Saturday Night Fever

Three Saturday Events

First among the three is Day One of the June Weekend Workshop. It looks like there may be a couple of raindrops to dodge on Saturday, but we should be fine for our longer session on Sunday. There will also be a July Weekend Workshop (20&21). If you'd like to be part of that, please write to Sarajean, or to me at dbjurney@verizon.net

From a class last May

On Saturday evening will be the Newburyport Art Association's Artful Feast, an auction of work by the members in support of the NAA.

My painting, which you may know from the blog last fall, will be auctioned to the highest bidder. If you'd like to leave an absentee bid, please call Elena Bachrach at 978-465-8769.

Also on Saturday night, at Quidley and Co (my Boston gallery), is the opening of their annual catalogue exhibition
In Good Company. This year's show features work from 29 of the gallery's artists. Representing me is The Hayloft, which you may also remember from the blog (sorry that it's black and white).

Of course you could come on Saturday evening and see it in color! Here's the scoop:

 In Good Company

June 8 – 27th 2013
Opening Reception:  Saturday June 8, 2013

Location:
Quidley & Company Fine Art
38 Newbury Street, 5th floor (between Arlington and Berkeley)
Boston, MA 02116
617.450.4300

 Perhaps I'll see you there.

 

Recovery Room, Part Five

Details, details!

I had a few requests for some 'details' from yesterday's painting. I'm loathe to do that for several reasons. Chief among them is my uncertainty about what you'll see. Between my monitor, my wife's, and our two phones, I have four different color versions of what I post. Multiply that times all of you, and who knows what possible fidelity there may be to the real image. Second, because I do a lot with somewhat arbitrary focus or sharpness in my paintings, often bits taken out of context look quite strange. They are part of the way I selectively try to lead the viewer through the painting.
Ah, well, having said all that----effectively refusing to take any responsibility for what you see on your monitor----I'll attach three details. Bear in mind that they are all still in process. Sometimes I will change something ten inches away which then requires that I modify what you see here. So no promises about these looking the same at the end. (I am pretty sure it won't change to snow, though).

Before I add them, just a reminder of the talk, demonstration and crit that I'm giving tomorrow night, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the Newburyport Art Association. Come if you can, and bring one painting for a quick crit if you'd like.

 

(please remove brush hairs!)

These all seem a little 'contrasty'. Sorry.
D  

Field and Stream, Part Two

Green, Green, Green!

Sorry that I didn't post yesterday's progress on this painting. First, I didn't get a good photo. Second, the day began and ended with snow shoveling. And third, there was a Red Sox spring training game on television. Mea culpa, mea culpa!

Here's the painting as of the end of today's session. If you remember the previous photos, you'll see that it's made up of many, many superimposed layers.

Much will be changed. The tree on the right is holding the place for a skinny tree that will be mostly a tracery of branches, acting as a counterpoint to the full tree in the center. 

The bottom right corner has much to be done. And all the stream's edge, and the stream itself, still need to be really painted. Most of the sky has no paint at this stage.

Painting a canvas that is almost entirely green is a bit of a challenge, and probably the hardest sort of painting for me to make. One must have a variety of greens, but they all must be within a reasonably narrow range, both in color and in values. (So please be kind.)

C.K. (she knows who she is) asked for a detail the other day, and so I've included one from this version, today.

Hope everyone's painting. 

St. Patrick's Day, March 17th (a week from tomorrow), I'm giving a talk and demonstration at the Newburyport Art Association. Hope to see you there.

Cheers,
Donald  

An Evening with Donald Jurney: gallery talk, demo, and crit
Sunday, March 17, 6:30-9:30pm

The NAA is privileged to have noted landscape painter, experienced teacher, and speaker Donald Jurney in our galleries for a special evening open to members, non-members, artists, and non-artists alike. He will begin the evening with a talk, followed by an extended painting demonstration. During the demonstration, Mr. Jurney will answer questions and share techniques.
Although not a requirement to attend, participants who wish may bring one work in progress for Mr. Jurney to critique after the demonstration. Artists will not want to miss this special opportunity!
Door prize of an autographed copy of his new book, Donald Jurney, Selections from the French Sketchbook will be offered.

Members $20, Non-members $25

 




Newburyport Art Association
65 Water Street
Newburyport, MA 01950

Telephone: 978-465-8769

Email: naa@newburyportart.org