Studio Visit & Interview With Paula Tillman

In late February, Paula Kornye Tillman, owner of Galerie Kornye West in Ft. Worth, and her gallery assistant Kelli Cotten traveled to northeast Texas for a studio visit to see work in progress for Lennox Woods and to see the Woods for themselves. Click on over to the Lennox Woods blog for an interview with Paula and to read more about it!

Summer Intern

Late Autumn-Pecan Bayou

40 x 29.5

I am hoping to find a summer intern this year to help in the studio during the month of August. The internship would last from two weeks to a month and lodging would be provided. Duties would include help with cataloging and organizing archives and current work for the Lennox Woods project (good computer skills required), preparing panels, framing, and helping with printmaking editions, and general studio assistance. The intern would have an opportunity to observe me at work either drawing or painting as well as the daily operation of a working artist's studio.

Interested parties should contact me at deborahmparis at gmail dot com.

Moon Attended by Jupiter & Venus

15 x 10

A few weeks ago Steve and I were driving to a nearby small town for a concert. It was my favorite time of day and as we drove the sun slid out of sight and the glow just above the horizon transitioned into the night sky above. I noticed that in the western sky the crescent moon was accompanied by a bright star quite near it. Venus hovered just above the horizon.

Later I did a little research and found that this month the "classical planets" - those that can be seen with the naked eye- are all visible in the night skies at this time. So, this is Jupiter and Venus, attending the moon as she begins her descent. Mercury is also visible in the southwestern sky this month and look for Mars and Saturn in the eastern sky.

I painted this little painting from memory this week.

Little Everglades Ranch Workshop

I have just one spot left in this workshop which begins on March 26. Little Everglades Ranch is a beautiful pristine slice of "Old Florida" and a wonderful location for this class.

This five day class will focus on both work in the field and studio time, using sketches and studies to produce paintings in the studio. We will learn about indirect painting techniques like glazing , scumbles and velaturas which create luminosity and atmosphere in your works, study the works of past masters, learn about how to design more compelling finished works, and how a limited palette and and close value ranges can create a strong mood in your work.

Just one spot left. Join us for a fantastic week in Florida!

Here is the link for information and registration.

http://deborahparisonlineclasses.blogspot.com/p/workshops.html

Bare Trees

I have a new post up on the Lennox Woods blog about the process I use to paint bare trees. Click on over and have a look!

Coming to the Woods

trunk study, oil

I have a new post up over at the Lennox Woods blog about my process as I began to work in the Woods. So, click on over!

Dusk Sky

Dusk Sky

6 x 12

Available at Panhandle Plains Museum Invitational

Despite being totally obsessed and preoccupied with Lennox Woods at the moment, I've got a couple of small paintings heading out next week to the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Invitational, which opens on March 3.

This sky was painted from memory, specifically a sky seen while driving from Clarksville to Paris a month or so ago. Here's a detail, which can be clicked on for a larger view.

Snow at Lennox Woods

The day I have been hoping for all winter arrived this week- it snowed at Lennox Woods! Click on over to the Lennox Woods blog to see more!

Autumn Sunrise- Lennox Woods

18 x 24

I am so excited to announce the Lennox Woods Project. Over the next 18 months or so, we will explore and record the pristine beauty and magnificence of the Lennox Woods Preserve in northeast Texas. Underwritten and sponsored by Galerie Kornye West of Ft. Worth, Texas, the project will encompass over fifty works of art- including paintings, drawings, etchings and drypoints-to be be exhibited in multiple venues during 2014 and beyond. A film documenting the project will be shown at the exhibitions and film clips from throughout the project will appear on the project blog over the course of the next year. A full color catalog will be produced which will include a DVD of the project film and other content. The new blog will chronicle the course of the project, recording what happens in the Woods, in the studio and elsewhere in connection with this unique multi disciplinary project.

I hope all my readers here will click on over and follow me at the new blog as well!

Drypoints on Parade

I am happy to say that these two little drypoints will be part of an exhibit at Davis & Blevins Main Street Gallery in St. Jo, TX later this month. The gallery is owned by well known Texas artist Donna Howell Sickles, and I am pleased to have been invited to show.

The theme of the show is Black, White & Limited Palette, so these small works seemed like a good fit.

Evening Pines

6 x 4 3/4

Drypoint on copper plate, Arches paper

The Pond

4 1/2 x 4

Drypoint, copper plate, Arches paper

Off to a Busy Start!

Edge of the Woods - Study

Underpainting 18 x 24

This year feels more like a sprint than a race at the moment! My new online class Composing the Landscape is going strong and I've spent countless hours in the field and in the studio working on a new Really Big Project. In early February I'll be launching a new blog to chronicle that adventure so I hope you will stay tuned!

A New Year

The Trout Pool

30 x 24

What is it about a new year we find so enticing? A whole string full of days stretched out before us full of possibilities? A chance to make amends, do better, or shake off bad habits? Whatever it is, I find myself at the beginning of this year feeling full of excitement and ready to begin. There are a number of new projects I am starting this month which I'll share in upcoming posts.

But for now, I want to thank all of you old and new readers, friends, students, and collectors for helping make the past year a successful one. My very best wishes to you all for a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year!

(details- can be clicked on for a larger view)

Whistler (and me !) at BYU

A few weeks ago I was contacted by a curator at the BYU Museum of Art. They are having an exhibit of prints by James McNeill Whistler at the museum and were looking for images to demonstrate the process of making a drypoint. They asked if I would be willing to let them use some of the images I had posted on this blog explaining the technique. Of course, I said yes!. Today I received these images showing the photo credits (including an image of one of my prints!) and how they are displayed at the exhibit. You can click on them for a larger view.




The last image is one of my drypoints.

Here's a link to more information about the exhibit. http://cfacweb.byu.edu/departments/moa

Forest Floor

Forest Floor Study

14 x 11

Lately I've found myself looking down a lot. The textures, colors and patterns of the forest floor are endlessly fascinating. You can click on this study for a larger view. This is just one very small aspect of a big new project that I am very excited about. I can't say more just now, but stay tuned!

Autumn, Farewell

Autumn Road

16 x 20

Available at Hildt Galleries, Chicago

One of the many things I love about fall in northeast Texas is how long it lasts. From early October right through December, there is a constantly changing show of subtle autumn color, increasingly mixed with bare branches and set off by the dark greens of the pines and cedars. This year, despite the drought and perhaps because of it, the color has been a bit more saturated. The wonderful rains that finally came provided enough moisture to turn all the fields an emerald green, creating a delicious color harmony.

This little side road runs off the main route I take on my morning walks.

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