tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14266208559341091372024-03-14T02:41:22.543-07:00The Paint TrailPaintings and projectsAimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-5638575028138493992014-09-27T13:40:00.002-07:002014-09-27T13:40:46.067-07:00Northwest Impressions: Visions of Life and Land<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Opening November 6, 2014, at Brian Marki Fine Art in Portland, <i>Northwest Impressions</i> will feature my paintings along with the works of fellow Portland artists Scott Gellatly and Eric Bowman.</div>
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All three of us do plein air painting as well as studio work, and I am pleased to be in a show with these two terrific painters who are also my friends.</div>
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Pictured below are some of the paintings I'll be delivering to the show.</div>
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12x24" oil on muslin board by Aimee Erickson</div>
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24x30" oil on canvas by Aimee Erickson</div>
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<br />Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-51364417170811673692013-09-12T17:33:00.001-07:002013-09-12T17:44:51.319-07:00IN STILLNESS/IN MOTION: solo exhibition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Barista III, 12x12"</div>
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The Manicurist, 10.5 x 11"</div>
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Bartender, 12x12"</div>
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Pedicure, 9x12"</div>
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Barista IV, 11x11"</div>
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Barista II, 12x12"</div>
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Layer Cake, 12x12"</div>
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Market, 11x11"</div>
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Dividing and Measuring, 12x12"</div>
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A Refill, 9x12"</div>
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Front Counter, 34x50"(click image to view)</div>
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Barista V, 5x5"</div>
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Waiting, 12x12"</div>
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Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-48812108784061362872013-06-12T12:42:00.000-07:002013-06-13T15:10:21.241-07:00First Place at the Carmel Art Festival!!I got back a couple of weeks ago from the paint-out in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and I am excited to share the paintings I did there and tell how things went. This was my second paint-out and I had to sit down when I saw the ribbons: I won First Place, Honorable Mention, and then later when the votes had been tallied, I also won People's Choice. The whole show was really strong and included so many paintings that were beautifully executed--it was an honor just to be a part of it. And to think that none of these paintings existed 48 hours earlier! It's inspiring.<br />
On the <a href="http://www.carmelartfestival.org/SilentAuction2013.html" target="_blank">Festival's website</a> you can see all the paintings entered this year.<br />
Plein Air Magazine covered the event in their <a href="http://www.outdoorpainter.com/news/carmel-art-festival-announces-winners.html" target="_blank">online edition.</a><br />
Last fall I painted in the Hood River paint-out and found that I liked the focused intensity that comes with being part of an event, as well as the association with other artists. So I applied to participate in the Carmel Art Festival. I grew up in Sunnyvale, not that far from Carmel, and knew it was a beautiful place, though I had never painted there. I figured it would be a fun trip. When I was accepted and read the list of participating artists, I woke up to the fact that this was a bigger deal than I'd realized. I would be painting alongside the likes of Randall Sexton and Paul Kratter, whom I've admired for years!<br />
Carmel was a complete surprise. Maybe I hadn't been there before, after all. I thought you had to go to the Caribbean to find beaches like that. And the trees were all perfectly pruned, no artistic editing necessary.<br />
All the artists checked in and got canvases stamped on Wednesday evening, and then we had till Friday evening to paint. I went to Monterey both days.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Down to Cannery Row</i>, 16x16. Sold. This painting won First Prize in the whole show, and People's Choice, which means it will be on the posters promoting next year's event.<br />
<span style="color: white;">Aimee Erickson Carmel Art Festival Paint-out plein air first place</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Monterey Boat Launch</i>, 16x16. sold. This painting was awarded an honorable mention.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Monterey Boat Launch</i> in its early stage. I was painting down by the Coast Guard pier and the weather was pretty gray. I borrowed this easel setup from my friend Marty--it's an Open Box M and is a lot lighter than the French easel I've been using for the past decade. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's one of the Monterey harbor (sold) that I did in the afternoon. I really wanted to include those distant hills--those are really a part of <i>my</i> California.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: white;">aimee erickson carmel art festival paint-out plein air first place</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">On Sunday morning they have a bonus round where you get two hours to make a painting. It's called the Quick Draw and it starts at nine--except what I didn't know is that you can check in as early as 8:30 and then go set up! So at 8:55 I was sitting there on a park bench with Anton Pavlenko, having a coffee, when Joaquin Turner passed by, saying he was late and had only just checked in. Oh well! I checked in, crossed the street and did my painting.</span><br />
