tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50144544413366193932023-11-16T06:54:33.824-08:00Charlene Marsh Studio and GalleryPlein air and studio oil paintings by Charlene Marsh.Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-86281710763238034442023-02-11T17:54:00.002-08:002023-02-11T17:54:30.626-08:00David and Dharma’s Wedding Oil Painting<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">David and Dharma’s Wedding Oil Painting</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/david-and-dharmas-wedding-oil-painting/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-02-11T20:46:42-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">FEBRUARY 11, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/david-and-dharmas-wedding-oil-painting/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-602x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-602x800.jpg 602w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-301x400.jpg 301w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-300x398.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px.jpg 753w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="602" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">David and Dharma’s Wedding Oil Painting</h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">This is probably the most beautiful wedding I have ever attended. The backlighting of the bride’s dress was stunning. David and Dharma got married at the <a href="https://www.wedding-spot.com/venue/10663/Beeson-Hall/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Beeson Hall Event Center in Franklin, Indiana</a>. They had no idea that the visual effect of the ceremony would be so dramatic. I suppose if the day had been overcast, it may not have been so exquisite.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Two Versions</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">I ended up painting two versions of the ceremony. The scene was so gorgeous and I wanted to try a couple different things in the paintings. I’ll share the second version next time. To be honest, I am still tweaking it. David and Dharma can pick which one they want and I can use the other one in my booth at wedding trade shows.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Upcoming Wedding Trade Show</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Speaking of a wedding trade show, I will be at one next weekend. If you or a loved one is getting married this year, you may want to check out the bridal trade show where I will be exhibiting my wedding paintings on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at the Hilton Garden Inn South/Greenwood, 5255 Noggle Way, Indianapolis, IN. The event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The show is free to attend but you must register here: <a href="https://abridalaffair.net/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">https://abridalaffair.net/ </a>Be sure to register for the Greenwood show in the Indianapolis area.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Join my <a href="https://mailchi.mp/charlenemarsh.com/b5bvsf03et" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Wedding Painting Peeps</a></h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">If you want to be notified about wedding trade shows and when I will be accepting bookings for wedding paintings, please join my <a href="https://mailchi.mp/charlenemarsh.com/b5bvsf03et" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Wedding Painting Peeps</a>.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiPL6YTg-P8" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Video of the Creation of the Oil Painting</a></h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="574" loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CiPL6YTg-P8?feature=oembed" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" width="1020"></iframe></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Step-By-Step</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">To start, I shoot several hundred photos of the event. I never go in with a pre-conceived notion of what I want to paint. I go and see what happens. And then I work on the composition and color scheme and other details. Mostly, I look for the most beautiful, heartfelt scene depicting the connection between the newlyweds to capture the beauty and joy of their unique wedding.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27083" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27083" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7305-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27083 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7305-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7305-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7305-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7305-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27083" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Drawing, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Composition and Drawing</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Often, I’ll use Adobe Photoshop to fine tune the composition. When I am happy, I draw it onto the panel.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">I make the panels myself cutting them to the right size and then sealing with GAC 100 on the front and two coats of gesso, front and back and sides. Then I tint the front with a bright magenta red.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27084" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27084" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 748px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7426-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27084 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7426-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7426-1000px.jpg 748w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7426-1000px-299x400.jpg 299w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7426-1000px-598x800.jpg 598w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7426-1000px-300x401.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="748" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27084" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Starting David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">The darkest values are blocked in first.</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Please note that 99% of the painting was done with palette knives. I love the chunky, painterly feel of the paint and it helps me from getting too tight.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27087" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27087" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7431-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27087 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7431-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7431-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7431-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7431-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27087" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Adding the preacher, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Preacher</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Continuing with the darkest values which include the preacher who officiated.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27088" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27088" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 732px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7432-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27088 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7432-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7432-1000px.jpg 732w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7432-1000px-293x400.jpg 293w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7432-1000px-586x800.jpg 586w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7432-1000px-300x410.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="732" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27088" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Bright sky and windows, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Sky</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">For the sky and windows, I mixed a bright Cerulean Blue with Titanium White. Getting the right value is crucial to creating the light in the painting.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27089" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27089" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 743px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7433-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27089 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7433-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7433-1000px.jpg 743w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7433-1000px-297x400.jpg 297w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7433-1000px-594x800.jpg 594w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7433-1000px-300x404.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="743" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27089" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Completing the sky, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">The sky is mostly completed in all the windows and around the tree on the left.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27091" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27091" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 747px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7435-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27091 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7435-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7435-1000px.jpg 747w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7435-1000px-299x400.jpg 299w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7435-1000px-598x800.jpg 598w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7435-1000px-300x402.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="747" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27091" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Light on the carpet inside, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Light on the Carpet</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Next step is to paint the light hitting the carpet inside the wedding hall. I used combos of Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow Light, and Titanium White. At the edges of the shadows, I added some Cadmium Red Medium to help soften the transition from light to shadow.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">At this point, I add my signature in the wet paint in the lower left. I cannot add it once the paint starts to dry.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27093" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27093" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 752px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7437-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27093 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7437-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7437-1000px.jpg 752w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7437-1000px-301x400.jpg 301w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7437-1000px-602x800.jpg 602w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCN7437-1000px-300x399.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="752" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27093" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Painting the groom, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Now, I am down to the most critical components of the painting: the Bride and Groom.</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">I start with the groom using various shades and hues of violet and gold for his white tux. White is never just white but various shades of the surrounding colors.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Next is the bride. I again use various tones of violet and red in the dress. For the highlights, I used a touch of Cadmium Yellow Light and Cadmium Red Light to make a soft peach with a lot of white added to highlight where the sun is backlighting the sheer lace.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Final Painting:</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27071" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27071" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 753px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27071 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px.jpg 753w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-301x400.jpg 301w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-602x800.jpg 602w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-300x398.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="753" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27071" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting”, 16″ x 12″, oil painting, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh. Code #012723 S 16×12</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">The painting needs to dry at least three weeks before it can be varnished and framed.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Second Wedding</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">David and Dharma are actually in Mexico right now where they are getting married for a second time, on the beach, with David’s family who were unable to travel to Indiana for the first ceremony. I bet it will be as beautiful as the first ceremony!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20.16px;">Finished Details</span></p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27072" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27072" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7438-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27072 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7438-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7438-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7438-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7438-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7438-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27072" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27073" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27073" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7439-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27073 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7439-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7439-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7439-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7439-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7439-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27073" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27074" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27074" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7440-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27074 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7440-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7440-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7440-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7440-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7440-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27074" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Upper torsos detail, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Figure Details</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27075" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27075" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7441-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27075 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7441-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7441-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7441-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7441-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27075" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27076" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27076" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7442-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27076 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7442-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7442-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7442-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7442-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27076" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Wedding gown detail, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27077" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27077" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7443-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27077 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7443-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7443-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7443-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7443-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27077" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Light on the wedding gown detail, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27078" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27078" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7444-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27078 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7444-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7444-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7444-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-DSCN7444-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27078" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Light on the groom’s leg detail, David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Final Painting</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27071" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27071" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 753px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="David and Dharma's Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-27071 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px.jpg 753w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-301x400.jpg 301w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-602x800.jpg 602w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012723-S-16x12-1000px-300x398.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="753" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27071" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“David and Dharma’s Wedding Painting”, 16″ x 12″, oil painting, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh. Code #012723 S 16×12</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Painting a gorgeous wedding like Dharma and David’s is so exhilarating it is why I keep coming back to painting, over and over again. Whether it be the forest or the fair or a wedding, capturing the beauty of that moment for generations to come makes it worth all the effort.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Thanks for tuning in today!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">I love and appreciate you! I love being able to bring beauty and happiness, that transforms lives, into the world.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Happy trails,</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Charlene</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">P.S. If you want to be notified about wedding trade shows and when I will be accepting bookings for wedding paintings, please join my <a href="https://mailchi.mp/charlenemarsh.com/b5bvsf03et" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Wedding Painting Peeps</a>. I’d love to create an incredible wedding painting for you and your family. No worries if the wedding has already happened. I can still do a wedding painting using your photos. It can be a bit more challenging because the professional photographers use a flash that washes out all the color and values. And they have a different vision for what they are looking for. They are hired to capture the posed and staged moments and I go for the spontaneous moments. I also want the full figures that include the full length of the bride’s gown which are usually cut off in the pro shots. But we can make it work to create a stunning, unique wedding painting for you and your family for generations to come!</p><div><br /></div><div class="blog-share text-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"></div></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-11852623206809685462023-02-06T14:12:00.012-08:002023-02-07T08:40:58.969-08:00Dry Forest, October 29, 2022, plein air oil painting, Goofy Face, Wedding Trade Show<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><article class="post-27027 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-oil-paintings category-plein-air-oil-painting" id="post-27027" style="background-color: #efefef; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; text-align: start;"><div class="article-inner has-shadow box-shadow-5" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 30px 40px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; transition: opacity 0.3s ease 0s, box-shadow 0.5s ease 0s, transform 0.3s ease 0s;"><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Dry Forest, October 29, 2022</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/dry-forest-october-29-2022/" rel="bookmark" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-02-06T17:09:56-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">FEBRUARY 6, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/dry-forest-october-29-2022/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="752" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72-532x400.jpg 532w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72-768x578.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72-300x226.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Dry Forest, October 29, 2022</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Still catching up on the plein air, fall paintings done out in Yellowwood State Forest.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">But, real quick before I share the next, plein air fall painting, I want to share this Pea Hummus dish one lady brought to a meet-up yesterday in Indianapolis for folks that follow the healing protocols of Anthony William, Medical Medium. He has seven(or eight?) New York Times bestsellers and has helped millions of people worldwide heal from their ailments. Everyone in the group follows his recommendations based on healing with food and has achieved amazing results! This dish was so clever and adorable, we just wanted to dive in and eat it’s face! LOL. The hummus tasted as good as it looked.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27036" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27036" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/020523-Pea-Humus-copy.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Pea Hummus, Anthony William, Medical Medium" class="wp-image-27036 size-large" height="800" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/020523-Pea-Humus-copy-600x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/020523-Pea-Humus-copy-600x800.jpg 600w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/020523-Pea-Humus-copy-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/020523-Pea-Humus-copy-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/020523-Pea-Humus-copy.jpg 810w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27036" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Pea Hummus, recipe by Anthony William, Medical Medium.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">So, let’s check out this fall plein air oil painting!</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Details, first</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27033" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27033" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-3-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022" class="wp-image-27033 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-3-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-3-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-3-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-3-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-3-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27033" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Side view of the heavy impasto paint, detail, plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Still dry! No rain and the creek is dry!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Love how you can see the luscious, thick paint in these detail shots.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27034" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27034" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-4-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022" class="wp-image-27034 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-4-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-4-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-4-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-4-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-4-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27034" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Signature</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27035" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27035" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022" class="wp-image-27035 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27035" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature detail, plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Yummy!</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27032" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27032" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-2-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022" class="wp-image-27032 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-2-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-2-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-2-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-2-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-detail-2-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27032" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Field Notes:</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #282828;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f0506e;">“Plein air oil painting, Yellowwood State Forest, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Balmy, high 70°, cools to lower 60°s, sun with light clouds. Tommy stayed right with me. Jack was off leash and didn’t see him until I headed home. He was waiting at the base of my hill. Good boy! Still dry.”</em></span></p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Final Painting:</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27030" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_27030" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022" class="wp-image-27030 size-full" height="752" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72-532x400.jpg 532w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72-768x578.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/102922-12x16-1000px72-300x226.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-27030" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 29, 2022, 12″ x 16″, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Thanks for following along!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Happy trails!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Love and hugs,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em;">Charlene</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">P.S. 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vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="750" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Rainbows, Moonbows, and Miracles</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Last week, I attended a Live Coaching Event hosted by, Dylan Frost, a young man who has sold $55 million worth of physical and digital products over the internet in the last eight years. That alone is a mind blowing opportunity! The event was held in Corbin, Kentucky, home of the original KFC restaurant, just a short, four hour drive from my studio in Brown County, Indiana. So, yes! I had to go!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">His story is so amazing, it is a miracle in itself. He grew up in the poorest county in the country in southeast Kentucky, coal mining country. He and his partner built their business starting from scratch with nothing. As he put it, he had no product, no email list, no assets. A true inspiration for what we can do. And such a humble man. At one point he said, “I remember where I come from”. A real, down-to-earth, grounded young man.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I’ll admit, when I hit the highway, I felt some anxiety. I won’t even bother articulating the specifics. But, I have found that often anxiety and excitement feel the same — a churning in the stomach — so I usually just tell myself that I am excited. Nevertheless, I did feel some fear. So, the best way to dispel fear is to pray for someone else. For privacy reasons, I won’t give any details, but I started praying and meditating about a very stressful situation that a friend has been dealing with for a long time. I prayed for peace, joy, happiness, health, and prosperity for this person.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A storm blew up with black clouds and some rain. Not too bad. By now, I am heading south on I-75, south of Lexington. Listening to music and visualizing the best outcome for my friend.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">And then an amazing thing happened. I saw a gorgeous rainbow that stretched from horizon to horizon. The rainbow was actually behind me and I had to look at it in the two sideview mirrors. But it was glorious. So, wow, cool, that was neat. The rainbow faded and I clipped along.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26924" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26924" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1024px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/double-copy.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Double Rainbow" class="wp-image-26924 size-full" height="411" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/double-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/double-copy.jpg 1024w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/double-copy-800x321.jpg 800w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/double-copy-768x308.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/double-copy-300x120.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/double-copy-1000x401.jpg 1000w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1024" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26924" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Double Rainbow</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A few minutes later, another amazing thing happened, I saw another rainbow — only this time it was a DOUBLE rainbow! Wow, even better, more spectacular! This time it was in front of me, to the left, so I had a great view. And, once again it faded. By now, I am feeling pretty fabulous and any fear I felt had been replaced with joy and hope and excitement. I wondered if this was a good omen for my friend and for my trip, in general.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So I am driving along, feeling pretty good. When another amazing thing happened. I saw another rainbow! As one faded, another appeared. And another one, and another one, and another one. I think I saw six rainbows but it could have been seven. I started to lose count. Rainbows escorted me nearly all the way to Corbin. One after another. I had to slow way down to, like, 65 mph, just to rubber neck for rainbows. Luckily, they were all in front, to my left, so they were easy to spot.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then the rainbows were replaced by a glorious sunset of majestic magentas, peaches, oranges, golds, and turquoises just as I pulled into my hotel parking lot.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Miracle Breakthrough</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">After checking in, I got settled in my room. About a half hour later, out of the blue, I got a text from my friend telling me there had been a breakthrough in the difficult situation! I couldn’t hardly believe it! WOW! Thank you, God! The rainbows did, indeed, appear to portend the good news.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Believe it or not, that is not the end!</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, the next day, Friday, I met Dylan and the other attendees at the event center. Even more folks joined us on Zoom from all over the world. Dylan really gave us 100% of his time and attention. What a gift! I got an MBA in eleven hours with one of the best. LOL. Took 23 pages of notes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, at five o’clock, the owner of the <a href="https://www.secondmain.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">2nd and Main event center</a> opened the bar for a cocktail hour. Even though I don’t drink alcohol, I can still schmooze with a bottle of Perrier.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">In the window of the bar room, facing Main Street, at the <a href="https://www.secondmain.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">event center,</a> is the name “Moonbow” painted on the glass. Dylan asked me if I had heard about “moonbow”. “No,” I replied. Then he told me that a moonbow is a <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">RAINBOW</span> formed over a waterfall during a full moon at night! And that one occurs regularly nearby. Then he pointed to a small painting on the wall behind the bar of the waterfall and a rainbow!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">What is happening here?! This is crazy!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">There are only two places in North America with moonbows. One is in Yosemite but it is unpredictable and by happenchance. There’s only one place in the Western Hemisphere where the elusive phenomenon occurs predictably and regularly: southern Kentucky’s <a href="https://parks.ky.gov/corbin/parks/resort/cumberland-falls-state-resort-park" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Cumberland Falls State Park</a>, near Corbin. The only other place on the planet to have reliable moonbows? Victoria Falls, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Niagara Falls used to have a moonbow but all the artificial lights have made their moonbow a distance memory.</p><h1 class="comp type--lion article-heading mntl-text-block" id="article-heading_1-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">This Kentucky Waterfall Produces the Western Hemisphere’s Only Regularly Occurring Moonbow</h1><figure class="wp-caption alignnone" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 414px;"><a href="https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/moonbow-how-to-see-at-cumberland-falls" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank"><img alt="At Cumberland Falls, moonbows are regularly scheduled programming. | Jim Vallee/Shutterstock" height="310" loading="lazy" src="https://assets3.thrillist.com/v1/image/2932955/414x310/crop;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60;progressive.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="414" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">At Cumberland Falls, moonbows are regularly scheduled programming. | Jim Vallee/Shutterstock</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">This article includes everything you need to know to visit the Moonbow at Cumberland State Park complete with calendar of dates and best viewing times.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><iframe class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aK21awW1tS" frameborder="0" height="471" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-scripts" scrolling="no" security="restricted" src="https://www.roadtripsandcoffee.com/cumberland-falls-moonbow-kentucky/embed/#?secret=uOrGO3iojs#?secret=aK21awW1tS" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;" title="“How to See the Spectacular Moonbow at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Kentucky in 2023” — Road Trips & Coffee Travel Blog" width="600"></iframe></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Having never heard of a moonbow before, I looked up the word in my 1967 Random House Dictionary and there it was! How I have missed it all these years, I’ll never know. Now I need to plan a trip back to Corbin to visit the moonbow during a full moon.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So I am not sure exactly what is the miracle in all this but I marvel at the synchronicities of the universe and it gives me such joy and hope! One of the attendees suggested that this event was the gold pot at the end of the rainbow and I like that idea. So excited to see what the future holds.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Dylan treated us to lunch and dinner at restaurants a short walk down Main Street. For lunch we went to the <a href="https://www.thewrigley.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Wrigley Taproom and Eatery</a> which was delicious. I had the Harvest Buddha Bowl and it was to die for! Super yummy.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">In the evening, we dined at the eclectic, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100047780782411" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Seasons Restaurant. </a> Oh my gosh! What an incredible restaurant! Not only were the portions generous, the food was great. And it was the wildest décor I have ever seen! Really impossible to capture in photos. You really have to see it in person. Tons of antiques, silver, crystal, chandeliers, large paintings in ornate gilt frames, and a room filled with Christmas décor! An artist’s dream. And mixed in were tables for dining.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26934" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26934" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1020px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-1.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky" class="wp-image-26934 size-large" height="765" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-1-1067x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-1-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-1-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-1.jpg 1440w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1020" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26934" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26935" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26935" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1020px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-2.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky" class="wp-image-26935 size-large" height="765" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-2-1067x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-2-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-2-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-2.jpg 1440w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1020" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26935" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Santa, Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26936" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26936" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1020px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-3.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky" class="wp-image-26936 size-large" height="765" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-3-1067x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-3-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-3-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-3-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-3.jpg 1440w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1020" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26936" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Santa’s Sleigh, Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26937" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26937" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1020px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-4.