Sun on Dark Green Mountains (Photo)

Still getting started editing my photos from our recent Colorado trip.  I was in the passenger seat and taking pictures as we drove from Vail back to Denver.  Today I cropped this image from one of my photos. It was a bit cloudy that day, but the sun broke through and I saw a patch of sun hitting one of the mountains.  I recently used the original version of this photo as a reference for a painting. 

Driving Toward Vail (Posterized Photo)

I have (finally) started editing the photos I took during our recent trip to Colorado.  Yesterday I published a photo that showed this view of the mountains as we drove toward Vail.  I used Painter to create this posterized version that I am posting here today.

Driving Towards Vail

Well, it has been a very busy summer, and I am finally getting started editing some of the photos that I took in Colorado.  In June, we flew to Denver and met up with friends from Brazil that we met 50 years ago.  (In 1968, we met in married student housing at the University of Colorado.  We were newlyweds and so were they.) So this trip to Colorado was to celebrate our respective 50th wedding anniversaries as well as 50 years of friendship.  Our friends had never been to Vail, so that was our first destination.  I took pictures on the way.  Tonight I cropped this image out of one of the photos.  After all this time, I was still amazed to see snow in June above the treeline.  Tonight I also made a posterized version of this image, which I plan to post here tomorrow.

Solo Show at Galatea (video)

This is a video that I took at Galatea Fine Arts in Boston, soon after my paintings went up on the wall for my solo show.  The show is up through this coming Sunday, but I am posting this little video for anyone interested who might not be able to see it in person.

Two Paintings at Galatea

This is one of the photos I took after my paintings were hung for the show at Galatea, in early July.  Galatea has a committee who helps hang shows, and the people who were there that day decided on the order and arranged the show.  I think they did a great job and I am very grateful! The show is up through July 29. 

Three Paintings at Galatea

Here is another of the photos that I took just after my paintings were hung at Galatea.  My paintings will be up through July 29 (just one more week).  I am busy putting together a slide show so faraway friends will be able to see my show.

Three Paintings on Two Walls (Galatea Solo Show)

On July 3, I took my paintings to Boston so they could be hung in my solo show at Galatea Fine Arts.  The show will be up through July 29.*   Once the paintings had been hung, I took some pictures. Good thing because it turned out that they were needed for Galatea's piece about the show, so I edited a few photos for that purpose.  Follow this link to read about the show: https://galateafineart.wordpress.com/2018/07/13/artist-profile-randa-dubnick/

*For more information about Galatea, including hours and directions, go to https://www.galateafineart.com/ 

Oranges and Black Raspberries

This afternoon, I decided to do another little drawing, this time oranges and black raspberries.  I did this with my Sharpie fine-line markers on paper, 4 x 4 inches.  This one seemed to be going wrong about 10 minutes in, but I decided to keep going and it got better. Anyway, I had fun. I got a bit too close to the margin, but used Painter to fixed that for the digital version, and cleaned up a couple of small mistakes as well.

Cherries and Berries (Final)

This is the drawing I started yesterday, with fine-line markers on a small piece of paper (4 x 4 inches). Today I did some cleanup on the paper version with Sharpies.  I also did some additional cleanup on this digital version as well.

Cherries and Berries (As of July 18, 2018)

I started this drawing this afternoon with my Sharpies.  I thought it would be fun to draw fruit for a change. When my daughter saw this, she asked if I was hungry.  This is on paper, 4 x 4 inches.  But I came too close to the margin, so I put the image into the computer and fixed that digitally.  I noticed a few other things I want to fix, so I will continue this tomorrow.

In the Shade (Watermedia)

I recently found a set of paintings and exercises from a watercolor class that I took in the summer of 1998. I decided to post them here.  I think there may be more paintings from that class somewhere in my studio, but this one is the last of the set that I found recently.  This was an exercise in using skin tone in light and shadow. I think the assignment was to find a black and white photo in a magazine and create a painting of the scene in color. 