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Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-48884800624749612982013-04-05T13:50:00.001-07:002013-04-05T13:50:31.653-07:00Using a grid to approach colorHere's a project from the advanced color "theory" class (it's really more about color practice at this point). We are using a grid to break an image down so we can approach it square by square, color by color, without getting distracted by the objects in the picture. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/04/05/1984.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/04/05/s_1984.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='194' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />First step is to choose a small image and grid it into no more than 10x12. Draw a corresponding grid of one-inch squares on a painting support (I am using large color swatches from Yolo Colorhouse that I picked up at Scrap). <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/04/05/1985.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/04/05/s_1985.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Fill in the squares. If there's a lot happening, make a mix that averages the contents of the square. Some squares, not too many, can be broken down using a straight line. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/04/05/1986.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/04/05/s_1986.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='236' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This one is almost all filled in. I'm leaving it like this. <br />I made a second example and took it one step further:<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/04/05/1987.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/04/05/s_1987.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/04/05/1988.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/04/05/s_1988.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/04/05/1989.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/04/05/s_1989.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />All squares blocked in. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/04/05/1990.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/04/05/s_1990.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Some scraping is necessary so I can change and add color that I left out on the first pass. It's good practice to leave things out. A common beginner error is to want to put in every single visible thing. Editing lets the viewer's brain have more fun seeing more than what's there. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/04/05/1991.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/04/05/s_1991.jpg' border='0' width='234' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-80889290670242363002013-02-18T18:41:00.001-08:002013-02-18T18:41:44.238-08:00Green the buffet!As part of the redecorating of Verde Cocina's upstairs dining room, I painted the buffet. It was dark gray against a dark brown wall--not a stunning combination. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/18/2605.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/18/s_2605.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Before....<br />And after:<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/18/2606.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/18/s_2606.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/18/2608.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/18/s_2608.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Here also is a little painting that will eventually hang over it with a lot of other cool stuff (and yes I stole from Mr. Cornwell--and didn't improve on his work, either!) <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/18/2609.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/18/s_2609.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='279' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-60578449472035678152012-11-28T14:01:00.000-08:002012-11-28T14:01:01.736-08:00Improving an old painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Shaffer Gallery invited me to come and be the artist at Saturday Art Live a couple of weeks ago. (I'll be doing it again on Dec. 22.) There was live music and refreshments and friendly people...rather an improvement on working alone! I took an old still-life painting that had some nice things going on but wasn't working overall. Took out the pitcher and put in a vase. Better I think...</div>
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<br />Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-8070221606548045052012-09-07T08:58:00.001-07:002012-09-08T15:40:38.655-07:00Hood River Paint-Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Hood River Sunshine. 12x16. My first painting of the weekend.</div>
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Mt. Hood and Summer Blooms. 8x10. I decided to try it again, since the day had progressed and the light had flattened out.</div>
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Old Trailer and Barns, 8x10</div>
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Mt. Hood and Valley at Dusk. 8x10. The sign on the gate at Panorama Point says it closes at dusk, but lucky for me nobody locked the gate. I got to watch the sunset over the whole world.</div>
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Sakura Ridge Pears. 6x6. <span style="color: red;">SOLD </span>We painted at this lovely farm on a south-facing slope.</div>
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Truck and Chickens at Sakura Ridge. 5x7 <span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></div>