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky" class="wp-image-26937 size-large" height="765" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-4-1067x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-4-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-4-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-4-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-4.jpg 1440w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1020" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26937" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26938" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26938" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1020px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-6.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky" class="wp-image-26938 size-large" height="765" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-6-1067x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-6-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-6-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-6-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seasons-Restaurant-6.jpg 1440w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1020" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26938" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Left to right: me, Dylan, Anise and her husband, Luis, Colleen and Anya, best friends since high school. They came from North Carolina and New Jersey to attend. Tiffany, Dylan’s assistant, took the photo so she isn’t in it. Seasons Restaurant, Corbin, Kentucky</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Luis is a doctor who has a course in managing rheumatoid arthritis with supplements instead of drugs. Colleen has a product, <a href="https://wineblingshop.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Wine Bling</a>, that she invented and patented, that are chilled “gemstones” to keep wine cool. Dylan provided lots of insight and strategies for each of our businesses with lots of overlapping information that benefitted all of us. He also took questions from the Zoomers.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26944" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26944" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 280px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wine-Bling-Red.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Wine Bling Red" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-26944" height="280" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wine-Bling-Red-280x280.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wine-Bling-Red-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wine-Bling-Red-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wine-Bling-Red-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wine-Bling-Red-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wine-Bling-Red.jpg 590w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="280" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26944" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://wineblingshop.com/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Wine Bling, red “gemstones”</a></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">An artist’s life is always interesting! I never know where the journey will take me and all the wonderful people I will meet along the way. I hope that you stay open for the magic in your life today.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Let me know about your most recent rainbow sighting or miracle.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for now! Thanks so much for tuning in.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails and much love,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">P.S. If you want to stay in touch and be notified when new paintings, courses, and miracles drop be sure to join me here: <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #472ae8; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/</a></p></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-41298673086729287172023-01-17T18:08:00.003-08:002023-01-17T18:08:25.301-08:00Dry and Windy Day in Yellowwood, October 24, 2022<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Dry and Windy Day in Yellowwood, October 24, 2022</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/dry-and-windy-day-in-yellowwood-october-24-2022/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-01-17T20:55:30-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">JANUARY 17, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/dry-and-windy-day-in-yellowwood-october-24-2022/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt=""Dry and Windy Day in Yellowwood, October 24, 2022", plein air oil painting, 16" x 12", c. Charlene Marsh. Code #102422 16x12." class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000x1000px-800x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000x1000px-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000x1000px-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000x1000px-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000x1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000x1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000x1000px-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000x1000px.jpg 1000w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="800" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">“Dry and Windy Day in Yellowwood, October 24, 2022”</h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Here is a fall painting that got left behind in the craziness leading up to the holidays.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Details:</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26906" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26906" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="plein air oil painting, 16" x 12", c. Charlene Marsh. Code #102422 16x12." class="wp-image-26906 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26906" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, “Dry and Windy Day in Yellowwood, October 24, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">Charlene Marsh. Code #102422 16×12.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Field Notes</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I always write my field notes on the back of the painting later in the evening after I get back to the studio.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">These are the notes on the back of the painting:</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">“Plein air, warm 75°, overcast, windy, at the back of my property, dry, drought. Yellowwood State Forest, Nashville, <a href="http://browncounty.org/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Brown County</a>, Indiana, plein air oil.”</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26907" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26907" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Detail, "Dry and Windy Day in Yellowwood, October 24, 2022", plein air oil painting, 16" x 12", ©Charlene Marsh. Code #102422 16x12." class="wp-image-26907 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26907" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12″, ©Charlene Marsh. Code #102422 16×12.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Finished Painting</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26904" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26904" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 732px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000px.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt=""Dry and Windy Day in Yellowwood, October 24, 2022", plein air oil painting, 16" x 12", c. Charlene Marsh. Code #102422 16x12." class="wp-image-26904 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000px.jpg 732w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000px-293x400.jpg 293w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000px-586x800.jpg 586w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/102422-16x12-1000px-300x410.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="732" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26904" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Dry and Windy Day in Yellowwood, October 24, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, c. Charlene Marsh. Code #102422 16×12.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The cold, dark days of winter are a perfect time to take a course. So, I’ve had my nose in the books studying a business marketing course. And there is a lot to learn! Whew! Once the weather warms up, I am busy with outside projects like gardening and mowing. And this spring, as soon as I get 2-3 dry warm days, I need to clean out a shed to move and re-set up my woodshop in it. Right now, the woodshop is in the barn but I have decided, to better accommodate my new table saw, I need to relocate the woodshop. Pretty bad timing on my part to decide to do this just as winter was settling in. LOL.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for now! Thanks so much for checking in! I really appreciate you.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Love and hugs,</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">P.S. Over the years I have had numerous requests to teach painting. I used to teach, a long time ago, at a local art center but got too busy with touring shows. So I am planning to set up a course to better serve you. The course will be online so that you can attend no matter where you live! Woo hoo! Tentatively, I am going to start with a course on plein air painting in the forest. Please let me know if there is anything else you would like to see me cover. Stay tuned for details. If you are not already a <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/vip-insiders/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">VIP, sign up to be updated</a>.</p><div><br /></div><div class="blog-share text-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-36101829819418728292023-01-06T21:22:00.003-08:002023-01-09T10:08:48.873-08:00Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest and Saying Goodbye<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest and Saying Goodbye</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/warm-up-in-yellowwood-state-forest-and-saying-goodbye/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-01-07T00:20:25-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">JANUARY 7, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/warm-up-in-yellowwood-state-forest-and-saying-goodbye/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022, plein air oil painting." class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi-603x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi-603x800.jpg 603w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi-302x400.jpg 302w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi-300x398.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi.jpg 754w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="603" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">R.I.P. Henry (yellow cat), 2009-2023, who joined his brother, Beau Beau (black and white cat), over the rainbow bridge.</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26881" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26881" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/05-10-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Beau Beau and Henry" class="wp-image-26881 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/05-10-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/05-10-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/05-10-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/05-10-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/05-10-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26881" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Beau Beau and Henry</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I will sure miss him. The hardest part about having animals is saying good-bye.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Henry used to go on our three mile hike in the forest everyday, like one of the dogs. Sometimes he would lag behind and meow loudly so I would wait up for him. Always worried he might attract coyotes. Well, one day, he lagged behind and I heard a terrible YEOOOWWW receding off into the distance!!! My worst fear was that he was being dragged away by a coyote.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I ran to the location of the noise and there was no Henry. I called and searched but he was gone. Sitting down on the hillside, I started to cry. After about ten minutes, I hear a timid meow. And Henry appeared. I was so happy to see him and swooped him up in my arms and took him home. I didn’t find any marks on him and still have no idea what happened that day. But, after that, he never went on our daily hike in the forest again.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26882" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26882" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/043010-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Beau Beau and Henry" class="wp-image-26882 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/043010-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/043010-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/043010-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/043010-BeauBeau-and-Henry-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26882" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Beau Beau and Henry</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Animals bring me so much joy but, in the end, they always break my heart.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">So…on to painting.</h3><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">As many of you know, we got hit with a cold blast of Arctic air and a bit of snow before the Christmas holiday. Temperatures here got a low as -5°F. So, even though there was a beautiful coating of snow, it was too cold to go out and paint, en plein air. My paint freezes too fast to finish a painting! While I still go out and walk the dogs in the forest, painting just won’t work.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26874" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26874" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 754px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022, plein air oil painting." class="wp-image-26874 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi.jpg 754w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi-302x400.jpg 302w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi-603x800.jpg 603w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-1000px-72dpi-300x398.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="754" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26874" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, Code #122822 16×12.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Luckily, the Arctic blast didn’t last long. The sun came out and temperatures warmed up to 50° F on December 28, 2022. What a drastic change! Felt downright balmy outside. But I had to work quick because the snow was melting fast. Thrilled to get the final plein air painting of 2022 done.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Details</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26875" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26875" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7300-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022, plein air oil painting." class="wp-image-26875 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7300-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7300-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7300-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7300-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7300-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26875" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature detail, “Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022”, plein air oil painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26876" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26876" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7301-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022, plein air oil painting." class="wp-image-26876 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7301-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7301-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7301-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7301-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7301-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26876" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Creek detail, plein air oil painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26877" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26877" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7302-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022, plein air oil painting." class="wp-image-26877 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7302-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7302-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7302-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7302-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7302-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26877" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Forest and sky detail, “Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022”, plein air oil painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26878" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26878" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7303-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022, plein air oil painting." class="wp-image-26878 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7303-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7303-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7303-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7303-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7303-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26878" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sun on the hillside detail, “Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022”, plein air oil painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I just love the way the sun lights up the snow covered hills with all the rich, variety of blues in the shadows. Periwinkle, cerulean, cobalt, turquoise, aquamarine, azure, peacock blue, sky blue, sapphire, sea blue, and lavender. Blue is my favorite color!</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Back of the painting with field notes</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26879" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26879" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7304-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022, plein air oil painting." class="wp-image-26879 size-full" height="742" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7304-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7304-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7304-1000px-539x400.jpg 539w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7304-1000px-768x570.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/122822-16x12-DSCN7304-1000px-300x223.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26879" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Back of the painting with my field notes, “Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest, December 28, 2022”, plein air oil painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Must admit, I couldn’t paint the past few days dealing with an increasingly sick cat. I was so sad and stressed and anxious, second guessing myself, trying to make the best decisions for my boy, that I knew any painting would be imbued with that unhappy, desperate energy. No matter how beautiful the painting may appear, it would be impressed with that energy of grief. Since I am starting a new wedding painting, that just would not do.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A wedding painting should embody joy and happiness and love. However, within the sadness, there was definitely love. But it is the love of saying goodbye, not the love of a new beginning, but rather an ending. So, I will give myself a bit of time before I dive into the wedding painting.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Update: Several days have passed now since Henry crossed the rainbow bridge and I still think I see him out of the corner of my eye or hear him meow or brush up against my leg. I had a couple dreams that were so real I could feel his fur. One, I saw his paw prints in a light dusting of snow on the deck so I went inside to get my camera to document the proof that he was there. But when I came back outside, the paw prints were gone. Sometimes my animals that have crossed over have come to me in dreams and it can be so real. I can pet them and feel their fur and talk to them. I am sure they are there with me. But then I wake up and they are gone. Maybe in another dimension, they are still there with me.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s all for now. Thanks for tuning in.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">With all my love…Happy Trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Warm Up In Yellowwood State Forest in <a href="http://browncounty.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Brown County</a>, Indiana</h3></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-75173422453738818952023-01-02T21:35:00.003-08:002023-01-02T21:53:19.167-08:00Magical Valley, Part 3<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Magical Valley, Part 3</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/magical-valley-part-3/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-01-03T00:31:47-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">JANUARY 3, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/magical-valley-part-3/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="593" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953-675x400.jpg 675w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953-768x455.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953-300x178.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Dear Valued Friend,</h1><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-25178" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_25178" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1080px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Happy-New-year-copy.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Happy New Year!" class="wp-image-25178 size-full" height="200" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Happy-New-year-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Happy-New-year-copy.jpg 1080w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Happy-New-year-copy-800x148.jpg 800w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Happy-New-year-copy-768x142.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Happy-New-year-copy-300x56.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Happy-New-year-copy-1000x185.jpg 1000w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1080" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-25178" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">So grateful for you and for another wonderful year creating beautiful artwork! May 2023 bring you and your loved ones peace, joy, happiness, health, prosperity, and many blessings! Fill your imagination with the world you want to live in and envision the future you want to step into.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">And with that, let’s step into a beautiful, magical world in this painting.</p><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Magical Valley, Part 3</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Today, we take up where we left off last time on the commissioned oil painting and finish it up. You can check out <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/magical-valley/">Magical Valley, Part 1</a>, and <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/magical-valley-part-2/">Magical Valley, Part 2,</a> to see how we got to this point.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I have also uploaded a short, time lapse video that shows the creation of the painting from start to finish. Lots of details are included at the end of the blog so you can really see the painting, up close.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Video</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="574" loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lj6CQbfQAx8?feature=oembed" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;" title="121922 Magical Valley Oil Painting" width="1020"></iframe></p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Sky</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I was just starting to paint in the sky.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26788" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26788" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26788 size-full" height="608" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943-658x400.jpg 658w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943-768x467.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943-300x182.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26788" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Just starting the sky.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The sky is blocked into the negative space in and around the trees. Lighter trees are painted in the background to give the illusion of distance. I love to leave glimmers of red that sparkle and vibrate against the green that make the painting come alive.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26789" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26789" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6945.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26789 size-full" height="602" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6945.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6945.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6945-664x400.jpg 664w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6945-768x462.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6945-300x181.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26789" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">All blocked in.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Finally, I start adding the vertical trees which helps give dimension to the painting.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26790" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26790" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6948.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26790 size-full" height="610" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6948.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6948.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6948-656x400.jpg 656w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6948-768x468.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6948-300x183.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26790" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Adding flowers and trees.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Here’s where I start painting in the flowers. The flowers on the distant hill are a bit duller, smaller, and less detail.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26791" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26791" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6949.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26791 size-full" height="605" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6949.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6949.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6949-661x400.jpg 661w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6949-768x465.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6949-300x182.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26791" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">More flowers, trees, and leaves.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">More red poppies are painted and tiny center yellow details added to the ones in the foreground. I paint in more leaves, covering some of the poppies and then pulling the flowers back out on top. This helps give the illusion of depth and movement. More vertical foxgloves are added.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26792" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26792" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6950.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26792 size-full" height="606" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6950.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6950.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6950-660x400.jpg 660w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6950-768x465.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6950-300x182.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26792" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Almost done.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I keep working up deeper and deeper layers of paint until I am satisfied. Usually at this point, I am having so much fun seeing it all come together, I don’t want to stop painting. Great restraint is needed to STOP before I go too far.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Final Painting</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26793" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26793" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26793 size-full" height="593" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953-675x400.jpg 675w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953-768x455.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6953-300x178.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26793" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Magical Valley”, 28″ x 46″, commissioned oil painting on panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, Code #112222 S 28×46.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Framed</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26794" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26794" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7288-framed-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Site for commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26794 size-full" height="678" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7288-framed-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7288-framed-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7288-framed-1000px-590x400.jpg 590w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7288-framed-1000px-768x521.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7288-framed-1000px-300x203.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26794" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Framed, “Magical Valley”, 28″ x 46″, commissioned oil painting on panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, Code #112222 S 28×46.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The painting is framed in a 4 1/2″ wide, dark wood with gold trim, plein air style, museum frame.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Packed and Ready to Go Home</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26808" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26808" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7290-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-26808 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7290-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7290-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7290-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7290-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN7290-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26808" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Packed and ready for delivery, “Magical Valley”, 28″ x 46″, commissioned oil painting on panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, Code #112222 S 28×46.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I use lots of stretch wrap and bubble wrap along with corner pieces to carefully wrap the frame of the painting for the journey to it’s new home. While I offer free shipping or delivery, my collectors opted to pick up the painting at my studio/gallery here in Brown County. So, I pack it to make sure it arrives safely to their home.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Details</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26858" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26858" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7186-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26858 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7186-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7186-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7186-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7186-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7186-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26858" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Side detail shot to show the heavy, impasto paint.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26857" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26857" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7185-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26857 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7185-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7185-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7185-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7185-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7185-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26857" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Another side detail shot to show the heavy, impasto paint.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26856" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26856" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7183-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26856 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7183-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7183-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7183-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7183-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7183-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26856" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Close up detail.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26855" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26855" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7182-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26855 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7182-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7182-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7182-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7182-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7182-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26855" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Another side detail shot.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26854" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26854" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7181-1000ps.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26854 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7181-1000ps.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7181-1000ps.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7181-1000ps-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7181-1000ps-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7181-1000ps-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26854" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Magical Valley, detail.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26853" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26853" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7179-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26853 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7179-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7179-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7179-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7179-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7179-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26853" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Waterfall detail.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26852" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26852" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7178-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26852 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7178-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7178-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7178-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7178-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7178-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26852" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, “Magical Valley”, commissioned oil painting</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26850" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26850" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7176-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26850 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7176-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7176-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7176-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7176-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7176-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26850" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sky and tree details.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26845" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26845" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7170-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26845 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7170-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7170-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7170-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7170-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7170-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26845" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature detail.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26846" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26846" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7172-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26846 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7172-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7172-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7172-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7172-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7172-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26846" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Creek and flowers detail.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26847" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26847" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7173-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26847 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7173-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7173-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7173-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7173-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7173-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26847" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Distance hill and flower details.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26848" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26848" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7174-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26848 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7174-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7174-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7174-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7174-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7174-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26848" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Creek and flowers details.