"Late August"

"Late August"

 

 

 

 

There were some very special times that were cherished before many of us, children, have had together before we returned to school.  Swinging on that tire swing was one of those "Memory makers".  It was a certain time for all of us to get together to play for that "very last time" as well observing the outdoors which we cannot help but noticing that the leaves are not that deep Emerald, but olive green.  Late August is a reminder that the traditional Summer season is almost over, and Indian Summer is starting to emerge right after Labor Day. 

 

Title: "Late Summer"

 

Size: 4 1/2: W X 7" H

 

Medium: Acrylic on Hardboard Panel

 

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"Au-Bama"

"Au-Bama"

 

 

What can be anymore opposite than Auburn Unitersity and the University of Alabama?  Let's see through this particular challenge.  Although, I started out with the various color studies and finding the opposites.  It dawned on me that the two biggest universities in the State of Alabama are so contrast in their own beginnings, histories, sportsmanships, and not to forget, colors.  Auburn University's mascot are the Tigers, but the "Auburnites" shout out "War Eagle".  Another interesting fact about Auburn University is that their school colors are orange and blue.  One the other hand, there is the University of Alabama which the "Bama people" (both my husband's and my favorite team) shout out "Roll Tide" or "Roll Tide Roll", and that school's mascot is the elephant. The University of Alabama's school colors are crimson red, white, and gray.  

 

However, there are several couples who are for both schools by having one person rooting for Auburn University and the other person fot the University of Alabama.  Now, that is where the name of "Au-Bama" comes into play.  At least twenty-five years ago, I have both heard about and started to see more and more "Au-Bama" related stickers on car fenders as well other memorablia showing up on various items such as wreaths and car tags.

 

Title: "Au-Bama"

 

Size: 7" W X 5" H

 

Media: Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

 

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Saturday At Lake Norman

"Saturday At Lake Norman"

 

 

Wow!  It has been quite a very long time since I have done any en plein air painting since I can really remember since the late 1980's.  I wanted to do some outdoor paintings for some time, and the weekend of August 8-10, 2014 (a couple of Saturday's ago) was on my plans to do just that even when the weather was very iffy.  I also learned how to pack much lighter for this particular type of excursion since I was riding with my husband in his two-seater convertible (Pontiac Solstice). We finally arrived at Jetton Park, which is about twenty-five miles north of Charlotte, NC.  Jetton Park has both beautiful and rustic landscapes, and it is a place where my husabnd goes during the week to "soak" in all of that scenery enough to call it his "outdoor office".  He also goes there to have his little picnic and make various work-related telephone calls. Now, I can really understand why he loves coming up to Jetton Park enough to inspire me to do this en plein air painting. 

 

 On that day, I found out that there were so many scenes to choose from between passing boats, scenes with houses in the distance, scenery closer up, and the passing clouds. I just began doing at least a couple of crude sketches before I started painting on a hardboard panel.  Usually, I prefer my hardboard panels to do pallett-knife paintings, however, I painted this painting in acrylics which I start off painting in a watercolor style.  It dawned on me that the hardboard was literally absorbing the fluid part of the paints during my applicactions. I thickened up the paint and received better results.  Recently, I have been having an "itch" to improve my painting style by watching demonstrations on "You-Tube" and observing other artists' styles of the ones that I want to implement into my paintings.

 

 

Title: "Saturday At Lake Norman"



 

Medium: Acrylic on Hardboard Panel

 

Size: 8" W x 6" H

 

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