Recharging the creative juices

In true me form I paint a lot and then go fallow.
Lately I have been researching subject matter and looking at art.

This photo is from my October show
at Gallery9 October 2012.
My girls are in red with two of my nephews.
Goodness, they make me happy!

This recharging process is filled with anticipation of what could come next.

Believe it or not, I'm thinking it could be some figures.
I haven't painted the figure in FOREVER! But I can do it.

Here are my girls walking out into the rain.
This one looks like a painting already!

Will I take it on? In what medium? We'll have to wait and see.

One thing is certain---
I got a new easel for Christmas and I'm jonesing to use it!


Thanks for reading!
~KMW

In process on the patio

Before I get to the nitty-gritty of this post - the winner of my giveaway was Noreen Taranto. Congratulations, Noreen! And for those who did not win: worry not! New ideas are stewing on giveaways and more. Stay tuned!

Yesterday was a gorgeous day and Tim took the girls food shopping so I could get some painting in. I set up on the patio. Ahhhh. There's no feeling like starting a new piece!

I have a bunch of pastel sets and no really great way to transport/hold/store them right now. Yesterday I was leafing through Pastel Journal and found an article on just this topic. Some research is in my future!

When I work with pastel I start at the top and work down, generally. I end up working a lot of the piece later in the process. You can sort of see in these two photos the dotted marks I make on my surface to get started. It's like a composition map in dots.

Here's the piece nearly completed. I like the light I've got going on here. I see some problems with the treeline and some of the color choices so I'll be correcting that today - hopefully on the patio again! Tim came home with a slip 'n slide for the girls and I'm setting that up right after I finish this entry.

Thanks for reading!

kmw

Officially summer

It's officially summer -- my favorite! Being outside painting while my girls play in the yard is a pure delight.

©Kim Morin Weineck - MARSH CEDARS on easel

Lately I've been productive, too. Today I was outside working for around an hour when the rain started. Drat. As my neighbor pointed out, now we don't have to water our gardens! Time to take care of other things...like my blog!

©2011 Kim Morin Weineck
MARSH CEDARS
original pastel, 16x12"

Here are two recent works, both 12x9" and both in pastel. I am experimenting with new techniques. The verdict is still out on whether I like the results. Seems fussy. Finding the balance between fussy and loose is my goal. We'll see how I do this summer with that!

©2011 Kim Morin Weineck
MARSH VIEW
original pastel, 16x12"

On a personal note, last week I lost my dear grandmother, who quietly passed in her sleep in her own bed at the wonderful age of 93. I discovered some delightful photos while looking for some for a photo board to be displayed at the wake.


Finally I'm getting the courage up to do some figurative work. Between some of the gems I found and my own two young girlies in day-to-day silliness, I have no dearth of material!

Professionally I'm thinking about ways to increase traffic to my facebook page, Kim Morin Weineck's Art. I think a giveaway is in order. More on this soon.

Thanks for reading!
kmw