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26849" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26849" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7175-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley, commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26849 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7175-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7175-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7175-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7175-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/112222-S-28x46-DSCN7175-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26849" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Flower details.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, that’s it for this gorgeous, commissioned, oil painting. Thanks so much for following along on the journey.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Courses and Blogs</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I am thinking about creating some online courses in addition to the blogs and am wondering if there is anything you might be interested in? Some ideas include painting classes(foundational to more advanced), plein air painting, color, using artwork and other techniques to raise your vibrational frequency(and increase health, wealth, and happiness), art and feng shui, decorating and selecting artwork, tools and gear, POD, and art marketing for artists. I’m open to hear about any other areas of interest you would like to hear more about. Let me know by responding to this email or leaving a comment about what topic(s) you would like to see me cover.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Love,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">P.S. I’m really serious about this! Just hit your reply button and send me an email and let me know. Or leave a comment in the comments section on the blog. I personally read everything and I want to hear from you!</p></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-44019422381687285242022-12-26T19:43:00.006-08:002022-12-26T20:25:16.693-08:00Magical Valley, Part 2<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Magical Valley, Part 2</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/magical-valley-part-2/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-12-26T22:42:38-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">DECEMBER 26, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/magical-valley-part-2/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="608" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943-658x400.jpg 658w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943-768x467.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943-300x182.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Magical Valley, Part 2</h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/magical-valley/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Check out Magical Valley, Part 1 to see the start of this painting.</a></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Taking up where I left off last time, I continue painting the water in the creek and waterfalls.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26782" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26782" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6937.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Magical Valley Part 2 commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26782 size-full" height="614" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6937.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6937.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6937-651x400.jpg 651w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6937-768x472.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6937-300x184.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26782" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Progress on the commissioned oil painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Blue Creek</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">My collectors wanted the creek to be more blue than earth tones and wanted the painting to really jump off and contrast with the red wall. I thought the turquoise blue would really work well on the deep, red wall.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26783" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26783" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6938.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26783 size-full" height="599" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6938.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6938.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6938-668x400.jpg 668w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6938-768x460.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6938-300x180.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26783" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Adding trees in the background.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Trees</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Next, I added the greenery of the trees in the background that are painted a dark value, silhouetted against the sky.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26784" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26784" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6939.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26784 size-full" height="601" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6939.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6939.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6939-666x400.jpg 666w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6939-768x462.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6939-300x180.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26784" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">More trees.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Lighter value, background trees are added that will help add the illusion of depth and receding space.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26785" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26785" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6940.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26785 size-full" height="607" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6940.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6940.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6940-659x400.jpg 659w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6940-768x466.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6940-300x182.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26785" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Building up the ground.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Next, I paint the undertones for the flowers and hills. The plan is to paint in the complementary <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14.4px;">colors to the flowers that will go on top. That way, the </span>complementary<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14.4px;"> colors will optically vibrate against each other and enrich and enliven the painting.</span></p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26786" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26786" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6941.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26786 size-full" height="603" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6941.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6941.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6941-663x400.jpg 663w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6941-768x463.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6941-300x181.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26786" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Background hills.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I paint the lighter values of green for the background hills. Not only are the greens lighter in value but a bit of complementary colors like red and orange are added to shift the green from a bright, saturated green to a duller, more distant green.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Am I crazy or what???</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Must admit, at this point, I question my sanity and if the painting will turn out okay. On a certain level, it is a mess! Just have to power through and keep working, holding the faith that it will all come together.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26787" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26787" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6942.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26787 size-full" height="605" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6942.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6942.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6942-661x400.jpg 661w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6942-768x465.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6942-300x182.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26787" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Commissioned oil painting progress.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Next, I add more distance hills and finish painting in the background for the flowers. I went heavy with the green which is the complementary color to really pop the red poppies I will be painting on top.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then I start to add the vertical lines of the vegetation.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26788" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26788" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26788 size-full" height="608" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943-658x400.jpg 658w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943-768x467.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6943-300x182.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26788" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Tree trunks and the first hint of sky.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Tree trunks are painted over the background trees. And the first strokes for the sky are added.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">So that is it for today!</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Next, we will add the flowers and put the finishing touches on the painting. I will also have a short, time lapse video of how the painting was created from start to finish.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Be sure to tune in and see how it turns out.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Thanks so much for reading and following along!</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love and appreciate you very much!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Love,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">P.S. The studio/gallery is open through the holidays! Lanam Ridge Road should be passable in the next day or two now that the weather is warming up a bit and the snow will start to melt. Call me (812-988-4497) or email me (Char@CharleneMarsh.com) and let me know when you would like to visit <a href="http://browncounty.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Brown County</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/121613-Christmas-decor2WEB.jpg"><img alt="Charlene Marsh Studio and Gallery" class="wp-image-4650 size-large" height="800" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/121613-Christmas-decor2WEB-600x800.jpg" width="600" /></a></p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Magical Valley Part 2</h3></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-55194986447183321342022-12-23T17:00:00.001-08:002022-12-23T17:00:08.723-08:00My Ugly Christmas Dress and Merry Christmas!<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">My Ugly Christmas Dress and Merry Christmas!</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/my-ugly-christmas-dress-and-merry-christmas/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-23T18:28:31-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">DECEMBER 23, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/my-ugly-christmas-dress-and-merry-christmas/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Ugly Christmas Dress" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="750" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Merry-Christmas-copy.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Merry Christmas!" class="wp-image-25001 size-full" height="108" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Merry-Christmas-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Merry-Christmas-copy.jpg 552w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Merry-Christmas-copy-300x59.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="552" /></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Hello dear friend,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love vintage clothes so about ten days ago, I stopped in Goodwill to look for some treasures. I had not stopped by for several years and was surprised to see the dressing rooms had been eliminated. Several ladies took turns standing in the aisle in front of the lone mirror trying to gauge if the clothes might fit.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">This time of year, I took a quick look for any wool – wool jackets, dresses, and sweaters.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">They can be hard to come by. I lucked out and found one of each.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Pro tip</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Here’s a pro tip I learned from my days studying clothing construction and design. The pockets of nicely tailored jackets are shipped to the store with the pocket seams still sewn shut. You need to take out your handy seam ripper or tiny sharp scissors and, carefully, rip open the pocket’s seam. I found a beautiful, wool, maroon, Talbots jacket with black bound pockets and piping trim on the lapel edges with the pockets still sewn shut! First thing I did when I got it home was rip open the pockets and stick it in the washer. So, now I have a great, thigh long, wool jacket with deep, luscious pockets.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Another pro tip from someone who dyed hundreds(maybe thousands) of pounds of wool for 25 years — yes, you can wash wool. Just use cool water and the gentle cycle.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Funky find</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Back at Goodwill, one funky find was an ugly Christmas dress…you know, like an ugly Christmas sweater only a dress. A red skirt with yellow pompoms with gold metallic glitter on the poms and a slate gray top with Santa on the bodice. Just totally hilarious and gauche. I finally decided that it wasn’t “practical” and hung it back on the refuse rack.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Dreaming of an ugly Santa dress</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The next day, I kept thinking about the ugly Christmas dress and regretted not getting it. The next day, I woke up, literally, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">dreaming</em> about the ugly Christmas dress!! Criminy. At that point I decided I needed to drive all the way back into town and see if it was still available. When I got to the store, I had no trouble finding it. The dress practically leapt off the rack into my hands. My sister teased me saying, “Of course it was still there. Nobody else wanted it.” LOL.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Got it home and it fit like a dream, which I guess it was.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Elf hat</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Pairs perfectly with an elf-like hat knitted by my sister-in-law’s dad many years ago that he gave me one Christmas.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26810" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26810" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Ugly Christmas Dress" class="wp-image-26810 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/122322-DSCN7297-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26810" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Ugly Christmas Dress</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Here, I am standing next to my Christmas “tree”, that is actually a large houseplant covered with lights and deer ornaments. Yes, I love to collect deer ornaments. All kinds. Outside, brutal cold temperatures and blowing snow cap off the festive Christmas feeling.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">May you create and share many happy memories with your loved ones this holiday season.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Wishing you many blessings, joy, happiness, love, beauty, health, and prosperity in the coming year! I am so grateful for each of you that you are in my life.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Love,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">P.S. And, oh yeah, here is a lovely Christmas painting of downtown Nashville here in<a href="http://browncounty.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"> Brown County, Indiana</a>.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-24959" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_24959" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/111921-S-9x12-1000px-72dpi.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Peace On Earth, Christmas oil painting" class="wp-image-24959 size-full" height="777" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/111921-S-9x12-1000px-72dpi.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/111921-S-9x12-1000px-72dpi.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/111921-S-9x12-1000px-72dpi-515x400.jpg 515w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/111921-S-9x12-1000px-72dpi-768x597.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/111921-S-9x12-1000px-72dpi-300x233.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-24959" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Peace On Earth”, Christmas oil painting, ©Charlene Marsh, Code #111921 S 9×12.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">P.P.S. The studio and gallery is open for visitors if you are coming this way. Call (812-988-4497) or email me (Char@CharleneMarsh.com) to let me know what will work for you.</p></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-19997909630271899992022-12-19T18:06:00.003-08:002022-12-19T18:06:44.740-08:00Magical Valley, Part 1<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Magical Valley</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/magical-valley/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-12-19T21:04:52-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">DECEMBER 19, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/magical-valley/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Site for commissioned oil painting" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="750" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Magical Valley</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Today, I start on a new, commissioned oil painting for a couple I have done two prior, large paintings. They wanted a floral painting to fit on their brilliant, maroon red wall at the top of their staircase. This location is one of the first things people see when they enter the front door.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Lightfastness</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">They were concerned about two hours of morning sunlight hitting the painting each day. So, I did a great deal of research, consulted experts in the field, and came to the conclusion that using lightfast oil paints would be safe in this location. The paints I use have the highest lightfast rating so they are fine to use for this project. The very interesting subject of lightfastness in oil paints will be the topic of a future blog.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Location for the oil painting</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26773" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26773" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1020px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1225-scaled.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-26773 size-large" height="765" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1225-1067x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1225-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1225-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1225-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1225-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1225-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1225-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1225-1000x750.jpg 1000w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1020" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26773" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Site for commissioned oil painting</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">As seen from the bottom of the stairs.</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26774" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26774" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1020px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1226-scaled.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-26774 size-large" height="765" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1226-1067x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1226-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1226-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1226-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1226-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1226-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1226-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_1226-1000x750.jpg 1000w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1020" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26774" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Site for commissioned oil painting</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">After discussing with Tom and Kendra their preferences for the painting, including colors, subject matter, size, framing, location, etc. I gave them a quote which they approved. After receiving the down payment, I got to work on the painting.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Frame and panel prep</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The painting was to be a custom size, 28″ x 46″ with an overall finished size of 36″ x 54″, so I ordered the frame and constructed the panel. The frame came chopped and had to be joined at a local frame shop. By the time I got the frame back from the frame shop, I had the panel cut, gessoed (front and back to seal the entire support), tinted, and ready to go.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26776" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26776" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6922.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Site for commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26776 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6922.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6922.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6922-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6922-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6922-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26776" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sketches for commissioned oil painting</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Sketches</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">In the meantime, I worked on some thumbnail sketches to develop the composition of the painting.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26777" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26777" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6923.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Site for commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26777 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6923.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6923.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6923-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6923-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6923-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26777" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sketches for commissioned oil painting</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Before I started the painting, I wanted to make sure the painting panel fit exactly in the frame. Once I knew it was a perfect fit, I was ready to start painting.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Set up</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I finalized the composition, had the panel prepped, and the frame on hand, so I set up my painting area.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26778" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26778" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Site for commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26778 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6929-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26778" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Painting set up for commissioned oil painting</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The panel is set up on double easels with reference paintings and photos pinned to foamboards on both sides. I have overhead lights as well as easel lights and natural light during the daytime hours.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Initial sketch</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The initial sketch is drawn on the panel using my paintbrush dipped in a mix of magenta + ultramarine blue + cold pressed linseed oil.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26779" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26779" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6930.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Site for commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26779 size-full" height="607" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6930.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6930.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6930-659x400.jpg 659w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6930-768x466.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6930-300x182.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26779" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Starting the oil painting</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Starting with the darkest values, I apply the paint for the shale rocks alongside the creek and falls.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26780" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26780" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6931.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Site for commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26780 size-full" height="594" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6931.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6931.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6931-673x400.jpg 673w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6931-768x456.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6931-300x178.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26780" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Dark values applied first on the oil painting</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The darkest, earth tones are mixed using Cadmium Red Medium and Ultramarine blue. For the shale, I use mostly Cerulean Blue + a touch of Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red and Titanium White. The front left of the creek, I used Cadmium Red + a touch of Blues,</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Creek</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26781" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26781" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6933.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Site for commissioned oil painting" class="wp-image-26781 size-full" height="608" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6933.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6933.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6933-658x400.jpg 658w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6933-768x467.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSCN6933-300x182.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26781" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Then the turquoise for the creek is painted.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Various shades of turquoise are mixed using Cerulean Blue + Cadmium Yellow + Titanium White + Ultramarine Blue.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Well, that’s it for today! We will take up where we left off next time.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks for following along.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Love,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">P.S. The studio/gallery is open this month, decked out in holiday finery. Just call, (812-988-4497), or email, Char@CharleneMarsh.com, and let me know when you would like to visit <a href="http://browncounty.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Brown County</a>!</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4650" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_4650" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/121613-Christmas-decor2WEB.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Charlene Marsh Studio and Gallery" class="wp-image-4650 size-large" height="800" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/121613-Christmas-decor2WEB-600x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/121613-Christmas-decor2WEB-600x800.jpg 600w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/121613-Christmas-decor2WEB-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/121613-Christmas-decor2WEB-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/121613-Christmas-decor2WEB-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/121613-Christmas-decor2WEB.jpg 1704w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-4650" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Charlene Marsh Studio and Gallery</figcaption></figure></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-31004617212574826742022-12-15T18:33:00.002-08:002022-12-15T18:33:49.887-08:00Fall plein air oil painting<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Fall plein air oil painting</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/fall-plein-air-oil-painting/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-12-14T23:59:19-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">DECEMBER 14, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/fall-plein-air-oil-painting/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="brown county, indiana, yellowwood state forest" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="745" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72-537x400.jpg 537w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72-768x572.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72-300x224.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A couple days ago, I was so tired I went to bed at 8 p.m. I think the last time I went to bed at 8 p.m., I was six years old. Naturally, when I went to bed so early, and fell right to sleep, I woke up super early, like 2-3 a.m. So I read until I fell asleep again. Then woke up and read some more until I fell asleep again. Finally got that much needed RR&R, rest, relax, & read.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Crazy, busy time. Earlier, a couple mornings ago, I wanted to just snuggle into my warm bed piled with dogs and a cat and sleep, rest, read, and relax all day. But, I had things to do, people to meet, and deadlines looming. So I sprung out of bed and kept going.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Winter just really makes me want to hibernate. Tuck into home with a fire going, Christmas lights twinkling both inside and outside, and a good book. Actually sleep 7-8 hours. I used to think I would use January to get caught up on painting but usually just got caught up on sleeping. The days are so short that even getting up at dawn isn’t good enough. I blink and the sun is setting.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">But I love the different rhythm of winter. The dogs get walked much earlier and I am still often coming home in the dark. But then there is a long stretch of working inside, uninterrupted. Fewer outside distractions once I have brought in firewood, picked a few wild greens, shoveled any snow.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">And just now catching up with my blog. Wow! What a whirlwind! So many projects and events, my head was spinning.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I must apologize for being so behind in sharing new paintings with you. I never even got to the rest of the fall plein air paintings! Then I did a series of 6″ x 6″ minis. They were supposed to be part of the Christmas Art Launch but when I moved that up three weeks, there was no way to get the minis done in time.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, I don’t really know where to start.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I guess I’ll go in order and start where I left off with the plein air paintings from the fall season. This painting was not part of the Christmas Art Launch so you’ve never seen it until now.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26758" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26758" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="brown county, indiana, yellowwood state forest" class="wp-image-26758 size-full" height="745" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72-537x400.jpg 537w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72-768x572.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-1000px-72-300x224.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26758" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“October 28, 2022, Yellowwood State Forest”, plein air oil painting, ©CharleneMarsh, code#102822 12×16.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This lovely plein air painting is one of my favorites from the fall season this year. Drought like conditions made for a very dry autumn and a pretty dry creek. I used some artistic license and added a touch of water in the creek.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26760" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26760" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-2-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="brown county, indiana, yellowwood state forest" class="wp-image-26760 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-2-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-2-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-2-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-2-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-2-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26760" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“October 28, 2022, Yellowwood State Forest”, detail, plein air oil painting, ©CharleneMarsh, code#102822 12×16.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Luscious details that capture the vibrant energy of the forest and bring it into our living spaces.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26761" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26761" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-3-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="brown county, indiana, yellowwood state forest, Fall plein air oil painting" class="wp-image-26761 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-3-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-3-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-3-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-3-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-3-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26761" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, “October 28, 2022, Yellowwood State Forest”, plein air oil painting, ©CharleneMarsh, code#102822 12×16.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So yummy I could eat it!</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26762" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26762" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-4-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="brown county, indiana, yellowwood state forest" class="wp-image-26762 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-4-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-4-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-4-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-4-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-4-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26762" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Shot from the side showing the thick paint, “October 28, 2022, Yellowwood State Forest”, plein air oil painting, ©CharleneMarsh, code#102822 12×16.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Signature Detail</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26763" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26763" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="brown county, indiana, yellowwood state forest, Fall plein air oil painting" class="wp-image-26763 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/102822-12x16-detail-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26763" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature detail, “October 28, 2022, Yellowwood State Forest”, plein air oil painting, ©CharleneMarsh, code#102822 12×16.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I wrote my field notes on the back of the painting but the painting is out in the gallery and it is pouring rain right now so I don’t want to go fetch it. So, the notes will remain a mystery.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for now. Glad to share the latest plein air painting!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy Trails!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Love and hugs,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">P.S. The studio/gallery is open all month. Just call me, 812-988-4497, or email me, Char@CharleneMarsh.com, and let me know when you would like to visit <a href="http://browncounty.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Brown County</a>.</p></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-85947490375922496012022-11-07T19:16:00.000-08:002022-11-07T19:16:18.839-08:00Vibrational Frequency of Trees<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Vibrational Frequency of Trees</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/vibrational-frequency-of-trees/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-11-07T22:14:47-05:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">NOVEMBER 7, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/vibrational-frequency-of-trees/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Vibrational Frequency of Trees" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px-597x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px-597x800.jpg 597w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px-298x400.jpg 298w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px-300x402.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px.jpg 746w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="597" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Vibrational Frequency of Trees</h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">EMFs</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Bruce Tainio invented a BT3 machine to test the frequency of the human body, plants, and foods. As time went on, the earth became so inundated with electromagnetic frequencies(EMFs) from cell phone towers, power lines, electronics, etc. that the BT3 machine became very difficult to use because of all the interference – even in remote areas where you wouldn’t expect there to be a problem. Read on to find out what this has to do with the vibrational frequency of trees.