Kim Morin Weineck's Art: marshes

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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

Friday, June 22, 2012

Two new pastels

Summer is my productive time, and I've made a pact with myself to finish pieces I start.

These two are a little different for me as I've completed small versions of them in the past but now they are bigger and the colors are different.

As I've been working in this new larger scale, I've been using up pastels left and right! With all the pastels I own I've also made a pact with myself to use what I have and see what happens.

The result of a "limited" palette is an exploration in new tones. It's been such fun!

Thanks for reading!
~kmw

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Early summer artwork

Whew! It's such fun to see a collection of artwork on similar subjects but in various sizes.

Been busy here working and painting and enjoying my family. It's mid-June and school is out and the weather is just lovely. Feeling in my element! Wish there were more daylight hours and that this time of year would last for always.....

Painting-wise pastels have been my medium of choice lately and The Preservation Framer, a great shop in North Attleborough, offered to showcase my work for a spell. It's great to be represented in the town where you live and also support small business in its lovely downtown. (My alter-ego, Downtown Manager with Friends of Norwood Center loves this fact!)

Matt and Rob at Preservation Framer and Gallery and I wanted to ensure the work was affordable during this tricky economic time, so perhaps now is when you should add to or begin your art collection. They sent out the nicest description of my work in their June Newsletter. (Consider subscribing!)

Message me or get in touch with the gallery for more information.

They are on Facebook updating with all their doings quite often.

I'm hoping to do some plein air painting outside of their shop and will post when on Facebook.

Your support of my work as well as your feedback and comments mean a lot.

Thanks for reading! ~kmw

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Four square pastels

Four new pieces, from drawings and references I've worked on in the past: Marshes!

In person, the colors are better, so I must improve my photo taking/editing. Perhaps I can blame it on the non-stop rain we've had. Colors are better in sunshine!

All four pieces are painted on gray PastelMat, not my favorite surface to paint on, but I had seen Christine Bodnar's demonstration and figured I'd revisit it.

With a water wash to create an underpainting, I enjoyed the process a lot.

Not bad, but I'd like them to be more lively and colorful. I can work on that! Like I said, I'm blaming the rain!

Thanks for reading!
~Kim

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Marsh series and bonus Lucy!

In painting, I often embark on a series. I find doing this to be utterly valuable. A wonderful exercise, creating a series of work based on a singular subject.

Taking the thought out of "what will I paint" opens doors to learning new things as I delve into all aspects of a single subject. Rather fun!

The latest series focuses on the marsh landscape, my ultimate favorite place to be. So far I have four 8x8" oil paintings completed, so for the next four days, these will be the subject of my blog.

And for good measure, here is a photo of Lucy at her first day of preschool.

She melts my heart. Four years old and the time is flying by!

Thanks for reading,

kmw

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Hectic but lovely

Hectic but lovely - that is how I'd describe these past few weeks.

Summer is in its glory and has taken me along for its ride through scents of honeysuckle and roses in bloom during early morning photo safaris capturing the soft, pink light of the start of day.

This sold recently, too. Hurray!

I recently sold three of my newest series of 16x12" pastels to a collector.

What a positive jolt that was! Painting in the past was about speed, and now I'm deliberately trying to slow down and be more deliberate and pensive about choices I make during the process, and while at it, I'm learning a lot.

I love the space in this pastel painting.

I've been painting when possible and hunting out new references and painting spots. What fun!

Another of the sold paintings. Hurray again!

This Saturday, weather-permitting, is the Arts in the Park art festival in Marion, MA. My delightful in-laws live in Marion and I'm really taken with their hometown. Talk about inspiration in the landscape! Of course, this is my first-ever festival, so I'm petrified - just a little bit petrified.

Yes, this photo is taken in my kitchen next to the stove. It was where I could find the best light. Ha!

Sometimes that scary feeling of doing something new gets you to push yourself to a new place. Working toward something often gets me to experiment, too. I feel that with this new series of work.

Still in process, this pastel is what I worked on yesterday while my mom watched the girls.

And my photo safaris have been fruitful. Here are two shots from some early morning walks.

We also celebrated Lucy's 4th birthday, with Pippa's second just around the corner, too. It's certainly as I described - hectic but lovely.

Ahhh. Summer.

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.