“First Friday Art Walk” event at Highlandtown Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Feb 7, 5 to 9pm. I will be displaying eight pieces of artwork. Please take the time to stop in to see my art along with a host of other wonderful works by other artists.
“The Journey to Ukazoo” book will also be available.
Shown is one of the my eight: “Back to Back”, oil on canvas
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‘Next stop – Liriodendron’ Images selected for my inclusion in the late August group exhibition at Liriodendron Mansion, Bel Air, MD – August 25 to September 15, 2019
Image: “Boots” oil on board.
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♪Now all them’s colors have been finalized
The background and them figures with little eyes
Embellishments such as tv’s, bowls and such
Some’s important, some’s don’t matter much ♪
♪There’s a lesson contained in this painting
My words I sing, not to keep you waiting
Check that stamped date before you buy
The odor emitted might just make you cry♪
♫Chorus
Them’s Post Expiration Date Blues
Checking the month, day, and year should be duly noted
Oh Them’s Post Expiration Date Blues
Aptly suggest that the can might be bloated ♫
The final painting of the 12 + 12 Project
Next Monday: The start of the ‘The Journey to Ukazoo Book’ Project.
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Project: 12 + 12, 12 x 12’s #15 by Craig L Haupt
Title-’Cross Talk’
Third sequenced post, the ‘Finished Painting’.
One of the positive aspects of engaging in a project such as this, is experimenting with choices of colors. In particular, the colors used in the ’box’ areas. These soft pastel colors are an extension from a painting in the 8 x 10 ’Eleven Series’ I completed a few months ago. Pending on the subject matter, I expect this ’box’ and/or color choice will periodically find it’s way into other future paintings.
Next Monday, the start of the next Painting in the ‘12 + 12 Project’.
Art notes:
Image copyright Craig L Haupt
Project: 12 + 12, 12 x 12’s #15 by Craig L Haupt
Title-’Cross Talk’
Second sequenced post, ‘The Worksheet’.
If you were to see this worksheet close up, you would see numerous eraser marks from a first attempt at this ’to be finished painting design’. Whereas the subjects from the ’Doodle’ were fine, the numerous embellishments added didn’t seem to work. So I erased 90% of the pencil work around the main subjects and started over. I’m much happier with this final worksheet version.
Next Monday, the ’Finished Painting’.
Art notes:
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Project: 12 + 12, 12 x 12’s #12 by Craig L Haupt
Title-“The Patio” Fourth sequenced post.
Posted is “The Patio” Finished painting.
Aside from finalizing various shapes and backgrounds with additional coats of paint, glazing, and shading to create form, the ‘Butterflies’ have a small history.
Back in 1995 I did a small 5” x 7” watercolor drawing using these multicolored butterflies in a design. Over the past 20 years I have tried, on a few occasions, to convert these ‘Butterflies’ into a painting using the same layout and design. I never did succeed.
While laying out the worksheet for this painting there were quiet whispers from some faraway place in my head that suggested this was a painting that these Butterflies could find a home. While not the same layout I had first worked with all those years ago, I’m satisfied with their place in this painting.
This marks the completion of 12 of the intended 24 paintings, a halfway point. I will be taking a break from the posting process. An upcoming out-of-town weekend reunion, Taxes, paperwork, Doctor and vehicle checkups, etc., all seeking attention and converging at the same time. Thanks for all your wonderful support for this portion of the 12 + 12 project. See you in a bit.
Art notes:
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Project: 12 + 12, 12 x 12’s #12 by Craig L Haupt
Title-“The Patio” Third sequenced post.
Posted is “The Patio” progress painting.
There was a time, very early in the worksheet, when the ‘face’ part of the patio was being considered as ‘stone’. I ended up switching it to ‘brick’ and using the ‘stone’ as a lower section to the patio which represents the ‘neck’ and ‘body’.
