tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91430390250619695312024-03-23T05:50:54.275-06:00My Art NotesHere you will read my art notes where I share latest paintings and musings. I welcome your comments. Published Mondays by 7 pm (Mountain Std Time), typically at 5:30 pm MST. <a href="mailto:marylovespainting@yahoo.com?subject=I%20love%20your%20art!">Send Mail</a>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.comBlogger434125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-51554889906141919612024-03-16T21:04:00.004-06:002024-03-16T21:04:29.651-06:003 Red Paintings<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpHivtF23pvCim_zybCFJ8XUSQrQOE8-yw9tyQ_07tHb9A0q0J2cbnBOI3-dYx8gG7x81gK7yowuXsQ_Q1SP1oXhPc34idngMPcFA7M0iAYf6OuIzNiG5WjPFJAyQCECvMsnPF7JxgoOSoTzJkOZta2rEhMwP2rzHmcaJ0x0mw3fxzTaXQ8XK1_ssMBFQ/s1200/fb-2024-0311-Kathy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1200" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpHivtF23pvCim_zybCFJ8XUSQrQOE8-yw9tyQ_07tHb9A0q0J2cbnBOI3-dYx8gG7x81gK7yowuXsQ_Q1SP1oXhPc34idngMPcFA7M0iAYf6OuIzNiG5WjPFJAyQCECvMsnPF7JxgoOSoTzJkOZta2rEhMwP2rzHmcaJ0x0mw3fxzTaXQ8XK1_ssMBFQ/s320/fb-2024-0311-Kathy.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Flora</i><br />Vibrant swaths of red, purple, and gold dominate the scene, with what appears to be a chaotic and expressive application of paint. Dabs of green and sporadic gold circles add contrast to the bold colors, suggesting an abstract and dynamic composition.<br /><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/flora-mary-rush.html" target="_blank">Purchase the print</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAat1WYmxFV-PADkXpojbL41nnulhOovvUASbL8BXxHhHi7A4pG524xY5nxK18zgJdzmNUvhcz02i_RItvauA9Silh_d2OFfS93XoeKno2gv69ZoloM5QkM2dk93LEahydDUtfivMLbpQKizFDIHT4SMbot46EFg_5eag3rSRX_SoZ27gp3t4TAoQLFhJg/s1200/fb-2024-0311-Carson.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="1200" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAat1WYmxFV-PADkXpojbL41nnulhOovvUASbL8BXxHhHi7A4pG524xY5nxK18zgJdzmNUvhcz02i_RItvauA9Silh_d2OFfS93XoeKno2gv69ZoloM5QkM2dk93LEahydDUtfivMLbpQKizFDIHT4SMbot46EFg_5eag3rSRX_SoZ27gp3t4TAoQLFhJg/s320/fb-2024-0311-Carson.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Bold Move</i><br />Vivid colors and dynamic brush strokes create an abstract composition that is energetic and chaotic. Dark purple and black areas contrast with bright red, green, and gold hues, while splatters and dabs of paint add to the sense of movement. <br /><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/bold-move-mary-rush.html" target="_blank">Purchase the print</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jArWLGCUv3zkqmlDHKiQOeFdZpISTC8tXao4mkSlsRXxZhliocMn3Clb_8i5z6N4M4XuERS4wTb_Nn4xeAW9OZWxx71d3tAnrIybOdCmeEtxkcYaaIioMOrfhZis7n8Fh3YhOJP6tj98UE8XAH1V7Oj8llOhS1NKHOhNqUTMSLsXIV-ZvLnInbY3DyTb/s1200/fb-2023-0311-Nicole-adj.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1200" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jArWLGCUv3zkqmlDHKiQOeFdZpISTC8tXao4mkSlsRXxZhliocMn3Clb_8i5z6N4M4XuERS4wTb_Nn4xeAW9OZWxx71d3tAnrIybOdCmeEtxkcYaaIioMOrfhZis7n8Fh3YhOJP6tj98UE8XAH1V7Oj8llOhS1NKHOhNqUTMSLsXIV-ZvLnInbY3DyTb/s320/fb-2023-0311-Nicole-adj.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Spring Shoots</i><br />A red and bronze abstract painting with gold burst and bright green accents. Dark green shoots sprout up through the bright green mounds.<br /><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/spring-shoots-mary-rush.html" target="_blank">Purchase the print</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">What do you think?</h3><div>Let me know in the comments.</div>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-19010846665326886442024-02-24T22:56:00.002-07:002024-02-24T22:58:14.575-07:00Salt Mine in Red, Orange, and Yellow - New Plein Air Painting<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0-khb50loXnieAv15GPy4B01uY-KqNNtLSljqmJgwfw9rLsJ28IjtjCIPULQ3ulG0cpsCa0vMCTLu5159EuQVXcOfWqtQ3ybCAC-gzRM5RRUGuHfv2XkW_11rZSjjY81hFK67e8FnHI0HyWASvRGLposGUMa8Jj49Tb9dbR0stopTG9Wk70_LonTC0nl/s856/fb-SCAN-%232%20Salt%20Mine%20Red%20Orange%20Yellow%2011%20x%2014%20Acrylic%20+%20Oil-adj2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="856" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0-khb50loXnieAv15GPy4B01uY-KqNNtLSljqmJgwfw9rLsJ28IjtjCIPULQ3ulG0cpsCa0vMCTLu5159EuQVXcOfWqtQ3ybCAC-gzRM5RRUGuHfv2XkW_11rZSjjY81hFK67e8FnHI0HyWASvRGLposGUMa8Jj49Tb9dbR0stopTG9Wk70_LonTC0nl/s320/fb-SCAN-%232%20Salt%20Mine%20Red%20Orange%20Yellow%2011%20x%2014%20Acrylic%20+%20Oil-adj2.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Salt Mine in Red, Orange, and Yellow</i><br />11 x 14 x 0.5 inches<br />Acrylic and Oil on Canvas</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Passionate red, orange, and yellow warm up this canvas and set the dull desert landscape aglow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Using my new process of painting a colorful abstract base coat, these colors are warm as opposed to the cool colors of the previous painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was so excited and jazzed to get outside and paint, I forgot to pack my palette paper. So, for this painting, the paint was squeezed directly from the tube onto the canvas. I mixed it as I painted. The result is a higher saturated color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The dark blue mountains add high contrast to the undulating sandy hills and mountains in front of it. The heat of red and orange seem to blaze through the neutral colors of the landscape. Yellow suggests sunny skies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let me know what you think of this painting in the comments below. Thank you for reading this far.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVF6CIRkOoGocfRRW2zU6Hlj_YVARAr9WFiG2aku3IyFhu74TaXCX3jmgdVTuJ4AxyiFaLbG742X3CQMn-je3401E_9FyevbEH8p7nBTkKxuiOv07ts7Pug9Ngl9iA-niJNcB47dVUcbYzJB5TFjAEJYgdho2ot5pCq2QltcoVA1VnU6Jb1R520FUnQYQc/s378/horizontal%20placeholder%20double%20spiral.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="378" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVF6CIRkOoGocfRRW2zU6Hlj_YVARAr9WFiG2aku3IyFhu74TaXCX3jmgdVTuJ4AxyiFaLbG742X3CQMn-je3401E_9FyevbEH8p7nBTkKxuiOv07ts7Pug9Ngl9iA-niJNcB47dVUcbYzJB5TFjAEJYgdho2ot5pCq2QltcoVA1VnU6Jb1R520FUnQYQc/s320/horizontal%20placeholder%20double%20spiral.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDPfR-0PECCmebF5YLmHyahgGgGBU1Y1wTjdTTCBX06jolt_PMpKTi486pU8IaEz-uaYxJqyzuf0-PPOOhMwfpIvY_hb37iFVhhe_47qEGEHH1hrhlfOTMwgSRwHu32gYdCgyWmXuW7zMx-r5a_JPV8VcIRoejroEFd-X1DlGez3kcen_DqeYMtECAWBu/s828/fb-me-painting-orange-red-yellow-Photo%20on%202-8-24%20at%201.05%20PM%20%233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="828" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDPfR-0PECCmebF5YLmHyahgGgGBU1Y1wTjdTTCBX06jolt_PMpKTi486pU8IaEz-uaYxJqyzuf0-PPOOhMwfpIvY_hb37iFVhhe_47qEGEHH1hrhlfOTMwgSRwHu32gYdCgyWmXuW7zMx-r5a_JPV8VcIRoejroEFd-X1DlGez3kcen_DqeYMtECAWBu/s320/fb-me-painting-orange-red-yellow-Photo%20on%202-8-24%20at%201.05%20PM%20%233.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Mary Rush, with my painting.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-40445072731348008562024-02-24T22:40:00.002-07:002024-02-24T22:41:34.431-07:00Salt Mine in Blue, Purple, and Green - New Painting<p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDimmiE7DMPH24PqhXPqS7uF5ATDgxEUJwbljB0C4OVBrDPFt0F6OTSSOFFqiOuP8dEv9JYFqUvnGWWFDoIbdh0ZCACRhDkpA-xdeJFoqZWY-fzZTvArhXQ8WFv5o0aE8pDFe5zhgJrgqOidwY9JkWar7Znz0zem9eJxUaUlZ8AdYECq5YqYza0F1MUj8/s3573/fb-SCAN-%233-Salt%20Mine%20Blue%20Green%20Purple%2011%20x%2014%20Acrylic%20+%20Oil.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="3573" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDimmiE7DMPH24PqhXPqS7uF5ATDgxEUJwbljB0C4OVBrDPFt0F6OTSSOFFqiOuP8dEv9JYFqUvnGWWFDoIbdh0ZCACRhDkpA-xdeJFoqZWY-fzZTvArhXQ8WFv5o0aE8pDFe5zhgJrgqOidwY9JkWar7Znz0zem9eJxUaUlZ8AdYECq5YqYza0F1MUj8/s320/fb-SCAN-%233-Salt%20Mine%20Blue%20Green%20Purple%2011%20x%2014%20Acrylic%20+%20Oil.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salt Mine in Blue, Purple, and Green<br />11 x 14 x 0.5 inches<br />Acrylic and Oil on Canvas<br /><br /><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Since last week's plein air painting in monochrome hues of silver, bronze, gold, and beige, it was time to add color.<p></p><div>I decided on a blue, purple, and green color scheme. The new process of painting an abstract painting as the base coat for my Plein air paintings is so exciting to me. It adds a spring in my step and I can't wait to begin the process.</div><div><br /></div><div>This one took the shape of the landscape naturally without trying. When I had the painting in front of me on the land, the mountains seems to line up with what I had randomly painted abstractly. Woohoo! So much fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>I grabbed the palette knife and mixed the paint to the sandy color of the desert floor. Slabs of the creamy beige appeared on top of the colorful abstract below it. I laid the paint down in the direction of the mountains. I let the color show through in strategic places to add surprise and wonder to the landscape scene. Two gold dots peek out boldly.</div><div><br /></div><div>The salt mine is a wonderful place to paint. I could paint hundreds of paintings there and never tire of it. Remnants of the past salt mine stick out the ground as if they are part of the flora.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks for reading this far.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGXwmjhV6AURyMMWv3PWpNjlIMl5okqW1L5V6R9PADgtONWg5V3ZxxcAx9nTztfGADOHalvmAzTivl9_6G-0PryyZTMhnLvrxIyk_LkrRQYRAtPKVnk_ywLsn5NxLxuG9vW8-qnGHfJKq3oO4kINXtLprV0xjTMQGsEdEO_BC-kqtc3NtSZJxOJ3rlFHc/s1304/birdinflightoutline-whtturq.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="1304" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGXwmjhV6AURyMMWv3PWpNjlIMl5okqW1L5V6R9PADgtONWg5V3ZxxcAx9nTztfGADOHalvmAzTivl9_6G-0PryyZTMhnLvrxIyk_LkrRQYRAtPKVnk_ywLsn5NxLxuG9vW8-qnGHfJKq3oO4kINXtLprV0xjTMQGsEdEO_BC-kqtc3NtSZJxOJ3rlFHc/w125-h117/birdinflightoutline-whtturq.png" width="125" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMPnXQ0CN8DUxi4MWNybDSBhyphenhyphenSVjdQJZjlg7ytNCOo6_HQdS7KzLrZ5Tx_tjbje6AU85ebMJ7ytNrGDiZkZU7-GmMzmLEIFnORcckJzj4XHuZUDGu6qJLZXFKQuOt61i6iLR-pciuFVehAh-cXiS3kozyT3ATRK9Wgoun3vZ_mc_3qsEUn7beEJ1KGd5W/s857/fb-me-painting-blue-purple-green-Photo%20on%202-8-24%20at%202.54%20PM%20%233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="857" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMPnXQ0CN8DUxi4MWNybDSBhyphenhyphenSVjdQJZjlg7ytNCOo6_HQdS7KzLrZ5Tx_tjbje6AU85ebMJ7ytNrGDiZkZU7-GmMzmLEIFnORcckJzj4XHuZUDGu6qJLZXFKQuOt61i6iLR-pciuFVehAh-cXiS3kozyT3ATRK9Wgoun3vZ_mc_3qsEUn7beEJ1KGd5W/s320/fb-me-painting-blue-purple-green-Photo%20on%202-8-24%20at%202.54%20PM%20%233.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Mary Rush, with my painting - Salt Mine in Blue, Purple, and Green.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-57094425887833814262024-02-17T23:31:00.001-07:002024-02-17T23:31:22.198-07:00The Throne of God Painting - 11 x 14 - Mixed Media on Canvas<p style="text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpxO6GgqDA-DfsIpQy9ZEcjnqDEMF_6jBmsg2GMjqPTq7pyetXjqzDUg7zlSO6jLT0EOgcI7ZJuravhFmVJxiFNlRjC79QAnbaF9a09r9J-9ULX94N_g_uXApR5nEakhw9WKo4Cy3dDBhSEX2tZULWM-4tPN0g2JyovbdQj9CAQjNHBaej4rO10Ji2wpz/s1200/fb-me-SCAN-%231-Throne-of-God-rotated.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpxO6GgqDA-DfsIpQy9ZEcjnqDEMF_6jBmsg2GMjqPTq7pyetXjqzDUg7zlSO6jLT0EOgcI7ZJuravhFmVJxiFNlRjC79QAnbaF9a09r9J-9ULX94N_g_uXApR5nEakhw9WKo4Cy3dDBhSEX2tZULWM-4tPN0g2JyovbdQj9CAQjNHBaej4rO10Ji2wpz/s320/fb-me-SCAN-%231-Throne-of-God-rotated.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Throne of God painting and me, Mary Rush.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><h1><i>The Throne of God</i></h1><ul><li>Mixed media on Canvas</li><li>14 x 11 x 0.5 in</li><li>Still wet, will be available in 2-6 months</li></ul><p>Now that the weather is warming up, it’s time to hit the painting Plein air trail again. I’m changing up my process. I hope you like the new look of my landscapes.</p><p> </p><p>A land formation at the salt mine conjures my imagination of being an enormously large chair where God sits. It is in a direct line with my driveway. So, I always feel like I live at God’s feet. He (yes, my God is he) sits on his throne and watches over me.</p><p> </p><p>The photo on the left is a scanned version of the center of the painting. I stand next to the full painting in the photo to the right. The metallic gold and silver, white, and beige color scheme is subtle except for the high contrasting lines.</p><p> </p><p>It’s always a thrill to hit the hiking trail with paints and an easel in tow. As much as I love painting abstract, I love being in nature too. The new process marries both the abstract and the landscape. I have the best of both worlds now. It feels great.</p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-6617253512946418852024-01-20T19:47:00.005-07:002024-01-20T23:32:56.920-07:00Collage Exploration on 9 x 12 Canvas #4 - Village Boardwalk<p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/products/collage-exploration-on-9-x-12-canvas-4-of-4-village-boardwalk-9-x-12-x-0-5-inches-acrylic-and-paper-on-gallery-wrapped-canvas" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1200" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwgjj9hBKE-5uB-BvQmzLwNJ7vWg8zs5EK-O2G0h05_m-usZlH-tqjEFdL88UgggBLjz66LzQcnOUVIHkPUzun4zf15xMMr0R2d9PLL2BVmGd48lyB5sIR7AP5-rdAjafbP0r_vY8EM9gdPbjB05PhWXHh9Kv56N8kjl0nTw5t9W7f4g8qH70N2nGE6do/s320/fb-li-news-FINAL-2024-0120-%234-SCAN-full-cr.