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| Author: | glenn | Created: | 1/27/2009 |  | | Writing about my creative expression, artwork, process of artwork, and ponderings. I plan to share my creative process and ponderings. I will also in time share paint brush information. For more information on my creative process or artwork, please email me at: mglennp@gmail.com Thank you for your support and interest in my work. |
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| By glenn on2/12/2009 | |
| I may be a little premature in this announcement, but the multi-brushstroke series ended yesterday. Our next planned series is a spacescape series. You will see a change in the last two multi-brushstroke paintings, Sarah has started experimenting with some background painting of the canvas before i do my painting. Her first try was subtle and the second canvas prep was quite bold. I hope you enjoy the changes as we experiment. Our new spacescape series will be done in a horizontal format and we will continue with Sarah's canvas prep. My painting team will be designing a new easel to accommodate this new format. We are looking at using a larger canvas, possibly 22 X 28, or 24 X 30. My initial vision sees spacescape as an even more labor intensive project where the canvas may be painted from various directions necessitating multiple drying sessions between brushstrokes.
My sincere thanks goes out to Ed Vinyard, our webmaster, who has been training Sarah to do all that computer stuff that ... |  | | Comments (2) | More... |
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| By glenn on2/2/2009 | |
| | We have seven multi-brushstroke paintings showing now. Our webmaster, Ed Vinyard is due over for dinner and a website tutorial. Our changes are coming fast now, website traffic has never been better. I hope you like what you see. | | | Comments (0) |
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| By glenn on1/26/2009 | |
| Instead of going out kite flying, we worked on this website all day. Or, should I say, Sarah worked on our website while I listened to music and read. Much is changing here. First, our new address will be mglennpickard.com. Since rifleart is one facet of my creative nature, we were looking for a website title to gather all forms under. No worries, if you are bookmarked, you will still find me from all other website addresses.
Eventually, I would like to show you mobiles past, and to be. I have been building mobiles for about 27 years. There are two new generations yet to be built on my current three generations of Solar System series. I have a bit of back stock on my Desktop Mobile series to show also.
Once I start scanning slides, there are many photographs to show. Candid photography is my absolute passion, and I so look forward to playing with a pro digital body to compliment my bag of lenses.
We will start the process of seal ... | | | Comments (0) | More... |
| | A Productive Week | |
| By glenn on1/23/2009 | |
| We were able to make three paintings this week, one each working week day for me. Weekend days on the range are impossible to even consider doing a rifleart painting. Sarah has started working at posting last weeks production, let's cross our fingers and hope she can get this website thing figured out. Our wishes are to make the gap between production and posting as small as possible. After painting, we take it home to apply the chop, back to the range for sealing and photographing. At the best, we may be able to cut the gap to one day.
Having this spell of no rain has been a real blessing for our new multi-brushstroke production. Currently, we have six new paintings to show you. Three are photographed and ready to show you. I am out of canvas varnish at the moment, so, next week, I will start on sealing and photographing this weeks production.
Thanks for your interest in our Rifleart project, and if you are in the area, get in touch for a viewing of cur ... | | | Comments (0) | More... |
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| By glenn on1/19/2009 | |
| Yesterday, we were able to purchase six 20 X 24 canvases, all they had, and we plan to prepare them for painting. My game plan is to take it slow and do one on Wednesday. We will continue a slow pace as long as this good weather holds out. Rainy weather makes the painting process more difficult.
I would like to point out and mention that Rifleart was reviewed on a friends website. We have been covered there twice, and Phil's perspective on life is quite interesting.
http://www.softgreenglow.com/wp/index.php?s=rifleart
http://www.softgreenglow.com/wp/index.php?s=sniperart | | | Comments (0) |
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| | The Two Canvas Day | |
| By glenn on1/16/2009 | |
| | Our two canvas day became a great success. Lynn, La Marr, and Sarah were there to help. Once set up, a few moments taken for centering, we started the process. In about ninety minutes, we were looking at the best multi-brushstroke canvases yet. I know, it is hard to see them from where you sit, but I will try to remedy that issue soon. We have four new multi-brushstroke paintings to show you.Another priority will be opening a page for Sarah. Known as Oracle on kite forums and at the range, where we serve Oracle cookies, chocolate chip cookies, her insights can be quite unique. This rifleart series would have never arrived here without her help and insight. | | | Comments (0) |
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| | A Two Canvas Day | |
| By glenn on1/15/2009 | |
| | If you are wondering how long can this push last, the answer is, I slow down after today, for this week, at least. Sarah and I will need a trip to the art store for more canvases. It can be hit or miss on canvases. I love the polite, curious looks of the clerk when we purchase six to twelve canvases at a time.Today will be an experiment in mass production technique of Rifleart, since there is drying time in between brushstroke types. I'm hoping some of the crew comes, yesterday, Sarah played role of crew and has now played all roles in producing Rifleart. Her painting is in the introduction of the single panel gallery.Yesterday's painting is an interesting success. Sarah loves it, while I go, oh, I do not know. Usually after a bit of viewing time, that oh I do not know response, evolves into a, I really like this painting response. | | | Comments (0) |
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| | Good Morning | |
| By glenn on1/14/2009 | |
| We have another canvas ready to paint this morning, with two more in the process of being prepared. I personally look forward to Sarah's color choices sinking into the canvas and showing their color tone.
I will be downloading a text of Irv Benzion's article Sniperart. This article appeared in the spring 2008 issue of Small Caliber News. Thank you Irv for doing such a fine job. | | | Comments (0) |
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| | Multi-brushstroke Series | |
| By glenn on1/13/2009 | |
| | A new multi-brushstroke painting was created this morning, 1/14/09. In that serendipitous way of life, team rifleart showed up, not having received my messages or emails. Sarah and I set up and La Marr arrived just in time to coordinate the painting and removal of the canvas from the easel. Two painting sessions later, and we now have series two of our new multi-brushstroke paintings. To us, the second painting is much better than the first done last season. We are preparing to paint another tomorrow, and if the weather holds out, another the next day. My apologies that there is a lag time in posting the photographs, but, Sarah must apply my chop signature, I must seal the painting.. | | | Comments (0) |
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