Kim Morin Weineck's Art: Nantucket

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Day #7 :: WINTER HOPE :: January Daily Painting Challenge

WINTER HOPE
by Kim Morin Weineck
original pastel, 6x6"

$125 + $8 shipping

Today was a difficult January day -- as many days in January can be. Apart from the temperatures, which were rather mild for this time of year, today was about change. Changes that have happened and changes yet to come.

I went to a wake tonight for a dear former boss. He and his family offered me such opportunity when I was in my twenties. Somehow I knew to work hard for them and see where the opportunities would take me and I went all sorts of places! Nantucket was particularly wonderful. So many years ago now.

In the end, I could and should credit them with directing me to art school because they owned galleries. I spent my days working for them selling other people's artwork, figuring out what people wanted to buy, and studying what I sold.

Funny how paths make sense in hindsight.

Today we also got news of a family member's diagnosis. When you're hoping more than you can hope that it's not cancer and then it is....And I have no other words. Only prayers and making art.

When I'm not sure what to do or when I feel lost or apprehensive, making art helps.

Today's piece was a challenge again. Simple in construct, this solitary tree with some depth in the flat plane against a treeline and an oddly colored sky isn't as complicated as say a marsh with a dramatic sky and boat and and and... Simple in art is never simple. Instead simple is often a nightmare. How can it be done in a simple fashion and still feel professional/deliberate/confident/finished/etc? It takes some doing and experimentation to get there.

My notes and reference weren't these colors, but when I painted them as they were there was no hope in the grays and dull browns. Those tones are for another day. Instead, what fun for me to empurple (a great word and joke for my art students) and redden and warm up the color notes!

The piece is now more hopeful in its feeling. I kept at it with layer upon layer and finally arrived at a place I love for my painting and my head.

Thanks for reading! ~kmw

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Day 43 :: DUNE PATHS:: original KMW pastel, 6x6"

DUNE PATHS
by Kim Morin Weineck
original pastel, 6x6"

$125 + $8 shipping

Today was a busy day: kids are off from school, puppy preparations are in full swing, and the oil painting class I'm teaching began tonight, a pastel painting class starts tomorrow. This ugh cold I've had for nearly two weeks is dragging me down. Studio time has been so important for me. Right when I think I just can't find the energy, I do. The time spent painting is centering and lovely, such a positive in my life I didn't see coming.

This piece is one I love. Greens are always a challenge, and in this piece, they work. I've created space when the contrast was low. It'd a piece with subtle drama. The building was successful because I made decisions and went with them. The marks I made mattered. The colors I chose were right.

For those who know Nantucket, this is Steps Beach, from the top step, on an overcast day. Everywhere you look in Nantucket is a painting -- no matter the weather, time of day, or season.

Thanks for reading! -kmw

Saturday, April 5, 2014

BRANT POINT MORNING :: Pastel, 6x6

Ah, Nantucket! This pastel of Brant Point Light captures the light at dawn. I woke early and braved the insane scourge of mosquitoes to get here but was it ever worth it! Great references that day.

Thanks for reading! -kmw

Saturday, April 6, 2013

"Morning Light"

In my collection of work at South Street Gallery, this piece is the only one with buildings.

I love how it came out. The early light of dawn is so warm. The day I visited 'Sconset was warm and lovely. Again, I cannot wait for Summertime!

Thanks for reading! -kmw

Friday, March 22, 2013

Deadlines = Productivity ;)

When it rains it pours. Two new galleries are interested in my work and both asked for a collection of work for April. Of course the answer is YES and so it's time to get busy. (More info to come on these galleries and what they're showing later next week.)

Some recent new pastels
©2012 Kim Morin Weineck
ASSORTED TITLES
original pastels, 6x6" each

Always one to paint in waves of productivity, these six worked up rather quickly after many misses and pieces that are on the 'to be reworked' pile. This weekend I hope to do some larger pieces.

