tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70135309193985454102024-03-17T12:47:46.481-07:00MSGodfreyArtMargaret Godfrey ArtMargaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.comBlogger503125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-14687306725176511392024-03-07T11:58:00.000-08:002024-03-07T11:58:28.509-08:00Masking, Simplifying and Patterns<p>Sometimes I come in from the studio "juiced up." The last few days I've been zeroing in on an idea of abstracting and simplifying a painting based on the night workers who came into our yard (working from dusk into the dark) to hook us up with electricity after eight days without power. So the question was how to communicate floodlights, big equipment, workers on trees, etc. And for whatever reason, I realized I was using the help of so many instructors and artists I've learned with along the way:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMl79v54C8swTqlXJlCmffb-6g6M2B3ePIKipBffTuKOYYgBkkhzWVlFn69POkxDlhLZUlxw8KN5aeOeuHPGMv5xnMKGqGlcDBaTO8fsL_OsdkDLoBmJUhc5DvN_BAKfoYhcJ0QYBQ4VKl_9uaqZ4ChZpq0EZZsAeZJHUMgefv-9okAUPnseMmpkfU5sw/s3723/IMG_2255.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3723" data-original-width="2458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMl79v54C8swTqlXJlCmffb-6g6M2B3ePIKipBffTuKOYYgBkkhzWVlFn69POkxDlhLZUlxw8KN5aeOeuHPGMv5xnMKGqGlcDBaTO8fsL_OsdkDLoBmJUhc5DvN_BAKfoYhcJ0QYBQ4VKl_9uaqZ4ChZpq0EZZsAeZJHUMgefv-9okAUPnseMmpkfU5sw/s320/IMG_2255.heic" width="211" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Geoff McCormack for the smooth blue background and masking</li><li>Fran Larsen for premixing the paint to get a consistent color and think about "What if"</li><li>Ratindra Das for sketching and composition</li><li>Frank Webb for symplification</li><li>Katherine Chang Liu for telling me I could paint anything</li><li>and more...</li></ul><div><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>So attempt one taught me a few things.</b></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><b>Masking tape and Oramask allow me to pour on a deep, dark night sky</b>.<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_MbDsKsd7aZ94NR0_PkE8zPTS7W14G0OLWbBALOv5ODZNrnPoHbJxXNaw-nxK8x-WmmEGVRErwYLGUBZRvRr-1QEtM28TD0Fr7jJLetwwT49Saj_vcMKjY79eeZ-dy8835xSsVDKf1zZnnpl-cIpwJg5hLUzfqH4aM0xnClqD26icWmIOzEvWSV3KJyI/s3705/IMG_2257.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3705" data-original-width="2450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_MbDsKsd7aZ94NR0_PkE8zPTS7W14G0OLWbBALOv5ODZNrnPoHbJxXNaw-nxK8x-WmmEGVRErwYLGUBZRvRr-1QEtM28TD0Fr7jJLetwwT49Saj_vcMKjY79eeZ-dy8835xSsVDKf1zZnnpl-cIpwJg5hLUzfqH4aM0xnClqD26icWmIOzEvWSV3KJyI/s320/IMG_2257.heic" width="212" /></a></div><br /></div><div><b>Next I could simplify and unify the lower portion by applying an orange background color.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-JClkeMth9dGoXAxYjz6T_RV-6WIwwrZO45W8Ag9rX0Q0jNDLwEkWxKkbA_eV97RQNkfOjUUYI_boBYciCmVKUbbO9VlXM8VjEHJm2LnEcBVbQ1HqcvMVVGvZXCih2jWkd7ZDWEv46ZFr3IJMHbzZ9Bva_ZyB5YwpZFfzBfABAlXvMWcKHyDrkX6OuWV/s2771/IMG_2258.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="1817" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-JClkeMth9dGoXAxYjz6T_RV-6WIwwrZO45W8Ag9rX0Q0jNDLwEkWxKkbA_eV97RQNkfOjUUYI_boBYciCmVKUbbO9VlXM8VjEHJm2LnEcBVbQ1HqcvMVVGvZXCih2jWkd7ZDWEv46ZFr3IJMHbzZ9Bva_ZyB5YwpZFfzBfABAlXvMWcKHyDrkX6OuWV/s320/IMG_2258.heic" width="210" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><p></p><p><b>As I completed this first painting with a unified dark brown in the "ground" and patterned both the trees and the ground I felt it was missing some potential excitement. </b></p><p><b>SO...</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYaI6z9-o8GELMMFmNwiOUP8Hye67gZM39VToIbX2sylo6-bUEqxRZxSN-K6Oh40ttKvcTjwgTzOB4EpVflI3a4rp8ajwBU4PBR4tf6UOmgRZ5f9PV4rgAmhk_bvKjMhJZBPwzc-aAdq6BKyQx4C5mexiJ1Z0gugh2IApNFvr_6A3tisWNnzUZW0pCwxU/s3377/IMG_2261%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3377" data-original-width="2266" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYaI6z9-o8GELMMFmNwiOUP8Hye67gZM39VToIbX2sylo6-bUEqxRZxSN-K6Oh40ttKvcTjwgTzOB4EpVflI3a4rp8ajwBU4PBR4tf6UOmgRZ5f9PV4rgAmhk_bvKjMhJZBPwzc-aAdq6BKyQx4C5mexiJ1Z0gugh2IApNFvr_6A3tisWNnzUZW0pCwxU/s320/IMG_2261%202.heic" width="215" /></a></div><p><br /></p><b>I pulled out my collage materials and began to place pieces around to add a little chutzpah.</b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>(This has not been glued down yet, so it's still in the works.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I then taped another sheet of paper, adding 3 inches and a tree to the left. Once again putting down a powerful dark blue.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVUliz2DGfC_Z5f8352q9sRzkOgxFzPNgibI8wC2ewlVq9KwJfYLNJd1q5UTDVBN2d3XI8HiNcOPV1ff18OtnQ4H8uMROVp29UahvZqM6C-3kKYS9LfAhwBWxrw2Rnfn36y4j3HBk7F5BzC76_eGn6_i_0qb0MdnHGF68uSRdChpwN4ZIT6Q02bsHQ3og/s4032/IMG_2260.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVUliz2DGfC_Z5f8352q9sRzkOgxFzPNgibI8wC2ewlVq9KwJfYLNJd1q5UTDVBN2d3XI8HiNcOPV1ff18OtnQ4H8uMROVp29UahvZqM6C-3kKYS9LfAhwBWxrw2Rnfn36y4j3HBk7F5BzC76_eGn6_i_0qb0MdnHGF68uSRdChpwN4ZIT6Q02bsHQ3og/s320/IMG_2260.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upside down to let the blue paint run toward the top.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I'm delighted with the results of 2nd painting.</span></b><div><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-j-BdzK-i5Ir4axc3awMgczvy2ZfdZaLLo5-QELSiSEr9_5uZuZoROUDd3-2yMiokTtsy1ZM8Q2TfoQu8ergCuEp5eK9dLT35mU8ebaF1ArkB4MdYQcug5IDMZXtFOwrb5c7QArGO9eN1msISvFD3jeFNl3uLB_SeMGcu-0jDjozaLCKDk-zCcT2h98bZ/s2849/IMG_2276.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2849" data-original-width="2298" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-j-BdzK-i5Ir4axc3awMgczvy2ZfdZaLLo5-QELSiSEr9_5uZuZoROUDd3-2yMiokTtsy1ZM8Q2TfoQu8ergCuEp5eK9dLT35mU8ebaF1ArkB4MdYQcug5IDMZXtFOwrb5c7QArGO9eN1msISvFD3jeFNl3uLB_SeMGcu-0jDjozaLCKDk-zCcT2h98bZ/w516-h640/IMG_2276.heic" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Night Workers<br />Transparent Watercolor<br />21 x 18 inches</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">What I am pleased with: </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Simplicity</li><li>Colors</li><li>Patterns and more patterns</li><li>Storytelling</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">As always, I would love to hear from you!!</span></div><p></p></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-90839145549414851372024-02-16T17:15:00.000-08:002024-02-16T17:15:57.977-08:00One Thing Leads to Another<p style="text-align: center;"> <b>On a Snowy Day in 2014 . . .</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>And I Would Truly Enjoy Hearing Your Reactions</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Nine years ago we had a February winter storm when our grandson, Noah, was just the right age to spend a day jumping and sledding and making snow angels. Facebook recently popped a great photo from 2014 as a memory. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXf-lBhw9vNOAdg1ZX7sTec3HxN5M5eBW-XJVqg9qZTX446XKxSEJF0Pyq4L4blF7mqsSAmtdx9YMW1t2raHyFGfxz95W-LDhxD4i7KjgzLeqssC5PxNy1bF7yAb9dBrXyPt7Z1B4eXNoOLpt0pdqItxqSVAQkgsxYGOz27HLdmYTLQDktnf3qY78b7hQ/s1986/Screenshot%202024-02-16%20at%204.42.08%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="1496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXf-lBhw9vNOAdg1ZX7sTec3HxN5M5eBW-XJVqg9qZTX446XKxSEJF0Pyq4L4blF7mqsSAmtdx9YMW1t2raHyFGfxz95W-LDhxD4i7KjgzLeqssC5PxNy1bF7yAb9dBrXyPt7Z1B4eXNoOLpt0pdqItxqSVAQkgsxYGOz27HLdmYTLQDktnf3qY78b7hQ/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-16%20at%204.42.08%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="241" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>I decided this photo was just too interesting to ignore. It is a great composition, light hearted and full of energy. I have also been wanting to work on my transparent watercolor skills. So here is my week of studies, perhaps to help me create a larger painting.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">( I have continued to put gold gesso on paper to continue my gouache work, but took a break this week to do just plain watercolor.)</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Three Paintings Using Different Approaches</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Based on Realism</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jWPErDEa3QJiTVPgUVwxcmMlAAvk7_JCdwM6ikD8RAg8tDNtjf6giYEFs3_Zy24yEqlNy2cXfjqow72em1OSXmrP1NPQIqX4PJ2wv6yO0FhzhioR66WCy7sG1jRzO3yul_hot_5GZUoVTGlgLR0_E1NwZc-jz6gRVTu7RDIC57GVhpIgJvy8PWR0Rf6D/s3211/IMG_2206.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3211" data-original-width="2276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jWPErDEa3QJiTVPgUVwxcmMlAAvk7_JCdwM6ikD8RAg8tDNtjf6giYEFs3_Zy24yEqlNy2cXfjqow72em1OSXmrP1NPQIqX4PJ2wv6yO0FhzhioR66WCy7sG1jRzO3yul_hot_5GZUoVTGlgLR0_E1NwZc-jz6gRVTu7RDIC57GVhpIgJvy8PWR0Rf6D/s320/IMG_2206.heic" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This first painting was sort of a warm up. I used a more realistic approach and made the mistake of using a cadmium yellow wash to warm up the snow. I don't like the results.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><b>Next Try: More Abstract</b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77MbFivqJhWfkVu6Q-w7w0Q-zil9Y7sQWmw2WUkhz3XPDJP4PW8oJC1hBFGK0i-okabW-KdbNpZB3iVJ8QXVChV2I7Tt2bBCccyzWCYJMo116yOpiYYE1rhtAxkZo9WqM9I3xT9maibL0Jod-7rYqin1No9axzhIGsfrEkFBYCZ3eAQ7HZOtJcbikzqpT/s3291/IMG_2218.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3291" data-original-width="2417" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77MbFivqJhWfkVu6Q-w7w0Q-zil9Y7sQWmw2WUkhz3XPDJP4PW8oJC1hBFGK0i-okabW-KdbNpZB3iVJ8QXVChV2I7Tt2bBCccyzWCYJMo116yOpiYYE1rhtAxkZo9WqM9I3xT9maibL0Jod-7rYqin1No9axzhIGsfrEkFBYCZ3eAQ7HZOtJcbikzqpT/s320/IMG_2218.heic" width="235" /></a></div><br />To me this is much fresher and joyful. It also led me to decide to go one step further with abstract and patterns.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Abstract and Patterns</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSosHNqcjIfqksgJnOyckNQTpYhTWRwdKDKNqpGaKXIEEerSAzxCX8qWxDVDzdhs6ddX6kKlGueItrxpGSW_TARXgmG8_TehOo5sdYTJlREeZw8rhMbGGEMD-uHTXVhpDmfbGMHnMSxqFteRSLm7qJ95UmldEo3j2x5TGylV6iuSLKRx9aLsAXrfYISuEY/s3472/IMG_2225.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="2666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSosHNqcjIfqksgJnOyckNQTpYhTWRwdKDKNqpGaKXIEEerSAzxCX8qWxDVDzdhs6ddX6kKlGueItrxpGSW_TARXgmG8_TehOo5sdYTJlREeZw8rhMbGGEMD-uHTXVhpDmfbGMHnMSxqFteRSLm7qJ95UmldEo3j2x5TGylV6iuSLKRx9aLsAXrfYISuEY/s320/IMG_2225.heic" width="246" /></a></div><br />I love the clean lines of this. It needs to be a book cover, don't you think?<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">But does it need one more thing?</p><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPpzwOSiQNgL1yY47xURUzH55e0uyIsuHWcJEqEJHRUQv4Xs3yVGUKuPFsEPGGcREgYst-_Ed23Z2zdQ_WzAryImzE2OrPxdieQmsvdUGPhSBmD2HyWC49ExzecaSYOqw1AJkKvejwZmqKnnClp_Fwv949R-0iMa_MH4T7AtiNveiilx3o-pmjFXsDOFN/s3768/IMG_2227.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3768" data-original-width="2792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPpzwOSiQNgL1yY47xURUzH55e0uyIsuHWcJEqEJHRUQv4Xs3yVGUKuPFsEPGGcREgYst-_Ed23Z2zdQ_WzAryImzE2OrPxdieQmsvdUGPhSBmD2HyWC49ExzecaSYOqw1AJkKvejwZmqKnnClp_Fwv949R-0iMa_MH4T7AtiNveiilx3o-pmjFXsDOFN/s320/IMG_2227.heic" width="237" /></a></div> <div><br /></div><div>I think the foot prints add a completion to the story. I haven't painted them yet, but <b>should I</b>?</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I would love to hear which style you find most appealing.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-66243099411396619862024-02-09T16:34:00.000-08:002024-02-09T16:34:20.726-08:00Be Brave, But Have Fun<p>So many artists I've taken workshops with come to mind at various times. Yesterday it was Carla O'Conner and Frank Webb. Carla's workshop came up when I discovered a full sheet of watercolor paper covered with gold gesso. Carla mostly paints on gessoed paper (not only gold gesso) with watercolor and gouache. This is something that I would have never thought of on my own. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb97VWvnLfPjaQeAjXaD2qelK8sH56t4yU7Y4dqBbDcFEuf5Yj_Y540n8GAxfV5vr5Nlz4KybNVLHf0Ov-zLN8PU24fWPb4AKCKRYwd8p5KsfnwNgc1EbVrzNHRZEHtYNpE0BuM0YmxcRI9-ls48JyENFCXZQAfr02Y6eAs_4FLIGAn8leR4UdKwITxE_/s640/IMG_0164%20(1)%20copy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb97VWvnLfPjaQeAjXaD2qelK8sH56t4yU7Y4dqBbDcFEuf5Yj_Y540n8GAxfV5vr5Nlz4KybNVLHf0Ov-zLN8PU24fWPb4AKCKRYwd8p5KsfnwNgc1EbVrzNHRZEHtYNpE0BuM0YmxcRI9-ls48JyENFCXZQAfr02Y6eAs_4FLIGAn8leR4UdKwITxE_/s320/IMG_0164%20(1)%20copy.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I applied the gold gesso to this paper in 2020 after the Holiday Farm Fire!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>For Frank's influence there is always the #1--It's only paper. This is what gives this artist bravery. If a painting doesn't turn out well, think of #1. But he also talked about how to make your art come from your own hand. If working from a photo, do a sketch, then draw it, then paint. Each time you recreate it, it becomes your own original work. </p><p>So yesterday I went out to the studio with those two artists in mind--paint with gouache on gold gesso and make it my own! What better way to follow these influencers than take my own painting and recreate it on gold gesso. So I pulled out my "One Must Always Wear Pearls" as my inspiration for a new painting. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpObww5A7llz0BhETxhr3x7Tg0Pv0dPKYgllvIqFLRWj62YHdaA6gdDdXkYv_K_22vb2wdwryde4hhvj2SJ5LEhTSwxcO0dLhY_OgCvKtIzB7HXRUfBcyOwdBUQnmWoMzu83t70eqYYuiig9Gem2Pn21Lh-OzpblXechnMPzgB7dzzVUTkDSoiJDK465Q/s2597/IMG_2089%204.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="2127" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpObww5A7llz0BhETxhr3x7Tg0Pv0dPKYgllvIqFLRWj62YHdaA6gdDdXkYv_K_22vb2wdwryde4hhvj2SJ5LEhTSwxcO0dLhY_OgCvKtIzB7HXRUfBcyOwdBUQnmWoMzu83t70eqYYuiig9Gem2Pn21Lh-OzpblXechnMPzgB7dzzVUTkDSoiJDK465Q/s320/IMG_2089%204.HEIC" width="262" /></a></div><br /><p>She tells a story, is painted with gouache, but has a lot of realism. I decided to do a new version of this painting, but with a more abstract design. Below you will see the development of this piece. One of the advantages of working this way (gouache on gessoed paper) is that one can totally remove a part or all of the paint with a wet paper towel. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5SBbCxvf3oGQnQShWBRxSupL9QLF_q662k9CMrJPO-g7odG4lQiJ9x4hdI-HdhAKGSByRxuRegBuAuxmzp9YxzhJnkfBbe-tf28J0L49f5d7Hz2e3diIoVEridcdiJcv4u81jUIjO2n6x04M4zW_yYWOaRAi47mPNqdEBClB3Kkes3bja-rQK5qxrl-7/s3393/IMG_2194%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3393" data-original-width="2522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5SBbCxvf3oGQnQShWBRxSupL9QLF_q662k9CMrJPO-g7odG4lQiJ9x4hdI-HdhAKGSByRxuRegBuAuxmzp9YxzhJnkfBbe-tf28J0L49f5d7Hz2e3diIoVEridcdiJcv4u81jUIjO2n6x04M4zW_yYWOaRAi47mPNqdEBClB3Kkes3bja-rQK5qxrl-7/s320/IMG_2194%202.heic" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U4S9TePKhgxyLXkuYgpo0zYxbIQzSMXiFHlHxNMTUgAHcLixUmVVJqz1M-H5JEISwhT2ek3BKTuGZVt8hcKy-7tl6JkTbEKCfAmmRU-9Sag7NqVsGW4ar8rENw-kqnUBcF6Va_wgy2A3taRCl277r0p_PWABYcgPDcLO8hexlW1DCjeVgIzZMMZiHOdj/s3123/IMG_2195.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3123" data-original-width="2235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U4S9TePKhgxyLXkuYgpo0zYxbIQzSMXiFHlHxNMTUgAHcLixUmVVJqz1M-H5JEISwhT2ek3BKTuGZVt8hcKy-7tl6JkTbEKCfAmmRU-9Sag7NqVsGW4ar8rENw-kqnUBcF6Va_wgy2A3taRCl277r0p_PWABYcgPDcLO8hexlW1DCjeVgIzZMMZiHOdj/s320/IMG_2195.heic" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfiHf-IOj-OpV4LT0xFDiSVwZrHGwvIU0A8x2yHJsBqIab5ZbDkJ8x5rxp3EHRl0CWwU0Ci9B2YR1mppAD6bLvotS3awThmODv64EtqtZyZvt8VEUioHpQpx_pf37iAncHpj5wgZZkrm0MJ4pRcqJhXrAGyQ0rQa1JyiJth9Zd6oVaCy4Tp_99EujU4yD/s3575/IMG_2196.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3575" data-original-width="2610" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfiHf-IOj-OpV4LT0xFDiSVwZrHGwvIU0A8x2yHJsBqIab5ZbDkJ8x5rxp3EHRl0CWwU0Ci9B2YR1mppAD6bLvotS3awThmODv64EtqtZyZvt8VEUioHpQpx_pf37iAncHpj5wgZZkrm0MJ4pRcqJhXrAGyQ0rQa1JyiJth9Zd6oVaCy4Tp_99EujU4yD/w293-h400/IMG_2196.heic" width="293" /></a></div><br /><p>This is how I left the painting in the studio today. Mike liked it better before the white circles turned into faces (too illustrative). Yes the arm in the foreground is overly big, yet I like the amount of light it creates. Oh so many things could be different, but most importantly, I had fun! </p><p>Now from <u>Gone with the Wind</u>--Tomorrow is another day!</p><p><br /></p>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-70315896443028440252024-01-31T16:00:00.000-08:002024-01-31T16:00:35.267-08:00Creating Equals Experimenting<p>For more than a year now I have been painting faces using only black and white gouache. One way I have finished the background is with a flat color.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pf8n21ay4S1oQhhz_hYjXrI1cvQBdASujSNTF1z_mgwlB9mZkpq-WHFypR76bHOP79OgAJjKno6HIgVUGHsxgt72r-rpzABoUSxyYwXQ6sI1QGxR7YTGVjBvkpYuCYwCrn52MlL4NVLh8cjyaYgs8yHkgDk1Y3uuKKYIycucyHeKBHzHmloiXlAetZ2l/s2121/Carhart%20Man%20copy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="2121" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pf8n21ay4S1oQhhz_hYjXrI1cvQBdASujSNTF1z_mgwlB9mZkpq-WHFypR76bHOP79OgAJjKno6HIgVUGHsxgt72r-rpzABoUSxyYwXQ6sI1QGxR7YTGVjBvkpYuCYwCrn52MlL4NVLh8cjyaYgs8yHkgDk1Y3uuKKYIycucyHeKBHzHmloiXlAetZ2l/s320/Carhart%20Man%20copy.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's a Carhartt Man</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Then I've tried creating a background that tells more of the story.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NBHX7hgtd6Lblc02D9grEeHl7DLTAWqj-1EVDQIb7CcmPPb_Rdfc2Ueo6OGwJqGSdPzAuDljXH9eUNhBuRekYo1k8PRikvG3jmcYUkOHAc9ETOD8OlV45nkcPCZnZfRJAY0RbURjzjB2QcRcasNSnVQTWgelS2mM_QxNSc11fIZV82Qzovh8vIFGCady/s2597/IMG_2089%204.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="2127" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NBHX7hgtd6Lblc02D9grEeHl7DLTAWqj-1EVDQIb7CcmPPb_Rdfc2Ueo6OGwJqGSdPzAuDljXH9eUNhBuRekYo1k8PRikvG3jmcYUkOHAc9ETOD8OlV45nkcPCZnZfRJAY0RbURjzjB2QcRcasNSnVQTWgelS2mM_QxNSc11fIZV82Qzovh8vIFGCady/w328-h400/IMG_2089%204.HEIC" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>One Must Always Wear Pearls</b><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Now I am struggling to find an interesting way to add to a portrait without such a storytelling background, yet something that adds interest. Below you can see more of my experimenting with a face and background. <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Trial and Error</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNA9cgxBEAR8ELnvo1YBeOnRvkCeUJ2D5-dF0_D65JY2-oNNqOvqnsfO_Ae68ESY6S74iAtVf_uYKlkuQz0u2qcbMB_vMAQEcUp9Vhu6_e0bWJFfhPpdgF0aCDM27xtX_MiQA_XFurzKJSakeWulBHmtUByf5KlvpTkO84gihUVBtzr3gcWT9egSZjwvx/s2596/IMG_1208%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2596" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNA9cgxBEAR8ELnvo1YBeOnRvkCeUJ2D5-dF0_D65JY2-oNNqOvqnsfO_Ae68ESY6S74iAtVf_uYKlkuQz0u2qcbMB_vMAQEcUp9Vhu6_e0bWJFfhPpdgF0aCDM27xtX_MiQA_XFurzKJSakeWulBHmtUByf5KlvpTkO84gihUVBtzr3gcWT9egSZjwvx/s320/IMG_1208%202.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JXI-lEroynzyEvlTBOtcnJ0ZmZRN0KOWqIPQJCfCeBGfMpjDS-04aA1ibSlUKKAGQZHAi61FTVk0vY4sziTmiAEcpPdwkYp6yBtjrLDof6MVgYYQkVW56vxCO2qm1ZzFdIvpZZFsFdxU5kNcDT17BZclneeEJaUnPtBA_0WHmiVIhfn4OGhXBGM8vqa3/s4032/IMG_2098.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JXI-lEroynzyEvlTBOtcnJ0ZmZRN0KOWqIPQJCfCeBGfMpjDS-04aA1ibSlUKKAGQZHAi61FTVk0vY4sziTmiAEcpPdwkYp6yBtjrLDof6MVgYYQkVW56vxCO2qm1ZzFdIvpZZFsFdxU5kNcDT17BZclneeEJaUnPtBA_0WHmiVIhfn4OGhXBGM8vqa3/s320/IMG_2098.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b1YpX-UzG2-tR8xrZBZo78itywtBQro6g8AHU2DC5wIiMklvYjeKyF1VPkx6vOebXLkM8pQTFaX1gK-fyhNzqLUj7L1BvH87noJkcmgsQaolAusxA9ve3lebG39b6bnAaokRVHTKR4H1HiTOkFPSryW7Da1HlgYVwq1ixko6aMPE-Vcbqb4CgU4dCPDv/s4032/IMG_2100.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b1YpX-UzG2-tR8xrZBZo78itywtBQro6g8AHU2DC5wIiMklvYjeKyF1VPkx6vOebXLkM8pQTFaX1gK-fyhNzqLUj7L1BvH87noJkcmgsQaolAusxA9ve3lebG39b6bnAaokRVHTKR4H1HiTOkFPSryW7Da1HlgYVwq1ixko6aMPE-Vcbqb4CgU4dCPDv/s320/IMG_2100.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQISFARxLgnEH36hxS9IpGSnN25JLj_C_fSWd5GL4-KaPUth39RmYVFXzLxdBEtKXOsCXLc1tv2nwUHMCFGTt5gvBuSZLgq7KyM8WxLqcuhrtFvL4e3mhquEHtSiGn3tv5UqmOxK35dTa7r3N5ERF5evpVFO_oLY0IUkuwF0SHpwIkmXjeLEut9ZjxVFh7/s2354/IMG_2101.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="2354" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQISFARxLgnEH36hxS9IpGSnN25JLj_C_fSWd5GL4-KaPUth39RmYVFXzLxdBEtKXOsCXLc1tv2nwUHMCFGTt5gvBuSZLgq7KyM8WxLqcuhrtFvL4e3mhquEHtSiGn3tv5UqmOxK35dTa7r3N5ERF5evpVFO_oLY0IUkuwF0SHpwIkmXjeLEut9ZjxVFh7/s320/IMG_2101.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nKc042L7GhyphenhyphenaHBS_EnJn0GZnsHrEtcCl69LllJf_2ZoynLfXT_VV6aiRBDxomEhZfxihyphenhyphenP70wN_kHZUE4_f2ev8Jm9emv0ad2qEFCU3Y2Q2UU4Jhwcs79E7ekUn6Ac2aYIC88TY-1SNaJvLW12YNIpbJEUhgGAuGdqtrLMKmLuzc9N7IR_fLfbbWfKN0/s3602/IMG_2169.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="3602" height="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nKc042L7GhyphenhyphenaHBS_EnJn0GZnsHrEtcCl69LllJf_2ZoynLfXT_VV6aiRBDxomEhZfxihyphenhyphenP70wN_kHZUE4_f2ev8Jm9emv0ad2qEFCU3Y2Q2UU4Jhwcs79E7ekUn6Ac2aYIC88TY-1SNaJvLW12YNIpbJEUhgGAuGdqtrLMKmLuzc9N7IR_fLfbbWfKN0/w640-h493/IMG_2169.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Open Window</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Finally arriving today with the soft greens floating around her face, (notice green eyes) I have a story. You know that moment when you open a window and smell cool fresh air? It can almost feel like the outdoors is coming right in and surrounding you.