tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208543562024-03-17T21:00:15.956-06:00Steel Sky Womanthe studio journal of Verna VogelVerna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.comBlogger779125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-20561793632529543172023-12-04T00:11:00.006-07:002023-12-05T14:24:15.816-07:00Not-So-Mini print exchange at Alberta Printmakers<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I finally did it!!</span></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/AVvXsEjL7v5NMe_QQ3_w_Bd93TgjaF844xA8OAbUjLJmoAPaTUjxvgbAlBmVKH-cigZigd_qit3CUOepdB1SkIuILFZUDV40bQ162RDDGvfewixUEm-v7fChbhKLFg4QrKD-jpBMqmYzZviO_zPUTCyffCZJTe0c9TZOBLkcaj0-dZGQlk-9SnOLZzOJfg/s1871/Vogel%20-%20The%20Drop%20UPDATED%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7v5NMe_QQ3_w_Bd93TgjaF844xA8OAbUjLJmoAPaTUjxvgbAlBmVKH-cigZigd_qit3CUOepdB1SkIuILFZUDV40bQ162RDDGvfewixUEm-v7fChbhKLFg4QrKD-jpBMqmYzZviO_zPUTCyffCZJTe0c9TZOBLkcaj0-dZGQlk-9SnOLZzOJfg/s320/Vogel%20-%20The%20Drop%20UPDATED%20.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Drop, 8x10"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I signed up for the <a href="https://event.auctria.com/43dd75ed-926a-41bc-87b5-8389eb634297/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Not-So-Mini print exchange and exhibition</span></a>, a yearly event at <a href="https://www.albertaprintmakers.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Alberta Printmakers</span></a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Though I have known about this event for years, this is the first time I actually submitted an application, and made an edition of 10 prints, and got it to them on time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1yw3vQWlD0xEq1wWeBjST_c84rTuXiZfUzQ-Kd1ZNhNuhqsyfqusJSIIvNo_tra-bRewmV0aktoLZeWcH1G_7LdTg6KpkCZ36-9y7FEaVZXa1BPAo_pQ7NnT9hRVX0KDh7db2hWkEtIT51XoOWNHps7968pxK9aUgbwBcRhbL096IJyoEhv5Cw/s3456/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1yw3vQWlD0xEq1wWeBjST_c84rTuXiZfUzQ-Kd1ZNhNuhqsyfqusJSIIvNo_tra-bRewmV0aktoLZeWcH1G_7LdTg6KpkCZ36-9y7FEaVZXa1BPAo_pQ7NnT9hRVX0KDh7db2hWkEtIT51XoOWNHps7968pxK9aUgbwBcRhbL096IJyoEhv5Cw/s320/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are a few simple collagraph printing plates I made, not yet dry. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used cardboard, glue, a couple of highly textured acrylic mediums, string, and mod-podge to seal the plates once the collages had dried.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNmbhhzzHd-uzzjzaYKbBlADJo2jIiZAGNv5bVFBD4Gcd8zjwWXWHA8XD0OSky-oyqRMFotGiBjeXw5KvkdD99tsVaRhO_zc8yF9UzKEdkUgDhiQUlovr45Ms3pM0jH_ah0Zy42v5YP9D-DbCOUDGXC6hvc77-OGzd8lSoeLPhzmxaId8Y7BbaA/s4224/Verna%20Vogel%20-%20printmkaing%20process.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4224" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNmbhhzzHd-uzzjzaYKbBlADJo2jIiZAGNv5bVFBD4Gcd8zjwWXWHA8XD0OSky-oyqRMFotGiBjeXw5KvkdD99tsVaRhO_zc8yF9UzKEdkUgDhiQUlovr45Ms3pM0jH_ah0Zy42v5YP9D-DbCOUDGXC6hvc77-OGzd8lSoeLPhzmxaId8Y7BbaA/s320/Verna%20Vogel%20-%20printmkaing%20process.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And here is my painting table converted to a print workshop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I made these prints on rice paper that I purchased when I lived in Malaysia almost 30 years ago. The paper is excellent, and it was a joy to use it for this project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's been several years since I did any sort of printmaking. It's always such a fun and magical process to spend time working on an object which is not the final iteration, as in painting. Instead, the plate is a means to an end: the image transferred onto a piece of paper. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That feeling when you pull the first print, it always contains an element of surprise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love that.</span></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/AVvXsEiHLRRaC9JoJ3wH8Lmq1lVdxMvsoltREUesxWF6jvwWcFYGC4fTuRbwxiGpxd-iPPDi1evyp0EZII_nmcjcs7Yg2BB8FvEMpI_CgHB6K3vEbZFR1jZr3IxKXPlL8DKXzuzcdFPJdq01JvUd4f9uZ4frafVYLC2x8xd8NIoou2u2Wdkl_ZSGu0N8Ag/s3456/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLRRaC9JoJ3wH8Lmq1lVdxMvsoltREUesxWF6jvwWcFYGC4fTuRbwxiGpxd-iPPDi1evyp0EZII_nmcjcs7Yg2BB8FvEMpI_CgHB6K3vEbZFR1jZr3IxKXPlL8DKXzuzcdFPJdq01JvUd4f9uZ4frafVYLC2x8xd8NIoou2u2Wdkl_ZSGu0N8Ag/s320/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I liked the prints I got off this plate the best ...</span></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/AVvXsEirfIh26_u7xVYOAk7Z7zKZke_3mM7FgZPs6qqOo0nlhSZWkq8tS-6r0HmUYs18l-3waWQPkexr9a6RGkGqa7CnKzU74egoRehDB59_3A6miWOfSQYCssZoZcxE1ZQESGns-ExqRdp3nATBbrO78MiBz22ULsmm6Kg9gIvqDGv1IsnAzdf5B7wcHQ/s3456/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfIh26_u7xVYOAk7Z7zKZke_3mM7FgZPs6qqOo0nlhSZWkq8tS-6r0HmUYs18l-3waWQPkexr9a6RGkGqa7CnKzU74egoRehDB59_3A6miWOfSQYCssZoZcxE1ZQESGns-ExqRdp3nATBbrO78MiBz22ULsmm6Kg9gIvqDGv1IsnAzdf5B7wcHQ/s320/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">... And so that became my edition.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I actually made about 20 prints in order to get 10 that were fairly consistent.</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg1e0VgDrJsScM7dB8XwqxRriUPGPU8oDJTM9ljta7-T5IknooxR0uoY0zQY7VJQ7OnCfSL8idcboAl9XlGNvBt93KtY6C6XETLalFClqFSf1Gra1urbQ0pKbmNG-H8QgbbgP4lyBvAFG9I0oi1GFPcHSP26gQUTg7RykcE7L1PC3BA0dWu1blA/s3456/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg1e0VgDrJsScM7dB8XwqxRriUPGPU8oDJTM9ljta7-T5IknooxR0uoY0zQY7VJQ7OnCfSL8idcboAl9XlGNvBt93KtY6C6XETLalFClqFSf1Gra1urbQ0pKbmNG-H8QgbbgP4lyBvAFG9I0oi1GFPcHSP26gQUTg7RykcE7L1PC3BA0dWu1blA/s320/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once the prints were fully dry (a day or two) I packaged them between 2 pieces of acid-free matboard, with acid-free tissue between each print.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I find it interesting that pretty much any sort of materials can be used to make a collagraph plate, but then the prints are made using archival inks and papers, and are packaged and protected so that the paper won't discolour or sustain other types of damage.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwKCdfhYNpx0ejWo_nbyUOscld08656-0A6lfjhvJquv8qe01waiVFnP3BgwTRYYS4ssNFs3lhNzMyBczlALNLlk8-D_zkmCfJMaYkqqgHyG6pLiWYbwWvYz-IyYSkhoW4yhqWdv-jPQDVByAAXknr2U-oKBtn0u4BfRHUWW2ksSdyfapKGSgEg/s3456/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwKCdfhYNpx0ejWo_nbyUOscld08656-0A6lfjhvJquv8qe01waiVFnP3BgwTRYYS4ssNFs3lhNzMyBczlALNLlk8-D_zkmCfJMaYkqqgHyG6pLiWYbwWvYz-IyYSkhoW4yhqWdv-jPQDVByAAXknr2U-oKBtn0u4BfRHUWW2ksSdyfapKGSgEg/s320/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A well-packaged print edition on its way to Alberta Printmakers.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0jS-42G3CdDsbRnt9KAKuULkTL3hDnIQJyEDPDhVkvmLdwiSIblnzpa0TXs1l0TU3tupWxY_vPEO0omPKE2lnXWICYT60uPAJ5zgD0B_j716xH8UJyv5HW9V5-eD7eRH282T4HmT3Ir-9Ckn476kSPewVSh-tPaVz1CDZVCND1ZWo412f3WWlQ/s3456/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0jS-42G3CdDsbRnt9KAKuULkTL3hDnIQJyEDPDhVkvmLdwiSIblnzpa0TXs1l0TU3tupWxY_vPEO0omPKE2lnXWICYT60uPAJ5zgD0B_j716xH8UJyv5HW9V5-eD7eRH282T4HmT3Ir-9Ckn476kSPewVSh-tPaVz1CDZVCND1ZWo412f3WWlQ/s320/Vogel%20-%20the%20drop%207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Printmaking is a fundamentally simple idea. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although some of the processes and techniques can be quite complex, it's also possible to get a pretty nice print in a very simple way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Re-visiting the humble collagraph for this project was a great pleasure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you once again, dear Reader, for your interest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-65068616797294387922023-10-11T14:58:00.005-06:002023-10-11T14:58:45.626-06:00Seed Stars<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> A couple of months ago I posted this work in progress.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's finished now, and currently available at <a href="https://grantberggallery.com/shop/verna-vogel/seed-stars/">Grant Berg Gallery</a></span></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/AVvXsEgF1MpwwvRgUJEd9ushB-HVOvf5KuaMac4Kb4LNOX_gpknEXddnijgc1vEYlSKRdxLtfRDbZmckNFGhqFM9kmkGSrGYRem2DszT1W9zlgoLZxFSHC5RhJMDCgtNaNWUNr35oK7QwvaEWznSsCVGSE01YsAQ2DlfMe5QQkGORG61y9iddIGy9vq2vQ/s4287/Seed%20Stars%20uncropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="verna vogel abstract painting" border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="4287" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1MpwwvRgUJEd9ushB-HVOvf5KuaMac4Kb4LNOX_gpknEXddnijgc1vEYlSKRdxLtfRDbZmckNFGhqFM9kmkGSrGYRem2DszT1W9zlgoLZxFSHC5RhJMDCgtNaNWUNr35oK7QwvaEWznSsCVGSE01YsAQ2DlfMe5QQkGORG61y9iddIGy9vq2vQ/w400-h225/Seed%20Stars%20uncropped.jpg" title="Seed Stars verna vogel abstract painting" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Seed Stars, oil on two canvases, 20x22" each</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to put the the two together in one frame.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First time I ever tried that, and I like it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today the weather has turned cool, the yellow leaves of the trees are glowing against a backdrop of grey skies, and the very air smells exciting! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I do love autumn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you too enjoy this day, wherever you are, dear Reader.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-54528132695437719262023-10-03T00:30:00.000-06:002023-10-03T00:30:29.212-06:00A Better Day<div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today I made a few small abstract paintings, on pieces of matboard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">They are acrylic, and 8x10 inches to fit some frames I found in a thrift shop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A couple may receive tweaks, but I'm pretty happy with them overall.</span></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/AVvXsEgz4hxg41Xd1sp4N0h9ujwqlmURY_TBUFERT0i3FA4-tNyDoaOLmQC_UOOq5mlBojyn-YqWQHGm-Ohir97VUxKmWpsggKXRNSxQE693MA4R7t8zr49F3gLZgA7hzQx8JZkf02CddmsIbz-V7wJKrz1KeH96LxqjV0PsCBQfsY69MJpOq-EcVKYEVQ/s3456/Vogel%20-%208x10_s%20Oct%202023%20cold%20light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abstract painting with lines, curves and circles, blue pink red yellow black green white" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4hxg41Xd1sp4N0h9ujwqlmURY_TBUFERT0i3FA4-tNyDoaOLmQC_UOOq5mlBojyn-YqWQHGm-Ohir97VUxKmWpsggKXRNSxQE693MA4R7t8zr49F3gLZgA7hzQx8JZkf02CddmsIbz-V7wJKrz1KeH96LxqjV0PsCBQfsY69MJpOq-EcVKYEVQ/w400-h400/Vogel%20-%208x10_s%20Oct%202023%20cold%20light.jpg" title="verna vogel small abstract paintings" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have seen other artists present small works in found frames, salon-style, and find that I really like the aesthetic. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of my galleries has offered me an exhibition next year, so I've been keeping an eye open for frames lately, thinking I may try to present some of my work in this way. We will see. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEiFwp1JS8Pahl03xUorCFieS2CeQlpWXlCrhYxlyys8pAz_qMT9Pmm4T3tLnwB5IpxdPqw8AgvDZ6vZKr61p4ubHF4V8aFbNQ_F6GMvkrfBlaXd7hZlmM5ThhhpKceQy7j8cOIR7O471aLk3LaXjmpAnMmoQvbKro2IJgQmzA8n_J4qqu6RoAPuCA/s3456/Vogel%208x10%20%233%20crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwp1JS8Pahl03xUorCFieS2CeQlpWXlCrhYxlyys8pAz_qMT9Pmm4T3tLnwB5IpxdPqw8AgvDZ6vZKr61p4ubHF4V8aFbNQ_F6GMvkrfBlaXd7hZlmM5ThhhpKceQy7j8cOIR7O471aLk3LaXjmpAnMmoQvbKro2IJgQmzA8n_J4qqu6RoAPuCA/w200-h200/Vogel%208x10%20%233%20crop.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been enoying the use of metallics lately, how they create almost a feeling of movement as they change with the angle of the light.