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So even if you are living in a remote area, it doesn’t matter. You are still being bombarded by electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs). The machine finally had to be retired because we are so awash in EMF pollution that the sensitive machine could not get reliable readings anymore.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">The vibrational frequency of the body greatly affects our health.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Disease can start to invade as our frequency drops.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Optimal human frequency: 62-72 MHz</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Colds and Flu start at: 57-60 MHz<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Disease starts at: 58 MHz<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Candida overgrowth starts at: 55 MHz<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Receptive to Epstein Barr at: 52 MHz (Anthony William writes extensively about Epstein Barr)<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Receptive to Cancer at: 42 MHz<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Death begins at: 25 MHz</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Forest Bathing</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Trees naturally resonate with the natural vibrational of the human body. If you can spend time surrounded by the forest it helps reset your own vibrational frequency to normal, healthy levels.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Some have said that the forest and trees vibrate at the natural frequency of the human body so they help us align and reset our own frequency, after being bombarded with electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) all the time, back to our natural frequency.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Trees Strong Enough to Block Signals</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">When researching the vibrational frequency of trees, I couldn’t find what MHz they resonate at but found plenty of complaints about how trees block cell signals and wifi signals. Which can be good or bad depending upon what you are trying to achieve.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Managing our energy requires a great deal of effort and discipline. When faced with a tsunami of turbulent energy it is easy to get overwhelmed and give up. Maintaining a daily schedule of juicing, special diets, meditation, yoga, exercise, affirmations, and more can feel like a full time job! And all this hardly fits in with an active lifestyle or working and raising a family.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">ART: connects the body and the spirit</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">One of three systems that I use for raising my vibrational frequency is Art.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">I can write more about the other factors that lower our vibrational frequencies and the other two systems for raising one’s frequency if you are interested. Let me know in the comments!</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Art connects the body and the spirit. The missing key that activates both the body and the spirit so that they work together is art. Art is the physical and unseen manifested together.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Imagine how you feel arriving in a city where the medians are weed covered and strewn with glass as opposed to city medians filled with flowers, sculptures, and fountains. One city, we would be locking our doors and driving straight through as fast as we could. The other city we would be slowing down and checking out what delicious treasures it had to offer and want to hang out in for awhile.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Then there are two kinds of artwork for these purposes.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Cathartic art that transmutes negative energy into an object to release it. This kind of art can be beautiful or quite ugly. The point of the finished object is to transfer the negative energy out of the body and out of the spirit and into an object where it can be expressed, shared, contained, and controlled.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">The other kind of artwork is beautiful work that raises the vibrational frequency for all. Beautiful art makes the heart sing and contains a high vibration.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">An artist friend once told me that she noticed if she was depressed or sad or worried while creating a painting, that the painting didn’t sell, no matter how beautiful it turned out. But if she was joyful and happy while painting, it sold almost immediately. The painting contained the higher, happier vibrational frequency and was imbued with joy.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"> </span>As I have mentioned earlier, I enjoy walking daily, three miles, in the forest up and down hills which is great for meditating, prayer, grounding, and just resetting my vibrational frequency to align with the trees. A day isn’t complete until I have walked in the forest.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">I especially love backpacking into the forest to paint “en plein air”.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The resulting plein air oil paintings are imbued with the frequency of the forest, making them holograms filled with the forest energy to enrich our living spaces. If you cut out a small piece of a hologram, that small piece contains the entire hologram. The paintings are like that with the forest. The painting contains the entire vibrational frequency of the forest in it.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I create studio paintings inspired by the plein air work so those paintings, too, are imbued with the high vibrational forest energy. But I always think the plein air paintings done in the forest itself are the most powerful for creating a high vibrational frequency.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">So, here are a couple of recently completed plein air oil paintings done this fall.</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26505" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26505" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 732px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Vibrational Frequency of Trees" class="wp-image-26505 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-1000px.jpg 732w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-1000px-293x400.jpg 293w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-1000px-586x800.jpg 586w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-1000px-300x410.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="732" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26505" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Overlooking Yellowwood, October 24, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This painting was done at the back of my property, at the end of ridgetop top, overlooking Yellowwood State Forest.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26506" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26506" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Vibrational Frequency of Trees" class="wp-image-26506 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26506" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, “Overlooking Yellowwood, October 24, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The weather has been drought-like so the creek is dry. Since there is no water in the creek, I stayed up on the ridge to paint the view overlooking the forest.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26507" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26507" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Vibrational Frequency of Trees" class="wp-image-26507 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102422-16x12-Detail-2-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26507" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, “Overlooking Yellowwood, October 24, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Just Two Days Later</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26508" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26508" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 746px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Vibrational Frequency of Trees" class="wp-image-26508 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px.jpg 746w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px-298x400.jpg 298w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px-597x800.jpg 597w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-1000px-300x402.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="746" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26508" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Overlooking Yellowwood, October 26, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Here is another painting I did at the back of my property. You can see how much the colors have changed in just two days. The chartreuse greens have turned golden and rust.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26509" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26509" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Vibrational Frequency of Trees" class="wp-image-26509 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-1-1000px-copy-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26509" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, “Overlooking Yellowwood, October 26, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I finally gave up trying to record the making of the paintings on location. At least for now. One day, I had the wrong adapter for my cell phone clip. Another time, I forgot my pochade tripod and had to use the lighter weight camera tripod for my pochade. Not as sturdy and stable as the tripod designed to be used with the pochade but it worked okay. A bit wobbly but better than sitting on the ground.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26510" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26510" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-2-Signature-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Vibrational Frequency of Trees" class="wp-image-26510 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-2-Signature-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-2-Signature-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-2-Signature-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-2-Signature-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-2-Signature-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26510" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature Detail, “Overlooking Yellowwood, October 26, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Also, the new cell phones only record 29 minutes and 59 seconds. Something about a tariff on the phone if it records longer.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26511" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26511" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-3-1000px-copy.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Vibrational Frequency of Trees" class="wp-image-26511 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-3-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-3-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-3-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-3-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-3-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26511" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Overlooking Yellowwood, October 26, 2022″, detail, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Once I start painting, I get lost in it. Time and space stands still and disappears. I have no idea when 29 minutes and 59 seconds have elapsed. My old phone, I could hit “Record” and forget it. I suppose I should just look for a video camera that can record the entire time.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26512" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26512" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-4-1000px-copy.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Vibrational Frequency of Trees" class="wp-image-26512 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-4-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-4-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-4-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-4-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/102622-16x12-Detail-4-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26512" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, “Overlooking Yellowwood, October 26, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">No watch needed!</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The funny thing is, that even though I lose all sense of time when painting, I always end up painting almost the same length of time when I am on location. Three hours. I can set my clock to it.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Upcoming</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I will be launching a 20% special savings sale on the <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/prints-on-canvas-shop/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">PRINTS ON CANVAS</a> in time for Christmas and holiday gift giving, exclusively for my VIP Insiders. The <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/prints-on-canvas-shop/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">canvas prints</a> are all custom made by my printing partner. Original oils suitable for gift giving will also be made available during the launch, exclusively to my VIP Insiders.</p><figure class="wp-caption alignnone" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/product/gallery-wrapped-canvas-print-24%e2%80%b3-x-36%e2%80%b3-or-18-x-24-frozen-beauty/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="print on canvas with wrap around edges" height="640" loading="lazy" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1327-rotated.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="640" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Frozen Beauty”, print on canvas with wrap around edges. 24″ x 36″. c. Charlene Marsh.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">What you get when you order a canvas print:</h3><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">A gorgeous print on canvas of the forest and/or flowers on canvas to enrich your life or the life of loved ones</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Gallery wrapped canvas print where the image wraps around the edges so no frame is needed</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Free shipping</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">A selection of sizes to fit your space and budgetary needs</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Unique, award winning forest and flower prints created by an artist who specializes in painting the forest and nature in all four seasons</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Brings the “Vibrational Frequency of Trees” into your living space</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">A forest painting image imbued with love, joy, and beauty that will raise your vibrational frequency and enhance the quality of your health, wealth, and happiness, effortlessly</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Helps reduce anxiety and stress</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Acid-free, PH-neutral, and fade-resistant canvas</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">A stunning canvas print to enhance your home, office, or rental unit and impress friends, family, and clients</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Made in the USA</li></ul><figure class="wp-caption alignnone" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/product/gallery-wrapped-print-on-canvas-18-x-24-or-24-x-36-fall-in-yellowwood-forest-october-23/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="print on canvas with wrap around edges" height="1000" loading="lazy" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/canvas-in-24x36-front-61e1a56d25d3e.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Glorious Autumn in Yellowwood Forest”, print on canvas with wrap around edges, 24″ x 36″, c. Charlene Marsh.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/prints-on-canvas-shop/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Canvas print with gallery wrapped edges</a> where the image wraps around the edges so no frame is needed.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Original Oil Paintings for Christmas</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">In addition to offering the canvas prints at a special savings price, I will have original oil paintings suitable for gift giving, available for purchase.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26536" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26536" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/030322-S-6x8-1000px-72dpi.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Christmas Art Launch, oil painting" class="wp-image-26536 size-full" height="747" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/030322-S-6x8-1000px-72dpi.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/030322-S-6x8-1000px-72dpi.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/030322-S-6x8-1000px-72dpi-535x400.jpg 535w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/030322-S-6x8-1000px-72dpi-768x574.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/030322-S-6x8-1000px-72dpi-300x224.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26536" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Upcoming Christmas Art Launch, 6″ x 8″ oil painting, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">What you get when you order an original oil painting:</h3><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">A one-of-a-kind, original oil painting, once it is gone, it is gone forever</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Imbued with the high vibrational frequencies of love, joy, and happiness</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Brings the “Vibrational Frequency of Trees” into your living space</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Framed and ready to hang as soon as you receive it</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Free shipping</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Oil painting by an artist who has won hundreds of awards</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">An oil painting that effortlessly transforms your living space into one brimming with positive energy</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Archival panels hand made by the artist</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Lightfast, archival oil paint</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Varnished for maximum protection and for bringing out the richest colors</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Made by an American artist in the USA</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">No one will have a painting just like yours</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Most paintings ship within 24 hours</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Brings the energy of health, wealth, and happiness into your home, work space, and rental units</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Impress friends, family, and clients</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 1.3em;">Puts visitors, clients, and patients at ease with relaxing, anti-anxiety, beautiful art</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Even a small painting has a transformational effect on our living spaces. Some people like to collect small paintings and fill walls with a variety of small art pieces grouped together. Start with one and add more!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Let me know what you would like to see and buy. A small forest painting or something more seasonal like a Christmas painting, 4th of July fireworks, or the county fair? Either shoot me an email or leave a comment.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">If you are not already a VIP Insider, please go <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/vip-insiders/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">HERE</a> and join!</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, that’s it for today. Thanks for tuning in!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love and appreciate you!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Vibrational Frequency of Trees</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://browncounty.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Visit Brown County, Indiana.</a></p></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-37336749956734447572022-10-29T10:57:00.008-07:002022-10-29T11:25:57.093-07:00Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/woodshop-tinting-panels-small-easel-adapter/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-10-29T13:51:00-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">OCTOBER 29, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/woodshop-tinting-panels-small-easel-adapter/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="750" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter</h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Super hectic time of the year. Fall arrived early this year so I have been busy with the fall, plein air, oil painting as well as making new cradled panels and a small easel adapter. The new, small, cradled panels are to create new oil paintings suitable for Christmas gift giving. I also have a new commission painting project that needs to be done by Christmas so I have been working on that as well. Not to mention cutting back large, flowering shrubs that were/are encroaching on the garden and my deer fence. Whew! Not enough hours in the day. Who else feels that way? So, I am a bit behind in the blogging.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Recent projects</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Here are some quick snapshots of what I have been working on in the woodshop, prepping panels, and making some adaptions to my small easel that fits on my main easel. Updates on new paintings will come soon!</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Sanding</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26462" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26462" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6849-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26462 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6849-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6849-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6849-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6849-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6849-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26462" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sanding 8′ long 1×2 used to make the cradles.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The grain trough makes a good support for the 8′ long piece during the sanding process.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26463" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26463" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6850-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26463 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6850-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6850-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6850-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6850-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6850-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26463" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sanding.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Gluing</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26464" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26464" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6852-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26464 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6852-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6852-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6852-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6852-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6852-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26464" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Gluing the pieces onto the panel.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A couple stacks of panels with the cradle already glued on.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Cutting with the miter saw</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26465" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26465" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6854-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26465 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6854-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6854-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6854-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6854-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6854-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26465" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Cutting cradle pieces with the miter saw.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I think I need a new saw blade. One that is thinner and sharper. This blade causes a lot of splintering on the cut wood that needs to be sanded. <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/making-frames/" style="background-color: transparent;">I bought this miter saw used at the Brown County Humane Society Barn Sale in August.</a> <span style="background-color: transparent;">While it works great, a new blade would be a great improvement.</span></p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26466" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26466" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6855-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26466 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6855-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6855-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6855-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6855-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6855-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26466" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Miter saw.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The woven wire fencing on the grain room is a great support for the long end of the 8′ wood. The tape measure hanging down from the woven wire is used to measure a horse’s girth and height.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Tape on the miter saw is used to mark the length I want to cut the pieces for 6″ x 8″ and 5″ x 7″ panels. But I think I need to replace it was masking tape with a sharper edge.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Gessoing and Tinting</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26467" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26467" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6858-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26467 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6858-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6858-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6858-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6858-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6858-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26467" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Tinting panels.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">When prepping new panels, I seal the front with GAC100 and then apply two coats of gesso on the front, back, and sides to completely seal the panel. Then I tint it with a Cadmium Red Medium<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14.4px;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14.4px;">acrylic paint.</span></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Adapting the Small Panel Easel Holder</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A couple years, ago <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/penrod-and-small-panel-easel/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">I made a small panel easel holder that could be used on my regular floor easel</a> so I could paint small paintings while standing up. I much prefer to paint while standing. Energy flows much better and I can stand back to see how a painting is coming along. Sitting really crimps me and the flow of the painting.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The only thing is, the easel was made for using with flat 1/8″ panels. And it has worked beautifully!</p><figure class="wp-caption alignnone" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 800px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/penrod-and-small-panel-easel/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="small panel easel" height="600" loading="lazy" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSCN5457-ADJ-72dpi.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="800" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Small panel easel adapter.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">But it didn’t work so well with the cradled panels. The easel didn’t provide enough support for the wider box. I painted a couple smalls on it and, except for one fall, it did okay. But there is that unease that the painting could fall out anytime and ruin the painting.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26468" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26468" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6860-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26468 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6860-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6860-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6860-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6860-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6860-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26468" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Small panel easel with the cradled panel.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">You can see how precarious the painting rests on the narrow support.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Small Easel Adapter</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I wanted to keep the narrow strips for times when I am working on uncradled panels so I set about to make a new support.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">First, I cut four 20″ wide strips of hardboard and drilled holes through all four. Then I painted them white because I was using an old panel that was pink so I wanted a neutral color. Two pieces of the 1×2 cradle wood were cut 16″ long and painted white, too.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26469" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26469" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6861-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26469 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6861-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6861-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6861-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6861-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6861-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26469" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Gluing the support pieces.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then I glued the 1×2 support pieces to the very edge of the hardboard. I used the same wood that I used for the cradles so that the face of the painting is flush with the supports and there is no “stop” to interfere with the motion when applying paint.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26470" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26470" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26470 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6862-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26470" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Small Easel Adapter</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then all layers, including a small spacer in the middle of the sandwich, were screwed together.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Turned out perfectly!</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26471" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26471" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6863-2.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop, Tinting Panels, Small Easel Adapter" class="wp-image-26471 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6863-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6863-2.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6863-2-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6863-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6863-2-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26471" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Small easel adapter on the floor easel.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Here is the small panel adapter on the floor easel. I can go back to painting the small panels, standing up, with all confidence it will not fall on it’s face on the floor.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">New paintings coming soon!</h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for today! Stay tuned for new paintings, both plein airs and smalls. The new paintings will be released for purchase in time for Christmas!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love you!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><div><br /></div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"></h3><div class="blog-share text-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-14376214464291003102022-10-20T23:53:00.001-07:002022-10-20T23:53:45.959-07:00Plein air painting October 15, 2022<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Plein air painting October 15, 2022</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/plein-air-painting-october-15-2022/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-10-21T02:51:25-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">OCTOBER 21, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/plein-air-painting-october-15-2022/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_172402-1000px-600x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_172402-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_172402-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_172402-1000px.jpg 750w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="600" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Autumn Comes Early!</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The fall colors are changing super early here in <a href="http://browncounty.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Brown County</a> this year! Usually, by mid-October the trees are still mostly green. But not this year! Already lots of golds, oranges, magentas, and vibrant reds! So I decided to head out to the forest to paint.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26442" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26442" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1020px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6771-1000px-1.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air painting October 15, 2022" class="wp-image-26442 size-large" height="765" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6771-1000px-1-1067x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6771-1000px-1-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6771-1000px-1-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6771-1000px-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6771-1000px-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6771-1000px-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6771-1000px-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6771-1000px-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1020" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26442" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Paint laid out, ready to go plein air painting October 15, 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I preloaded my pochade with paint rather than try to carry large heavy paint tubes into the forest on my back. Back when Tara still made paper palettes, I would use a parchment paper palette in the bed of the pochade. For awhile, after they discontinued making the parchment paper palette pads, I made my own from paper I bought in rolls from the supermarket. But it was less than satisfactory so now I opt to just use the bottom of the pochade as my palette. After I finish a painting, I scrap off the excess paint and rub the rest into the bed of the pochade. The paint then dries into a neutral grey.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26439" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26439" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6772-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022" class="wp-image-26439 " height="750" loading="lazy" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6772-1000px.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26439" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Backpack ready to go out plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">My backpack is loaded with my pochade, tripod, support, and other gear. I hiked out about 1 1/2 miles to the end of the ridge and set up to paint.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26430" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26430" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_160753-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Autumn Comes Early, air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022" class="wp-image-26430 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_160753-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_160753-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_160753-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_160753-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26430" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Set up, ready to paint! There is a lot more autumn color than this photo shows. I took my cell phone and a second tripod to videotape this painting but found the adapter for the tripod was the wrong one. I’ve got 4-5 adapters back in the studio but the cell phone tripod takes a smaller size. Drats!</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26431" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26431" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_161355-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022" class="wp-image-26431 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_161355-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_161355-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_161355-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_161355-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26431" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The initial sketch.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26432" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26432" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162249-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Autumn Comes Early, air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022" class="wp-image-26432 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162249-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162249-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162249-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162249-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26432" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Oranges, reds, and then greens. I often start with the darks and move to the lights but in this case, I wanted to block in the brightest fall colors first. Bright colors can easily be muted but are impossible to bring back the vibrant brightness once other colors are added.