<div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Comments are welcome and often very helpful to me as I struggle through the process of creating something that communicates to my viewers!<br /></span></b><div><br /><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-74090958069434628622023-10-24T12:50:00.001-07:002023-10-24T12:50:52.605-07:00I Am a Multilingual Artist<p>Okay, I only speak English in speech and writing, but I speak many languages with my art. This is an issue I've dealt with in my art creation over and over. What is my language? Many artists have their own voice and rarely deviate from that language. In the many series that I've painted over the years, I do stay with one story or idea for a period of time. Then I see a new and different path, a language I have not yet spoken. I'm not talking about ways to apply paint, products to use, etc. I'm referring how to make my paper express and speak about what's in my brain and heart. </p><p>For many years in October, I attended Katherine Chang Liu's art retreat in California. I always received encouragement from Katherine to go in a certain art direction. Each October, I would come back fueled with a year's energy to paint a series. Last year I began painting faces and I will continue to paint these black and white portraits . . .</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMJO_8kgYTRE90k9PCjzXYcKZMnfCfxguIz-LEw-u8-6ila8VVi7b2WO6Ewke0WsXRYsW6RMHfrK6u0XISCMB5fAgfzSPFFLfQpDOId5Aae4Hc2BOFnLBlw3wLWUbaTCpyXIK4CXmg8WLkwhhv_fwFTLMGU9A7vXWf0iRghDsFtOvzkyvThyphenhyphenRpTMmQnrE/s2890/On%20the%20Street.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="2890" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMJO_8kgYTRE90k9PCjzXYcKZMnfCfxguIz-LEw-u8-6ila8VVi7b2WO6Ewke0WsXRYsW6RMHfrK6u0XISCMB5fAgfzSPFFLfQpDOId5Aae4Hc2BOFnLBlw3wLWUbaTCpyXIK4CXmg8WLkwhhv_fwFTLMGU9A7vXWf0iRghDsFtOvzkyvThyphenhyphenRpTMmQnrE/s320/On%20the%20Street.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Street</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">But it's October! </span>Sadly, Katherine has retired from teaching and I am on my own. What to do?<div><br /></div><div>I am heading down a path I have been fearful of: <span style="font-size: large;">Abstract. </span>For years this idea of "Web of Worries" has been on my mind. You know, those thoughts that keep you awake at night. At first I added this to some of my portraits.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrB2JRkv7NYGdZGOtiPXXU9P8jzvpuNtw_mxitGtpa5ukkzg6n2rEJscJpUQnhiaBftY3HUv_0oyoH5kKJfEHfDqYXQ7dR26aR58vlewfBzrowGdpZAHafqo_591q21YuxPE8Hjj2TZp_yDu_eOBvhPFDt4VJLtDzEdzin-D-SrOZjF4qYK_oQK36dt0O/s2669/Web%20of%20Worries-AgingGodfreyM2.jpg..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2378" data-original-width="2669" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrB2JRkv7NYGdZGOtiPXXU9P8jzvpuNtw_mxitGtpa5ukkzg6n2rEJscJpUQnhiaBftY3HUv_0oyoH5kKJfEHfDqYXQ7dR26aR58vlewfBzrowGdpZAHafqo_591q21YuxPE8Hjj2TZp_yDu_eOBvhPFDt4VJLtDzEdzin-D-SrOZjF4qYK_oQK36dt0O/s320/Web%20of%20Worries-AgingGodfreyM2.jpg..jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aging</td></tr></tbody></table><br />But now I am working toward a true abstract. Here is what came off the easel yesterday. As always, I would love to hear from you!!<br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpC_eruQel0Om4jNAAtoj-g-2-r7D-ihxTNJi-gYFI4Uvg8-xyr_rZsQP8ViSz0R4BB97RF-3RsWa8xM1okqE_JSYx-s6F8QufUSlOLzD4rTI9EmLOHM4qtoFOdSHg6E8gN50pN5SQ4B5Tz__r0aJDCQVt6XoY4yXBaP0ZMy2BS03Bl4mRHNMC3pP9vAL/s3396/IMG_1755%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2430" data-original-width="3396" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpC_eruQel0Om4jNAAtoj-g-2-r7D-ihxTNJi-gYFI4Uvg8-xyr_rZsQP8ViSz0R4BB97RF-3RsWa8xM1okqE_JSYx-s6F8QufUSlOLzD4rTI9EmLOHM4qtoFOdSHg6E8gN50pN5SQ4B5Tz__r0aJDCQVt6XoY4yXBaP0ZMy2BS03Bl4mRHNMC3pP9vAL/w640-h458/IMG_1755%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Web of Worries: Field of Woes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-71670460188771466932023-09-29T18:27:00.002-07:002023-09-29T18:27:22.703-07:00Is it Possible to Transform Transparent Watercolor?<p>Years of painting with transparent watercolor, gouache, collage and acrylic have given me oodles of ways to fix a painting. Yet there still many things I haven't tried. So this post shows one way to transform a painting if the artist (me) might be willing to mess around, going from one style of art to another.</p><p>A few weeks ago I met a young woman who's looks were so stunning I asked if I could take her picture. I explained that I was an artist and might use the photo for a painting. She was flattered and gave her consent to both the photo and the potential painting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn3M_dFrT5X_7B5BAm4enb-UmWS2mIyKyDMz-gQw6j8plbGzjj_TQKFC0QZfuaU8EVsbXKJuTt2uDd5ii-DmCvJOWHyWc9TqsnK5rzS823poZYEHSn7ZlFHICq8x6wSFxJXytptkFBzbEJnRpBKP6Uz8K-_OK6LGZiIS0qwg7qfQvQMOTWoFzuTDc2rzi/s3024/Baseer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="3024" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn3M_dFrT5X_7B5BAm4enb-UmWS2mIyKyDMz-gQw6j8plbGzjj_TQKFC0QZfuaU8EVsbXKJuTt2uDd5ii-DmCvJOWHyWc9TqsnK5rzS823poZYEHSn7ZlFHICq8x6wSFxJXytptkFBzbEJnRpBKP6Uz8K-_OK6LGZiIS0qwg7qfQvQMOTWoFzuTDc2rzi/s320/Baseer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I began the portrait with transparent watercolor. The more I painted, the more I got a Persian vibe from her features.</p><p>I spent some time looking at some fabrics from the region. Many of the patterns included a paisley design which led me to creating a new stamp for the background.</p><p>Once that was done, I was ready to work farther on the painting.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7S2d46nExCa1g4FKG0ehnZ5Kn-T4olLbw9LdoKeHcZZqGspb3WMAaKpeZByK8bxSi7WVx9CnL0BDJ-rnPm1R9jPBJH9Z6zE5Gq7i33uxK4P8vJSM8o56dJW8_B5AQbFCAwqDOTqo5MA_UG52oQbW-fIFhhidWRVT9niNv6bBaYlob_kmjH6b_2tN4ld2i/s2596/Transparent.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2596" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7S2d46nExCa1g4FKG0ehnZ5Kn-T4olLbw9LdoKeHcZZqGspb3WMAaKpeZByK8bxSi7WVx9CnL0BDJ-rnPm1R9jPBJH9Z6zE5Gq7i33uxK4P8vJSM8o56dJW8_B5AQbFCAwqDOTqo5MA_UG52oQbW-fIFhhidWRVT9niNv6bBaYlob_kmjH6b_2tN4ld2i/s320/Transparent.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I chose a scarf to cover some of her head, some dark and light in the background. Finally I used my newly designed stamp to create a more interesting backdrop for this lovely face.</p><p>There was certainly a time that I would have patted my own back and said, "Job well done." But . . .</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted a different look, one that is more in keeping with the recent back and white portraits I've been painting. So I began to work on breaking away from transparent to gouache (an opaque watercolor paint).</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;">My Process</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpK4jqP_ci3ARCpn_-emq1QlpDhW-qM6je76F644CzsumpD-6-C6yBriJfvrOIaygMAPLDHxmAxltAjt-19rnBaSb40WUdZCG2wFPjlC3I9YiTrQhvYi4oeclT478Dn8WhvKBs7IidsAz35zRsv8BijQAFS8TA3llgirEK6ehLv1wfMcfzHadBs70zB07/s2539/coated.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="2539" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpK4jqP_ci3ARCpn_-emq1QlpDhW-qM6je76F644CzsumpD-6-C6yBriJfvrOIaygMAPLDHxmAxltAjt-19rnBaSb40WUdZCG2wFPjlC3I9YiTrQhvYi4oeclT478Dn8WhvKBs7IidsAz35zRsv8BijQAFS8TA3llgirEK6ehLv1wfMcfzHadBs70zB07/s320/coated.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I first put a layer of diluted gesso (<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">a thin, white paint mixture consisting of a binder mixed with chalk, gypsum, pigment, or a combination of these substances) over the entire painting.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I still had enough of the figure to use as I moved on repainting the face in black and white (mixed to create various grays) gouache. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvN3R7WZDAo9qt0P1IlA3wsl4wtPK2kNnWROezZScugyFju6OGaGiBb2JUqOp3002h1q32sMWvNTxtgnn9s1Few1Cne8BY96xZCM_i7I7Wr8sjt1cNcY7pHjPSawyv8QMUJN2YpdyDPxZkUcVJN0mB-ZhKh2fn9SaaGtLulTZWTR0t_7RDfCDtUABqjgc/s4017/covering%201.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="4017" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvN3R7WZDAo9qt0P1IlA3wsl4wtPK2kNnWROezZScugyFju6OGaGiBb2JUqOp3002h1q32sMWvNTxtgnn9s1Few1Cne8BY96xZCM_i7I7Wr8sjt1cNcY7pHjPSawyv8QMUJN2YpdyDPxZkUcVJN0mB-ZhKh2fn9SaaGtLulTZWTR0t_7RDfCDtUABqjgc/w200-h146/covering%201.heic" width="200" /></a></div><br />Once I was satisfied with the newly painted face, <span style="font-family: georgia;">I layered frog tape over the entire face and scarf. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">Because the tape is semi-transparent, I </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">could gently cut around the figure with an exacto knife. If one is careful, it only cuts the tape and not the paper.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0vCRMhgyCEPMn0u2JGuQq3ou2WUHAL7DFeA8AYZexyEQYT2v95lo2modwfNB8ZMFVQFfJlkJvYEpsA-JvfA_XXBRn3YKrugHrIaSNIek9OyyoJDpOILvuRIeCSgwxIJgUvzKmVe0cqw9QrUfrxEb01Vu4Rus9ojHR2gE2-npiscTkplHFsa3qmZYfyHI/s2849/covering%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="2849" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0vCRMhgyCEPMn0u2JGuQq3ou2WUHAL7DFeA8AYZexyEQYT2v95lo2modwfNB8ZMFVQFfJlkJvYEpsA-JvfA_XXBRn3YKrugHrIaSNIek9OyyoJDpOILvuRIeCSgwxIJgUvzKmVe0cqw9QrUfrxEb01Vu4Rus9ojHR2gE2-npiscTkplHFsa3qmZYfyHI/w400-h302/covering%202.heic" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>With the figure protected, I could work on the background with ease. I didn't have to paint so carefully and I could make the stamp appear behind the woman. Finally I removed the tape and . . .</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">VOILÀ !!</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3CMw41BjeyaFmHDS4-0RxWuCmLaa6CiIq4hzovarqOQarpY3ko4ccA5edEIksQ70ZLKg9u2GbDNgREkeg2xd1FpO5NlXqLIlaw9Sl1YsCR-W1tEf-7iKl5ZrkQ7E97STpGhbe2XO21TZANkzVSxaTk73rTxJfLBuet_1WDG3mruIdAOEEC5sskxwodEy/s3071/finished.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="3071" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3CMw41BjeyaFmHDS4-0RxWuCmLaa6CiIq4hzovarqOQarpY3ko4ccA5edEIksQ70ZLKg9u2GbDNgREkeg2xd1FpO5NlXqLIlaw9Sl1YsCR-W1tEf-7iKl5ZrkQ7E97STpGhbe2XO21TZANkzVSxaTk73rTxJfLBuet_1WDG3mruIdAOEEC5sskxwodEy/w640-h470/finished.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-7648884784544258112023-09-16T16:02:00.001-07:002023-09-16T16:02:23.041-07:00The Last Days of Summer<p>I know some folks consider summer ending at the end of August, but when it is 86-90 degrees in September, I consider it summer. Unfortunately the wild fires that have surrounded us bring in so much smoke that it is most unpleasant to be outdoors. However, it doesn't keep our plant life from enjoying the warmth.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNccfIUO3R6iEBXjfxlKs6mMeP4lEWni-GKDCGlhd9wL5afU-2YKwTtpuOdhDBeWXStqv0-jVnr-AzaWt_-e1i0gLVs7FxngJSF9zsrqTQSLJ7GzaBSMeDXmgK5HrcqRJ1b51ZnQuy6rLvWUgeEZHnbkcLpOvYUQChOAJuvac1gMr6PQ2lCy4EBUtWU0-z/s4032/IMG_1503.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNccfIUO3R6iEBXjfxlKs6mMeP4lEWni-GKDCGlhd9wL5afU-2YKwTtpuOdhDBeWXStqv0-jVnr-AzaWt_-e1i0gLVs7FxngJSF9zsrqTQSLJ7GzaBSMeDXmgK5HrcqRJ1b51ZnQuy6rLvWUgeEZHnbkcLpOvYUQChOAJuvac1gMr6PQ2lCy4EBUtWU0-z/w480-h640/IMG_1503.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>When we rebuilt our home, I really wanted a small pond outside my studio <br />and here is why!!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The smoky skies also add color to the sky creating gorgeous sunrises and sunsets.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGUcfRzlb3FXArDtGIcNvIDssdKVX7v-J7cfJWozO1Nd-bth8CgNSzNYHlqPPee9cO2UBB-Fj1RCr5C5eYsuQzU3IlJV0PmqGJd2vXD_QELsKXnLEBv7VhOjArwLCGBV_5pejkSHLo84qd8RVeQmHdvjdebBLSzIx-zYCEe75TF81oSkOHYnsJ7hbxk7i/w640-h480/IMG_1267.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Raya's backdrop is eye-catching. <br /><br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXBiH0rm7b7tj4d1vcR7qCJCqDNNLdxxuQWAjfY2Xk5sKTMZc98i-Va29dVsFvLNg-mGlri5_BlemDVR1SW0d0-hfgxeZ2k6alpdku5lFYweStXLti-b6DCm_hIVq-0pm0yJZWep1UVzRr5OKZPQ8a8IEQHkZVkOieczYIyf94lT51wMKTO4MOOU54HhN/s3106/IMG_1333.HEIC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3106" data-original-width="2457" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXBiH0rm7b7tj4d1vcR7qCJCqDNNLdxxuQWAjfY2Xk5sKTMZc98i-Va29dVsFvLNg-mGlri5_BlemDVR1SW0d0-hfgxeZ2k6alpdku5lFYweStXLti-b6DCm_hIVq-0pm0yJZWep1UVzRr5OKZPQ8a8IEQHkZVkOieczYIyf94lT51wMKTO4MOOU54HhN/w253-h387/IMG_1333.HEIC" width="253" /></a></div><p><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And, thankfully, the house and studio have good air filtering systems, so spending some time creating art is another way to spend these air heavy days.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGUcfRzlb3FXArDtGIcNvIDssdKVX7v-J7cfJWozO1Nd-bth8CgNSzNYHlqPPee9cO2UBB-Fj1RCr5C5eYsuQzU3IlJV0PmqGJd2vXD_QELsKXnLEBv7VhOjArwLCGBV_5pejkSHLo84qd8RVeQmHdvjdebBLSzIx-zYCEe75TF81oSkOHYnsJ7hbxk7i/s4032/IMG_1267.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"></span></b></a></div><br /> Don't forget rafting!! The first week or two of September has always been our favorite time to raft the Wild and Scenic Rogue River with our rafting family. And luckily the skies over us were clear, the days were warm and the star-filled night sky was spectacular. <p></p><p>**<i>You may remember that 3 years ago we had another great Rogue raft trip, and the day after the trip ended, our house burned down in the Holiday Farm Fire. It's hard to keep those memories at bay!</i></p><p>Here are some pictorial highlights of our raft trip:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0CMC6hPu8iu3P33PXhkSF5yODHD2YhZIVo0HVWwW9rDMDYr0nf-OGjd9TBSmUbXVgIECiJl57CYHz1w9UWWqbudgGhGyqiOH99gfqDHCIh-2gEW1nECuEVV3KK6fv9msYeLcPkZovgwH1ybVN4w2m_2kLEzz9zPtEwGgpKOwM8GcrT8QxR4H4EjdOhHP/s4032/Take%20off%20day--cots.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0CMC6hPu8iu3P33PXhkSF5yODHD2YhZIVo0HVWwW9rDMDYr0nf-OGjd9TBSmUbXVgIECiJl57CYHz1w9UWWqbudgGhGyqiOH99gfqDHCIh-2gEW1nECuEVV3KK6fv9msYeLcPkZovgwH1ybVN4w2m_2kLEzz9zPtEwGgpKOwM8GcrT8QxR4H4EjdOhHP/w300-h400/Take%20off%20day--cots.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year Mike and I slept on cots. <br />This is the night before launch when we set the cots up on our trailer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiB29wp94rlqs2_EMNRhezjWyF6BaYqBCaTRYKpYwFcpxLWF0G14ZsYH6IItn5DTGfjVNGeYoDFNJsszEdCusVaHCHz_4RJdzoe16JYQXALSHg_3v2IEhjRJD6H1j69MH7HQN8-bRqWeMfS-2Ey9yKZUc1JX_MEJeT9SSmqr7xIlu-GWJ9WlhUgqX5kx2/s4032/the%20only%20campfire.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiB29wp94rlqs2_EMNRhezjWyF6BaYqBCaTRYKpYwFcpxLWF0G14ZsYH6IItn5DTGfjVNGeYoDFNJsszEdCusVaHCHz_4RJdzoe16JYQXALSHg_3v2IEhjRJD6H1j69MH7HQN8-bRqWeMfS-2Ey9yKZUc1JX_MEJeT9SSmqr7xIlu-GWJ9WlhUgqX5kx2/w640-h480/the%20only%20campfire.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only our first night at Almeda Campground allowed fires. I love the lighting!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6pcH-imyxu432ElP_NtSubLe72djYBjos25KNjqtF6akKuBHpr73NXcx7XzVoSIEGz8sUMqkggKwRNoHlFjTC_5-ggIJ3-zLbSi-aEzDI_UUYHGe2QaoSF4nz48X1LnPzTGKw_0H10aCHqCVaE7OpeWyp-iNxFmxLz4TRhrkTqDMiKcgKjdi0UBBFvc_/s4032/Heading%20down%20Day%201.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6pcH-imyxu432ElP_NtSubLe72djYBjos25KNjqtF6akKuBHpr73NXcx7XzVoSIEGz8sUMqkggKwRNoHlFjTC_5-ggIJ3-zLbSi-aEzDI_UUYHGe2QaoSF4nz48X1LnPzTGKw_0H10aCHqCVaE7OpeWyp-iNxFmxLz4TRhrkTqDMiKcgKjdi0UBBFvc_/w400-h300/Heading%20down%20Day%201.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we're off! Day 1 of 5 days.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dIij1tA7yTZ-Wpr7dUgbOb5RYoptpB_oLeQrC7DhS-8RAq55DM5X6wQ81Jt05bJxSzHhvlcwchvLj27ClibAzI728Q6zlLh8AHJY5gnTy1Z1zMFmnNpRmbaXX941lUf-tz-yHYpBV9HJ9a3XhhxwbvNUQQVfCZTFWrEYfZFOEA4h7h3okBGRX92uwEYn/s4032/BArbie%20Rafter.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dIij1tA7yTZ-Wpr7dUgbOb5RYoptpB_oLeQrC7DhS-8RAq55DM5X6wQ81Jt05bJxSzHhvlcwchvLj27ClibAzI728Q6zlLh8AHJY5gnTy1Z1zMFmnNpRmbaXX941lUf-tz-yHYpBV9HJ9a3XhhxwbvNUQQVfCZTFWrEYfZFOEA4h7h3okBGRX92uwEYn/w480-h640/BArbie%20Rafter.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did you know Barbie can also be a kayaker?<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WtkclRPtGmaaBkFmKPjwO61YarO9F3u7AJYjrNV3uZXssgF9gk6j9hwqtnuiHMhMmLiYQ71I0W_zx9pku0PQqZEhjZ6leafQvNk3eVC9QrDV-eET63zeyCAl_QSRbilwCDUdk6AwZ71gke8cOjGNP0QLcT8juIQ-6JN2WyE8FbiFT-q_9cSgiVHMT9dl/s4032/looking%20ahead.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WtkclRPtGmaaBkFmKPjwO61YarO9F3u7AJYjrNV3uZXssgF9gk6j9hwqtnuiHMhMmLiYQ71I0W_zx9pku0PQqZEhjZ6leafQvNk3eVC9QrDV-eET63zeyCAl_QSRbilwCDUdk6AwZ71gke8cOjGNP0QLcT8juIQ-6JN2WyE8FbiFT-q_9cSgiVHMT9dl/s320/looking%20ahead.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is always a bit of looking forward to the next day's rapids and camp spots.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6b273pnmMc-myxdzyU3OAI5LTms93VQebb8B863ZDO27IkrwuGx_11OvzNh0MuVd5o3JKMDDAVhxNJwZ3sbwBff69-XJrXGU6grwNmiuQVkKLmLMhi3qnXWU5XuX5jAii_qqM4ozfItly7t8g-UhA2rO4tLDSeyWd9I-cGdhk-wYFi276j1r-ErURzmv/s4032/Meal%20prep.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6b273pnmMc-myxdzyU3OAI5LTms93VQebb8B863ZDO27IkrwuGx_11OvzNh0MuVd5o3JKMDDAVhxNJwZ3sbwBff69-XJrXGU6grwNmiuQVkKLmLMhi3qnXWU5XuX5jAii_qqM4ozfItly7t8g-UhA2rO4tLDSeyWd9I-cGdhk-wYFi276j1r-ErURzmv/w400-h300/Meal%20prep.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have the best of dinners!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVifVmizmfSQDjALZgRQqbVdz8FeAoSRBGMMIhWDHFLcAulCPNweDLryAw5YwoAe6sitSkUzNbqha6v5wx9us15yLrwSE5Sad9_CyFcIoa9PEahKeEfY2ijIGJqYAs9WRQfkElgCbcNM_cxOBxZ8NBGPYeSEqXxkVTWiqOgzc_4lHwosSnnALc7oNYEuRl/s4032/Is%20that%20a%20UFO.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVifVmizmfSQDjALZgRQqbVdz8FeAoSRBGMMIhWDHFLcAulCPNweDLryAw5YwoAe6sitSkUzNbqha6v5wx9us15yLrwSE5Sad9_CyFcIoa9PEahKeEfY2ijIGJqYAs9WRQfkElgCbcNM_cxOBxZ8NBGPYeSEqXxkVTWiqOgzc_4lHwosSnnALc7oNYEuRl/w300-h400/Is%20that%20a%20UFO.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike thought he might see a UFO! <br />Oh wait, it's a helicopter with a bucket. <br />There is no escaping the wildfires. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNxC7h2xuZXFes_nasLXy_fj1-SES8uU3vASikU5cI2XU4EKE_apJnM91Ou6xQujuwdMpq7xQLP-om8ycLMyhEJLdjttSRZWR_Yb2L-Dw3JsRz0M-9Y9WhPwrf1zj_ZVwmdWw-u-rOKCr6dVx_QolrmFLcr7w-asaF0XaRHIhpR6F1OptpUOMxIqBYQ5X/s4032/white%20water%20kayaking.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNxC7h2xuZXFes_nasLXy_fj1-SES8uU3vASikU5cI2XU4EKE_apJnM91Ou6xQujuwdMpq7xQLP-om8ycLMyhEJLdjttSRZWR_Yb2L-Dw3JsRz0M-9Y9WhPwrf1zj_ZVwmdWw-u-rOKCr6dVx_QolrmFLcr7w-asaF0XaRHIhpR6F1OptpUOMxIqBYQ5X/w480-h640/white%20water%20kayaking.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White water kayaking at its finest!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOIp7zkKf5JJXkeqOsqKn6vPAkW8LOtbeFR4LgxqdsmOFEb2LsId5YUyyxDh-yUbuQ6E1K1Xb3dBocSpE-e42XcpXP3pUoe9eZqYiLBFWafULSEdCfLmQstGUubZtZzxBdtQEh7j1HqCZvva2TDG7Jbuq8DSD8ShbnHf2JoyXKr38T6ytw2OxK6M5b8y2/s4032/entering%20mule%20creek.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOIp7zkKf5JJXkeqOsqKn6vPAkW8LOtbeFR4LgxqdsmOFEb2LsId5YUyyxDh-yUbuQ6E1K1Xb3dBocSpE-e42XcpXP3pUoe9eZqYiLBFWafULSEdCfLmQstGUubZtZzxBdtQEh7j1HqCZvva2TDG7Jbuq8DSD8ShbnHf2JoyXKr38T6ytw2OxK6M5b8y2/w300-h400/entering%20mule%20creek.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading into Mule Creek Canyon, known for the Cofee Pot!<br />It percolates your vessel then spits it out!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAD_A93wymHD-yzIL--75IFrqevPA_dZ6XdIl05uNVeruJLOKHcP3VxGR57nXGsRxm8SPCi3f9LmTvp1U3PcWS9i-ejcdx0TOJLi5xTZ1At7J5SUJvJtv0_FO-QwuZvofVCIdoehqApbnRQJ8IXZXc1ZrtoFad5MhO0RoEsTE0x6X3Ihfl2Rwl8mRfqJA/s4032/Gorgeous%20Rocks.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAD_A93wymHD-yzIL--75IFrqevPA_dZ6XdIl05uNVeruJLOKHcP3VxGR57nXGsRxm8SPCi3f9LmTvp1U3PcWS9i-ejcdx0TOJLi5xTZ1At7J5SUJvJtv0_FO-QwuZvofVCIdoehqApbnRQJ8IXZXc1ZrtoFad5MhO0RoEsTE0x6X3Ihfl2Rwl8mRfqJA/s320/Gorgeous%20Rocks.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing rocks<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hvitehbYYb-QD7Q_nSphbB-ViUDMyHiehNxl4kePceQw1pjuY7U9Klg0wVhf59brIrBY8k6mNHJKsacu05xCnJBNZIyQGpaVCFPm5igLAqnemTro3KjdN56CLaSutoNdxBlax-MUUe_5GJj8YIsTyvkf-r8z6QGHJ3oft8YRToW45a-evvfATZ06H2d8/s4032/reflexions.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hvitehbYYb-QD7Q_nSphbB-ViUDMyHiehNxl4kePceQw1pjuY7U9Klg0wVhf59brIrBY8k6mNHJKsacu05xCnJBNZIyQGpaVCFPm5igLAqnemTro3KjdN56CLaSutoNdxBlax-MUUe_5GJj8YIsTyvkf-r8z6QGHJ3oft8YRToW45a-evvfATZ06H2d8/w640-h480/reflexions.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then there is this breathe-taking reflexion. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKnPGXpFV0XEx6QGg6k453oYoeDdybTHWNvGtMpISTJHN7xT7SbOTfu_sHiRj3jZTvkg-Sp2UbnZaiJVZ5D7h_LxqKtMFt3Kkznj8DzVkz6lML3ZaRqXw2L-WDJ8jvbPZM5sjBP6x8VhayQDVToAvPBpypRIYR5H2aoBu-yCsXlT6zzYkVnU_WQRSAYPa/s900/IMG_1446%202.heic" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="900" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKnPGXpFV0XEx6QGg6k453oYoeDdybTHWNvGtMpISTJHN7xT7SbOTfu_sHiRj3jZTvkg-Sp2UbnZaiJVZ5D7h_LxqKtMFt3Kkznj8DzVkz6lML3ZaRqXw2L-WDJ8jvbPZM5sjBP6x8VhayQDVToAvPBpypRIYR5H2aoBu-yCsXlT6zzYkVnU_WQRSAYPa/w400-h292/IMG_1446%202.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw very few deer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHt02CZOnb_mEgazfvg1aVHZCiy5Tl9gvF12M2G4OoU0cRSvG7rb-KNqyE-HH7ic6POavP9fXS6n6FufVruyUuMLPZ_NI_EJ6q9u399dNJJcXbjgCwJwAdCliDAnK0E1zcnkBJQl0LdMzkkKHmrPvoxphjvmLq8wIq5YXAN7XzSJwUhiCgcTJv_2Ws0HFu/s1919/IMG_1488%203.heic" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="1215" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHt02CZOnb_mEgazfvg1aVHZCiy5Tl9gvF12M2G4OoU0cRSvG7rb-KNqyE-HH7ic6POavP9fXS6n6FufVruyUuMLPZ_NI_EJ6q9u399dNJJcXbjgCwJwAdCliDAnK0E1zcnkBJQl0LdMzkkKHmrPvoxphjvmLq8wIq5YXAN7XzSJwUhiCgcTJv_2Ws0HFu/s320/IMG_1488%203.heic" width="203" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And quite a number of herons.