</span></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnhdWX7cnMrEUBEKdqUbWgRIZoFuopOzyoUP3Xx2SuaNdbPqVzXjsg3xqMYCn62l1Ajd6mZzhKPiO9cqxMX1gKYh3XKsBi2-ZHXylDdCfPknPTTMsK6t7nD4EFFgqH9zIzT2P1y7hitwhlUzX1QrVuDOgADIKibYX7oX6J4vKzz9fB8H8iyd88Q/s3456/Tapestry%205%20w.i.p..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnhdWX7cnMrEUBEKdqUbWgRIZoFuopOzyoUP3Xx2SuaNdbPqVzXjsg3xqMYCn62l1Ajd6mZzhKPiO9cqxMX1gKYh3XKsBi2-ZHXylDdCfPknPTTMsK6t7nD4EFFgqH9zIzT2P1y7hitwhlUzX1QrVuDOgADIKibYX7oX6J4vKzz9fB8H8iyd88Q/s320/Tapestry%205%20w.i.p..jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">With leftover paint I worked a little on a large painting in progress, of which the image above shows a portion.</span></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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcCy_KXuQod9Vb4NO-xr1L1szV2b_Dd20Y_IaHPtO5evMIY4X6D9TwU6FfS33dv5aJFKtpXOXwjtrrL2hyphenhyphenzgYPO6iEKfYis5DvcWr1Y59ATv19tUUO3utlyPZQQlpd8JioSaxAUise9ROJlB2fkHDFTY2hy-y98JXq1aWyLwqjP0v0CZKTjwl_g/s4608/Vogel%208x10%20%231%20oct%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abstract painting with lines, curves and circles, blue pink red yellow black green white" border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcCy_KXuQod9Vb4NO-xr1L1szV2b_Dd20Y_IaHPtO5evMIY4X6D9TwU6FfS33dv5aJFKtpXOXwjtrrL2hyphenhyphenzgYPO6iEKfYis5DvcWr1Y59ATv19tUUO3utlyPZQQlpd8JioSaxAUise9ROJlB2fkHDFTY2hy-y98JXq1aWyLwqjP0v0CZKTjwl_g/w240-h320/Vogel%208x10%20%231%20oct%202023.jpg" title="verna vogel small abstract painting in a frame" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7zn3X7ABiipYnJ0Pzh7v3cDY2wcVi4pqagSRM1CvsPqC4pQRZj3COkZpkm0MBKypL_ptxzLZrcuXc14T2MVdnxUeKtlLpeJfpi7V9Jk1bN-kCLUk8TzRPju65D1WHoA932HLlgxJpBBJO59u29huhKbqfkfrVhXBbq1NFdzFE6vmp7395vN9_w/s4608/moon%20light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7zn3X7ABiipYnJ0Pzh7v3cDY2wcVi4pqagSRM1CvsPqC4pQRZj3COkZpkm0MBKypL_ptxzLZrcuXc14T2MVdnxUeKtlLpeJfpi7V9Jk1bN-kCLUk8TzRPju65D1WHoA932HLlgxJpBBJO59u29huhKbqfkfrVhXBbq1NFdzFE6vmp7395vN9_w/s320/moon%20light.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I leave the studio this evening, the moon is bright and the clouds shifting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I can appreciate the moon image with my painting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">August and September held some fun but intense things for this introvert:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, a 4-day driving trip up north to change over some paintings at one of my galleries, the first time we'd been. At the last minute I was asked to do a filmed interview including a painting demonstration while we were there, and I said yes ... but then found myself off-kilter from the travel, the different bed, the unfamiliar foods ... and I cancelled because I felt I would not be able to present well. This did not feel good, but it felt better than being in front of a camera!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AND - the drive was beautiful. We explored new areas, picniced beside mountain streams, dipped our feet into waterfalls, hiked some sandy and rocky shores, explored forests, and generally had an amazing outdoor experience.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Second, a 3-day teaching gig. It was fun but also stressful, due to a number of factors, and in the end </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was unable to bring the concept around full-circle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AND -</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> the kids were engaged with the project, and they made some cool stuff, and they worked very well as a group, with no obvious animosities, and I'm sure at least some of them took away something valuable.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I am working on accepting having done a good-enough job rather than a great job. This is difficult for me, but I'm trying!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Third, in the middle of these events I took on a few extra shifts at the art-supply shop. This is not usually a big deal since I am one of the "flex" people, but in the middle of two very busy weeks it was a bit much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AND - I appreciate the larger-then-usual paycheck, and some really great interactions with customers during those extra shifts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So yeah, I realize these are nice problems to have!</span></div><div class="separator"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But after all the activity, for about 2 weeks now I've been feeling lethargic, sleeping quite a lot more than usual and struggling to feel motivated about anything. This is not my usual state. </span></div><div class="separator"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But today is better. I feel happy with the work I did, and feel my head a little calmer about getting ready for an exhibition.</span></div><div class="separator"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator"><span style="font-family: verdana;">AND - writing all this out has helped me see things in some perspective.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you as always, dear Reader.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Until next time,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">V</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-28784734019662193422023-07-21T12:16:00.002-06:002023-07-21T12:16:38.699-06:00Two Masks in process, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been making masks again!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC8SdE5fyaIMtTsdJOoxgJCU5vLdfJkR84_eETS2lCgSHkezXUTXdd6n2oj8U-VUlAMeJKkqVIZN1fD-B2Vc2qBP_KkYmSTS5D6SQro2YOixbBVE-ZwiXBPenlcCzNo4JKCeoY4J4SKGrKOf5WGU4kiljmkjUCGm6MuR3nkQAI20VR7bnLqXewQ/s2500/vernavogel%20-%20Masks%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://imprimo.ca/artists/verna-vogel/profile" border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="2500" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC8SdE5fyaIMtTsdJOoxgJCU5vLdfJkR84_eETS2lCgSHkezXUTXdd6n2oj8U-VUlAMeJKkqVIZN1fD-B2Vc2qBP_KkYmSTS5D6SQro2YOixbBVE-ZwiXBPenlcCzNo4JKCeoY4J4SKGrKOf5WGU4kiljmkjUCGm6MuR3nkQAI20VR7bnLqXewQ/w400-h278/vernavogel%20-%20Masks%202.jpg" title="Verna Vogel - Blue and Yellow papier-mache masks" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I use a simple process of applying papier-mache onto an inflated balloon. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then cut and shape a bit, maybe add a few things, and paint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These masks were begun last summer, then</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> languished</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> in the studio for a full year. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Recently I pulled them out and worked on them while house-sitting for friends. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The yellow one was just a plain bowl-shaped thing to begin with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGgJT2ibQW5bmAb93acEOZOVSWmHxp0y_ncG-OxKxgT60S9FfhsReRalL4UIvkC5VHvGPKTxscZFavzJWVwisDMck1He90m_-ayPNc1a-pyoQ9_OFPGJ-0H18z2WSr5vmsNi3Xkjq6ZN88Fa-70pf3JzKjpafpihvQrvSMXPFmn3VUPE3JAIk5w/s6335/vernavogel%20-%20Yellow%20Mask%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://imprimo.ca/artists/verna-vogel/profile" border="0" data-original-height="3661" data-original-width="6335" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGgJT2ibQW5bmAb93acEOZOVSWmHxp0y_ncG-OxKxgT60S9FfhsReRalL4UIvkC5VHvGPKTxscZFavzJWVwisDMck1He90m_-ayPNc1a-pyoQ9_OFPGJ-0H18z2WSr5vmsNi3Xkjq6ZN88Fa-70pf3JzKjpafpihvQrvSMXPFmn3VUPE3JAIk5w/w400-h231/vernavogel%20-%20Yellow%20Mask%202.jpg" title="Verna Vogel papier-mache masks, design drawn out on surface" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wanted to create something interesting without a lot of 3D projections... this one can be turned 180˚ for a happy or sad/angry expression.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGer0pyvFK317qi_6JKPPH1dZHkI5dnAd0nDmpGR9-HVDXdqhZgURUOhrijyJc3zsvQNIDpEHY4ffRBMYUGlI5V73k-JkhyK6FhTX1W_wnrpojM2LcgnxftgQdQQcPqvVV8U_s38x_MqGdxHxUC-4LNbMJd_rg1CMXqYXXbmW1ZM2zZ7_foU3qQA/s7200/vernavogel%20-%20yellow%20mask%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://imprimo.ca/artists/verna-vogel/profile" border="0" data-original-height="4824" data-original-width="7200" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGer0pyvFK317qi_6JKPPH1dZHkI5dnAd0nDmpGR9-HVDXdqhZgURUOhrijyJc3zsvQNIDpEHY4ffRBMYUGlI5V73k-JkhyK6FhTX1W_wnrpojM2LcgnxftgQdQQcPqvVV8U_s38x_MqGdxHxUC-4LNbMJd_rg1CMXqYXXbmW1ZM2zZ7_foU3qQA/w400-h268/vernavogel%20-%20yellow%20mask%203.jpg" title="Verna Vogel - begun painting the yellow mask" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEidKlNWXIWmZMJA6ChTek6_aEyCmU3mWF7oi1DtxWYCq8wubNF4zd9p8W7ybeRpMgjYZ8OKLLxCL8wAJ6J42zco298Z4KK3kqJe_jdRJA3v-PafvyFV-VPubMCHaqRD-Y7qi4cMfE8ZXh_H5_DUInlR7IHUlpO2bk_qJ5E2gG1MKMUL4Mp4RIHklA/s2000/vernavogel%20-%20process%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://imprimo.ca/artists/verna-vogel/profile" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKlNWXIWmZMJA6ChTek6_aEyCmU3mWF7oi1DtxWYCq8wubNF4zd9p8W7ybeRpMgjYZ8OKLLxCL8wAJ6J42zco298Z4KK3kqJe_jdRJA3v-PafvyFV-VPubMCHaqRD-Y7qi4cMfE8ZXh_H5_DUInlR7IHUlpO2bk_qJ5E2gG1MKMUL4Mp4RIHklA/w400-h400/vernavogel%20-%20process%202.jpg" title="Verna Vogel - cutting and pasting mask design" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And I did create a bit of raised effect by adhering the cut-out bits onto the surface.</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Qc6QVkXpsUE0ybelPUV_CaKul2ajpMlf8SMgbtyq-ceGBrN7lHU2a_5qwy2DPSz5-jSY8s0tNCVJoWZNw4XDP1r7AG_j_gpvdcoqRJeX7L9BmeT3lSwsgms-nIV7eqA1NiyvhDEVJFgI-n4A_sSBrjVqzY5JxZ4gDshjVkrWuC3KAx4XMU6bqg/s2303/vernavogel%20-%20blue%20mask%20process%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://imprimo.ca/artists/verna-vogel/profile" border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Qc6QVkXpsUE0ybelPUV_CaKul2ajpMlf8SMgbtyq-ceGBrN7lHU2a_5qwy2DPSz5-jSY8s0tNCVJoWZNw4XDP1r7AG_j_gpvdcoqRJeX7L9BmeT3lSwsgms-nIV7eqA1NiyvhDEVJFgI-n4A_sSBrjVqzY5JxZ4gDshjVkrWuC3KAx4XMU6bqg/w348-h400/vernavogel%20-%20blue%20mask%20process%202.jpeg" title="Verna Vogel - begin painting blue mask" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Begun painting on the blue one.</span></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/AVvXsEgTMp_68RvAVeaR-Sxt3HqIb_7UOuRNWEnBj2VY3_PXqMbltVqPauvdGgkvOewDa2x-lvKquLw8VDQMrYwuQAdvpM8R2od1zH8713FPyuQnv9mZwTRJa1f6UVuJLf4QiUV6UiFi2l5SC5ophCq_yIO7nZmpIZgnVdZM68EO23058plgwsKUSdqRxw/s2933/vernavogel%20-%20Masks%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://imprimo.ca/artists/verna-vogel/profile" border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="2933" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMp_68RvAVeaR-Sxt3HqIb_7UOuRNWEnBj2VY3_PXqMbltVqPauvdGgkvOewDa2x-lvKquLw8VDQMrYwuQAdvpM8R2od1zH8713FPyuQnv9mZwTRJa1f6UVuJLf4QiUV6UiFi2l5SC5ophCq_yIO7nZmpIZgnVdZM68EO23058plgwsKUSdqRxw/w400-h265/vernavogel%20-%20Masks%201.jpg" title="Verna Vogel - papier-mache masks" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here they are gesso'd.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC8SdE5fyaIMtTsdJOoxgJCU5vLdfJkR84_eETS2lCgSHkezXUTXdd6n2oj8U-VUlAMeJKkqVIZN1fD-B2Vc2qBP_KkYmSTS5D6SQro2YOixbBVE-ZwiXBPenlcCzNo4JKCeoY4J4SKGrKOf5WGU4kiljmkjUCGm6MuR3nkQAI20VR7bnLqXewQ/s2500/vernavogel%20-%20Masks%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://imprimo.ca/artists/verna-vogel/profile" border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="2500" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC8SdE5fyaIMtTsdJOoxgJCU5vLdfJkR84_eETS2lCgSHkezXUTXdd6n2oj8U-VUlAMeJKkqVIZN1fD-B2Vc2qBP_KkYmSTS5D6SQro2YOixbBVE-ZwiXBPenlcCzNo4JKCeoY4J4SKGrKOf5WGU4kiljmkjUCGm6MuR3nkQAI20VR7bnLqXewQ/w400-h278/vernavogel%20-%20Masks%202.jpg" title="Verna Vogel - papier-mache masks" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And here they are with some more paint on them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I plan to work quite a bit further on the yellow one, to create a more fully realized expression.