And there's the "Great Frame Up" show at Gallery9. My frame is a challenge, but I'm up to the task!

Thanks for reading! ~kmw

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

6x6" Pastels for summertime

It's been a great summer weatherwise and artwise. Setting up my easel in the backyard and overseeing my young girls play is like a sort of art utopia which seems to get my creative juices flowing!

These 6x6" pastels are something I love to do. When seen together I am really excited about how they look.

If you're interested in any, let me know and I'll put you in touch with the gallery that has them. Each is $125 framed to 10x10" in a simple squared gold frame with a white mat.

Thanks for reading! ~kmw

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Three pastel studies

Here are three pastels I did recently. All are small, approximately 5x5", and all have a sort of overcast feel to them.

BLUE BOAT
original pastel by Kim Morin Weineck
5x5" (c) 2012

I created these small studies to experiment with using new lower chroma colors and to play with the intensity of the colors in the pictorial space.

FOG AND ROSES
original pastel by Kim Morin Weineck
5x5" (c) 2012

Mind you, these foggy, quirky light source pieces are a bugger to photograph. In person they read much better. Photographing my pieces is something I'm constantly working to improve.

TURQUOISE BIKE
original pastel by Kim Morin Weineck
5x5" (c) 2012

Making these paintings was a fun exercise, and, as ever when I push myself, I learned a lot.

Thanks for reading,

~kmw

Sunday, September 11, 2011

The fifth of six

Here is another painting from the Nantucket series:

Hydrangea blooms are so big and yet delicate. Fun to tackle!

Today I hope to spend some time painting in my backyard while my girls play. Yesterday I got in a great painting late in the afternoon. Having a show to paint toward makes such a difference in my diligence!

On this somber anniversary, make the day you have count.

Yesterday I read a wonderful interview of the sister of a 9-11 victim. Her perspective offered that the slogan, "Never Forget" is a tricky one for those personally touched by the tragedy, because to move on, you must forget on some level. She ventured the slogan "Always Remember" as its replacement.

Always Remember.

Thanks for reading.

kmw

Saturday, September 10, 2011

The fourth of six

We're now on number four of the six Nantucket-inspired paintings. It's a Saturday - gorgeous outside after what felt like a seriously rain-soaked week.

Today I'm off to judge a show of the Taunton Art Association and am looking forward to it. It's always inspiring to judge, and this art association offers a great, high-caliber show!

I am always working on greens. Greens can make paintings look fake if they're not believable. I'm always tweaking my greens.

Have a great day. Until tomorrow!
Thanks for reading!
kmw

Friday, September 9, 2011

The third of six

My posting of the six additional paintings continues this morning with this piece, Hollyhocks. I was delighted with the light in this one and the way the day lilies and the hollyhocks were painted.

Garden scenes aren't new things for me to paint, but this combo of buildings, road, shadows, and flowers was. I had fun dotting in the darks on the left, and making it feel balanced.

Again, too, there was a lot to be learned about white and its temperature. After doing a lot of paintings in this series, by the time I got to this one, I was feeling more confident. What fun painting is when you've been diligent.

If you're not already a fan, click over to Gallery9 and Custom Art Framing's Facebook Page. At work today we'll be doing another in a series of giveaways featuring trivia about the shop. Fun stuff!

Thanks for reading!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

The second of six

As promised here is the second painting in the remaining six I recently completed. I'd been working toward some looser shapes, and somewhat succeeded. I love the right side of this painting particularly.

Again, it's inspired by our trip to Nantucket and it's from Siasconset, the town on the other side of the island filled with rose-covered cottages.

The colors in the original are different with the shadows not being as dark and being more blue. The little triangle of blue on the first cottage on the left is more transparent-looking in my painting. The rain isn't making picture taking that easy.

Thanks for reading!

kmw

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The first of six

Being an extremist, when I had a deadline for six paintings I ended up painting twelve. Today through Monday I'm going to post a photo of one of these additional paintings.