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0kihoKm7TVqcErI5SGlcdUb1V_4dkrM3XdFZyt6BeG4zO_jXPoysLy-YSfot69G0qtNV7Ln_6AnStnklRzAN5VkgPVvPAvMXw9GMACOLFDOY-fhksfs0UTg-XeL0TP-BMvg1WN-Ekf4H1DOXfr7qlXjM27bAKSj1zSJ2DaoZ3hxb1DgdIRTAi2tuSavh/s3763/IMG_1475.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3763" data-original-width="2390" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0kihoKm7TVqcErI5SGlcdUb1V_4dkrM3XdFZyt6BeG4zO_jXPoysLy-YSfot69G0qtNV7Ln_6AnStnklRzAN5VkgPVvPAvMXw9GMACOLFDOY-fhksfs0UTg-XeL0TP-BMvg1WN-Ekf4H1DOXfr7qlXjM27bAKSj1zSJ2DaoZ3hxb1DgdIRTAi2tuSavh/w406-h640/IMG_1475.heic" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end of our trip, we have our eyes peeled to spot the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Haiku Tree.</i><br />Yes, it is still there growing out of one rock!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Awesome Autumn wishes to you all!</span></span></div><br />Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-84245851210708633492023-08-07T14:26:00.001-07:002023-08-07T14:26:14.756-07:00My Blog Has a Wonderful Memory<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJFRqAylsyOSWO7ZU2h_K5t_38HPtg_ULO4jJPQKK905pIa-1LtR45JyNmlwGvItMWjyeLryLJ1M070SNSutbh7nwyBoN__AKmxhxpBA6OAvVpXc1muW3DJAjgY1obnQcDq7ow99tEaZwFNIKRpwwwt30cGIE3MC2h1MCAQ0B_ZZDjkLX0EJJQXZO4NA6/s2661/Gift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1832" data-original-width="2661" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJFRqAylsyOSWO7ZU2h_K5t_38HPtg_ULO4jJPQKK905pIa-1LtR45JyNmlwGvItMWjyeLryLJ1M070SNSutbh7nwyBoN__AKmxhxpBA6OAvVpXc1muW3DJAjgY1obnQcDq7ow99tEaZwFNIKRpwwwt30cGIE3MC2h1MCAQ0B_ZZDjkLX0EJJQXZO4NA6/w400-h275/Gift.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>A Gift to Dan and Mary</b><br />(A painting of an event they hosted in their garden before the Holiday Farm Fire burned down their home.)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>A few weeks ago, after the summer rush of family, friends and activities, I decided to frame some new paintings I'd started as demos and finished at home. I also had this painting I'd created years ago that I'd been saving to frame and give as a give to our friends, Dan and Mary.</p><p>Sometimes traditional matting and framing just doesn't seem right as I wanted a more modern look for this art. This modern look I was seeking means mounting (gluing) the paintings on to a wooden cradle board. That process also means finishing the wood sides and covering the raw wood with a product to attach the painting to.</p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">*<span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">A cradled panel is </span><span style="background-color: rgba(80, 151, 255, 0.18); color: #040c28; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">a wooden frame with a board attached to it</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">. They accept almost any medium and are excellent for showcasing detailed artwork. Cradled panels are ideal for painting, sculpture, mounting, and so much more. The durable wooden structure can prevent paintings from warping over time.</span></span></p><p>I had done this several times over the years, but not recently. I began to question my memory for doing this process correctly. <b>Then a brain lightbulb went off! </b>I was pretty sure I had written the details of this process in a blog. Quickly I opened my blogger and searched for "cradle". Sure enough I found my blog titled: <b>How to Mount a Painting to a Cradle--Step by Step, </b>posted on March 2, 2013. Wow! All I needed from 10 years ago!</p><p>Before putting the art down, it must be spray varnished with a UV protection spray. Then on to prepping the wood cradle.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4K7z9A8Ui7nKVNbxuVPUYOBbJIpsR9LmqX2uGpW6y4C7kYVPOB33Ew-WsCt0IvQPvuJymT7QbnCe-6JBw21hGC5SxXHRkOYsIaVMv1P3UrDOFOWolvFPZXmTjecssqTs3s302uDifKiBN1ypd0WU0ouO-XHgFyyRbEDrm44R1SVVUb1QwCvGEV3v-CCDP/s4032/appying%20GAC%20100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4K7z9A8Ui7nKVNbxuVPUYOBbJIpsR9LmqX2uGpW6y4C7kYVPOB33Ew-WsCt0IvQPvuJymT7QbnCe-6JBw21hGC5SxXHRkOYsIaVMv1P3UrDOFOWolvFPZXmTjecssqTs3s302uDifKiBN1ypd0WU0ouO-XHgFyyRbEDrm44R1SVVUb1QwCvGEV3v-CCDP/s320/appying%20GAC%20100.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Protect the edges of the panels before painting on the GAC-100<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKpcV__mC21wMDpyUIHVPTsGME12ufuYtiwM_F4VlIxo2ETqBZTxnelE3Lsv9Uptbx5GgriTqmbhfGUwVgOwuUvXdr74LFykK-Im40Xg3OIJpnBNyfNt85HgpHGUJ-oc9V8N7X_kOaQPoJsNI_vBPTmHzD7f66AclavWxrhEaHjcuamioD5FZ-aJX0YcG/s4032/spray%20paint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKpcV__mC21wMDpyUIHVPTsGME12ufuYtiwM_F4VlIxo2ETqBZTxnelE3Lsv9Uptbx5GgriTqmbhfGUwVgOwuUvXdr74LFykK-Im40Xg3OIJpnBNyfNt85HgpHGUJ-oc9V8N7X_kOaQPoJsNI_vBPTmHzD7f66AclavWxrhEaHjcuamioD5FZ-aJX0YcG/w150-h200/spray%20paint.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">Determine whether you want to spray paint or stain and varnish the edges of the panels.</div></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-lsaPToCBbbmR4mhXkE49u2NTgMjACaunM-myET3TDPgv1tK34TTWYlgZhy5BAcsWBiby9aa9nx1kq0BLxJtu_dIYtauuozCTeEHPNoVtHgoMPTdgOfUpv_QDXlpu8dvmW3Rmg-9oC_edBWoITgs7YTw11ko6JCRyzmEobeGOQX5V_nTMrVsRMVV7A7r/s4032/staining.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-lsaPToCBbbmR4mhXkE49u2NTgMjACaunM-myET3TDPgv1tK34TTWYlgZhy5BAcsWBiby9aa9nx1kq0BLxJtu_dIYtauuozCTeEHPNoVtHgoMPTdgOfUpv_QDXlpu8dvmW3Rmg-9oC_edBWoITgs7YTw11ko6JCRyzmEobeGOQX5V_nTMrVsRMVV7A7r/w320-h240/staining.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7bhwjv1Cy3NsFfkOkmIYQF_0h76fl6cikeFmoXBRFu3rwTIPFoKW9MAi2iLtQ6-AT1dYnhRqCh8oLfHzm2FBFI-EDy9O_Hgf9U0uEccYX5fOTSVJouu6i1njGBunMkDVZyyKO1Y9KhSk6j09vVvoFaTj8xQ-JeYlb66Z-4l8zZP45ZJUr39c7u9-cpRe/s4032/attach%20%20with%20glue%20and%20brayer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7bhwjv1Cy3NsFfkOkmIYQF_0h76fl6cikeFmoXBRFu3rwTIPFoKW9MAi2iLtQ6-AT1dYnhRqCh8oLfHzm2FBFI-EDy9O_Hgf9U0uEccYX5fOTSVJouu6i1njGBunMkDVZyyKO1Y9KhSk6j09vVvoFaTj8xQ-JeYlb66Z-4l8zZP45ZJUr39c7u9-cpRe/w400-h300/attach%20%20with%20glue%20and%20brayer.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apply the glue to the painting and press any bubbles out with a brayer.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4azIMv7pz2lw3GaMxOS00BjNELyjEkf5VnOiGNqBAct2Zy-cFblDgfXrNqIle-alMuE-dZd0wLdDwHPUXrGC1bvhc4JcN0Xwz5cvGGxcvZ03sMLzrMf-KgnoPT5hY8whrGRzYQPWgljoCGoJorUEaiU14rEGGa7YwiyOYJ28HLL8Up5hexKAqtho8EkkU/s4032/weight%20it%20down%20copy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4azIMv7pz2lw3GaMxOS00BjNELyjEkf5VnOiGNqBAct2Zy-cFblDgfXrNqIle-alMuE-dZd0wLdDwHPUXrGC1bvhc4JcN0Xwz5cvGGxcvZ03sMLzrMf-KgnoPT5hY8whrGRzYQPWgljoCGoJorUEaiU14rEGGa7YwiyOYJ28HLL8Up5hexKAqtho8EkkU/s320/weight%20it%20down%20copy%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weigh it down for several hours or overnight<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And now the big reveal! Four beautifully mounted paintings ready to hang on a wall.</b></div></b>.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52XcPBrm55R-EwZZojJ0OnGsvt7g69nT4DWM88D_ZqD4wTQCZVCe4EeqCNU_0WWgfmYwXQjvkJS0yOXeoJ9eTAyGhprr3R6GnxMiqzSt9vL0CEcRXXUAcrlOGcdOB0av4fpXX9LtUzoPfspLiqSlLf3uzDxEuSaY_71ERODLzPpe-gvhhPZ3HOxRS0hiy/s3396/The%20Great%20Escape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="3396" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52XcPBrm55R-EwZZojJ0OnGsvt7g69nT4DWM88D_ZqD4wTQCZVCe4EeqCNU_0WWgfmYwXQjvkJS0yOXeoJ9eTAyGhprr3R6GnxMiqzSt9vL0CEcRXXUAcrlOGcdOB0av4fpXX9LtUzoPfspLiqSlLf3uzDxEuSaY_71ERODLzPpe-gvhhPZ3HOxRS0hiy/w400-h189/The%20Great%20Escape.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Great Escape<br /></b>Mixed Media, 12x24<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMEar8LGomTiTIKNVunGRR4adFTFruXT0dP5Fj4HgEtnh6oAp1cg-fKSkSuXDpPqN5Rgx-mb_MVjsB9nUu9wIhBiYDoTfc_8DtxAXXbWuzfuEHs0YDWPNHLJO0HrPNKc6VSKhhoF93qmeYQRikMyLe4Y0PeZJ2EoL8lDnTLdbpuMm5q9MWnyyekpDCx1h/s2781/Just%20a%20Touch%20of%20Turquoise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="2781" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMEar8LGomTiTIKNVunGRR4adFTFruXT0dP5Fj4HgEtnh6oAp1cg-fKSkSuXDpPqN5Rgx-mb_MVjsB9nUu9wIhBiYDoTfc_8DtxAXXbWuzfuEHs0YDWPNHLJO0HrPNKc6VSKhhoF93qmeYQRikMyLe4Y0PeZJ2EoL8lDnTLdbpuMm5q9MWnyyekpDCx1h/w400-h266/Just%20a%20Touch%20of%20Turquoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Just a Touch of Turquoise</b><br />Mixed Media, 15x21.5</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1C4Ni1Fq4xYuUgLcHAupRKXhXPM7GdTdrWYo3-CrAi23AU9uz9tHeeLSf1JjAhvd7OTuRKFSgjRF5f9zgRUSskkeaBll16vXcz6QdQl9DPPpCp-gTlQAjmo27OIYk-m9kLdCK1sHWN_gPhXzIOkGkOhxNJtBMKnmQuGUkmTZhIewWBe9zDYfYs5_xH6j/s3843/Into%20the%20Sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3843" data-original-width="1257" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1C4Ni1Fq4xYuUgLcHAupRKXhXPM7GdTdrWYo3-CrAi23AU9uz9tHeeLSf1JjAhvd7OTuRKFSgjRF5f9zgRUSskkeaBll16vXcz6QdQl9DPPpCp-gTlQAjmo27OIYk-m9kLdCK1sHWN_gPhXzIOkGkOhxNJtBMKnmQuGUkmTZhIewWBe9zDYfYs5_xH6j/w210-h640/Into%20the%20Sunset.jpg" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Into the Sunset</b><br />Mixed Media, 10x30<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EzMeTbnYO-4LCVWZ_9plDD3thFkroSRhr0SM6_YyMHPx8XPOz91fOO7Au2Z_HUfcB16WKbkv51JiAG41FXVTtkQiQcn9ppXENPiDngmfnMg8iqqiqRSaaKBkXGg5STV3XUKQsYKBlD3N5CH3co1VCnQqFBk1Jd3D-bD1lZt_zjmpG8dSZ6pSd1dp0VhI/s3195/Stripes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3195" data-original-width="2144" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EzMeTbnYO-4LCVWZ_9plDD3thFkroSRhr0SM6_YyMHPx8XPOz91fOO7Au2Z_HUfcB16WKbkv51JiAG41FXVTtkQiQcn9ppXENPiDngmfnMg8iqqiqRSaaKBkXGg5STV3XUKQsYKBlD3N5CH3co1VCnQqFBk1Jd3D-bD1lZt_zjmpG8dSZ6pSd1dp0VhI/w269-h400/Stripes.jpg" width="269" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Stripes</b><br />Mixed Media, 21.5x15<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9trXzkHk28ZrZlArsoLDf7h2McoQhekNXt4RnWi1wPevCFJluizr4sgMC9AJX9n4p9ioLFyk6wAHXTRimcGW2k1yaCnA9EGfYfOKtr9H2SyESIld8UnGTlp-Oapi07tbEhrZh0edHfDgVhSo2ga6JsU5QfAPtUbJDT1qquonb39wTihkJe_prTaRffPqM/s2661/Gift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1832" data-original-width="2661" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9trXzkHk28ZrZlArsoLDf7h2McoQhekNXt4RnWi1wPevCFJluizr4sgMC9AJX9n4p9ioLFyk6wAHXTRimcGW2k1yaCnA9EGfYfOKtr9H2SyESIld8UnGTlp-Oapi07tbEhrZh0edHfDgVhSo2ga6JsU5QfAPtUbJDT1qquonb39wTihkJe_prTaRffPqM/w640-h440/Gift.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Garden Party</b><br />Watercolor, 15x21.5</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-77885320052592154352023-07-10T18:10:00.000-07:002023-07-10T18:10:16.580-07:00How to Start and When to Finish<p>I have been using the same melamine boards to support my watercolor papers for years. A while ago I looked at the surface and was fasciated by the pattern on the white top of the board that had developed over time.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpkgBAMtPBhSvBvgfb27lzh8Jm6Y7mDyD-BN2UKD0MnvVB1UETZ9Ss2f3I0zVlf3DDkMwXRgQ1O9XbERjovqbMlXc6l3RCFdZ08voLfusHhMB76tzqzGXo5Py3W8sriIhgM4gVSGhbK7bcbxobWZ7iVys07vQvzoxICkX8h7D1eZaykM7jKn8pMxMyIvh/s3548/IMG_1060.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="3548" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpkgBAMtPBhSvBvgfb27lzh8Jm6Y7mDyD-BN2UKD0MnvVB1UETZ9Ss2f3I0zVlf3DDkMwXRgQ1O9XbERjovqbMlXc6l3RCFdZ08voLfusHhMB76tzqzGXo5Py3W8sriIhgM4gVSGhbK7bcbxobWZ7iVys07vQvzoxICkX8h7D1eZaykM7jKn8pMxMyIvh/s320/IMG_1060.heic" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Shapes are all over the place, but this one spoke to me saying, "create something from my wear and tear."<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>Of course I have mulled it over and over in my mind for a few weeks and finally decided to create an abstract piece of art based on the pattern. From there I had to determine what skills to pull out of my creative painter's tool box. </p><p><b>Step One:</b> Copy the pattern onto a piece of paper and cut it out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KgDj-Tw_iaWlW7Q_SsGF-sZ__EiuLM1FK3x11hC9mKUF7kwKsOFff4R55cN42LPlqQalBc3e0e1DEuSbSCFMV_dFznMYC9ciWc_IZMk9vTgZLughi-_FxsNAC6FVpMKqg1bIqW1D3k4GzNO8WBSJZp1kksFQCXjjKs64rKU1D2mp0MYuP7TQS9SpU5VE/s4032/IMG_1061.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KgDj-Tw_iaWlW7Q_SsGF-sZ__EiuLM1FK3x11hC9mKUF7kwKsOFff4R55cN42LPlqQalBc3e0e1DEuSbSCFMV_dFznMYC9ciWc_IZMk9vTgZLughi-_FxsNAC6FVpMKqg1bIqW1D3k4GzNO8WBSJZp1kksFQCXjjKs64rKU1D2mp0MYuP7TQS9SpU5VE/s320/IMG_1061.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Step Two:</b> Attach the shape onto a piece of Watercolor Paper and use my mouth atomizer to spray a background. I chose to use gray and black paints for the spraying process.</span></div></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTX6MNvUEpH4gafiDrxb83TsYRPWxAk-bPm_NO-MRGVg9L0JIGRXqRx6WRBo7J_1NOvJCuAhts86cckJPQKH4cVEPEdDl5nKHKNK3nypgzAqacoJZt4X7tInmStD8QIA-EoZs7ydtKdZBkKSCIlJqDBe3THgLKzAcyW6L2ifO3RDTjNuiIz5ABOTzosrX-/s3583/IMG_1063.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3583" data-original-width="2393" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTX6MNvUEpH4gafiDrxb83TsYRPWxAk-bPm_NO-MRGVg9L0JIGRXqRx6WRBo7J_1NOvJCuAhts86cckJPQKH4cVEPEdDl5nKHKNK3nypgzAqacoJZt4X7tInmStD8QIA-EoZs7ydtKdZBkKSCIlJqDBe3THgLKzAcyW6L2ifO3RDTjNuiIz5ABOTzosrX-/s320/IMG_1063.heic" width="214" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Tracing paper was not the best choice to use as the original cut out. The tracing paper curled up around the edges and allowed a bit of sprayed paint to soften the edges. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Step Three: </b>Choose a color palette and plan for the saved paper. I decided to go to my comfortable way to create, black and white and red. Then on with pattern making.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmIzbTKnqFdM_0KQ2WrXTxkUjPk3Rv_8UVzC3BED9CcioAG5kO-ypVNtkLpxGPWX551c-dNjKyQw3BA8hPX4pqvicXxtWjHkof7ggGq8ih1gH4wNqHOrzslJ_jXhoXHxLVz-S7ms7I9i9T0YSjFJrue-Ys5-AzAkMl0QzaBSheQ899I4Iu6bGFL1Ga9MM/s3735/IMG_1065.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="3735" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmIzbTKnqFdM_0KQ2WrXTxkUjPk3Rv_8UVzC3BED9CcioAG5kO-ypVNtkLpxGPWX551c-dNjKyQw3BA8hPX4pqvicXxtWjHkof7ggGq8ih1gH4wNqHOrzslJ_jXhoXHxLVz-S7ms7I9i9T0YSjFJrue-Ys5-AzAkMl0QzaBSheQ899I4Iu6bGFL1Ga9MM/s320/IMG_1065.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyT8IggIKmPQY-5hZi5i_MKbFI3inr5gqsYEdQ9S6ReyYRQyl93Rc0hwl13fa5KozHAi-DWtTmQXQ9QbcEJndN7fo2SXcRBpCx2OZ18v7g7W016qPk5qILrL0brjdrt-3SIiXEjvRdpBefFxikM0as-7tycGDMoScGzdq8QFzk2dpU_vnKD-CqyjoNkf1/s3191/IMG_1066.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="3191" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyT8IggIKmPQY-5hZi5i_MKbFI3inr5gqsYEdQ9S6ReyYRQyl93Rc0hwl13fa5KozHAi-DWtTmQXQ9QbcEJndN7fo2SXcRBpCx2OZ18v7g7W016qPk5qILrL0brjdrt-3SIiXEjvRdpBefFxikM0as-7tycGDMoScGzdq8QFzk2dpU_vnKD-CqyjoNkf1/s320/IMG_1066.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5rs8N_VeSGWlblmQinXBI8BkVm3I7_XvkYF7_WW5iUsejtOPa4zmQ6zTo_Ohbm4D9a-RjgcLzg3jPl_sUQ8cdGtC7QDM8cR_G8POzICndpXWKWyo3Sb7WM79Rt0SAnsRATwEfaFCXnIRO6I8D2s56kJXrOTLhqfvjRL_upk-Wjxr4Gejkal98DVgy4dB/s3233/IMG_1067.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3233" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5rs8N_VeSGWlblmQinXBI8BkVm3I7_XvkYF7_WW5iUsejtOPa4zmQ6zTo_Ohbm4D9a-RjgcLzg3jPl_sUQ8cdGtC7QDM8cR_G8POzICndpXWKWyo3Sb7WM79Rt0SAnsRATwEfaFCXnIRO6I8D2s56kJXrOTLhqfvjRL_upk-Wjxr4Gejkal98DVgy4dB/s320/IMG_1067.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Step Four: </b>Add the red, but where? Slowly I began adding the reds here and there. I took my time, stepping back, and moving forward to paint one small shape, then repeat. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTvSAXBHCjro1m8p4-W3i8TkW8a6R1ro1VBzYmtiakxBOoxIZhF38nDwnBCFxERD4NJAGsz9AuoxqYa3JML329f9d-S1JDs03JFtaAPwNaBQGb7u-zCNhBS_5Bg1m19WZIYdOvBaSi64Go7drgHQmPL7CYMx9mcW9qTehXAhpIJSgkhORKKoVKab-93vw/s3278/IMG_1069.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="3278" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTvSAXBHCjro1m8p4-W3i8TkW8a6R1ro1VBzYmtiakxBOoxIZhF38nDwnBCFxERD4NJAGsz9AuoxqYa3JML329f9d-S1JDs03JFtaAPwNaBQGb7u-zCNhBS_5Bg1m19WZIYdOvBaSi64Go7drgHQmPL7CYMx9mcW9qTehXAhpIJSgkhORKKoVKab-93vw/w640-h414/IMG_1069.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I was not channeling Mondrian intentionally, but as I finished (or is it?) I certainly saw a connection.</p><p><b>I'd love to hear your thoughts. </b></p><p><br /></p>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-21454892238082190052023-07-06T16:53:00.001-07:002023-07-06T17:01:11.168-07:00I Blinked and Two Months Flew By<p> It was a surprise today when I pulled up my Blog to see that my last posting was 2 months ago. When so much is packed into one's life, days become weeks and weeks become months. But it has been interesting and active times!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Newport</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4e2N-V-XUIFzmLYivtzwP87iilNVcQHy6AxZYBLvJSt4mxjJiFl1TRSyGCvmCAx_CDDf8z259LsqCEqjRH96sKSXAsndFDuaehUa-1ih57kdBJbbh4ElvMHtx4fApJveECPyPnb6UvagURQXhRqsLFhaA7FMkPG_ZnVycso2AsfzA9zMw-E0TIj_6dy9P/s4032/IMG_9815%203.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4e2N-V-XUIFzmLYivtzwP87iilNVcQHy6AxZYBLvJSt4mxjJiFl1TRSyGCvmCAx_CDDf8z259LsqCEqjRH96sKSXAsndFDuaehUa-1ih57kdBJbbh4ElvMHtx4fApJveECPyPnb6UvagURQXhRqsLFhaA7FMkPG_ZnVycso2AsfzA9zMw-E0TIj_6dy9P/w400-h300/IMG_9815%203.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Having the opening of my solo show in Newport, Oregon was one of the big events. The series, <b>Educate the Girls of the World</b> represents 16 paintings focusing on my greatest interests education, equality, and women's rights. After matting and framing all of these pieces, I was able to display and see all of this series in one place. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAP_OYKEyqyvmbn9I-mJi1YSxP4hhXswrPf0Ehw2zuR4LPnbNk9OgtNnUzP1Vb2_pkHdkN0Q3mAY7MmsizEAobSnTh9XL9mC7OfX01N9dgykciQr3RvltQrYYdVXGqRFBl_EeR7uHQ38Zboe8DG6-NuccpAkDRanfFaNWBBAZ9X6r5pA_M9kSiUUiZcwx/s1440/Resized_20230503_141500%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAP_OYKEyqyvmbn9I-mJi1YSxP4hhXswrPf0Ehw2zuR4LPnbNk9OgtNnUzP1Vb2_pkHdkN0Q3mAY7MmsizEAobSnTh9XL9mC7OfX01N9dgykciQr3RvltQrYYdVXGqRFBl_EeR7uHQ38Zboe8DG6-NuccpAkDRanfFaNWBBAZ9X6r5pA_M9kSiUUiZcwx/s320/Resized_20230503_141500%202.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Newport Visual Art Center scheduled a reception and art talk, which was a first for me. This exhibit has also been given an extension and will be on display until the end of August. If you are at the coast, drop in and see my art. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Olive Street Gallery is in the Performing Arts Center, <span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">777 W Olive St, Newport, OR 97365, </span><span style="color: #383838;">Tues-Fri, 10am-5pm. From there, the exhibit will move on to Albany for the month of September.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;">Tied in with my show was a wonderful workshop at the Visual Art Center. The classroom is the best ever, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I also have to give kudos to the great group of artist who took the workshop.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxdmMmKr37c9Xlga4lPwx3JTAmj6z3055HDfsynw1CroNXRANA9NPSM9HloZWM-YvY60xfrN1hmsSHRyJ9usXkyG00kRmuGBZpaxb11IXZ0skSODxA950QRSuYdWxEPn9593HidhdfzHqyBdowJSlxOQDBeGTgXWkQBE_QvEkVv8YaSXoGsFUZLIVOpyj/s4032/IMG_0876%203.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxdmMmKr37c9Xlga4lPwx3JTAmj6z3055HDfsynw1CroNXRANA9NPSM9HloZWM-YvY60xfrN1hmsSHRyJ9usXkyG00kRmuGBZpaxb11IXZ0skSODxA950QRSuYdWxEPn9593HidhdfzHqyBdowJSlxOQDBeGTgXWkQBE_QvEkVv8YaSXoGsFUZLIVOpyj/s320/IMG_0876%203.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b>Family </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;">Mike and I were thrilled to have our daughter Rachel and two children here for most of the month of June. Her husband even flew out for one week. Since their move to Florida, our visits will be few and far between. Here are some of the highlights of their visit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b>The Swing</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;">For 30 years the crazy high swing was one of the remarkable things on our property. A photo of me swinging on it after the 2020 fire was even published in the Register Guard Newspaper. All were amazed that the swing survived the fire. But it was not forever. A windstorm came along several months later and blew down a tree which tore the swing down. But since it was a property icon, we hired a tree climbing friend to put up a new one hanging from about 70 feet. It's not the same, yet greatly enjoyed as you can see!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O5zu0lImesrH_znOJXiIhPSd94I8VzIYbdSAxgWh9i40sQcbA1nfifgRPwdnfWYBnDmAgUVJUZFqZyvX5FVpK_Rkro5X_ef7OSXGHzHNY_eTUcEvc8xbiDBuRdogn7RgVmJEOT07ZYRIKG7OVkqjdaS7ZZ3pYxkJ6zjXBvVGCq_mf9I-rxoKW-SGAnX9/s4032/IMG_0831.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O5zu0lImesrH_znOJXiIhPSd94I8VzIYbdSAxgWh9i40sQcbA1nfifgRPwdnfWYBnDmAgUVJUZFqZyvX5FVpK_Rkro5X_ef7OSXGHzHNY_eTUcEvc8xbiDBuRdogn7RgVmJEOT07ZYRIKG7OVkqjdaS7ZZ3pYxkJ6zjXBvVGCq_mf9I-rxoKW-SGAnX9/s320/IMG_0831.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRK8aTGBvM6fDsxSJYjXolb3KXgPG082JgRN9e1RDrKbsGTwqyxvnHZkKQoWqqnSeMbIfK0ZHDbsg1_tXi4ef25c9QoovMqwMOe-XTtP_OquiiVqPXSYzwllmDuD5xJC4yrjp78HCuPvxHNqv8s2HdXFtIvJagfIwIgKv_rqd4s10UeTFYRFP5P2jQglj/s4032/IMG_0832.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRK8aTGBvM6fDsxSJYjXolb3KXgPG082JgRN9e1RDrKbsGTwqyxvnHZkKQoWqqnSeMbIfK0ZHDbsg1_tXi4ef25c9QoovMqwMOe-XTtP_OquiiVqPXSYzwllmDuD5xJC4yrjp78HCuPvxHNqv8s2HdXFtIvJagfIwIgKv_rqd4s10UeTFYRFP5P2jQglj/s320/IMG_0832.