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The clean simplicity of the blue one is appealing, but I may adjust the colour a tiny bit just to enhance depth in the form. Also, its eyebrows are made of corrugated cardboard, and I hope it will be possible to tuck feathers or grasses into the holes to create really bushy eyebrows, wouldn't that be fun?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since the spring of 2020 I have made 12 masks including these.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At some point I hope to find a way to show them, hopefully in a public art gallery, beacuse all together they are starting to talk amongst themselves, and I am becoming interested to find out how other people might perceive the conversations.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you as always for reading!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-33087787487081509612023-06-10T09:39:00.011-06:002023-06-10T09:52:08.769-06:00W.I.P. with a sevely limited palette<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJVDPRvje_kLdBPfkvwXlIibhxfyYZ74Z1_mFEzygns9OBQGmv8MZ0NlQ4_yXwyXZenH31IwEf9ZIpu8mLExIAohb7jozW_VEh6G0jbCH8OTCr_SkxQ5AyufdbdfXkoxangURscVMZtM9tlwPHP1cDBFeHJNIOTSkElN5qJcYgJJGJHGbv8M/s4608/Vogel%20-%20brushes%20June%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel paintbrushes after use red violet brown black white" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJVDPRvje_kLdBPfkvwXlIibhxfyYZ74Z1_mFEzygns9OBQGmv8MZ0NlQ4_yXwyXZenH31IwEf9ZIpu8mLExIAohb7jozW_VEh6G0jbCH8OTCr_SkxQ5AyufdbdfXkoxangURscVMZtM9tlwPHP1cDBFeHJNIOTSkElN5qJcYgJJGJHGbv8M/w400-h225/Vogel%20-%20brushes%20June%202023.jpg" title="Verna Vogel brushes after work" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few nights ago I began working on a couple of small canvases I'd prepared with <a href="https://www.kamapigment.com/artists-materials/artists-paints/acrylic-gesso/gamblin-oil-painting-ground.html" style="background-color: #eeeeee;" target="_blank">oil ground</a> a few days prior. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thought I'd try some more colour studies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At 20x22 inches, these are a bit larger than the "Notes on Colour" series. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can see those on <a href="https://imprimo.ca/collections/notes-on-colour" style="background-color: #eeeeee;" target="_blank">my website</a> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and at </span><a href="https://bluerockgallery.ca/collections/verna-vogel" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Bluerock Gallery</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(happily they've already sold a few!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My starting point was to use a severely limited palette of analagous(ish) colours.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1ax5xGfQpskfni6wDFJ0vw_uupGZBpibCV2ZM3tu_sAufmB7GNRNduBiAp86IVHkbnOGEgqevvN8htO9OGAWYr6x4VBMvjR-FdhJslmDstZRUWZokM6_-vy8d1tM6Sam32lMFvdRFs4gEat_VdT1EW0_gT3Ufd8mcNPOhyvRfawYefIHPgY/s4608/Vogel%20-%20O-2023.1-1.jpg"><img alt="Vogel colour study work in progress" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1ax5xGfQpskfni6wDFJ0vw_uupGZBpibCV2ZM3tu_sAufmB7GNRNduBiAp86IVHkbnOGEgqevvN8htO9OGAWYr6x4VBMvjR-FdhJslmDstZRUWZokM6_-vy8d1tM6Sam32lMFvdRFs4gEat_VdT1EW0_gT3Ufd8mcNPOhyvRfawYefIHPgY/w400-h225/Vogel%20-%20O-2023.1-1.jpg" title="Verna Vogel colour study" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, blind drawing with <a href="https://www.kamapigment.com/kama-products/kama-oil-sticks?___store=en" style="background-color: #eeeeee;" target="_blank">Kama oil sticks</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then oil paint: Burnt Sienna, Mineral Violet, Titanium White.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEghU6v-WZQmov5Agtz0hvPHaTdhDbMvyHT-m5uzSGksTFBjkoeBS5qlPcw85rha0fTz5R3EVs0XvpLqePzEHtjHMGgLl5iaQ67VjaesrievrlWIUB1NCNHjlQvGEveuAYBCws28Xg1FmcNtLGTPy5SzrCCf-8xSRayNxtPPiVP5TxeOrc14Y18/s4608/Vogel%20-%20O-2023.1-1%20detail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel work in progress colour study limited palette" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghU6v-WZQmov5Agtz0hvPHaTdhDbMvyHT-m5uzSGksTFBjkoeBS5qlPcw85rha0fTz5R3EVs0XvpLqePzEHtjHMGgLl5iaQ67VjaesrievrlWIUB1NCNHjlQvGEveuAYBCws28Xg1FmcNtLGTPy5SzrCCf-8xSRayNxtPPiVP5TxeOrc14Y18/w400-h225/Vogel%20-%20O-2023.1-1%20detail.jpg" title="Verna Vogel colour study" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little Cadmium Red Light to brighten things up a bit, then Payne's Grey toned with a touch of Pthalo Green Deep.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> sometimes apply little splothes of paint mixes to test the colour in concert, b</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">efore painting in whole areas</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greys can be a bit tricky to get right: warm or cool, dark or light? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The spectrum of so-called "mud colours" is broad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Sn7af0mD8xfzstm94PCt8LpMAUVkx81DDfC731XIhZ1PG-6He3KMmbNqFpPUd9QsuqCR66s3hoge13vHGGcNwdjCCbz5c2tJM9jYZ5egeowZ-6brDPs8Zfl5Mh_Rq4tWnxSqVl_KL_OBsE182kHITXVgv6eotDviJPbsUmhitA7cewEGtxg/s4608/Vogel%20-%20O-2023.1-2...jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel work in progress colour study limited palette of red, violet, brown, black" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Sn7af0mD8xfzstm94PCt8LpMAUVkx81DDfC731XIhZ1PG-6He3KMmbNqFpPUd9QsuqCR66s3hoge13vHGGcNwdjCCbz5c2tJM9jYZ5egeowZ-6brDPs8Zfl5Mh_Rq4tWnxSqVl_KL_OBsE182kHITXVgv6eotDviJPbsUmhitA7cewEGtxg/w400-h225/Vogel%20-%20O-2023.1-2...jpg" title="Verna Vogel colour study" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After several hours, arriving here.</span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3VeE6HlFG8eJq2zAnmTCXB7-8CSfWykv2rece_oexa1TxGFtQOOPL2dJgJinBGgn7s9F86gkqOCLBMd8SbrwbalI2iUEiTspHQrgZxUC4jVD87GCLWaFJRcv0Prw_-TGz__NZatIlhe1eMqq_OxjdMu-thwxMI28v0PU5WOHxU8rQcykbbo/s4608/Vogel%20-%20studio%20June%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel studio late night after painting work in progress limited palette" border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3VeE6HlFG8eJq2zAnmTCXB7-8CSfWykv2rece_oexa1TxGFtQOOPL2dJgJinBGgn7s9F86gkqOCLBMd8SbrwbalI2iUEiTspHQrgZxUC4jVD87GCLWaFJRcv0Prw_-TGz__NZatIlhe1eMqq_OxjdMu-thwxMI28v0PU5WOHxU8rQcykbbo/w225-h400/Vogel%20-%20studio%20June%202023.jpg" title="Verna Vogel painting studio" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finished for the night at 3am - Whew!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This sometiems happens when I've not painted in some days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been experiencing some shoulder, elbow and wrist issues, a repetetive stress injury caused mainly by painting alot and not taking breaks. (d-uh)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then I have to rest - rest!! Truly, resting is an excercise in willpower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nice problem to have, in the larger scheme of world events, but still it sucks when I can't paint. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, I will be starting an excersice/physio regime in an actual gym in a couple of weeks. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Never thought I'd do that! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">But there you go: it's a case of "make art or die" and I'll do whatever it takes to fix things and prevent further injury... and I find myself looking forward to a general strengthening my body as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqZMXhBX8aFDznHQ-W3aksiumT3FFW4TP3zJRnthfIQ6wJYb-nfo3CcFmojbUpcr2EIo-6WtNtSsaI0-I5L-te-iJ01fEgN0-hOclWzOxv513F48pX9W-stzaUMT53-38eChtT08fqB3CAYhlFa8l2-Wt3_k1CBEdV6fQ8KyN-Sna3psdfSQ/s4608/Vogel%20-%20O-2023.1-2..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel colour study in dim light work in progress limited palette" border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqZMXhBX8aFDznHQ-W3aksiumT3FFW4TP3zJRnthfIQ6wJYb-nfo3CcFmojbUpcr2EIo-6WtNtSsaI0-I5L-te-iJ01fEgN0-hOclWzOxv513F48pX9W-stzaUMT53-38eChtT08fqB3CAYhlFa8l2-Wt3_k1CBEdV6fQ8KyN-Sna3psdfSQ/w225-h400/Vogel%20-%20O-2023.1-2..jpg" title="Verna Vogel colour study in dim light" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Different lighting and different orientation.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The two colour studies are very close, probably only the still-white areas will be chromatically toned a bit, with as little darkening as possible. A few days of other work, and hopefully early next week I can finish them. Wish me luck!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks as always for reading, and I hope you're having a lovely day ...or night :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-45113880954272554132023-05-05T13:49:00.007-06:002023-05-05T14:07:25.814-06:00Colour Studies 2023.29, 30, 31<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello again!</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time for another blog post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqkW1DDIsmy6qBDdQHB6MkIfqP_zhF8Xr2G2zaAbPiOGZEaRPX3AbeNnaoIvRl2glT337EgfD1I1MGch8DfgCQUFQZNgaJBaqsNLyJ8YaxtC5vjn5dCFes_YYGANiP5RfwNUmkUV3c145bbBpfVZo-dyl9Ukl_stx6FZcbpMrvGp1Soo2VQM/s4459/20230505_012444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel oil colour studies - here are my brushes with the colours on them" border="0" data-original-height="2508" data-original-width="4459" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqkW1DDIsmy6qBDdQHB6MkIfqP_zhF8Xr2G2zaAbPiOGZEaRPX3AbeNnaoIvRl2glT337EgfD1I1MGch8DfgCQUFQZNgaJBaqsNLyJ8YaxtC5vjn5dCFes_YYGANiP5RfwNUmkUV3c145bbBpfVZo-dyl9Ukl_stx6FZcbpMrvGp1Soo2VQM/w400-h225/20230505_012444.jpg" title="Verna Vogel 3-colour oil study on paper, used brushes" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday I made a few colour studies with a very limited palette:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpLXfDFQlRKFAuOg1FtVo0jYGh0RvmHB_TVGm5zIj9ftSdaKicoUdfva4j41NPDQsPj7yhYoOTdN2vy4_PYuLSRabyuEG8A3bv4HFrsYTdVS9SjnRPCZRtUwjSrIm2eepOl_Eq3x-na2-7FX8rkBxJsaPxzJ_lFR9pibADJj2MMe6pAcC-hE/s3456/Colour%20study%20paper%20-%20palette%2029-30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpLXfDFQlRKFAuOg1FtVo0jYGh0RvmHB_TVGm5zIj9ftSdaKicoUdfva4j41NPDQsPj7yhYoOTdN2vy4_PYuLSRabyuEG8A3bv4HFrsYTdVS9SjnRPCZRtUwjSrIm2eepOl_Eq3x-na2-7FX8rkBxJsaPxzJ_lFR9pibADJj2MMe6pAcC-hE/s320/Colour%20study%20paper%20-%20palette%2029-30.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Prussian Blue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ultramarine Red</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cadmium Orange</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">plus Titanium White, as always</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The "red" is more like a greyish violet and has a very low tinting strength, in keeping the the nature of Ultramarine pigments.