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Pear Orchard & Mt. Hood. 12x16</div>
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Columbia River Gorge, Morning. 8x10. This was on the fourth day.</div>
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Backlit Aspens. 12x16. Day two at the Mills place.Such a beautiful piece of land, it was not hard to find something to paint.</div>
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Some of these paintings are on display and for sale at Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River through September. I have the others--contact me if you're interested.</div>
<br />Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-14581287758992447212012-06-24T10:10:00.001-07:002012-06-24T10:10:43.639-07:00A week in Bend<br />Five days in a painting workshop reminded me how much I love being a student--particularly an art student, and especially when the teacher is someone whose message and approach resonate for me. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/06/24/2152.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/06/24/s_2152.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='226' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The last day and a half we had this gorgeous model set up with peonies and a black fan. Here's my study. It's 20x16. <br /><br />Here are some of my notes:<br />When drawing, think about form, not line.<br />Whatever drawing skills you have WILL inform your painting, so go ahead and paint.<br />How you hold your brush can help you think like a painter. <br />Don't get attached; don't be fearful.<br />Paint your idea; don't try to match or copy everything you see.<br />Don't think while you're painting. Analyze later.<br /><br />And one other thing I really liked: if you don't know what to do, stop. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/06/24/2153.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/06/24/s_2153.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The beginning of a still life. <br />Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-86938438510551425922012-04-23T18:23:00.002-07:002012-05-15T20:39:59.155-07:00Who's using acrylics?I've given my students an assigmnent to copy a portrait. The original painting has to be in the same medium the student is using, and those working in acrylic are finding that oil portraits are much more easily found than those done in acrylic.<br />
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Let's see if we can find some talented/trained artists/illustrators who are using acrylic to paint portraits or faces. Comments welcome! Here's what I've found. <br />
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First a few of mine. These are all pretty quick demos and studies.<br />
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1. Satchel Paige by John Thompson. Beaut. In the Society of Illustrators 43rd annual this illustration's medium is listed as acrylic. I've left a message for JT asking about the other portraits on <a href="http://www.johnthompson-artist.com/portraits.htm" target="_blank">this page</a>.<br />
5/15 Update: He has another website, <a href="http://www.johnthompsonpaintings.com/?p=674">http://www.johnthompsonpaintings.com/?p=674</a> where the size and medium of each painting are mentioned. He said he does not use retardants or mediums except to alter the effect--not to extend open time.<br />
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2. <a href="http://www.jamesransome.com/portfolio.html" target="_blank">James Ransome</a><br />
is an illustrator who I believe works in acrylic (again, SI annual info).<br />
<img alt="Boy Wonder by James Ransome" height="320" src="http://www.jamesransome.com/images/portfolio/boy_wonder.jpg" width="233" />
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3. Sebastian Kruger works in acrylic. Mostly celebrity portraits, and frequently shows a lovely balance of loose brushwork and tight finish.<a href="http://koikoikoi.com/2010/09/sebastian-krugers-acrylic-portraits/" target="_blank"> Here </a>is a good blog post on his work.<br />
<img height="320" src="http://koikoikoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/2010medicine_man-610x814.jpg" width="239" />
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4. <a href="http://www.jodyhewgill.com/portrait.html" target="_blank">Jody Hegwill</a>:<br />
<img src="http://static.flickr.com/62/209541281_1bf76633d2.jpg" /><br />
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5. Joe Sorren's work is more stylized than traditional portraiture; his handling of the medium is pretty spectacular and worth <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1PRFA_enUS420&q=joe+sorren&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=DfCVT6TjM-iaiAK4wPGGCg&biw=1348&bih=911&sei=EPCVT5HyEoiViALkhrTuCQ" target="_blank">checking out.</a><br />
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6. <a href="http://www.andreaventuraart.com/portraits2.html" target="_blank">Andrea Ventura</a>'s medium is "mixed" but I am guessing acrylic paint is a big part of it.<br />
<img src="http://www.andreaventuraart.com/portraits/sm/bowie.jpg" />
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7. Here's one by A.F. Branco I found on artistdaily.com<br />
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8. Stephen Bennett! BIG acrylic portraits. This one is 80x64 inches.<a href="http://www.theportraitpainter.com/" target="_blank"> Here's his website</a>, and <a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/acrylic/archive/2008/09/11/stephen-bennett-s-larger-than-life-acrylic-portraits.aspx" target="_blank">here is an article</a> about him with good images (easier than the website to look at).<br />