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs5MoeIP56DWJKGSA4pdVoiYQdIqdvMV-sDE1LzW6XvHYLK9kuEmk4LMkJK2QsM7A1nO_kvOWV4mlkDvNMiT9cxUjqUWzQjQhzrJe8jc5vvSfXqoPw1P5_IuqSBlhfQngOi966yaQGmgLAi9UBvn_mCGHpseGpLkZIH8EXmQJOkbEHJbiFUAxjXLOEmbM/s4032/IMG_0829%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs5MoeIP56DWJKGSA4pdVoiYQdIqdvMV-sDE1LzW6XvHYLK9kuEmk4LMkJK2QsM7A1nO_kvOWV4mlkDvNMiT9cxUjqUWzQjQhzrJe8jc5vvSfXqoPw1P5_IuqSBlhfQngOi966yaQGmgLAi9UBvn_mCGHpseGpLkZIH8EXmQJOkbEHJbiFUAxjXLOEmbM/w480-h640/IMG_0829%202.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b>Hikes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;">Living on the McKenzie River, there are so many wonderful hikes to take. Although I wasn't along on all of them, here are a few photos on the McKenzie River Trail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTZkmbdKJm7nYV2YniyvquAh-v7b0gexlfmUEc2_P39mcWnr0XKTbUrZvNlh4_LAMnItYENnhsRJNOTHB5O4g1hwXGr4dbeT7e9JvV9cpMKfJNrsPmTzG4KWZTnBOExmDbLUeely1uMXDTlpuGRhqPlPic-w6sVOHCWIo4dX3ZYUAEJ0US45nyeK42Pn-/s4032/IMG_0837%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTZkmbdKJm7nYV2YniyvquAh-v7b0gexlfmUEc2_P39mcWnr0XKTbUrZvNlh4_LAMnItYENnhsRJNOTHB5O4g1hwXGr4dbeT7e9JvV9cpMKfJNrsPmTzG4KWZTnBOExmDbLUeely1uMXDTlpuGRhqPlPic-w6sVOHCWIo4dX3ZYUAEJ0US45nyeK42Pn-/s320/IMG_0837%202.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ1UEU5ahDMNPksJRTdnFtHuVIJZM5CmWb-n9fLEWtFUaSZ4Y6HnvwS9zEIKbOntxHhhfpn5MFog90mZeGBnsIzieUo8qG1prjEyR4-cX3-VQ15A3goebndDti3bM_bYUrZJf-Kp8BU8WFEAUa3KtR62B6JLarR4wRzlR1qfqZOxHGx6ZisOcsBgLRpcc/s4032/IMG_0844%203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ1UEU5ahDMNPksJRTdnFtHuVIJZM5CmWb-n9fLEWtFUaSZ4Y6HnvwS9zEIKbOntxHhhfpn5MFog90mZeGBnsIzieUo8qG1prjEyR4-cX3-VQ15A3goebndDti3bM_bYUrZJf-Kp8BU8WFEAUa3KtR62B6JLarR4wRzlR1qfqZOxHGx6ZisOcsBgLRpcc/s320/IMG_0844%203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd_hikXD306mxeovU432cdAtpklUZphfQ87WcxQq_SnnuLpP3299S_em-HlHiT2yrKc6yc1bukHoiPi_Or_bhSxhYNP7IVGzt0N-UkYnKdPYpYBNCAkCoiWKeftA1Zl6BfVFb1-pHtf6WiBttQEU2hjG93SXa08rbVZHnPq69k-NEy_wj3iLezDjOxbOr/s4032/IMG_0849%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd_hikXD306mxeovU432cdAtpklUZphfQ87WcxQq_SnnuLpP3299S_em-HlHiT2yrKc6yc1bukHoiPi_Or_bhSxhYNP7IVGzt0N-UkYnKdPYpYBNCAkCoiWKeftA1Zl6BfVFb1-pHtf6WiBttQEU2hjG93SXa08rbVZHnPq69k-NEy_wj3iLezDjOxbOr/s320/IMG_0849%202.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbGwC76PZvsf6ZJ0H2_4FV_kv9QGpIxU_SrYLVDz4i3obtAtHIDsf5JyKWdfTtkzZkMdyydiFFp_cuqzBopUHEYpw3TxXmLZUuSYwNUeOUQlQ-Bh1a22-gW9Sz73x8KwPGvYrrfzHZ6nEXY6JvsE4qi7ffDt1RTrttyMzSr3fRMBY503CKcszYjJyLjxz/s4032/IMG_0856%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbGwC76PZvsf6ZJ0H2_4FV_kv9QGpIxU_SrYLVDz4i3obtAtHIDsf5JyKWdfTtkzZkMdyydiFFp_cuqzBopUHEYpw3TxXmLZUuSYwNUeOUQlQ-Bh1a22-gW9Sz73x8KwPGvYrrfzHZ6nEXY6JvsE4qi7ffDt1RTrttyMzSr3fRMBY503CKcszYjJyLjxz/s320/IMG_0856%202.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAgXaT92j2_DrJTbYbXKk-T9zdDZGZEcAa44PCI3DS1wPEMVkqa94tKqCyf9xTP4WvLvo-1HhdlZsKi34Ql3R0LU5NvLKXy8SfekJ_piwfNBdtYWo_NSJ_v5bUSYxnwfD87oSr9fJ4OqQXyBPvTVXzeCQLbqseSbcyMHbR_3WfWuGqJnZ9sU6SJgSz_Kz/s4032/IMG_0863%203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAgXaT92j2_DrJTbYbXKk-T9zdDZGZEcAa44PCI3DS1wPEMVkqa94tKqCyf9xTP4WvLvo-1HhdlZsKi34Ql3R0LU5NvLKXy8SfekJ_piwfNBdtYWo_NSJ_v5bUSYxnwfD87oSr9fJ4OqQXyBPvTVXzeCQLbqseSbcyMHbR_3WfWuGqJnZ9sU6SJgSz_Kz/s320/IMG_0863%203.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b>Bullfrogs and Other Pond Activities</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;">Killing bullfrogs (with a pellet gun) in our ponds is a popular activity (especially among males). Whether you approve or not, the bullfrogs are invasive and kill off our native animals.<b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b>https://myodfw.com/wildlife-viewing/species/american-bullfrog</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;">Catching and releasing salamanders and putting tadpoles in a glass jar to watch them develop are other country kid things to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXd5qQKpmFBfe1nX6AAUGLhv68PDQ8jJtDq6Z2jiJtr0S4b-zj3G_q2WsnyvelD2yPdqBWIHSu78ZO0QcPBGBXREWQ4avp5XsNS3DJqj_aEFXfh2hWmqsehoOkZMGcJ9tsVitNjt3_owrxcMI-0NpywEjabwqpk0cyqfu5t0LAlTaFrQD3LMUnUM0VUY7/s4032/IMG_0866.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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If you've made it all the way to the end of this very long post, here is your reward.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeAOjPNkX6ryDB6iMunPSCZ3N2zYfk9M_1CR0pfeUsOYJhO0i8TVg03NhcYOOoVSTItnnJX268Wyfmuz2EidYP_hCSry1p4kQoRRjTS1eh4v4f7GuGFBqUYYQozl4Kny75wqU_x9yo-rbFYIOHDiFcuT4MIVuH-h55soTAqf73whxi-dYCqfmXLa3KXgv/s4032/IMG_0916%203.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeAOjPNkX6ryDB6iMunPSCZ3N2zYfk9M_1CR0pfeUsOYJhO0i8TVg03NhcYOOoVSTItnnJX268Wyfmuz2EidYP_hCSry1p4kQoRRjTS1eh4v4f7GuGFBqUYYQozl4Kny75wqU_x9yo-rbFYIOHDiFcuT4MIVuH-h55soTAqf73whxi-dYCqfmXLa3KXgv/s320/IMG_0916%203.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWCmcDVozTKknFNN1RJ7PAXvMghWQ37_Kf8NTO5pMnAmchn29T38XO03hkxs4E4mVQRfnxfMFQALUcbeWpZueBBssw0Hcg3A9tL3VEGlh_4RUFkcArC1q46GkeE0uksWWzU1638MaBQj-qoRNGG6aZRAmK45w_eMp6pyvHLQj6LBRDy6AgVew4CO6x5RA/s4032/IMG_0917%204.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWCmcDVozTKknFNN1RJ7PAXvMghWQ37_Kf8NTO5pMnAmchn29T38XO03hkxs4E4mVQRfnxfMFQALUcbeWpZueBBssw0Hcg3A9tL3VEGlh_4RUFkcArC1q46GkeE0uksWWzU1638MaBQj-qoRNGG6aZRAmK45w_eMp6pyvHLQj6LBRDy6AgVew4CO6x5RA/s320/IMG_0917%204.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #383838;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #383838;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p></p><p></p>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-90153495090564175112023-04-30T10:08:00.001-07:002023-04-30T10:08:29.761-07:00A Saturday in the McKenzie ValleySomehow we jumped from winter to summer, then back to spring. Yesterday was one of the two days of a summer preview and Mike and I took advantage of it. I'll share my photos with brief narratives as I use my blog as a journal entry.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhu9V4jC61PqMGIapTf9CAVQPPa4HpDeCXukI6QI28cKMGxuNOd1xUchM2IuH5GzgYyHTFoe4iUtC5YOIlpu95rmaIG9jPVmAPofRShyFet68OgI69tWPPuSaYUM5w3-e4-dnMOTlbE930r5EY6kbkE-u7gFm3lsHqv7YvFSLYe5o8GxRkiy_rnjAiyw/s4032/IMG_0639.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhu9V4jC61PqMGIapTf9CAVQPPa4HpDeCXukI6QI28cKMGxuNOd1xUchM2IuH5GzgYyHTFoe4iUtC5YOIlpu95rmaIG9jPVmAPofRShyFet68OgI69tWPPuSaYUM5w3-e4-dnMOTlbE930r5EY6kbkE-u7gFm3lsHqv7YvFSLYe5o8GxRkiy_rnjAiyw/s320/IMG_0639.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike knows some quiet spots in the valley.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DIBFNvb4iHuaBLVNaRrAYrHKs63PQ02W-YHqWU6_R3VcFXKArPH85-Lmo2g44vAkFP11MiP1_9unKM9dDuuIZnOhsfqMmHRuA818lN0N1q1uIVIhGHhOXHOLPXXob-DmB-pnJdGOTzHrTt_f_DhgS2BUbKayZ5XKYaFa684JKV6odpICvlRCP7aEjA/s4032/IMG_0640.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DIBFNvb4iHuaBLVNaRrAYrHKs63PQ02W-YHqWU6_R3VcFXKArPH85-Lmo2g44vAkFP11MiP1_9unKM9dDuuIZnOhsfqMmHRuA818lN0N1q1uIVIhGHhOXHOLPXXob-DmB-pnJdGOTzHrTt_f_DhgS2BUbKayZ5XKYaFa684JKV6odpICvlRCP7aEjA/s320/IMG_0640.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our lunch spot was on a spot less traveled.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkjAlbBQqhnWHHvsD_-flN6yP-QWocJDppSk0vY2Yho7aJQ8wXiCWxr6JrzhvHPNdpTlZha8Z-V4h4V4Wdra3FeuzPTfCd4DlvO6JBqxIkXj6yT_hFzt_pShoYPBcRgvBXIWhy2EaMtSl78caTuBb3wVf_OJ5MQAsI9th7v2dhZBcOqErF6dheCD_9w/s4032/IMG_0643.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkjAlbBQqhnWHHvsD_-flN6yP-QWocJDppSk0vY2Yho7aJQ8wXiCWxr6JrzhvHPNdpTlZha8Z-V4h4V4Wdra3FeuzPTfCd4DlvO6JBqxIkXj6yT_hFzt_pShoYPBcRgvBXIWhy2EaMtSl78caTuBb3wVf_OJ5MQAsI9th7v2dhZBcOqErF6dheCD_9w/s320/IMG_0643.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After lunch, a walk on the McKenzie River Trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYLC-eM1w7e59ThYXe__--EwFYFz7GeRQAm4M6tUM-EfWtqvmkcW49xexyHXkKL6ci4rUeeXmCfBrsIShIqLuJXuEr6XOSiNH5PTVLH36JeTISlMgYaw_BKJvunw8odwICfNhpRXU3LuWQGmB7O3eq-FWksYB7iCQm2BCxDHOZghHlczLsCdQ-Ek6gA/s4032/IMG_0646.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYLC-eM1w7e59ThYXe__--EwFYFz7GeRQAm4M6tUM-EfWtqvmkcW49xexyHXkKL6ci4rUeeXmCfBrsIShIqLuJXuEr6XOSiNH5PTVLH36JeTISlMgYaw_BKJvunw8odwICfNhpRXU3LuWQGmB7O3eq-FWksYB7iCQm2BCxDHOZghHlczLsCdQ-Ek6gA/s320/IMG_0646.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This moss was just too attractive!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBk61VKWtUtdIYbYfT4fIR92mLV2IgyTcnCSkv4FII0voGEhcq52DN_ml86-26mzkEWtDZut0qQ7AYnXDfoBv5R76UId_GGeofSu3Yd7bVRU3sgPc1tT7aAURTgZRsF5gOgTJ-nKulLwJda97hQmbu2LI2rqpKmcyMp4atTqIQ36Obx0uBKxw71a92vA/s4032/IMG_0648.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBk61VKWtUtdIYbYfT4fIR92mLV2IgyTcnCSkv4FII0voGEhcq52DN_ml86-26mzkEWtDZut0qQ7AYnXDfoBv5R76UId_GGeofSu3Yd7bVRU3sgPc1tT7aAURTgZRsF5gOgTJ-nKulLwJda97hQmbu2LI2rqpKmcyMp4atTqIQ36Obx0uBKxw71a92vA/w400-h300/IMG_0648.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike took a rest in the moss, as I walked on.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISP9nLXp4NR7G-ig5_HxkY4q9JNyg87K4tu6rpKAVH0HeFknTkFF-hN7OVtaqCwN-gNCewkQpbjqWEhQkynZXnrOpwL0h25ui5z2H4-QVqdZbECzf_VbguCtnpHTWBZ-o8QfByGkb-Zh8UDL6gtGHq3T8N1m5J-xxA8oFLShzczFyO-lNqi12Izg9BQ/s4032/IMG_0649.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISP9nLXp4NR7G-ig5_HxkY4q9JNyg87K4tu6rpKAVH0HeFknTkFF-hN7OVtaqCwN-gNCewkQpbjqWEhQkynZXnrOpwL0h25ui5z2H4-QVqdZbECzf_VbguCtnpHTWBZ-o8QfByGkb-Zh8UDL6gtGHq3T8N1m5J-xxA8oFLShzczFyO-lNqi12Izg9BQ/s320/IMG_0649.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun, shade and the flowing river--what more could one ask for.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwG2fuUtXXuOxWWDY15mfmixf797RYwGqjJdZ08FCe325BmI87qj5KxRwkgE3HfiwWrABVqZySpDG2eX94nv2hTk3suDuXTfbcQ5MWl4jvf3d9HUlS8zFdvBEaktHhjv1yA1KfxMGaWJh3iYZ_2c4B2Ab4tXXapoiBsYZb1Ccf20i_qhFyeyQU8b-9w/s4032/IMG_0655.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwG2fuUtXXuOxWWDY15mfmixf797RYwGqjJdZ08FCe325BmI87qj5KxRwkgE3HfiwWrABVqZySpDG2eX94nv2hTk3suDuXTfbcQ5MWl4jvf3d9HUlS8zFdvBEaktHhjv1yA1KfxMGaWJh3iYZ_2c4B2Ab4tXXapoiBsYZb1Ccf20i_qhFyeyQU8b-9w/s320/IMG_0655.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful mix of green on red branches is worth a photo.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24VibCy9iS7Agx7UtH-XhN931LnnR9QNyi5TxnA5gP6s8In8_NsJETxLjRiGMftWV34WFARgIdxgWtu04MeO27IDgQW5tv5cepnKSNNm9v5lXSLhhvMJdxwqwbQe_IMMcKLoIAC7lg4AHRMBKx-tUSkeD1ebGbYsICGTIor5VzrSCQC6lva7-mts_Xw/s4032/IMG_0657%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24VibCy9iS7Agx7UtH-XhN931LnnR9QNyi5TxnA5gP6s8In8_NsJETxLjRiGMftWV34WFARgIdxgWtu04MeO27IDgQW5tv5cepnKSNNm9v5lXSLhhvMJdxwqwbQe_IMMcKLoIAC7lg4AHRMBKx-tUSkeD1ebGbYsICGTIor5VzrSCQC6lva7-mts_Xw/w300-h400/IMG_0657%202.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An outstanding mix of colors!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9JeYo_Osj33LKBlO37G7mh9lHtmPB9JS1ez1h1gUFmz66PtE-ze1YSTR_rATenVBLV1Qx14FmsAzb3I0JsiU_Rl-6H4OAOZnMiFegM_FPGMrPUalWjimRIAtWPQguzQOnoPTBDpiVW3-uN7kDN8kV70fgBidX8iHbdFU1cZOEzuVz5plJEmGB7Vp_A/s4032/IMG_0660.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9JeYo_Osj33LKBlO37G7mh9lHtmPB9JS1ez1h1gUFmz66PtE-ze1YSTR_rATenVBLV1Qx14FmsAzb3I0JsiU_Rl-6H4OAOZnMiFegM_FPGMrPUalWjimRIAtWPQguzQOnoPTBDpiVW3-uN7kDN8kV70fgBidX8iHbdFU1cZOEzuVz5plJEmGB7Vp_A/s320/IMG_0660.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I asked Mike to hop on a log to give a reference of how</td></tr></tbody></table> huge these trees are that came down this winter.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY6AhrdMb2Q2droOQm8qF_l8Ofifp0vFHzG9REbsOgXdcU05mXg6Cxmwkyax0WZsk1eqQqXn89adrRWstG-DXyMZsIbblOrtj_eks2q4TFJFJWWMM1_tZcVQI_YDALMqZiaGXDeyWApjM5kNbjpkWetMAFgsSLPMrCXk1GCSRksuoMz5kGwEYmNLCRg/s4032/IMG_0662.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY6AhrdMb2Q2droOQm8qF_l8Ofifp0vFHzG9REbsOgXdcU05mXg6Cxmwkyax0WZsk1eqQqXn89adrRWstG-DXyMZsIbblOrtj_eks2q4TFJFJWWMM1_tZcVQI_YDALMqZiaGXDeyWApjM5kNbjpkWetMAFgsSLPMrCXk1GCSRksuoMz5kGwEYmNLCRg/s320/IMG_0662.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We spotted one lonely lady slipper.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnc20R6bhLp0sORSAhOo0IvxldKGsXr3_exFndWy7_Ei8pa4_OgFhoUC7qhiP6O6EBxIgSMofNVB1eMR2v3-jOlji9W4xGn919_69o6X_sYQHsZ09ueYSPB2_aTjbWFdvTYYDXSSmXRQ9P0s563-Ri2TvdIvzKin-mb0KrB1FOC9uoj3kTUbw097nHg/s320/IMG_0652.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But there were many trilliums.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnc20R6bhLp0sORSAhOo0IvxldKGsXr3_exFndWy7_Ei8pa4_OgFhoUC7qhiP6O6EBxIgSMofNVB1eMR2v3-jOlji9W4xGn919_69o6X_sYQHsZ09ueYSPB2_aTjbWFdvTYYDXSSmXRQ9P0s563-Ri2TvdIvzKin-mb0KrB1FOC9uoj3kTUbw097nHg/s4032/IMG_0652.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwSAUw5loEq-xt6t35iaU97QT6RGq9YoyG4GIwKm-5JweahPX36nrD-U7JlQwvdmjH3rgDvjjDFq409XiCJ89wGVNGy7GY3LsbOZakcCHMewxvVC4W17Pj90j3-Wc9tJvXpbmp60i8Mv_3gHVHuJ8AYIRJWop4eCr4LJ1V1jw70GWM_t8lZNBbNK1FA/s3391/IMG_0663.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="3391" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwSAUw5loEq-xt6t35iaU97QT6RGq9YoyG4GIwKm-5JweahPX36nrD-U7JlQwvdmjH3rgDvjjDFq409XiCJ89wGVNGy7GY3LsbOZakcCHMewxvVC4W17Pj90j3-Wc9tJvXpbmp60i8Mv_3gHVHuJ8AYIRJWop4eCr4LJ1V1jw70GWM_t8lZNBbNK1FA/w453-h153/IMG_0663.heic" width="453" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We ended our outing with a beer at Toketee Golf Course. What a view!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnc20R6bhLp0sORSAhOo0IvxldKGsXr3_exFndWy7_Ei8pa4_OgFhoUC7qhiP6O6EBxIgSMofNVB1eMR2v3-jOlji9W4xGn919_69o6X_sYQHsZ09ueYSPB2_aTjbWFdvTYYDXSSmXRQ9P0s563-Ri2TvdIvzKin-mb0KrB1FOC9uoj3kTUbw097nHg/s4032/IMG_0652.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><br />Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-70535631462600361202023-04-27T18:28:00.000-07:002023-04-27T18:28:59.120-07:00Why Take a Workshop? To Try New Stuff!!<p>It has been quite some time since I went to a workshop to just learn from another artist, but I did just that to learn from Vera Dickerson. She is known for wonderful figures surrounded by patterns made with stencils and collage. She also uses primarily acrylic paints. All skills I am interested in improving in my own tool box.</p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtb0uDPgvdEpQjdqaIJjxxbZ0HUlfwofU7Czjhjl-4gng41aeYXGGmP3H-phKXno7xlnSkvm7hyfKDT0R_Ym9N226G8kKSQro6qvAFQqsf-48qe28ntVXqmsgDcjsuEoONMM_WJtu_o73v3WLbg1cY2sSHs-p50TL1K_FZGfH__NLbvE-QbhBS9QTUQ/s4032/IMG_0587.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtb0uDPgvdEpQjdqaIJjxxbZ0HUlfwofU7Czjhjl-4gng41aeYXGGmP3H-phKXno7xlnSkvm7hyfKDT0R_Ym9N226G8kKSQro6qvAFQqsf-48qe28ntVXqmsgDcjsuEoONMM_WJtu_o73v3WLbg1cY2sSHs-p50TL1K_FZGfH__NLbvE-QbhBS9QTUQ/s320/IMG_0587.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vera Dickerson Teaching in Bend, Oregon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>(We members of Watercolor Society of Oregon are fortunate to have internationally known artists come twice a year to teach here in Oregon. The workshops are considerably less expensive than taking a workshop elsewhere, and no flying is involved!) </p><p>So the first day, we spent time making collage papers. Although I often make my own collage papers, Vera showed a somewhat different way, preparing the deli paper first with a wash of white gesso mixed with gel medium. Knowing stencils would be involved, I made 3 of my own using a plastic and hot gun.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJO8ls94a9hCCUdcxtDVwlsICGiXB60sitBNkQYo10tjLwHAmORgv893lfujQvjzBVuBsBU50w17pH8rr6_yw6E7SADdTZqtVs6dByJLotNInW8HPXADNMKJC5Iv_HXITB2cSjH31lGj9jiD3p9croQ9d0yOGwWN7xvkW2p74es5dtZ5TzQC628rYuQ/s4032/IMG_0615.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJO8ls94a9hCCUdcxtDVwlsICGiXB60sitBNkQYo10tjLwHAmORgv893lfujQvjzBVuBsBU50w17pH8rr6_yw6E7SADdTZqtVs6dByJLotNInW8HPXADNMKJC5Iv_HXITB2cSjH31lGj9jiD3p9croQ9d0yOGwWN7xvkW2p74es5dtZ5TzQC628rYuQ/s320/IMG_0615.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoisF77yYgAv7t8I82ozlccEdfreHcBJGUXo1bbjMGGKPiRq6oGMZxal0FLGwB9L6xY3wc_iSDp7BXfkWI1h5JhJxeK1qFNDW0Q4j7dVOMFqdz4SI5Uv5I1JPQOS2RspDmblDPsIxft0JHIZ-o-4kA07_yZ8PC3-A7dNiAF3X8Jq9l61LDBoe-3KFQqQ/s3340/IMG_0634.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="3340" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoisF77yYgAv7t8I82ozlccEdfreHcBJGUXo1bbjMGGKPiRq6oGMZxal0FLGwB9L6xY3wc_iSDp7BXfkWI1h5JhJxeK1qFNDW0Q4j7dVOMFqdz4SI5Uv5I1JPQOS2RspDmblDPsIxft0JHIZ-o-4kA07_yZ8PC3-A7dNiAF3X8Jq9l61LDBoe-3KFQqQ/s320/IMG_0634.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My personal stencils and collage papers.<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The next day, it was off to the races! We watched a wonderful demonstration by Vera, then began our own take on her process. Her stencils and patterns are mostly delicate--florals and lace-like patterns. She also uses more pastel colors, making for lovely settings for female figures. Me, I'm into bigger shapes and bolder colors, so even though I followed her technique, I came out with much wilder collage papers and wilder pictures.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnC_7fKqzWVjtBaTWCcY8e8DqePESuS0C-nCaKrjPBQFuDAnA0jfRevlxQPC5moSfpkhWzl455MFfiKUTq8vVUGkgyFbtV0ngmbDIwvDkHeSaxksUa5n4hM1K3U8t5kLVSowluMq7G4qQtDAGVxPI7_Ffq3EE7qCqattH4PgwskInUCMtW4gR6550Wg/s3150/IMG_0607%203.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="3150" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnC_7fKqzWVjtBaTWCcY8e8DqePESuS0C-nCaKrjPBQFuDAnA0jfRevlxQPC5moSfpkhWzl455MFfiKUTq8vVUGkgyFbtV0ngmbDIwvDkHeSaxksUa5n4hM1K3U8t5kLVSowluMq7G4qQtDAGVxPI7_Ffq3EE7qCqattH4PgwskInUCMtW4gR6550Wg/s320/IMG_0607%203.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXp6PBAwNR36N8mJl4gBrmdbgTcUe-v_npG73X9oa1COEkTMd_p1elvdSAgX0swxDwp8Ao8kPkmn2_O_G2gogasOYUA8EAzhwDQgkCc_W4Kt9_Cbhpt-AjSc12NcEDtenl1odqEjMobNumWVXqk1uB7YaaW6Y8QzrqeY58ZqhluGXKYO3a54kfxzlTUw/s3248/IMG_0609%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="3248" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXp6PBAwNR36N8mJl4gBrmdbgTcUe-v_npG73X9oa1COEkTMd_p1elvdSAgX0swxDwp8Ao8kPkmn2_O_G2gogasOYUA8EAzhwDQgkCc_W4Kt9_Cbhpt-AjSc12NcEDtenl1odqEjMobNumWVXqk1uB7YaaW6Y8QzrqeY58ZqhluGXKYO3a54kfxzlTUw/s320/IMG_0609%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaog2gZgW3JyLJjdwQS0t71MBCfPCHNbzo6Shx7Ae6oLCMTFT_PXF4P2-Cthwd3TR4RErtGnzXQauVsSsCM2hsOH8mEerkVU4DF9xFhu2uVDcHtbAuwBpHo01N30GIZs3ELMg5Hdr9DVVZbQINAvJ6ZoaH4rxKUyr3qy9RKnCqaoAB4TgHeTaBJee7w/s2632/IMG_0612%203.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="2632" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaog2gZgW3JyLJjdwQS0t71MBCfPCHNbzo6Shx7Ae6oLCMTFT_PXF4P2-Cthwd3TR4RErtGnzXQauVsSsCM2hsOH8mEerkVU4DF9xFhu2uVDcHtbAuwBpHo01N30GIZs3ELMg5Hdr9DVVZbQINAvJ6ZoaH4rxKUyr3qy9RKnCqaoAB4TgHeTaBJee7w/s320/IMG_0612%203.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br />So on the last of the 5 days, I softened my work to be a bit more like that of this great instructor. Plus my figure called for more sweetness.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEAu02Nx11-M_kguoe50Hp7a1_pFZmGVqMzpgrtBtQ39IWEN-QI4UI3u2xVC-VkEc60GV6Lz22IuvuwKOIs-D585pqhqQnJWRHYBOribcypPCc-d9Rxg9vYPaIcZreWu6NWq0qXZdyXmk4kHQ6lTSIR1YsIiZjiKcDdAAouA8u3zWh-2wi5ylEv5dSQ/s2560/IMG_0613%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="2560" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEAu02Nx11-M_kguoe50Hp7a1_pFZmGVqMzpgrtBtQ39IWEN-QI4UI3u2xVC-VkEc60GV6Lz22IuvuwKOIs-D585pqhqQnJWRHYBOribcypPCc-d9Rxg9vYPaIcZreWu6NWq0qXZdyXmk4kHQ6lTSIR1YsIiZjiKcDdAAouA8u3zWh-2wi5ylEv5dSQ/s320/IMG_0613%202.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The best things I came home with: I can use acrylics and even paint a person, I can combine collage materials and patterns, I can adapt these new skills into my own work, and finally, I can come home with something worth making into a story.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aKSpnARB_xlwH3bLecpwK8CCNqmiUGW3TLUSXzugxYeGt9YFRzAO2A_X9Uoa7QLVj3YNppM0uKQ4T9QdeONVE3_Iam0aBZZDA5g8Y3NRBB6gwVpEZCN9kr-4bNknkGIjngEbcjSke0tAEizoyS-9E8LaVwYSWWjaZXqsqp-IBP_8kgcCMJX0zmNCFQ/s3150/IMG_0607%203.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="3150" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aKSpnARB_xlwH3bLecpwK8CCNqmiUGW3TLUSXzugxYeGt9YFRzAO2A_X9Uoa7QLVj3YNppM0uKQ4T9QdeONVE3_Iam0aBZZDA5g8Y3NRBB6gwVpEZCN9kr-4bNknkGIjngEbcjSke0tAEizoyS-9E8LaVwYSWWjaZXqsqp-IBP_8kgcCMJX0zmNCFQ/s320/IMG_0607%203.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjT9Ane_mVI0heQqUI8ENixbHYiHpeTT1Y8wGVw-af5SRfMsMBYIj2AE203EKhbwZvQA4x9KV_sypA4b0u1SDg6CB6fK3PxZhbZO7_mVDp8evUb8fczFdTTbupTqNoxD9EbbX1XjOeAgFN1jY2ztVeuzN7Nb035mpZRLc1ANg685hCm2l1i1dLoqQQ3w/s3151/IMG_0633.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="3151" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjT9Ane_mVI0heQqUI8ENixbHYiHpeTT1Y8wGVw-af5SRfMsMBYIj2AE203EKhbwZvQA4x9KV_sypA4b0u1SDg6CB6fK3PxZhbZO7_mVDp8evUb8fczFdTTbupTqNoxD9EbbX1XjOeAgFN1jY2ztVeuzN7Nb035mpZRLc1ANg685hCm2l1i1dLoqQQ3w/w400-h270/IMG_0633.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading in the Library</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-6440476043391832822023-03-19T15:28:00.003-07:002023-03-19T16:49:31.077-07:00The Artist and the Engineer Find a Solution<p>It has been almost a year since we moved into our new home. Most everything was done at that time by Rainbow Valley Design and Construction, with a few small projects left for Mike and me to do. One of those projects had us thinking for all the next eleven months to come up with a good solution. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFys23qzsK5PuFjU9zWkr-jd4wGGoetgP_RUDmEj39_ce5REA5uwLIJ75dihAyWpT5FLzLEoqH9i9QWYTZGbEu8qvqIgY6m8c4--8WdCHZ-B4YkFB-ZsJt0fysM-zaGyD8Gt6vh6gMpXka7pcYlZxMm5pXglaDPQtEgXPajo95cj31JLbSMimhJqdrw/s4032/current%20copy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFys23qzsK5PuFjU9zWkr-jd4wGGoetgP_RUDmEj39_ce5REA5uwLIJ75dihAyWpT5FLzLEoqH9i9QWYTZGbEu8qvqIgY6m8c4--8WdCHZ-B4YkFB-ZsJt0fysM-zaGyD8Gt6vh6gMpXka7pcYlZxMm5pXglaDPQtEgXPajo95cj31JLbSMimhJqdrw/s320/current%20copy%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The walkway leading to the studio from the house had need of a permanent bridge to go over the small creek we created during the rebuild of our new home. For the last eleven months we walked over these 2 by 6 inch boards which took a bit of carefulness to go the 51 inches from one cement walkway to the other.