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26433" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26433" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162254-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022" class="wp-image-26433 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162254-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162254-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162254-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_162254-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26433" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Tommy is checking out the backpack. Luckily, he is starting to outgrow the puppy habit of grabbing and running with anything not nailed down.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26434" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26434" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_163829-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022" class="wp-image-26434 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_163829-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_163829-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_163829-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_163829-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26434" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Continuing to block in the painting. Starting to add the trees.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26435" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26435" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_164848-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022" class="wp-image-26435 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_164848-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_164848-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_164848-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_164848-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26435" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Plein air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Now I start to add more trees and block in the sky.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">And this is where I goofed. My palette consists of two blues, two reds, a cadmium red light which is really orange, a yellow, and a white. Well, I should have put out a double dose of yellow because I ran out! Since it is one of the three primary colors, there is nothing to fall back on. I wanted to add some more green to the foreground and more yellow over all but had to leave it here. The painting still turned out pretty good.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26437" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26437" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_172402-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Autumn Comes Early, air oil painting in Yellowwood October 15, 2022" class="wp-image-26437 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_172402-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_172402-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_172402-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221015_172402-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26437" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Ridge Trail in Yellowwood Forest, October 15, 2022″, plein air oil painting, 16″ x 12”, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">SNOW!</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">And then, just three days later, we got 2″ of thick snow! One of the earliest snowfalls on record! The earliest was October 15, 1989 and I remember painting the snow with orange trees underneath looking out the window of my small studio building. That was before I started to paint “en plein air”. I think we got 8″-9″ that time.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26429" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26429" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6789-2-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Snow, October 18, 2022" class="wp-image-26429 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6789-2-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6789-2-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6789-2-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6789-2-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26429" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">My backyard with a layer of snow, October 18, 2022.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Autumn colors covered in snow.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26428" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26428" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6775-2-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Snow, October 18, 2022" class="wp-image-26428 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6775-2-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6775-2-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6775-2-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6775-2-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822-SNOW-DSCN6775-2-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26428" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Yellowwood State Forest, Snow, October 18, 2022. The fence marks my property line with the state forest on the other side.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, that’s it for today! Super crazy busy with projects but I wanted to keep you posted about new paintings. Thanks for tuning in.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love you!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-62286996357746133272022-10-09T14:12:00.002-07:002022-10-09T14:12:31.392-07:00Let's Tango!<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Let’s Tango!</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/lets-tango/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-10-09T17:04:16-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">OCTOBER 9, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/lets-tango/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Wedding Painting" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-796x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-796x800.jpg 796w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-398x400.jpg 398w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-768x772.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-300x302.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px.jpg 1000w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="796" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Let’s Tango!</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I’ve got to admit. I love weddings and wedding paintings. Everything is so beautiful. Everyone is so happy. The bride and groom, the guests, the gown, the cake, the flowers, the food, the venue, and the music are all gorgeous and joyful. Weddings are fun. People connecting with old and new friends and family.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, I love painting weddings. And want to share with you a little nugget of joy today. This is a 6″ x 6″ painting of a bridal couple dancing their “First Dance” together.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26392" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26392" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Tango Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-26392 size-full" height="1005" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-398x400.jpg 398w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-796x800.jpg 796w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-768x772.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-300x302.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-1000px-100x100.jpg 100w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26392" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">First Dance Tango Wedding Painting</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Details:</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26393" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26393" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Tango Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-26393 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26393" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">First Dance Tango Painting, detail.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26394" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26394" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail2-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Tango Wedding Painting" class="wp-image-26394 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail2-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail2-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail2-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail2-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/100322-S-6x6-Detail2-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26394" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">First Dance Painting, detail.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Let me know if you would like a <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/live-painting-wedding/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">wedding painting</a>! I can attend your event or work from photos. A <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/live-painting-wedding/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">wedding painting</a> makes a fabulous gift!</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Dumping Bench Seats</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Setting up a woodshop in the barn has taken some of my time recently. Moving equipment and tables, running an electric line and hanging lights. But first I had to move out of the barn two bench seats from my old Ford Windstar minivan. The van bit the dust two years ago but the bench seats were stored in the barn because I never used them in the van. The van was for hauling stuff.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The Windstar started out being my vehicle for doing shows. Winnie the Windstar went with me to shows in Coconut Grove, Winter Park, White Plains, NY, Gatlinburg, Saint Louis, and too many other places to remember. She was a good car I had for nearly twenty years. When I outgrew the minivan I upgraded to a cargo van and kept the minivan for local errands. Hauling trash, recycles, hay, straw, and sometimes art and art show gear.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Spicers</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, anyway, when she bit the dust, the bench seats were in the barn and in the way. I had to call around to find someone to take them. Hopes of selling them or dumping for free faded quickly. I ended up wrestling them into the back of my truck, with the help of a neighbor, and deposited them at Spicer’s Refuse just outside of Nashville. Had to pay $15 per seat to dump them.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Wood Shop</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26404" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26404" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6764-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop at the Barn" class="wp-image-26404 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6764-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6764-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6764-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6764-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6764-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26404" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Miter Saw</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Setting Up</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">But now I have room in the foyer of the barn to set up my miter saw with a sold, wood floor underneath. Took some other equipment like an electric hand sander and circular saw to the barn as well and ran an electric line back there. Still need to replace plastic on the windows and tweak things once see what I need.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26403" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26403" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6759-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop at the Barn" class="wp-image-26403 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6759-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6759-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6759-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6759-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6759-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26403" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Hand sander with cut pieces for cradle boards. A circular saw is on a workbench in the background.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The shop lights may need to be adjusted. I need more light in the sanding area where I also measure the lumber before cutting it.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26402" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26402" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6756-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop at the Barn" class="wp-image-26402 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6756-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6756-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6756-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6756-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6756-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26402" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Another view of the hand sander and cut pieces for cradle boards.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I dug out an old analog radio to use at the barn and it worked great when tested up at the house. But once I got to the barn, it was so low as to be barely audible. After some more experimenting, I found if the volume was turned all the way up, the sound went down. If I dialed it back a tad, the volume was great. Go figure.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26391" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26391" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6752-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Woodshop at the Barn" class="wp-image-26391 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6752-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6752-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6752-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6752-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6752-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26391" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Miter saw in the closed position.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20.16px;">More Clean Up and Organizing</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I still want to clean out the grain room and lean-to. But I need to make some cradle boards first! Getting ready for a Christmas event where I will be releasing new oil paintings, suitable for gift giving, every day for thirty days. Stay tuned for more information!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Whenever I sell a painting, I want my collectors to be able to take it home and hang it up right away. If they have to go out and buy a frame, the painting could sit for weeks, months, or forever and never get hung. Even if they want to switch out the frame, at least they can hang it and enjoy it until they get a new frame.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Small Cradled Panels in the Making</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26408" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26408" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6766-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Cradled panels" class="wp-image-26408 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6766-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6766-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6766-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6766-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCN6766-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26408" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Cradled panels</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">When it came time to glue the pieces to my panels, I took them to the studio where the temperatures won’t get too cold for drying and curing the glue. Next, I will add a nail to each end and use some wood filler on the corners.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Strip Frames</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">One comment by a visitor to my booth at a recent show was that the new strip frames echoed the trees in the paintings and looked really good. They are so right! The strip frame just looks like another tree in the landscape. I love it!</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26299" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26299" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Four Season Grouping" class="wp-image-26299 size-full" height="774" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-517x400.jpg 517w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-768x594.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-300x232.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26299" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Four season grouping of oil paintings with strip frames that echo the trees in the painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">For the smaller paintings, I will use a smaller scale strip for the frames.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for now!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Enjoy the changing seasons.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love and appreciate you very much!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">P.S. You are always welcome to visit my studio/gallery here in <a href="http://browncounty.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Brown County</a>, Indiana. Just call (812-988-4497) or email me (Char@CharleneMarsh.com) to make sure I am available at the time you’d like to visit.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Tango</h3></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-58320750663382770792022-09-26T10:30:00.001-07:002022-09-26T17:15:42.101-07:00Visiting T.C. Steele State Historic Site<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Visiting T.C. Steele State Historic Site</h1><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: start;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/visiting-t-c-steele-state-historic-site/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-09-26T13:28:56-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">SEPTEMBER 26, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/visiting-t-c-steele-state-historic-site/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="T.C. and Selma Steele" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="751" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele-768x577.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header></h1><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Visiting T.C. Steele State Historic Site</h1><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Recently, I had some family <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/charlene-marsh-studio-gallery/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">visit my studio/gallery</a> here in <a href="http://browncounty.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Brown County, Nashville, Indiana</a>, for several days. Whenever I have visitors, I get to “play tourist” and take advantage of the many activities and sites I might otherwise save for another day. The <a href="https://www.indianamuseum.org/historic-sites/tc-steele/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">T.C. Steele State Historic Site</a> is one of those local treasures I had not visited since the new Visitors Center was built in 2019.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">As many of you know, T.C. Steele is one of Indiana’s most famous artists who discovered the hidden gem of Brown County in 1905. He started coming here to paint “en plein air” and built a house on 60 acres in 1907. As soon as the house was completed, he and his new bride, Selma Neubacher Steele, his second wife, moved in. They named the property “The House of the Singing Winds” for the melodic symphony of the wind on the hills through the house. There is also a book of the same title that is a fascinating read. Over time, they bought more land bringing the site total to 211 acres.</p></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">New Visitors Center</h3><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26372" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26372" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_151628.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="TC Steele Visitors Center" class="wp-image-26372 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_151628.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_151628.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_151628-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_151628-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_151628-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26372" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">TC Steele Visitors Center, August, 2022.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">From the Indiana State Museum website: <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"> “Theodore Clement “T.C.” Steele (1847-1926), noted Indiana artist and member of the Hoosier Group of Impressionist Painters, was inspired by the picturesque scenes that he encountered in Brown County. T.C. was at the forefront of the state’s art movement and remains one of Indiana’s most honored artists.”</em></p></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">T.C. and Selma Steele</h3><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26349" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26349" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="T.C. and Selma Steele" class="wp-image-26349 size-full" height="751" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele-768x577.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TC-and-Selma-Steele-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26349" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">T.C. and Selma Steele</figcaption></figure></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Large Studio</h3><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26373" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26373" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144921.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="T.C. Steele Large Studio" class="wp-image-26373 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144921.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144921.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144921-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144921-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144921-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26373" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">T.C. Steele Large Studio, August, 2022.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">You can see the new visitor’s center in the background behind the large studio.</p></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Main House in 2010</h3><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I found this shocking photo of the main house from 2010! You can see that the house and gardens were clearly not in good condition.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26353" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26353" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="T.C. Steele House in September, 2010" class="wp-image-26353 size-full" height="563" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/T.C.-Steele-House-in-September-2010.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/T.C.-Steele-House-in-September-2010.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/T.C.-Steele-House-in-September-2010-710x400.jpg 710w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/T.C.-Steele-House-in-September-2010-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/T.C.-Steele-House-in-September-2010-300x169.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26353" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">T.C. Steele House in September, 2010</figcaption></figure></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">How Things Change</h3><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Here is how the main house looked on the day of my visit in August, 2022.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26375" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26375" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144935.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="T.C. Steele Main House" class="wp-image-26375 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144935.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144935.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144935-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144935-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26375" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">T.C. Steele Main House, August, 2022.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">What a change!</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26377" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26377" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145015.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="T.C. Steele Main House" class="wp-image-26377 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145015.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145015.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145015-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145015-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26377" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">T.C. Steele Main House, August, 2022.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I remember when I moved here in 1987, the house and property were in dismal condition. So much work has been done since then. The restored gardens, formal gardens, fish ponds, and buildings, in addition to the new Visitors Center, have elevated this historic treasure to new levels. Up until just recently, for security, there was always an on site custodian who lived in a portion of the main house. New security systems in place make an on site attendant no longer necessary and the main house has been mostly restored to the condition it was when the Steeles lived there.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26376" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26376" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144958.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="T.C. Steele Main House" class="wp-image-26376 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144958.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144958.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144958-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144958-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144958-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26376" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">T.C. Steele Main House, August, 2022.</figcaption></figure></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Everything Intact</h3><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The wonderful, unique thing about this historic site is that Selma Steele left the entire property and all it’s contents to the state in 1946. Many historic sites have to search and hunt for <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">period</em> furnishings that were not original to the site. So, we are very fortunate to have all the original furnishings, props, and artwork that the Steeles’ lived with and used that fill the house, studio, and buildings. Even the palette that T.C. was using at the end was left intact, with the dried blotches of paint.</p></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Restored Gardens</h3><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Workers and volunteers have worked hard over the years to restore the koi ponds and the formal gardens. Selma maintained extensive gardens for T.C. to use as subject matter in his paintings. Back when they lived in Brown County, there were no deer to contend with. Now, the gardens need to be enclosed in 8′ high deer fencing.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26378" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26378" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144717.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="TC Steele Restored Fish Ponds" class="wp-image-26378 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144717.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144717.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144717-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_144717-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26378" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">T.C. Steele Restored Koi Ponds</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26379" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26379" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145812.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="T.C. Steele Restored Gardens" class="wp-image-26379 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145812.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145812.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145812-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145812-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_145812-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" title="T.C. Steele Restored Gardens" width="1000" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26379" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">T.C. Steele Restored Formal Gardens</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26380" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26380" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_150254.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="T.C. Steele Restored Gardens" class="wp-image-26380 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_150254.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_150254.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_150254-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220812_150254-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26380" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">T.C. Steele Restored Formal Gardens</figcaption></figure></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Oil Paintings</h3><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This wouldn’t be a blog about T.C. Steele without including a couple of his gorgeous paintings.</p><figure class="wp-caption alignnone" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1024px;"><img alt="Southern Indiana landscape oil painting with fall colors" height="698" loading="lazy" src="https://tcsteele.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/steele-2-1024x698.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1024" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Valley Scene (Brown County), 1912. Oil on canvas. T.C. Steele.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I won’t even try to write a history about Steele. Tons of info out there. My family and I signed up for the 45 minute tour and it was marvelous. So informative! Our tour guide was knowledgeable and patient, answering questions and giving added details. In fact, our 45 minute tour turned out to be 1 1/2 hours long and the time flew by! Even living here and serving as an Artist in Residence (twice!), I learned new info.</p><figure class="wp-caption alignnone" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1800px;"><img alt="Winter landscape" height="1453" loading="lazy" src="https://tcsteele.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Winter-Sunlight-webres.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1800" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Winter Sunlight was painted in 1912 and shown in the Memorial Exhibition for Theodore C. Steele 1847 – 1926 at the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis (Corner Sixteenth and Pennsylvania Streets, site of the old Tinker homestead). Sponsored by the Art Association of Indianapolis, this exhibition was held during the month of December, 1926. Oil on canvas.</figcaption></figure></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Worth a Visit from Anywhere</h3><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">If you like art, history, and/or gardens, the <a href="https://www.indianamuseum.org/historic-sites/tc-steele/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">T.C. Steele State Historic Site</a> has it all and is worth a visit from anywhere. <a href="https://www.indianamuseum.org/historic-sites/tc-steele/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">You can book your tour in advance, online,</a> and, given how busy October is, I highly recommend you do that if you plan to come then.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">And I want to invite you, while you are in Brown County, to stop by and<a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/charlene-marsh-studio-gallery/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"> visit my studio/gallery.</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Please be sure to call, 812-988-4497, or email me, Char@CharleneMarsh.com, in advance, to make sure I am available.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-24475" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_24475" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Charlene Marsh Studio and Gallery sign, Brown County, Indiana" class="wp-image-24475 size-large" height="800" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-600x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-600x800.jpg 600w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web.jpg 1704w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-24475" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Charlene Marsh Studio and Gallery sign, Brown County, Indiana.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Well, back to painting! I love you and appreciate you! Enjoy the crispy autumn temps and colors.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">T.C. Steele</h3></div></header>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-70138283364977158092022-09-16T12:42:00.001-07:002022-09-16T12:42:22.904-07:00Making Frames<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Making Frames</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/making-frames/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-09-16T15:40:38-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">SEPTEMBER 16, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/making-frames/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Making Frames" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="750" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Making Frames</h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I am not a woodworker! Never claimed to be a woodworker. Never wanted to be a woodworker.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">But, now I am a woodworker.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I wanted to make <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/cradled-panels/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">cradled panels</a> and then add strip frames so I would be free to make large and not so large paintings in non-standard sizes. And narrow strip frames so the paintings can be hung together in a grouping without the frames dominating, visually.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I find myself comparing wood stains like red oak vs. dark walnut. And surveying lumber at Menards and Lowes. What width would work with the <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/cradled-panels/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">cradled panels</a>? What type of wood glue would be best? Nails vs screws + wood filler and grades of sand paper. And lots of how-to youtube videos.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I even bought a miter saw and an electric hand sander at the <a href="https://www.bchumane.org/barn-sale/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Brown County Humane Society Barn Sale</a> in August. Which, by the way, is an awesome sale! They have everything except clothes. Tools, housewares, kitchen wares, furniture, toys, mowers, lawn tools, holiday decor, bikes, books, boats, even cars. Last year the sale raised $56,000. This year it raised $75,000! Make a list and check it out next year.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Currently, when the weather is nice, my woodshop is the deck. At night, the tools and wood go back inside. I am debating about turning part of the barn into a woodshop. Just part of it because I plan on getting horses again someday.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26323" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26323" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Frames" class="wp-image-26323 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-Frames-08-22-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26323" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Staining frame strips</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, in this picture of my so-called woodshop, you can see the wood staining process, the miter saw, my workbenches, and my first completed strip frame on a painting. The staining process really took a long time because each side of the wood needs 1-2 coats of stain + a coat of polyurethane. And each coat needs to dry for several hours in between.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26324" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26324" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-26324 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/KIMG0060-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/KIMG0060-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/KIMG0060-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/KIMG0060-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26324" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Charlene at the 4th Street Art Festival</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Here are the new strip frames on the tetraptych paintings at the 4th Street Art Festival.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26299" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26299" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Four Season Grouping" class="wp-image-26299 size-full" height="774" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-517x400.jpg 517w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-768x594.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-300x232.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26299" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Four Season Grouping</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Check out how the paintings were created <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/blog/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">HERE</a>: <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/summer-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Summer,</a> <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/autumn-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Fall,</a> <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/winter-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Winter,</a> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14.4px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/spring-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Spring.</a> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for today!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails! I love you!