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/products/collage-exploration-on-9-x-12-canvas-4-of-4-village-boardwalk-9-x-12-x-0-5-inches-acrylic-and-paper-on-gallery-wrapped-canvas" target="_blank">Collage Exploration on 9 x 12 Canvas - #4: Village Boardwalk<br />9 x 12 x 0.5 inches<br />Acrylic and Paper on Canvas<br />Buy Now!</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(var(--color-foreground)); font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--font-heading-scale) * 4rem); font-weight: var(--font-heading-weight); letter-spacing: calc(var(--font-heading-scale) * .06rem); line-height: calc(1 + .3/max(1,var(--font-heading-scale))); margin: 0px; text-align: start; word-break: break-word;"><i>Collage Exploration on 9 x 12 Canvas #4 - Village Boardwalk</i></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">9 x 12 x 0.5 inches</div><div style="text-align: center;">Acrylic and Paper on Canvas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>#4 of 4 in the Series: <i>Village Boardwalk</i></h3><div><blockquote>When I walk down the boardwalk, people stop me and say, 'Oh, your house is the one that glows.'–Mary Matalin</blockquote></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This fourth and final piece of this series is similiar to the third in color, design, and composition. The foreground wanted to be a lighter color than #3. But the same oranges, reds, and pinks are also part of the main color story of this painting.</div><div><br /></div><div>The composition is asymmetrical with curvilinear lines. There is high contrast of darks and lights and warm colors and cool colors. The shapes seem to move to the right. The three triangles in the foreground anchor the composition.</div><div><br /></div><div>All in all, I think it's a pleasing and colorful image filled with good cheer. What do you think? I'd love to hear, leave a comment below.</div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;">It takes a few to make war, but it takes a village and a nation to build peace.<div>–Abiy Ahmed </div></blockquote><p> </p><div><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/products/collage-exploration-on-9-x-12-canvas-4-of-4-village-boardwalk-9-x-12-x-0-5-inches-acrylic-and-paper-on-gallery-wrapped-canvas" target="_blank">Buy Now</a></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfPkM9TiXSqrfDeGZZ18Wt7bm_sVsfQ6r-sxAoPPWE16_apewjv4czDrAM0vI7aLZlWzyPMoYuSKOsYQ8s4tg1uVOtGo7XcvTegNq4PhHfAs8_tjqZfNdoPDV0mbevW-7rOzNXCLIaeTRwBgt2OfNb2wjCUDEpbgZ7QrUAKmuW4yoBD6bwNOwe0HEgvUd/s1199/insitu-%234-gray-office-wallapp-20012024-231013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1199" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfPkM9TiXSqrfDeGZZ18Wt7bm_sVsfQ6r-sxAoPPWE16_apewjv4czDrAM0vI7aLZlWzyPMoYuSKOsYQ8s4tg1uVOtGo7XcvTegNq4PhHfAs8_tjqZfNdoPDV0mbevW-7rOzNXCLIaeTRwBgt2OfNb2wjCUDEpbgZ7QrUAKmuW4yoBD6bwNOwe0HEgvUd/s320/insitu-%234-gray-office-wallapp-20012024-231013.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insitu</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TArNl7Tq8Ys" width="320" youtube-src-id="TArNl7Tq8Ys"></iframe></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Back Story on the Series</h2><p><span style="color: #0e101a;">I have been working on a four-painting series for the past month. All four paintings are now complete. This post features the third in the series.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The Series</span></h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">This series consists of four small paintings on gallery-wrapped canvas measuring 9 x 12 x 0.5 inches. The media used was acrylic paint and paper. I did two series on 9 x 12 inch paper of three paintings each and wanted to try it with gallery-wrapped canvas.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Process</span></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The first step was to paint a white acrylic base coat on each painting. Then, I adhered colored paper shapes onto each of the four canvases, each receiving a unique approach. I painted all four canvases with the underlayer, which helped determine the design direction of each painting. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">After the initial sessions of working on all four at once, I considered each one and worked consecutively, finishing each piece as I progressed to the next. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I wanted to make a series of small paintings that would hang well together. After the first painting, the color scheme took a different route. Numbers two, three, and four share a similar color story. Numbers three and four follow an almost identical design style along with the color story. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://wildfeather-fine-art.aweb.page/p/feb76860-1e1e-4cd6-afd2-c870d4e4e7fa" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Subscribe</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> now to my newsletter. Be the first to know about my new work.</span> </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>“Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the diverse elements at the painter’s command to express his feelings.”<br />–Henri Matisse</blockquote><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTKTr-AujUG_j2F9Y47qIUs0FUAfoJ89nrN50ZHPO0tqFVlRVQ0eXC_VteKuZn5cpogjuSblYyuR0k2vrhHIgL5IAQPYCcnIqcjKejBfZ4rFfww2Cmvps3ZkjLastPpwU_HZzQWolB0JB-0bgrPw0ufoSWXA5wiBFvbFdnSxyWNwbEaFzv4r-_L8q-G5U/s786/me-with-%234-Photo%20on%201-19-24%20at%2012.30%20PM%20%233-cr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="786" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTKTr-AujUG_j2F9Y47qIUs0FUAfoJ89nrN50ZHPO0tqFVlRVQ0eXC_VteKuZn5cpogjuSblYyuR0k2vrhHIgL5IAQPYCcnIqcjKejBfZ4rFfww2Cmvps3ZkjLastPpwU_HZzQWolB0JB-0bgrPw0ufoSWXA5wiBFvbFdnSxyWNwbEaFzv4r-_L8q-G5U/s320/me-with-%234-Photo%20on%201-19-24%20at%2012.30%20PM%20%233-cr.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Mary Rush, with my painting, <i>Village Boardwalk</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHWE2Kz1Flbj5db3YB9Ys1XBXKtIwKfRDHdXy-Eb0SFOIYbNzm9uHU0ewO2RKu8IliayIb6pGUa5A2H3ceHSPX_LqP4njCA3hfy5YXK2AkJ6qxB03VjaCg0RKMUVMIuYfgtbq3W2ER37eEgRuUK9QzOmGMSIIpmBQoL1Zzp_2lE63ixxweqd4myIMWX5k/s378/horizontal%20placeholder%20double%20spiral.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="378" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHWE2Kz1Flbj5db3YB9Ys1XBXKtIwKfRDHdXy-Eb0SFOIYbNzm9uHU0ewO2RKu8IliayIb6pGUa5A2H3ceHSPX_LqP4njCA3hfy5YXK2AkJ6qxB03VjaCg0RKMUVMIuYfgtbq3W2ER37eEgRuUK9QzOmGMSIIpmBQoL1Zzp_2lE63ixxweqd4myIMWX5k/w134-h62/horizontal%20placeholder%20double%20spiral.png" width="134" /></a></div><br /></div><div></div>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-43394678435429049922024-01-19T21:04:00.010-07:002024-01-20T16:29:26.215-07:00Collage Exploration Series on 9 x 12 Canvas - Painting #3 of 4 - Fishermans Wharf<p><span style="color: #0e101a;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1200" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr852wul_TOBDsr7XmUSCNWBcbsPJpb68M5R4JM59hnotGvc7mqs9Qlh8-QxDDkF0OFbpKK8b0YV8PZJ3si9EuMMZs3fmWI2e21xUrG51bw86zfLpHTOZSQNWEfvlBNWlgRZvdBsyObXlzTxc74YVkW1xIUoosgaL4a9VqzH5vmnXreNpXYgdht9BOihA/s320/fb-li-news-%233-2-SCAN-R+L.jpg" width="320" /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(var(--color-foreground)); font-family: Assistant, sans-serif; font-size: calc(var(--font-heading-scale) * 4rem); font-weight: var(--font-heading-weight); letter-spacing: calc(var(--font-heading-scale) * .06rem); line-height: calc(1 + .3/max(1,var(--font-heading-scale))); margin: 0px; text-align: start; word-break: break-word;">Collage Exploration on 9 x 12 Canvas #3 - Fishermans Wharf</h1></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">9 x 12 x 0.5 inches</div><div style="text-align: center;">Acrylic and Paper on Canvas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="color: #0e101a;">I have been working on a four-painting series for the past month. All four paintings are now complete. This post features the third in the series.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The Series</span></h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">This series consists of four small paintings on gallery-wrapped canvas measuring 9 x 12 x 0.5 inches. The media used was acrylic paint and paper. I did two series on 9 x 12 inch paper of three paintings each and wanted to try it with gallery-wrapped canvas.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Process</span></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The first step was to paint a white acrylic base coat on each painting. Then, I adhered colored paper shapes onto each of the four canvases, each receiving a unique approach. I painted all four canvases with the underlayer, which helped determine the design direction of each painting. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">After the initial sessions of working on all four at once, I considered each one and worked consecutively, finishing each piece as I progressed to the next. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I wanted to make a series of small paintings that would hang well together. After the first painting, the color scheme took a different route. Numbers two, three, and four share a similar color story. Numbers three and four follow an almost identical design style along with the color story. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p>
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Be the first to know about my new work.</span> </div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ50ZI_r2T5rXq_1anhh9w2xkDEjFDVBzATIKUGGDs8UioODOji7sn1twQ6X5esrjp0WGwLSJ1xSLuIMnw9WpiqRoW5db8WeEi0sJ9_mK3Jzax-r07WPfMs-ggabHt_y3b3ncmpoj_n-Jw8gZcCFEsrcY0MnQAWFsyOYEPAUO90GH_Plu6Vjk4nXbQ_Wr/s1199/insitu-%233-gray-office-wallapp-20012024-005244.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1199" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ50ZI_r2T5rXq_1anhh9w2xkDEjFDVBzATIKUGGDs8UioODOji7sn1twQ6X5esrjp0WGwLSJ1xSLuIMnw9WpiqRoW5db8WeEi0sJ9_mK3Jzax-r07WPfMs-ggabHt_y3b3ncmpoj_n-Jw8gZcCFEsrcY0MnQAWFsyOYEPAUO90GH_Plu6Vjk4nXbQ_Wr/s320/insitu-%233-gray-office-wallapp-20012024-005244.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fishermans Wharf</i> - Coming to a wall near you.<br />Purchase information.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">#3 of 4 in the Series: Fishermans Wharf</h3><div>The third piece took a cue from the previous piece in its color story. It differentiated itself from numbers one and two with its design, shifting the color story to include a dark foreground. The spiral theme did not carry through with this painting.</div><div><br /></div><div>At one point, the painting looked rather dull. I made a bold move, and grabbed a nearby torn piece of paper and ran a magenta paint stroke over the edge. That was just what it needed to breath life back into it. But, the painting was not done yet. I worked a lot with the mid ground and foreground to add contrast. The upper pink section around the gold circular shape took a bit coaxing to bring itself into form. </div><div><br /></div><div>The dark foreground received several different shades of blue-green leaning at times toward blue, then toward green, and in the end somewhere in between.</div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Summary of #3</h4><div>All in all, I think it's lively and entertaining image. What do you think? I'd love to hear, leave a comment below.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/products/collage-exploration-on-9-x-12-canvas-3-fishermans-wharf-acrylic-and-paper-on-gallery-wrapped-canvas" target="_blank">Purchase information - Buy it Now!</a></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-73148129778100900492024-01-17T20:50:00.002-07:002024-01-17T22:31:07.244-07:00Painting Series of Four Works - Collage Exploration on 9 x 12 Canvas<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iyMiW4nauNw5vNtFRSNBYWWglu2Tok7Tet8Bo1q6kGPTZzYMWWRXzYQO_DOGRA9pqoe10lgtLnAXD66S6LQnqotAlBIyl7X_ToFqs39es0_1l3SYTOrOKlmDJf_J3aFwNBMeBiqtwAqweFlvG9tXvp40ZuIfJYBD-Zl-BtFoE8antjDpKL6ji1To9QXJ/s1080/insta-4-abstract-2024-0115-title.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iyMiW4nauNw5vNtFRSNBYWWglu2Tok7Tet8Bo1q6kGPTZzYMWWRXzYQO_DOGRA9pqoe10lgtLnAXD66S6LQnqotAlBIyl7X_ToFqs39es0_1l3SYTOrOKlmDJf_J3aFwNBMeBiqtwAqweFlvG9tXvp40ZuIfJYBD-Zl-BtFoE8antjDpKL6ji1To9QXJ/s320/insta-4-abstract-2024-0115-title.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slivers of the paintings as I worked on them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I have been working on a four-painting series and running a contest. I hope you voted to win a set of art notecards or mini posters. Below is information on the series. The schedule for revealing the finished paintings is also below. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The Series</span></h2><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">This series consists of four small paintings on gallery-wrapped canvas measuring 9 x 12 x 0.5 inches. The media used was acrylic paint and paper. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Process</span></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The first step was to paint a white acrylic base coat on each painting. Then, I adhered colored paper shapes onto each of the four canvases, each receiving a unique approach. I painted all four canvases with the underlayer, which helped determine the design direction of each painting. After the initial sessions of working on all four at once, I considered each one and worked consecutively, finishing each piece as I progressed to the next. I wanted to make a series of small paintings that would hang well together. After the first painting, the color scheme took a different route. Numbers two, three, and four share a similar color story. Numbers three and four follow an almost identical design style along with the color story. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Paintings Reveal Schedule</span></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> My newsletter subscribers will be the first to see these paintings. They will have the first right to own them. Below is the schedule for revealing the finished paintings: </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://wildfeather-fine-art.aweb.page/p/feb76860-1e1e-4cd6-afd2-c870d4e4e7fa" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Subscribe</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> now to my newsletter to see the paintings first. </span></a></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Newsletter Subscribers</span></h4><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Thu, Jan 19: 1st painting </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Fri, Jan 20: 2nd painting </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Sat, Jan 21: 3rd painting </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Sun Jan 22: 4th, the final painting </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Social Media Reveal Schedule</span></h4><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Social media followers of my art will see the paintings two days after my newsletter subscribers. The two-day lag will give subscribers a chance to make their purchases. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Sat, Jan 21: 1st painting </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Sun, Jan 22: 2nd painting </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Mon, Jan 23: 3rd painting </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Tue, Jan 24: the final painting </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; 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background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Subscribe</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> now to my newsletter to see the paintings first.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(84, 84, 84); color: #545454; font-family: Tahoma; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><br /><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-63746160948476722652024-01-13T13:40:00.002-07:002024-01-13T13:40:36.050-07:00Final Vote - Final Slivers of Paintings<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5nkZ-H1YGnlIEL3MBd5kopKQ0RdLyktxVdvYv6aFAVW5qZLtXFB9CVHpkwwIhDaez3MLuKgJSpyhM0mv3R31MourbueVa-hti5Rc_HeX8KKUpaubQ9Cq0DqNFOX7jPaZ1vSyK6WyCb7raP8WH9Lx5NUyEO8bgEP-KWmL1jAmBoBNZKYT8OkGrmtYR9ls/s1080/insta-4-FINAL-SLIVERS-abstract-2023-1218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5nkZ-H1YGnlIEL3MBd5kopKQ0RdLyktxVdvYv6aFAVW5qZLtXFB9CVHpkwwIhDaez3MLuKgJSpyhM0mv3R31MourbueVa-hti5Rc_HeX8KKUpaubQ9Cq0DqNFOX7jPaZ1vSyK6WyCb7raP8WH9Lx5NUyEO8bgEP-KWmL1jAmBoBNZKYT8OkGrmtYR9ls/s320/insta-4-FINAL-SLIVERS-abstract-2023-1218.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vote for you favorite sliver for a chance to win a 4-pack of art notecards.<br />Vote in the comments - #1, #2, #3, or #4<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />FINAL VOTE - FINAL SLIVERS!!! Vote for your favorite sliver of a painting in the comments for a chance to win a set of four art notecards. I wonder if you'll love the one you voted for? <div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The full paintings will be revealed first in my newsletter from Thu - Mon. They'll be rolled out a day later to you guys, so Fri - Tue. If you subscribe to my newsletter, you'll see them first and have first rights to own them.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://wildfeather-fine-art.aweb.page/p/feb76860-1e1e-4cd6-afd2-c870d4e4e7fa" target="_blank">SUBSCRIBE</a><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> to my newsletter. See them first! Own them before anyone else sees them!</span></div>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-17501890859102755062024-01-06T16:46:00.003-07:002024-01-06T16:46:34.018-07:00CONTEST - FUN!!! ANOTHER CHANCE TO ENTER<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieG5Pk8K_XA0b7Ei0Xuvkv3VnNZK70AHgeIwiLrQ76jwHxFKGzngnMQ__dW2KdQBQjt0-umBEhgTb64n-HuhGrxjS7IF6mOmplbYgwt7dc-P-Jdm9nOnLdbK53Z_nIUkKG6DdSI1iXeaq786PEfK5b4pd6hBVAN9lBik2-CbU-3zxSzQokbrTXyKTzsNIZ/s1080/insta-4-abstract-2024-0105b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieG5Pk8K_XA0b7Ei0Xuvkv3VnNZK70AHgeIwiLrQ76jwHxFKGzngnMQ__dW2KdQBQjt0-umBEhgTb64n-HuhGrxjS7IF6mOmplbYgwt7dc-P-Jdm9nOnLdbK53Z_nIUkKG6DdSI1iXeaq786PEfK5b4pd6hBVAN9lBik2-CbU-3zxSzQokbrTXyKTzsNIZ/s320/insta-4-abstract-2024-0105b.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vote your favorite to enter a chance to win a set of four art notecards. Choose from these four final paintings or others that are available on my <a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Vote for your favorite - #1, #2, #3, or #4 every time I post for multiple chances to win a 4-pack of notecards. Vote in the comments below.<br /><br />These are slivers from a series of four 9 x 12 paintings I'm working on right now. I'm hiding them until I finish so I can show the final results. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to show you the slivers as I complete each one. #1 and #2 are now complete. #3 and #4 are in progress. <br /><br />If you vote in the comments, I'll enter your name in a drawing to win a set of 4 mini prints, small 4.25 x 5.5 inch postcard prints of the final paintings (or your choice from my other cards). You can frame them or mail them to friends. Vote now! Every time you vote, you get another chance to win! So vote each time I update the progress.</p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-47942293636543164802023-09-02T23:07:00.013-06:002023-11-23T14:42:33.342-07:00Essential Creativity<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Last night, I spoke with the featured artist at a gallery at the Sedona Art Walk. What he told me has me thinking deeply about the artist’s plight. And the plight of humanity right now. As I ready myself to enter the world of the gallery scene and show my art more, I wonder about every other artist in that scene. Read more of my thoughts below. I hope you can join me in thought and conversation.</p><p></p><p>The artist told me that painting for a living changes everything. There is no more creativity. Wow! How can that be? Further, he explained he needs to make work that sells and has settled into a genre that sells well. That is what he paints now. He says there is no more room or time to paint just for himself, to paint what he wants. He has to paint what sells to satisfy the clientele in the gallery to make a living. When he paints commissions, he’s painting for the client, not for himself.</p><p></p><p>Galleries require artists to make consistent work so they can sell it. If an artist veers off the known path for that artist, it makes it more difficult for the gallerist to sell the work, since it doesn’t fit into the other work.</p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Is there a global creativity crisis?</h3><p>So, is the creativity of artists suppressed globally? I envisioned artists all over the planet being pigeonholed into making art that sells. Now, I understand where the phrase “selling one’s soul” comes from. Are artists selling their souls when they can’t merely paint for themselves anymore because they need to eat and pay the bills? They could get a second job to do that, but is that fair to the artist? </p><p>When I finished that last line, a friend sent me the following image.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YNO9lnJAfODRFbYCYjPUFh_7KIMdoLhNByVyj8ejcDI6GKsamuMAHrm0RQFAJNH8aq68_CpulDEbFCG2WFnJtiCMQIzXksUqJSyk7J5hpvZ9xogjUuyqU7Wr-5wrJX9MSD34fplqnV60_Qt9iFrDmk654f8dNWxkihq9za2YC_sHfNqYPrNNIsK7UQIR/s1920/Always-Listen-to-the-Art.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YNO9lnJAfODRFbYCYjPUFh_7KIMdoLhNByVyj8ejcDI6GKsamuMAHrm0RQFAJNH8aq68_CpulDEbFCG2WFnJtiCMQIzXksUqJSyk7J5hpvZ9xogjUuyqU7Wr-5wrJX9MSD34fplqnV60_Qt9iFrDmk654f8dNWxkihq9za2YC_sHfNqYPrNNIsK7UQIR/w225-h400/Always-Listen-to-the-Art.jpeg" width="225" /></a>I guess this is the plight of the artist and anyone else who wishes to exercise their creative power. How can they make it in this world - how to survive and thrive - while doing work that they love? And this is so key - to do work that they love. The world would be a happier and saner place if individuals were free to pursue their passions. Instead, we’ve created a world geared toward getting things and making money to get those things. We go to our 9-5 jobs to make money, not to make happiness. What is happening to our humanity - we are born to create.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Splintering Creativity</h3><p style="text-align: left;">How do we remain true to the spirit of creativity and balance it with what is valuable in the marketplace? Is it right to splinter creativity - create for the different parts of us - body, mind/self/soul, spirit?</p><p style="text-align: left;">1. Spirit - pure creativity coming through us from our creator/the divine</p><p style="text-align: left;">2. Body - create to survive and thrive - food, shelter, fun.</p><p style="text-align: left;">3. Mind/Self/Soul - create in the middle - a blending of pure creativity from spirit sent through our human filter of mind</p><p style="text-align: left;">So, shall I paint for a living? Is it fair to ask, demand that the artist create for the marketplace? Artists need to be supported to create art purely for the sake of creation, not just to fulfill their basic needs for survival and well-being. So, what’s the solution - for the artist population and me personally?</p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Allure of the Gallery Scene</h3><p style="text-align: left;">The allure of the gallery scene has its benefits:</p><ul><li><p style="text-align: left;">Get my art known.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: left;">Get my art sold so it can make its impact in the world.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: left;">Let someone else do the selling since I’m not good at it. That will allow me more time to create. Although, if someone else is selling it, that implies permission to have a say in what sells. Hmm...</p></li><li><p style="text-align: left;">Building up my resume to be seen as an artist of substance in the view of art museums - my ultimate art goal.</p></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;">Maybe the best option is to go for grant money, but I think grants look at the artist’s track record of shows and gallery representation.</div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><h3 id="19-%E2%80%9Cmake-visible-what-without-you-might-perhaps-never-have-been-seen%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-oprah-winfrey" style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-self: flex-start; background-color: white; border-color: rgba(71,88,105,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(32,32,32,var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: "FFF Acid Grotesk"; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin: 4rem 0px 0px; text-align: start;">“Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.” – Oprah Winfrey</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Artists Must Create </span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Artists need a space where they can create freely, without having to meet the demands of the marketplace.. Artists need to create what’s in them to create. It’s important for society for artists to create what’s in them to create. Growth and evolution of civilizations depends on this. The artist answers to a higher calling. We must subsidize them in this. I think there are foundations out there that assist artists to create. I need to research this topic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Possible Solutions</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Maybe one solution is the artist-run galleries and the artist-coop galleries, where artists can sell what they want. I don’t think I’ve ever given these types of galleries another look or thought. Now, I think they might be onto something. It keeps the power within themselves and the artistic community. I’m sure they still find they need to cater to a certain clientele to stay in business. But I will consider this option now. It’s time to visit a few and research the possibilities.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Maybe that’s one solution - The artists’ marketplaces where they create what they want and open up the space for people to buy their creations. And open to taking donations simply to support them to keep creating. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Is this right thinking? Or am I delusional thinking that art serves a high purpose to humanity or the universe/the All? Is creation essential?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">“There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.” <br /></span><span style="text-align: center;">– Edward De Bono</span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://paypal.me/MaryRaeRush?