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was not an easy palette to work with, but in the end I loved it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Below are a few progression photos:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IrXvGbtBj01EjR7vWjXeyMcArhqaY4SZJzIxgcOPuYRqa-TrcA_QbjYi_rSSN1_YKyicthpbiTNQN_m9zXG-4i1MQ7kdAHs8vDfieygf5ETu6Gzw8LHKN59CpA2WT9PuwgIypma_cIBy3c0YavcuigZ9d8uLubYwqTHNGXPBp3E8VIlA76k/s4535/Colour%20study%20paper%202023.29-30%20....jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel oil colour study" border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="4535" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IrXvGbtBj01EjR7vWjXeyMcArhqaY4SZJzIxgcOPuYRqa-TrcA_QbjYi_rSSN1_YKyicthpbiTNQN_m9zXG-4i1MQ7kdAHs8vDfieygf5ETu6Gzw8LHKN59CpA2WT9PuwgIypma_cIBy3c0YavcuigZ9d8uLubYwqTHNGXPBp3E8VIlA76k/w400-h225/Colour%20study%20paper%202023.29-30%20....jpg" title="Verna Vogel 3-colour oil study on paper" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I begin with orange, blue and white</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJOPk9gRZ-m6uSM81XYuK7xLlT8iq1ZSwuo1ihj0KHe3hirSA4l_0eAxAfoIOKO0FaUr118lJKlAhxDTehHaXZzD7RdMHfUFnW9XioCNVkcFjg_1uhl8eOEjlsaSZRuJlucaWw692u9o_ZL6NbwneX3UVJG1vdssBsuJ1rQkMBoGNdQsOI8E/s4608/Colour%20study%20paper%202023.29-30%20...jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel oil colour study" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJOPk9gRZ-m6uSM81XYuK7xLlT8iq1ZSwuo1ihj0KHe3hirSA4l_0eAxAfoIOKO0FaUr118lJKlAhxDTehHaXZzD7RdMHfUFnW9XioCNVkcFjg_1uhl8eOEjlsaSZRuJlucaWw692u9o_ZL6NbwneX3UVJG1vdssBsuJ1rQkMBoGNdQsOI8E/w400-h225/Colour%20study%20paper%202023.29-30%20...jpg" title="Verna Vogel 3-colour oil study on paper" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">More blue and a bit of the red</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uPsUFoK9oHrRwkREKyz67eTjhDAgm28qGw4eTONnINkZW5LU2HrVJQrt9mwrwd5zOFx8blKyOXewPneEV3idGWHmy4YU_lcdtz43iwQBFMPNUx4xLFjByGzcP7C9bWjdUyLEnjhVMPH_7N8pHJ36TFS3F3M_pf-uCPVjbTMFWtDqcryw2j4/s4608/Colour%20study%20paper%202023.29-30%20..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel oil colour study" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uPsUFoK9oHrRwkREKyz67eTjhDAgm28qGw4eTONnINkZW5LU2HrVJQrt9mwrwd5zOFx8blKyOXewPneEV3idGWHmy4YU_lcdtz43iwQBFMPNUx4xLFjByGzcP7C9bWjdUyLEnjhVMPH_7N8pHJ36TFS3F3M_pf-uCPVjbTMFWtDqcryw2j4/w400-h225/Colour%20study%20paper%202023.29-30%20..jpg" title="Verna Vogel 3-colour oil study on paper" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All the colours in concert</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">back and forth and back and forth until...</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI9yIRXN2-BFihE2xKR6AUowHtAAgRgazkpoSNT8Jg8dBlFDbwDJlwXlip81NOPBtiHeYV1wcneo7qiy-HWR0jtkSnPQVfMFQKmpUDk6PYXEGQPRaXbiU-5taGl2k9kqe1Un06gogwDUi7Q6IzJ7zkdfUKkux_GOX--hoqTarUYefu1KKQIM/s4608/Colour%20study%20paper%202023.29-30%20.....jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel oil colour study" border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI9yIRXN2-BFihE2xKR6AUowHtAAgRgazkpoSNT8Jg8dBlFDbwDJlwXlip81NOPBtiHeYV1wcneo7qiy-HWR0jtkSnPQVfMFQKmpUDk6PYXEGQPRaXbiU-5taGl2k9kqe1Un06gogwDUi7Q6IzJ7zkdfUKkux_GOX--hoqTarUYefu1KKQIM/w360-h640/Colour%20study%20paper%202023.29-30%20.....jpg" title="Verna Vogel 3-colour oil study on paper finished work in the studio" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fini!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">p</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">hotographed this morning in the daybright studio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In case you are curious to know more about pigments, here is a very good database:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.artiscreation.com/Color_index_names.html#.ZFVW3ezMJQI">http://www.artiscreation.com/Color_index_names.html#.ZFVW3ezMJQI</a></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is actually simpler than it appears at first glance, and is a great resource if you're into this sort of knowledge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly609WscnRbiXcTbPuS059h8e_EkOpH89CGoo_Ho2QDPIFEcxu4tedWplavKYUR706BKw9UgYiD7YND6SVfMrfQ1ZbxB-J0YNe0GKXmAHCe6ybFGDlY86ZlapUKUrb74ksAVhp4BEbMZFNRSQzmYBxF1I9zLXqrGaa3mYRt_w5JPjUcP0ZnM/s4608/20230505_012925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel brushes in my studio" border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly609WscnRbiXcTbPuS059h8e_EkOpH89CGoo_Ho2QDPIFEcxu4tedWplavKYUR706BKw9UgYiD7YND6SVfMrfQ1ZbxB-J0YNe0GKXmAHCe6ybFGDlY86ZlapUKUrb74ksAVhp4BEbMZFNRSQzmYBxF1I9zLXqrGaa3mYRt_w5JPjUcP0ZnM/w400-h225/20230505_012925.jpg" title="Verna Vogel brushes used for oil colour studies" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've had a lousy head cold with very low energy for about a week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday I slept part of the day, but in the evening was feeling well enough to get into the studio, and wound up working into the wee hours. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now making this blog post and looking forward to being back to 100% soon, so I can finally resume work on some larger things for one of my galleries.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you as always for reading, and I hope you have a lovely day - free of lousy head colds! haha</span></div></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-86636632643953405872023-01-09T14:46:00.014-07:002023-01-09T14:51:28.454-07:00Exhibition: BLINK<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In October 2022 I had a solo show of my oil paintings at <a href="https://www.cgoart.com/portfolio-item/verna-vogel-blink/#prev" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">the Collector's Gallery</span></a>.</span></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/AVvXsEjT1xrm8TbjUVwwDbmfswJochcaFdCACks_FL3CiyJiah2EtpX30FvVkelDNrzeDmAlp3iFC9IW7QNS7Qj5caUOHISDaQarJNwtfxdgXVFgwhJ96dsUxPHG12g64TKJ7pRndoZ3SnjCEaq-0sngF8V5kPeu3PfABYKeN4tR9m_Qqi0iWEHew7Y/s1268/BLINK%20Collectors%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="1268" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1xrm8TbjUVwwDbmfswJochcaFdCACks_FL3CiyJiah2EtpX30FvVkelDNrzeDmAlp3iFC9IW7QNS7Qj5caUOHISDaQarJNwtfxdgXVFgwhJ96dsUxPHG12g64TKJ7pRndoZ3SnjCEaq-0sngF8V5kPeu3PfABYKeN4tR9m_Qqi0iWEHew7Y/w400-h193/BLINK%20Collectors%202022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How wonderful to once again see a collection of my work displayed on the walls of a gallery! And how fortunate to be able to keep on working over the last few years, despite many societal and personal uncertainties and upheavals.</span></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/AVvXsEgeuqsZ3pwcsYCpxgY_v6KIkVaIJFG3YylwL2tBArneyzXNtmJ-6kcQXIONO5qoTTk229DwC4T_qZJsiGaX3wFCjvNgzf-aeFdGbjP-TSUFLXzCoBo1F-riTdIXyFIr7xOkgPP_yvuS-S2YEo-XspeZl35NoL2mMnCszsyCFQxU7Y7Ac6FFR5Q/s663/72dpi%20Work%208%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="663" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuqsZ3pwcsYCpxgY_v6KIkVaIJFG3YylwL2tBArneyzXNtmJ-6kcQXIONO5qoTTk229DwC4T_qZJsiGaX3wFCjvNgzf-aeFdGbjP-TSUFLXzCoBo1F-riTdIXyFIr7xOkgPP_yvuS-S2YEo-XspeZl35NoL2mMnCszsyCFQxU7Y7Ac6FFR5Q/w400-h400/72dpi%20Work%208%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can find proper images of the work at the Collector's Gallery <a href="https://www.cgoart.com/portfolio-item/verna-vogel-blink/#prev" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">exhibitions page</span></a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Below are a couple of screens shots from my i-g page which (if I have done it correctly) should link to the posts which contain a bit of writing about the work and a couple of wee vids:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CdWMSPspU63oUjuOEMH8-4PmhbZ4Z1w_lfgojg0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2214" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJGKMmVe3jYb02neO9USkTUHejLD6H1Hvb0IspGpDAoNF5FQ55FwJ0Dph2Z3I_b0cysquPVewqpnYmkJEaudK3ulRE0qSA5EjyhnJXZd3wpw6yENzpgku6SeL6b68LHendk33xshMg-TG_N_9j4UO5uQfOx6SiJwBHuhyCKE2uhC5jPJ4SXk/w400-h249/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-09%20at%202.33.52%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJfIUQPzJ7P18MiwrmGA4u9kQwFQUFbIXs_Ag0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1252" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cUliXHQbvuno5LUpjVOsckzQw3AKAuUj5Emwo2TFX_9zFPc08Vu53d1sQeD5Yz0UfegG7Q7q_Kn9cXF464CkCWYR7VqUuxfv3ZEKv0STeL77mOXVUKC5UzpWM92qIQq7tNPn24GA0HSYLWn44U-WlU-HkLFligZx6LUq7wmG_4fh5iehYC8/w400-h366/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-09%20at%202.39.31%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I enjoy the immediacy of i-g these days, but feel it's also good to make a blog post every now and again. Not quite a new year's resolution *laughs* but perhaps a kind of general leaning towards without any time pressure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for reading these bits and I hope the links are alright. Next post perhaps I'll put a bit more of the ideas writing directly in, but today I'm just about done with screen time and wish to head into the studio before daylight fades.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you as always for reading!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">V</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-45865124420682308062022-04-28T20:56:00.030-06:002022-04-28T21:06:05.005-06:00Blendability<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blendability is an important skill, though not appropriate in all situations.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcs2vo2Uo5OaMAc_DLl-JTlYi5dZtbgKm0hLHg9XRlSmjkMRAhhZ8Ab4tKYWzAaTqTDc7RksH28BRjbyMsU6BSO_dh2C2Kab2zjTSsfQi9wj9RyH5YXRxwR5r-VxlTF7c8W9EwCk2_3MUCw5Gu6YoPpRn03As-IwLO-TnVfKGDcqVaM5S7gNk/s1080/oilstick%20on%20mylar%20%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel oilstick on duralar colourful abstract images" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcs2vo2Uo5OaMAc_DLl-JTlYi5dZtbgKm0hLHg9XRlSmjkMRAhhZ8Ab4tKYWzAaTqTDc7RksH28BRjbyMsU6BSO_dh2C2Kab2zjTSsfQi9wj9RyH5YXRxwR5r-VxlTF7c8W9EwCk2_3MUCw5Gu6YoPpRn03As-IwLO-TnVfKGDcqVaM5S7gNk/w400-h400/oilstick%20on%20mylar%20%20.jpg" title="Verna Vogel oilstick on duralar" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've discovered that matte Duralar is a wonderful surface to work on with oilsticks: smooth but not slick, very good for blending and wiping effects. I have it on good authority that you can use solvents with it, too, but since I am determined to be totally solvent-free in the studio I have not tried that.</span></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/AVvXsEgX4Pp-6Xt8UXbwBh9zFtQtopybMRDDBYLei08PeoGDOUhlVBQaApnESFIc0lufhB5brikmJiPv3OXzwsYrc99bFe8vA2SrFRSCpYruwjlJ20yTgq05MHR9AI1JFCiD1CMcgbp5T_Tonha25DEn4QA7LMMN9CzstV_qFbLHP5DufzYc6G0GWdQ/s1072/oilstick%20on%20mylar%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel oilstick on duralar colourful image" border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1072" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4Pp-6Xt8UXbwBh9zFtQtopybMRDDBYLei08PeoGDOUhlVBQaApnESFIc0lufhB5brikmJiPv3OXzwsYrc99bFe8vA2SrFRSCpYruwjlJ20yTgq05MHR9AI1JFCiD1CMcgbp5T_Tonha25DEn4QA7LMMN9CzstV_qFbLHP5DufzYc6G0GWdQ/w400-h376/oilstick%20on%20mylar%208.jpg" title="Verna Vogel oilstick on duralar" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Desaturating the images, I find I like them alot in black & white... but I've yet to make any really successful b/w artworks, though. My persistent love of colour gets in the way *laughs*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKrwSxwjeeBiXP71i8ONeQ4ancPRpnOBzbR1I_bcdY_5LAjmeSkA7B3wMRhIwLD_Nqwu_xtZO_SbKBc-ED-uVN4gv7JfdqsvGb8Rf8CkurmZ6JqLRkedYxT_gMRmqjmQXScIdFZAzaB9_IX7o7BMIhDtTxVzeK7CmHkJmPI58yvjudRY2wN4/s2112/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel oilstick on duralar" border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="2112" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKrwSxwjeeBiXP71i8ONeQ4ancPRpnOBzbR1I_bcdY_5LAjmeSkA7B3wMRhIwLD_Nqwu_xtZO_SbKBc-ED-uVN4gv7JfdqsvGb8Rf8CkurmZ6JqLRkedYxT_gMRmqjmQXScIdFZAzaB9_IX7o7BMIhDtTxVzeK7CmHkJmPI58yvjudRY2wN4/w400-h133/2.jpg" title="Verna Vogel oilstick on duralar" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Somewhere, somewhen, I read that muted colours (ie: greys & taupes) are considered more civilized, and colourful colours more savage, so to speak. I imagine that would be tied to how close to the surface one's emotions are allowed to be in a given situation. Today's home designers certainly encourage a very limited palette in narrow tonal ranges, for the most part. There's blendability for you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My brain understands the muted logic, but my brain does not rule in the studio. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Colour brings me joy, and it seems to bring other people joy, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjCpftwWtb5d9wpz9hRvYnmJgiSLvt26eL1Xr2KFb45WEZpEHOGdsaclGtupxZERjzTogyxyz-6ka812wcdwX6d_vDfrXCkEorInPNHIMQi73p9TDyJczm0CkUf71ZFHYvsd8XmI_d-aUpOy2-cYYjsnMYKu5KOL195qCKrg_LZGj6vF9Kfc6s/s1070/oilstick%20on%20mylar%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel oilstick on duralar colourful image" border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1070" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpftwWtb5d9wpz9hRvYnmJgiSLvt26eL1Xr2KFb45WEZpEHOGdsaclGtupxZERjzTogyxyz-6ka812wcdwX6d_vDfrXCkEorInPNHIMQi73p9TDyJczm0CkUf71ZFHYvsd8XmI_d-aUpOy2-cYYjsnMYKu5KOL195qCKrg_LZGj6vF9Kfc6s/w400-h371/oilstick%20on%20mylar%2010.jpg" title="Verna Vogel oilstick on duralar" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If the point is to shine a light in dark times, bring on the colour, I say.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">P.S.<a href="https://vernavogel.blogspot.com/2019/02/just-turn-your-head-little.html" target="_blank"> Click here</a> to see water-based media on clear, glossy duralar, it's the second image in the post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">P.P.S. and a <a href="https://vernavogel.blogspot.com/2019/03/exhibition-just-turn-your-head-little.html" target="_blank">link to a subsequent post</a> showing photos of the exhibition installed. A good memory... I hope to be able to create immersive exhibitions again, in fact have got some work already headed that way, and a possible venue for it too. More about that later, though. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-65602448013717236482022-03-22T12:29:00.012-06:002022-03-22T12:34:44.289-06:00modifications<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Further development of this painting.</span></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/AVvXsEhm_Siajo4y-AAtROBVV5M2eemHOqApyrywUWdyF2fAczMc1k1lgmTrmZMJRE2espAL_Tk1qZknxA_afZBiRENONiSJDHMLMsgJcdIjrB7Be9HZJY3chf3xqS-8a-yqCICKxfv0GNzPKCdvlKH4SUF0BOcUtkWA6y8QfL2Jj374_fanoYGlYQg/s3433/oil%20%2312.0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3433" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_Siajo4y-AAtROBVV5M2eemHOqApyrywUWdyF2fAczMc1k1lgmTrmZMJRE2espAL_Tk1qZknxA_afZBiRENONiSJDHMLMsgJcdIjrB7Be9HZJY3chf3xqS-8a-yqCICKxfv0GNzPKCdvlKH4SUF0BOcUtkWA6y8QfL2Jj374_fanoYGlYQg/w400-h233/oil%20%2312.0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">before</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUeS_if8QMp2x_UcgW_qPXLaP2hcsoEkdcajJi-m-NaKEBjTwrB7_XgNHlpY1VuDXlLen45OFUCf9nWeIQV5i8QILZXAUiCcSWxMaoGPruQKUePebrGHOcgHDwxUQSxNjrLtAmBkiZpGAeaqzoB_aFDfLrNSp8UrjazyKnj7M-kblUEl4inY/s3556/Oil%20%2312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3556" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUeS_if8QMp2x_UcgW_qPXLaP2hcsoEkdcajJi-m-NaKEBjTwrB7_XgNHlpY1VuDXlLen45OFUCf9nWeIQV5i8QILZXAUiCcSWxMaoGPruQKUePebrGHOcgHDwxUQSxNjrLtAmBkiZpGAeaqzoB_aFDfLrNSp8UrjazyKnj7M-kblUEl4inY/w400-h225/Oil%20%2312.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">after</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think I will leave this one now and move on, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">having learned something in the process.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for reading, and looking :)</span></div><br /> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-43515751836843146692022-03-06T14:54:00.002-07:002022-03-06T14:54:49.073-07:00Little Fishes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Feeling a bit low-energy lately.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Taking images of unsatisfactrory paintings and running them through the photoshop, with I think some interesting visual possibilities.</span></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/a/AVvXsEgR9UCC5Hr8wcFIFaVjpXEDYw-_As0VIU5Llw3Foe3TR1bNUOr2QPO5rkA88YcfQS_d0DDFEezeLeaoSYSc-qCnPVvOcI48dVYLH75t1WV-5L9QF6ZnycOwxbjvdykpasTIxiiY-XPPMRFnEXB-K43VvwIgtmDiPNRC8TKelTcnd_R3WWnOZtY=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1080" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR9UCC5Hr8wcFIFaVjpXEDYw-_As0VIU5Llw3Foe3TR1bNUOr2QPO5rkA88YcfQS_d0DDFEezeLeaoSYSc-qCnPVvOcI48dVYLH75t1WV-5L9QF6ZnycOwxbjvdykpasTIxiiY-XPPMRFnEXB-K43VvwIgtmDiPNRC8TKelTcnd_R3WWnOZtY=w400-h365" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">before...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIdDnTTHHh01la2V6s9CEAXIdNIRPAAeOrTb5z-PWeQNQJfYeB3s-RDbU2KTNh8yrSZ-rgPU4eBdNtQ9Xo6uTuRQlldE81Kh22c0taYqjqZkHF5Q1hftZDp_6sx2O6mCEF94EMSKJ5_8VAuqVB1dprXuLRslKHMyMbEtRZvaXZhc1pPW5CboA=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1080" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIdDnTTHHh01la2V6s9CEAXIdNIRPAAeOrTb5z-PWeQNQJfYeB3s-RDbU2KTNh8yrSZ-rgPU4eBdNtQ9Xo6uTuRQlldE81Kh22c0taYqjqZkHF5Q1hftZDp_6sx2O6mCEF94EMSKJ5_8VAuqVB1dprXuLRslKHMyMbEtRZvaXZhc1pPW5CboA=w400-h365" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">...after</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One large change + a few small tweaks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well then! Perhaps then I will not gesso over this one, but rather try re-working it a bit. :)</span></div><br /> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-73673258759813219682022-03-02T00:16:00.030-07:002022-03-02T00:32:49.891-07:00Homeostasis in the big picture<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since January 1, 2022</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">-- when one of my studio heaters kaputzed and it was impossible to find another after a very cold christmas, so I removed my acrylics (which must not freeze) into the house, but wanted to work in the studio even though it was cold --</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been painting with oils, which are less temperature-sensitive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Solvent-free!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A real learning process for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After some sucesses with smaller canvases, I went larger, and have run into problems. Go figure. *laughs*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This painting, for example....</span></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/a/AVvXsEh7cjQEAqivlT45HvnQV9I5Msm4mqXQaXjEfr0kcl8rKY2gqlhokzPZ_i9BzmMZzm3bnz2xQtCaeSBEfVfTXr7dOxkzP9PLG8c9eBE4Zv0AhCgpCbf-O3rqOVM-1ri8HdWnHkWvXcT1H4Hi-byJSCquFNG5v-gdMFaqrPu6WcZwqcWel02zmvo=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7cjQEAqivlT45HvnQV9I5Msm4mqXQaXjEfr0kcl8rKY2gqlhokzPZ_i9BzmMZzm3bnz2xQtCaeSBEfVfTXr7dOxkzP9PLG8c9eBE4Zv0AhCgpCbf-O3rqOVM-1ri8HdWnHkWvXcT1H4Hi-byJSCquFNG5v-gdMFaqrPu6WcZwqcWel02zmvo=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">... began with a really well composed drawing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is not easy for me to do on a large scale, and I was feeling quite good about it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(it's 38 x 68", or 95 x 175 cm)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Under the darker lines, there are paler lines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When applying the colour, I decided to follow some of those paler lines.</span></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/a/AVvXsEjyMEne_MPdc02tHfeNo-7Oxjc4ViDwqFGthUO-vthR5DghpgZuCPMPJHqGNaqp_QCy6YvonWGXmWmAnWqpKEA8rZkbBDC5X7ARMijXNwLvpNGn2JcmuqApe75Bt5buQOCUGG9svUeL72lVP_nvQ9PPZKbY3SkMRWWDHVpueEDKkY49qxBZPR4=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="2000" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyMEne_MPdc02tHfeNo-7Oxjc4ViDwqFGthUO-vthR5DghpgZuCPMPJHqGNaqp_QCy6YvonWGXmWmAnWqpKEA8rZkbBDC5X7ARMijXNwLvpNGn2JcmuqApe75Bt5buQOCUGG9svUeL72lVP_nvQ9PPZKbY3SkMRWWDHVpueEDKkY49qxBZPR4=w400-h223" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yeah, not such a good idea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Why not? Well....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's busy, no focus, no smooth leading of the eye: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">lack of flow!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pattern is too evenly spaced: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">homeostatic conditions!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I lost sight of the big picture, of </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">the elegance and simplicity of the initial drawing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Defeated by size.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I could not see these problems, and fudged around with ir for a long time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nothing worked, things only got worse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Until....</span></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/a/AVvXsEg_Zv_gRauo-Gk4-aESAuJI820iR6wCRnCdavrOOnc8RVfChnOFjgNZvO8LZzpE9xI6r3jZF_OhF9Tc9g3mTNhEV_a5b_tM4icvEoscxSLkZA0MefABJG9dlZgq8k7aH3T1b48bhvOtPDr1nu1FV_iLa4_gNWoepPPNs9mgtaogQzrxJJ_OM5E=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="2000" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_Zv_gRauo-Gk4-aESAuJI820iR6wCRnCdavrOOnc8RVfChnOFjgNZvO8LZzpE9xI6r3jZF_OhF9Tc9g3mTNhEV_a5b_tM4icvEoscxSLkZA0MefABJG9dlZgq8k7aH3T1b48bhvOtPDr1nu1FV_iLa4_gNWoepPPNs9mgtaogQzrxJJ_OM5E=w400-h223" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I read <a href="https://painterskeys.com/six-compositional-boo-boos/" target="_blank">this newsletter</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">! AHA !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So I ran the image through photoshop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My pruning was ruthless.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now I know more-or-less what to do with it in the studio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sweet relief.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you Robert Genn, and Photoshop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And thank you, dear Reader, for reading.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Perhaps some of you will find this post useful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">p.s.: I did eventually find another heater, so I'm no longer painting in the cold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">:)</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-82345403996698756482021-12-06T14:17:00.001-07:002021-12-06T14:17:34.590-07:00The Balance<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">... work in progress ...</span></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/AVvXsEh-G0eG7dDlMOTkcq2cF94YK27XGM4y7rqv0hZLQQhy6W93rDk_Zs_UbV3ZC6-agVbOybtDH-PvVgzw7EMbXnM7M_RwMIDKnJV5lFmETasDYFfWqaMDlkz34tyfBBfyIgRmIukOmQ/s1488/112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel large abstract painting" border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1484" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G0eG7dDlMOTkcq2cF94YK27XGM4y7rqv0hZLQQhy6W93rDk_Zs_UbV3ZC6-agVbOybtDH-PvVgzw7EMbXnM7M_RwMIDKnJV5lFmETasDYFfWqaMDlkz34tyfBBfyIgRmIukOmQ/w399-h400/112.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Somewhere between these two iterations lies the balance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrcjf-9Hs7RS6w7hU6ULvOJSWBXJa4UcGD-1iVoBc6S7-PAywKwICqj_7YtzT5EWdvUEyAYqt8tlUNZATOEeeXc8_BJxMgZVCHQxezKIJcpwuLDVZBVTDOksEZ0TvhJeKEi1kxw/s1480/111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Verna Vogel large abstract painting" border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1478" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrcjf-9Hs7RS6w7hU6ULvOJSWBXJa4UcGD-1iVoBc6S7-PAywKwICqj_7YtzT5EWdvUEyAYqt8tlUNZATOEeeXc8_BJxMgZVCHQxezKIJcpwuLDVZBVTDOksEZ0TvhJeKEi1kxw/w400-h400/111.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm not sure if I have the skill to guide it there, but I'm gonna try.