I was certainly inspired by the imagery from the Neponset Vallery Artists' trip to Nantucket, but in making these paintings I tacked a lot of issues surrounding greens, crossing shadows, and buildings.

I'm really working on my photographs and it's evident I need to figure out a better set up. This photo is blurry and doesn't convey well-enough the actual painting. Maybe I'll have solved this for tomorrow's posting.

Thanks for reading!
kmw

Thursday, September 1, 2011

September 1st

The calendar in the kitchen shows September. My husband is elated for the dwindling of summer, but I'm not as happy. Summer is my favorite. I have been outside with the girls painting while they've been playing, enjoying the sunshine. It's been a stellar summer season.

While painting outside I focused on making six strong paintings for SIX PACK, a show at Gallery9 I'm in which opens tomorrow, September 2nd (September's First Friday show). Six artists each painted six paintings and each painting is 6x6" - I love the idea for this show!

In July, the Neponset Valley Artists went on a painting extravaganza to Nantucket courtesy of NVA charter member, Haydi Hurley. When I think back on the summer of 2011 this trip will be a highlight. For sure. This series of paintings came evolved from that trip.

All these works are from Siasconset, Nantucket where I was inspired by the light streaming across the narrow lanes of gray shingled rose-covered cottages. Wonderful. Those familiar with my work know that I don't paint buildings often - so I decided to take this on.

I had visions of what the collection would look like in the end, and of course, this doesn't quite match up to what I had in mind. BUT I learned so much. As many of my students will attest, the vision is a loose, colorful painting but it seems impossible to let paintings stay loose and painterly. Instead they get tighter and tighter and more fussy.

Of these six paintings, I have some I'm partial to more than others. One frustrates me horribly! And I learned about white. I think I'll be able to do a workshop on using white! More on this at another time, maybe.

Everything is available for sale, so email me should you be interested. It'd be wonderful to get red dots on my work at the show. Always happy to ship it to you!

Finally, I didn't only finish these six paintings. I made twelve. I'll be showing those soon.

And come to Gallery9 if you're in the area for a wonderful show featuring Polo Barrera, Ann Gorbett, Mark Logue, me, and Steve and Sue Zafarana. What fun!

Thanks for reading!

kmw

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Small oils of 'Sconset, Nantucket

Here is a group shot of the recent paintings I've been working on:

12 paintings of 'Sconset, Nantucket

oil, 6x6" each

I've often spoken with my students about the benefits of working in a series in order to address issues you'd like to tackle, and, from experience, I can vouch that this is true. This is not the first series I've done, nor I'm sure it's not my last.

Check here for more to come, including close ups of each painting and discussion of what I learned/figured out with this particular series.

It feels amazing to see these 12 pieces lined up like this. Ahhhhh.

Thanks for reading!
kmw

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Threshold paintings

Well, I've been painting a lot lately -and with oils. A strange feeling, those mushy, buttery blobs oil paints give me, especially when I've been working with clean, albeit dusty, sticks of pastel.

I'm excited about what I'm learning.

We've discussed this before when I'm critiquing the work of my students:
It seems that you plateau for a while and then there are advances. It's as though you crossed a threshold.

And so, I call these "threshold paintings" - not too original, yet terribly appropriate.

Lately, in working on my " 'Sconset Series" from Nantucket references and research, I'm feeling like I'm leaving a plateau. Will it be to another threshold? It will take some time to tell.

Let me take photos of them when I think they're officially done. Even this is a change for me. In the past I was all about production. Now I'm consciously trying to slow down and paint what I see the painting could become.

Quite the process, to say the least.

Thanks for reading!

kmw

Friday, August 12, 2011

Dusting off my oil paints

Painting for a show is a true motivator. Lately I'm working in oils for a show which opens September 2nd with a First Friday reception.