<div><br /></div><div>What to do? So many ideas along the way, but none seemed just right. </div><div><br /></div><div>And then one day Mike threw out the idea of making cement planks. As an engineer, he had figured out how to make the two planks strong enough using rebar and metal mesh inside the cement.</div><div><br /></div><div>And the the artist (me) said okay, but plain cement is, well, plain. </div><div>Let's color the cement and figure out way to decorate the slabs.</div><div><br /></div><div>Before you could say Jack Robinson, Mike showed up with bags of cement, cement dye, rebar and mesh. For me he included a bucket full of shiny black rocks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsnOWz8zufUtIS0W4Se8nR232Dm36EocLv7EdbLnMlTsskqc3SU9kDmkXTso9OzR_5mtHgMHUTxDwEhH8klmV4f1Gws_4qEzZPT1nDp4QMiWRFdqvjJWEE3HONEfSHiAEUeS82b4UYOeh6eI8vct2j7wlnA0uVAnF6r0NdvH8ztq_ZYiZOxuSmxky1w/s4032/cement%20mixer%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsnOWz8zufUtIS0W4Se8nR232Dm36EocLv7EdbLnMlTsskqc3SU9kDmkXTso9OzR_5mtHgMHUTxDwEhH8klmV4f1Gws_4qEzZPT1nDp4QMiWRFdqvjJWEE3HONEfSHiAEUeS82b4UYOeh6eI8vct2j7wlnA0uVAnF6r0NdvH8ztq_ZYiZOxuSmxky1w/s320/cement%20mixer%20copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>After Mike built the forms (measuring twice, thrice, and once by me for a backup) we began a day of cement mixing, smoothing and decorating.</div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We borrowed a cement mixer from our local Blue River Tool Library (thank you, Antony). Mixing one bag after another, we dumped 900 pounds of dyed cement into the perfectly sized forms.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2wU_64D5VD9npmhca93hEgHRYrMcKzBW9i1Y9xEhDOUNwUoeSfjR9q4Gcfzz9XZ1IvJ-GvQzvgZjWSndprkEVmFEVWgoAbsaXfpXJczTcmywUgzTE-yoCCK_xYyDcTJDQhcW_HN3jWlE1Bf9sotDn1K5O1P4PNfqbomYfIENvHovvQAxtKGCZKSLEA/s4032/beginning%20second%20plank%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2wU_64D5VD9npmhca93hEgHRYrMcKzBW9i1Y9xEhDOUNwUoeSfjR9q4Gcfzz9XZ1IvJ-GvQzvgZjWSndprkEVmFEVWgoAbsaXfpXJczTcmywUgzTE-yoCCK_xYyDcTJDQhcW_HN3jWlE1Bf9sotDn1K5O1P4PNfqbomYfIENvHovvQAxtKGCZKSLEA/s320/beginning%20second%20plank%20copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>As one side settled, the second plank was poured.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hAK1aH2AKEhillBxYmxVKWfXrhGIoNLHeNGVqjGg_wXPI40NhKQOsENz4klJiXKRlNxbIonmhXSFIz9Yz11FNPZ-49fZjoP7icI5dtMfXQB1u-ldOMBzNWlhUXVDfcjFyj96w2GkACQwCajZD-eddU5nrbmcZ4q-OdeTMaK8-IEQCIPbCHUKSUiSkg/s4032/half%20with%20rock%20copy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hAK1aH2AKEhillBxYmxVKWfXrhGIoNLHeNGVqjGg_wXPI40NhKQOsENz4klJiXKRlNxbIonmhXSFIz9Yz11FNPZ-49fZjoP7icI5dtMfXQB1u-ldOMBzNWlhUXVDfcjFyj96w2GkACQwCajZD-eddU5nrbmcZ4q-OdeTMaK8-IEQCIPbCHUKSUiSkg/s320/half%20with%20rock%20copy%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p> Mike smoothed the cement and I started placing and pushing in the decorative smooth black rocks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there was the wait period, letting the cement strengthen for almost 4 weeks. Just before moving the 2 planks into place, they were sealed with a product designed to protect and add gloss to the cement.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But how in the heck do you move 900 pounds of cement the distance of a football field? No where was there room for a vehicle, so . . .</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Remember that the Pyramids and the Great Wall were built by human labor!</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ScOvIj6IzASkuFfK9Oj3vcvhwgF8nB2Qr6Hw9Qew9nd5jICGC4Wybp4k6-A16ih3K3ohHE5RYFa1GkEklIKKUpUoY5kocjDEgj-HDiYZ_C-vbDnGgwyL2x4QFG0H0LgOsRfqBBSBXNVPYjE-Cn0NbrVhm3yyRu_lkuXC5dI6qkSIFIyrp_2FOzLATg/s640/the%20move.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ScOvIj6IzASkuFfK9Oj3vcvhwgF8nB2Qr6Hw9Qew9nd5jICGC4Wybp4k6-A16ih3K3ohHE5RYFa1GkEklIKKUpUoY5kocjDEgj-HDiYZ_C-vbDnGgwyL2x4QFG0H0LgOsRfqBBSBXNVPYjE-Cn0NbrVhm3yyRu_lkuXC5dI6qkSIFIyrp_2FOzLATg/w400-h300/the%20move.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Our granddaughter, Angelica called some young strong friends. Mike used straps with handles to create 3 spots on each side for a total of 6 carriers. With 4 young (stronger) people, Mike and me, we miraculously managed to move not one, but two 450 pound slabs across the not quite flat terrain of our property.<p></p><p>The second miracle was that they fit like a glove.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUfd6kZ_-GamzRjzjsnsMPgNpbUS8l3hSYRHhXuvclO9IhpX57n-CnHzx_OSz5ZPcEXZwletGgCXXexRkuBJbgWz6iNHLK3Q6hHXbl0hc44QZA_bF0gNH1CrsxgaB0SwkK-ZakFfqOe8CaoBVNd_6rYqnGpjUKNLOPqY0oOORckTLgbjKMpeQWQCJQA/s2020/final%20from%20the%20pond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="2020" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUfd6kZ_-GamzRjzjsnsMPgNpbUS8l3hSYRHhXuvclO9IhpX57n-CnHzx_OSz5ZPcEXZwletGgCXXexRkuBJbgWz6iNHLK3Q6hHXbl0hc44QZA_bF0gNH1CrsxgaB0SwkK-ZakFfqOe8CaoBVNd_6rYqnGpjUKNLOPqY0oOORckTLgbjKMpeQWQCJQA/s320/final%20from%20the%20pond.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaUQz-rsrbzV-ozbA2rscgFfatnfH88a5iU8H8bqkM6QkEu2WNToBVNM0IUZ010WRP6dz0xic57BrfccErKt9w8b0OGhpQizOys9n8vKrRm9sKeS2C15577Xk1oP6914gAf-4t066h7FjOcH2VQs0PTEGT835IXadAwSah7E-6MX5Qawp8o5WEFTutg/s3024/finished%20project.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2835" data-original-width="3024" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaUQz-rsrbzV-ozbA2rscgFfatnfH88a5iU8H8bqkM6QkEu2WNToBVNM0IUZ010WRP6dz0xic57BrfccErKt9w8b0OGhpQizOys9n8vKrRm9sKeS2C15577Xk1oP6914gAf-4t066h7FjOcH2VQs0PTEGT835IXadAwSah7E-6MX5Qawp8o5WEFTutg/w640-h600/finished%20project.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ59DDpZiDd9bqxm4oQyVQoLUnYBsFETAzepM71DMqHPWfvoi3DdGxPzRqVM2UagVgyPdEALkKmFnenpjUu8-zVboYjSS8IGsNgrXAdx4GrTU9FhdXU1JSQ9HZTrLDTMkKX_V0EkURFSN5osInvNI6ina_fI0RElujpeol5m_1j0vRCG2bTdy_loqB-Q/s3371/view%20from%20hot%20tub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3371" data-original-width="2398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ59DDpZiDd9bqxm4oQyVQoLUnYBsFETAzepM71DMqHPWfvoi3DdGxPzRqVM2UagVgyPdEALkKmFnenpjUu8-zVboYjSS8IGsNgrXAdx4GrTU9FhdXU1JSQ9HZTrLDTMkKX_V0EkURFSN5osInvNI6ina_fI0RElujpeol5m_1j0vRCG2bTdy_loqB-Q/s320/view%20from%20hot%20tub.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b>We celebrated with a chili feed!</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-55686069518471011592023-02-19T17:57:00.000-08:002023-02-19T17:57:22.159-08:00From Blank to Beautiful<p style="text-align: left;">We are now approaching an entire year in our new house, and we are feeling more and more "at home" here. "At home" means that it has things unique to Mike and me, particularly things we've created or built. Some of the examples of those unusual things at our old abode were bathroom walls I painted creating a bamboo garden or the bedroom painted in Egyptian tomb colors. Mike built a privacy fence using a Japanese design and so much more that made our home ours.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So this week was the start of really personalizing this new home and here's what happened:</p><p style="text-align: left;">My good friend Ruth Armitage arrived and . . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HQYVliJJuu4R7-UKwrem-ClyOLK70pgMafCXawEQVn9oTyYsxBZRTlxcQ1fnT2tD59OTqIPYhsKH7AuzXGdSkXSt9560RgQ8GtFitwcWM5sJUm1zwyYOVDXwHQbM9TXryMTbWw5_uJcvW8z_vsVkzjCToi7dQEYmj51WkQGKRX5y2gVw6_gPO60eug/s4032/drawing%20start.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HQYVliJJuu4R7-UKwrem-ClyOLK70pgMafCXawEQVn9oTyYsxBZRTlxcQ1fnT2tD59OTqIPYhsKH7AuzXGdSkXSt9560RgQ8GtFitwcWM5sJUm1zwyYOVDXwHQbM9TXryMTbWw5_uJcvW8z_vsVkzjCToi7dQEYmj51WkQGKRX5y2gVw6_gPO60eug/s320/drawing%20start.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We drew on the wall.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GRF4dx-BOCH3wDIDA6uO9JmRWRjHO8Ycxte5-osxA2yoQctVshfn0YwXCcB614u7jFpS1Oyd8hS7n6VdbLVAkPjChdrgaDF3_RTBOWkEzlDMC5LIa8LOYkqw1KWiDlBZsufCugR2x8k3YfLAQkmCGQ8zMqZfB4mnRpUkrO6pAXLsIu3OTa3-cR_uSg/s4032/working%20in%20tandem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GRF4dx-BOCH3wDIDA6uO9JmRWRjHO8Ycxte5-osxA2yoQctVshfn0YwXCcB614u7jFpS1Oyd8hS7n6VdbLVAkPjChdrgaDF3_RTBOWkEzlDMC5LIa8LOYkqw1KWiDlBZsufCugR2x8k3YfLAQkmCGQ8zMqZfB4mnRpUkrO6pAXLsIu3OTa3-cR_uSg/s320/working%20in%20tandem.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And began applying paint.</td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkKwxlBpnXva0uJKbRardOaiVXBqADOIzddL5NWqagB9NNb2zuD2Es9AGoofPlztLOiOojHBmtDx_-_KHpFm9I-owfEhtfmcV9AjBeapor_VXE7hRavr-B3MMaVk2xXomAs7tJKeV8DglvPfb7525f4fACm2wAkVGj3HEbGeCk0ZeqbvNdy9dpBsAEA/s4032/finished%20.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkKwxlBpnXva0uJKbRardOaiVXBqADOIzddL5NWqagB9NNb2zuD2Es9AGoofPlztLOiOojHBmtDx_-_KHpFm9I-owfEhtfmcV9AjBeapor_VXE7hRavr-B3MMaVk2xXomAs7tJKeV8DglvPfb7525f4fACm2wAkVGj3HEbGeCk0ZeqbvNdy9dpBsAEA/w400-h300/finished%20.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end of the 2nd day, this beautiful mural was complete.<br /><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><br /></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">As if that wasn't enough to ask of a good friend, Ruth tackled a little skinny piece of wall ending separating the home entrance from the kitchen. The white mini-wall had bothered me, but now I love the art it holds.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVVWjwo9zoQAd82KRMovDNYRvqUT9LWeaAvrMTKILWja-C0Gi0Ygron-Us3g_t6A5sC-2Afmh02xrqswAl0UcHtzunpIycbfA01U4AL-wEaGO_XKT41MOlF2HY8rWaJ0XJKyb-F-oufwXUGMRreqIR0ZoaFZAEkgGoan00SWpL51QHAx9MOYa6-_wvw/s4032/skinny%20mural%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVVWjwo9zoQAd82KRMovDNYRvqUT9LWeaAvrMTKILWja-C0Gi0Ygron-Us3g_t6A5sC-2Afmh02xrqswAl0UcHtzunpIycbfA01U4AL-wEaGO_XKT41MOlF2HY8rWaJ0XJKyb-F-oufwXUGMRreqIR0ZoaFZAEkgGoan00SWpL51QHAx9MOYa6-_wvw/w150-h200/skinny%20mural%202.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUhcvnm2tX-fbUVMgUS0cM-PYpFY8hzcNLIBK2cM0IKea77IadZ8fk1pNdOFreqZd_DWX_Fd5ru-3V0KA_O2jsShlfLbwn74zAIXcyOV2iZEGaULMMk9OvsTYaCwmyjr4UQ5vaN-xgzIFo74qAV06UqA6VGryNkpQKRIfE5frTbNuq5zXIXeev6cjVA/s3990/skinny%20mural.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3990" data-original-width="813" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUhcvnm2tX-fbUVMgUS0cM-PYpFY8hzcNLIBK2cM0IKea77IadZ8fk1pNdOFreqZd_DWX_Fd5ru-3V0KA_O2jsShlfLbwn74zAIXcyOV2iZEGaULMMk9OvsTYaCwmyjr4UQ5vaN-xgzIFo74qAV06UqA6VGryNkpQKRIfE5frTbNuq5zXIXeev6cjVA/w131-h640/skinny%20mural.jpg" width="131" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">World's Skinniest Mural</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTENYTTEysXKBJsyPquHAAH9IhHqTZ60SiHegfhWv02OcbJ1KaQsIFfHfzRbkUcd_pw66vRq7zdcnev1yDvEkfx6Es3yxwyRaqhzQk1RVWFxlQiyx6u6MzIkaZon3g5uu8Pq0XTdCLVwUVG622CwdO4n4Ea31-L4zJTfvrzuZh2fJX_3Ev0omwqX6Qxw/s4032/Ruth%20w:mural.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTENYTTEysXKBJsyPquHAAH9IhHqTZ60SiHegfhWv02OcbJ1KaQsIFfHfzRbkUcd_pw66vRq7zdcnev1yDvEkfx6Es3yxwyRaqhzQk1RVWFxlQiyx6u6MzIkaZon3g5uu8Pq0XTdCLVwUVG622CwdO4n4Ea31-L4zJTfvrzuZh2fJX_3Ev0omwqX6Qxw/w480-h640/Ruth%20w:mural.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruth Armitage with her creation!<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">What the world needs now,</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Is love, sweet love,</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">It's the only thing that there's just too little of.</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">What the world needs now,</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Is love, sweet love,</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">No, not just for some but for everyone. </span></i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Burt Bacharach.</span><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-14446255431979852132023-01-29T11:52:00.000-08:002023-01-29T11:52:06.450-08:00When Two Ideas Mesh<p><br />In the past few months I've been doing what I think of as my "serious work." My serious work is concentrating on a body of work-- creating paintings that are all related to one another based on a central idea. Often the series will go on for several years.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I2TpdcB-rGkASKNGikWCCRyN04tZNTTz-7r2wJVBMVWZOiMkzZPXcDCEkRcP8oAUJj8IueaAF8jdHlO5IT9wfyeaP2y4zrAZNRY6q4V4vnckLkDfOTle5W-laWqa4MVdpIUsrtOT8xYpei4H4Jt5HK7anWmQU9snHq6y-ZsMqFAWGs-aHc7ny83nuA/s3024/costa%20rica.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I2TpdcB-rGkASKNGikWCCRyN04tZNTTz-7r2wJVBMVWZOiMkzZPXcDCEkRcP8oAUJj8IueaAF8jdHlO5IT9wfyeaP2y4zrAZNRY6q4V4vnckLkDfOTle5W-laWqa4MVdpIUsrtOT8xYpei4H4Jt5HK7anWmQU9snHq6y-ZsMqFAWGs-aHc7ny83nuA/s320/costa%20rica.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><b>But I needed a break!</b><p></p><p>Idea #1</p><p>As I was looking through my photos, one that I've thought of painting came to the forefront. In 2020, just before Covid shut down the world, Mike and I were on vacation in Costa Rica where I took this picture. This photo has stuck in my brain for the last 3 years as having the potential for an interesting painting.</p><p>What I love about this is the large bovine sitting next to a cement water catcher. But what could I do with all that grassy hill? That is just not my sort of pleasurable painting. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Idea #2</p><p>Two artists I've admired over the years came to mind. These two women, one now dead and the other in her late 80's, found ways to make landscapes much more exciting than just a green hill. Their work is powerful enough to stay in one's brain for years.</p><p><b>Mary Carlton's </b>landscape</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzH31b9sPTwm9pFmcYXg24TYZihYFzzJJASddIIXR5an8AAT4suDU6JB4H-4H99K1nHFBksv-pLHXv0cbXaV9SwtLoXzebQuFa2OK8fNE41_TflUmZveFC2D0fRCYTBAB6oSNFyvkAbUR-xcQ1jJpF4yaB8auR23ypl_qE8xp1Z1ifUIYs8rfeDLpSTA/s1154/Screenshot%202023-01-29%20at%2010.46.16%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="884" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzH31b9sPTwm9pFmcYXg24TYZihYFzzJJASddIIXR5an8AAT4suDU6JB4H-4H99K1nHFBksv-pLHXv0cbXaV9SwtLoXzebQuFa2OK8fNE41_TflUmZveFC2D0fRCYTBAB6oSNFyvkAbUR-xcQ1jJpF4yaB8auR23ypl_qE8xp1Z1ifUIYs8rfeDLpSTA/s320/Screenshot%202023-01-29%20at%2010.46.16%20AM.png" width="245" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Mary Pym's </b>landscape<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAq12Ma7DKrllS56aD5j5B0uF5kd7CrfwjGa-090NupayLN3PDU4h7vXjc0M47n2cJPLVULrYXcaad-Zq1_oiB5UQ2JxAA4ngJhQsca3OTBh8JwJKa25xw1IBy4TD4tIljyE487FJfP0ZuQEtSjvNi7yk_m4qlyqAI0fpTJGs16Hpiztpj2WCjLqJMA/s986/Screenshot%202023-01-29%20at%2010.43.03%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="986" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAq12Ma7DKrllS56aD5j5B0uF5kd7CrfwjGa-090NupayLN3PDU4h7vXjc0M47n2cJPLVULrYXcaad-Zq1_oiB5UQ2JxAA4ngJhQsca3OTBh8JwJKa25xw1IBy4TD4tIljyE487FJfP0ZuQEtSjvNi7yk_m4qlyqAI0fpTJGs16Hpiztpj2WCjLqJMA/s320/Screenshot%202023-01-29%20at%2010.43.03%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>And so a three day break from "serious work" began and the meshing of ideas #1 and #2.</p><p>Because I enjoy working with collage materials, my first step was opening up my collage containers. I sorted through these papers, searching for matching colors. My hope was to find enough golds, grays and olive greens to create the long stretch of ground I envisioned. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-puVFo-U8ucq_3FvxIcwVtnoLtr4s5r3ibIr8Lo_cRkSdC76_aEiPe4WSpzIQ4DR5cOJjKDVPl2CZ3c4cY5znWtxjlW4N37wdtm4mYbzTWmC_JB15J0f8l8guH0S3c5-scNRrvLeKrfpeY0GuXV6ogcHbAviGL_4pp6OtwoDzpvQ7AoHmNX8Z_NkXg/s4030/IMG_0329%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="4030" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-puVFo-U8ucq_3FvxIcwVtnoLtr4s5r3ibIr8Lo_cRkSdC76_aEiPe4WSpzIQ4DR5cOJjKDVPl2CZ3c4cY5znWtxjlW4N37wdtm4mYbzTWmC_JB15J0f8l8guH0S3c5-scNRrvLeKrfpeY0GuXV6ogcHbAviGL_4pp6OtwoDzpvQ7AoHmNX8Z_NkXg/s320/IMG_0329%202.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Breaking up the big space in interesting, somewhat geographical ways was a challenge. I used watercolor along with collage pieces to quilt together the landscape.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjnywEjZdTqlXgTAO63G4j9f5XIVHJMwrrdvSy79key118QBil2MrIzlAYwXLhV7JcNasV39vZAYG3SMzu_pAR2mFOKHAOPFdCzq1CgVx2i92sCJ0kRM2hRZ5o-3xC58FFO_fareucRr1m7oBlJ7m76ZXKpcNyN073f2u_k-WqdkKg8n8Ndk2IKenLg/s3395/IMG_0324.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3395" data-original-width="2355" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjnywEjZdTqlXgTAO63G4j9f5XIVHJMwrrdvSy79key118QBil2MrIzlAYwXLhV7JcNasV39vZAYG3SMzu_pAR2mFOKHAOPFdCzq1CgVx2i92sCJ0kRM2hRZ5o-3xC58FFO_fareucRr1m7oBlJ7m76ZXKpcNyN073f2u_k-WqdkKg8n8Ndk2IKenLg/s320/IMG_0324.HEIC" width="222" /></a></div><p>The final step was to paint the building and the cow. Once that was done, I used dark line work for 2 reasons. I felt that joining the pieces together with lines, helped create a fields and farming feel to the painting. Also the dark lines help connect the darks used in the top of the painting to the rest of the piece. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfXdJNRrQjrjdn8oiHrAHzD53r2BsiJvUWxx8O28Nzt23n8WZcxZ9Y-PPyvqZVhWWjBcQsvXv4E3F1zji4yfk-XHCH0gFGHJLGC7t-C7nq1MmUHNY1ku9cKklvJy5HStACfBZsvtbbj3kiKr5B1g_beye-ogCv54K3fCVKQ1GEQU9uN5EKZIHtHE9SA/s3605/IMG_0328%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3605" data-original-width="2415" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfXdJNRrQjrjdn8oiHrAHzD53r2BsiJvUWxx8O28Nzt23n8WZcxZ9Y-PPyvqZVhWWjBcQsvXv4E3F1zji4yfk-XHCH0gFGHJLGC7t-C7nq1MmUHNY1ku9cKklvJy5HStACfBZsvtbbj3kiKr5B1g_beye-ogCv54K3fCVKQ1GEQU9uN5EKZIHtHE9SA/w268-h400/IMG_0328%202.HEIC" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Beneath the Cow<br />Mixed Media<br />22 x 15</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Workshop coming up! </span>I will be teaching a watercolor class, "<span style="color: #cc0000;">Adding Texture</span>" on </b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, "system-ui", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">May 5,6,7 </span><span style="font-family: times;"><b>in McMinnville, OR at the Currents Gallery. The space is limited, so signup early by calling </b></span></span><span style="background-color: #faf9f7; color: #1b1e2f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">503-435-1316.</span><br /><br /></p>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-21255745573684763842023-01-16T13:03:00.001-08:002023-01-16T13:09:07.200-08:00A Long Time Coming<p>Way back when--August 2020--I was very near launching a new website. This new one would have a "buy button" making it so easy for art lovers to click and buy a piece of my art. Then I said to my web designer that we'd wrap it up once I got back from my Rogue River raft trip. Woo-hoo! </p><p>Then, as my followers know, our house burned down on September 7, 2020. And, of course, in the house was my computer. That was the end of focusing on a new website, since I had a whole new segment of my life to put back together. <b>But guess what . . .</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghq4sPwCz9-CtzWwFoxV48Z2MKCeSc08KRsZ6MASL2Xj2vK2JWQfG7MlgR6_jE7IDrbfiO11xOVGcr3kYr5jafSHed5jrWtnQdVdirlFK2gCUVaIz4mRGC9YzJ7fzArfqmnTRWulNs4PzBqGc972vYqYNGK8YMgVTs5v6adtKXnsIkBe_TaehtNnwHlw/s2974/Screenshot%202023-01-16%20at%2010.38.53%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="2974" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghq4sPwCz9-CtzWwFoxV48Z2MKCeSc08KRsZ6MASL2Xj2vK2JWQfG7MlgR6_jE7IDrbfiO11xOVGcr3kYr5jafSHed5jrWtnQdVdirlFK2gCUVaIz4mRGC9YzJ7fzArfqmnTRWulNs4PzBqGc972vYqYNGK8YMgVTs5v6adtKXnsIkBe_TaehtNnwHlw/w400-h243/Screenshot%202023-01-16%20at%2010.38.53%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />My long time web designer Judy Taylor <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="http://webbability.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, "system-ui", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">webbability.com</a>, my husband Mike and I have all worked together to get this new website up and working. There is much more to this than meets the eye!<p></p><div>But here it is <a href="https://margaretgodfreyart.com/" target="_blank">My New Website</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Please take a look and send me comments if you wish. Also you can push a button, go to Square and buy a painting from me.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-63536633572280971972022-12-08T14:48:00.000-08:002022-12-08T14:48:11.570-08:00When Color is More Important<p> Recently I have been working mostly in black and white. It started with my pen and ink pieces. For those small pieces, a bit of orange or red behind the trees or creature was enough. The ink work told the story.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24SKxXPw45N7J97-2GdCdoNn-WP7sCwx_5DmILZxsd5XcgMQc5xGaF316w12GZd_RwxOTxyfB5sq1dE6jimwAmR52oT0AISYHTWa3QjU3MxxdRem_R6g1jL4YCLeQIviwSMyrk_Yi1C23tSKgxZnI1kIpyviQf-nixb5LbRZtcQGHqPVAXrFbeIUVYg/s1200/One%20with%20the%20Forest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1200" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24SKxXPw45N7J97-2GdCdoNn-WP7sCwx_5DmILZxsd5XcgMQc5xGaF316w12GZd_RwxOTxyfB5sq1dE6jimwAmR52oT0AISYHTWa3QjU3MxxdRem_R6g1jL4YCLeQIviwSMyrk_Yi1C23tSKgxZnI1kIpyviQf-nixb5LbRZtcQGHqPVAXrFbeIUVYg/s320/One%20with%20the%20Forest.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhxey2KYQHLUUofXIN7hqOaCqr0Y61fr6frqA4GvwUvCWP2vTNkQZJznm9w7InABxOWicFF7AGK7h9dSJTISyM6N1K1QwOBd0dPm0CkhisYmnDifuCw9WldTeYUjxuVGisLLYhElNtXqjV7Esr44c7b9tNaLOG4qjHL-s1_crpfEZ0L5PMcgD2gaciw/s1359/Burned%20Trio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhxey2KYQHLUUofXIN7hqOaCqr0Y61fr6frqA4GvwUvCWP2vTNkQZJznm9w7InABxOWicFF7AGK7h9dSJTISyM6N1K1QwOBd0dPm0CkhisYmnDifuCw9WldTeYUjxuVGisLLYhElNtXqjV7Esr44c7b9tNaLOG4qjHL-s1_crpfEZ0L5PMcgD2gaciw/w294-h400/Burned%20Trio.