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9. Helen van Wyk wrote a book called "Acrylic Portrait Painting" which is available on Amazon. She's an excellent teacher.<br />
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<br />Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-84237219654664731682012-04-15T20:54:00.000-07:002012-04-15T20:54:29.854-07:00A little watercolor.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Pink Villa. 24x30.<br />
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Portland Afternoon. 30x32.<br />
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Solstice Crossing. 36x24.<br />
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Sunlit Sidewalks. 18x14.<br />
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West Side Twilight. 24x30.<br />
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Hillsdale, January 9 - February 18</div>
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Crossing the Ross Island Bridge, 20x16"<b style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">SOLD</b></div>
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The Art Studio (Eduardo)</div>
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Wilson/Rieke Hill, Moonrise. 6x8"</div>
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Morning Quiet (Broadway at Clay). (24x18)</div>
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Morrison Bridge. 6x8"</div>
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Sunlit Sidewalks. 18x14"</div>
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The Red Door (Kirbister Museum, Orkney). 16x20"</div>
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Train Tracks at SE Salmon. 12x16"</div>
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Two Trees at Sitka. 6x8"</div>
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Sophie. 14x11. <b style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">SOLD</b></div>
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Sunday Morning (Starbucks, 2nd and SW Taylor). 36x36 <b style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">SOLD</b></div>
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Ship on the Willamette. 20x16. <b style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">SOLD</b></div>
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Multnomah Starbucks (shown in unfinished stage) 24x36</div>
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<br />Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-7663228341039205622011-04-30T20:49:00.001-07:002011-04-30T21:03:30.027-07:00The "Face to Face" show<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UWMpCAC5kZpwn4zdUOhlrqlUTzIhqVnOTYZbNs93FzeLtBr606kF7sb4gY_tMoiac0nxA8tTbEDdsv26qbFxrtdcaW80nKaAWRT3ycbuzAchsCAP5wYxxL1gzaLfpZkdicVT03i77U8/s1600/Face2Face_Jen+by+aimee+erickson.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 253px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601589924415735554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UWMpCAC5kZpwn4zdUOhlrqlUTzIhqVnOTYZbNs93FzeLtBr606kF7sb4gY_tMoiac0nxA8tTbEDdsv26qbFxrtdcaW80nKaAWRT3ycbuzAchsCAP5wYxxL1gzaLfpZkdicVT03i77U8/s320/Face2Face_Jen+by+aimee+erickson.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Here's my painting. I had some photos to work from, but still have not met Jen in person. I do not know if this is a good portrait of her or not. I made a lot of changes from the photos. </div>Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-12303534348289130972011-04-27T13:37:00.000-07:002011-04-27T17:45:34.638-07:00William Shearer. Orkney.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa1eTb3DxMwmiFFFyFZME9Zy-U-jR-HdA67CqEsXN0g8zkTXM1RgCGg4n5iO71oiFO4Dx-NO3yXjsfh0HQtUKKIWnhY8jcxg7EqlSS2J43nRyXesFvN8QpvtdMoSk10P7cY2I9W2KbHk/s1600/scotland+338.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600366136551377746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa1eTb3DxMwmiFFFyFZME9Zy-U-jR-HdA67CqEsXN0g8zkTXM1RgCGg4n5iO71oiFO4Dx-NO3yXjsfh0HQtUKKIWnhY8jcxg7EqlSS2J43nRyXesFvN8QpvtdMoSk10P7cY2I9W2KbHk/s320/scotland+338.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>When I was in Scotland last summer, Peter and I went to this shop for some provisions. Peter knew the proprietor, a descendant of the original shopkeeper, and when we saw him he had his arms full of colorful gardening gloves. They are the grass seed supplier to all of Orkney and Shetland.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjIsZElMhq6EY5qLw9SlG5sPwPd9ZCG6WgybcpO4YES9apg-Yw_V403CPKha-tH5WCdQh4xoRq59RAoIWBs0h0kNiy2Y2tJvTUgZwcP6KjeXaVcFI1XvKZctSchXX1JLI_HqzF2OnZZ4/s1600/scotland+334.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600379921242673250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjIsZElMhq6EY5qLw9SlG5sPwPd9ZCG6WgybcpO4YES9apg-Yw_V403CPKha-tH5WCdQh4xoRq59RAoIWBs0h0kNiy2Y2tJvTUgZwcP6KjeXaVcFI1XvKZctSchXX1JLI_HqzF2OnZZ4/s320/scotland+334.jpg" /></a><br />He took us upstairs where they had bags of grass seed, including some from Oregon State!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC2_W6xL0wjkG5pCqLvx8oQPzc-3EaQGqV3FaWuSPXZRJ-pteUuw1mUPXbcuZbA3qvu3HKR8ASkAhUhNSYuBqKdnMBQUBY1hsFm7B6RvhtU3Oq9jLE1fiQA_kZaJMeO1SqjkqpnMh-Wo/s1600/scotland+333.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600378517056811714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC2_W6xL0wjkG5pCqLvx8oQPzc-3EaQGqV3FaWuSPXZRJ-pteUuw1mUPXbcuZbA3qvu3HKR8ASkAhUhNSYuBqKdnMBQUBY1hsFm7B6RvhtU3Oq9jLE1fiQA_kZaJMeO1SqjkqpnMh-Wo/s320/scotland+333.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9I9VwPpb8e-RVyW9pk-hy0eABXU2fI8r05xRtjK6D3V7nvDySVW9adzNb-oZqv0nIEbeWdgUDY5M7KBgnIq9FrPKCP-l4KbEL0SmSMUfv3UKJp4jDklxn1BHifeIBt-C52ohK3wzfZw/s1600/scotland+335.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600379930783373666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9I9VwPpb8e-RVyW9pk-hy0eABXU2fI8r05xRtjK6D3V7nvDySVW9adzNb-oZqv0nIEbeWdgUDY5M7KBgnIq9FrPKCP-l4KbEL0SmSMUfv3UKJp4jDklxn1BHifeIBt-C52ohK3wzfZw/s320/scotland+335.