Here are the details:

SIX PACK

Six artists,

Six paintings each artist,

Each painting is 6x6"

I'd been interested in painting something in a series, but felt stymied by this idea. Then, in a flash, it hit me - the perfect 'non-theme theme' - "What I did on my Summer Vacation."

I have five paintings begun. Two are mostly completed and I'm pleased with them. More than pleased. The other three have some work yet to be done.

Going to oil painting after all this time working in pastel was quite interesting. Pastel painting for me is quicker and the colors and application can be much cleaner. Four months of pastel painting alone made it feel for me like I was starting oils at square one. Argh!

Here is a bad, dark photo of the two that I like. The others are coming and there are figures in them. What? Me and the figure? Perhaps that is why I struggle. I'm desperately out of practice!!

And yes! There are six artists in this SIX PACK show:

Ann Gorbett, Polo Barrera, Steve Zafarana, Sue Zafarana, Mark Logue and Me!

Thanks for reading!
kmw

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

More from Nantucket

Yesterday's I posted a bunch of photos of small works from the Neponset Valley Artists trip to Nantucket last month. Because it's such fun to reminisce, here are four photos of us enjoying the trip.

Ann Gorbett took this photo of me pasteling on the porch. What a view this was. Looking at this photo brings me right back here. Ahhhh.

Before we went to the Artists Association of Nantucket's small works opening to see Haydi's three pieces in the show, we all sat on the steps for this group shot. Love the light and how happy we all are.

Top to bottom and left to right

Nancy Bacevich, Cindy Kerr,

Polo Barrera, Haydi Hurley, Ann Gorbett,

Tony Donovan and me!

A photo of Haydi and Ann with Haydi's watercolors on display. Well done, Haydi!

After the show we enjoyed a spicy dinner, good company, and conversation.

The NVA at the Starlight on Nantucket

Left to right: Ann Gorbett, Polo Barrera, Nancy Bacevich, Cindy Kerr,

NVA Spouse Jeff Kerr, Haydi Hurley, yours truly, and Tony Donovan

I did promise to post more artwork on my blog, so here is a piece I recently completed. At least right now I think it's completed. And I do have to get better at making appropriate representations of my work on line. So tricky. The sky doesn't quite look like this and the greens are richer in person.

CLOUDS OVER CEDARS

original pastel, 16x12"

Thanks for reading!
kmw

Monday, August 8, 2011

Pastels of Nantucket

Last month my art class, the Neponset Valley Artists, went on a painting trip to Nantucket. Even the memory of this trip makes me giddy. Imagine having three days away from the normal routine, three days without kids, and three days of art with art friends!

'SCONSET PATH

original pastel, 5x5"

What fun it was!

'SCONSET COTTAGE

original pastel, 5x5"

To gear up for painting on location, I did a series of pastel studies at home from references I had from previous time spent on the island.

'SCONSET ARBOR

original pastel, 2.5 x5"

assorted original pastels on our fence gate, sizes vary

Working on location can be daunting. I find it less intimidating to do small works and studies which can later hopefully work into larger, more developed pieces in oil or pastel.

NANTUCKET MARSH LANDSCAPE

original pastel, 5x3"

Our host, NVA member, Haydi Hurley, is a Nantucket native. Apart from acting as our first-class tour guide, she secured access for us to paint at some wonderful private locations.

BRANT POINT ROSES

original pastel, 5x5"

While there I stopped in at Peach Trees of Nantucket, a gallery gift shop at 19 Main Street, with my artwork. The owner there bought a selection of my paintings for the gallery. Hurrah!

BRANT POINT VIEW

original pastel, 6x2"

It was a delight to have so many of the NVA together for a painting experience on the island.

BRANT POINT

original pastel, 2x5"

Haydi mentioned having us to the island again next year(!) for part two of this painting extravaganza.

BLUE ADIRONDACKS

original pastel, 4x5"

Looking forward to September 2012 already!