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-6916165605836026432021-10-28T23:17:00.006-06:002021-10-28T23:20:03.194-06:00happiness is ... a well-fitted gallery<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am so pleased to announce that my work is now being represented by *drum roll*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Collector's Gallery of Art</span></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;"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/7958087402e0/spotlight-on-artist-5409046?fbclid=IwAR0JvKOhK5FCSEUnCsfMw87I4Lxbi-giecO_6xa9cE_tF1PE8dpinhMYGgo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1118" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1pvWKsSbIjUPq7W6awixVWxg0PY8AukDDNg8d61FW4naHhPYSk4hdbGeBf6bo92f7e0WzIUUSHlXkt0J_s2nXbkT2JJykX4FlroDHCvigCNRb_xm2TAvty8aBYsAU4VGGR6zZg/w494-h640/Spotlight+on+Verna+Vogel.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Click on the image above to view their newsletter, </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">and to find my work and bio on their website.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This gallery, and gallerist, is so far an excellent fit for me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Case in point: when asked if I would like to schedule a future solo show, I replied that I don't make my best work under deadlines. In fact, from a purely creative standpoint, I prefer when nothing is selling and nobody cares what I do (so to speak), because then I can do whatever I want! </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not: so many paintings by such-and-such a deadline. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What I want is excellence. Just that. But, that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To which this lovely gallerist replies: no problem, how about you bring us paintings from time to time and we'll keep a few aside every now and again, and when we have enough set aside we'll put on a show for you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">No pressure! I'm sure my shoulders visibly relaxed. Yep, I'm one of those people *laughs* </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">It's been such a long time since I posted to this blog. I've a feeling things will continue to be intermittent over here, as I seem to have shifted most of my images and thoughts over to *gasp* instagram! (hereafter referred to as i-g) Link in sidebar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">i-g: I'm gonna, it's groovy, it'll getcha. ... i</span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">guana.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">Thank you dear Reader, for reading. Your interest in my work is, always and ever, so appreciated.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-41294585300060772192021-05-25T12:25:00.010-06:002021-05-25T12:27:59.864-06:00<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another new blog post on my website blog:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://vernavogel.ca/2021/05/25/shipping-and-receiving/">https://vernavogel.ca/2021/05/25/shipping-and-receiving/</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWuuz3Q6km0vQsCmZwAhYFMDqdlP1gFEQ7Fmt8rkjwMNEGASpsjcqO1qamRBGwpaW008HTvRFa6yGB04YMvnvucyUYfe7-gjwp-2oa0WOwLeBiQktAsw4F3IqAx6oh9n2T35CFA/s1080/studio+April+2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWuuz3Q6km0vQsCmZwAhYFMDqdlP1gFEQ7Fmt8rkjwMNEGASpsjcqO1qamRBGwpaW008HTvRFa6yGB04YMvnvucyUYfe7-gjwp-2oa0WOwLeBiQktAsw4F3IqAx6oh9n2T35CFA/w400-h225/studio+April+2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Soon it will be possible to sign up to receive posts via email, and also leave comments, again! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile I can post the links here. Apologies for the hassle, but hey, at least there is a temporary workaround, right?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for your continued interest, and hope to be able to see you at my website blog soon :)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-32963820810898027372021-04-12T17:05:00.012-06:002021-04-12T17:07:17.049-06:00New website, new blog location!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can find my new blog here: </span><a href="https://vernavogel.ca/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">https://vernavogel.ca</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc9fm4DxxyUsQFbtuhG6Lc97UKamKFIKTdI5NKfPudKyNjjL5sjfBFSh22Mq5sAxvLA6FkvEHd48TObT-hET0g86WUK7_4LQIDjH2afAKOPnGJnL2tqQ2p3jK8hveuWeGCOSQVA/s1080/Framings+1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1080" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc9fm4DxxyUsQFbtuhG6Lc97UKamKFIKTdI5NKfPudKyNjjL5sjfBFSh22Mq5sAxvLA6FkvEHd48TObT-hET0g86WUK7_4LQIDjH2afAKOPnGJnL2tqQ2p3jK8hveuWeGCOSQVA/w400-h283/Framings+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-23496134614071472302021-01-14T11:23:00.003-07:002021-01-14T11:23:42.898-07:00Fluctuations<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy New Year! The solstice has passed, and we continue to move toward the light. While things may seem rather dark in the immediate environs, I am focussing on the light which I know will increase, because nothing ever doesn't change.</span></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/AVvXsEgKBDOMxTmiyPg8xUm0jKrz6fwI5dRQJfKDl03etzd0jCDlhZtOe4mhBffuCeBzG61K9BaxnQQ5ZxSzj2jRdeDtqLhva57wU57FHPV6XPcm7L8ytM6sFdDn1x_cIBlqYAXXcJhEiQ/s3648/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBDOMxTmiyPg8xUm0jKrz6fwI5dRQJfKDl03etzd0jCDlhZtOe4mhBffuCeBzG61K9BaxnQQ5ZxSzj2jRdeDtqLhva57wU57FHPV6XPcm7L8ytM6sFdDn1x_cIBlqYAXXcJhEiQ/s320/3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am working on building a new website. Very exciting, very good focus for 2021.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Someone else is doing the framework for me, and I have been going through years' worth of images, deciding what to load into my new site, and how to organize everything. 20+ years of very productive art-making: it's a lot of images!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are a few which hold a nice nostalgia for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEidk_P-WI-HzkuWK3dqOtdn8zyEOt90lczU8s8qOTyl9tOuR7Iydfm8rTDahxEFSetk3R9TGhMPXyT4_BEuB2xipgrV67pWvTxkZYAcWImyITPW6QZ3baAkjEiFQqbY_lNNngUN1w/s936/First+Studio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="936" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidk_P-WI-HzkuWK3dqOtdn8zyEOt90lczU8s8qOTyl9tOuR7Iydfm8rTDahxEFSetk3R9TGhMPXyT4_BEuB2xipgrV67pWvTxkZYAcWImyITPW6QZ3baAkjEiFQqbY_lNNngUN1w/s320/First+Studio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">My very first studio back in the 1990's. I was so happy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhgOKuXXBgSF4l67YUDVH5H8y4oRWd7_cmYtFwq-Bl4tLt-CP1MFWLjs1ZjcUobB4ZjfxMpGoWWn2o23PSPHW2gRl2tyrihI0zrdCUJDHHVOBrFeMCYkKXWnUHJBfJYfGz6PBXt_g/s936/Sketchbook+archive+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="697" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOKuXXBgSF4l67YUDVH5H8y4oRWd7_cmYtFwq-Bl4tLt-CP1MFWLjs1ZjcUobB4ZjfxMpGoWWn2o23PSPHW2gRl2tyrihI0zrdCUJDHHVOBrFeMCYkKXWnUHJBfJYfGz6PBXt_g/s320/Sketchbook+archive+2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The indestructible fig tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This plant has been with me also 20+ years</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAxu6bAssJIutEt5Cx2arY8joSFqhhqVX4w9pa94SQ1kQh6hPjNBCnjaLyd6nixulsnq3y45ZKmkSrnipUxzeIeTsLMDYjsEaClnq9Unv-D4w1dVX3c-WKxUpIbo3yzlnq-zDBA/s864/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAxu6bAssJIutEt5Cx2arY8joSFqhhqVX4w9pa94SQ1kQh6hPjNBCnjaLyd6nixulsnq3y45ZKmkSrnipUxzeIeTsLMDYjsEaClnq9Unv-D4w1dVX3c-WKxUpIbo3yzlnq-zDBA/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Downtown Calgary studio, ca. 2008</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">where art sales took off, enabling me to paint full-time</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblYZStkc3Sq3hghVNSrNbRz4Lrn3teauGz5aJ4NPDLJBEcYuZ4kEhAtyeHwsXskSSFJA3N9krgBxOCM_mU9biLGgF8mMHIx5kCkgS2fJxni6lFsItfM7sMIPFxB6cySgUveMI5A/s1726/1.+Drifting+In+72x42.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1726" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblYZStkc3Sq3hghVNSrNbRz4Lrn3teauGz5aJ4NPDLJBEcYuZ4kEhAtyeHwsXskSSFJA3N9krgBxOCM_mU9biLGgF8mMHIx5kCkgS2fJxni6lFsItfM7sMIPFxB6cySgUveMI5A/s320/1.+Drifting+In+72x42.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">examples of the work I was making at that time</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4Ezxl9ePz2S3THz8brnGj8Rgm5GpAjgdRVp_pXlHGYz3EFKvpPuh7A3a_Qa0AX9YRATspMS_h3gXe1UGiSIgZJt0lFhALm0Msx1hdYy-wQyPFukrye1ptpUSAXEqbBny6jbhiA/s2048/Studio%252C+snapshot+series+in+progress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4Ezxl9ePz2S3THz8brnGj8Rgm5GpAjgdRVp_pXlHGYz3EFKvpPuh7A3a_Qa0AX9YRATspMS_h3gXe1UGiSIgZJt0lFhALm0Msx1hdYy-wQyPFukrye1ptpUSAXEqbBny6jbhiA/s320/Studio%252C+snapshot+series+in+progress.jpg" width="320" /></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/AVvXsEjc30QCZPHCR1-FKwBdpUYDYG-aSZnEVbt8nWVcQSdd_n-NeK_zgnQrczd40SiHFjcC8S8ve5CAnhz1ZgB5VvnNL_aZHocjSw_UcduibGvk2Ilt6PM50JAKfARPW1IraOnPyuNgYQ/s1080/Vogel+-+landing+page+%2528studio%2529+lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc30QCZPHCR1-FKwBdpUYDYG-aSZnEVbt8nWVcQSdd_n-NeK_zgnQrczd40SiHFjcC8S8ve5CAnhz1ZgB5VvnNL_aZHocjSw_UcduibGvk2Ilt6PM50JAKfARPW1IraOnPyuNgYQ/s320/Vogel+-+landing+page+%2528studio%2529+lo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">beautiful tools of the trade</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGChlJsvimsitd6SgDcRl8quKeGiMlfWbd_6XnKx285ZaVMqjzwKdDO3XwSbjhgGPMqrAbXhZEB-7uB1kE_xYACpOtnWjO3uxdE51qkTDVyNt8rZTbohgSFLY2dnnpdX6E7LEZlw/s800/vernavogel-studio31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGChlJsvimsitd6SgDcRl8quKeGiMlfWbd_6XnKx285ZaVMqjzwKdDO3XwSbjhgGPMqrAbXhZEB-7uB1kE_xYACpOtnWjO3uxdE51qkTDVyNt8rZTbohgSFLY2dnnpdX6E7LEZlw/s320/vernavogel-studio31.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">A new direction in its infancy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXmg4wC5U4ToBaCrDKFLlGhTfiKiwWfot4AVVXDo0TUB7Qp4bqra9_Ig20M1AESJdWL3jQRACLl98hjSEw_isbKTvL-E1Pnt3DKyBH8DaSFHKyMgYpn3Un2QqdiEHQXL0zlA_Jw/s800/vernavogel-studio10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXmg4wC5U4ToBaCrDKFLlGhTfiKiwWfot4AVVXDo0TUB7Qp4bqra9_Ig20M1AESJdWL3jQRACLl98hjSEw_isbKTvL-E1Pnt3DKyBH8DaSFHKyMgYpn3Un2QqdiEHQXL0zlA_Jw/s320/vernavogel-studio10.jpg" width="320" /></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/AVvXsEhcK9VE0pbFpuC00TEgSz2oy-gcsmH-jRl_ldenjdUFahN0OFZf5hd6ItOksFWeN6eNEbrAEN3j3PgjTQ2hyphenhyphen-Rw50TmOMtIXItrW9b7_UWxWW0bGWFJRwuTQn7ZoUhgd3CbkQ03KA/s2048/Vogel+-+studio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK9VE0pbFpuC00TEgSz2oy-gcsmH-jRl_ldenjdUFahN0OFZf5hd6ItOksFWeN6eNEbrAEN3j3PgjTQ2hyphenhyphen-Rw50TmOMtIXItrW9b7_UWxWW0bGWFJRwuTQn7ZoUhgd3CbkQ03KA/s320/Vogel+-+studio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">basement studio ca. 2012</span></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/AVvXsEigvELI8h9NUwkru8c2GHBwpoymp0sgBgAu9jKe7bK6EygbtqWnMsrporYzqRN20vlHGnT-set0DnR8WMN9x16oX7ghptf73CdnMPocR8OS6OzCAUqs7alG_juMoKaAuN9m9Vc2Xw/s2000/Studio+2+hi-res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvELI8h9NUwkru8c2GHBwpoymp0sgBgAu9jKe7bK6EygbtqWnMsrporYzqRN20vlHGnT-set0DnR8WMN9x16oX7ghptf73CdnMPocR8OS6OzCAUqs7alG_juMoKaAuN9m9Vc2Xw/s320/Studio+2+hi-res.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">beautiful tools of the trade</span></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/AVvXsEg4-NVcsdjaE08P01dI9bK_BGVbTFOz8T0ZpQqkQODUVBR_8mgI8VbbbUyVcAG8z6zj0__whluFsDEvqodh8xIZMNNviuh7GvSGVoWukYg6h2Co8FJ4z8NNakiAwnuXSZx408zYZw/s700/vernavogel-studio-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-NVcsdjaE08P01dI9bK_BGVbTFOz8T0ZpQqkQODUVBR_8mgI8VbbbUyVcAG8z6zj0__whluFsDEvqodh8xIZMNNviuh7GvSGVoWukYg6h2Co8FJ4z8NNakiAwnuXSZx408zYZw/s320/vernavogel-studio-13.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">a studio must contain a living plant or two :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNJX66yN7mpojPovExRjQv0Z0PQ3UuCTMA8-sVo8PNbtw7Wnc8uooKCrbxDXR50mPhhOOzKMStAaNOv8rnU9BFrUTUlSOU0m4Z-x_wlx9jxuOHCos2GMNKP05OFJBNZZ4pEEFjg/s800/vernavogel-DP%25236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNJX66yN7mpojPovExRjQv0Z0PQ3UuCTMA8-sVo8PNbtw7Wnc8uooKCrbxDXR50mPhhOOzKMStAaNOv8rnU9BFrUTUlSOU0m4Z-x_wlx9jxuOHCos2GMNKP05OFJBNZZ4pEEFjg/s320/vernavogel-DP%25236.