Her Face (Watermedia)

I have been posting a set of exercises and paintings from a watercolor class that I took back in 1998.  The assignment was to apply the previous skin tone color exercise to painting the face. I am pretty sure this was from imagination, not observation, though this looks just a little bit like the teacher, especially the purple hair. 

My Left Hand (Watermedia)

I have been posting some exercises and paintings from a watercolor class that I took in the summer of 1998.  I found them recently while cleaning up my studio. This one was a homework assignment, to paint our own hands.  The idea was to apply what we had learned from the skin-tone colors exercise. T I remember realizing, in the middle of this assignment, that I had blue veins on the backs of my hands.  When did that happen? Self-portraiture is hard.

Color Exercise 5 (Watermedia)

While cleaning up my studio, I recently came across a set of exercises and paintings from a watercolor class I took back in 1998, and decided to post them here.  (This is a way to honor the memory of the young teacher, who died far too soon.) This was another color exercise. This time the goal was to mix a variety of colors that could be used to paint portraits and figures. I am not sure whether I was using watercolors or acrylics with water.

Beverly Common (Watermedia)

This is a painting from a set of exercises and paintings that I did in an evening class back in 1998. I recently came across all of this while cleaning out my home studio. I have been posting color exercises, but this is one of the paintings I did. It was summer so  there was time to paint outside while the light lasted. I painted a rocky woodland area at the edge of the common.

Color Exercise 4 (Watermedia)

I recently found some exercises and paintings from a watermedia class that I took back in 1998. I decided to post them here because I like they way they look, and also because I loved the class and loved the teacher, and want to honor her memory.  This is a continuation of Exercise 3, posted yesterday. The idea was to create the illusion of three-dimensional shapes using color, creating light and dark without adding white or black.  I think I was working in watercolor but it might have been acrylics.

Color Exercise 3 (Watermedia)

I recently found a set of exercises and paintings from a class I took back in 1998.  I thought it would be fun to post them.  The idea for this exercise was to create a sense of three-dimensional shapes with shadows (but without using black).

Color Exercise 2 (Watermedia)

While straightening up my home studio, I recently came across a set of exercises and paintings from a class I took back in the summer of 1998.  I decided to post them.  This is another color exercise. The idea was to create shadows with color and then apply that in making shapes look 3-dimensional. This one was fun and I think it shows. This afternoon, I did a bit of digital cleanup to make this a bit more presentable. I believe I was using watercolor but it might have been acrylic used as watermedia.

Color Exercise 1, Watermedia

Yesterday I was cleaning up my studio and came across a set of paintings and exercises from a night class I took back in 1998.  I decided to post them.  This is a color wheel type of exercise, taking each color from maximum to minimum saturation.  This kind of exercise is harder than it looks, and kind of tedious. But this kind of exercise pays off.  I think I was using watercolors in this class, but it might have been acrylics, so I am just saying "watermedia".

Still Life in Black and White (Watermedia)

Now that my studio is suddenly roomier (with 17 paintings moved out for a show at Galatea in Boston), I decided to straighten it up. This morning I came across a set of exercises and paintings that I did for an evening watercolor class that I took back in the summer of 1998.  This is one of the first assignments, a still life in black and white.  I can't remember if I was working with watercolor or with acrylics, so I am just saying "watermedia". Although the class concentrated on color, the first assignment was a still life setup in black and white.

Four Drawings in Tennessee

I recently received this photo, a picture of four of my drawings, now hanging in their new home in Tennessee.  These are drawn with fine-line Sharpie markers.

Gray Mountains Pink Sky (Acrylic Watermedia)

I worked on this painting again today and now I am willing to say that it is finished.  On my recent trip to Colorado, I saw some snowy patches above the tree line.  Here I used a photo for reference for the composition, but drew from my imagination for the color.  For a few months, I have been painting my way around the color wheel, so it seemed fitting to end this long project with grayscale.  But I couldn't resist just a little bit of magenta.