Wednesday, April 14, 2010


I'm back in the studio today. I started back on the flower painting and after a while, decided to do a quick value study of a leather chair that was in the home in Carmel where we stayed this last weekend. I was particularly struck by the way the light hit the chair and made a few sketches and took a reference photo. When this dries in a day or two, I'll add color and refine the painting.

This is fun...when do I get to do this full time?!


11 comments:

  1. Ahh, that's the question we are all asking!

    Fun chair, it looks inviting.

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  2. Denny-
    Wow!
    You seem like your doing it full time now...I admire your ambition!
    The work is stellar as usual!
    David @ Ashfield Hansen Design

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  3. Jeremy, I know...it seems our buddy Frank Ordaz has figured it out, I need to seek his council!

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  4. David~ I knew you'd like this, my designer pal- thanks for your kind words!

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  5. I would like to be sitting there right now.

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  6. That chair already looks better here than it ever has in real life! Can't wait to see the finished picture.

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  7. P and B~ Thank you for a lovely weekend, we had so much fun.

    P.S. Can we adopt your kids??

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  8. Really lovely study Denny. I've never done anything like this so I think I should now. Thanks for stopping at my blog.
    AJ

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  9. April~ Value studies are something I don't do enough of... they are so helpful. Usually I don't take the time and just jump right into a painting. I'm trying to change my ways in that regard.

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  10. The tones in this are so interesting, Denny. Really like it -- it has such a welcoming feel.

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  11. Thanks Lynda, the gray is a mixture of burnt sienna and ultramarine blue with white, it's sort of an odd, slightly nauseating gray, but it gets the job done.

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