Wednesday, January 26, 2011
This is a picture of the still life that I am painting right now. I never ever used to use any photos to start my painting but my work has become complex in it's subject matter. I now use the photo just to lay out the big shapes in a rough version. It saves me time. In the initial set up of the still life it takes me weeks to decide what I am looking for and what visuals appeal to me. I have been dying to paint this punch bowl for whatever reason. I don't literally know what attaches me to ideas until I feel it inside. It surprises and delights me and then I am off. I love all the stuff and the relationships that I can explore. When I finish the painting I am almost disapointed that the adventure is over.
This is a large painting that I have been working on since the beginning of january. I started in really bright colors in acrylic and now I am building my oils on top. The still life is not a motionless thing, I am constently moving objects around to keep the composition alive and to keep the relationships strong. Nothing is stationary in a work of art.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
En Plein Air Workshop for Oil and Acrylic Painters
Five full days of painting on Orr’s Island, ME
August 21-27 – Sunday to Saturday
With Jill Pottle – painting in Oils or Acrylics
This is an exciting full 5 days of painting on location on Orr’s Island where there is the rich light and colors of Coastal Maine. Each day we will pick a location, set up and paint. I will do my morning demo for about an hour and a half and then students will dive into their own work for the rest of the morning. I will be available Monday thru Friday three hours in the morning and afternoon to work with students. Students will learn how to simplify forms,and develop overlapping areas of trees and rock, in order to create depth, color relationships in the water and sky and land, and address other compositional issues. We will work on two works of art each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. We will learn how to get going quickly with the set up and how to capture the scenery fast with big shapes and ideas. It’s exciting to paint fast and loose and try to capture a moment in time in nature.
We will work on location in different areas on Orr’s Island. In bad weather we will work inside or on the porch of “Crow’s Nest” lodging. I will do group critiques and we will look at historical references at the end of our workday.
Where are we located?
Margaret Arndt is sharing her old family summer house known as “Crow’s Nest’ nestled on the top of a hill overlooking Harpswell Sound, a part of Casco Bay, on Orrs Island in ME. Crow’s Nest has seven bedrooms and two bathrooms that can accommodate 12/13 people. An open porch faces west providing a spectacular view of the sunset and oftentimes Mt. Washington in NH over 100 miles away? Accommodations are basic, clean, comfortable and cozy. I love this place, it is perfect for painting.
The Painting workshop fee is: $550
Please Contact Jill Pottle with questions regarding the workshop: (978)582-0985 pottleart@verizon.net
Registration for art workshop and lodging are separate fees and go to separate people.
Lodging Options at Crow’s Nest: Please Contact Margaret with arrangements and any questions regarding lodging/meal options: (617) 964-2951; Msarndt@verizon.net
Registration Deadline: January 30, 2011 for both the lodging and workshop.
Registration is first come first served basis so I recommend that you register before January 30th. We will all have a Friday night seafood lobster dinner together at a fine restaurant to celebrate our painting together. (Students will be responsible for the dinner cost). We will be painting at various locations, featuring both rugged coastal and man-made landscapes from various vantage points. We may need to car pool to some of these locations.
As soon as I receive your completed registration form and payment, a confirmation, supply list will be emailed to you for the workshop. And a separate confirmation will be emailed to you for the lodging.
Please be sure to print, read and sign Registration Form and email it to Jill Pottle at pottleart@verizon.net and mail it along with the workshop payment payable to Jill Pottle to: Jill Pottle, 296 Lancaster Ave., Lunenburg, MA 01462
Please fill out the Registration Form on the next page.
Registration Form for Painting Workshop Only:
NAME;__________________________________
ADDRESS;_______________________________
PHONE (DAY) (EVE.) (CELL)
AMOUNT PAID:
I________________understand and accept the terms as stated in this fact sheet and agree to hold harmless Jill Pottle from accidents, injuries, or loss of personal property that might be incurred during the workshop.
Signature of Applicant ______________________Date_____________
Five full days of painting on Orr’s Island, ME
August 21-27 – Sunday to Saturday
With Jill Pottle – painting in Oils or Acrylics
This is an exciting full 5 days of painting on location on Orr’s Island where there is the rich light and colors of Coastal Maine. Each day we will pick a location, set up and paint. I will do my morning demo for about an hour and a half and then students will dive into their own work for the rest of the morning. I will be available Monday thru Friday three hours in the morning and afternoon to work with students. Students will learn how to simplify forms,and develop overlapping areas of trees and rock, in order to create depth, color relationships in the water and sky and land, and address other compositional issues. We will work on two works of art each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. We will learn how to get going quickly with the set up and how to capture the scenery fast with big shapes and ideas. It’s exciting to paint fast and loose and try to capture a moment in time in nature.
We will work on location in different areas on Orr’s Island. In bad weather we will work inside or on the porch of “Crow’s Nest” lodging. I will do group critiques and we will look at historical references at the end of our workday.
Where are we located?
Margaret Arndt is sharing her old family summer house known as “Crow’s Nest’ nestled on the top of a hill overlooking Harpswell Sound, a part of Casco Bay, on Orrs Island in ME. Crow’s Nest has seven bedrooms and two bathrooms that can accommodate 12/13 people. An open porch faces west providing a spectacular view of the sunset and oftentimes Mt. Washington in NH over 100 miles away? Accommodations are basic, clean, comfortable and cozy. I love this place, it is perfect for painting.
The Painting workshop fee is: $550
Please Contact Jill Pottle with questions regarding the workshop: (978)582-0985 pottleart@verizon.net
Registration for art workshop and lodging are separate fees and go to separate people.
Lodging Options at Crow’s Nest: Please Contact Margaret with arrangements and any questions regarding lodging/meal options: (617) 964-2951; Msarndt@verizon.net
Registration Deadline: January 30, 2011 for both the lodging and workshop.
Registration is first come first served basis so I recommend that you register before January 30th. We will all have a Friday night seafood lobster dinner together at a fine restaurant to celebrate our painting together. (Students will be responsible for the dinner cost). We will be painting at various locations, featuring both rugged coastal and man-made landscapes from various vantage points. We may need to car pool to some of these locations.
As soon as I receive your completed registration form and payment, a confirmation, supply list will be emailed to you for the workshop. And a separate confirmation will be emailed to you for the lodging.
Please be sure to print, read and sign Registration Form and email it to Jill Pottle at pottleart@verizon.net and mail it along with the workshop payment payable to Jill Pottle to: Jill Pottle, 296 Lancaster Ave., Lunenburg, MA 01462
Please fill out the Registration Form on the next page.
Registration Form for Painting Workshop Only:
NAME;__________________________________
ADDRESS;_______________________________
PHONE (DAY) (EVE.) (CELL)
AMOUNT PAID:
I________________understand and accept the terms as stated in this fact sheet and agree to hold harmless Jill Pottle from accidents, injuries, or loss of personal property that might be incurred during the workshop.
Signature of Applicant ______________________Date_____________
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