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Color As the Background</span></b></div></div><p></p><p>Now I am painting humans using black and white gouache. With these paintings, I am finding creating a background color quite challenging. It sets the mood for the portrait. Is the face excited, or sad, or anxious, or happy, or . . . there is such a wide range of human emotions. I now look at a wide range of colors for the backgrounds trying to capture the emotion of the human.</p><p>Take these two reds for example. They are both reds, but one conveys many thoughts to me: excitement, high energy, fear, happiness. The darker one speaks of seriousness, intellect, age, sophistication. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxnzLAW5wJLnf83kBftmBQoOEdOEcM00fhQA4sUORo2jZK-R0mn26gR-t5_4oDDSmQgIacsu-yPFdoK-ps49xoEWVh7vr53mRHoCy2mnP2LzqLrcFdznTFso9M3XSAWt8rLpS_-WwN9kLGmz5CbrF3gl7YqE0xd1DYPHTkVtme8V55aUcfwPXnDDf-Q/s3241/IMG_0083.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3241" data-original-width="2621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxnzLAW5wJLnf83kBftmBQoOEdOEcM00fhQA4sUORo2jZK-R0mn26gR-t5_4oDDSmQgIacsu-yPFdoK-ps49xoEWVh7vr53mRHoCy2mnP2LzqLrcFdznTFso9M3XSAWt8rLpS_-WwN9kLGmz5CbrF3gl7YqE0xd1DYPHTkVtme8V55aUcfwPXnDDf-Q/w324-h400/IMG_0083.heic" width="324" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p>Mixing colors can be a challenge. Some darker colors are harder to adjust to "just right," as the night blue I was looking for recently. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DHEdHjmM-6nlg774kQyHlFr2cOsK5a-Q4RV8fBWZrZHOl3hLO_oWipZh0NIgDzclLktMJvHBXADNXH4GO0DMhaT-2cMjg-2AOZEIpxvhj6n2pVxI3JIHf-hKabuFM-bSxvX4oJvd5gAcGT-dMzc_obcP3Y721jOOZ-U29DsnblFDvEEjs1yHxjv9Gg/s4032/IMG_0084.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DHEdHjmM-6nlg774kQyHlFr2cOsK5a-Q4RV8fBWZrZHOl3hLO_oWipZh0NIgDzclLktMJvHBXADNXH4GO0DMhaT-2cMjg-2AOZEIpxvhj6n2pVxI3JIHf-hKabuFM-bSxvX4oJvd5gAcGT-dMzc_obcP3Y721jOOZ-U29DsnblFDvEEjs1yHxjv9Gg/w480-h640/IMG_0084.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Colors are taking on a whole new meaning and importance for this new series. Now as I mix up colors, I am keeping them in old face cream jars and labeling them--they may be needed again. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGbhUgbAsDWnn-4bgxt-SYTBzo5nb-3Zu0JOyifcwkHJM_0TdPElDTOfw4SbA1xvrHSO3f2xXpk7P7va2vdEqYu9wUtaifk6mWq0A8EVZ7gRt0HZcFaVa87MK1geqeToNLwAAWeUxrRRUIeLNDWhn7TLPI6TyrsbQi1wV_ezul-gcogBrnzoT00skZQ/s4032/IMG_0011.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGbhUgbAsDWnn-4bgxt-SYTBzo5nb-3Zu0JOyifcwkHJM_0TdPElDTOfw4SbA1xvrHSO3f2xXpk7P7va2vdEqYu9wUtaifk6mWq0A8EVZ7gRt0HZcFaVa87MK1geqeToNLwAAWeUxrRRUIeLNDWhn7TLPI6TyrsbQi1wV_ezul-gcogBrnzoT00skZQ/w300-h400/IMG_0011.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I am not ready to put out my completed work right now. It seems like a wintery thing to just hole up in my studio and paint. I am not marketing much these days, but I am close to having a spruced up website so stay tuned for that announcement.</p><p>Although I will not put an entire painting here, <b>I have a couple of teasers</b> (not my favorite word) for you to see. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP_E6NY8-GDWOiP-Le0npZBP56mnWnqf_UYccx2FNydZyjI0PHW1vNiGEfKjB_Dr0FeXO-XCqX3xWwK0Ca9oOU4ZIiElN1wZKBj5Wxv-x7I4_flp9fv0ZAULI1uogjXQf_Zav6A5COj4tHTOfeYtwFAVHyq8HlMVYqmGsTsWreq7-V7MLpnwHO4UzBA/s4032/IMG_0017.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP_E6NY8-GDWOiP-Le0npZBP56mnWnqf_UYccx2FNydZyjI0PHW1vNiGEfKjB_Dr0FeXO-XCqX3xWwK0Ca9oOU4ZIiElN1wZKBj5Wxv-x7I4_flp9fv0ZAULI1uogjXQf_Zav6A5COj4tHTOfeYtwFAVHyq8HlMVYqmGsTsWreq7-V7MLpnwHO4UzBA/w300-h400/IMG_0017.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52pu8OIw7m5u8Z0x852INDKnxtO9-y49-OA-2UeoouNHBEzv1Yji1ZzQjiRtgIZ9y1aFAiaA8usD5e_HjGC-xEebjCEfYhXWC6mhHOqLCWnj38MYwtFccI9lRYUPJGwYNdbJtCfqYvCdsisgfZ0V-bByrTHPFeRJeBX9ZXctBt4PQuaocplcFjZALDw/s4032/IMG_0015.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52pu8OIw7m5u8Z0x852INDKnxtO9-y49-OA-2UeoouNHBEzv1Yji1ZzQjiRtgIZ9y1aFAiaA8usD5e_HjGC-xEebjCEfYhXWC6mhHOqLCWnj38MYwtFccI9lRYUPJGwYNdbJtCfqYvCdsisgfZ0V-bByrTHPFeRJeBX9ZXctBt4PQuaocplcFjZALDw/w400-h300/IMG_0015.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Happy Safe and Healthy Holidays to all!! </span></span><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYNM81O9Bsoq_uRndvXa2YJg-dNltW1Ax2bFU7wH6qKUqxJ7XtGyoXyXRAE1tpKzebYcPBf8Cc2axj7GIcyKTyPuMIx2CIolEw0fZb1JTkYbClRiGX780lskz2I1lOymKchWXPFliZ3O9-0mwrmKmvQ7tNI09rICDRFb1vGv-BAeiptTUPQ5aVwyFpQ/s4032/IMG_0070%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYNM81O9Bsoq_uRndvXa2YJg-dNltW1Ax2bFU7wH6qKUqxJ7XtGyoXyXRAE1tpKzebYcPBf8Cc2axj7GIcyKTyPuMIx2CIolEw0fZb1JTkYbClRiGX780lskz2I1lOymKchWXPFliZ3O9-0mwrmKmvQ7tNI09rICDRFb1vGv-BAeiptTUPQ5aVwyFpQ/w640-h480/IMG_0070%202.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-35473531125114690042022-10-22T14:08:00.001-07:002022-10-22T14:11:45.412-07:00My KLC Art Diary 2022<p></p><p></p><div><span face="Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: times;">"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary." Pablo Picasso</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdz8_U0_6UQz_SRN30eXwlmtUNJWgtgjA50w9W4Khej6umboecdIedARnPjCovtf4TjY26hFtgbQ09Rzb3plEs6Mw6ClFE1Kci6jj05tVpRcoMAFb7a1D9Vf5A4RcoJ_dfJXRqR0mXsM1PPwb7tYv8MpI4rlpZM81v8i045tEBbIoph9KkS9um-OHSw/s1870/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-21%20at%205.53.23%20PM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1870" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdz8_U0_6UQz_SRN30eXwlmtUNJWgtgjA50w9W4Khej6umboecdIedARnPjCovtf4TjY26hFtgbQ09Rzb3plEs6Mw6ClFE1Kci6jj05tVpRcoMAFb7a1D9Vf5A4RcoJ_dfJXRqR0mXsM1PPwb7tYv8MpI4rlpZM81v8i045tEBbIoph9KkS9um-OHSw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-21%20at%205.53.23%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our big dinner out to reunite and create art under the mentorship of Katherine Chang Liu. </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">My first 2-week adventure in art with this group was 2014. I traveled with my good friend Kathy Tiger who was a veteran of this art retreat. She already knew most of these artists who traveled from all over the US and Canada to work with Katherine Chang Liu. As a newbie, I arrived with art supplies and grand ideas of what I would paint.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">My idea was to paint about my younger daughter Rachel, who had just undergone an <span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156;">Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to stop the progress of Multiple Sclerosis. For several months my husband and I had been a part of her support team, so I came to the art retreat with plenty of ideas. At the beginning of the retreat, I met with Katherine and showed her 8 pieces of my art and began to share my stored up ideas about the last 6 months. As tears welled up, she put her hand over mine and said something to the effect that my recent experience with Rachel was perhaps too raw. "Looking at the work you just showed me, you do a lot with round shapes. What else could you do with circles?"</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88hLTlOHKB2WIcGgA-xvBKBJyflr0lqLkZDFUIezRj6pVCBAyH46gcoaoZFCS7cw4fTWcIJflDDIxGX1IruOxq028J6LRqoOm8Gm3_oCvSN7W65GOvGSvTZLxFnKcNJNH1sd3WMvUysgFEoDYuEVtPg-J-nqRejilzp8pz8egd3OXMUBQyzaLVyuqqQ/s1718/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-22%20at%2012.50.13%20PM%20copy.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="1254" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88hLTlOHKB2WIcGgA-xvBKBJyflr0lqLkZDFUIezRj6pVCBAyH46gcoaoZFCS7cw4fTWcIJflDDIxGX1IruOxq028J6LRqoOm8Gm3_oCvSN7W65GOvGSvTZLxFnKcNJNH1sd3WMvUysgFEoDYuEVtPg-J-nqRejilzp8pz8egd3OXMUBQyzaLVyuqqQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-22%20at%2012.50.13%20PM%20copy.jpg" width="234" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Salmon Leaping</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;">I returned to my chair, looked at the art supplies I was surrounded by and thought about round things. I thought about my home on the McKenzie River, thought about some paintings I'd done with herons, frogs, rocks. Suddenly salmon eggs jumped into my head. Beautiful orange, perfectly round shapes. And that led to thinking about the life cycle of the salmon which oddly related to the last few months of my life as a parent. So here is the first painting I did in September of 2014. That began my Life Cycle Series.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">But then next year, 2015, I painted about Rachel. Her illness, her hospital stay, her recovery.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBDNPMtg1tjD3e3WppezQrUH1pVKx71Hg9e7i4dXWBaEstplbkevlTMyhlVSUukgwtK1OqAiKJWXcF_Eko6OxppRi35FcYPoehDvzW0_j9chfPKNpsNSaucqW4Bn8rGZLQXm7FCdh3_oOB9Xjb7NedXpYt8IjDHJHEK2Wnik3EAmVyCOOt8fNL3lumA/s1214/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-22%20at%201.40.37%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1214" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBDNPMtg1tjD3e3WppezQrUH1pVKx71Hg9e7i4dXWBaEstplbkevlTMyhlVSUukgwtK1OqAiKJWXcF_Eko6OxppRi35FcYPoehDvzW0_j9chfPKNpsNSaucqW4Bn8rGZLQXm7FCdh3_oOB9Xjb7NedXpYt8IjDHJHEK2Wnik3EAmVyCOOt8fNL3lumA/w400-h203/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-22%20at%201.40.37%20PM.png" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Katherine commenting on the paintings done in those 2 weeks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqpUwrjYrkpnUqnmx_1PX03RXCpAg9gRA7qQIm6rnVje48FnU6OvD6Mpy-HzF559xkmeb-CHAd3A42JNSffCWGe_zFb2F9dzHd9UBSmfqDyBHxWvdb7nFOqQmbRPBu_2xXuSfRS8qYJ5nBog-UyVutwBymcxq0Vods-2jmi4kd9dELVlP85bax7Pixg/s1834/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-22%20at%201.46.30%20PM.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqpUwrjYrkpnUqnmx_1PX03RXCpAg9gRA7qQIm6rnVje48FnU6OvD6Mpy-HzF559xkmeb-CHAd3A42JNSffCWGe_zFb2F9dzHd9UBSmfqDyBHxWvdb7nFOqQmbRPBu_2xXuSfRS8qYJ5nBog-UyVutwBymcxq0Vods-2jmi4kd9dELVlP85bax7Pixg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-22%20at%201.46.30%20PM.png" width="231" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Hour-glass Figure</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">2016's topic was Women's Rights. <br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="color: #4d5156;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: #4d5156;">And on it went. Every year I went with an idea of what I wanted to spend the two weeks creating, yet rarely was what I ended up painting. So why would I be surprised that this year turned out to be the same. </span></span></span>Somehow my new series idea, "Web of Worries" ended up being more about the humans in my life than the abstract creations I intended to work on. I am sharing some of the drawings that led to a few finished pieces over the two weeks.</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNANFd5PWXFqUpuZE1aF_pV3q7lSNeJOSkIesQXG6LJbBHf8hHBr_uwBe3DLN_4rlAo4DkrJg4a1PxDfCLuWq-OmckdkzQtKJqpsnlIKcNEwsmZDXZrvVWgDd2j5ZyoLHBWxZjRYD6nGGuut87RlisViZlgbYdva-D7dKvIabjRsfRQOQIvQ_VqD_lg/s3020/IMG_4809%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="3020" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNANFd5PWXFqUpuZE1aF_pV3q7lSNeJOSkIesQXG6LJbBHf8hHBr_uwBe3DLN_4rlAo4DkrJg4a1PxDfCLuWq-OmckdkzQtKJqpsnlIKcNEwsmZDXZrvVWgDd2j5ZyoLHBWxZjRYD6nGGuut87RlisViZlgbYdva-D7dKvIabjRsfRQOQIvQ_VqD_lg/s320/IMG_4809%202.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJGo-_huhWhyvP6XSI7kU91qCizW0CcDky6WsNVOMsep5CohEn-qVYTCm5LefeNGj5AikJIFmbjzmNF2IR09Gxpn6L4BIiWkNPWdoWJfJl03MxfmYos8EXo5U5IBc_iqB4FWoUD97xJM4_2iVsbmucfVz2iK7e61ZVoV0J2kslNLIhARIBg_9mNNT-w/s4032/IMG_4810.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJGo-_huhWhyvP6XSI7kU91qCizW0CcDky6WsNVOMsep5CohEn-qVYTCm5LefeNGj5AikJIFmbjzmNF2IR09Gxpn6L4BIiWkNPWdoWJfJl03MxfmYos8EXo5U5IBc_iqB4FWoUD97xJM4_2iVsbmucfVz2iK7e61ZVoV0J2kslNLIhARIBg_9mNNT-w/s320/IMG_4810.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUVNY5ljjZJ-9Y9JTdHI0wFfABFPH2N7IYX0tvT3klt46z0eZQu064EXKiBFKyMIUBVnFpiXAPUAW2eMqyFp9tbLXgYVC3oZt1QNPcJrRvBlWudihr16KYZq1i6yzuCDch_LIhaFw9PLAVnfcUFzSpQUul6L1NKzk-qMj6w1l3oOiUntZKGFEbuTB2w/s4032/IMG_4812.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUVNY5ljjZJ-9Y9JTdHI0wFfABFPH2N7IYX0tvT3klt46z0eZQu064EXKiBFKyMIUBVnFpiXAPUAW2eMqyFp9tbLXgYVC3oZt1QNPcJrRvBlWudihr16KYZq1i6yzuCDch_LIhaFw9PLAVnfcUFzSpQUul6L1NKzk-qMj6w1l3oOiUntZKGFEbuTB2w/s320/IMG_4812.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZfOiUkbW2BHy-hJyVu6Ui4_LWNURRPs1pAFd8dfXC10AnKaQK4gO5o5Vl451URCFFWYwl8r28z84aH0keFaiILu18VoMYBwQhLwQnq4CdG3QJfmkjy-U5BB2lw93JWLsXAqXLll_K-3RXLzI0zzTKYz_sZtIA421VolHeKWoJxZo1_49In421s8Rw/s4032/IMG_4815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSZfOiUkbW2BHy-hJyVu6Ui4_LWNURRPs1pAFd8dfXC10AnKaQK4gO5o5Vl451URCFFWYwl8r28z84aH0keFaiILu18VoMYBwQhLwQnq4CdG3QJfmkjy-U5BB2lw93JWLsXAqXLll_K-3RXLzI0zzTKYz_sZtIA421VolHeKWoJxZo1_49In421s8Rw/s320/IMG_4815.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">It should be no surprise that the faces of loved ones would end up in my "Web of Worries." These drawings led me into working on the concept behind the new series. I'm not ready to put out the finished work right now, but I'm sharing these faces as a demonstration of the hard work I did during the art camp. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOTx8vExT1V2UaHMvoCJ4SHFn8XoXbC5kasKqxrrKDqGxaCj0aQYqA1kypB83qwtztM0nEiQ_A82yIG_7G4gF4AqL9imb7UFqX0Rbt5Zud7iUply_TtrYGHInDirLNIpWDuKU2NYI2jpD02mkISIQAe-jUwMYsZamBm-JGkCQ1yxn53-t0hToLXhP-Q/s1972/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-21%20at%205.53.43%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1972" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOTx8vExT1V2UaHMvoCJ4SHFn8XoXbC5kasKqxrrKDqGxaCj0aQYqA1kypB83qwtztM0nEiQ_A82yIG_7G4gF4AqL9imb7UFqX0Rbt5Zud7iUply_TtrYGHInDirLNIpWDuKU2NYI2jpD02mkISIQAe-jUwMYsZamBm-JGkCQ1yxn53-t0hToLXhP-Q/w400-h297/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-21%20at%205.53.43%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for your encouragement Katherine.</span><p></p></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-37136629086774213922022-09-11T19:13:00.002-07:002022-09-11T19:15:33.955-07:00Life Keeps Changing: Rafting the Deschutes<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7a_n37ihQYJKDHfS7z2ZIgL0z2d5AYhqTzr6xAMNtUvKgoU2G5cfwcv4pWahXDRUHDjkUQH85QPqqykhorf7IgMycIiumGD_dcPmg6UlZc0Mbd8H46dKRQqK3FjEQ3aXATvQLp5miQjOllJ7WrgRlF5GFf9TJ7GdcSbn3l7lKfUA0VP6wFQOwE-JxQ/s4032/IMG_2547.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7a_n37ihQYJKDHfS7z2ZIgL0z2d5AYhqTzr6xAMNtUvKgoU2G5cfwcv4pWahXDRUHDjkUQH85QPqqykhorf7IgMycIiumGD_dcPmg6UlZc0Mbd8H46dKRQqK3FjEQ3aXATvQLp5miQjOllJ7WrgRlF5GFf9TJ7GdcSbn3l7lKfUA0VP6wFQOwE-JxQ/w640-h480/IMG_2547.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">River Hair</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For over 20 years (with the exception of a handful of years) we have floated down the Wild and Scenic part of the Rogue River with a group of wonderful folks. Unfortunately forest fires prevented our planned trip this year. Our group had a zoom meeting a few days from our Rogue launch date, and within a few minutes of exploring possibilities, we had a consensus that three nights on the Deschutes River was a great alternative to not having a raft trip at all.</p><p>Here are some photos of a great trip.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOKOvCdodP38K_AjPTdPuAdnhAGsiJS2TxIok6dEw31FknwTQxgQe6Q8ceboywTpRN14T6JvyQSsVZdExA9BptQbohn_6sYv6A8X2NnSja63MRd2Ww4Agywb-31yj_57CUyxAbssoacMx_mhzgjCUdlqEh6nUVbcIBXbG3YhNCp1aIQhGinx7DVsgjQ/s4032/IMG_4419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOKOvCdodP38K_AjPTdPuAdnhAGsiJS2TxIok6dEw31FknwTQxgQe6Q8ceboywTpRN14T6JvyQSsVZdExA9BptQbohn_6sYv6A8X2NnSja63MRd2Ww4Agywb-31yj_57CUyxAbssoacMx_mhzgjCUdlqEh6nUVbcIBXbG3YhNCp1aIQhGinx7DVsgjQ/w640-h480/IMG_4419.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Launching from Warm Springs</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEawDKPJmRwMWzskr4OCzZhmBE1xncXNcWlVW4Ki1TPXVRwY8FZ7drRsP21InhFHyA-U9GJzjImqcUwkfCurU9ZyVn8qjArt3Zv_chI2V_tAi6D-bhS3WUOTT0zmB5Q-eotaLw4AIMMX7KJhFf70uzoyCkE-1i9w-ZwoFEv9--ldxrS1Z0r9kc3MN9Q/s4032/IMG_4428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEawDKPJmRwMWzskr4OCzZhmBE1xncXNcWlVW4Ki1TPXVRwY8FZ7drRsP21InhFHyA-U9GJzjImqcUwkfCurU9ZyVn8qjArt3Zv_chI2V_tAi6D-bhS3WUOTT0zmB5Q-eotaLw4AIMMX7KJhFf70uzoyCkE-1i9w-ZwoFEv9--ldxrS1Z0r9kc3MN9Q/s320/IMG_4428.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooking up a 4 burner propane stove. (Luxury camping!)<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PBL3X-eg7pZEzEBMtzhFTv08jv_CjXTMAsMYoHJCYuvsPFgmhqySpzB4bTuW-4fCB7QHSP7NAJZnW_Ygn6Uz5FFvY2RNaxTRQh9o7_XxR5UpgaZZnLEXuNiXisx3qocRc6o78FMJ5uj5riomVQry9aJABhtBL2UAosBSkPBIqdRKW6JEiYmICwv2Ww/s4032/IMG_4434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PBL3X-eg7pZEzEBMtzhFTv08jv_CjXTMAsMYoHJCYuvsPFgmhqySpzB4bTuW-4fCB7QHSP7NAJZnW_Ygn6Uz5FFvY2RNaxTRQh9o7_XxR5UpgaZZnLEXuNiXisx3qocRc6o78FMJ5uj5riomVQry9aJABhtBL2UAosBSkPBIqdRKW6JEiYmICwv2Ww/s320/IMG_4434.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take a seat, then we'll push off.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YgyLeks2CMRuL7JJ2biFpk9976kWx-ak8bDFuQfZ7ef2ArNyv7dQRIvyAx40UANUQrmja6ZJnuZrmPFoMBd64Xh_jWguVIBwkSHDeWIA0iSIu9G63fwd97APGJJwvEHtQNn0qd4TcIfMKH1W6GBWNQiyhAHg-jOrAZ_WjzFxSJ7V7-Hu-jtqPyDOfg/s4032/IMG_4431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibw2j2mq4mDk6Bh3C911xqA8we5P8_eFh0AODDdTuJRloC2FjoGTRXjOP-rZOMu3oETNRGvKK3Atx-zTWNmby_dXoIZ3_Fxzpj61kBWVufOPUxyy9BqsV1ABLgFgOocEwUIYhaDsrTqnDTa4gcdXNI_sd7GFIoOXdOmK2Q3Z7rlPEmIv-cuHCHJMVuXg/w480-h640/IMG_4458.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was an abundance of osprey, one on every dead tree!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdhEaHel9sSBGEwNmxpFzAhVoxguGgh_r6fEbEJHmH7WiStgNgJuILeK6hOXxqYGNT8FPalbloIMXp7GI0yXHnsBm6ZR9mopp9_Pz33RLLTnaSEvwr9dYi0L0lGPrlY3wckOqcMzluJdWiB-1_L0grwqYz_ZXWmtpR7MHmYllyRN_X-NNsFPVctt20g/s4032/IMG_4481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstpyg-265dlDgVirdspvhv1utm8uhHVUSbh7De8Xn-DXa0FixqsRjPqpJsVSpRWYpn54LKHuyMoMifs2fkDT-CMZPEVMoICLAZ8d-kJHWLNLdPemuEDPU2LZD81G8UjUHiCIngxGC-UoLF3eO2dvnyOU0OTcJwWaTcIX4UZDUfmCh4YgABAXFsRvQOA/s4032/IMG_4507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstpyg-265dlDgVirdspvhv1utm8uhHVUSbh7De8Xn-DXa0FixqsRjPqpJsVSpRWYpn54LKHuyMoMifs2fkDT-CMZPEVMoICLAZ8d-kJHWLNLdPemuEDPU2LZD81G8UjUHiCIngxGC-UoLF3eO2dvnyOU0OTcJwWaTcIX4UZDUfmCh4YgABAXFsRvQOA/s320/IMG_4507.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Family kayakers.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdV75xStSCGMBYQmX4KxDUDFzEDs8WHCPxxHgBtGE0PZk3z7MYMoXC1zTU_-8XaIJZ1ioiThxq-Z7xByAmTfXFwgT-eRShud3Og3JPlP4-HgiAaHJEuxPzAyaKDr6z3RJBAI0L76nVjUBw3VMGiLqhunEDq1Mdr02anzXnO8Isylsu22gMG9aLI8cxw/s4032/IMG_4504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdV75xStSCGMBYQmX4KxDUDFzEDs8WHCPxxHgBtGE0PZk3z7MYMoXC1zTU_-8XaIJZ1ioiThxq-Z7xByAmTfXFwgT-eRShud3Og3JPlP4-HgiAaHJEuxPzAyaKDr6z3RJBAI0L76nVjUBw3VMGiLqhunEDq1Mdr02anzXnO8Isylsu22gMG9aLI8cxw/w400-h300/IMG_4504.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>All that has to be loaded up on the last morning. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We returned to the west side of the Cascades to find the skies full of smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire and to learn of evacuation orders for the small towns of Oakridge and Westfir. It certainly brings up emotions for folks in the McKenzie Valley!Just two years ago it was our community hit by the Holiday Farm Fire. Our hopes are the fire will be under control before reaching the towns. 😭</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclQ8nmRJo0GOdyha8ogU0lkTlpf7f62dYUcNaIxBvFpp7gLUfmWKhMVYWDLAFhX0WGZtd58i66MgYYmtX6-1wKGQC15hH_pcPJCz2qGXoCaJ2MCqMQYdsMqH3UxyvtxsWv2ZCDIs4dgvdEd_UbNR4qeMgvwda4Q5xA65FzedFlWuDW4OkPc0HAFXoDA/s1124/DB30F1CB-72B6-4F11-AFCF-0E5EE5C20B34.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1124" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclQ8nmRJo0GOdyha8ogU0lkTlpf7f62dYUcNaIxBvFpp7gLUfmWKhMVYWDLAFhX0WGZtd58i66MgYYmtX6-1wKGQC15hH_pcPJCz2qGXoCaJ2MCqMQYdsMqH3UxyvtxsWv2ZCDIs4dgvdEd_UbNR4qeMgvwda4Q5xA65FzedFlWuDW4OkPc0HAFXoDA/w640-h638/DB30F1CB-72B6-4F11-AFCF-0E5EE5C20B34.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-41247455024430938592022-09-01T20:31:00.001-07:002022-09-01T21:08:19.142-07:00Margaret the Fixer<p>Working with watercolor paint is often intimidating to folks because there is the misconception that you can't fix a boo-boo. While recently teaching a workshop at Menucha, I got the nickname of "Margaret the Fixer."</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9zrwcst7nOhsdGC7pasZyMwcJMtfanBBGK7rM3v7v0GwyYBJok1XdSLdJYXrWrxqvo-WKwGAunMTNgUNdnMkR3-sm-IYBxyv0GUz0r_bhrhrmuAY7FbviUIEx0Wh-945H5W8ui89FQmNNfUYtigKLa2UumzNaDnjV_4JdhpVz8u0liubQBI0wVnNFA/s2208/IMG_5304BB5B661D-1.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9zrwcst7nOhsdGC7pasZyMwcJMtfanBBGK7rM3v7v0GwyYBJok1XdSLdJYXrWrxqvo-WKwGAunMTNgUNdnMkR3-sm-IYBxyv0GUz0r_bhrhrmuAY7FbviUIEx0Wh-945H5W8ui89FQmNNfUYtigKLa2UumzNaDnjV_4JdhpVz8u0liubQBI0wVnNFA/s320/IMG_5304BB5B661D-1.jpeg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolor Bloom</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p>When doing a demonstration for a class, one can't take the time to start over. The instructor (me) has to move along by fixing, or incorporating the error into the finished painting. So Day 1 I was moving along creating a very nice, smooth wash on my first "Fighting Zebra" painting when I got careless and a drop of water hit the still damp paint. This is known as a "bloom." In this closeup, you can see lots of blooms. This is because I decided to just make them a part of the painting. Why not?<br /><p></p><p>The larger ones I just turned into some cultural patterns similar to patterns I saw in South Africa. And so, just like that, this became the painting I've now titled, "Fighting Zebras: Cultural."