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>THANK YOU FOR DONATING TO MY ARTISTIC PURSUIT</b></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Extra</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><div>My friend and I continued our conversation as I finished writing this article. I had sent her the beginning since she sent me the image during its writing. Her timing for sending that image was uncanny. It came out of the blue. She didn't know I was writing this article. I thought you might enjoy reading our conversation. She gave me permission to include it. The result for me was high inspiration. I hope it will be for you too. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Friend: "And I think you should always paint from the soul! The right clientele will appreciate the passion behind the work and buy!"</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Me: "Well, I love that sentiment! The conversation last night has me thinking deeply about all this. Right now, I paint for my soul and passion for what wants to appear on the canvas. I wonder if the galleries will pigeonhole me? Maybe the artist has to put their foot down or go to another gallery? Anyway, I'm writing to get my thoughts out on paper."</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: center;">Friend: "To get into a gallery, the paintings must have been done from the soul and with great creativity... so that should continue whether in a gallery or not."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Me: "What makes you think that galleries care about such things? I guess I'll find out through experience with galleries. I haven't been in a gallery for a long time, so I'll have to just experience what it really is like." </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: center;">Friend: "Because they like the pre gallery paintings enough to put them into their gallery. I would think that is what they would want to continue. What is art without the passion??? I think if a painting is forced, the cliente would notice. I love the wild crazy paintings from the soul for sure!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Me: "Indeed!!! That's my point. I'm wondering if artists lose their passion once they get into galleries? lol... I don't know! 🤷♀️ Wild crazy paintings - wonderfully put!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: center;">Friend: "And an artist like you, look at all the genres you have in your portfolio! I just can't see any passion being lost with all the options you have. I say always keep painting what you are feeling and enjoying what you do. Stay true to you and everything will fall into place. Kind of like they have been doing!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Me: "Ha! Well, with the help of a good friend and ally, 🧡 they are falling into place. I'll just go with the flow and stay positive, keep creating from the well of passion.💙"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: center;">Friend: "Yes!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">She sent these art quotes that are perfect for our conversation.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><p><a href="https://paypal.me/MaryRaeRush?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b>THANK YOU FOR DONATING TO MY ARTISTIC PURSUIT</b></a></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">"Every artist dips his brush into his soul and paints his own nature into his paintings." </h1><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">–Henry Ward Beecher</span></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><br /><div>"I don't paint the world I see, I paint the world I feel."</div><div><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">–Unknown</span></div></h1><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">What Do You Think?</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Please comment below. Let's get this conversation rolling!</span></h3><div><span><h3 id="21-%E2%80%9Cdraw-the-art-you-want-to-see-start-the-business-you-want-to-run-play-the-music-you-want-to-hear-write-the-books-you-want-to-read-build-the-products-you-want-to-use-%E2%80%93-do-the-work-you-want-to-see-done%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-austin-kleon" style="--tw-blur: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-border-opacity: 1; --tw-brightness: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-contrast: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-drop-shadow: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); --tw-grayscale: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-hue-rotate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-invert: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-saturate: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-sepia: var(--tw-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/); --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-transform: translateX(var(--tw-translate-x)) translateY(var(--tw-translate-y)) rotate(var(--tw-rotate)) skewX(var(--tw-skew-x)) skewY(var(--tw-skew-y)) scaleX(var(--tw-scale-x)) scaleY(var(--tw-scale-y)); --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-self: flex-start; background-color: white; border-color: rgba(71,88,105,var(--tw-border-opacity)); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(32,32,32,var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: "FFF Acid Grotesk"; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin: 4rem 0px 0px; text-align: start;"> “Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done.” – Austin Kleon</h3><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://paypal.me/MaryRaeRush?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b>THANK YOU FOR DONATING TO MY ARTISTIC PURSUIT</b></a></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a name='more'></a></span><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></div></span></div><ul _ngcontent-ng-c3819559304="" aria-labelledby="title1" class="list ng-star-inserted cdk-focused cdk-mouse-focused" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 688px; padding: 16px 16px 0px;"><li _ngcontent-ng-c3819559304="" class="ng-star-inserted"><div _ngcontent-ng-c783497660="" class="cdk-visually-hidden" style="appearance: none; border: 0px; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); height: 1px; left: 0px; margin: -1px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; text-wrap: nowrap; width: 1px;"><br /></div></li><li _ngcontent-ng-c3819559304="" class="ng-star-inserted"><gv-text-message-item _ngcontent-ng-c3819559304="" _nghost-ng-c783497660="" class="gv-animations" dir="ltr"><div _ngcontent-ng-c783497660="" class="full-container end-of-cluster outgoing ng-star-inserted" style="align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: flex-end; outline: none;" tabindex="-1"><div _ngcontent-ng-c783497660="" class="container" style="--offset: 24px; align-items: flex-end; display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-width: 0px; outline: none; transform: translateX(var(--offset)); transition: transform 0.3s ease 0s; will-change: transform;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c783497660="" class="cdk-visually-hidden" style="appearance: none; border: 0px; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); height: 1px; left: 0px; margin: -1px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; text-wrap: nowrap; width: 1px;">Message from you, Well, I love that sentiment! 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="655" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY91WZLE2x4IZHl3qujCYcETgiO6ffEGRZUsimib_-qIazx20xav_JRt4KF2glcFkhDTMM8rMElbmg31PN5w5ZfvdOqF4Bm8k81cVXj1XyXkIHqMiIFOC5yuPHBKkkU5HuWepNoFBu426Kxi1HXTkGUZAUvLMOLs3KVnXfehHdkS7-6grukASyxgVHJAAB/s320/news-li-fb-Final-Signed-Emerge-Passionate-Action-20230701_122834-cropped.jpg" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">“Emerge with Passionate Action, Heal, and BE Free” <br />Edge-to-edge size: 41.25 inches x 60 inches. <br />Approx. stretched size: 37 inches x 56 inches Acrylic on Canvas </td></tr></tbody></table><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>The painting’s inspiration came from a daily crayon drawing. There was something about the energy of it that catalyzed me to make a painting of it. Translating the expression that crayon offers to liquid paint was challenging. But I think I pulled it off. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Writing about my drawing on May 18, 2023</strong></p><p>A fiery image blazing, healing all around, cooling waters. Is it emerging out of the water? It’s healing in the process of forward movement. Passionate expression is the result. Healing comes from taking action from the flow of life’s water. It is concurrent with action. Taking action heals when it is fiery action coming from the waters of life flowing under you. Burst free, out of the water, be healed, and free. </p><p>Enjoy this short video version of me talking about this painting - 0.41 minutes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u3W-_ux_miw" width="320" youtube-src-id="u3W-_ux_miw"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><strong>The painting</strong></p><p>This painting is full of light that I hope comes through in the photograph. It is yet another unique expression for me. As I strive to paint abstractly, I wait for my abstract style to emerge.</p><p> </p><p>“Emerge with Passionate Action, Heal, and BE Free” Edge-to-edge size: 41.25 inches x 60 inches. Approx. stretched size: 37 inches x 56 inches Acrylic on Canvas </p><p> </p><p>Visit my art website: <a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wildfeatherfineart.com/</a>. This painting is not on my website yet. Please email <a href="mailto:mary@wildfeatherfineart.com">mary@</a><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wildfeatherfineart.com</a> with inquiries.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtebn9rZttqi1O7jeBPVdJH0--DH6fTm9c8ATptnkK-lRcuf0X7oE4Hu5covwKbZl6QmIN5sjJr5hKBCserD0VZP0FGpUQwhEugruH72faXm5DGcv_fLwzmKxCJWWQGo98KNR7NLJ63BZkxGAV0jN_FcYq4RthYKJIc1SKenwJgwDSE2y0qtiTOPVVm7Yz/s1000/news-li-fb-inprocess-20230701_120413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtebn9rZttqi1O7jeBPVdJH0--DH6fTm9c8ATptnkK-lRcuf0X7oE4Hu5covwKbZl6QmIN5sjJr5hKBCserD0VZP0FGpUQwhEugruH72faXm5DGcv_fLwzmKxCJWWQGo98KNR7NLJ63BZkxGAV0jN_FcYq4RthYKJIc1SKenwJgwDSE2y0qtiTOPVVm7Yz/s320/news-li-fb-inprocess-20230701_120413.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Process</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbnU73IPg5bm3ER_ifj4v54OjEbw4CWvlA-SmmS2g_Z5rLZ0XiTtORapXL0hVuFQTYFX9pNGfUiGRegHBVEeFHb8B57eOa8RGo87yuAFYnyDSgccq7ZQP2RGP2-eJb1PkGKbfPDM66BzE639LdoDevtCpNvUblrWELoSGH6CDV5sJ2gn2N6VZMzeOkJne/s800/news-li-fb-insitu-passionate-action-Small_gallery_wall%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbnU73IPg5bm3ER_ifj4v54OjEbw4CWvlA-SmmS2g_Z5rLZ0XiTtORapXL0hVuFQTYFX9pNGfUiGRegHBVEeFHb8B57eOa8RGo87yuAFYnyDSgccq7ZQP2RGP2-eJb1PkGKbfPDM66BzE639LdoDevtCpNvUblrWELoSGH6CDV5sJ2gn2N6VZMzeOkJne/s320/news-li-fb-insitu-passionate-action-Small_gallery_wall%20(1).jpg" width="198" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy this full video version of me talking about this painting - 2:57 minutes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t4MqRALhjQw" width="320" youtube-src-id="t4MqRALhjQw"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-70104444668284635062023-06-24T20:08:00.000-06:002023-06-24T20:08:17.349-06:00Painting: The Village Rests Under the Promise of the Harvest Moon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6kjxQhOJCKY88YYdGW_P-a4s79o_COzwcBwkyorGECqx3UuDGOB0Uhjl1glDXQs_AI4uu8xKxHKBcMnjzRFsfYig6XE115yzzpOesBplWx6ELal6rG46NLQfQW-miP0r0hhRqy-9z2Gp24kGoJHUl8NA-B0PXDsSG56TnsaHnFUb73mGKyB2LK9W6J0J/s1080/news-insta-fb-final-20230623_112604-cr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="695" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6kjxQhOJCKY88YYdGW_P-a4s79o_COzwcBwkyorGECqx3UuDGOB0Uhjl1glDXQs_AI4uu8xKxHKBcMnjzRFsfYig6XE115yzzpOesBplWx6ELal6rG46NLQfQW-miP0r0hhRqy-9z2Gp24kGoJHUl8NA-B0PXDsSG56TnsaHnFUb73mGKyB2LK9W6J0J/s320/news-insta-fb-final-20230623_112604-cr.jpg" width="206" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Village Rests Under the Promise of the Harvest Moon</i><br />56 H x 37 W x 0 D</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The painting began abstract with the green drips and soon evolved into a story-like image.
