6582.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0fDpsAjv2CmDVjhRQgDmsU9yKtztLSFGNku-vEKv3pIoEKVkguQCsOCI62vz9huiSF3-9el62NG4aT7q9kMjdWwU2Y1G13KPpx2FN_X8MSnqnZ1MleGZTD-4ZB35JAVFy0DJUYizAX2E/s400/DSCN6582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303921917479547346" border="0" /></a>I tried a different vantage for these Valentine's flowers, but it didn't work out. They probably look more like Callas, but the point of view is weird. I consider this one a failure. Nice flowers, bad painting... This is just to show one of my failures to you.Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-39240900782079584332009-02-16T16:51:00.000-08:002009-02-28T04:22:29.115-08:00February 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCb553ltmf_twQk7tGIHBt3A0ZrWPFh9Px5gBid3bntz-MtBhc4sz5vbGfnhaXk4Q4z0ONntCSCHDnAN7tyFq2wywlRRY4S2Fj-wYFpocJMr2DKOcqtZCRnhKcPqdL1HSgAI4c8DbcXow/s1600-h/DSCN6561.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCb553ltmf_twQk7tGIHBt3A0ZrWPFh9Px5gBid3bntz-MtBhc4sz5vbGfnhaXk4Q4z0ONntCSCHDnAN7tyFq2wywlRRY4S2Fj-wYFpocJMr2DKOcqtZCRnhKcPqdL1HSgAI4c8DbcXow/s400/DSCN6561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303564292821697810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Above I'm working on a Paris view - a lot looser then I usually work, just full of energy and feeling.<br />I started this piece below of Mexican pottery last week with Paula Villanova (she may just post her take on it on her blog)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-Ibo7OJXKUbZl3e_1XxHW0QP1payKJUg3SVkZHU_8AjWjMZrpMFFhgfjpIQCG2ntzDNNUZ1zNSvPs7H_6OVWmEbXQlXrZT-SIrA3vjDksauVPEJZblmeWSqb8VNn_GEexeZHxTPZTk3P/s1600-h/DSCN6563.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-Ibo7OJXKUbZl3e_1XxHW0QP1payKJUg3SVkZHU_8AjWjMZrpMFFhgfjpIQCG2ntzDNNUZ1zNSvPs7H_6OVWmEbXQlXrZT-SIrA3vjDksauVPEJZblmeWSqb8VNn_GEexeZHxTPZTk3P/s400/DSCN6563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303563644468495266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Two daily paintings and work on 2 bigger pieces on my first day back at the studio. I took a walk and saw someone you might know (below...).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8sV9nRxkt7RloTEKUUtZzSAiJxFLddTJkFd3IesEjF7LgUx_k1d4gReyJHWSMa1PnYByYceiPfcsaqx1_T3RdNnQFs-MJ0-JLH6KewRu6X_G13Rfdg5YC_5wjxAn8NhR6C9J_s8btfke/s1600-h/DSCN6566.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8sV9nRxkt7RloTEKUUtZzSAiJxFLddTJkFd3IesEjF7LgUx_k1d4gReyJHWSMa1PnYByYceiPfcsaqx1_T3RdNnQFs-MJ0-JLH6KewRu6X_G13Rfdg5YC_5wjxAn8NhR6C9J_s8btfke/s400/DSCN6566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303563026358006530" border="0" /></a>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-60044626626349962362009-01-29T18:13:00.001-08:002009-01-29T18:20:28.349-08:00January Happenings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwo8O-AUKH9ipU7ISaSawxVPnsImSkf9DiOkfte_JkfKw1ImoI0yShE7UJ4YEpvxWvHlksIrHXtJXmYo996MxoC6Vf-fQ7T6OyjW_YUkvNrOOEWGTBqranMs8Uzu9mRDkxE64wlr9i-Qk/s1600-h/DSCN6362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwo8O-AUKH9ipU7ISaSawxVPnsImSkf9DiOkfte_JkfKw1ImoI0yShE7UJ4YEpvxWvHlksIrHXtJXmYo996MxoC6Vf-fQ7T6OyjW_YUkvNrOOEWGTBqranMs8Uzu9mRDkxE64wlr9i-Qk/s400/DSCN6362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296905373599596642" border="0" /></a><br />The 'wall' of Daily Paintings in my studio...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhzRbvxCEBppCHZjpFWEZpgR4c3YZilcGS9KH1eXcmKWDs2kZzgmaTfg84tSY0pI-GrimBLVhMA89tRXMFF8LX37TF7EqueJPhgWgo1NzQt8ismvMtnvwgHHvuHWiojoJHh3jWXga62Xn/s1600-h/DSCN6361.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhzRbvxCEBppCHZjpFWEZpgR4c3YZilcGS9KH1eXcmKWDs2kZzgmaTfg84tSY0pI-GrimBLVhMA89tRXMFF8LX37TF7EqueJPhgWgo1NzQt8ismvMtnvwgHHvuHWiojoJHh3jWXga62Xn/s400/DSCN6361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296905080406966242" border="0" /></a>A larger work up of a small painting from a farm in Bristol...