Friday, May 23, 2014

What's New?


For information about the Plein-air Workshop in Holland, please visit  www.donaldjurneyworkshop.blogspot.com   

Some of what's been happening

There's no question that I've been very remiss in keeping up with my blogging. It's true, I seem to have been particularly busy, but I've really no excuse. This post will be a real salmagundi of items. 

The photos will be poor, and small, and I apologize. They are mostly phone shots edited for Instagram. By the way, you can see a new sketch/painting everyday on Instagram. Have a follow at @donaldjurney .

First off, the Dead Paintings Society demo I did for last weekend's plein air class. Saturday morning it was pouring and so we started in the studio. I did a two-hour resuscitation on a painting----which is still not quite right. It does have a bit more color than this photo might suggest, and it does, actually have a sky, too.


Another one that I may not have posted is an imaginary scene in Holland.


And this, also imaginary, Dutch scene:


 Then there was a winter scene from imagination.



I decided to make some small studies. I ordered 50 1/8" 12" x 16" baltic birch panels from Dick Blick. I cut them in half, yielding 100 8" x 12" panels, and I primed them. Here they are under a couple of iron weights from my Hughes easel.


I've been having great fun working on these studies. In particular, I can stop on a panel when I've got the feeling I want, without worrying about whether it's "finished". It's a good way to encourage yourself to experiment with things.

Here's one.


And another.





Classes:

Two-day Weekend Workshops
7-8 June 2014
28-29 June 2014
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The Ogunquit Summer School of Art
Ogunquit, Maine
Two two-day workshops
14-15 August 2014
27-28 September 2014
Contact them at 603-819-9100

Those interested in an ongoing weekly class should contact me. dbjurney@verizon.net   

6 comments:

  1. Very beautiful pictures posting. Really this blog show that how a man can be good reader and blogger. It is right to say that a man if he wants can be searching and moving around the world and can collect lots of details and to posting them can give information about this world's different qualities.
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  2. Yay! Good to be a-reading you again...

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  3. The panels are a great idea. What do you prime them with? Thanks.
    Best wishes,
    Jack Ebel

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    1. Hi Jack...I use BIN, a white-pigmented, shellac-based primer, often used for sealing knots in wood before painting. I only do one side, and one coat. The primer tends to raise the grain a bit, so when they're dry, and before I tint them, I give them a light once-over with sandpaper

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  4. Yep, in Toulouse since start of April - but in temp accomodation till end of June. Keep up the good work!

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