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><div><br /></div><div class="blog-share text-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-73365876294654619312022-09-06T14:41:00.001-07:002022-09-06T14:41:16.258-07:00Autumn In Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Autumn In Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/autumn-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-08-24T00:27:53-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">AUGUST 24, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/autumn-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px-391x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px-391x800.jpg 391w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px-196x400.jpg 196w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px-300x613.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px.jpg 489w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="391" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Autumn In Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">“Autumn in Yellowwood State Forest” is the third, oil painting in a four season tetraptych. Each panel measures 48″ high x 24″ wide. So, all four paintings will make an 8′ wide x 4′ high installation. They are all done on <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/cradled-panels/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">cradled panels</a> and will have strip frames.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, this is the initial sketch on the pre-tinted panel for the autumn painting.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26244" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26244" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 485px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26244 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6562-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6562-1000px.jpg 485w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6562-1000px-194x400.jpg 194w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6562-1000px-388x800.jpg 388w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6562-1000px-300x619.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="485" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26244" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Next, I paint in the dark values of the creek bank and rocks.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26245" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26245" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 490px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26245 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6563-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6563-1000px.jpg 490w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6563-1000px-196x400.jpg 196w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6563-1000px-392x800.jpg 392w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6563-1000px-300x612.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="490" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26245" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then I add the land surrounding the creek, using the paint to “carve out” the hillsides. At this point I start to paint in the creek using a mix of Ultramarine Blue and Titanium White plus a touch of Cadmium Red Medium and Light plus some Cerulean Blue.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26246" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26246" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 489px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26246 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6564-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6564-1000px.jpg 489w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6564-1000px-196x400.jpg 196w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6564-1000px-391x800.jpg 391w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6564-1000px-300x613.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="489" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26246" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">More of the creek is painted in using lighter values.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26247" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26247" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 484px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26247 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6565-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6565-1000px.jpg 484w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6565-1000px-194x400.jpg 194w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6565-1000px-387x800.jpg 387w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6565-1000px-300x620.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="484" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26247" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A base of greens, oranges, reds, and rusts are added for the background forest.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A dark value is mixed using mostly Cadmium Red Medium and Ultramarine Blue to get the dark leaves silhouetted against the blue sky.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Lastly the sky is painted in using a mix of Cerulean Blue and Titanium White.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">At this point, with the entire panel finally covered, I can step back and evaluate where to go from here.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26248" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26248" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 489px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26248 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6566-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6566-1000px.jpg 489w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6566-1000px-196x400.jpg 196w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6566-1000px-391x800.jpg 391w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6566-1000px-300x613.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="489" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26248" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">“Thinking time” is invaluable as the painting progresses. Sometimes ideas need to percolate before applying the paint to the support. Sometimes I feel guilty taking time to just study and think about where to go next with a painting.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">At this stage, I start to add the branches and trees of the forest. The branches and trees really start to give the painting depth and shape to the hills.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26249" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26249" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 496px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26249 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6567-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6567-1000px.jpg 496w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6567-1000px-198x400.jpg 198w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6567-1000px-397x800.jpg 397w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6567-1000px-300x605.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="496" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26249" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A layer of leaves is added. The changing leaves gradate from green to chartreuse to yellow, orange and red.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Multiple layers of leaves and trees and branches are added, working back and forth between the foreground, background, and sky.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Final Painting, Autumn In Yellowwood State Forest</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26251" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26251" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 489px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26251 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px.jpg 489w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px-196x400.jpg 196w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px-391x800.jpg 391w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6569-1000px-300x613.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="489" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26251" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″, oil on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©CharleneMarsh, code #080922 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Details</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26252" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26252" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26252 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6573-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6573-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6573-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6573-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6573-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26252" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature detail, Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″, oil on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©CharleneMarsh, code #080922 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26253" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26253" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26253 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6574-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6574-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6574-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6574-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6574-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26253" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″, oil on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©CharleneMarsh, code #080922 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26254" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26254" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26254 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6575-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6575-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6575-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6575-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6575-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26254" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Leaves detail, Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″, oil on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©CharleneMarsh, code #080922 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26255 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6576-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6576-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6576-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6576-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6576-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26256" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26256" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26256 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6577-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6577-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6577-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6577-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6577-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26256" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″, oil on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©CharleneMarsh, code #080922 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26257" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26257" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26257 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6578-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6578-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6578-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6578-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6578-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26257" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″, oil on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©CharleneMarsh, code #080922 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26258" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26258" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26258 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6579-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6579-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6579-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6579-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6579-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26258" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Creek detail, Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″, oil on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©CharleneMarsh, code #080922 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26259" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26259" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26259 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6580-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6580-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6580-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6580-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6580-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26259" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Water detail, Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″, oil on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©CharleneMarsh, code #080922 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26260" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26260" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Autumn in Yellowwood, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26260 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6581-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6581-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6581-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6581-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6581-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26260" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Autumn in Yellowwood, 48″ x 24″, oil on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©CharleneMarsh, code #080922 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://www.indianastatefair.com/p/state-fair" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">The Indiana State Fair</a></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">It wouldn’t be summer without a trip to the Indiana State Fair.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26265" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26265" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><img alt="Indiana State Fair Midway 2022" class="wp-image-26265 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081722-Indiana-State-Fair-Midway1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081722-Indiana-State-Fair-Midway1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081722-Indiana-State-Fair-Midway1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081722-Indiana-State-Fair-Midway1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26265" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Indiana State Fair Midway 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I rarely enter art competitions anymore. Lots of reasons I won’t go into but decided I wanted to enter art in the <a href="https://www.indianastatefair.com/p/state-fair" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Indiana State Fair</a> Professional Fine Arts Division. I love fairs. County fairs, state fairs, art fairs. And with the entry fee, one gets 6 free tickets to the State Fair worth $84 which far exceeds the cost of entry. Since I couldn’t use all of the tickets, I was able to share with friends, who were thrilled.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Free Stage</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Entry to the State Fair includes access to the Free Stage with nightly concerts. Due to time restraints and other commitments, I could only go up once this year so planned to go the night of the <a href="https://happytogethertour.com/tour/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Happy Together Tour</a> with The Cowsills, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Association, The Turtles, and The Vogues. Fabulous show! So much fun. Hopefully, next year I can go up more than once and catch another concert or two.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26264" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26264" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="The Cowsills, Indiana State Fair 2022" class="wp-image-26264 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081722-Indiana-State-Fair-The-Cowsills-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081722-Indiana-State-Fair-The-Cowsills-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081722-Indiana-State-Fair-The-Cowsills-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081722-Indiana-State-Fair-The-Cowsills-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/081722-Indiana-State-Fair-The-Cowsills-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26264" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">The Cowsills, Indiana State Fair 2022</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The Cowsills kicked off the evening with “The Rain, the Park, & Other Things”. They were the original “Partridge Family” that the TV show was based on. Susan Cowsill is now 63 and has attended the Indiana State Fair since she was eight years old! Isn’t that amazing? Packed house and everyone was in a fun and friendly mood.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">First Place</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26263" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26263" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><img alt="Indiana State Fair First Place Award" class="wp-image-26263 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082222-First-Place-Indiana-State-Fair-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082222-First-Place-Indiana-State-Fair-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082222-First-Place-Indiana-State-Fair-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082222-First-Place-Indiana-State-Fair-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26263" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Indiana State Fair First Place Award</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">During my visit to the <a href="https://www.indianastatefair.com/p/state-fair" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">state fair,</a> I toured the art exhibits and was thrilled to learn I won First Place in the Computer Art category. Woo Hoo! Comes with a little money so it’s all good. The winning piece features one of my fiber art designs recreated using modules to make a whole new image. Using Adobe Photoshop, I used multiple layers to get the effect of radiating sacred geometry.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The head of the art division said entries were way up this year. Can’t remember the exact amount he said — maybe 30%? But there was a lot of fantastic art. Can’t wait for next year!</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Next Up</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Next up is the fourth and last painting in the tetraptych, Winter in Yellowwood State Forest. Hoping to have it done in time to take to my first show of the fall season, the <a href="https://www.4thstreet.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts</a> in Bloomington, Indiana, coming up Labor Day weekend. Then I will be heading back to Chicago to the <a href="https://lakevieweastfestivalofthearts.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Lakeview East Festival of the Arts</a>. Visit my <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/events/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Events Page</a> to see where else I will be exhibiting this fall.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for now! Thanks for following along! I love you!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Autumn In Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</h3></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-12900417829523862082022-09-06T14:41:00.000-07:002022-09-06T14:41:01.745-07:00Lakeview East Festival of the Arts and Tetraptych on Display<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h6 class="entry-category is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.05; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 0.8; text-rendering: optimizespeed; text-transform: uppercase; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/category/events/" rel="category tag" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">EVENTS</a>, <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/category/oil-paintings/" rel="category tag" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">OIL PAINTINGS</a></h6><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Lakeview East Festival of the Arts in Chicago</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/lakeview-east-festival-of-the-arts-in-chicago/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-09-06T17:36:43-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">SEPTEMBER 6, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/lakeview-east-festival-of-the-arts-in-chicago/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Four Season Grouping" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="774" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-517x400.jpg 517w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-768x594.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-300x232.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Lakeview East Festival of the Arts in Chicago!</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This coming weekend, September 10-11, 2022, I will be at the <a href="https://lakevieweastfestivalofthearts.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Lakeview East Festival of the Arts</a> in Chicago. The hours run 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. both days. I will be in Booth #68 on N. Broadway near Aldine. You can use 3138 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL in your GPS to find the festival.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://lakevieweastfestivalofthearts.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank"><img alt="Lakeview East Festival of the Arts" class="alignnone wp-image-25629" height="177" loading="lazy" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Lakeview-East-150x133-px-copy.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="200" /></a>September 10-11, 2022: <a href="https://lakevieweastfestivalofthearts.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Lakeview East Festival of the Arts</a>, Chicago, Illinois.</h3><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Tetraptych on Display</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">One joy of doing art shows is being able to see the paintings on display and actually get to enjoy them. Between shows, they are often packed away where I don’t get to see them. Here is a picture of the new series, the four season 48″ h. x 24″ w. tetraptych, in my booth at the 4th Street Festival of the Arts last weekend. They took up the entire 10′ wide wall! Check out the <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/blog/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">blogs</a> that explain how they were created.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26299" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26299" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Four Season Grouping" class="wp-image-26299 size-full" height="774" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-517x400.jpg 517w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-768x594.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4-seasons-48x24-grouping-1000px-300x232.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26299" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Four Season Grouping at the 4th Street Festival of the Arts</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for today. Lots to do to get ready for my next show. Lots of details and moving parts! I still need to find a hotel and parking! Not to mention taking care of the farm and animals.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love you!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-59876693491826278762022-08-29T21:11:00.002-07:002022-08-29T21:11:34.246-07:00Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/winter-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-08-30T00:09:42-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">AUGUST 30, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/winter-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px-394x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px-394x800.jpg 394w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px-197x400.jpg 197w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px-300x610.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px.jpg 492w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="394" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This is the final oil painting of the four part, four season tetraptych. You can see the other three paintings, <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/spring-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Spring in Yellowwood</a>, <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/summer-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Summer in Yellowwood,</a> and <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/autumn-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Autumn in Yellowwood</a> in the blogs. I will have all four paintings finished and on display at the <a href="https://www.4thstreet.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">4th Street Festival of the Arts</a>, this coming Labor Day weekend, September 3-4, 2022, in Bloomington, Indiana.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Getting Started</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26275" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26275" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 495px;"><img alt=" Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26275 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6714-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6714-1000px.jpg 495w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6714-1000px-198x400.jpg 198w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6714-1000px-396x800.jpg 396w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6714-1000px-300x606.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="495" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26275" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">After laying out the initial sketch, I dive into the painting.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26276" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26276" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 478px;"><img alt="State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26276 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6716-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6716-1000px.jpg 478w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6716-1000px-191x400.jpg 191w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6716-1000px-382x800.jpg 382w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6716-1000px-300x628.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="478" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26276" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Painting in progress.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Mixing the darkest darks, I paint in the creek, shadow areas, and major tree trunks.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26277" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26277" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 492px;"><img alt="Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26277 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6717-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6717-1000px.jpg 492w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6717-1000px-197x400.jpg 197w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6717-1000px-394x800.jpg 394w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6717-1000px-300x610.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="492" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26277" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love painting snow scenes because I get to use a million different values and shades of blue, my favorite color!</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26278" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26278" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 499px;"><img alt="State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26278 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6718-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6718-1000px.jpg 499w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6718-1000px-200x400.jpg 200w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6718-1000px-399x800.jpg 399w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6718-1000px-300x601.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="499" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26278" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Painting in progress.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">In the shadow areas of the snow, I add a touch of red and yellow to dull the blues down.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26279" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26279" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 501px;"><img alt="Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26279 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6719-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6719-1000px.jpg 501w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6719-1000px-200x400.jpg 200w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6719-1000px-401x800.jpg 401w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6719-1000px-300x599.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="501" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26279" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A splash of sun hits the snow bank.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26280" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26280" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 498px;"><img alt="Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26280 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6720-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6720-1000px.jpg 498w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6720-1000px-199x400.jpg 199w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6720-1000px-398x800.jpg 398w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6720-1000px-300x602.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="498" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26280" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sun on the creek.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">And is reflected in the creek.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26281" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26281" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 480px;"><img alt="Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26281 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6721-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6721-1000px.jpg 480w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6721-1000px-192x400.jpg 192w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6721-1000px-384x800.jpg 384w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6721-1000px-300x625.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="480" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26281" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sunset sky.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Painting in the sunset sky is a blast. I mix up a blue sky color using Cerulean Blue and Titanium White. And paint in the sky from the top of the panel. Then I mix the sunset colors using mixes of Cadmium Yellow Light and Cadmium Red Light and Titanium White. Which I apply to the horizon line next to the silhoutetted trees. Then I mix the two pools of complementary colors, blue and pale orange, to get the middle neutrals that unite the top of the sky and the horizon line.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Final Painting</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26282" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26282" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 492px;"><img alt="Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26282 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px.jpg 492w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px-197x400.jpg 197w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px-394x800.jpg 394w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/082122-S-48x24-1000px-300x610.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="492" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26282" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″, oil painting on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, Code #082122 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Details</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26283" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26283" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26283 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6731-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6731-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6731-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6731-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6731-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26283" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature Detail, Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″, oil painting on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, Code #082122 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26284" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26284" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt=" Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26284 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6732-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6732-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6732-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6732-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6732-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26284" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26285" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26285" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26285 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6733-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6733-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6733-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6733-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6733-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26285" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sunlit snow detail, Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″, oil painting on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, Code #082122 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26286" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26286" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26286 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6734-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6734-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6734-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6734-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6734-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26286" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26287" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26287" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26287 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6735-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6735-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6735-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6735-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6735-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26287" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Sky detail<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26288" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26288" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26288 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6736-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6736-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6736-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6736-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6736-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26288" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Cradled panel edge detail, Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″, oil painting on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, Code #082122 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26289" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26289" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48" x 24"" class="wp-image-26289 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6737-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6737-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6737-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6737-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6737-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26289" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, Winter in Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″, oil painting on cradled panel, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, Code #082122 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://www.4thstreet.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts</a></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Labor Day weekend! Booth #116. 10-6 Saturday and 10-5 Sunday.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://www.4thstreet.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank"><img alt="4th Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts" class="alignnone wp-image-25947 size-full" height="200" loading="lazy" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/4th-Street-copy.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin-bottom: 2em; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="215" /></a>September 3-4, 2022: <a href="https://www.4thstreet.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts,</a> Bloomington, Indiana.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then the next weekend, I return to Chicago.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://lakevieweastfestivalofthearts.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #472ae8; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Lakeview East Festival of the Arts" class="alignnone wp-image-25629" height="177" loading="lazy" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Lakeview-East-150x133-px-copy.jpg" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="200" /></a>September 10-11, 2022: <a href="https://lakevieweastfestivalofthearts.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Lakeview East Festival of the Arts</a>, Chicago, Illinois.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for now! Super busy getting ready for the shows! I hope you can stop by my booth either in Bloomington or Chicago.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love you!