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">trying for asymmetrical symmetry</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79bwmNuOKnPXBOrOj7cWQ-Wc5FswLv0jbMX4uf5dBZhuQ8fqxJWJPyy-HMZLpbXyjugTnST4_GNBQ0AJ8HAmra1d-WRowgnwZSXnLZ9PTb6G3sMzvIVhch2PiSi6HdKLnZd9x8w/s2048/Studio+2018.10.13-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79bwmNuOKnPXBOrOj7cWQ-Wc5FswLv0jbMX4uf5dBZhuQ8fqxJWJPyy-HMZLpbXyjugTnST4_GNBQ0AJ8HAmra1d-WRowgnwZSXnLZ9PTb6G3sMzvIVhch2PiSi6HdKLnZd9x8w/s320/Studio+2018.10.13-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">beautiful tools of the trade</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40tE9tM89oJiYraaW7xjNiFLA43QahiWQXSOj6UWBU6NrK0UlA7k6CnS_3uFcmmzRrfswRwnitKyMI3HtqDldNvJBauUaUVuSiQa4pWzo3HjosUZP3dwppB8RregCavYVwv1zlg/s1080/Vogel+-+landing+page+%2528Fragile+Planets+revisited%252C+16x16%2529+lo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40tE9tM89oJiYraaW7xjNiFLA43QahiWQXSOj6UWBU6NrK0UlA7k6CnS_3uFcmmzRrfswRwnitKyMI3HtqDldNvJBauUaUVuSiQa4pWzo3HjosUZP3dwppB8RregCavYVwv1zlg/s320/Vogel+-+landing+page+%2528Fragile+Planets+revisited%252C+16x16%2529+lo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">symmetry of a different sort</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_WRiLGbN5MVS2W7AiEbG2FvQhfL2chBGjTl6PSfFyRV6GQHHoeIGjamAL0-pT7T3T6PeLckwJG8XsAdqaBSNUzZu_SoBjOMVjL3NKYyNXGBK4uXfJcBSnE2ner8z_fOWrdYFPg/s2000/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1797" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_WRiLGbN5MVS2W7AiEbG2FvQhfL2chBGjTl6PSfFyRV6GQHHoeIGjamAL0-pT7T3T6PeLckwJG8XsAdqaBSNUzZu_SoBjOMVjL3NKYyNXGBK4uXfJcBSnE2ner8z_fOWrdYFPg/s320/4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">making rocks for an installation piece, ca. 2016</span></div></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/AVvXsEj16bkTWMopMYlx7VBemDoywTIDMxmaJFG-cMVk71wkxGAyb-1KBf7Zy4bOk_gFZu-qK2t3cXkYkeP5bVDjZkW8PmyG5q43rgR5KVCgKcpvTk1qQdRuBZ0FvT_TfEycg6hSuNe5mg/s2048/Verna+Vogel+Studio+-+Augury+series+in+progress%252C+Feb+2018-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16bkTWMopMYlx7VBemDoywTIDMxmaJFG-cMVk71wkxGAyb-1KBf7Zy4bOk_gFZu-qK2t3cXkYkeP5bVDjZkW8PmyG5q43rgR5KVCgKcpvTk1qQdRuBZ0FvT_TfEycg6hSuNe5mg/s320/Verna+Vogel+Studio+-+Augury+series+in+progress%252C+Feb+2018-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">garage studio ca. 2017</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA56Npnp5Q7Kfyp6JG5CQLxRp4-uiaHkZrkz9a55WJpY_vG17IWNsm6lXXSwrkiwi0XEA6vE3mIOQR_xLjaeYAkF5eYUX4yMeQMKWO-NamT2Ss6WV84eRQt3InZ_Nw38LXV7baA/s2048/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA56Npnp5Q7Kfyp6JG5CQLxRp4-uiaHkZrkz9a55WJpY_vG17IWNsm6lXXSwrkiwi0XEA6vE3mIOQR_xLjaeYAkF5eYUX4yMeQMKWO-NamT2Ss6WV84eRQt3InZ_Nw38LXV7baA/s320/2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">yes, I love my brushes</span></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/AVvXsEhKLLdKW3BLnufuspjOmvzpzR5JbRwTEYWfu4tKlfFgE0TDrs0c_y6pulL0km_SnnlxwkA_AYDnQxWpY1j-Ha43SmdjGeZ1wDB3oStuPf1fgbeR3GLak_CbBHqJzwgcah7Nwnawyw/s1079/Studio+green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLLdKW3BLnufuspjOmvzpzR5JbRwTEYWfu4tKlfFgE0TDrs0c_y6pulL0km_SnnlxwkA_AYDnQxWpY1j-Ha43SmdjGeZ1wDB3oStuPf1fgbeR3GLak_CbBHqJzwgcah7Nwnawyw/s320/Studio+green.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">direction of current work</span></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/AVvXsEgtXFIQgLsnoFEY0MDaUoNRodUujGq3pM5pLihRwtRkreIqDg6AZpJONHmLcGX5Ez8idY4kqyML6CYaX8oM8damuuH8k5PAnNeWPXxTtANxZVZjoZlxaOJOgk-V6r1SGqcUiaoRKg/s800/The+Brain+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXFIQgLsnoFEY0MDaUoNRodUujGq3pM5pLihRwtRkreIqDg6AZpJONHmLcGX5Ez8idY4kqyML6CYaX8oM8damuuH8k5PAnNeWPXxTtANxZVZjoZlxaOJOgk-V6r1SGqcUiaoRKg/s320/The+Brain+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">"The Creative Brain"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">An art-school-era response for the assignment: create an artist toolbox.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">It continues to bubble away, lighting up both artist and studio with the joy of creation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are, of course, many, many more photos of studio, work in process, land arts, installation arts, residencies, arts education, exhibitions etc. You can find some of them here on this blog which dates from 2006, if you scroll through the history in the sidebar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Soon I will have a new blog embedded in my new website, but I'll leave this blogspot one up for the archives :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks as always, dear Reader, for your time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-66921746022561340732020-11-06T01:02:00.020-07:002020-11-06T01:13:10.842-07:00Giving and receiving<div class="separator"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Giving:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5ES7F-pS0w-D6TPRn8djt3uZTyHWRpQUhLFbCcXebIQBqzBxWmQBwlRcWYFb87KSKh6VLPc8GJkZ7FOX-4RzG8YY1RdmJTP47vVGpneP9hMR-Y_WhLtTnRqSoaFOSl9QKbAYCA/s2048/Robert+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="#vernavogel @steelskywoman" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5ES7F-pS0w-D6TPRn8djt3uZTyHWRpQUhLFbCcXebIQBqzBxWmQBwlRcWYFb87KSKh6VLPc8GJkZ7FOX-4RzG8YY1RdmJTP47vVGpneP9hMR-Y_WhLtTnRqSoaFOSl9QKbAYCA/w380-h400/Robert+3.jpg" width="380" /></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/AVvXsEjzC-4cQVyi7Kbvj2ZbKxlY5fuQpFOqplPU_GhB8Mr9ZhLFqO4JN5XAl_hxvIFfdrH2mxW8ptuXKg4-HCaBRmIL7kxvV4-VLBXN-KzOvDQKcqz5o7jS2CV00iNleM1RVLmzl0K6RA/s2048/Ann+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="#vernavogel @steelskywoman" border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="2048" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC-4cQVyi7Kbvj2ZbKxlY5fuQpFOqplPU_GhB8Mr9ZhLFqO4JN5XAl_hxvIFfdrH2mxW8ptuXKg4-HCaBRmIL7kxvV4-VLBXN-KzOvDQKcqz5o7jS2CV00iNleM1RVLmzl0K6RA/w400-h379/Ann+2.jpg" width="400" /></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: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sending "cheer mail" to isolated elders, through <a href="https://www.volunteerconnector.org/calgary/calgary-seniors-resource-society" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Calgary Seniors</span></a>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> birthday cards and non-medical masks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These cards are a sort of cut-out mobile birds that slot together in a simple way</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> which hopfully elder hands can manage without too much difficulty. Because why not hang a tropical bird mobile in your home at the onset of the Canadian winter? I hope the sparks of colour and movement will bring joy.</span></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;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Receiving:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErLI8yP3Mcq14o_Ybpf4WnBzRqQtP-s7dXZG3HwXu_JotztbIy8oeJ8gkLmCY8RiWhLKBzmVd5IuvzWK-g9Q2iL13UN5O1Jga_3cArylN-Xm-pRWmP-7H7JsmOgqe8j58NBaCAQ/s640/IMG_8123.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="#vernavogel @steelskywoman @bluerockgallery" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErLI8yP3Mcq14o_Ybpf4WnBzRqQtP-s7dXZG3HwXu_JotztbIy8oeJ8gkLmCY8RiWhLKBzmVd5IuvzWK-g9Q2iL13UN5O1Jga_3cArylN-Xm-pRWmP-7H7JsmOgqe8j58NBaCAQ/w240-h320/IMG_8123.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZmF8qd_yhW9ok-QR5XqwsYXmnq0R1XJZ7Z-48fTpOxj8hObIhhY6f0JphOkVBGRUgT1JWDUZgkl4HrKnFNKuVaO10qHi_Vlpm0peVAdMUo_AaJSilsnKDPug32F7EabCBQZx3g/s640/IMG_8124.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="#vernavogel @steelskywoman @bluerockgallery" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZmF8qd_yhW9ok-QR5XqwsYXmnq0R1XJZ7Z-48fTpOxj8hObIhhY6f0JphOkVBGRUgT1JWDUZgkl4HrKnFNKuVaO10qHi_Vlpm0peVAdMUo_AaJSilsnKDPug32F7EabCBQZx3g/w240-h320/IMG_8124.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Currently -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">new paintings</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> intermingled with other artists' work at </span><a href="https://bluerockgallery.ca/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Bluerock Gallery</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Earlier this year -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">large paintings showcased in the gallery's front window. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjQHrICPdZfVx5nu7MHaj_2I2cK2YjvpxSq0yny4_7xi8Q3CQ5YP8SW-zL4J8uR4lZUIAOqH-thpvV2U_Q-etnyeQCOer3SQYeikn3fz_X6_emHNgk0VEJGO3B1nTEA_T_i3gdEjw/s2048/June+window+2+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="#vernavogel @steelskywoman @bluerockgallery" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHrICPdZfVx5nu7MHaj_2I2cK2YjvpxSq0yny4_7xi8Q3CQ5YP8SW-zL4J8uR4lZUIAOqH-thpvV2U_Q-etnyeQCOer3SQYeikn3fz_X6_emHNgk0VEJGO3B1nTEA_T_i3gdEjw/w400-h300/June+window+2+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33lj694-gun0HEsq6pZoIdGlHPtZoodbp3hokbhJTaqQL7cXoXbDP4d4Ahh2pcYM05xRzyi8acOw1g_SuiUVq-MbS3WB943WFQtDE0EYgr-9onZnpSnIuJVNTEy_AT-_UaEJLVQ/s1080/vernavogel-mobile-bluerock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="#vernavogel @steelskywoman @bluerockgallery" border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33lj694-gun0HEsq6pZoIdGlHPtZoodbp3hokbhJTaqQL7cXoXbDP4d4Ahh2pcYM05xRzyi8acOw1g_SuiUVq-MbS3WB943WFQtDE0EYgr-9onZnpSnIuJVNTEy_AT-_UaEJLVQ/w400-h225/vernavogel-mobile-bluerock.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was the first time I put large work into this gallery, and this led to my first sale of a large abstract painting! You can see more images in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPxmuwBit9/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">this instagram post</span></a>.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I receive a lot of love from the wonderful people who run <a href="https://bluerockgallery.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Bluerock</span></a>, and feel ever so grateful for the community which has embraced me here.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhvE4N69N_DDhvyHehgF9xxyQ_ui6L8AlfkX9EsvNdQYTmNYhI2gYdMvg2ramn3CCc84-YOlwWRxEKXA1xtAm-zO9G48my6SR9-DAjSbqvMtTkwHlr91di_BtsQPaFSYCYbx3Zv-Q/s1144/June+window+1+copy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="952" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE4N69N_DDhvyHehgF9xxyQ_ui6L8AlfkX9EsvNdQYTmNYhI2gYdMvg2ramn3CCc84-YOlwWRxEKXA1xtAm-zO9G48my6SR9-DAjSbqvMtTkwHlr91di_BtsQPaFSYCYbx3Zv-Q/w266-h320/June+window+1+copy.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with Dirk van Dyk's "Flutterbies"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ-rcmgJgw7h4KLEJg8NjYucr9dyq0aDcgR9owpo7jkOgWossUJGIJYLCfZabQEvnUnNh2DJMI9KHaziyiNNFZTOlBpxJ6TBmxaK1HL9fRyUVJQWIjuKJ5m-VmxPNQWQgBIT0KA/s320/vernavogel-mobile-bluerock-2.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" /></div><div style="text-align: right;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you for your continued interest, dear Reader.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you are managing, during this odd and changeable time, with some giving and receiving in your life and work also.</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-50361064343871569632020-08-09T23:16:00.009-06:002020-08-09T23:21:29.767-06:00Oilstick painting no. 4<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Five months of isolation later...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some things that have changed: I miss teaching, and I sew masks for us to wear.