The ‘Butterflies’, moved quite a bit in the worksheet, are still being moved around in this progress posting. Sometimes us artists can be a little picky about placement.
The table width has proved to be a concern (I thought is was too wide). Now that I can better see it in it’s painted format, I am leaning towards removing a board from each side before I add the chairs.
Next week, the finished product.
The project will be posted in the following sequence, 1st Monday-the sketch/doodle or related source from whence the painting has originated.
The second Monday-the 12”x12” pencil ‘Worksheet’ showing the intended painting.
The third Monday-a ‘Progress’ post of the painting.
The fourth Monday-the ‘Finished’ painting.
Then repeat.
Art notes:
All images are copyright Craig L Haupt
Project: 12 + 12, 12 x 12’s #12 by Craig L Haupt
Title-“The Patio” Second sequenced post.
Posted is ‘The Worksheet’ for “The Patio” painting.
Needless to say, from the excessive amount of eraser marks shown on this worksheet, that a great many alterations took place. Using a technique I employed in an earlier painting called “Room With a View” I am utilizing a combined overhead view and face-on view. Of the first layers of shapes (seen overhead), while depicting a picnic table, (to be brick) patio, daffodils, and fish pond, they are still used to suggest a face as mentioned in last weeks post.
In the next receding layers, the two figures shaded with green, are the transition shapes. Seen face-on, they are two figures, seen as an overhead view they’re depicting grass surrounding the patio. There is also a transition from the overhead view of the picnic table to the face-on view of the tree/bush branches that represents the hair.
The Butterflies, one used as a bowtie, can operate from both an overhead and face-on view.
Pardon me if this seems rather complicated, I really did just want a very simple painting.
Now it’s on to choosing colors for the painting.
The project will be posted in the following sequence, 1st Monday-the sketch/doodle or related source from whence the painting has originated.
The second Monday-the 12”x12” pencil ‘Worksheet’ showing the intended painting.
The third Monday-a ‘Progress’ post of the painting.
The fourth Monday-the ‘Finished’ painting.
Then repeat.
Art notes:
All images are copyright Craig L Haupt
Project: 12 + 12, 12 x 12’s #10 by Craig L Haupt
Title-“Back to Back” Fourth sequenced post.
Posted is the 12” x 12” ‘Back to Back” Finished painting.
Referring to last weeks Post about possible additions and changes, a diffused tree-line background was added and the sky color changed.
The other area of concern was trying to enhance the notion that these two individuals are sitting back to back rather than against the tree by adding stronger shadows along with the placement of various objects. This will be one of those things where the viewer has to make up their own mind as to how the figures are seen in relationship to the tree.
The project will be posted in the following sequence, 1st Monday-the sketch/doodle or related source from whence the painting has originated.
The second Monday-the 12”x 12” pencil worksheet showing the intended painting.
The third Monday-a progress post of the painting.
The fourth Monday-the finished painting.
Then repeat.
Art notes:
All images are copyright Craig L Haupt
Project: 12 + 12, 12 x 12’s by Craig L Haupt
Title-“Boots”, Fourth sequenced post
Posted is the 12” x 12” completed “Boots” painting.
As with most artists there is always that moment when we are faced with the dilemma ‘is this finished’. Can I add something else, heighten or mute a color just a tad, should I have moved that one little object just an 1/8th of an inch to the left or right, etc. and these questions persist with each painting undertaken. Yet there comes a point when a decision has to be made and without further ado, this painting is now finished!
Next Monday the posting sequence begins again with the 2nd subject of the 12 + 12…. Project.
Please see/scroll back to the first project post (3-7-16) to see a synopsis of the 12 + 12, 12 x 12’s project and the initial ‘doodle’.
The project will be posted in the following sequence:
1st Monday-the sketch/doodle or related source from whence the current painting has originated.
The second Monday-the 12”x12” pencil worksheet showing the intended painting.
The third Monday-a progress post of the painting.
The fourth Monday-the finished painting.
Then repeat.
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