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiYjTlslqKl6PF8vnD7_2wr_G00dmT968e-XHpYSS8TY5w4-dmuFFXOvEYYA1g7c6FieSqkiBWyDC5ejXPeHwTuHFX6bQLpUHCoW6gBpYlSRrGuNa0p0-vaMznH1z-97siEwXmgFf9eOR/s1600-h/DSCN6359.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiYjTlslqKl6PF8vnD7_2wr_G00dmT968e-XHpYSS8TY5w4-dmuFFXOvEYYA1g7c6FieSqkiBWyDC5ejXPeHwTuHFX6bQLpUHCoW6gBpYlSRrGuNa0p0-vaMznH1z-97siEwXmgFf9eOR/s400/DSCN6359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296904766056007682" border="0" /></a><br />Walking The Dog On The Beach, needs just a leeeettle bit more....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOnjQLNShhXwwN6vFBwUgRgI8QV5DkLCY1zradso09CcOlagW6FR8l6OXhezdi0SjgvGy5XQPZkQsV_CaK0faEZt0I6W9OipfKdo6J_WJW7EA2SSkjitWQ9AH_64TOoViV5bVy4OUei3t/s1600-h/DSCN6358.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOnjQLNShhXwwN6vFBwUgRgI8QV5DkLCY1zradso09CcOlagW6FR8l6OXhezdi0SjgvGy5XQPZkQsV_CaK0faEZt0I6W9OipfKdo6J_WJW7EA2SSkjitWQ9AH_64TOoViV5bVy4OUei3t/s400/DSCN6358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296904520173596210" border="0" /></a>Almost done with Brasserie Lipp .....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z7Yc6aY0GSHKVP-JKtmiE2BiIlOafZhKeTUt_vh0IVv3shkiOpxDYcmAUbTvQb7lfti5PHmqeMi_T159kJltJcgb25F4iS10QUt0lioo1Faf_FB8BiIoX3TxKvmZWMmdSETdkdtSin9e/s1600-h/DSCN6356.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z7Yc6aY0GSHKVP-JKtmiE2BiIlOafZhKeTUt_vh0IVv3shkiOpxDYcmAUbTvQb7lfti5PHmqeMi_T159kJltJcgb25F4iS10QUt0lioo1Faf_FB8BiIoX3TxKvmZWMmdSETdkdtSin9e/s400/DSCN6356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296904356007900130" border="0" /></a><br />Almost done with the Bay of Fundy Sunset...<br /><br />And THAT's what I've been working on aside from my Daily Paintings!Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-23479310220624442682008-11-10T14:31:00.000-08:002010-04-25T14:01:10.977-07:00Artist In Residence - Marshfield<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9H3zn-MMCLdUO4f5fiGjGqRkNPrKLpkRm35aoulzs6s5_zPnzlX_flw63OfekBbOGySbOG69bI7KVMlUk2UOBHLRgw3DR2StReut9jgS_XZxa79Iyj0s-jSCAR1w_Em3Fwyw3fs6zrpbs/s1600-h/DSCN4347.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267163126563895474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9H3zn-MMCLdUO4f5fiGjGqRkNPrKLpkRm35aoulzs6s5_zPnzlX_flw63OfekBbOGySbOG69bI7KVMlUk2UOBHLRgw3DR2StReut9jgS_XZxa79Iyj0s-jSCAR1w_Em3Fwyw3fs6zrpbs/s400/DSCN4347.JPG" style="cursor: hand; 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<div style="text-align: center;">Every child got to put brush to the painting...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vU63x3tu5WwDIF-sbpPzdG-o-w88qTQUTGZgbI8IjAw3VwEfig_L5lif1jSwN0bXaD3Ow7qXCII0Ju7Kmtmjr9N-zlhjtJUZlc-m3xNwtAEZgnFb0FwgG8DXEO22_nF-PQxxKh85WmQm/s1600-h/DSCN4307.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267162456570299298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vU63x3tu5WwDIF-sbpPzdG-o-w88qTQUTGZgbI8IjAw3VwEfig_L5lif1jSwN0bXaD3Ow7qXCII0Ju7Kmtmjr9N-zlhjtJUZlc-m3xNwtAEZgnFb0FwgG8DXEO22_nF-PQxxKh85WmQm/s400/DSCN4307.JPG" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">We talked about values and color...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0fiO9xzOWia2JDP4M1nSs3O0S8wPpuVMQ6vTL_c48Yoay87iyhydb7TXO8N9sSGDpI5-E8XfWRoQC4cYzJXVWQFZkUz7TGQflVLFg4r_fZdtMDdBMFYRnBM3ZnbixLbc-OxNmwqVHP_T/s1600-h/DSCN4301.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267162439491983250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0fiO9xzOWia2JDP4M1nSs3O0S8wPpuVMQ6vTL_c48Yoay87iyhydb7TXO8N9sSGDpI5-E8XfWRoQC4cYzJXVWQFZkUz7TGQflVLFg4r_fZdtMDdBMFYRnBM3ZnbixLbc-OxNmwqVHP_T/s400/DSCN4301.