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Some lovely old biscuit tins on the shelf upstairs.</span><br />Mr. Shearer eventually asked me what I do in America (besides being an artist). "Color consulting," I said. He looked puzzled, so I said, "For example, say you wanted to repaint the front of your shop and you didn't know what color to use, I would choose colors for you."<br />"Funny you should say that," he said. They had just gone through the process of applying to improve an historic storefront, and needed new tile and paint colors picked out within a couple of days. Even when I am on vacation I can't turn down a good color project! P and I spent the afternoon getting samples and putting together a plan.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9f9Um5YdgRB41buwJ887Q8o4jZdXueWTqULI1bHKcEQxevB50s7aNVmB1w5Q_2TpmTNuE_x3jyYl-epZsU7Zy6Q1AGhnuaa4NRwz2_4zJDrTgJi4u3P40jgJz-6qqoG97mvwhGhxztI/s1600/scotland+337.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600366146475795650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9f9Um5YdgRB41buwJ887Q8o4jZdXueWTqULI1bHKcEQxevB50s7aNVmB1w5Q_2TpmTNuE_x3jyYl-epZsU7Zy6Q1AGhnuaa4NRwz2_4zJDrTgJi4u3P40jgJz-6qqoG97mvwhGhxztI/s320/scotland+337.jpg" /></a><br />Samples. Green like the fresh-cut silage. Anthracite like the slabs of ancient rock on the Orkney shores. Blue-gray like the haze on a cabbage leaf. The light blue we didn't use.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6Y9vW2KYUaVnBifGgldKK7sFy4xYw4MXDjRNMZM915mUSwGrsk_a85jraDUUxPDpgKm95fLBsv9rHS9eWPCacNTCncGwsjNqLQmQerbY5mWOVqr-RwynoJR0P7Is4SsBRBtsH5Cekrc/s1600/scotland+338+5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600377935818827922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6Y9vW2KYUaVnBifGgldKK7sFy4xYw4MXDjRNMZM915mUSwGrsk_a85jraDUUxPDpgKm95fLBsv9rHS9eWPCacNTCncGwsjNqLQmQerbY5mWOVqr-RwynoJR0P7Is4SsBRBtsH5Cekrc/s320/scotland+338+5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaQz_aJMDIrr9pYOFhYve3fjcXbBE-JMTbLnvDCUbEvaPZGMftQ5llzMqtMzeur1dnd8wu0MhukitignwJs7JBY2LtJOYFHvcjHcZ-O-JVDl7_frMD3JOaUfN0JbvP-zYEbgBsxymroI/s1600/scotland+338+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600378515679362882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaQz_aJMDIrr9pYOFhYve3fjcXbBE-JMTbLnvDCUbEvaPZGMftQ5llzMqtMzeur1dnd8wu0MhukitignwJs7JBY2LtJOYFHvcjHcZ-O-JVDl7_frMD3JOaUfN0JbvP-zYEbgBsxymroI/s320/scotland+338+3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdu1_bQEN9WIP-4p5jzMfpv-XrKa_1W65cNdp_p6ImjKS-jbGjgZnNfRcDfDlfK9Ek6IlgRzJg-fYCZUXC4QCroBCmHRmENtXNR_8YQ74IqPHs9oG_vKWBRZuqZ-Tjdk6xoAYrlx4bl_s/s1600/scotland+338+ShearersShopfront2010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600366128184830530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdu1_bQEN9WIP-4p5jzMfpv-XrKa_1W65cNdp_p6ImjKS-jbGjgZnNfRcDfDlfK9Ek6IlgRzJg-fYCZUXC4QCroBCmHRmENtXNR_8YQ74IqPHs9oG_vKWBRZuqZ-Tjdk6xoAYrlx4bl_s/s320/scotland+338+ShearersShopfront2010.JPG" /></a><br />After. In the office inside they have photos like this of the shop and employees dating back decades. I am so glad they kept the old lettering on the facade.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>What a great memory. I hope I get to go back someday.<br /></div></div></div></div>Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-34084415765685050972011-04-06T15:28:00.000-07:002011-04-06T21:30:42.814-07:00Portrait class demo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQigu76C1W8ybOxyYHCXmemk7jBflx6qtNLhCLpw8DBzFyDLD5SHkpVphS0lNn0dOLGkaSQCV8RlbJwG_wETxw8oWwXtt56P9fV2HipfCNi2Sbow1VrteFdORPUh0FNFRPkLC273V_4rA/s1600/sophie+underpainting+4-5-11.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592601058450939410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQigu76C1W8ybOxyYHCXmemk7jBflx6qtNLhCLpw8DBzFyDLD5SHkpVphS0lNn0dOLGkaSQCV8RlbJwG_wETxw8oWwXtt56P9fV2HipfCNi2Sbow1VrteFdORPUh0FNFRPkLC273V_4rA/s320/sophie+underpainting+4-5-11.jpg" /></a> In the portrait class we are moving into limited color starting next week. Here's my demo piece, a value study, painted thinly since it's an underpainting. I was working from a sketch I did of Sophie last year. I used Gamblin's Asphaltum and my Titanium white warmed with a smidge of cad yellow light (I have this premixed in a tube--I bought a pint size can of white paint because it's cheaper, and found I far prefer using tubes. I had some empty tubes, so I filled them). Next Monday I'll demonstrate how to proceed into limited color on top of this painting. Sometimes I find that I like the value study so much that I don't want to do anything more to it. There's such a simplicity to a good value study--it's easy on the eyes. However, as a learning tool, it's a good exercise to establish values first and then add color while conforming to the already-established values. As Richard Schmid says, "Value does all the work, and color gets all the credit." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvemB83QqWWmJNzxAR9wtz-XX_Eja7qZsuDe81kwZbm9pTny4PxKkh-hmR18i56T8EP4Mt2OaHDX1iYGpmD8IU7QJkIU-vGJNQtLaUgx9K4WFpknFi0rVf_GAORipyHHP-rVZryFDxBY/s1600/sophie3-10-2010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592694185927914914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvemB83QqWWmJNzxAR9wtz-XX_Eja7qZsuDe81kwZbm9pTny4PxKkh-hmR18i56T8EP4Mt2OaHDX1iYGpmD8IU7QJkIU-vGJNQtLaUgx9K4WFpknFi0rVf_GAORipyHHP-rVZryFDxBY/s320/sophie3-10-2010.jpg" /></a> Here's the sketch.Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-64347897306936898172011-03-19T15:53:00.000-07:002011-03-19T15:53:46.119-07:00Water Smashing on Rocks in the Water<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEXPiXqmso095tXNhxRUSn-z2hQIuOarm56fIJRv-Sm6smfE09swJxGrD461fzcA7o6_pd8Qner8lzzBEnHr5x77u4IoPFhu1sIyeVSTYN60Q45fi_I5BoYJ-km0ooIy49fFBlsrNSY4/s1600/001.