The full dimensions of the canvas edge to edge is 60 H x 41.25 W x 0 D (inches). The approximate dimensions after stretching it over stretcher bars is 56 x 37 inches. Ships rolled in a tube.<div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/products/the-village-rests-under-the-promise-of-the-harvest-moon-original-painting" style="background-color: #e06666;" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Purchase Link</span></a></h2><div><br /></div><div>Please leave a comment with your thoughts on this painting.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VLVEx1T-DGlEKwL6AAIjadRRDYCqaZpkecqtU5JuegAdsalzbpUZqjli7vvQqoDlG2qVItrlQMInsaHuwSb0mJqREYE7VRzOvOuuGU7lDcbTSB-F1G084zEVLZo4_GgWZ5392aR0vkJZmXbBCgkifQaiAFo37KdsdVdr-v9X7fZ3WoQ3_WCgUyjpjjwL/s2048/Insitu-HarvestMoon-Small_gallery_wall-hires-cr-2048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1269" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VLVEx1T-DGlEKwL6AAIjadRRDYCqaZpkecqtU5JuegAdsalzbpUZqjli7vvQqoDlG2qVItrlQMInsaHuwSb0mJqREYE7VRzOvOuuGU7lDcbTSB-F1G084zEVLZo4_GgWZ5392aR0vkJZmXbBCgkifQaiAFo37KdsdVdr-v9X7fZ3WoQ3_WCgUyjpjjwL/s320/Insitu-HarvestMoon-Small_gallery_wall-hires-cr-2048.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-16367385678921107512023-06-16T21:09:00.000-06:002023-06-16T21:09:04.797-06:00Progress on Big Turquoise<h3 class="has-medium-font-size" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1adxiZZ3m4-YIXMZQWuvkilTh0hRL_f554DWya5wvAu4b4iFiTyoD1V3Be793H6faxEDbl8DYv9FiGB3VAn-PJ04bDezic9PLP8iMxOADN0DF4xTo8fA4adXJoI-hFrTC0XeBmR504bWWL1696bkpzJ5NUSt8VFJCW9YGTGiDXthN-hs7a7NVmH_iw/s1200/c-news-20230616_140427%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1adxiZZ3m4-YIXMZQWuvkilTh0hRL_f554DWya5wvAu4b4iFiTyoD1V3Be793H6faxEDbl8DYv9FiGB3VAn-PJ04bDezic9PLP8iMxOADN0DF4xTo8fA4adXJoI-hFrTC0XeBmR504bWWL1696bkpzJ5NUSt8VFJCW9YGTGiDXthN-hs7a7NVmH_iw/s320/c-news-20230616_140427%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Turquoise painting in progress<br />Acrylic on Canvas, 60 x 41.25 inches</td></tr></tbody></table><br />“The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.”</span></h3><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">— Piet Mondrian</span></em></span></div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">I’m making slow progress on the big turquoise abstract painting. It seems to have a life of its own now. The composition is developing into a story. What story do you see?</p><h3>From my Art Journal on June 6, 2023</h3><p>I dream of a free-spirited approach to applying paint in active, spontaneous ways. However, my inner painter or expression seems to prefer curvy delineated shapes. The painting’s process is one more of considering the next step, feeling, and waiting for a response, a nudge, or guidance on the next move.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mXIQMk5-IXAhN4CeYq5zxwQZPj4q-nlltheuCxw02tTynUTBvC-nmG0GgKRClCxyZdeSdIQ1UB-ZIOl-vQchqzSFq_hGCYxYTDj6AMThJN_b9rS1pC_vOc_mzrAJM3Cat7suUIFZxT3O4cFkpQEKiuNKCMXw5QRnB5GPVVZCVdGjknHSDdrPdV0YLA/s820/butterflies-tealblkgold.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="817" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mXIQMk5-IXAhN4CeYq5zxwQZPj4q-nlltheuCxw02tTynUTBvC-nmG0GgKRClCxyZdeSdIQ1UB-ZIOl-vQchqzSFq_hGCYxYTDj6AMThJN_b9rS1pC_vOc_mzrAJM3Cat7suUIFZxT3O4cFkpQEKiuNKCMXw5QRnB5GPVVZCVdGjknHSDdrPdV0YLA/w115-h116/butterflies-tealblkgold.png" width="115" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-71683724264224773542023-06-10T17:13:00.007-06:002023-06-10T22:35:10.367-06:00In Process Painting - Turquoise Painting<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfVV_FcLpcDXLN8F2HOwjTWZtvdRy8HC9lDe_C_eUowcCp87s8IjGgChmrOZ_08FsghnHRnqoZMT-6j-js5hcGl_r2UGvxq-FqooN7X3u0WwUyQCHXc8eKKFaQMirgB1ZFvO0cE4HpfF7Xw3-MmK6S_jwPsL5Ib25dwFZN8DlbRcDWdKv_e9OBQWgnA/s1000/turquoise-painting-20230606_144458-in-process.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="692" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfVV_FcLpcDXLN8F2HOwjTWZtvdRy8HC9lDe_C_eUowcCp87s8IjGgChmrOZ_08FsghnHRnqoZMT-6j-js5hcGl_r2UGvxq-FqooN7X3u0WwUyQCHXc8eKKFaQMirgB1ZFvO0cE4HpfF7Xw3-MmK6S_jwPsL5Ib25dwFZN8DlbRcDWdKv_e9OBQWgnA/s320/turquoise-painting-20230606_144458-in-process.jpg" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Turquoise (working title) in Process<br />41.25 x 60 inches</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>I began with a turquoise background. Then came the green drips, which became outlined by Burnt Umber Light. After that, I filled in with pale shades of blue and yellow. The painting evolved to the point you see it now. Enjoy the quick, short video of painting detail. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/phsNdZqNQlk" width="320" youtube-src-id="phsNdZqNQlk"></iframe></div><br /><p>Stay tuned as I complete this painting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRq0m1FrCKBvFHY4D52z_HQur4C3PVTZnTyEep3Tt5qCNrhtQjX2pmm8mP9zylmzXFLGTJNyWN40FJMJu8nKASZAsoZTvUIPi5XhSHeM7fjpRqAxikhp1WFiAgN7FpWpB46fYInapWhzgRCEfUw0u_ubbMjMt3EQNnShaUKomn43Gp1ycqosIOWbmJg/s1304/birdinflightoutline-whtturq.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="1304" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRq0m1FrCKBvFHY4D52z_HQur4C3PVTZnTyEep3Tt5qCNrhtQjX2pmm8mP9zylmzXFLGTJNyWN40FJMJu8nKASZAsoZTvUIPi5XhSHeM7fjpRqAxikhp1WFiAgN7FpWpB46fYInapWhzgRCEfUw0u_ubbMjMt3EQNnShaUKomn43Gp1ycqosIOWbmJg/w228-h213/birdinflightoutline-whtturq.png" width="228" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-60476673943761181852023-06-09T17:09:00.002-06:002023-06-10T21:54:30.727-06:00The Making of a Painting - River Spirit<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4j7XlNxQTxE6eZ3iizbTidFpj5lhdrFSe5Cu0B8DwZGWcz949PTTp6_OsiRvrF8kRlC0vYJgWwYATZ58pHVOwUfKz0Yx5PHjOqlEuf8B3Q4lAWe9-Rs8nme4Cgs4mOrnuX2qZR19l_j0ocooIZt6jXbIE6EqaTgxB66qNi3GDKBshnPHD1M1n9XoUA/s1440/sm-20230608_113531.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4j7XlNxQTxE6eZ3iizbTidFpj5lhdrFSe5Cu0B8DwZGWcz949PTTp6_OsiRvrF8kRlC0vYJgWwYATZ58pHVOwUfKz0Yx5PHjOqlEuf8B3Q4lAWe9-Rs8nme4Cgs4mOrnuX2qZR19l_j0ocooIZt6jXbIE6EqaTgxB66qNi3GDKBshnPHD1M1n9XoUA/s320/sm-20230608_113531.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting on location in Camp Verde, AZ</td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><h2 id="yui_3_17_2_1_1686367103785_1407" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: europa; font-size: 34px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”</h2><p><em style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: europa; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.52px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;">- Rumi</em></p><p>There's nothing as refreshing as finding a river in the desert. After five years of living in Camp Verde, Arizona, I discovered this location just across the parking lot from our local library. Wow! I was stunned. The part of town I live in is pure desert - hot and dry. It's gloriously beautiful with the mountain ranges surrounding me. The hiking is spectacular. But it's dry! Having a beautiful oasis nearby is so refreshing - the water and the green color are healing and quenching.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCQBTidVNSercr_opNjKNEWpuySse4zNRwzMcXPKw69qSsw0QfpBlz0HQ-kMZwYKHwiY7kQIa1sHaUSOHXxM10lwE4vIZTxqv09FsnsDtJExLeUVAe0kjPWCNFVFVledWYba6QuupG1ESm4KwRp6ZHmtyLCvoJZibK-BmlzZH5ri9q-MX_a61eLOezQ/s1440/sm-20230608_114145.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCQBTidVNSercr_opNjKNEWpuySse4zNRwzMcXPKw69qSsw0QfpBlz0HQ-kMZwYKHwiY7kQIa1sHaUSOHXxM10lwE4vIZTxqv09FsnsDtJExLeUVAe0kjPWCNFVFVledWYba6QuupG1ESm4KwRp6ZHmtyLCvoJZibK-BmlzZH5ri9q-MX_a61eLOezQ/s320/sm-20230608_114145.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting on location in Camp Verde, Arizona USA</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I grabbed a piece I had worked on years ago and was never really happy with it. I used it as the background for this painting. The intensity of the red-orange backdrop compliments the colors of the blues and greens in the work.</p><p>The painting might not be finished. It's sitting so I can contemplate its completion.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: europa; font-size: 34px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“A dream is like a river ever changing as it flows and a dreamer's just a vessel that must follow where it goes.” <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"> </strong></h2><p style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: europa; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.52px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">- Garth Brooks</em></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0_4OEXg5W6Ti9_qkok3HDs69QyjXFCIIRw3NfnZt7QLbgG2kkXQ6KCudYOoR8STj4y4LYJP4WbxSSuGInIKA2XudJegl1IqyjGp5WshOQeRCSXjxQI_P6HhLfFnzWVxUwseiWjK19_OO7xnKACronoy3Ct4-v1f2UAfd7j7o5R6_NOCjJcZIvGxmUg/s900/blog-me-IMG_0047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0_4OEXg5W6Ti9_qkok3HDs69QyjXFCIIRw3NfnZt7QLbgG2kkXQ6KCudYOoR8STj4y4LYJP4WbxSSuGInIKA2XudJegl1IqyjGp5WshOQeRCSXjxQI_P6HhLfFnzWVxUwseiWjK19_OO7xnKACronoy3Ct4-v1f2UAfd7j7o5R6_NOCjJcZIvGxmUg/s320/blog-me-IMG_0047.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Mary Rush at the river painting in Camp Verde, Arizona<br />Photo credit Jill Langley.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRq0m1FrCKBvFHY4D52z_HQur4C3PVTZnTyEep3Tt5qCNrhtQjX2pmm8mP9zylmzXFLGTJNyWN40FJMJu8nKASZAsoZTvUIPi5XhSHeM7fjpRqAxikhp1WFiAgN7FpWpB46fYInapWhzgRCEfUw0u_ubbMjMt3EQNnShaUKomn43Gp1ycqosIOWbmJg/s1304/birdinflightoutline-whtturq.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="1304" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRq0m1FrCKBvFHY4D52z_HQur4C3PVTZnTyEep3Tt5qCNrhtQjX2pmm8mP9zylmzXFLGTJNyWN40FJMJu8nKASZAsoZTvUIPi5XhSHeM7fjpRqAxikhp1WFiAgN7FpWpB46fYInapWhzgRCEfUw0u_ubbMjMt3EQNnShaUKomn43Gp1ycqosIOWbmJg/w164-h153/birdinflightoutline-whtturq.png" width="164" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-3569228645853292892023-06-03T19:03:00.004-06:002023-06-16T21:09:26.283-06:00The Making of Painting - Life Cycle<p style="text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI70NVUVqX0_NWqvsm3xreSPIHCDVEhMJJVNx5MdJC49ewqZk8gG6wZMFvEx1546JODeET289O3pFEDj3ka9F6CGm-zdhRQfBSj3E5U-YAhH7OTK9TPaspUMY1eC-awcGZbhUF1xKDdVLZH-RMyGxBr36D3IiQYGGsW9fvD-D2Z_WGyQ7Pzr_XCXjxyA/s1200/fb-li-news-Final-Life-Cycle-20230519_110453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1200" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI70NVUVqX0_NWqvsm3xreSPIHCDVEhMJJVNx5MdJC49ewqZk8gG6wZMFvEx1546JODeET289O3pFEDj3ka9F6CGm-zdhRQfBSj3E5U-YAhH7OTK9TPaspUMY1eC-awcGZbhUF1xKDdVLZH-RMyGxBr36D3IiQYGGsW9fvD-D2Z_WGyQ7Pzr_XCXjxyA/s320/fb-li-news-Final-Life-Cycle-20230519_110453.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Life Cycle</h1><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><ul class="no-bullet" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">14.25 x 14 x 0.125 in</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Process</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">I was experimenting with pattern to create a sense of depth. I used a leaf stencil I had made from another painting to add the gold metallic leaves adding another layer of depth.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-32059750263855788522023-06-03T18:59:00.000-06:002023-06-03T18:59:18.320-06:00The Making of the Painting: Flow<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAd5Tl_iIol1B2E1zWugXM1-iy4533773Js3b-vPedZbI5CnnTLNElfKMMbfQRYS3kygzTHvWkR542iv35YjEBSNuXPOXH7uu8GINQfCtLrBIrS4j019hIlXi6NTHFmCAnabmE2cL_QLAs-fm3XSyJGXvacrIVKkDMiKx5HwFRcrP9jgG7VqnnEDYE3w/s1200/fb-li-news-Final-cr-adj-bot-Flow-2048px-20230519_101600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="691" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAd5Tl_iIol1B2E1zWugXM1-iy4533773Js3b-vPedZbI5CnnTLNElfKMMbfQRYS3kygzTHvWkR542iv35YjEBSNuXPOXH7uu8GINQfCtLrBIrS4j019hIlXi6NTHFmCAnabmE2cL_QLAs-fm3XSyJGXvacrIVKkDMiKx5HwFRcrP9jgG7VqnnEDYE3w/s320/fb-li-news-Final-cr-adj-bot-Flow-2048px-20230519_101600.jpg" width="184" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Flow</h1><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><ul class="no-bullet" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mixed Media on Canvas</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">82 x 49 x 0 in</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;">Flow, Mixed Media on Canvas, 82 x 49 x 0 in (full size), 78 x 45 inches is the approximate stretched size.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The initial idea was to show flow from the top of the painting to the bottom. The painting took a few turns in achieving this goal. In the end, it does. It's up to the viewer to decide the rest of the story. And if it is about flow to them or something else.</p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Abundance is a flow of energy through you.” Steve Rother</span></span></h4></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">"As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit."–Emmanuel Teney</span></h4><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Description</h3><p>This painting was the largest I’ve painted so far. I didn’t accomplish it without growing pains.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80Li5m2tvaK_l8awr86G04psLQuBOCeDvytY1oaLKWS7vtPs2a0A9qn2jbdVw9y74KgOXpBYCAC9Pjm34uThAehHdvoqkhkn42B0TvQvTH0nZtC3Y5aaMVlFlNKBctckx_3g4OF-8hFJJuznwN7xWv5n3uG8_PvjNBmqL2pve9dmE_pwtUEfGT94UZw/s1170/20230217_155134-in-process.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80Li5m2tvaK_l8awr86G04psLQuBOCeDvytY1oaLKWS7vtPs2a0A9qn2jbdVw9y74KgOXpBYCAC9Pjm34uThAehHdvoqkhkn42B0TvQvTH0nZtC3Y5aaMVlFlNKBctckx_3g4OF-8hFJJuznwN7xWv5n3uG8_PvjNBmqL2pve9dmE_pwtUEfGT94UZw/s320/20230217_155134-in-process.jpg" width="219" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In process</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Process</h3><p>The logistical process was a challenge from the beginning. Oh, the angst. Ha! From deciding the exact size to cut the canvas to reconfiguring my hanging system, I had to do the preparatory work before putting paint on the canvas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once that was over, how to paint the vision that came to me about this painting? Flow. That was the initial idea. I wondered how I could achieve the feeling of flow without actually painting water.</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">"Climbing is the same: recognizing that you are a flow. The purpose of the flow is to keep on flowing, not looking for a peak or utopia but staying in the flow. It is not a moving up but a continuous flowing; you move up to keep the flow going. There is no possible reason for climbing except the climbing itself; it is a self-communication.”― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience</span></h4><p><br /></p><p>Maybe there are many ways to understand “flow.” Maybe there are other meanings behind this painting to the viewer. So, I’ll stop my side of the story and let you decide what it’s about and how it achieves that.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Your Turn</h3><p>Let me know what you think. Post a comment below. Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-v4kwnQBDCQKuJsiPNmx_l18PwZpMyN3DaIRh7FcofUBQdm1hSto__XOjmmXVaOCN4YMxSYENImPT2_ZAs0cZYVRUu3HUgE2DfO1SdVVHAsbh-eYDjOUIWp4YuJlJPeRH_RxFt3m9YAoTwvxH4VIaxVDkwxLv-BkglLQU_Rb-qyM3nxLJjWJf5p22A/s470/drinkidea-coffeepottheory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="127" data-original-width="470" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-v4kwnQBDCQKuJsiPNmx_l18PwZpMyN3DaIRh7FcofUBQdm1hSto__XOjmmXVaOCN4YMxSYENImPT2_ZAs0cZYVRUu3HUgE2DfO1SdVVHAsbh-eYDjOUIWp4YuJlJPeRH_RxFt3m9YAoTwvxH4VIaxVDkwxLv-BkglLQU_Rb-qyM3nxLJjWJf5p22A/s320/drinkidea-coffeepottheory.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-77573058531886376072023-05-13T09:26:00.006-06:002023-05-25T17:40:01.608-06:00New Painting - Salt Mine Spirit<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/products/salt-mine-spirit-original-painting" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1200" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5bakIo7HqQPT6Rf3QXAXHPDArQJQ8UJkHySSJHYR4S1tPS9WN8c5tMzPXWfhoLeLAgQxk9uMFvsMktS1TmrOO5wOUCtRPLFzHSooc4pMZtwBcxYwoZc8v2mucbYhB5Jx5npzFVHrKM2OzVYf8KQVtcSR6-7VXbfOyoVoMFJm-CKqaN5zw6aNSS66Pg/s320/fb-li-news-Final-Painting-Salt-Mine-20230508_104531.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Salt Mine Spirit</h1><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><ul class="no-bullet" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mixed Media on Canvas</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">36 x 41 x 0 in</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="color: #1f2124; font-size: 14px;"><i>Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea</i>.</span></div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="color: #1f2124; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">–Pythagoras</div></span><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, San Francisco, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif" style="color: #1f2124;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span> It was a gorgeous day with large puffy white clouds against a cerulean blue sky. I set up my painting supplies on a patch of conveniently placed concrete leftover from the salt mining activities of long ago. The view was amazing.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqZmIlxbW7fXdBOeg2sbLQWDEdyC6zAiTDQHk4Iw366XiRdaucX_XQi7GOCbMW8CQv4PKgaaaUJ2YztbgaCFsORdxLfZbR8SsBe1AzGI7FxeRpJZbvBiIFTskT7DQ3Ol9zNCkoqtDYrj4OVY743fmuy0tNH9poyobOWfAckwfCLDLqbD6ycuQEmoq2g/s1200/fb-20230423_131255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqZmIlxbW7fXdBOeg2sbLQWDEdyC6zAiTDQHk4Iw366XiRdaucX_XQi7GOCbMW8CQv4PKgaaaUJ2YztbgaCFsORdxLfZbR8SsBe1AzGI7FxeRpJZbvBiIFTskT7DQ3Ol9zNCkoqtDYrj4OVY743fmuy0tNH9poyobOWfAckwfCLDLqbD6ycuQEmoq2g/s320/fb-20230423_131255.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">A Messenger from Above</h3><p>I stood looking at the vastness. Should I turn my canvas to paint the scene just to the left of this scene? Or should I leave it as is? I looked up with those questions in mind. A bird caught my eye over the canyon, flying high above the mountain directly across from me. What? Is that a bald eagle? Yes! It was as I incredulously looked for and validated the telltale white tail and white head. I couldn’t believe it. In the six years I’ve lived in Camp Verde, Arizona, and the many times I’ve hiked this location, I’ve never seen an eagle here, only hundreds of ravens and some turkey vultures.</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><i>There must be something strangely sacred about salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.</i><br />–Khalil Gibran</blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Eagle sightings are rare where I live. The past year has netted me three sightings. I saw none in the four years prior. I feel blessed every time. So, this was my sign. The canvas is facing the correct direction. I usually see a red-tailed hawk as my messenger. One time down by the river, it was a snowy egret.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Process</h3><p>I started with a chunky graphite stick and drew the parts of the scene I wanted to paint. Then, I painted. When I was close to filling in all the colors except the green, the wind picked up in gusts. I asked if I could please paint the green. I painted the green, but not without a fight. The wind moved my canvas around, flipping it back onto itself several times. The rock weights at the corners were no contest to the determination of that afternoon wind. I finally had to surrender. Packing up was fun. Ha! I packed as best I could, folding the canvas in half and quickly hiking back.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVj_fCk7Q05NJx-agXluXEhCDfeCXJPY9Pkvc1oJBotkvVWilys1Oe-RlPoQEVPq_wOOSKMqKuD0Yg2spas9DW3EeNOWpjl2cWoNkYo3HjqeZjbGYE3P1M0tW-knQtGxod3pT0dxtb1wrxO7WwABURarW4j0a4xZXOEch8f_DpxiXd6jiHyEUcMnvvQ/s1200/fb-in-process-drawing-on-location-20230423_133628_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVj_fCk7Q05NJx-agXluXEhCDfeCXJPY9Pkvc1oJBotkvVWilys1Oe-RlPoQEVPq_wOOSKMqKuD0Yg2spas9DW3EeNOWpjl2cWoNkYo3HjqeZjbGYE3P1M0tW-knQtGxod3pT0dxtb1wrxO7WwABURarW4j0a4xZXOEch8f_DpxiXd6jiHyEUcMnvvQ/s320/fb-in-process-drawing-on-location-20230423_133628_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I drew the design of the landscape with a chunky graphite pencil before painting.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I laid the painting on my deck to dry when I returned home. In the studio, I completed it.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">What do you think of this painting and its story?</h3><p>Please post a comment below. I'd love to hear from you!</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/products/salt-mine-spirit-original-painting" target="_blank">Purchase this Painting</a></h1><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQt27YorDdydOw17VBowVR4TYXhZHCOUetTmHoJw61DYkV5-_6C1IWEvhrLP6zXLmH1IIx5Y8eU-wGsxmIxtFaQWRaLPh0YVlajYoWw7pIa_BwdoNnKDY4n6QJ2ALoIgQHMrq6fzNiioDBrYHcmCzSpTLdbF998XSP4f8wLBHaH4hvsEt5mDw69RXGw/s800/HORIZON-rule.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5" data-original-width="800" height="2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQt27YorDdydOw17VBowVR4TYXhZHCOUetTmHoJw61DYkV5-_6C1IWEvhrLP6zXLmH1IIx5Y8eU-wGsxmIxtFaQWRaLPh0YVlajYoWw7pIa_BwdoNnKDY4n6QJ2ALoIgQHMrq6fzNiioDBrYHcmCzSpTLdbF998XSP4f8wLBHaH4hvsEt5mDw69RXGw/s320/HORIZON-rule.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-31592538479174536132023-04-29T23:26:00.000-06:002023-04-29T23:26:30.144-06:00Painting On Location at the Salt Mine<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2aYrnqLCbQl591UqEIfB_B9Bnu1YA9w9HLRGlGlVSY1Hiznt10DyG1mLf50lQID8kZsXEASDkyjJat5lClpou1d6NbFwhJ-_8MMGzGrm-oveQmogzEmg_QlrQIQIjPqYHliLRokovILO4hQ32PrsgleRP3BsRk-6lFN3VfMPEUjq7ZxA0aasOVAaxA/s1200/fb-in-process-drawing-on-location-20230423_133628_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2aYrnqLCbQl591UqEIfB_B9Bnu1YA9w9HLRGlGlVSY1Hiznt10DyG1mLf50lQID8kZsXEASDkyjJat5lClpou1d6NbFwhJ-_8MMGzGrm-oveQmogzEmg_QlrQIQIjPqYHliLRokovILO4hQ32PrsgleRP3BsRk-6lFN3VfMPEUjq7ZxA0aasOVAaxA/s320/fb-in-process-drawing-on-location-20230423_133628_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting on location at the Salt Mine, plein air<br />36 x 41 inches<br />Mixed Media on Canvas<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">It was a gorgeous day with large puffy white clouds against a cerulean blue sky. I set up my painting supplies on a patch of conveniently placed concrete. The view was amazing. </p><p>I stood looking at the vastness. Should I turn my canvas to paint the scene just to the left of this scene? Or should I leave it as is? I looked up with those questions in mind. A bird caught my eye over the canyon, flying high above the mountain directly across from me. What? Is that a bald eagle? Yes! It was as I incredulously looked for and validated the telltale white tail and white head. I couldn’t believe it. In the six years I’ve lived in Camp Verde, Arizona, and the many times I’ve hiked this location, I’ve never seen an eagle here, only hundreds of ravens and some turkey vultures. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzarRCQyntlITjcZmNbtOb11ReJij6Iip9XgmZtBioqLh7-GQeaAQrGP2guUTsUibT8TwVWNySPuSSbQwVCwyQx-GprB_OFMPvVO0G7w96mlJGCV3YmZKO3XEp6uPaby92wxWfj3Uit2GdoeNA42zI1M5L0r6qvT1v1V8tEloSQtV_etHPRwAE1tCOA/s1200/fb-20230423_131448.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzarRCQyntlITjcZmNbtOb11ReJij6Iip9XgmZtBioqLh7-GQeaAQrGP2guUTsUibT8TwVWNySPuSSbQwVCwyQx-GprB_OFMPvVO0G7w96mlJGCV3YmZKO3XEp6uPaby92wxWfj3Uit2GdoeNA42zI1M5L0r6qvT1v1V8tEloSQtV_etHPRwAE1tCOA/s320/fb-20230423_131448.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The vast scene before me.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Eagle sightings are rare where I live. The past year has netted me three sightings. I saw none in the four years prior. I feel blessed every time. So, this was my sign. The canvas is facing the correct direction. I usually see a red-tailed hawk as my messenger. One time down by the river, it was a snowy egret.</span><p>I started with a chunky graphite stick and drew the parts of the scene I wanted to paint. Then, I painted. When I was close to filling in all the colors except the green, the wind picked up in gusts. I asked if I could please paint the green. I painted the green, but not without a fight. The wind moved my canvas around, flipping it back onto itself several times. The rock weights at the corners were no contest to the determination of that afternoon wind. I finally had to surrender. Packing up was fun. Ha! I packed as best I could, folding the canvas in half and quickly hiking back.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXl2VatYViP1_LLryOpMgb7dA4gaqSEADud5OneA40enIG4aFNiGuJh1iwCuFrtcCZ_J7kad9Pb4ziGhaUnvxv0EIaI9G8D86haZcdXe8FSZ2wKSVnGSWHDW4fVc92j1vkqVzS2Gi_dvQ7McFvh8MH04VX3b7KYurdU21RouuKtLwgVr_evHh-Uj2TQ/s1200/fb-tree-20230423_131527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXl2VatYViP1_LLryOpMgb7dA4gaqSEADud5OneA40enIG4aFNiGuJh1iwCuFrtcCZ_J7kad9Pb4ziGhaUnvxv0EIaI9G8D86haZcdXe8FSZ2wKSVnGSWHDW4fVc92j1vkqVzS2Gi_dvQ7McFvh8MH04VX3b7KYurdU21RouuKtLwgVr_evHh-Uj2TQ/s320/fb-tree-20230423_131527.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scene to the right of where I was painting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>I laid the painting on my deck to dry when I returned home. I’ve been working on it and will show you the final version when it’s complete.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Can I hear from you?</h3><p>What do you think? Am I lucky to have this beauty available to paint? I love to hear your comments.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/" target="_blank">Website</a></span></h3><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;">© 2023, Mary Rush Artist - Wildfeather Fine Art</span></p><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZksV2GWXlyZLvW1J4Xu9mEyU2mcU4Si0evCJ91Fk1wPz3ckK1HOkeKI3r0dYZV2kzTI-lf81Fs-H1MaTKdbJPtfzUMqmqNgzRpApQYeDDTPZ1BK69S1QzVMeGVFJrf32yAh25BKx4tjxKTvuGmQ5yWJuo5ij7SpRgqtmAmcPYv44meK0QR1fDPQOsQ/s4815/**logo-wildfeather-round-oldred-newspacing-2cr.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4708" data-original-width="4815" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZksV2GWXlyZLvW1J4Xu9mEyU2mcU4Si0evCJ91Fk1wPz3ckK1HOkeKI3r0dYZV2kzTI-lf81Fs-H1MaTKdbJPtfzUMqmqNgzRpApQYeDDTPZ1BK69S1QzVMeGVFJrf32yAh25BKx4tjxKTvuGmQ5yWJuo5ij7SpRgqtmAmcPYv44meK0QR1fDPQOsQ/w65-h64/**logo-wildfeather-round-oldred-newspacing-2cr.png" width="65" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-44090703976442186592023-04-29T22:30:00.001-06:002023-04-29T23:28:30.076-06:00Final Painting - Verde River at Copper Canyon Trailhead<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOl1F9HCEqqWRbUPClmgecLZP4tueJzqJA6e2vOGuz8Da5EW1YlAc30zvQ5KGVehhrH3CFLyDHQXAPhLslTU6VXcRmnjJcBoGzTkaQfG7tT9qhzwM33p5JyOyF-ON0EGdRy9UQB-raQd-jE-chd-aoPQxjju5Hnr_U70VnyyjbYhGYuPffrs-G-CqRA/s1385/fb-news-Final-Temp-Stream-Painting-20230415_172256.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOl1F9HCEqqWRbUPClmgecLZP4tueJzqJA6e2vOGuz8Da5EW1YlAc30zvQ5KGVehhrH3CFLyDHQXAPhLslTU6VXcRmnjJcBoGzTkaQfG7tT9qhzwM33p5JyOyF-ON0EGdRy9UQB-raQd-jE-chd-aoPQxjju5Hnr_U70VnyyjbYhGYuPffrs-G-CqRA/s320/fb-news-Final-Temp-Stream-Painting-20230415_172256.jpg" width="277" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/products/verde-river-at-copper-canyon-trailhead" target="_blank">Verde River at Copper Canyon Trailhead</a><br />48 x 41.25 inches<br />Mixed Media on Canvas<br />$1,200</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><blockquote>"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction."–John F. Kennedy<blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p></p><p>I prepared a canvas on Monday. All I had to do was pack my backpack and grab the canvas. Off I went. I arrived at Copper Canyon Trailhead and unloaded my gear. I hurried to the rail, ducked under, and hurried down the trail. It was after 3 pm, so I wanted to get to the waterfall quickly to paint and hike back before dark.</p><p>I wasn't sure if I should go because of the impending rain. But, oh man, I was determined to see that waterfall and paint at its edge! But the further I went, sliding on the mud in places, I finally turned back to the car. I stood at the railing and wondered if it was raining in the mountains. Maybe it was just sunlight rays. 😀 I got in the car after deciding it was too risky. I drove about 1/4 mile and turned around at the shooting range.</p><p>I am going to paint! I prayed to God and the powers-to-be to lift the clouds and hold the rain until I got back home. Faith! I must have faith! I hadn't felt such determination in myself for a long time. It felt exhilarating.