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Last Friday I spent the morning at the Furnace Brook Middle School as an Artist In Residence, along with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.marysheehanwinn.com">Mary Sheehan Winn</a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.sallydean.com">Sally Dean</a> - how cool was that? Extremely. The kids were so interested, with good questions on technique, and the teachers were very supportive - they have an exhausting job - the art teachers have no time to do anything but set up and take down between classes - and Middle School kids are..... energetic. Here are some shots - I set up a panel for me and one for them, and displayed some Daily Paintings, and explained basically what that is and why I do it (did I ever say it on my blog?). Mary and Sally were wonderful to be with. Afterwards we went to lunch and chilled - joined by our friend Jeanne MacFarland, another wonderful artist (who has yet to launch her website!). On <a href="http://marysheehanwinn.blogspot.com/">Mary's Daily Painting blog</a> she posted a picture of me with one of the kids.</div>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-21605444732109238632008-10-09T12:32:00.000-07:002008-10-12T04:16:13.461-07:00Parrsboro Painting Trip<div><br /></div><div>A couple of photos from the trip, what a sunset!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4ZtE8LlHv9W_u1pXM9mtOR9l2EXqhCqNNY9crt02_6jLtqirAtBpOEg_snuMIBFao7FCjCptm7SPfc62tuwQK9dW3X6dsG0PJOXykL7xc4eAJtF73fvBPkNmIxnjIQNW-VHyCBq-7-Am/s1600-h/DSCN3514.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4ZtE8LlHv9W_u1pXM9mtOR9l2EXqhCqNNY9crt02_6jLtqirAtBpOEg_snuMIBFao7FCjCptm7SPfc62tuwQK9dW3X6dsG0PJOXykL7xc4eAJtF73fvBPkNmIxnjIQNW-VHyCBq-7-Am/s400/DSCN3514.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255247966438492818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEYEGFZqohOW1kASbsAawtf8MxE0qAIq1OLoGtZFyfjBmEncltUDgGh_o4ba8JElPIlzZscrSEbAKS7DpX2kEy3FtMQLnQUhQwnmYWcK4hourhde67c_s9hA4T1ti7yjBF73KzR4bQavV/s1600-h/DSCN3772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEYEGFZqohOW1kASbsAawtf8MxE0qAIq1OLoGtZFyfjBmEncltUDgGh_o4ba8JElPIlzZscrSEbAKS7DpX2kEy3FtMQLnQUhQwnmYWcK4hourhde67c_s9hA4T1ti7yjBF73KzR4bQavV/s400/DSCN3772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255247697796590338" /></a><br />Gone to Nova Scotia to paint with <a href="http://marysheehanwinn.blogspot.com/">Mary Sheehan Winn</a> and Joan Brancale. Mary's DH gave her this week as a treat, and Joan & I were the lucky ones who did not have a studio sale, teaching schedule or other work to keep us here. We've been exploring the pink sands of the Bay of Fundy and painting and gobbling up the culture. The tides here rise & fall 50 FEET every day. Amazing. It looks like a tsunami when the tides out! What a treat. <div><br /></div><div>We do look a little 'paint-logged', though, I think! All week eating, drinking and sleeping painting! We've discussed every aspect of painting there is, when we were not actually doing it (or climbing down and up massive cliffs to inspect the view). Here's some photos...</div>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974134457433464045.post-53354009460123071532008-09-26T21:01:00.000-07:002008-09-27T09:11:05.235-07:00Carol Marine Workshop Girls, Song #1<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxvezwuKZ-9lkoHpO4-kTMVx5JywzdI9vUHhR0w_5366XJ-yZBFlGjuCxsnadBBFIdR8wbuuzb0XIxfK_6q0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Here's Robin and Lois from the workshop, singing about painting.... shadows & light, stepping back, etc...... They were fun and great painters... as a whole it was a fabulous workshop that I would recommend - it's about Daily Painting, but there were no shortcuts to a good painting. Carol made us toe the line, it was hard, and it was tremendously rewarding. And the GROUP - well, let's just say we BONDED! Everyone was so nice, supportive, and encouraging. And these gals can PAINT! We are thinking of doing a group blogging project.... I'll keep you updated!<div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga03mDIj1rIZT-gqnGylXPOHbxhv1kcZN3q75wgP9SoU_podD9Nbjp8xZRLMYbNUy3yu-Zi-rQ2tgo_DZVkC7idxxVT1g6O7JbIUZ2_vga4OziejwjvFW6EUmHK2Zi8XXJBSg-vVswBkAQ/s400/DSCN2997.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250733936722984562" /></div>Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.com2