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEXPiXqmso095tXNhxRUSn-z2hQIuOarm56fIJRv-Sm6smfE09swJxGrD461fzcA7o6_pd8Qner8lzzBEnHr5x77u4IoPFhu1sIyeVSTYN60Q45fi_I5BoYJ-km0ooIy49fFBlsrNSY4/s320/001.jpg" /></a> <br />Hawaii<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-45262524819014350662011-03-18T14:12:00.000-07:002011-03-18T14:16:00.587-07:00Olowalu<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV3bp49aWAHDrtgjj_s7NphguDnXt6-_4sq3CUajMH-_SdW2OhjID3Yw6USedj4zPFAdn-00H0xCZShdTg4iMvwhaZ17RxugKB5u1m66OPC4WWbPjXpcZIECTlAQ-Y2l55_fBD7ziXRo/s1600/hawaii+001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585531536041639346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV3bp49aWAHDrtgjj_s7NphguDnXt6-_4sq3CUajMH-_SdW2OhjID3Yw6USedj4zPFAdn-00H0xCZShdTg4iMvwhaZ17RxugKB5u1m66OPC4WWbPjXpcZIECTlAQ-Y2l55_fBD7ziXRo/s320/hawaii+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-55645415674482917882011-03-17T11:15:00.000-07:002011-03-17T11:17:22.789-07:00Paia, Maui<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIfxlXAHuwEvY7Me3dXpK_hXZ7dB_sjmvuFchhfUx7VdTqjNtZ5v3okBak2n63IPrL8aKYj3-_6Vdsj4Gp83sK9bacg8S65ogbxfZIdaPb6hLel0csKseDasXoqWodrilGQEjuYG9Kk4/s1600/view+from+the+green+banana+paia+Aimee+Erickson.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 260px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585114312972319762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIfxlXAHuwEvY7Me3dXpK_hXZ7dB_sjmvuFchhfUx7VdTqjNtZ5v3okBak2n63IPrL8aKYj3-_6Vdsj4Gp83sK9bacg8S65ogbxfZIdaPb6hLel0csKseDasXoqWodrilGQEjuYG9Kk4/s320/view+from+the+green+banana+paia+Aimee+Erickson.jpg" /></a><br />Here's another sketchbook page from my trip to Hawaii. The tropical plants and sunlight are such an inspiration.<br />This is the view from the Green Banana in Paia.Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-10659802501316848842011-03-16T21:12:00.000-07:002011-03-16T21:21:01.709-07:00Hawaii<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VJcLAI9_V6AJoA3RRkg6sNhCywaIGdbgKahNx01i3ONb65EpvYACJjxdXrqkoqZ1rROsYcwNxp6A5GkmZs_nnKHUL9YKwii3WX7bucLum2nX-gJVrKNHTy8hm_mgAmndQ1m5izCtaPo/s1600/hawaii+sketchbook_bluesurfboard_Aimee+Erickson.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584898644363095954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VJcLAI9_V6AJoA3RRkg6sNhCywaIGdbgKahNx01i3ONb65EpvYACJjxdXrqkoqZ1rROsYcwNxp6A5GkmZs_nnKHUL9YKwii3WX7bucLum2nX-gJVrKNHTy8hm_mgAmndQ1m5izCtaPo/s320/hawaii+sketchbook_bluesurfboard_Aimee+Erickson.jpg" /></a><br />Blue Surfboard.<br />Watercolor and white gouache<br />3.25x4 inchesAimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-88183076435152407202010-12-25T20:23:00.001-08:002011-01-16T12:45:17.715-08:00Gingerbread Queenslander<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndPBD1M-d-nMqHOY8PyW3-DJ0ue9Vj1Z2DaBhPtKr8dJDWxOQS-1iukQO10Md3QaIsoe4u1ks6jsTetwHoe8yFayVjX7VeBJneQ0dIFZO7tueHfa57QbNs598OBow55Ot1Qmd6Ry4tzg/s1600/IMG_3350.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562882589682264850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndPBD1M-d-nMqHOY8PyW3-DJ0ue9Vj1Z2DaBhPtKr8dJDWxOQS-1iukQO10Md3QaIsoe4u1ks6jsTetwHoe8yFayVjX7VeBJneQ0dIFZO7tueHfa57QbNs598OBow55Ot1Qmd6Ry4tzg/s320/IMG_3350.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3-KYBeBCOdAwCF26E7o3S8CApzj6P7I1NCrQPEjqq2JkJpXyMIixfghme9KJA5Zuj1UlTVSSDmzRnZqveKy0KtzwVhXr9hDNNIh-5cVYEdgT3HvIDn0nW8S5wFmRoQvVsXG8mtlYj6E/s1600/IMG_3352.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562882596871873186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3-KYBeBCOdAwCF26E7o3S8CApzj6P7I1NCrQPEjqq2JkJpXyMIixfghme9KJA5Zuj1UlTVSSDmzRnZqveKy0KtzwVhXr9hDNNIh-5cVYEdgT3HvIDn0nW8S5wFmRoQvVsXG8mtlYj6E/s320/IMG_3352.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OZRuk3V7IyK_1Bmzep0tlMVXHCU59W8-T9JYdXVFQOWYBrenA4Fu9OfuD5wNtSCFvBU0L9lyMstv-K1vxUIq13gAy3jWAz01MdJKlDdVyFR_K6YXOjlaChTW9nMqsfj2xx7oQGCatc0/s1600/IMG_3354.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562884219768323570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OZRuk3V7IyK_1Bmzep0tlMVXHCU59W8-T9JYdXVFQOWYBrenA4Fu9OfuD5wNtSCFvBU0L9lyMstv-K1vxUIq13gAy3jWAz01MdJKlDdVyFR_K6YXOjlaChTW9nMqsfj2xx7oQGCatc0/s320/IMG_3354.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Nay's neice Kyra installed the roof tiles. The front steps and roof trusses we made out of Rice Krispy treats.<br /></span><br /><div>Christmas in Australia. Naomi and I decided to build a gingerbread house in the local architectural style: high set, with a wraparound verandah, a swimming pool, and no snow. No snow was my favorite part because it meant we could have lots of color.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatdiq5Be_-MKZaaxuEfDu6YVCHkgmCudBKQkkDEp8Z57yRbBWrPc2ZJeCe0pHdaF9w6FPUwWO0Hk-R16BusD3EROoF2PBqOtKVOJFgPetLOsGMYc93ZHMDSEeC6mylQDYp1AtPaM9Jq0/s1600/IMG_3364.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554873810089979538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatdiq5Be_-MKZaaxuEfDu6YVCHkgmCudBKQkkDEp8Z57yRbBWrPc2ZJeCe0pHdaF9w6FPUwWO0Hk-R16BusD3EROoF2PBqOtKVOJFgPetLOsGMYc93ZHMDSEeC6mylQDYp1AtPaM9Jq0/s320/IMG_3364.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-kZXE4tDkG9PL2PaVrzyDBVc2bEU2W9CJV5aO7JNhYnLGaWYB7X6yxGJTitMae2rq__x50cQVJok7TFHRvLqdV9yieOSIzpJz15qOM5kspMwIt7QQ1Z9fFdHp5O2jb1_1c9F0qq1oag/s1600/IMG_3361.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554873803477767378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-kZXE4tDkG9PL2PaVrzyDBVc2bEU2W9CJV5aO7JNhYnLGaWYB7X6yxGJTitMae2rq__x50cQVJok7TFHRvLqdV9yieOSIzpJz15qOM5kspMwIt7QQ1Z9fFdHp5O2jb1_1c9F0qq1oag/s320/IMG_3361.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchjX36WeJEq6lLU9XvsnQq6fZHvADF7jCDzXbprWEU4jRina3dXQcXZvpxt-ngNxxMjhyh4w0bC_az-qHGhnyw__bbU6KWED80mabB_c_SOQdhMnH7dW99RlRjsNoLAZnIM8tRP20_q4/s1600/IMG_3380.