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><div class="blog-share text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><div class="is-divider medium" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="social-icons share-icons share-row relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #999999; display: inline-block; font-size: 0.85em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; position: relative !important; vertical-align: middle;"><a aria-label="Share on Facebook" class="icon button round is-outline tooltip facebook" data-label="Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/winter-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="border-radius: 5px; 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margin: 0px; min-width: 1em; padding: 0px; position: relative; speak: none !important; text-transform: none !important; top: -1.5px; vertical-align: middle;"></span></a></div></div></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-72074285112750637702022-08-23T21:31:00.003-07:002022-08-23T21:31:56.916-07:00Summer In Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Summer In Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; 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position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/summer-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px-391x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px-391x800.jpg 391w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px-196x400.jpg 196w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px-300x613.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px.jpg 489w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="391" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Summer In Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">If you like cabin art, you are going to love this painting that captures the quintessence feel of summer in the forest! This is the second painting in a four part series depicting the forest in all four seasons in a 48″ high x 24″ wide format. You can check out <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/spring-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">“Spring In Yellowwood State Forest,” 48″ x 24″ HERE.</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The plan is for all four paintings to be grouped together in a stunning 4′ x 8′ installation. Or, each panel is hung separately in a tall, narrow spot in your country cabin or metropolitan home.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">So, this is lazy, hazy, simmering hot, summer in the forest.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">First, the initial sketch is created using a slew of images of both plein air oil paintings and a photo of the forest in the summertime. Ultramarine Blue and Magenta paints are thinned with oil. At the same time, a brush is used to lay out the initial sketch. I can easily wipe out the drawing with a paper towel and start again if I do not like the composition or need to change the placement of elements.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26199" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26199" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 480px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24. Cabin Art" class="wp-image-26199 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6541-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6541-1000px.jpg 480w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6541-1000px-192x400.jpg 192w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6541-1000px-384x800.jpg 384w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6541-1000px-300x625.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="480" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26199" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Once I am happy with the composition, I start to block in the darkest values.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26200" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26200" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 486px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26200 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6542-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6542-1000px.jpg 486w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6542-1000px-194x400.jpg 194w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6542-1000px-389x800.jpg 389w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6542-1000px-300x617.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="486" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26200" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The shale rock color is mixed using Cerulean Blue, Cadmium Red Medium and Light with a touch of Cadmium Yellow Light. Plus white.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26201" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26201" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 495px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26201 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6543-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6543-1000px.jpg 495w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6543-1000px-198x400.jpg 198w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6543-1000px-396x800.jpg 396w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6543-1000px-300x606.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="495" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26201" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Next, I start painting the rocks and vegetation. More of the mixed shale blue is added throughout.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26202" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26202" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 496px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24. cabin art" class="wp-image-26202 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6544-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6544-1000px.jpg 496w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6544-1000px-198x400.jpg 198w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6544-1000px-397x800.jpg 397w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6544-1000px-300x605.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="496" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26202" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then, I am ready to paint in the pool of water as well as the waterfall. I use some of the rock colors that are shining through the transparency under the water.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26203" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26203" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 493px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26203 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6546-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6546-1000px.jpg 493w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6546-1000px-197x400.jpg 197w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6546-1000px-394x800.jpg 394w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6546-1000px-300x609.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="493" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26203" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">More vegetation is added as well as the sides of the creek bank drifting into the background. The rapids of the creek flowing in the foreground are painted in.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">All Those Greens</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Lastly, all the lush greens of the tree overstory are painted. Using a wide variety of green mixes from Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Light, Titanium White and touches of reds, I create hundreds of hues and values of green to weave a tapestry of paint.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">After blocking in the entire painting, I go back and add layers upon layers of details. All these layers of paint add depth and energy to the painting and bring it to life. During this phase, I dance back and forth, close and far, evaluating the painting and what it needs. I had to <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/trees-down-along-sciscoe-creek/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">rearrange my work space</a> to have the room to work with freedom on these larger paintings.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Eventually, I reach a point where to add any more paint would risk going too far and ruining it. Sometimes, when I am having fun — and I’m always having fun at this point — I don’t want to stop and must force myself.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Final Painting, Cabin Art:</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26204" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26204" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 489px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24. Cabin Art" class="wp-image-26204 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px.jpg 489w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px-196x400.jpg 196w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px-391x800.jpg 391w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6547-1000px-300x613.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="489" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26204" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Detail Shots:</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26212" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26212" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26212 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6554-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6554-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6554-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6554-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6554-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26212" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Edge of the cradled panel and painting, Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26211" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26211" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26211 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6553-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6553-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6553-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6553-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6553-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26211" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature detail, Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26210" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26210" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26210 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6552-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6552-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6552-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6552-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6552-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26210" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Lush green foliage detail, Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26209" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26209" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26209 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6551-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6551-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6551-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6551-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6551-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26209" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Green foliage detail, Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26208" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26208" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26208 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6550-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6550-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6550-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6550-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6550-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26208" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Waterfall detail, Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26207" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26207" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26207 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6549-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6549-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6549-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6549-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6549-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26207" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Flowing creek detail, Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26206" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26206" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><img alt="Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48x24." class="wp-image-26206 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6548-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6548-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6548-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6548-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26206" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail of the pool, Summer in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, ©Charlene Marsh, code #080422 S 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Summer temps always feel cooler in the forest, especially down by the creek. In actuality, it is cooler in the gulley, by the creek!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks for tuning in!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Next up is the fall painting, 48″ x 24″.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I am a little behind with my blogging and painting due to house guests last week. Always fun to “play tourist” here in Brown County for a few days but it sets me back in my work. I’ll share with you our visit to the <a href="https://www.indianamuseum.org/historic-sites/tc-steele/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #472ae8; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">T. C. Steele State Historic Site</a> in a later blog. Worth a visit if you love art, history, and/or gardening! And if you are coming to Brown County, be sure to set a date to <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/charlene-marsh-studio-gallery/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">visit my studio and gallery.</a> Let me know when you want to stop by to make sure I am available.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails! I love you!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Cabin Art</p></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-11308133298357597942022-08-05T20:55:00.001-07:002022-08-05T20:55:25.883-07:00Spring In Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Spring In Yellowwood State Forest, 48″ x 24″</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/spring-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-08-05T23:52:32-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">AUGUST 5, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/spring-in-yellowwood-state-forest-48-x-24/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48" x 24", ©Charlene Marsh, code #073122 S 48x24." class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/073122-S-48x24-1000pxcopy-396x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/073122-S-48x24-1000pxcopy-396x800.jpg 396w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/073122-S-48x24-1000pxcopy-198x400.jpg 198w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/073122-S-48x24-1000pxcopy-300x606.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/073122-S-48x24-1000pxcopy.jpg 495w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="396" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Spring In Yellowwood Forest</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Currently, I am working on four paintings with each section depicting a different season in Yellowwood State Forest in <a href="http://browncounty.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Brown County</a>, Indiana to be displayed as a polyptych. Each painting measures 48″ high x 24″ wide so the overall size of the tetraptych will be 4′ high and 8′ wide plus whatever space is in between each painting. Each painting is on a <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/cradled-panels/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">cradled panel</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I am planning to have all four ready in time for my <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/events/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">fall shows</a>. So I am a busy beaver!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This is the first, Spring In Yellowwood Forest</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Sketch</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26163" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26163" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 489px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26163 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6513-sans-easel-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6513-sans-easel-1000px-copy.jpg 489w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6513-sans-easel-1000px-copy-196x400.jpg 196w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6513-sans-easel-1000px-copy-391x800.jpg 391w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6513-sans-easel-1000px-copy-300x613.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="489" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26163" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Initial sketch, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Getting started blocking in the darkest values.</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26164" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26164" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 494px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26164 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6517-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6517-1000px.jpg 494w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6517-1000px-198x400.jpg 198w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6517-1000px-395x800.jpg 395w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6517-1000px-300x607.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="494" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26164" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Adding the shale.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Mixed using Cerulean Blue, Cadmium Red Medium and Light.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26165" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26165" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 499px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26165 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6518-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6518-1000px.jpg 499w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6518-1000px-200x400.jpg 200w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6518-1000px-399x800.jpg 399w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6518-1000px-300x601.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="499" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26165" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Adding the water.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Mixing a turquoise using Cerulean Blue, a touch of Cadmium Yellow Light, and Titanium White, I start painting in the water of the creek.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26166" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26166" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 489px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26166 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6519-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6519-1000px.jpg 489w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6519-1000px-196x400.jpg 196w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6519-1000px-391x800.jpg 391w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6519-1000px-300x613.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="489" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26166" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Adding the waterfalls.</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26167" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26167" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 475px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26167 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6520-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6520-1000px.jpg 475w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6520-1000px-190x400.jpg 190w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6520-1000px-380x800.jpg 380w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6520-1000px-300x632.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="475" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26167" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Hills.</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26185" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26185" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 495px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26185 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6521-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6521-1000px.jpg 495w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6521-1000px-198x400.jpg 198w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6521-1000px-396x800.jpg 396w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6521-1000px-300x606.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="495" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26185" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Adding the background space and upper tree leaves</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">.<img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26169 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6522-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6522-1000px.jpg 498w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6522-1000px-199x400.jpg 199w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6522-1000px-398x800.jpg 398w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6522-1000px-300x602.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; display: inline-block; font-size: 14.4px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="498" /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</span></p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Last but not least.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Using Titanium White and Cerulean Blue, I mix the sky colors and pop it in around the tree leaves.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26170" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26170" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 506px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26170 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6523-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6523-1000px.jpg 506w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6523-1000px-202x400.jpg 202w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6523-1000px-405x800.jpg 405w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6523-1000px-300x593.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="506" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26170" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Final frenzy.</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Once the entire surface is covered, I go back in and make adjustments.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then, I add the movement and energy that brings the painting to life. Since I did this part mostly at night, I didn’t take any progress shots. For the progress shots, I take the panel outside to shoot a photo and then go back into the studio to continue working. I like working at night when there are no distractions and I can really focus my attention on the soul of the painting.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26171" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26171" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 496px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26171 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6524-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6524-1000px.jpg 496w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6524-1000px-198x400.jpg 198w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6524-1000px-397x800.jpg 397w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6524-1000px-300x605.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="496" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26171" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, code #073122 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Details</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26172" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26172" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26172 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6536-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6536-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6536-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6536-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6536-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26172" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Cradle panel edge detail, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, code #073122 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26173" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26173" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26173 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6528-Signature-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6528-Signature-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6528-Signature-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6528-Signature-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6528-Signature-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26173" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Signature detail, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, code #073122 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26174" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26174" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26174 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6529-Signature2-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6529-Signature2-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6529-Signature2-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6529-Signature2-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6529-Signature2-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26174" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Another signature detail, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, oil painting, 48″ x 24″, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh, code #073122 S 48×24.</span></figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26175" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26175" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26175 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6527-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6527-1000px.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6527-1000px-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6527-1000px-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26175" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Waterfall detail, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26176" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26176" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26176 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6530-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6530-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6530-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6530-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6530-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26176" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26179" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26179" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26179 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6533-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6533-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6533-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6533-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6533-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26179" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Redbuds detail, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26180" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26180" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26180 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6534-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6534-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6534-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6534-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6534-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26180" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26181" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26181" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26181 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6535-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6535-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6535-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6535-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6535-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26181" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Waterfall detail, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26182" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26182" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26182 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6537-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6537-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6537-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6537-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6537-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26182" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26183" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26183" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26183 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6538-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6538-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6538-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6538-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6538-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26183" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Spring in Yellowwood Forest detail, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26184" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26184" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48x24" class="wp-image-26184 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6539-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6539-1000px.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6539-1000px-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6539-1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCN6539-1000px-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26184" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, Spring in Yellowwood Forest, Part 1 of 4, 48×24.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">That’s it for today! Coming up next is “Summer in Yellowwood Forest”, done is luscious, cool greens, so stay tuned.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks for following along! I love you!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/properties/yellowwood-state-forest/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Yellowwood State Forest</a></p><div class="blog-share text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><div class="is-divider medium" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="social-icons share-icons share-row relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #999999; display: inline-block; font-size: 0.85em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; position: relative !important; vertical-align: middle;"><br /></div></div></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-59020517192861790722022-07-29T15:09:00.004-07:002022-08-05T20:56:14.214-07:00Trees Down Along Sciscoe Creek<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h6 class="entry-category is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.05; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 0.8; text-rendering: optimizespeed; text-transform: uppercase; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/category/oil-paintings/" rel="category tag" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">OIL PAINTINGS</a>, <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/category/studio-oil-painting/" rel="category tag" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">STUDIO OIL PAINTING</a></h6><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Trees Down Along Sciscoe Creek</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/trees-down-along-sciscoe-creek/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-07-29T18:05:40-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">JULY 29, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/trees-down-along-sciscoe-creek/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt=""Trees Down Along Sciscoe Creek", oil painting, 30" x 24", c. Charlene Marsh, Code #072022 S 30x24." class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy-649x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy-649x800.jpg 649w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy-324x400.jpg 324w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy-768x947.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy-300x370.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy.jpg 811w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="649" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Trees Down Along Sciscoe Creek</h1><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This is the first painting, “Trees Down Along Sciscoe Creek”, using the <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/cradled-panels/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">new cradled panels</a>.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A sketch of the composition is painted onto the panel using a brush dipped in magenta oil paint, thinned with oil.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26149" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26149" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 797px;"><img alt="oil painting, Brown County, Indiana" class="wp-image-26149 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-1000px-copy.jpg 797w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-1000px-copy-319x400.jpg 319w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-1000px-copy-638x800.jpg 638w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-1000px-copy-768x964.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-1000px-copy-300x376.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="797" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26149" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Initial sketch.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then I mix a dark value using Cadmium Red Medium and Ultramarine Blue and paint in the darkest values.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26133" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26133" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 793px;"><img alt="oil painting, Brown County, Indiana" class="wp-image-26133 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6489-1000pxcopy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6489-1000pxcopy.jpg 793w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6489-1000pxcopy-317x400.jpg 317w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6489-1000pxcopy-634x800.jpg 634w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6489-1000pxcopy-768x968.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6489-1000pxcopy-300x378.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="793" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26133" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Starting with the dark values.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Next, I start adding the green foliage on the ground and the silhouetted, tree leaves in the upper part of the sky.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26134" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26134" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 818px;"><img alt="oil painting, Brown County, Indiana" class="wp-image-26134 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6493-1000pxcopy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6493-1000pxcopy.jpg 818w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6493-1000pxcopy-327x400.jpg 327w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6493-1000pxcopy-654x800.jpg 654w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6493-1000pxcopy-768x939.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6493-1000pxcopy-300x367.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="818" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26134" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Adding green foliage.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then I add the golds in the background. Mixing a light value violet, I paint in the distant space.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26135" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26135" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 810px;"><img alt="oil painting, Brown County, Indiana" class="wp-image-26135 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6494-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6494-1000px-copy.jpg 810w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6494-1000px-copy-324x400.jpg 324w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6494-1000px-copy-648x800.jpg 648w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6494-1000px-copy-768x948.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6494-1000px-copy-300x370.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="810" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26135" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Background golds and violets.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The turquoise creek is next. I use the Cerulean Blue with a touch of Cadmium Yellow Light and Titanium White for the creek water. Adding more yellow or more white or more blue gives me various shades of water.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The sky uses a mix of Cerulean Blue and Titanium White.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26137" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26137" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 813px;"><img alt="oil painting, Brown County, Indiana" class="wp-image-26137 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6496-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6496-1000px-copy.jpg 813w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6496-1000px-copy-325x400.jpg 325w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6496-1000px-copy-650x800.jpg 650w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6496-1000px-copy-768x945.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6496-1000px-copy-300x369.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="813" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26137" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Creek and sky painted in.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">After I paint in the basics and completely cover the support, I step back and make any adjustments. Then I start to add the blowing leaves and branches. Otherwise, the “movement” of the painting that brings it alive. I work back and forth in the sky and the forest, pulling elements to the front and then pushing them back.