</p><p></p><blockquote>“It’s his crazy risk-taking that makes his work extra special.” –Forbidden City, William Bell</blockquote><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Determined to Paint</h3><p>So, out of the car again, I grabbed my gear and marched down the trail, not to be stopped by anything. I walked quicker than I ever had to beat the rain and the light. I finally reached the turn-off for the waterfall.</p><p>What? No!!! It can't be! The area was closed! I wasn't going to get to the waterfall after all my gyrations. I felt tempted to go anyway. But I figured the U. S. Forest Service had good reason for closing it, so I stood incredulous for a few minutes and turned back down the trail in search of another spot anywhere near as exciting to paint.
I found one spot where the stream had a nice zig-zag in its curve. And the trees were amazing. A clearing to lay my canvas on was there too.</p><p>A young couple gazed my way as they walked down the trail. I waved and said hi. They walked on.
My excitement returned. I was going to paint. To be outside painting is still a thrill for me. And painting on the ground is freeing and fun; it connects me to the land. I painted until it felt time to go when the clouds were getting dark. I could feel rain in the air. The way the trails flood would not be safe to be out there. I made enough progress on the painting to be satisfied.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Back at Home</h3><p>I laid the painting on the deck floor when I returned home. It was cold and windy, so I put my coat and hat on and worked on the upper right section, and painted white over the background. I'll hang it on the wall inside and see what else needs to be done. It's wild and free right now, just like the land and the nature scene where I painted. I want to let that rough, authentic, wild side of its essence shine through</p><p></p><blockquote>Living with fear stops us from taking risks, and if you don't go out on the branch, you're never going to get the best fruit.-Sarah Parish</blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://wildfeatherfineart.com/products/verde-river-at-copper-canyon-trailhead" target="_blank">Purchase Link</a></h3><p>
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In-process.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #101010; font-size: 28px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #101010; font-size: 28px;">There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction.</span></p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">John F. Kennedy</span></p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #393939;">Have you ever worked on something for so long that you can't do it anymore? I've been working on a large abstract painting which I resisted hugely this week. Finally, on Friday, I decided to go outside to the land to paint. Since it's been raining and flooding for over a week (and on/off for a month), I was excited to see the waterfall again to witness it gushing strongly down the rocks.</span></p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #393939;"><br /></span></p><div class="definition-parent" style="color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><div class="headline" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Plein Air Painting In Process</span></h1><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: 28px;">Copper Canyon Stream</span></h1></div></div><div class="definition-parent" style="color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><div class="text-element paragraph"><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I prepared a canvas on Monday. All I had to do was pack my backpack and grab the canvas. Off I went. I arrived at Copper Canyon Trailhead and unloaded my gear. I hurried to the rail, ducked under, and hurried down the trail. It was after 3 pm, so I wanted to get to the waterfall quickly to paint and hike back before dark.</p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTO4WsIuavEEEf8nvFYZcSgyy7_LkyobAToKmo1cYWmYhwcz_CwrkRoxt-SqGw7KNcjG9VB07iT4pyYa6h3X0VP2_SQ3V-MHd72s8TmkxAlbgsDgFgNxcz75PwS85rdAU_P_NF5xyPZsR5y1LVSr8lcAl3pGx2KP1E4F7rjNFxKW7sXvNpFvArgrk0Q/s1600/news-20230324_145733_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTO4WsIuavEEEf8nvFYZcSgyy7_LkyobAToKmo1cYWmYhwcz_CwrkRoxt-SqGw7KNcjG9VB07iT4pyYa6h3X0VP2_SQ3V-MHd72s8TmkxAlbgsDgFgNxcz75PwS85rdAU_P_NF5xyPZsR5y1LVSr8lcAl3pGx2KP1E4F7rjNFxKW7sXvNpFvArgrk0Q/s320/news-20230324_145733_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #393939; font-size: 18px;">At Copper Canyon Trailhead</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #393939; font-size: 18px;">Camp Verde, AZ</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I wasn't sure if I should go because of the impending rain. But, oh man, I was determined to see that waterfall and paint at its edge! But the further I went, sliding on the mud in places, I finally turned back to the car. I stood at the railing and wondered if it was raining in the mountains. Maybe it was just sunlight rays. 😀 I got in the car after deciding it was too risky. I drove about 1/4 mile and turned around at the shooting range.</p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">I am going to paint! I prayed to God and the powers-to-be to lift the clouds and hold the rain until I got back home. Faith! I must have faith! I hadn't felt such determination in myself for a long time. It felt exhilarating. </p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202832; font-size: 28px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“It’s his crazy risk-taking that makes his work extra special.” </span></span><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 28px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">–</span></span><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 28px;"><i>Forbidden City</i>, William Bell</span><br /><br /><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">So, out of the car again, I grabbed my gear and marched down the trail, not to be stopped by anything. I walked quicker than I ever had to beat the rain and the light. I finally reached the turn-off for the waterfall.</p><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPh6nVH1EyMfkrHWqFJpo5OC2l5L_68LqNlSKn5Ip22nkH5rF5Udd-nIFVf0hRInGi7cJ6lkh7XRBqnrDsizOXaNOqqIHAtFg8QmpEl2hfvjI-CpvoHT04lOqDo71G2v_F1WmjtzA_BBacRSNirWm6qGXLpJYdGC3pprJ2JayuogB-XAlsVq6dhWUg0A/s1600/news-20230324_154029_HDR%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPh6nVH1EyMfkrHWqFJpo5OC2l5L_68LqNlSKn5Ip22nkH5rF5Udd-nIFVf0hRInGi7cJ6lkh7XRBqnrDsizOXaNOqqIHAtFg8QmpEl2hfvjI-CpvoHT04lOqDo71G2v_F1WmjtzA_BBacRSNirWm6qGXLpJYdGC3pprJ2JayuogB-XAlsVq6dhWUg0A/s320/news-20230324_154029_HDR%20copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #393939; font-size: 18px;">The perfect spot to paint nature.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">What? No!!! It can't be! The area was closed! I wasn't going to get to the waterfall after all my gyrations. I felt tempted to go anyway. But I figured the U. S. Forest Service had good reason for closing it, so I stood incredulous for a few minutes and turned back down the trail in search of another spot anywhere near as exciting to paint.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">I found one spot where the stream had a nice zig-zag in its curve. And the trees were amazing. A clearing to lay my canvas on was there too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbn1vx6TuVCrBqe7xAxzZLi_SMJxLYAA_3qUpqys8J4yJ7r3pRDNFFA-DaM1hghug8tMjZc2i6pnto_Ag0gJR8LziGsjl-r_bjleEl_5QyKJVcsDQTC_eNg_5lVuLCdCX8exnqqA5wOZRHyfyKlKD17dryvVTiG4odwGNx9YG-7Dd1G5uHwzwM5_vnw/s1600/news-20230324_154549_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbn1vx6TuVCrBqe7xAxzZLi_SMJxLYAA_3qUpqys8J4yJ7r3pRDNFFA-DaM1hghug8tMjZc2i6pnto_Ag0gJR8LziGsjl-r_bjleEl_5QyKJVcsDQTC_eNg_5lVuLCdCX8exnqqA5wOZRHyfyKlKD17dryvVTiG4odwGNx9YG-7Dd1G5uHwzwM5_vnw/s320/news-20230324_154549_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="color: #393939; font-size: 18px;">Canvas ready to paint!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">A young couple gazed my way as they walked down the trail. I waved and said hi. They walked on.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">My excitement returned. I was going to paint. To be outside painting is still a thrill for me. And painting on the ground is freeing and fun; it connects me to the land. I painted until it felt time to go when the clouds were getting dark. I could feel rain in the air. The way the trails flood would not be safe to be out there. I made enough progress on the painting to be satisfied.</span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTsZj6Tl-9D6MvCMcUck0LuFFGDgLEk-eZlej7G3p-9tPa0KmXsV7BfYt1YuzoZ14udMUjz67vKhvWyUjSTpTe5dKU_3DbGh980uoQ8vzxgRUc0Azr4QOSYEUG5MwgQUlSUnJcnkZhZE4JAdrF1310rnMhV6Rl8JA3froDrKzHZjF_EjNAQUchtB1aQ/s1396/news-20230325_140136-Copper-Canyon-Stream.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTsZj6Tl-9D6MvCMcUck0LuFFGDgLEk-eZlej7G3p-9tPa0KmXsV7BfYt1YuzoZ14udMUjz67vKhvWyUjSTpTe5dKU_3DbGh980uoQ8vzxgRUc0Azr4QOSYEUG5MwgQUlSUnJcnkZhZE4JAdrF1310rnMhV6Rl8JA3froDrKzHZjF_EjNAQUchtB1aQ/s320/news-20230325_140136-Copper-Canyon-Stream.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="color: #393939; font-size: 18px;">The painting as it is now.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">I laid the painting on the deck floor when I returned home. It was cold and windy, so I put my coat and hat on and worked on the upper right section, and painted white over the background. I'll hang it on the wall inside and see what else needs to be done. It's wild and free right now, just like the land and the nature scene where I painted. I want to let that rough, authentic, wild side of its essence shine through.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkd9NWxBRvDgSQIVAy7egjRgC_WJ_jEDWLVCZszHwzdyh8nXoV05E2NqaYmeNOZFr1-p0H8WHdO0EpHboACs0vqKdCuOU8ICoye4AqSUgCae6uo8vz6L7pGSnLr4PtLDvFLeOpli3-OMhEtPg5W4gtG6ORHHmeWHxwZ5YWKzHSqoVCqNgTwzGM7HA1w/s1200/news-20230324_181934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkd9NWxBRvDgSQIVAy7egjRgC_WJ_jEDWLVCZszHwzdyh8nXoV05E2NqaYmeNOZFr1-p0H8WHdO0EpHboACs0vqKdCuOU8ICoye4AqSUgCae6uo8vz6L7pGSnLr4PtLDvFLeOpli3-OMhEtPg5W4gtG6ORHHmeWHxwZ5YWKzHSqoVCqNgTwzGM7HA1w/s320/news-20230324_181934.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working on the deck after I returned home.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="b-qt qt_570764" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #101010; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Living with fear stops us from taking risks, and if you don't go out on the branch, you're never going to get the best fruit.</p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Sarah Parish</span></p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p class="bq_fq_a" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'd love to hear from you!</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Please let me know your thoughts. Have you taken risks that panned out? Do you like the wild nature of this painting's expression?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><br /><p style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p></div>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-47845180470801065782023-02-12T05:00:00.001-07:002023-02-12T05:00:00.184-07:00New Abstract Painting: The Sum of the Parts<p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/pieces/the-sum-of-the-parts-mary-rush" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h5wSuPGQ5tkCazXgD8t1qtAn9Je1H9RsIs-iD7ZMlAUPwiru_g-H5BmomSzhxjcBU4cMwivOXDEMzS0k4Rd0hj6frbPz3nSnF7IXukV3PFD57Nde0nFr05Yuf4uwLEjULYNpaDfSMASkUYR7ZxH1_MbItSeMeVZAWxYJzvlHbKQXr1yqI54emKf_wA/s320/*fb-Sum-of-Parts-Painting-20230207_113435-adjorig2-cr.jpg" width="290" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #767676; font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/pieces/the-sum-of-the-parts-mary-rush" target="_blank">The Sum of the Parts, 41.75 x 37.75 x 0 inches, Mixed Media Collage on Paper</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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"The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts" - Aristotle </h3><div><br /></div><div> Original mixed media painting by artist Mary Rush. Collage paper pieces, acrylic paint, and acrylic mediums combine to create a unique work of art. The color scheme of yellow and turquoise is warm and pleasing. The large original artwork is approximately 42 x 38 inches. Hang from hooks as shown or frame it. <div><br /></div><div> Separate collage pieces stayed separate during the entire painting process. The overall golden color of yellow ochre and cadmium yellow gives a warm glow. The warmth is offset by light and dark turquoise. </div><div><br /></div><div>The collage pieces were painted, cut, and then adhered to the painting before painting began. You can see the collage pieces before they became part of this painting.</div><div><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75); background-color: white; color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20.8px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75); background-color: white; color: rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.75); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20.8px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiox24TwXWwaKtS1oKgjVFdyRiicusdR41LkxXHWNGDJMR0zTuk5vMEF8f4WHb3UPSapgCQtEgvG62vFEMCSqi2zwRgKHOWgBpPFPWsB8EdU39RVXqHGyiUVYiziSf7SH1cs_eg2812DNwEww_bjJKQfsF_dxNBs6yhBFzn0CglxYfoK-OfNzHLzlhhdw/s1080/insta-sum-parts-painting-20230120_152121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiox24TwXWwaKtS1oKgjVFdyRiicusdR41LkxXHWNGDJMR0zTuk5vMEF8f4WHb3UPSapgCQtEgvG62vFEMCSqi2zwRgKHOWgBpPFPWsB8EdU39RVXqHGyiUVYiziSf7SH1cs_eg2812DNwEww_bjJKQfsF_dxNBs6yhBFzn0CglxYfoK-OfNzHLzlhhdw/s320/insta-sum-parts-painting-20230120_152121.