</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcZ_9qb3DtlufU3y3-YgcXGClMm9WekECSYbapBWKSRkoTSQ3iwwPhp_eUJU7fRO7BU2yhm9_295rD_C8IerZNHj_4qDyNIhkhdRtbfIiXU9lVnfZd3CR92DinxzRlED-0LPhtV_Blq4ZLd2yPdGtQIvTOE-Sux6gfZ1GKzO7gRT7Cv7Pci6VQ2-LWQ/s3183/IMG_4372.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="3183" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcZ_9qb3DtlufU3y3-YgcXGClMm9WekECSYbapBWKSRkoTSQ3iwwPhp_eUJU7fRO7BU2yhm9_295rD_C8IerZNHj_4qDyNIhkhdRtbfIiXU9lVnfZd3CR92DinxzRlED-0LPhtV_Blq4ZLd2yPdGtQIvTOE-Sux6gfZ1GKzO7gRT7Cv7Pci6VQ2-LWQ/s320/IMG_4372.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Fighting Zebras: Cultural</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Next, I wanted to make the sun behind the animals more interesting and related to the foreground circular designs. I also wanted it to have an authentic design, so I took off an earring I bought while in South Africa and used that to add interest to the orb.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbRMhA25isKeo_UaE9VfDo41kzWn0rU_cJoPbqQF5cfKf797fTAurMXP13anaWVFiRZjF8uM6XIDZeIil0r9Zz0DbMFvDkPHZg7dsvXLaDQXftREXH9-jlvy4AewuxHzSlVxnpv2S6s70tEZmHfKK6fgJbRSL-yAUwKxY6ORaWG9IeinRgyWL12JlCg/s4032/IMG_4398.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbRMhA25isKeo_UaE9VfDo41kzWn0rU_cJoPbqQF5cfKf797fTAurMXP13anaWVFiRZjF8uM6XIDZeIil0r9Zz0DbMFvDkPHZg7dsvXLaDQXftREXH9-jlvy4AewuxHzSlVxnpv2S6s70tEZmHfKK6fgJbRSL-yAUwKxY6ORaWG9IeinRgyWL12JlCg/w150-h200/IMG_4398.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South African Earring</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next demo painting included the fighting zebras on a vertical paper. the lower portion was painted yellow with a collage piece of an old watercolor painting down the middle. To me it has a very geographical feel to it. Next morning, I came in looking at the piece and realized the yellow had to be toned down, so I put a wash over it. By the end of the day, the two yellow sides had become gold with rocks scattered through it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6ZwvssY0sSSjKWbfaQnsPEDobwLJC0lRKH5V3POM8tv3Xlfin8Dz9NOC5662AO6TTkRxVCE_k_oRT5Vf-lSMWacO9ul6P1IWJKYlSaGCFamfjXvTqIk6y2UYlESXrLy7DH5OnQnzZgtJovfm691ISQftFKknedXgnQmdlkKzgr1HHxK4EJo1YBvNzw/s3540/Fighting%20Zebras-Geographical.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3540" data-original-width="2659" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6ZwvssY0sSSjKWbfaQnsPEDobwLJC0lRKH5V3POM8tv3Xlfin8Dz9NOC5662AO6TTkRxVCE_k_oRT5Vf-lSMWacO9ul6P1IWJKYlSaGCFamfjXvTqIk6y2UYlESXrLy7DH5OnQnzZgtJovfm691ISQftFKknedXgnQmdlkKzgr1HHxK4EJo1YBvNzw/w300-h400/Fighting%20Zebras-Geographical.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting Zebras: Geographical</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next demo featured the fighting zebras again, but not center stage. I moved them off to the "golden mean" upper right. This was primarily done with a watercolor washes and collage materials. When I had finished the gluing, I felt like the Zebras were floating. Now how to ground them?? I took my brush with a matching, but darker green and with just a few strokes they were attached to the earth.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpEjvVb2tOeVc5H5UAOyytaC89rlcT3v_By2UP7IUL9rbQEWCe2-HF40b7MMHoKV7Kh_WoPh2SeBU4EACj7hwe0wLTazcY7rHc5KlXQ33JjA6fJ5x558dQIM8sxJfgNrDypApkX-qHbimaxnaGbkeMwj66zDQU_asDX_gqtphx3aZbzsZQ5lImZtBnQ/s3463/IMG_4308.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="3463" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpEjvVb2tOeVc5H5UAOyytaC89rlcT3v_By2UP7IUL9rbQEWCe2-HF40b7MMHoKV7Kh_WoPh2SeBU4EACj7hwe0wLTazcY7rHc5KlXQ33JjA6fJ5x558dQIM8sxJfgNrDypApkX-qHbimaxnaGbkeMwj66zDQU_asDX_gqtphx3aZbzsZQ5lImZtBnQ/w400-h305/IMG_4308.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting Zebras: Botanical</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>On the last day, the class participants requested a demo of watercolor washes, so I thought of a simple landscape with sky, clouds, mountains and grasslands with wild flowers. Somehow the Zebra patterns found their way into the mountains. Every once in awhile a simple watercolor is just satisfying.<p></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8AphEcJaacLpT2PbC7w4o0kFXQzRYIWL-xuPOCRFLjh7BLjysiOoouQgoAKPH2kv0MdOUmIhweAa58R5WX0-q0FTpc9JK-HAFHZ4wwKuMBFzrduuzkrwoLZieG1RPzCtsKPZzr-1LjLSvLcQVG_YNCUYswhLdso96XMl-Hzwp8nFhZE_L4DBWkui2Q/s2265/IMG_4400.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="2265" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8AphEcJaacLpT2PbC7w4o0kFXQzRYIWL-xuPOCRFLjh7BLjysiOoouQgoAKPH2kv0MdOUmIhweAa58R5WX0-q0FTpc9JK-HAFHZ4wwKuMBFzrduuzkrwoLZieG1RPzCtsKPZzr-1LjLSvLcQVG_YNCUYswhLdso96XMl-Hzwp8nFhZE_L4DBWkui2Q/w640-h496/IMG_4400.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebra Mountains</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-81182281040001665272022-08-18T17:56:00.004-07:002022-08-18T19:50:56.008-07:00Out of Africa<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Yes, I love the movie, but my "Out of Africa" is about my art. I took hundreds of photos on our trip to South Africa so the next step was to think of ways to talk about the amazing trip in my art. <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLy4ZuQiTcrrCwDQ3gSugVRj1JlUQMm9a8cf2RK0KzfyUvuzc52oIOZN5E02Rx0K0r-V2hg3wasklQf-_w5Qpf_qboKBzbF9AunnFtXdj9WOMdtHor3Kk5b_-ZvqdANE1REm3uofOxBq6u-Vdd0yMFM8Z60yDCRwzaijYgtchil5vo1sEUFh5LzffOw/s2382/IMG_4010%202.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2382" data-original-width="2056" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLy4ZuQiTcrrCwDQ3gSugVRj1JlUQMm9a8cf2RK0KzfyUvuzc52oIOZN5E02Rx0K0r-V2hg3wasklQf-_w5Qpf_qboKBzbF9AunnFtXdj9WOMdtHor3Kk5b_-ZvqdANE1REm3uofOxBq6u-Vdd0yMFM8Z60yDCRwzaijYgtchil5vo1sEUFh5LzffOw/w173-h200/IMG_4010%202.JPG" width="173" /></a></div>I did not paint or sketch much while we traveled with one exception. I painted a small portrait of a lovely woman we met at one of our stops on the east coast of South Africa. I left it with her and now regret I did not take a photo of the painting.<p><b>How to Begin Talking (through art) about African Animals</b></p><p>But back to my photos and getting home. I started looking through the pictures and chose to use one of my favorite elephant shots. As we were driving through an animal reserve, this lovely beast suddenly appeared out of the brush a few feet from our car, eating away at the thorny 10 foot tall bushes. I took my pens to the paper and drew her then decided that the bushy brush was an important element to the scene and pulled out my collage containers. Pasting down collage papers really finished this piece for me, conveying the African brush pretty well. Next I drew a small portrait of a giraffe sticking her head out of more brush. These animals are really gigantic, and often have to lean down to eat--even the ten feet tall brush.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PrrN3cI7VEhPhZFz7u5Uypb05V0PCve2l1xXU7ynv_YsWTKgd49KlEOjbO5iqXpLmlDK5Mk2n-Un3E0GRMpl5nD1kx7LN_yYzlEN2lWywZ1SKUCgWl7hmd8xdPWAS5sXFbXWG5CazY2qfBlmDwA63HYI8u_pNjhp94U0EoaGp9Jl4PmdcfeN4H8wjQ/s3807/IMG_4284.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2438" data-original-width="3807" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PrrN3cI7VEhPhZFz7u5Uypb05V0PCve2l1xXU7ynv_YsWTKgd49KlEOjbO5iqXpLmlDK5Mk2n-Un3E0GRMpl5nD1kx7LN_yYzlEN2lWywZ1SKUCgWl7hmd8xdPWAS5sXFbXWG5CazY2qfBlmDwA63HYI8u_pNjhp94U0EoaGp9Jl4PmdcfeN4H8wjQ/w400-h256/IMG_4284.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both of these pieces have sold</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>On to Menucha</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I was not home for long before teaching a workshop at Menucha Retreat and Conference Center. This was my first time at the Creative Arts Community event and how happy I was to be included as an instructor. My week long workshop was titled "Playing with Patterns," and what better subject matter could there be than the animals of Africa? Below are the 3 demos I did using the same fighting zebras which I embellished with the colors and patterns I saw in Africa.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP4h0RWLO-4C7FkI9q_jNtHIkwwxEGmtdo6aCC0L6kouVe9IlHmpTnHn9Q4dhjULTrI6E2WdkGbMRiMo4jruBrWy_MxpQO-mOonrT1mGhZzK_xft6bbMUERxI3oIzmCrmIUTneWYrkJk1Jf3lImFSGixT99W5-EIXi12LthRTsgt81lmpHq8yuMYtGg/s3540/IMG_4307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3540" data-original-width="2659" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP4h0RWLO-4C7FkI9q_jNtHIkwwxEGmtdo6aCC0L6kouVe9IlHmpTnHn9Q4dhjULTrI6E2WdkGbMRiMo4jruBrWy_MxpQO-mOonrT1mGhZzK_xft6bbMUERxI3oIzmCrmIUTneWYrkJk1Jf3lImFSGixT99W5-EIXi12LthRTsgt81lmpHq8yuMYtGg/s320/IMG_4307.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVrhArgijYtELqF5wH3lDNGcPn28hlisHCpFrDofisAUMa26EQYo8U81mqa6WZjzBredHOdf_80pqUAKL4pcgixEsBX3zHNSAasEB0QhG0J7QIaWtTklFLyW9szCnEDhkXmU8mJOHzYog4ObmWbGoJpFfkrRVRc4N2RSwwUxIyRneS4AYNlAdPvYZEA/s3463/IMG_4308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="3463" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVrhArgijYtELqF5wH3lDNGcPn28hlisHCpFrDofisAUMa26EQYo8U81mqa6WZjzBredHOdf_80pqUAKL4pcgixEsBX3zHNSAasEB0QhG0J7QIaWtTklFLyW9szCnEDhkXmU8mJOHzYog4ObmWbGoJpFfkrRVRc4N2RSwwUxIyRneS4AYNlAdPvYZEA/s320/IMG_4308.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYeEOMNaUopgNTJO_fXs8raZehA3i-UXUhRSQjwiYmKFiZSofyz52GMtFAJoK2uYocj9BivCw3UP1Aa3l01NhefsO6LDhBP_w9BvhixaNuxtuoOXZ8ZA8q2ZGZ0I5Eqgh8zBYjaobWSa1CFqPoPq8O7t41Ofj7qECDLcgtYhkn34OnSA0dZNWjEVcgg/s3350/IMG_4315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="3350" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYeEOMNaUopgNTJO_fXs8raZehA3i-UXUhRSQjwiYmKFiZSofyz52GMtFAJoK2uYocj9BivCw3UP1Aa3l01NhefsO6LDhBP_w9BvhixaNuxtuoOXZ8ZA8q2ZGZ0I5Eqgh8zBYjaobWSa1CFqPoPq8O7t41Ofj7qECDLcgtYhkn34OnSA0dZNWjEVcgg/s320/IMG_4315.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br />Besides the opportunity to teach and work with art, Menucha sits on the cliffs of the Columbia Gorge offering spectacular views of the river, the gorge and the city lights of Portland to the west. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3TXDp3PGarrxy0JiZYkywMwjix6BWeMC9fPrX6s_f0y0-NlBcEqqW33uEny9lH6VDqttOXl1DGB0dZQ7EJldvw1WI_XTKkNlBlt1laGl7QHVj2CaF9jrUZNKJ4pfTzmTOkmmMToMMbJet8qqEuSr8efung4RQfrXYqbKrrm-oqUxr56PmP1EcnwkHg/s3507/FullSizeRender-preview.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2273" data-original-width="3507" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3TXDp3PGarrxy0JiZYkywMwjix6BWeMC9fPrX6s_f0y0-NlBcEqqW33uEny9lH6VDqttOXl1DGB0dZQ7EJldvw1WI_XTKkNlBlt1laGl7QHVj2CaF9jrUZNKJ4pfTzmTOkmmMToMMbJet8qqEuSr8efung4RQfrXYqbKrrm-oqUxr56PmP1EcnwkHg/s320/FullSizeRender-preview.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then there are the participants and fascinating classes offered by the Creative Arts Community. I had such a delightful group taking my workshop. We laughed, played and used our creative juices for five fun-filled days. <br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkIARG0kb7lGXas3VZqNg4UFrKv3wzlpBGAApQynyVa1ucDCIguyhDbrKOXvmK26J6uTCc2B8WgNOhldJ-Km0mZ1BcRIvygh8B23s1lp8X0DvtNM_pONUXkVv6kqzXlhlN34vGmfh7I6Xt37L6ZHdo7-d243fG9sXCjXHv1_hiQIo_-KI3vvVEj1veA/s4032/IMG_4341.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkIARG0kb7lGXas3VZqNg4UFrKv3wzlpBGAApQynyVa1ucDCIguyhDbrKOXvmK26J6uTCc2B8WgNOhldJ-Km0mZ1BcRIvygh8B23s1lp8X0DvtNM_pONUXkVv6kqzXlhlN34vGmfh7I6Xt37L6ZHdo7-d243fG9sXCjXHv1_hiQIo_-KI3vvVEj1veA/s320/IMG_4341.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><p><b>My Own "How To" Comes to the Rescue</b></p><p>Once I settled in back home I had the three fighting zebras to frame. Somehow the mat, frame and plexiglass I typically use didn't seem to fit these pieces, so I ordered cradle boards to mount them on. I haven't done this for some time, so I went back to the "Step-by-step" blog I posted in 2013. https://margaretgodfreyart.blogspot.com/search?q=cradle (My own posts can be so handy in such a situation.)</p>Here are steps #1 and #2. Tomorrow I will paint the cradle edges and move on from there.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Travel, creating, teaching and sharing good times--my life is wonderfully full!!<br /></b><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMS6VdjIjomvGd8PcSBrt7R3L_JXdrRt5f8uhssCgDH_exGiv0iOvL4OO-uRQmeIUO_C9z5LDDCTP82-qpirJnr09OnE2TMWJKwUkb_XH8IoYEM2vf2gbHVStzg0etX9cRwDTMnwAsAp2ZRbhmPL1h99q24z0_wm9vmAErOtMJ9oZsjRS7TO2Lk2oFw/s4032/IMG_4340.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMS6VdjIjomvGd8PcSBrt7R3L_JXdrRt5f8uhssCgDH_exGiv0iOvL4OO-uRQmeIUO_C9z5LDDCTP82-qpirJnr09OnE2TMWJKwUkb_XH8IoYEM2vf2gbHVStzg0etX9cRwDTMnwAsAp2ZRbhmPL1h99q24z0_wm9vmAErOtMJ9oZsjRS7TO2Lk2oFw/s320/IMG_4340.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-9225104058742103512022-07-21T14:32:00.002-07:002022-08-18T19:52:26.316-07:00Three Weeks in South Africa<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnir-UUBckfhDBFX2soUsRBqjHWifp571EG7p9xTHlgFOwCg6RzG5gI0lna1qm2C-5rbFU3J5oYzXQO-S5cNmR64s9Xs4CY4sPLOCm_yJQAfz1pE0_clPWOggAR8UpjVlsGScUcr04phzD1p-cePz9haaWRTpTXuCjK8HvwPGcD2BWz7oN2Ge8MPWJA/s4032/IMG_4169.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnir-UUBckfhDBFX2soUsRBqjHWifp571EG7p9xTHlgFOwCg6RzG5gI0lna1qm2C-5rbFU3J5oYzXQO-S5cNmR64s9Xs4CY4sPLOCm_yJQAfz1pE0_clPWOggAR8UpjVlsGScUcr04phzD1p-cePz9haaWRTpTXuCjK8HvwPGcD2BWz7oN2Ge8MPWJA/s320/IMG_4169.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noah and Mike looking for animals from a "hide."</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">This summer we were able to take the trip to South Africa that we had planned for last year. Because of the world wide pandemic, the trip got moved to 2022. It was a dream trip chosen by our grandson, Noah.</span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;">The big goal of the trip was to see animals in the wild, but we also wanted to learn a bit about the country beyond the game reserves. Flying to South Africa involved 2 ten hour flights: one to Amsterdam and the next to Johannesburg. That's definitely an achy joints sort of voyage. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCErTJM4MmJm5tT_iY7JxQKot06AxQT6Yz_R43nKLjVZa1jejyW3baLF38kIVG7oVpXgTe7rs7upx65ZitA_prr_H6Xhl9FcELkoUapf6f2XYi3Leo3cCrWufJnk2gjlmmhFYcs7eRZcmU2V20mRthkqwaqvg7HFSsR6fMjHTSF1n3C6ITG-mnmz7Ong/s4032/IMG_3705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCErTJM4MmJm5tT_iY7JxQKot06AxQT6Yz_R43nKLjVZa1jejyW3baLF38kIVG7oVpXgTe7rs7upx65ZitA_prr_H6Xhl9FcELkoUapf6f2XYi3Leo3cCrWufJnk2gjlmmhFYcs7eRZcmU2V20mRthkqwaqvg7HFSsR6fMjHTSF1n3C6ITG-mnmz7Ong/w150-h200/IMG_3705.JPG" width="150" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A photo for a tip.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Our time in Johannesburg was brief (2 days), but we managed to see quite a bit of the area. Mostly I was interested in learning about pre and post Apartheid. (I highly recommend Trevor Noah's book, <u>Born a Crime</u>.) We hired an uber driver to give us a tour of Soweto, the township originally set aside by the South African white government for residence by Blacks. Nelson Mandela lived there for a time so there is a bit of tourism going on. As I write this, I want to be clear that I am not making judgements about S. A., but just imparting facts as I experienced them. S.A. is still a developing country.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We were fortunate that our black driver was open to share so much about the current situation of living in South Africa. There is tremendous poverty among blacks (80% of the population). The wealth of the country continues to be primarily among the white population (20%). The original homes still stand--4 room houses on a very small space. Along with the houses are shacks made of corrugated metal and plywood. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aCvnm59O44aqWzEVSZx0hR65E_-s9Y84FkKfCS109tX0EkgCahew6m3EiEnSnfyabCh1DCH52UxV3lLOdSDL_SBEVRSQRNmJPuqKwSARlzuIgMd6mItldq6NJaLrkhWebvrnm_bJzEWrbSQUOupABlYai_t8pgQgYvEHSMNt1WZXBu8w2LfgHclAgw/s1356/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-21%20at%2010.58.54%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="1356" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aCvnm59O44aqWzEVSZx0hR65E_-s9Y84FkKfCS109tX0EkgCahew6m3EiEnSnfyabCh1DCH52UxV3lLOdSDL_SBEVRSQRNmJPuqKwSARlzuIgMd6mItldq6NJaLrkhWebvrnm_bJzEWrbSQUOupABlYai_t8pgQgYvEHSMNt1WZXBu8w2LfgHclAgw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-21%20at%2010.58.54%20AM.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The Airbnb where we stayed was in a wealthy white neighborhood where all the houses have 8 foot walls topped with razor wire and electric fencing. One has to believe that the crime rate is high in the city. We experienced the loss of a wallet and passport while there, and later had our credit cards cloned. The passport was replaced in one day at the American Consulate and our credit card companies immediately let us know of the fraudulent use. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX39ekR8CRxzUFeaM_aSxFzY4wtAvhB4DED7hASgem_zsZM20AHCzFjm3mIqnktXEB8anhN2G9diMp1-VrooaOsGXEDKGR2CxOJe5iS3i_359xqzfU7iffSYJ_IaE_EYtzI8k3h_sS4gkfGkKM3ue5BWb6NmzNPH599g5nPtSZ_loDtaidoaLDOJ_WQ/s2974/IMG_3897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2974" data-original-width="2028" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX39ekR8CRxzUFeaM_aSxFzY4wtAvhB4DED7hASgem_zsZM20AHCzFjm3mIqnktXEB8anhN2G9diMp1-VrooaOsGXEDKGR2CxOJe5iS3i_359xqzfU7iffSYJ_IaE_EYtzI8k3h_sS4gkfGkKM3ue5BWb6NmzNPH599g5nPtSZ_loDtaidoaLDOJ_WQ/s320/IMG_3897.JPG" width="218" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dabbadoo and Noah changing a flat.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">We were not unhappy to leave Joburg and fly down to Port Elizabeth where we rented a car and began our drive from Port Elizabeth to Kruger National Park where we would spend our last week. Once away from the big city, we found the people of South Africa very friendly and helpful. The country was happy to be opening up to travelers as that is a big source of income for the country's businesses. Mike did most of the driving on the "wrong" side of the road, shifting a stick-shift vehicle with his left hand. Miraculously there were no wrecks and only a couple of honks along the way, but a great deal of sweating in the driver's seat. We did find an amazing amount of potholes which caused a flat tire. Noah learned about changing a flat for the first time in his life. <br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We planned our trip ahead of time, making all of our reservations in advance. Kruger especially is a very popular National Reserve for South Africans as well as travelers, so those spots had been reserved months ahead. I use the term travelers rather than tourists because we almost always do our own planning and driving in our foreign visits. Signing up for safari's would be much easier, but we would not have had nearly the adventures we did being out on our own. As we drove from Port Elizabeth to Kruger, we stayed in a variety of inns, lodges, and airbnbs with only one hotel in the city of Nelspruit/Mbombela.</span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The first two game reserves we visited on our first week of driving were Addo and Hluhluwe. All these parks allow the visitor to drive throughout the park during the daylight hours. Addo National Elephant Park has a "hop-on" guide service where a guide will get in your car and travel through the park helping the travelers to spot the animals. Our guide really helped us develop our vision to sight animals. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHlobPnk3XH5g7zPME9lgN5YdK4iE-vVtSFqoMTBrn45DYs5ZscVlEYxq4ZBxqXO10nxlkaJ-0zDq9nBLp4ummt4qBVCPFXhRKkeCtS2SijokvNVakBoQM3IBz9mFVnTdiAUzO9SzH2hzTLobrCSHjD2FAs-o-ufvthcgsHCGu2ZA_tIO6drQGr8ABg/s800/IMG_1187.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHlobPnk3XH5g7zPME9lgN5YdK4iE-vVtSFqoMTBrn45DYs5ZscVlEYxq4ZBxqXO10nxlkaJ-0zDq9nBLp4ummt4qBVCPFXhRKkeCtS2SijokvNVakBoQM3IBz9mFVnTdiAUzO9SzH2hzTLobrCSHjD2FAs-o-ufvthcgsHCGu2ZA_tIO6drQGr8ABg/s320/IMG_1187.HEIC" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Male Ostrich</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVBY8pX2WAZlOexHqzfNTQKE_j_rvFTgtHiWYeqtALoXclm3AwGK1Y7CV4PPuEdXhq9rfGYXRpYAJeVTKaEBGD2Y63bl9zbQYAszyu3ZdRPBvQKTXGOZPsnW1HGgcaoXizrQIKamwzcIHSBI1UDO5Z6O4tjEMiqs2sy2PxapDrcErJ8TjnfyxUY961g/s4032/IMG_4027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVBY8pX2WAZlOexHqzfNTQKE_j_rvFTgtHiWYeqtALoXclm3AwGK1Y7CV4PPuEdXhq9rfGYXRpYAJeVTKaEBGD2Y63bl9zbQYAszyu3ZdRPBvQKTXGOZPsnW1HGgcaoXizrQIKamwzcIHSBI1UDO5Z6O4tjEMiqs2sy2PxapDrcErJ8TjnfyxUY961g/s320/IMG_4027.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Zebra</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4xMJW0iZtnN4YpwBLr7jp65Nv_xdrjasF6MRT4CUgy5FvIBtsQc-eZVKIovkn-TF09nLLodRNDZbd6_trgTFB3xsXMUnqD8nblYcRQJtE1qpUKpNzRbAV-2BLQhRXdmvypGzQHEE5RZkp32lKoe-tMyWHtbGrDfaUYE9Za1cLIyQKK8JxVOZTs5Xsg/s907/IMG_1102.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="907" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4xMJW0iZtnN4YpwBLr7jp65Nv_xdrjasF6MRT4CUgy5FvIBtsQc-eZVKIovkn-TF09nLLodRNDZbd6_trgTFB3xsXMUnqD8nblYcRQJtE1qpUKpNzRbAV-2BLQhRXdmvypGzQHEE5RZkp32lKoe-tMyWHtbGrDfaUYE9Za1cLIyQKK8JxVOZTs5Xsg/s320/IMG_1102.HEIC" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Greater Kudu</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It is unbelievable that an animal as huge as an elephant can be hard to see in the brush. Suddenly the animal appears just a few feet away from your car.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9Uju6cSVkuk9kakSCh46lno-LyJdFupceyy97XgrL6JLUhdUm2HculxbQZYkJ74PVHM2_NiF08zrPJnPswRSmRVuFxwtID9UMkYMFRtuaWp4xp7OSNcMnAttXTAJqr0o4Kt-3CcEGt6LilO0Qxp8il5Lt7bxUhUN44PGTv4PnVhtTN_SZDFPiYyg2Q/s2865/IMG_3848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2865" data-original-width="2391" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9Uju6cSVkuk9kakSCh46lno-LyJdFupceyy97XgrL6JLUhdUm2HculxbQZYkJ74PVHM2_NiF08zrPJnPswRSmRVuFxwtID9UMkYMFRtuaWp4xp7OSNcMnAttXTAJqr0o4Kt-3CcEGt6LilO0Qxp8il5Lt7bxUhUN44PGTv4PnVhtTN_SZDFPiYyg2Q/w334-h400/IMG_3848.JPG" width="334" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of my favorite photos!