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Finished Oil Painting</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26141" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26141" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 811px;"><img alt=""Trees Down Along Sciscoe Creek", oil painting, 30" x 24", c. Charlene Marsh, Code #072022 S 30x24." class="wp-image-26141 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy.jpg 811w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy-324x400.jpg 324w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy-649x800.jpg 649w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy-768x947.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072022-S-30x24-1000px-copy-300x370.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="811" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26141" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Trees Down Along Sciscoe Creek”, oil painting, 30″ x 24″, c. Charlene Marsh, Code #072022 S 30×24.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Side view of cradled panel painting</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26145" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26145" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 750px;"><img alt="Side view of cradled panel painting." class="wp-image-26145 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6514-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6514-1000px-copy.jpg 750w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6514-1000px-copy-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6514-1000px-copy-600x800.jpg 600w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="750" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26145" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Side view of cradled panel painting.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Backside View</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26148" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26148" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 871px;"><img alt="Back side of oil painting" class="wp-image-26148 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6515-1000px.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6515-1000px.jpg 871w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6515-1000px-348x400.jpg 348w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6515-1000px-697x800.jpg 697w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6515-1000px-768x882.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6515-1000px-300x344.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="871" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26148" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Back side of oil painting.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The hanging hardware will be added after the painting is framed.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Details</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26144" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26144" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Detail, oil painting" class="wp-image-26144 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6509-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6509-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6509-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6509-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6509-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26144" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail, oil painting</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26143" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26143" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Detail, oil painting" class="wp-image-26143 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6504-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6504-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6504-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6504-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6504-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26143" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Oil painting, detail.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Detail of Signature</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26147" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26147" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Signature, oil painting" class="wp-image-26147 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6502-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6502-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6502-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6502-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6502-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26147" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Detail Signature, oil painting</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">After I finished this painting, I wanted to rearrange the studio so I would have a bit more room to work on larger pieces. So, I emptied out most of the supplies and equipment from the studio and stashed them on the deck. Typically, when cleaning and rearranging, I like to empty out the space and only put back what I want to keep in it’s new space. The rest goes to recycles, trash, or donations. Once emptied out, I vacuum and scrub everything. Major furniture was arranged several times in various configurations until I was satisfied.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Chaos on the deck</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26139" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26139" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="cleaning out the studio" class="wp-image-26139 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Clean-out-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Clean-out-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Clean-out-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Clean-out-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Clean-out-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26139" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Cleaning out the studio.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This should have been a two day job but rain was due at 6 p.m. so I had to work like a maniac to get everything done and all the gear put back inside. The rain held off until 7 p.m., just after I had put the last items back inside. Then I headed out to the forest to walk the dogs before dark. A light sprinkle turned into a raging torrent with thunder and lightning. The woods got really dark to where I could barely see the path. I was soaked to the bone by the time I got home!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">After I got back inside and got dry, there was some more work to do to get everything put away and arranged.</p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Here’s the final result for the space where I have the easels:</h3><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26140" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26140" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="cleaning out the studio" class="wp-image-26140 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Put-back-together-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Put-back-together-1000px-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Put-back-together-1000px-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Put-back-together-1000px-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072422-Put-back-together-1000px-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26140" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Final arrangement for the easels with a 48″ x 24″ panel.</figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Cleaning, purging, and rearranging always feels good to refresh and reinvigorate a space.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks so much for following along!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I love you and appreciate your support!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://browncounty.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Visit Brown County, Indiana!</a></p><div><br /></div><div class="blog-share text-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-82903727120766731962022-07-17T19:03:00.002-07:002022-07-17T19:03:38.367-07:00Making Cradled Panels<p> </p><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><h6 class="entry-category is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.05; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 0.8; text-rendering: optimizespeed; text-transform: uppercase; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/category/painting-tips/" rel="category tag" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">PAINTING TIPS</a>, <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/category/supplies-tools-gear-frames/" rel="category tag" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">SUPPLIES, TOOLS, GEAR, FRAMES</a></h6><h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Cradled Panels</h1><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/cradled-panels/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-07-17T21:58:53-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">JULY 17, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/cradled-panels/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Cradled Panels" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="750" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="1000" /></a></div></header><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; padding: 1.5em;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Cradled Panels</h1><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This week I have been making cradled panels. Usually I just use cut panels and then pop them in a frame when the painting is done. But I am wanting to work in some larger, non-standard sizes. Using a cradle will allow me to either leave the finished painting unframed or add a simple, strip frame to it. Also, the cradle provides bracing to keep larger panels from bending.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Panel Prep</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The panels were prepared in advance. I had these pieces cut at Lowe’s where they did it for free on their large, vertical cutter. <a href="http://lowes.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Lowe’s</a> has an employee/owner relationship with their staff so the service is really great there. The staff is invested in the success of the company. A young man walked with me around the store to get everything on my list. Try to get that kind of service at the other Big Box stores!</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Sealing the panels</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I seal the front with GAC 100 which makes sure that anything from the hardboard panel will not bleed through and discolor the oil painting over time. Next, I gesso the front and back with two coats of white gesso. Lastly, I tint the front with two coats of acrylic red paint.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Panels vs. Canvas</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I prefer painting on panels as they hold up better to the palette knives. Stretched canvas has too much flexibility and bounce to it. Archivally, panels are better, too, because the flexing canvas can cause the paint to flake off over time.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26109" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26109" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="woohshop on the deck" class="wp-image-26109 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6477-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6477-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6477-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6477-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6477-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26109" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Woodshop” and large cradled panel with weights while the glue dries.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Woodshop on the Deck</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">My “woodshop” is the deck so decent weather is crucial. Luckily, I had a stretch of glorious weather to get the job done. A hand held circular saw is woefully inadequate but it was manageable when I was cutting bigger pieces. Trying to trim 1/4″ off the 1″ x 2″ pieces was impossible. A miter saw is on the Vision Board! Anyway, I went over to a friend’s woodshop to cut those pieces. They had a really cool miter saw with a laser light to mark the cutting line. With the right tools, working with wood isn’t too bad. Although I still prefer working with malleable paint.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Gorilla Glue</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Using 1″ x 2″ pine strips, I cut them to the needed length and width to fit around the edges of the panels. Then I added a bead line of Gorilla Wood Glue to the edge of the strip and added it to the edge of the already gessoed and tinted panel.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26110" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26110" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Art books weights" class="wp-image-26110 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6478-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6478-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6478-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6478-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6478-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26110" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Art books weighing down the pine strips on the cradled panels.</figcaption></figure><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Art Books for Weights for Cradled Panels</h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I put my collection of art books to good use weighing done the strips until the Gorilla Glue set. This panel is 48″ x 48″ so I added a center bracing strip. Two smaller pieces were used to keep the center brace from touching the panel so that it would not cause an indentation on the front of the panel.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26111" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26111" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Cradled Panels" class="wp-image-26111 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6479-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6479-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6479-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6479-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6479-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26111" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Assorted tools and supplies in the “woodshop” with my faithful watchdog.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This is a 30″ x 24″ cradled panel I made first.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26112" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26112" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="circular saw" class="wp-image-26112 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6480-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26112" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">First finished cradled panel.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">After the glue set for 24 hours, I drilled and screwed the pine strips at the corners.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26113" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26113" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Cradled Panels" class="wp-image-26113 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6482-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6482-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6482-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6482-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6482-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26113" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Two 48″ x 24″ cradled panels.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then used wood filler to patch the screw heads and seams.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26114" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26114" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Cradled Panels" class="wp-image-26114 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6483-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6483-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6483-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6483-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6483-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26114" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Back of a 48″ x 48″ cradled panel.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">This is the back of the 48″ x 48″ panel with the bracing center piece. Screws were added to each end.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26115" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26115" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Cradled Panels" class="wp-image-26115 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6484-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6484-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6484-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6484-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6484-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26115" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">48″ x 24″ cradled panel with four season “sketch” on the easel.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">I made four cradled panels, each measuring 48″ high x 24″ wide. This will be a four season grouping. You can see a sample on the easel in the background for what I have in mind.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26116" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26116" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Cradled Panels" class="wp-image-26116 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6485-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26116" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Edges and corners of the cradled panels.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">After the wood filler dried from a pink color to natural pine, I sanded the edges and corners.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26117" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26117" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><img alt="Cradled Panels" class="wp-image-26117 size-full" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6486-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6486-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6486-copy-533x400.jpg 533w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6486-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSCN6486-copy-300x225.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="1000" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26117" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Close up of the edges and corners of the cradled panels.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Then I touched up the red tint where any sanding may have taken the paint down to the gesso layer. I like to completely seal the front, back, and edges so that no moisture can get into the hardboard and risk warping it.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">So, now I am ready to start painting.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks for tuning in! I love you!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy Trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">P.S. Visit the shop to purchase <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/shop-paintings/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Original Oil Paintings</a> or <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/prints-on-canvas-shop/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Prints on Canvas</a>.</h3></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-77983761679245091662022-07-09T13:27:00.001-07:002022-07-09T13:27:27.625-07:00Update: Airbnb Plein Air Oil Painting Experiences<h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Update: Airbnb Plein Air Oil Painting Experiences</h1><h1><header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><div class="entry-header-text entry-header-text-top text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 1.5em; text-align: center;"><div class="entry-divider is-divider small" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><div class="entry-meta uppercase is-xsmall" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.7em; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="posted-on" style="box-sizing: border-box;">POSTED ON <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/update-airbnb-plein-air-oil-painting-experiences/" rel="bookmark" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-07-09T16:25:13-04:00" style="box-sizing: border-box;">JULY 9, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> BY <span class="meta-author vcard" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/author/charcharlenemarsh-com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">CHARLENE MARSH</a></span></span></div></div><div class="entry-image relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative !important;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/update-airbnb-plein-air-oil-painting-experiences/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="brown county, indiana, yellowwood state forest, oil painting" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy-603x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy-603x800.jpg 603w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy-302x400.jpg 302w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy-300x398.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy.jpg 754w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle; width: 772.5px;" width="603" /></a></div></header></h1><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Airbnb Plein Air Oil Painting Experiences</h1><h1><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">A few weeks ago I announced the new “Plein Air Oil Painting Experience On Airbnb” that I was offering and wanted to give you an update. I’ve had a couple different groups book the experience and come out and paint at Yellowwood Lake located in Yellowwood State Forest here in <a href="http://browncounty.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Brown County</a>, Nashville, Indiana.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Guests just need to show up and then I provide everything! Paints, supports, brushes, easels, palette knives, palettes, even paper towels. This is a great way for both experienced painters and newbies to try their hand at plein air oil painting. I offer as much or as little instruction as participants want.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-26081" height="280" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_163159-2-280x280.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_163159-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_163159-2-100x100.jpg 100w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="280" /> <img alt="" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-26082" height="280" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_163209-2-280x280.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_163209-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_163209-2-100x100.jpg 100w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="280" /> <img alt="" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-26083" height="280" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_163219-2-280x280.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_163219-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_163219-2-100x100.jpg 100w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="280" /> <img alt="" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-26084" height="280" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_171654-2-280x280.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_171654-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_171654-2-100x100.jpg 100w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="280" /> <img alt="" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-26085" height="280" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_175525-2-280x280.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_175525-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-20220621_175525-2-100x100.jpg 100w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="280" /> <img alt="" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-26091" height="280" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-20220622_114700-2-280x280.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-20220622_114700-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-20220622_114700-2-100x100.jpg 100w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="280" /> <img alt="" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-26092" height="280" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-20220622_114727-2-280x280.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-20220622_114727-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-20220622_114727-2-100x100.jpg 100w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="280" /> <img alt="" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-26093" height="280" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-20220622_120540-2-280x280.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-20220622_120540-2-280x280.jpg 280w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-20220622_120540-2-100x100.jpg 100w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="280" /></p></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">From the Windy City</h3><h1><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The first group was a couple of ladies from Chicago. Because Danielle was celebrating her big, 30th birthday, Megan wanted to surprise her with the painting experience. Danielle had never done any painting at all while Megan had done some painting but never plein air. Danielle is a techie so doing something creative was, as she put it, “Way out of my comfort zone.” Nevertheless, both ladies produced exciting paintings and had a grand time.</p></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Going Way Back</h3><h1><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">The next gig was with a lady who I met in Denver at the Cherry Creek Art Festival way back in 2007 when she bought one of my paintings. Subsequently she has purchased more work either in my studio, online, or at an art show. I can’t remember which. Maybe all three. After Denver, she lived in Pensacola. She now lives in Ellettsville, just west of Bloomington, which is not too far from Brown County. Small world! Lois has had some experience with plein air work but using pastels and watercolors, never oils. So this was a great opportunity for her to try oils “en plein air”. She created a fantastic little painting.</p></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Portable Easels</h3><h1><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Right now, I only have enough portable easels to accommodate two guests plus myself but, in the future, plan to add more French easels to be able to host as many as 4-6 guests.</p></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">Here are the paintings I got done during the painting sessions:</h3><h1><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em;"><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26079" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26079" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 754px;"><img alt="brown county, indiana, yellowwood state forest, oil painting" class="wp-image-26079 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy.jpg 754w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy-302x400.jpg 302w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy-603x800.jpg 603w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062122-12x9-72dpi-1000pxcopy-300x398.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="754" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26079" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Daylilies in the Forest, June 21, 2022″, the creek below the dam at Yellowwood Lake, Brown County, Indiana, Yellowwood State Forest, plein air oil painting, 12″ x 9”, ©Charlene Marsh.</figcaption></figure></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;">And the next gig:</h3><h1><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em;"><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26080" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_26080" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 746px;"><img alt="brown county, indiana, yellowwood state forest, oil painting" class="wp-image-26080 size-full" height="1000" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-12x9-72dpi-1000px-copy.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-12x9-72dpi-1000px-copy.jpg 746w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-12x9-72dpi-1000px-copy-298x400.jpg 298w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-12x9-72dpi-1000px-copy-597x800.jpg 597w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/062222-12x9-72dpi-1000px-copy-300x402.jpg 300w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="746" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-26080" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">“Daylilies in the Forest, June 22, 2022″, the creek below the dam at Yellowwood Lake, Brown County, Indiana, Yellowwood State Forest, plein air oil painting, 12″ x 9”, ©Charlene Marsh.</figcaption></figure></div></h1><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/3825934" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Book Now!</a></h3><h1><div class="entry-content single-page" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 1.5em;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">If you are ready to book an experience or learn more, <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/3825934" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">visit Airbnb now.</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Please let me know if you have any questions. I am flexible with scheduling and may be able to book a time or date that may not be listed on the Airbnb calendar. Just let me know!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Planning a mini-vacation to <a href="http://browncounty.org/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Brown County,</a> the “Art Colony of the Midwest”, centered around art, would be a lot of fun. Not only could you <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/3825934" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">book a painting experience</a>, you can visit the <a href="https://www.indianamuseum.org/historic-sites/tc-steele/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">T.C. Steele State Historic Site</a>, local galleries, unique shops, <a href="https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/parks-lakes/brown-county-state-park/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Brown County State Park</a>, the <a href="https://www.browncountymusiccenter.com/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank">Brown County Music Center,</a> and many other recreational and cultural activities. And, of course, you are always welcome to <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/charlene-marsh-studio-gallery/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b0584; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">visit my studio/gallery</a> that borders Yellowwood State Forest. Just call or email in advance to make sure I am available.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-24475" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_24475" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2em; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;"><a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/charlene-marsh-studio-gallery/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #472ae8; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><img alt="Charlene Marsh Studio and Gallery sign, Brown County, Indiana" class="wp-image-24475 size-large" height="800" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-600x800.jpg" srcset="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-600x800.jpg 600w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSCN8150-Sign-web.jpg 1704w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-24475" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: italic; padding: 0.4em; text-align: center;">Charlene Marsh Studio and Gallery, Brown County, Nashville, Indiana.</figcaption></figure><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks so much for following along! I love you and appreciate your support!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Happy trails,</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-top: 0px;">Charlene</p><div class="blog-share text-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><div class="is-divider medium" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 30px; width: 30px;"></div><br /></div></div><div class="entry-author author-box" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; padding: 2em 1.5em;"><div class="flex-row align-top" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: center; align-self: flex-start !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: row nowrap; justify-content: space-between; vertical-align: top !important; width: 724.5px;"><div class="flex-col mr circle" style="border-radius: 999px !important; box-sizing: border-box; margin-right: 30px; max-height: 100%; object-fit: cover;"><div class="blog-author-image" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img alt="" class="avatar avatar-90 photo" height="90" loading="lazy" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/912e7a0cc1732062d5176ad03d07caa4?s=90&d=mm&r=g" srcset="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/912e7a0cc1732062d5176ad03d07caa4?s=180&d=mm&r=g 2x" style="border-radius: 999px !important; border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></div></div><div class="flex-col flex-grow" style="-webkit-box-flex: 1; box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 0%; max-height: 100%;"></div></div></div></h1><h5 class="author-name uppercase pt-half" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 15px; text-rendering: optimizespeed; text-transform: uppercase; width: 604.5px;">CHARLENE MARSH</h5>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014454441336619393.post-31110276388837528312022-07-03T15:20:00.001-07:002022-07-03T15:20:39.088-07:00<p> </p><h1>New, Small, Wedding Oil Paintings</h1><p>Wedding season is in full swing so I want to share these three, new, little, wedding oil paintings, only 6" x 6". But these gems pack a lot of punch!</p><img alt="wedding paintings" class="wp-image-26048 size-full" height="396" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/053122-S-6x6-72dpi-1000x1000-1.jpg" width="400" /> <div>"First Dance Wedding Painting", 6" x 6", oil, <span style="color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh. Code #053122 S 6x6.</span><p>They are all framed in a narrow, floater frame. I've never used floater frames before so that was an interesting challenge. The challenge is keeping the painting centered in the middle of the floater while attaching it from the back.</p><p><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-26055 size-full" height="393" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/053122-S-6x6-72-dpi-1000x1000-floater-frame-copy.jpg" width="400" /></p><p>"First Dance Wedding Painting", 6" x 6", oil, <span style="color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh. Code #053122 S 6x6.</span></p><p>This next painting, another 6" x 6", captures all the joy and passion of a newlywed couple.</p><img alt="wedding paintings" class="wp-image-26050 size-full" height="398" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/060222-S-6x6-72dpi-1000x1000-1.jpg" width="400" /> <div>"First Kiss Wedding Painting", 6" x 6", oil, <span style="color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh. Code #060222 S 6x6.</span><p>And, it is also framed in a floater frame. Please note that while the painting is centered in the frame, the photo is not perfectly square and I filled in the edges with the frame color using Photoshop. I'm a better painter than photographer! LOL.</p><img alt=""First Kiss Wedding Painting", 6" x 6", oil, ©Charlene Marsh. Code #060222 S 6x6." class="wp-image-26056 size-full" height="392" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/060222-S-6x6-72dpi-1000x1000-floater-frame.jpg" width="400" /> <div>"First Kiss Wedding Painting", 6" x 6", oil, ©Charlene Marsh. Code #060222 S 6x6.<p>Here's another "first dance" wedding painting.</p><img alt="wedding paintings" class="wp-image-26052 size-full" height="400" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/060322-S-6x6-72dpi-1000x1000-1.jpg" width="400" /> <div>"First Dance Wedding Painting", 6" x 6", oil, <span style="color: #555555; font-size: 14.4px;">©Charlene Marsh. Code #060322 S 6x6.</span><p>And in the floater frame:</p><img alt=""First Dance Wedding Painting", 6" x 6", oil, ©Charlene Marsh. Code #060322 S 6x6." class="wp-image-26057 size-full" height="395" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/060322-S-6x6-72dpi-1000x1000-floater-frame.jpg" width="400" /> <div>"First Dance Wedding Painting", 6" x 6", oil, ©Charlene Marsh. Code #060322 S 6x6.<p>Here's a shot of my palette when I finished the last painting.</p><img alt="wedding paintings" class="wp-image-26054 size-full" height="300" src="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Palette-for-060322-S-6x6-no2-72dpi-1000px.jpg" width="400" /> <div>Palette for "First Dance Wedding Painting", 6" x 6", oil, ©Charlene Marsh. Code #060322 S 6x6.<p>I used a complementary color scheme featuring golds and violets. And some oranges and blues, also complementary colors.</p><h3>Family Heirloom</h3><p>These little paintings make great gifts to capture the magic of the wedding and new life being embarked upon. Couples tell me that a wedding painting is their very favorite gift. A unique oil painting makes a great family heirloom for future generations.</p><p>Using your photos, I can paint the bridal couple and the venue background with some hints of guests in the 6" x 6" size. A variety of sizes are available with larger sizes able to accommodate more details.</p><p>Visit the <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/live-painting-wedding/">Wedding Painting Page</a> to learn more.</p><p>Visit the <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/product/wedding-painting-packages/">Wedding Paintings Product Page</a> to place an order.</p><p>And, of course, I love hearing from you so please contact me with any questions.</p><h3>Studio/Gallery Visits Welcome!</h3><p>You are also welcome to <a href="https://www.charlenemarshstudio.com/charlene-marsh-studio-gallery/">visit the studio/gallery</a> here in beautiful <a href="http://browncounty.com">Brown County, Nashville, Indiana</a> as I will be around the rest of the summer getting ready for my fall show schedule. Please contact me in advance to let me know when you would like to come to make sure I am available.</p><p>Call the studio/gallery at 812-988-4497 (best to talk to me or leave a message for a call back; this is a landline so please don't try to text).</p><p>Or text 812-371-6750 (text only - I do not get very good cell service at my studio).</p><p>Or email <a class="mailto-link" href="mailto:char@charlene">Char@CharleneMarsh.com.</a></p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Happy trails,</p><p>Charlene</p><p> </p><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizespeed; width: 724.5px;"><br /></h1></div></div></div></div></div></div>Charlene Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812398539577236569noreply@blogger.com0