Paintings by Donna Weathers
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Receding Tide
The Dune
Monday, September 29, 2014
Clouds over Kiawah
A high school buddy of mine has a place on Kiawah Island and said I could use her photo of a marsh as a reference. I toned the paper with orange and allowed some of that to peek through. Still using the oil paper but I computer it down to 8 1/2 x 11. I know that isn't a standard size for paintings, but I accidentally bought some diploma frames (nonreturnable at this stage) and thought the oil paper paintings would fit in them perfectly. I am still using a palette knife, too.
8 1/2 x 11
Oil on Arches Oil Paper
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Through Here
I have always enjoyed painting oils on paper, but never liked having to do the three layers of gesso (and having to wait for them to dry) before painting on the paper. I did quite a few ACEOs that were oil on paper. Plus I have so much watercolor paper around that I needed to do something with it!
Arches now makes a lovely oil paper that looks and feels like their watercolor paper. Let me tell you: it is great! It feels great, it holds heavier applications of paint, and can take some abuse. The only drawbacks for some folks may be (1) the absorbency, and (2) the inability to completely get back to the white if the paper. If these are issues for you, then it is likely not for you. These are not issues for me though.
I watched a promotional video about it, and the paper is durable enough to roll like loose canvas. Though I haven't painted en plein air with this paper, I can definitely see the potential. It is lightweight and easy to carry, and it isn't expensive at all. One 9x12 pad of 12 sheets is $7.98 at Blick Art. One 22x30 sheet is only $6.44 as you can see here. Arches Oil Paper - BLICK art materials
Now what am I going to do with all that watercolor paper lying around!?
Oil on Arches Oil Paper
9x12
Monday, September 22, 2014
Temescal Canyon Slope
Sunday, September 21, 2014
The Foot of Notre Dame de la Garde
6x6
Oil on Board
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Santa Monica Sunset
Oil on Board
18x24
Friday, September 12, 2014
"The Barrier"
Thursday, September 11, 2014
"Tree on Right"
I am a fan of this French artist Alexandre Monestier. You can see his work here: http://www.atelier-monestier.sitew.com/. His father, Pascal Etchenic, is also a painter, and some of his work can be seen here: http://www.galeriedecannes.com/gallery/artist_detail.php?artisteID=3.
When I first started painting (and not knowing anything about working with oil paints), I made some attempts to mimic their style. It didn't work out very well. Trust me. However, I like this little semi-abstract tree. I intend to paint a large landscape or seascape with flattened out colors as Monestier paints.
I think I had to learn to "construct" before I learned how to "deconstruct".
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
"Sunny Forest Floor"
6x6
Oil on Board
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
"Brewing Storm"
Normally, I would have used Gamblin Galkyd as a medium, but this was a lunch hour painting and all I had were my paints, the board and a palette knife.
I started out with a very thin underpainting (on the land and rock area only) with the Quin. Red and the Hansa Yellow Orange. Hansa Yellow Orange is like Indian Yellow in other brands, but I particularly like Classic Artists Oils' Hansa Yellow Orange better. In the dark areas, I used a combination of the Cad. Red. Dark and Fr. Ult. Blue.
The gray in the painting was made from all the colors in the palette scraped together with a bit of white added to get the right value. I rather like it.
Monday, September 8, 2014
"Fitting In"
I also made a change to the name of my blog. For marketing purposes, I think it is best to be consistent, so the name is donnaweathers.blogspot.com as opposed to mosaichippo.blogspot.com. It isn't as clever, but it's less for potential collectors/buyers to remember.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
SOLD - "Baby Blue"
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Repainting Painting
The pastel version first, and the oil version second:
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Tomapples
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
SOLD Zakynthos Cave
6x6
Oil on Cradled Board
Monday, August 11, 2014
The Most Beautiful Village in Provence
I titled this one Ochre Naturel (spelled the French way since this is from Provence) Ochre Naturel
5x7
Oil on Board
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Pacific Spray - SOLD
I used Galkyd product by Gamblin to speed up the drying. Hopefully it won't take too long.
8x10
Oil on Board
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Oil Revisit
I've recently been playing with my oils, due to a pet portrait commission I did. I can't post that one until it has been given to the intended. Meanwhile, I did this nude preggers. I feel as those she's probably pooped from the load. Potential names: "Pooped", "A Load Off" ... Not sure.
I enjoyed doing this painting. It is on loose canvas, but I will be mounting it to a board.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Figurative Experiment
I'm getting ready to take a figure drawing class on Saturdays, so I thought I would try my hand at a figure in pastels. I used the same technique that I used in Pynki, the elephant painting I did awhile back. The model is from website that provides virtual models called posespace.