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555146983903103714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchjX36WeJEq6lLU9XvsnQq6fZHvADF7jCDzXbprWEU4jRina3dXQcXZvpxt-ngNxxMjhyh4w0bC_az-qHGhnyw__bbU6KWED80mabB_c_SOQdhMnH7dW99RlRjsNoLAZnIM8tRP20_q4/s320/IMG_3380.JPG" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Here's Jessamine having a look</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNdf2uLfta-J-sOqcg8e6X0J6cSam16DQ4x3k_iqdUuY9bTgHqqwHMfDkmYbTOiNiZqMutZ7zDC0rGyMrtCdTUyZu45iWJdF7tcFihO6QZXOox9_D_2rK_41qgFkBBtAEw_Z-XQ00paQ/s1600/IMG_3366.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554873812206074754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNdf2uLfta-J-sOqcg8e6X0J6cSam16DQ4x3k_iqdUuY9bTgHqqwHMfDkmYbTOiNiZqMutZ7zDC0rGyMrtCdTUyZu45iWJdF7tcFihO6QZXOox9_D_2rK_41qgFkBBtAEw_Z-XQ00paQ/s320/IMG_3366.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykOemjnJIjF6WeV_lbLeHTuKQLaQkK2FilZVpo9Iq56PGWx0wTkZxNzVtCvgsWr54L7uolOSTAbY_OCaAH4a7P88SrKz4jvJWQCPrywPFB9HoucZhyUQbh__nHVS9Yueiuh8dV359IPU/s1600/IMG_3443.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562882611355082898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykOemjnJIjF6WeV_lbLeHTuKQLaQkK2FilZVpo9Iq56PGWx0wTkZxNzVtCvgsWr54L7uolOSTAbY_OCaAH4a7P88SrKz4jvJWQCPrywPFB9HoucZhyUQbh__nHVS9Yueiuh8dV359IPU/s320/IMG_3443.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkpEu9DoZApzqx7g5RLHnUjuAI50mAME_acDrpGs-FeiPq_IVW4NgWCaTjCcu_FdGea2bK6zsiZBzLAJAGRK3k7rxoLxhMK5N6btGuTln1D-R62b_2YvEnxwtVrKLej-9n4z8KUBsBV8/s1600/IMG_3363.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562882603896185218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkpEu9DoZApzqx7g5RLHnUjuAI50mAME_acDrpGs-FeiPq_IVW4NgWCaTjCcu_FdGea2bK6zsiZBzLAJAGRK3k7rxoLxhMK5N6btGuTln1D-R62b_2YvEnxwtVrKLej-9n4z8KUBsBV8/s320/IMG_3363.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">For the yard I wanted to do a candy collage instead of building specific plants. Naomi made some awesome palm trees out of the big peppermint sticks and some cotton candy, which started drooping and contracting immediately. You can tell in this photo: she did the blue one first</span><br /><br /><div>The humidity (87%) was a big issue. After sitting overnight, the house looked like it had been hit by a cyclone (also be an authentic effect). The hard candy was melting. The melted-sugar glue turned back into liquid and dripped off the board onto the floor. The railings fell off and everything sagged. The gingerbread, instead of going stale and stiff, stayed soft and was delicious to eat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTEUWZ22IWltrY9UdB6IaSZ3qwWhRMZ-YMM9LHxt7RdJN5uw1ixo4OFWXm-Q9jP6yVshK3bOJb8pTdhcuoqErd71BBoOydjkC-CzsGUPFNYr3dP81AD2lKPriV-Bkx_MByUn_yL8NCog/s1600/IMG_3438.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554873816138904226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTEUWZ22IWltrY9UdB6IaSZ3qwWhRMZ-YMM9LHxt7RdJN5uw1ixo4OFWXm-Q9jP6yVshK3bOJb8pTdhcuoqErd71BBoOydjkC-CzsGUPFNYr3dP81AD2lKPriV-Bkx_MByUn_yL8NCog/s320/IMG_3438.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPNiUVbOk_PBI7Lkbox1GTnLputJBld5H6tdA7fckg7OLJsNQNRj56HjiaEazJ2rw5ExhpckRbHZ3lRoyB0pBGBvHpY39zzbdD7y7QkL8jQm9sHnD7641yJZWydiVXIZm9PJP1Bs0j_Q/s1600/IMG_3437.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562882999697913698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPNiUVbOk_PBI7Lkbox1GTnLputJBld5H6tdA7fckg7OLJsNQNRj56HjiaEazJ2rw5ExhpckRbHZ3lRoyB0pBGBvHpY39zzbdD7y7QkL8jQm9sHnD7641yJZWydiVXIZm9PJP1Bs0j_Q/s320/IMG_3437.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKNO3O3D3zL0CdJKGO9IwV6Hz7sYxJUBYda1UJhBx6UbkBykBL4q-OGQosqhXJLgQLJ9Vh_qeF2vmj6XPnlgoWL89zgNQGkobj_yMYgpPNm_UJ2gxW_kTcj-XxyxI9vSs8JFR7eLDiTY/s1600/IMG_3436.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562885608489717938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKNO3O3D3zL0CdJKGO9IwV6Hz7sYxJUBYda1UJhBx6UbkBykBL4q-OGQosqhXJLgQLJ9Vh_qeF2vmj6XPnlgoWL89zgNQGkobj_yMYgpPNm_UJ2gxW_kTcj-XxyxI9vSs8JFR7eLDiTY/s320/IMG_3436.JPG" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KKMFKxsfIjSJ98aaBSSJBMSDtL90XjF81S6XEGt3djEGmsKTlmYm4aIXqJFfCTundjpQ4jAnTvmOZMt0A_uTzCX-o3SGGFau2pdhiGIZMMAqgzNqNrYNdma1Xq2WFJFMqu8Qh-gfeYw/s1600/IMG_3444.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562885602683737330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KKMFKxsfIjSJ98aaBSSJBMSDtL90XjF81S6XEGt3djEGmsKTlmYm4aIXqJFfCTundjpQ4jAnTvmOZMt0A_uTzCX-o3SGGFau2pdhiGIZMMAqgzNqNrYNdma1Xq2WFJFMqu8Qh-gfeYw/s320/IMG_3444.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Ql3H3VptnNq1OkAO8nsCt0rIsSwfSaRppb8MfsMQd-9hJiiZGV6ZO9ja279h-E_CBXm9kfcIDQ0PE3b299PqZjNFhXilR7l2si76mk1KYP6Fhc5J6ZP5zpDAXVLl5rfkLz4T2q-UqI/s1600/IMG_3434.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562885600523119762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Ql3H3VptnNq1OkAO8nsCt0rIsSwfSaRppb8MfsMQd-9hJiiZGV6ZO9ja279h-E_CBXm9kfcIDQ0PE3b299PqZjNFhXilR7l2si76mk1KYP6Fhc5J6ZP5zpDAXVLl5rfkLz4T2q-UqI/s320/IMG_3434.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">This is just from standing overnight.</span></div><div>We transported the whole thing to the Christmas Day luncheon, where the grandchildren eventually destroyed it.</div><div>Naomi and I decided we have outdone ourselves (and the candy budget--$115.00) and have nothing left to prove. In the future we will build only small gingerbread houses...unless there's a contest or something.<br /></div><div></div></div>Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-69672678437676135332010-12-07T15:33:00.000-08:002010-12-07T15:39:07.966-08:00Mural at Raleigh Hills School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GNKHwS-3TT90olihFCZYtOlmKrXYwFR33lgFsJhIENCVkE7vyAYLgwWrTm79NU1B3cUY75_ALhTSrdZ2_DY4ibrOtubi6UfOU-6FDnbO8lfkC6BRoKkqOTcCBQcbYoFeIZmoiC5EAz0/s1600/154263_470528726327_585896327_5746052_6829004_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GNKHwS-3TT90olihFCZYtOlmKrXYwFR33lgFsJhIENCVkE7vyAYLgwWrTm79NU1B3cUY75_ALhTSrdZ2_DY4ibrOtubi6UfOU-6FDnbO8lfkC6BRoKkqOTcCBQcbYoFeIZmoiC5EAz0/s320/154263_470528726327_585896327_5746052_6829004_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548088332890326514" border="0" /></a><br />"The Garden Grows; We Grow" was the theme for this 4x27' framed mural. 