Kim Morin Weineck's Art: beach

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

People!

I know! Shock!! I mean, I'm a LANDSCAPE painter...

...This is a painting with PEOPLE! People I know and love, to be exact. In the back is Lucy, running out of the sea while Pippa is combing the beach for shells and such on the sand.

Versions of this painting have been floating in my mind's eye for a while now, and it's been percolating in my head that figures need to enter my paintings. For some reason, this was the one that started it. We'll see what happens next.

Thanks for reading! -kmw

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Small works :: Cloud Strata

Clouds and sunsets in the landscape offer such opportunity for an artist to use colors in bold new ways. This subject had me reaching for the oft-unused sticks of color: orange, magenta, bright yellow (!) and couple them with the grayed blues and greens. Who wouldn't have fun doing that? Want something to appear brighter? Surround it with darker, duller tones. Wham! Bright gorgeousness!!

Email kimweineck@gmail.com for information on this piece.
Thanks for reading!~kmw

Friday, August 3, 2012

Focus on light

The other day I tried a new surface for me with pastels: velour.

Wow! It was a wonderful experience for me who has a heavy hand and has a hard time making things look soft.

a new surface with an old reliable subject

When I try out new supplies, I generally work on something that feels familiar to me. In this case I went with my hay bales, but I've also had a great time with my standard marshes. (Did I mention Tim threatened to start calling me "Marsha"?)

This new surface had me all aflutter. Wow did I ever have a great time! Quickly departing from my comfort zone I started up on new pieces focusing on light, color, temperature, and all that good stuff.

Light plays a major contrasting role in what I decided to paint, even in this Beach Grasses piece below where it plays a more subtle part than in the one above.

BEACH GRASSES

original pastel, 7x7" unframed

Temperature choices were foremost on my mind while created these pieces.

BEACH ROCKS

original pastel, 7x7" unframed

This night we were on vacation and suddenly I needed to go for a walk. So glad we all did! Behold the most glorious sky I ever did see! More paintings of this subject to come, be sure.

Always liking to do a smaller piece, I figured I'd take a shot at a smaller, slightly altered version of the earlier Sunlit Path. Small works are such fun!

These works are all available at Gallery9. I'm nervously looking forward to hearing the feedback to them.

Thanks for reading! ~kmw

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Marshland path

Yesterday was spent on the patio working on a bunch of paintings that were unfinished and unresolved. I'm not sure if anything has gotten better or instead is just getting more muddled. Argh! Painting can really take you on a roller coaster!

Today's painting is a scene I have worked on a few different ways and sizes, both in oil and pastel. This manifestation is my favorite. Seems to me there's a great distance toward the water. I hope it appears that way to you, too!

For inspiration I've been looking at a lot of artists' work lately. Check out David Lussier's page at the Harrison Gallery. In class I showed a few of his paintings on my phone's web browser. We were discussing the sparkle that he gets with well-placed 'random' marks. Gorgeous, really!

I'm hoping to get more time painting in today. And the fever to jump to pastels is imminent. Looking forward to making that change shortly.

Thanks for reading!
kmw

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Day tripping in July

We've been a busy traveling family and here is an assortment of photos from our various destinations.

First Encounter Beach in Eastham, MA is a great beach for children. At low tide, it's an amazing playground of water, hermit crabs, and sand. Tim looks a little overwhelmed at the scope of the beach.

Here is a photo of Tim and Pippa in the dune path on their way to the water at First Encounter.

This week we also had a day trip to Boston! The girls loved the Swan Boats.

We took the girls to Fenway Park and Lucy got a hat.

I learned that I teach some martial arts classes and am a Grand Master!

Just today we went to Buttonwood Zoo in New Bedford, MA. They have a great animal-centered carousel. Pippa and Lucy love this zoo.

While we were at my in-laws' home, the girls loved playing at their dinner table. So cute. So busy.

Tonight I'm on my way to teach. Can't take a vacation from my wonderful students!!

When I get back I'm going to post the winner of my giveaway. Stay tuned....

Thanks for reading,

kmw

Monday, May 16, 2011

Sneaking in some painting

I've been trying to sneak time in to paint, and it's been tricky to say the least. The weather in Massachusetts isn't cooperative. Drizzle, cold, rain, blah (and, yes, 'blah' is now an official description of the weather) make it difficult to have my girls outside playing while I sneak in some painting on the patio.

Today with its heavy rain we are inside varying our activities with laundry, every Toy Story movie out there, meals, and for one lucky spell during which Pippa napped, a short painting stint. Ahhhh.

My art group, the Neponset Valley Artists, is installing a painting show tonight. We're pretty excited about it. These new pieces of mine may be included with my submissions.

©2011 Kim Morin Weineck
MARSH GRASSES AND GREENS
original pastel, 6x6"
$150 framed 11x11"
Message me for purchase, thanks.

I need a new camera in the worst way....

Hope you're enjoying the start to the week.
Thanks for reading!
kmw