“In The Garden” 16×20″ Oil
August 29, 2010
“In The Garden”
16×20″ Oil on linen panel
This is the second study that I completed this summer. It’s part of a series that I began discussing in my previous post. Most of what I shared in my last post regarding “A Mother’s Gift” applies to this work as well. My model, her parents, and I, were enjoying a very hot buggy day this summer in very late afternoon (to near sunset) soft light.
My goal was to capturing a moment in a more impressionist manner rather than in an academic style. It remained important to me to capture the soul of my model and an exact likeness. I enjoyed sculpting the hat with thick impasto oil paint, and the background was pure abstract expression with the intent of adding interest and creating harmony and balance to the composition. The grass she was sitting in was just to boring to even begin to want to paint so I had fun with it.
Again, she was backlit with soft indirect sky light on her face. There was very little value change, only subtle temperature changes on her face which can also be very difficult to paint well. I pushed the color in her flesh tones picking up some of the other surrounding composition color which I think added interest and harmony. I did not overly blend the paint, and it may be somewhat crude in places but it feels very pleasing and full of life to me. Hope you enjoy it.
We hope to be taking this one to the Baltimore show this weekend along with “Mother’s Gift”.
Thanks for tuning in.
Mark
www.MarkLovettStudio.com
“A Mother’s Gift”
16×20″ Oil on linen panel
It’s been a while since I have posted anything on my oil painting blog. I hope all my artist friends have been busy creating art this summer, and I hope my art collector friends have been busy adding fine art to their collections.
I have been very busy this summer on many fronts and have managed to complete two oil studies, one of which is above “A Mother’s Gift”. My intention was to loosely capture a beautiful moment rather than to complete an academic work. Of course, it took me longer than a few moments to capture this one! I have quite a bit of time in the work. My little model is very special and I insist on capturing her soul rather than just a likeness. I enjoyed working with the pink and green color palette and carrying these colors in the hat, dress , flowers and skin tones.
I also enjoyed working quite a bit of texture with a palette knife in the hat which became quite a sculptured center piece.
She was back lit with a very soft light coming in from the sky in front, therefore there was very little shadowing on her face. The face was primarily contoured with temperature changes and minor value fluxuations.
The background is where I really loosened up and let go. Although she was sitting in grass, I chose to express the foliage in an abstract manner. I used colors and shapes in the background to add interest, and create harmony and balance in the composition. Hope you enjoy it.
I believe we will be taking it to a show in Baltimore next weekend.
Thanks for looking,
Mark Lovett
www.MarkLovettStudio.com
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16×20″ oil on linen – Sold
Judge’s Comments: Great simple effective design of shapes and color. Wonderful feeling for the fabrics the girl is wearing.
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“PAS DE DEUX” 30×34″ oil on linen finish
May 13, 2010
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Favorite Comments from one of our collectors
May 10, 2010
Why drives you to purchase art? If you had a choice between a lovely car, house, piece of jewelry or art which would you choose and why?
There could be no contest; art wins hands down. While there is “art” in countless things, when I use the term, I refer to paintings and sculpture. I have three criteria for the purchase of art:
(1) If I could replicate it, I don’t want it
(which eliminates all of Picasso);
(2) If I can’t understand it and its message, I don’t want it
(which eliminates all of Picasso); and
(3) If I don’t want to look at it, every hour of every day, as long as I live, I don’t want it
(which eliminates all of Picasso).
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Ah yes…..oil on Raymar linen panel 16×20″. I finshed with some impasto texture in places and some swatches of color in the background. This little lady was putting on her costume in preparation for her “Ballet Petite” ballet class that was ready to begin in any minute. I was fortunate to capture this special, unposed moment!
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It’s important to work from the creative right brain and have some fun too!
16×20″ oil on linen panel
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Two Parasols – 30×34″ Oil on linen – Update In Progress
April 15, 2010
Let’s not forget about this one. Ive been working hard for a couple of months now on this painting and Im getting close to giving birth and letting it go.
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My sweet daughter Braeden again, in the shade of the old building near the canal outside of Washing DC. The setting is back lit, late afternoon, soft light. I love the ancient window and sill, her scarf, and the cool light on her fair flesh tone. I also love the subtle gray tones and subdued color palette.
You can see the progress I’ve made. The bottom image was very early in the painting, and the top image has been refined after much work, and I still have more to do!
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