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />After several days of wild animal viewing, we stayed at an old ranch at a higher elevation. This cattle ranch was at one time a dairy farm that has converted the cheese factory into guest rooms. We spent 2 nights there resting up, getting laundry done, and seeing a different part of South Africa.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkH7CJDTKQ2MQeJaCq2qaL7PqjEYRpyZBCDXxkceTc3J-Tmrf9oedGQJy6Nb7PoL1479SY9ksdL8wv2o73gBHkQ_h3elR1qxOkpEcssNKXoCeoz_xnHOFtIsG7VHBB-emoOgJIKE9bqXTCiNZMEF2UuOzbt3R056hg9dUxctVDntWPyu3MmMOw2PsjA/s4032/IMG_3925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkH7CJDTKQ2MQeJaCq2qaL7PqjEYRpyZBCDXxkceTc3J-Tmrf9oedGQJy6Nb7PoL1479SY9ksdL8wv2o73gBHkQ_h3elR1qxOkpEcssNKXoCeoz_xnHOFtIsG7VHBB-emoOgJIKE9bqXTCiNZMEF2UuOzbt3R056hg9dUxctVDntWPyu3MmMOw2PsjA/w240-h320/IMG_3925.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3WevAANO16W9qKiCbeUDeM5EGnlVBRdBhbybCabb4hlRMojNyysSHn9D4VPqgpmxlJ7TFoRsRpiOLLkplzi3TqArazvfE3u-s4iIXIVCrhDjW-lFKrU17dpZmUh819Of9WG1wV_CTv-Tsl5EmNbrX-Ff9oI-gi9EOQbIL0X0wvL_lCmqF4uNgEdYhw/s4032/IMG_3825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3WevAANO16W9qKiCbeUDeM5EGnlVBRdBhbybCabb4hlRMojNyysSHn9D4VPqgpmxlJ7TFoRsRpiOLLkplzi3TqArazvfE3u-s4iIXIVCrhDjW-lFKrU17dpZmUh819Of9WG1wV_CTv-Tsl5EmNbrX-Ff9oI-gi9EOQbIL0X0wvL_lCmqF4uNgEdYhw/s320/IMG_3825.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Did I mention that it is winter in South Africa?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwWA-W2n9NGieEslXSw6J-q6KEV3VG5LgbFQFPQ5bMcFu1BHIPiTaWu5IZt7IoyRiN-qbu8pw9rmIHoNXfliBiyDiKUMMIJwpGCoMxk5zrYU-lsb4_qEO4ZYE6-nRojGrTDe3X5vNmfm5KaJygNujAYeoYnVI8jSkEHJEc7aHCEJFOT1xZQjEb5LB8Q/s4032/IMG_3911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwWA-W2n9NGieEslXSw6J-q6KEV3VG5LgbFQFPQ5bMcFu1BHIPiTaWu5IZt7IoyRiN-qbu8pw9rmIHoNXfliBiyDiKUMMIJwpGCoMxk5zrYU-lsb4_qEO4ZYE6-nRojGrTDe3X5vNmfm5KaJygNujAYeoYnVI8jSkEHJEc7aHCEJFOT1xZQjEb5LB8Q/s320/IMG_3911.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And, yes, you can see cattle in Oregon, but . . .</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDBSo9byjrzuwsbJBl8CWYRVrsSvWqxyLJSvDETumTymLegCcmeNBH1JcUfwkOzVnKLpnv1K1i4GYwMMcgYJE7G5carkKLZL7Vhgx0CeJaQACjqrs5mIPvjG7FJXN8oJHfsu5lpZERcr2Kb0EAuwbwqRliSPeFxwJC0rlEmVsPe5q9iwBhChhRnHsWA/s4032/IMG_3921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDBSo9byjrzuwsbJBl8CWYRVrsSvWqxyLJSvDETumTymLegCcmeNBH1JcUfwkOzVnKLpnv1K1i4GYwMMcgYJE7G5carkKLZL7Vhgx0CeJaQACjqrs5mIPvjG7FJXN8oJHfsu5lpZERcr2Kb0EAuwbwqRliSPeFxwJC0rlEmVsPe5q9iwBhChhRnHsWA/s320/IMG_3921.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We helped feed the cattle up on the hills.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOp2PPB7RtBzmN2X3y3qZgVaprYupKIeyDZKWn8En6iRyqQeh5t4UKS9fpnwSBQxona46vAXVo19oyNvVUFeF8gQvW1UFfh0ORJ0dhaVaIQhD_IWnTc6oPmvyXMJyqZ4y1IjvZRSuOz3M5FFnBHFHps47p63sSaMDYUWFxgrExZKZ-1zjRmh-rd4kcA/s4032/IMG_3917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOp2PPB7RtBzmN2X3y3qZgVaprYupKIeyDZKWn8En6iRyqQeh5t4UKS9fpnwSBQxona46vAXVo19oyNvVUFeF8gQvW1UFfh0ORJ0dhaVaIQhD_IWnTc6oPmvyXMJyqZ4y1IjvZRSuOz3M5FFnBHFHps47p63sSaMDYUWFxgrExZKZ-1zjRmh-rd4kcA/w640-h480/IMG_3917.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is such a softness to the African skies.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">So on our last week we made it to Kruger National Park which covers an area of<span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"> 7,523 square </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold;">miles, </span><span style="background-color: white;">the size of Wales. There are around 20 different bushveld camps and rest camps. We stayed in four different areas of Kruger where you could hear lions roar and hyenas howl at night. We did see the "big 5" while there: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and African buffalo. Why giraffes aren't included, I don't know, but when a giraffe crosses the road in front of you, it is amazing!</span></span><div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;">Every day in Kruger we spent hours slowly driving around on mostly dirt roads. It was an easy enough drive there that I braved driving some of the time. Our necks got pretty tired of craning from left to right. There were dull times and then other times when we would come across a herd of 20 to 30 elephants with young. Those moments were stunning. Over time we learned to stop and enjoy looking at the animals for as long as we could rather than driving on to see as many different animals as possible. Our check list of species grew. We saw only one lioness from a great distance. That was Noah's greatest wish, but she was so far away, we weren't quite satisfied. Then on our last night in Kruger, we took a sunset drive which is a guided group trip. Not only did we see a lion, we saw six lions lying on the warm road right in front of us. They were in no hurry to get up and move, so we had many minutes of watching them. We also saw a pack of wild dogs feasting on an impala that evening. It was the perfect climax to our stay a Kruger.</span></div><div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;">Here are some of my favorite photos.</span></div><div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQtHJd77CBkvGjaOifXBm-DNIlaHJ6oCi-sKZYndEJ3gQ-83GJof5iX4xlL2Cc9RM01st3XIGMv1qRkjBD6k7E4DE61x2UuEGcZcQdFRr65LZaamq-ZkgYtGWEg70Z-l7It0pSKaV9RefvHirWZwXcknH5MXzXIlZMarOrlwqV6fIFt---B5IbYq3iQ/s4032/IMG_4178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQtHJd77CBkvGjaOifXBm-DNIlaHJ6oCi-sKZYndEJ3gQ-83GJof5iX4xlL2Cc9RM01st3XIGMv1qRkjBD6k7E4DE61x2UuEGcZcQdFRr65LZaamq-ZkgYtGWEg70Z-l7It0pSKaV9RefvHirWZwXcknH5MXzXIlZMarOrlwqV6fIFt---B5IbYq3iQ/s320/IMG_4178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGu901IN-t4yXenbTD7YqwQkA86J2ILC_cY9XXKcFxyZr0x1vmQ-gdXfZGDYreK1y2UWFCxngHnPo-BN2DmYhOWtXD-RSW3ygkg80GAplLVx8xchHQwcQ4juE22eHA15u1m3fbuM5Jo1MRJKD1HHS-b2ZPRbo25wKeuUe1GlJ597-Djjr0ITsOOzVNQ/s4032/IMG_4199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGu901IN-t4yXenbTD7YqwQkA86J2ILC_cY9XXKcFxyZr0x1vmQ-gdXfZGDYreK1y2UWFCxngHnPo-BN2DmYhOWtXD-RSW3ygkg80GAplLVx8xchHQwcQ4juE22eHA15u1m3fbuM5Jo1MRJKD1HHS-b2ZPRbo25wKeuUe1GlJ597-Djjr0ITsOOzVNQ/s320/IMG_4199.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDpoYeNAw6WYPWq045UigGwuTrg3qYZnv0XK7Xm8ZKSvLefy6MBgH4QQGD0pERPOTN_em6z5w_j09JA3xiB3U8I759KfnCkYSJva1debvAJbSYS7ESVYsn9pxQrinVLkP4EuOwDnUde6Ayyc7HI3W0F_PMU5c0A1vE3CypWszyVu8zv9c94qSExszzA/s4032/IMG_4190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDpoYeNAw6WYPWq045UigGwuTrg3qYZnv0XK7Xm8ZKSvLefy6MBgH4QQGD0pERPOTN_em6z5w_j09JA3xiB3U8I759KfnCkYSJva1debvAJbSYS7ESVYsn9pxQrinVLkP4EuOwDnUde6Ayyc7HI3W0F_PMU5c0A1vE3CypWszyVu8zv9c94qSExszzA/s320/IMG_4190.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><br />One last piece of our trip is what Noah brought home from South Africa: infected spider bites which he is still dealing with 10 days later. </span></div><div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaOWLOMNfme8EU_0mWwQwKhP0BH7ETwvYySvNclvwXBPjHUwVo3zi56LUMuK0kjUmC9haeAEbRhh8CqpXVfSAurEYfiPmL9DVtyV9OTSDGYAUt0Dp2Fyh28V1agtFmrEG7MKZZgGrWmRdZiU4-CwOMnSQ2FKcO87QXIpPcdQ8TQAY-3BreEfADGllRg/s4032/IMG_4214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaOWLOMNfme8EU_0mWwQwKhP0BH7ETwvYySvNclvwXBPjHUwVo3zi56LUMuK0kjUmC9haeAEbRhh8CqpXVfSAurEYfiPmL9DVtyV9OTSDGYAUt0Dp2Fyh28V1agtFmrEG7MKZZgGrWmRdZiU4-CwOMnSQ2FKcO87QXIpPcdQ8TQAY-3BreEfADGllRg/s320/IMG_4214.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br /></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-26975458058402010142022-05-12T10:37:00.001-07:002022-05-12T10:37:50.339-07:00Enjoying Being Back in Our Happy Place<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv8y5SKlUB6PeFPrZ_x-doJSwfV11nuvuqyOP_XnMmIy_a3NeY7OgFXUAzOwY6dYwJmBxArxP4TE4g4ydzDmNhrWVxFL6oH0YyQlZ5Y4vy5fiO2GTESthbUoQ4Ey0En_quNgM8avagVrBqbIsitKekRn_68TeLmH3bhP2WoUwHWwFOlfzwS0JND47FA/s4032/IMG_3429%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv8y5SKlUB6PeFPrZ_x-doJSwfV11nuvuqyOP_XnMmIy_a3NeY7OgFXUAzOwY6dYwJmBxArxP4TE4g4ydzDmNhrWVxFL6oH0YyQlZ5Y4vy5fiO2GTESthbUoQ4Ey0En_quNgM8avagVrBqbIsitKekRn_68TeLmH3bhP2WoUwHWwFOlfzwS0JND47FA/s320/IMG_3429%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Seventeen months have passed. Today I sit in a recliner in our new bedroom looking out on our beautiful back pond--the feature that sold us on this property 37 years ago. I marvel at the Douglas firs, azaleas, pink dogwood, and rhododendrons that survived the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire. What didn't survive was the house and garage full of our acquisitions of 50 plus years of marriage. It turns out we can live without those things. We now look forward to the next chapter I will title "Back in our Happy Place." After all, it is the property, the community, the rural beauty that we are forever attached to.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9z47cTfFVcPlxfetPnQ18uRlFNHarq17_Qz2BQOJv741oxbh6A_vKDLNUruDpp2bwLsKwKcsj1lcvKYLiIprFk9-tsWW04jwP2_kpPnmH3nD8a6i0pndNnTb5T6hHjNQwlc-BSQb2PaSEnz01W3GMLrAbqkp3xEjpMzapwxm6pKT9e7ZnGe_HcdpmA/s4032/IMG_3464%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9z47cTfFVcPlxfetPnQ18uRlFNHarq17_Qz2BQOJv741oxbh6A_vKDLNUruDpp2bwLsKwKcsj1lcvKYLiIprFk9-tsWW04jwP2_kpPnmH3nD8a6i0pndNnTb5T6hHjNQwlc-BSQb2PaSEnz01W3GMLrAbqkp3xEjpMzapwxm6pKT9e7ZnGe_HcdpmA/s320/IMG_3464%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />I am curious what this next chapter will mean for my art. For the last 17 months I have been creating most of my art on my lap, or small table. And most of it has been fire related. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now in my studio I have a wonderful space to do big art again--full sheets of watercolor paper, 30" by 22" have always been my favored size. I know I still have lots of things to say about the fire that raged through the McKenzie Valley. I feel an urge to go more abstract, so I am starting to use paint rather than pen and ink. I'm interested to see how that's going to work out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRK3IosvL6volUwG0_9WaEneWk_cHWCTHJiX5I4ooslV5HhCnv6rn3YLoZca-yZmYhIjv5phCNVj1pvDgAVIH-8UyMC98urLeMNV_lnCWt1Khw3wXcxWeqZ-K5ni973IGztbv8Uu9krtE_1I9FVqdcIdm2hPZtZcGPv2fAjX-qmQb7qMIyYHYt0F1-g/s1800/EFDD3DAD-C3D0-4B40-BEFE-34C63A7E545B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRK3IosvL6volUwG0_9WaEneWk_cHWCTHJiX5I4ooslV5HhCnv6rn3YLoZca-yZmYhIjv5phCNVj1pvDgAVIH-8UyMC98urLeMNV_lnCWt1Khw3wXcxWeqZ-K5ni973IGztbv8Uu9krtE_1I9FVqdcIdm2hPZtZcGPv2fAjX-qmQb7qMIyYHYt0F1-g/s320/EFDD3DAD-C3D0-4B40-BEFE-34C63A7E545B.JPG" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is still much to do to organize my new space. There are piles of paintings that I have to sort through and decide what to save, what to rework, what to offer out to the world again. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But moving in and organizing has been put aside long enough here and there to give a try and applying paint to paper again. I am still using black and white with limited color. Here you see my starts and two pieces I played with enough to call done. As always, a mat helps formalize the art.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77-ZsgXi0DLBUQp8g5EDddSKaTjKXeZOs_k9UY9oM8fmqVGucJMjLVmjRUaoYwHHXLQjNsXLuw_IchhsIl1KCmZLwHFzr36QsTRyh0HXHyNo5BkpJ69wp2s5G6v7r7WydMlRkxjo5F72Fscf7cZv04c4Odnk-4nHid8xVzkygx6qPWC4EuueLo-0NKw/s4032/IMG_3431%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77-ZsgXi0DLBUQp8g5EDddSKaTjKXeZOs_k9UY9oM8fmqVGucJMjLVmjRUaoYwHHXLQjNsXLuw_IchhsIl1KCmZLwHFzr36QsTRyh0HXHyNo5BkpJ69wp2s5G6v7r7WydMlRkxjo5F72Fscf7cZv04c4Odnk-4nHid8xVzkygx6qPWC4EuueLo-0NKw/w300-h400/IMG_3431%202.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeJ4gHX67MF24K35lgCkHmtTEiF3rPTgmMuHrfUnExJ8GCH2TcOf8oBIWhW73MlZ1LDzRPLPkmPafR8a4XQjll7qOgTLkTiOPByIYnmC8YZf3egaR48bgPMRhzy8p1pPNOnEeMIKumElae8wZB5vl5hLc1vhrYiX_6bJS19W2p0AZYAkyVC1vYEchaA/s2861/IMG_3481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="2861" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeJ4gHX67MF24K35lgCkHmtTEiF3rPTgmMuHrfUnExJ8GCH2TcOf8oBIWhW73MlZ1LDzRPLPkmPafR8a4XQjll7qOgTLkTiOPByIYnmC8YZf3egaR48bgPMRhzy8p1pPNOnEeMIKumElae8wZB5vl5hLc1vhrYiX_6bJS19W2p0AZYAkyVC1vYEchaA/w400-h338/IMG_3481.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPRqJPVwpe_hlCOH2l82-gZCJMAVJTQEGqLyH0mduPrM88I0FZGSxvTyvuYULx0J1ebumfN9vWcUdOA8ytTIQ4a1PmX0sZQvdfSM6PB1zBYA2U03I9lpjQZm_l6Kw9UgiV5v6mOj_UvQ183c_kjJyONp7GGgasdxo9vrr9SLst7xfhygoMNYCPbtgiQ/s3594/IMG_3483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3594" data-original-width="2800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPRqJPVwpe_hlCOH2l82-gZCJMAVJTQEGqLyH0mduPrM88I0FZGSxvTyvuYULx0J1ebumfN9vWcUdOA8ytTIQ4a1PmX0sZQvdfSM6PB1zBYA2U03I9lpjQZm_l6Kw9UgiV5v6mOj_UvQ183c_kjJyONp7GGgasdxo9vrr9SLst7xfhygoMNYCPbtgiQ/w311-h400/IMG_3483.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-69182577683154296182022-03-02T17:09:00.000-08:002022-03-02T17:09:00.147-08:00Learning From Myself<p>One of the great things about Facebook is getting occasional memories. A photo will pop up which leads to going back to that moment one posted a picture and made a comment. Well the other day a painting popped up from 2014 with an invitation to read a blog. (My whole life since 2007 is on my blog.) So I did go back to that blog and it was so appropriate for this moment. </p><p>https://margaretgodfreyart.blogspot.com/2014/01/painting-to-join-umpqua-community.html</p><p>And here is the connection. For the last year I have been sending in paintings to competitions with one rejection after another. Reading my blog from eight years ago, I can learn from myself! Here is one quote from that blog:</p><p><span style="font-family: times;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.2px;">So what is one to do? I love this Alice Walker quote, '</span></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.2px;">Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.' </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.2px;">I should put this on every prospectus that comes my way. I should prepare my images, fill out my forms, send my entry fees, and as I hit send or mail my envelope say 'expect nothing.' I want to "live frugally on surprise."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.2px;">I also did a bit of self-cheerleading. Another quote:</span></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">Over 20 years of painting, I have learned to apply and manipulate paint in many different ways. I have a full tool belt!</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">I have found a topic I can discuss in my artwork over and over--my (humans) relationship with nature and the timeline of our existence.</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">My viewpoint is unique.</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">I have a whimsical side that comes through in my artwork.</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">I have a lot more fun creating a backdrop for my subjects rather than painting reality. (It's a bit like creating a setting in a stage production.)</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">Painting allows me to experiment and explore and find my art language.</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">My design and composition skills come more naturally.</span></span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">So I have to chuckle. I am right where I was eight years ago in the world of competitions. Do I paint to get into shows? NO. Do I like to get into shows? YES. Am I still driven to create? Absolutely.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Here is the eye-candy. A painting I love that has gotten two rejections. Dare I put it out there for a third?</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt4RtLIJLPKmKQ8J2xJa_PrIDnjKO09GCjAWS6c54X8d9hRQEFbc4ePMp9wH9-avSJ1I7Xm1ZW7y552JwI0GdwKqxBRXRrPuNaG0qBR8AjeuiaOdO5cq2IJ0is9SZ3CmiGTZnCNmOJ2RQAcTiu4fxc6jB07VC65aiR2Q7wEV13ri_oTgN4-sPqUPxeFw=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt4RtLIJLPKmKQ8J2xJa_PrIDnjKO09GCjAWS6c54X8d9hRQEFbc4ePMp9wH9-avSJ1I7Xm1ZW7y552JwI0GdwKqxBRXRrPuNaG0qBR8AjeuiaOdO5cq2IJ0is9SZ3CmiGTZnCNmOJ2RQAcTiu4fxc6jB07VC65aiR2Q7wEV13ri_oTgN4-sPqUPxeFw=s320" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Under the Shadow of Calder<br /></i>29" x 21"<br />Transparent Watercolor<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div>Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013530919398545410.post-77257749630498373872022-02-20T15:57:00.000-08:002022-02-20T15:57:03.421-08:00What I Paint and Why<p> As I work on revamping my webpage, I decided that it was important to include the history of the last 18 months since our home burned down. It has made such a tremendous impact on my art. Not that I have stopped painting, but I am painting an entirely different subject matter and in a different style. Mostly I focus on two things, our charred forest and flying birds.</p><p>Here is my essay on <b>What I Paint and Why</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Holiday Farm Fire, Sept. 7, 2020</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">(The night my home burned down.)</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">At 8 PM on September 7, 2020, the power went out at our home. Soon 70 mph winds were pushing a wildfire down the McKenzie Valley toward our house and by midnight our home was engulfed by flames. Just like that, my life changed and so did my way of creating art.</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">On the first day we were allowed back to our property I was relieved to find that our barn, which housed my studio, was still standing. Without power or running water, I pulled out a piece of watercolor paper and painted my first post-fire painting. I used collage materials that had fallen from the sky and ash that surrounded me and painted “The Day His World Cracked.” But working there, an hour from the house we were renting, was not practical. So I gathered up paper, paints and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>brushes and set up a workspace in the rental.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitJRDYWVbZAlXh4bxd_O_WHigafWcWeKBBIw-obNfWJb3EN7Q-RfVraGD7nieQ0uauLt63iJ3dTR2kplEw2N0z1FubJ_XS-seuxTZJixFeBwAVk03UIF-UF5BaJd5WTszdB1kBFezfLP7uLTUP2v17HgLSM0aT4esXl9uGMSVVdBTqxd3J-wO8gqQhXA=s2687" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2687" data-original-width="2293" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitJRDYWVbZAlXh4bxd_O_WHigafWcWeKBBIw-obNfWJb3EN7Q-RfVraGD7nieQ0uauLt63iJ3dTR2kplEw2N0z1FubJ_XS-seuxTZJixFeBwAVk03UIF-UF5BaJd5WTszdB1kBFezfLP7uLTUP2v17HgLSM0aT4esXl9uGMSVVdBTqxd3J-wO8gqQhXA=w152-h178" width="152" /></a></div><br /><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I had new topics to express, fires, ruins and loss. Since I was working in a smaller space, I used smaller papers. At first I continued to use a full color palette, but the more we visited our property, the more I saw the world in black and white. What is easier than drawing images in black and white then adding bright red expressing the burn! </p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">From that first small piece, I began looking at the patterns left in the burned remains and was drawn to the charred wood of the trees. I have since painted many black and white pieces, usually with a bit of color. For months it was just trees, then as life began to return I added birds and plants as they appeared in the McKenzie Valley.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">At some point, I began another topic, flight. I believe I envied the birds and their ability to escape an alarming situation with a few flaps of their wings. For us humans, it is not that easy. We have had continuing difficult decisions to be made since the fire.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">But my art gives me hope. It helps me see the color in our world again. and it gives me valuable time where my focus is entirely on the relationship between my thoughts, my feelings and my art.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDFM-khv883pNPKaQY7v61pYHro58AnJVzQXsnCZvnoBhJtqAMrCBG6xqm9BE1J3fJIPULDS9pfJB8Wjd6MUeKUxqSbOf_ZqPY8GIwpjFxNc4pmZGp3WnA3NObRadhNGxOln9f1PpI5FvYBY8voaXn64N6e3HSFeEn7WwmwpR_2HjQm4rnvfX0rHlPEA=s2599" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="1991" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDFM-khv883pNPKaQY7v61pYHro58AnJVzQXsnCZvnoBhJtqAMrCBG6xqm9BE1J3fJIPULDS9pfJB8Wjd6MUeKUxqSbOf_ZqPY8GIwpjFxNc4pmZGp3WnA3NObRadhNGxOln9f1PpI5FvYBY8voaXn64N6e3HSFeEn7WwmwpR_2HjQm4rnvfX0rHlPEA=w153-h200" width="153" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg472ir6Dzd3mOhaWU0Z4FrhzxrP2dqG1yy2dctSmrrM7rekBHF1BkTU5ey8hYIexkhBAZhVoYVb40fiz6pi2nQ8MQawxL6TsjWYJiww1nQg7rw7yr__7CEaxTDCWw0FfuvRTwqfReMHAawEhOtU4zRktCrTjvlJI5Utim-P1p1lmKcq7MMCJ7Vdq2MPQ=s3182" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="3182" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg472ir6Dzd3mOhaWU0Z4FrhzxrP2dqG1yy2dctSmrrM7rekBHF1BkTU5ey8hYIexkhBAZhVoYVb40fiz6pi2nQ8MQawxL6TsjWYJiww1nQg7rw7yr__7CEaxTDCWw0FfuvRTwqfReMHAawEhOtU4zRktCrTjvlJI5Utim-P1p1lmKcq7MMCJ7Vdq2MPQ=w201-h153" width="201" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMbaLE0uLYwI5k-NwdNa5Li7SUN1xC0W9FoBobqIpffHHPv3HHoFWM_5iTn6GNMtLfGgLTmMRZlvyQ9ZAyujp3DLIouEXexuHIXiZ6G2wSowCQiqKw65UVDvtVKlNBtfoPlsJES0bEzUadZcPO-kjAV4InjxUuwEXipsgZgKXdxHQh6frtrCgNiA3zHw=s1492" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1017" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMbaLE0uLYwI5k-NwdNa5Li7SUN1xC0W9FoBobqIpffHHPv3HHoFWM_5iTn6GNMtLfGgLTmMRZlvyQ9ZAyujp3DLIouEXexuHIXiZ6G2wSowCQiqKw65UVDvtVKlNBtfoPlsJES0bEzUadZcPO-kjAV4InjxUuwEXipsgZgKXdxHQh6frtrCgNiA3zHw=w436-h640" width="436" /></a></div><p></p><br />Margaret Godfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822767523929352026noreply@blogger.com1