512 enthusiastic children contributed ideas, painted dots, and offered daily encouragements as they passed by--"Good job!" "I like your painting!" "Hi Mrs. Artist!" I love my job.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ay-COBlmisFqVL4O2Y5EBNLMCv_POj-LV8QdgxQtc4zCBvGKuAQGcqb2b8lybsFa8y9mRddzPGVH3R_Mnu3puwYx_Asho7O3azaTM4XPX40Zd8ZSrGbcCpR7EIn8_d-OSCDnY7VxLRE/s1600/RHSM1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ay-COBlmisFqVL4O2Y5EBNLMCv_POj-LV8QdgxQtc4zCBvGKuAQGcqb2b8lybsFa8y9mRddzPGVH3R_Mnu3puwYx_Asho7O3azaTM4XPX40Zd8ZSrGbcCpR7EIn8_d-OSCDnY7VxLRE/s320/RHSM1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548088158724133906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCjzp2ASXVYtsHMEquKKLPfEOS60yL05ALaHm9nnQFoMgYTeN9DTKZVBcBI8zicppwfWn-jlxUzuAFd2dMrwkbgmrbDOaDwcRg2tcwkDF-4AmFTPtCjTexoKBIKJSJzYguuKkwcQoSCs/s1600/RHSM2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCjzp2ASXVYtsHMEquKKLPfEOS60yL05ALaHm9nnQFoMgYTeN9DTKZVBcBI8zicppwfWn-jlxUzuAFd2dMrwkbgmrbDOaDwcRg2tcwkDF-4AmFTPtCjTexoKBIKJSJzYguuKkwcQoSCs/s320/RHSM2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548088149970475970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSLhhP-AZ0Q04xfdcPFhFjuajkrtu2ahVp4BHB16R3dUVtv59PPSrL19OgI31zxMl9LN0xcnk3VIePimyPDv3Ft3GE7r0LyqdkvsSx0rdfbJ4okn_1YW9ipbpqjWP5Q0-rpAYsh5250A/s1600/RHSM3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSLhhP-AZ0Q04xfdcPFhFjuajkrtu2ahVp4BHB16R3dUVtv59PPSrL19OgI31zxMl9LN0xcnk3VIePimyPDv3Ft3GE7r0LyqdkvsSx0rdfbJ4okn_1YW9ipbpqjWP5Q0-rpAYsh5250A/s320/RHSM3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548088143768507794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbK1xOwN0-7r_QRrPe-fxLjRRj584Mm4RdttOsnFrtoX5JGJlrL1QEY0cxZGNeM1dhvFIQXNsAV5yK8gj0oUsx9tkcwb9BCnl6g2ekucHEP0Ccb7Pn5u52gCZsGnEd4CyAdrn-F1a8Vc/s1600/RHSM4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbK1xOwN0-7r_QRrPe-fxLjRRj584Mm4RdttOsnFrtoX5JGJlrL1QEY0cxZGNeM1dhvFIQXNsAV5yK8gj0oUsx9tkcwb9BCnl6g2ekucHEP0Ccb7Pn5u52gCZsGnEd4CyAdrn-F1a8Vc/s320/RHSM4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548088137920224690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbj0-wt5Yf6YqOVi43GvvKjkdU3kkZwFUWXlfurnuahuR8w7hO-NQPdcS1TKbqtngDIiUftDSDnw8FeMEQ0MZTpTXbu1cgm23-d-8ySu4XexO3Br3ZXbTAYdSfG7d763C76kQD2nOHLw/s1600/RHSM5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbj0-wt5Yf6YqOVi43GvvKjkdU3kkZwFUWXlfurnuahuR8w7hO-NQPdcS1TKbqtngDIiUftDSDnw8FeMEQ0MZTpTXbu1cgm23-d-8ySu4XexO3Br3ZXbTAYdSfG7d763C76kQD2nOHLw/s320/RHSM5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548088135001661218" border="0" /></a>Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-49602339609858558852010-08-18T22:49:00.000-07:002010-08-18T22:49:12.816-07:00Mafficking on the River<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnZWqD9XGyH2s3ng1u8ghUcP_XaCbG-wZTpFqamdT8LS1sPbz1PSwqXt2n2bKPOIwYgzRqpzB3WzjvaM42l_Z6tBt_sMqwCxyCGpQe-kCe3h4dAWd8SK9ipxFbE5xq123tFfX8OjlRKE/s1600/IMGP2426.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnZWqD9XGyH2s3ng1u8ghUcP_XaCbG-wZTpFqamdT8LS1sPbz1PSwqXt2n2bKPOIwYgzRqpzB3WzjvaM42l_Z6tBt_sMqwCxyCGpQe-kCe3h4dAWd8SK9ipxFbE5xq123tFfX8OjlRKE/s320/IMGP2426.JPG" /></a> <br />At a fundraiser this evening for the Multnomah Arts Center Association, six of the guests sat on the pontoon boat long enough for me to put them in the painting. Thanks to Bill and Marge for a beautiful evening on the river!<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-36186544926119704812010-08-11T23:50:00.001-07:002010-08-11T23:54:49.967-07:00Progress of a Painting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNoTZT-Qn6EpF8mEzwSn0usHyBKj843F8zo2TKMlIGlWsK_zk5jsnp22IGv-g9vex1zzPnwknGiRplugdyc7MJkB8oDNF8r1xmpzxIL0y2JEwAjKmFtzRFtgUb2-d11sB59_KZ8PW_Eo/s1600/08+11+painting+in+progress.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504412365550424226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNoTZT-Qn6EpF8mEzwSn0usHyBKj843F8zo2TKMlIGlWsK_zk5jsnp22IGv-g9vex1zzPnwknGiRplugdyc7MJkB8oDNF8r1xmpzxIL0y2JEwAjKmFtzRFtgUb2-d11sB59_KZ8PW_Eo/s320/08+11+painting+in+progress.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here are two stages of a painting I'm working on for the October show at the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro. I'm working from a snapshot I took without time to properly frame the picture, so I've cropped it and reorganized things a bit. There's still quite a way to go on this.</div><div> </div><div>This painting is 30 x 32 inches</div>Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1426620855934109137.post-79570155820037240822010-08-11T23:46:00.001-07:002010-08-11T23:50:30.355-07:00New Additions to the Sophie Series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AQNKnW9EXQzyp1r2ba4CoObeiBH0YNzBG3WnFUE1fAQlkN7sI3Hq94AvLhuQOwYszZxf36MNcQlJAGFcksdC2003cCg1sRITU5aPXhGkAzXK-iGGXk722WZFdx4bjTB0EveceWr07PU/s1600/08+11+sophie+series.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 114px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504411344394767410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AQNKnW9EXQzyp1r2ba4CoObeiBH0YNzBG3WnFUE1fAQlkN7sI3Hq94AvLhuQOwYszZxf36MNcQlJAGFcksdC2003cCg1sRITU5aPXhGkAzXK-iGGXk722WZFdx4bjTB0EveceWr07PU/s320/08+11+sophie+series.jpg" /></a><br />These oil studies on acrylic-coated Bogus Sketch paper are from last Saturday's Open Life Session at the Multnomah Arts Center. Sophie has modeled for me so much that I could have a show of paintings & drawings of just her.<br /><br />Another way to treat paper so that you can oil paint on it is to give it a coat of hardware-store-variety shellac. It doesn't warp the paper like the acrylic matte medium does.<br /><br />Those clips in the corners are clothespins holding the paper to the venetian blinds.Aimee Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593121240069900316noreply@blogger.com0