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The painted and cut collage pieces.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1XA3UjYwRX8" width="320" youtube-src-id="1XA3UjYwRX8"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">The in-process video takes you through the parts of this painting before its completion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/pieces/the-sum-of-the-parts-mary-rush" target="_blank">Purchase Information</a></span></div></div></div>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-42356259314832111412023-01-21T21:59:00.001-07:002023-01-21T22:02:37.347-07:00The Light and Dark - Two New Small Works on Paper<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xmdocTFSrJPJYkVXcm_gr2jpFJ_Y2H5bkV4W8QgrqG7l6cJW_6PP6sUZ8TGRddPq6S9TR8wk9QIjc6jRmSJf8NUg3EJXPQwCBNAvqHsQY-wg1xWob5PB4DnOcVwX3Kv3WQ3ATM6LbM9W9sZQ7dHMhMrKAFN9rkn4ESXnjk6ZnFW1M9snMgPCQAZ-tg/s1200/news-fb-20230121_133902-both.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="mixed media artwork on paper" border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1200" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xmdocTFSrJPJYkVXcm_gr2jpFJ_Y2H5bkV4W8QgrqG7l6cJW_6PP6sUZ8TGRddPq6S9TR8wk9QIjc6jRmSJf8NUg3EJXPQwCBNAvqHsQY-wg1xWob5PB4DnOcVwX3Kv3WQ3ATM6LbM9W9sZQ7dHMhMrKAFN9rkn4ESXnjk6ZnFW1M9snMgPCQAZ-tg/w320-h297/news-fb-20230121_133902-both.jpg" title="Mixed media original artwork by artist Mary Rush" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">The Light and Dark - new works on paper.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 18px;">It's hard to believe that I worked on these two simultaneously; both received collage pieces from the same painting source. </span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I finished the second one (</span><em style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The Dark</em><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">) a day later. What a difference a day makes, as they say. Every day is a new vibe. I like to finish a painting on the same day, although this rarely happens.</span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I was afraid that I had pushed </span><em style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The Dark</em><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> too far. But, hahaha, that's what the dark is all about, I guess. </span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRJ_Fe8SUlbiqKmVrPr21mVGmGUqJeLVmrEeF_Yhiy799B-tiqrUUtoBX4S-LWbu42echtf70ffDEIpPM7BaLVOQ8y9W8uPDf28N3FBx7i5yBzwpJEhS02lQN5QOVaWdN4ra-_WXPOGIwZXSr68IUR4uQD06Jz-Lo1hoK5HsFlTvuhien9Y7V79H6lQ/s1200/news-fb-20230121_134154-Light-final-border.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1200" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRJ_Fe8SUlbiqKmVrPr21mVGmGUqJeLVmrEeF_Yhiy799B-tiqrUUtoBX4S-LWbu42echtf70ffDEIpPM7BaLVOQ8y9W8uPDf28N3FBx7i5yBzwpJEhS02lQN5QOVaWdN4ra-_WXPOGIwZXSr68IUR4uQD06Jz-Lo1hoK5HsFlTvuhien9Y7V79H6lQ/s320/news-fb-20230121_134154-Light-final-border.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">The Light</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">, 14.875 x 20.8125 inches, Mixed Media Collage on Paper</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </span></p><h3 style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Paper - Love/Hate?</span></h3><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I've had a love/hate relationship working with this paper. It's drawing paper, not meant for water media. I reinforced the front and back with gesso and other mediums before and during painting to prevent buckling of the surface. </span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The previous painting, </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/mary-rush/artwork/painting-154" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Painting 154</em></span></a><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">, felt like I didn't get the mix right, although it looks fine. These two paintings ended up thick with a textured, bulky hand to them. You can't get the feeling of the quality in this digital format. In-person, they emanate the grit of the working process behind the scenes. </span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I haven't worked in a collage technique for a long time. I found it enjoyable. Cutting paper dolls was my all-time favorite activity as a child. Cutting the paper and gluing it onto the paintings was fun for my inner girl.</span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXa8MD8-GAP9Bydfah1BdXrXVa_yPMWv2FCOdMFBrdYk912XcFzn0srNUxQTUrr-LAx2gU9ziALofOTUOifDc61HiZJxY0PBCb4Z2YNyHCd2fltD_hrGYFQFu6h54EQGB5qK1uSvm2G4F_B7SNj2uS3VaKCWdg6jehxhFR-ZQG79iDxDScTAvhK_gxBA/s1200/news-fb-20230121_134211-cr-final.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="mixed media collage on paper" border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXa8MD8-GAP9Bydfah1BdXrXVa_yPMWv2FCOdMFBrdYk912XcFzn0srNUxQTUrr-LAx2gU9ziALofOTUOifDc61HiZJxY0PBCb4Z2YNyHCd2fltD_hrGYFQFu6h54EQGB5qK1uSvm2G4F_B7SNj2uS3VaKCWdg6jehxhFR-ZQG79iDxDScTAvhK_gxBA/w320-h225/news-fb-20230121_134211-cr-final.jpg" title="Original painting mixed media collage on paper by contemporary artist Mary Rush" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">The Dark, 14.75 x 20.75 inches, Mixed Media Collage on Paper</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </span></p><h3 style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Thoughts?</span></h3><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I'd love to hear your thoughts. They are available. They might be up on my </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/mary-rush" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Artwork Archive</span></a><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> website by the time you read this. My trackpad and keyboard batteries are going dead; I'm wrapping up this blog article before I upload them to the website. If you are interested, you know how to reach me - email mary@wildfeatherfineart.com.</span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-WUhqHhqr9m30V6f4tqLwuSUYSNNB8mk7b_Ui-q_6AKbS8ijtEb2uHZjknFhJ5ZJ0ovu-0MkzMTVN1ryzbdeOzKidUbQu2Hu3vcbKZGHXcUAPMfVIiDfCBNrtTUwp1ZLkcK1TuJzmR47IY_co5HqLjy-5Jdf8LhjffeOsOVZF9_bE5AmdCVC3rri_w/s800/HORIZON-rule.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5" data-original-width="800" height="2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-WUhqHhqr9m30V6f4tqLwuSUYSNNB8mk7b_Ui-q_6AKbS8ijtEb2uHZjknFhJ5ZJ0ovu-0MkzMTVN1ryzbdeOzKidUbQu2Hu3vcbKZGHXcUAPMfVIiDfCBNrtTUwp1ZLkcK1TuJzmR47IY_co5HqLjy-5Jdf8LhjffeOsOVZF9_bE5AmdCVC3rri_w/s320/HORIZON-rule.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span><p></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-59819110946207443902023-01-16T11:46:00.001-07:002023-01-16T11:48:07.716-07:00Sedona Wilderness Oil Painting - Plein Air<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQWWGnXSPIISUFidLeFtJTkVLIQeGqSgCvSHAGp98UVr2RdWm-KQAhdCOQ28B6ANnMYSdESlimcqqlKFCWTgMg1Ru8CrEnvIRGBu1nG9RigQQMnhvEt6NNwMBfgOR448KGZlX6HM30b_wvTC70JLa4r_piyYh5HnlkgPlSZXfv2WXHMaJGuhnJHIdvA/s1100/fb-finalpainting-20230112_150546cr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQWWGnXSPIISUFidLeFtJTkVLIQeGqSgCvSHAGp98UVr2RdWm-KQAhdCOQ28B6ANnMYSdESlimcqqlKFCWTgMg1Ru8CrEnvIRGBu1nG9RigQQMnhvEt6NNwMBfgOR448KGZlX6HM30b_wvTC70JLa4r_piyYh5HnlkgPlSZXfv2WXHMaJGuhnJHIdvA/s320/fb-finalpainting-20230112_150546cr.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Sedona Wilderness Area</i>, 12 x 9 inches (artwork 11.5 x 8.5 inches), Oil on Paper.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span></span><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Between Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte, there is a favorite place in the wilderness where beauty and peace reside. When I moved to Sedona in 2014, it felt like I was the only person who knew it. Now, the trail is easily found and it is a busy place. I painted this earlier this year in that place and had lots of conversations with the tourists. <p></p><p>I finished it in the studio to fix an area that needed it. Also, when I was leaving the trail, it was quite windy. Some debris landed in the paint, so I fixed those areas too. The joys of Plein air painting are being out there in nature in all of its offerings of beauty and weather. I hope you love it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC96nbj_ycSzjzO9j7Lp4_W9uu4A99EtA2m60OEK6P2iN31qpuvG6ZAYLgvXiV2Tb_3nRh9sT4ltqn12MajOOfXxbH2mR-abEBcVlHiO_fTYRUN9Za6kZEZ4gnJkekbHH94vH5ZYO1Z0xM8IiclyNORY7DTtx8tPcW7vgLyzyuTvsSS7fnUPyEeF1Img/s900/fb-20220309_114556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Blank sheet of paper taped with blue painting tape waiting for a plein air session in Sedona, Arizona." border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC96nbj_ycSzjzO9j7Lp4_W9uu4A99EtA2m60OEK6P2iN31qpuvG6ZAYLgvXiV2Tb_3nRh9sT4ltqn12MajOOfXxbH2mR-abEBcVlHiO_fTYRUN9Za6kZEZ4gnJkekbHH94vH5ZYO1Z0xM8IiclyNORY7DTtx8tPcW7vgLyzyuTvsSS7fnUPyEeF1Img/w240-h320/fb-20220309_114556.jpg" title="Blank sheet of paper on an easel on the the trail at Courthouse Butte, Sedona, AZ" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvjQaegrOiuQASXyVCe0JFHEhZPav7R7RXXUUWuZPeFK-cjJPQbTBZDpD321s8RRzr0yIFle7MgShnKTZAqJNT8oFY1MGFsR6Bidi6YB_1xKgoFxlfR3VQtufFmMs751o6NXKChdfkbri3czj1kAOyu4jILBggNvbnfj-urAUFm36EUWCoglO33K6Ew/s1600/fb-20220309_145957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sedona Wilderness Plein Air painting laying the ground in Sedona" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvjQaegrOiuQASXyVCe0JFHEhZPav7R7RXXUUWuZPeFK-cjJPQbTBZDpD321s8RRzr0yIFle7MgShnKTZAqJNT8oFY1MGFsR6Bidi6YB_1xKgoFxlfR3VQtufFmMs751o6NXKChdfkbri3czj1kAOyu4jILBggNvbnfj-urAUFm36EUWCoglO33K6Ew/w240-h320/fb-20220309_145957.jpg" title="In Process plein air painting by Mary Rush in arizona" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XtbCOu3DPTpdT0zr92nisvpk9lvacPoyUpVwZizpdqD5z5Z8qGE9CSP7NT3E5l3SEWMoEf381fNVv_LzxGqa4R5k1lMQXs19Buw-ZFLeRGH8tzVCf_7YhRM40HuBjUpWZT483QU-56x-wLMHciNwsvZ7IydPcVLbiZEmmtFbkaCa3ZsYG-1m_KmkDw/s1200/fb-20220309_150003_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="On the trail in Sedona, Arizona." border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XtbCOu3DPTpdT0zr92nisvpk9lvacPoyUpVwZizpdqD5z5Z8qGE9CSP7NT3E5l3SEWMoEf381fNVv_LzxGqa4R5k1lMQXs19Buw-ZFLeRGH8tzVCf_7YhRM40HuBjUpWZT483QU-56x-wLMHciNwsvZ7IydPcVLbiZEmmtFbkaCa3ZsYG-1m_KmkDw/w320-h240/fb-20220309_150003_HDR.jpg" title="Sedona Wilderness Painting" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span><br /><br /><!--more--></span><h3 style="text-align: left;">I Love to Hear From YOU!</h3><p>Please leave a comment below with any thoughts on this painting. I love hearing from you!</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/mary-rush/artwork/sedona-wilderness" target="_blank">Purchase Information</a></h3><p>You may find additional information about the painting along with purchase information <a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/mary-rush/artwork/sedona-wilderness" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p><br /></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143039025061969531.post-66162633587497938052023-01-16T11:15:00.002-07:002023-01-16T11:51:01.620-07:00Painting 154<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/mary-rush/artwork/painting-154" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="644" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9lZw_5OJAQ7tMKlWxT9ZpSF5Px49p8rz0qrD2kuGdrPn8P3jIcfLRbp7qECZtJstGilxw2XHLCzSr04hjw0T2bBK4XrPhJVigqzN-Cv7kXfypjv8BfcgQaJQVqXGzzIsPfyqr4RRbfu43Oj8ihLCFmUdsdU2qhK8jvjNGb1xQRdh6ye4I0J_v8plhg/s320/news2-wstrip-Painting154-20230113_095728-FinalPainting-cr.jpg" width="187" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Painting 154</h1><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><ul class="no-bullet" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mixed Media</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">71.5 x 41.375 x 0 in</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>A painting of discovery, it began with watered-down acrylic washes. I hung this one on the wall, unlike my recent floor paintings. The paint ran in drips, which I realized it would do. I let most of them run. I allowed some of the intriguing shapes to come forth from the drips.<p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">The painting titled itself almost immediately as I began painting. The title, Painting 154, is nebulous.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">As the painting progressed, it took on an industrial feeling. The snake path reminds me of a conveyor belt. But, with a vague title, I won’t say more about this painting. I want the viewer to discern for themselves if there is any meaning in it for them.</p><span><!--more--></span><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-align: left; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">I'd love to hear from you!</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts on this painting. I hope you're having a lovely day!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></p><span><!--more--></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/mary-rush/artwork/painting-154" target="_blank">PURCHASE INFORMATION LINK</a></p>Mary Rushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845638074164575068noreply@blogger.com0