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some things that may never change: I work in my studio, and at times it's a bit difficult to maintain focus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've very recently begun exploring the use of oilsticks on canvas, along with working en plein air to create abstract paintings whose colour is informed by the outdoor surroundings. Sometimes that means a little road trip into the country, and sometimes it means painting in my backyard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sometimes I start out thinking, "I will photograph the process" but you can see what happens:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEjUTNwcImhEQ9fwv3lAgFUz-2x4q49UU8lhiMbBAkOCYFJF1PrRUNH3aajmYMg4tj6qeNX-5l3XGdRTnC-nGI2udVs3G95jjzqJ6cdQRlv4citcNk8vjnj0o2wA3Pa1xtJI9zZCPA/s1080/Blog+post+2020+august+9-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="oilstick painting on canvas" border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1080" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTNwcImhEQ9fwv3lAgFUz-2x4q49UU8lhiMbBAkOCYFJF1PrRUNH3aajmYMg4tj6qeNX-5l3XGdRTnC-nGI2udVs3G95jjzqJ6cdQRlv4citcNk8vjnj0o2wA3Pa1xtJI9zZCPA/w400-h374/Blog+post+2020+august+9-4.jpg" title="verna vogel, steel sky woman" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"oh right, I was going to snap a pic of the drawing before laying in the first colour"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygtA1DPsZcAPSZdo-leqa28269pGhdR8dKaAOkKujTgupsp5vm7GsoLfJxtiOUJqt3SaqcflrQCywXw_f8ealfhGFM1JdyeO9m_X9qy_CnxLHV5FpeeZqQPSckR-cL-6mzWA1Bg/s1080/Blog+post+2020+august+9-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="oilstick painting on canvas" border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="1080" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygtA1DPsZcAPSZdo-leqa28269pGhdR8dKaAOkKujTgupsp5vm7GsoLfJxtiOUJqt3SaqcflrQCywXw_f8ealfhGFM1JdyeO9m_X9qy_CnxLHV5FpeeZqQPSckR-cL-6mzWA1Bg/w400-h387/Blog+post+2020+august+9-5.jpg" title="verna vogel, steel sky woman" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"oh right, I was going to snap a pic before blending the colour"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvTDbAlUGpJpKzq34gezdz9k6_NoQG_n7z_LnyZSXMFcXm_t0URpX6lartijTdujOGAASGa3C6St1JuQ0gs3Cd1wqQ4tp0f_WDdgr5vK_J_wplwBggwPOUnb-9SKBEXnjNEjtIQ/s1080/Blog+post+2020+august+9-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="oilstick painting on canvas" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvTDbAlUGpJpKzq34gezdz9k6_NoQG_n7z_LnyZSXMFcXm_t0URpX6lartijTdujOGAASGa3C6St1JuQ0gs3Cd1wqQ4tp0f_WDdgr5vK_J_wplwBggwPOUnb-9SKBEXnjNEjtIQ/w400-h400/Blog+post+2020+august+9-6.jpg" title="verna vogel, steel sky woman" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">... two hours later: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"oh right, I was going to photograph the process, uh, a bit late now"</span></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC10ElE7Y_5ZpH5DVaHSUVtzBgSvXWtpvOr0bohPBgFdzVz1_4OomVoULphldYiUWhXhDc8W7rkdy5oeb55VDCj3FNUNPGP7i7eGN0_O3HoAgBuv5DpDgfmbhc1J7do9pjYdxSDA/s1080/Blog+post+2020+august+9-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Finished painting" border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1080" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC10ElE7Y_5ZpH5DVaHSUVtzBgSvXWtpvOr0bohPBgFdzVz1_4OomVoULphldYiUWhXhDc8W7rkdy5oeb55VDCj3FNUNPGP7i7eGN0_O3HoAgBuv5DpDgfmbhc1J7do9pjYdxSDA/w400-h396/Blog+post+2020+august+9-7.jpg" title="verna vogel, steel sky woman" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">... and 45 minutes after that:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"oh well, one final photograph and that will have to do."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It occurred to me today that this is quite interesting: all along I've thought of the beginning and the end of a painting as happening quite fast, with a loooooong middle bit in between.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In this instance, at least, that may not have been the case. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It seems that in the beginning things were moving slowly enough that I remembered to snap a pic. Same situation near the end. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But that middle bit! Perhaps things were moving faster than I thought, my brain could not keep up with my body (well nothing new about that) and so, no pics.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ah, but this is a one-shot painting which took about 3 hours to create... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And there you have the beauty of oilsticks: with them one can create layered paintings without having to wait for the layers to dry. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">With a light hand, new colour can sit on top of a fresh layer. With a bit of pressure it will blend. With a brush barely wetted with walnut oil, the blending is very smooth, transparent effects can be acheived, and the surface texture is altered. By moving the brush in various directions, the reflection of light off the surface can be directed. With the handle end of the brush, scratched patterns can be created. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">With a tortillon, details can be heightened. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> And the layers can be built up quite thickly, so that the textures and patterns stand out and catch light.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All this, and yet the colours remain workable for many hours, even days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This feels like new territory to me and I'm loving it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you as always for your interest, dear Reader, despite some long gaps in my postings lately. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.vernavogel.com/</div>Verna Vogelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725160545923301862noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20854356.post-59573717254331726662020-03-29T15:56:00.001-06:002020-03-29T16:02:39.514-06:00a time to ruminate and consider<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Looking around after a full day early last week, I liked what i saw and made a quick pan of the finished and in-progress work on the walls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Later in the week, I realized I needed to prepare some more canvases. Stretching, sealing and then gesso-ing canvases is a pleasant job, a time to ruminate and consider work done, work in progress and work to come. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I prepared 3 canvases. The first two prepped as outlined above, and a third which I sealed, but did not gesso. Here is what happened to it:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here, as everywhere, we are isolated. After a few warm and sunny spring days, the weather has turned grey and cool, and my body feels a slight tightening and queasiness of pressure headache. Is it possible to have a mild migraine? I'll have to look that up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In keeping with the weather, it seems I have gone from bright colour to almost no colour in the studio. The grey cool isolated days feel a bit energy-sapping, but the lone grey cool painting in the studio excites my imagination. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A few days ago I went with a friend to an art gallery created in the building of the old Planetarium.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We saw a lot of art! I particularly liked Luke Jeram's <a href="https://www.contemporarycalgary.com/whats-on/2020/1/23/luke-jerram-museum-of-the-moon" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Museum of the Moon</span></a> and spent quite awhile lying on the floor under it. I would like to say that gazing up at the Moon inspired profound thoughts about the universe, but really I just lay there and enjoyed the sounds, the light and colour relationships, some of which were very subtle, and let my mind relax. It was lovely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Below, a little project from months ago, which could relate to the moon. Paper collaged onto old business cards - all this human business, transformed. Heehee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well, my work is now being represented at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mIAwnnU6k/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Grant Berg Gallery</span></a>. The owner</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> saw my paintings on instagram and contacted me. Writing to a few of their other artists, I received detailed, positive responses, and there were other good indications too, so I went with it and last week shipped 6 paintings to them. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm feeling pretty happy about this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At last month's opening reception of my exhibition <a href="https://www.okotoks.ca/discover-okotoks/community-events-calendar/fragile-planets-verna-vogel" target="_blank">Fragile Planets</a> at the Okotoks Art Gallery, I met artist Debbie Lee Miszaniec and learned of her <a href="http://onelifefineart.com/index.php/sunflower-project/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Sunflower Project</span></a>. What a beautiful practice, what a beautiful person!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many of my days begin with breakfast and small artworking at the kitchen table. Since meeting Debbie and recieving one of her Sunflower paintings, I've been thinking about unconditional love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've been playing around with framing my paintings. It has taken me a couple of decades to believe I might be capable of building my own frames. *laughs* funny how perception works, isn't it. And perception determines so much. More about framing in a future post, perhaps. I'm still working this out. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes I am just flat-out amazed at my life. The expectations of my childhood did not indicate anything like this. I'll be 50 years old this year, and here I am, still exploring the wild, wonderful, worlds of possibility in creating art, and even showing my work from time to time!! It really is quite amazing. Planets of the Moon, indeed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yesterday I installed my Fragile Planets at the OAG.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">... Today I added a bit of pattern, some of it very subtle. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I find it interesting to create subtle effects with bright colour. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is not always possible, so I feel happy when it works.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A yellow painting made last month. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After many weeks of teaching, I flew into the studio and released my pent-up anxiety. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This painting was made in one fell swoop, and it may be finished! Just like that! *laughs*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another one from last month, still in progress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And look, there are our names on the marquee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you for reading. Hope your new year's off to a good start too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We found a good spot near the river, and JP set out his painting gear and got to work depicting the landscape from the inside out ... that's how I view his process, because he himself so much a part of this place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After exploring the area a bit, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I decided to re-organize some branches which were lying on the ground under a big tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First I made a circle around the base of the tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then I saw that animals like to gather here and, not wanting to create encumbrances for them or myself, I moved my work off to the side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I began with the largest branches ...</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">... which became progressively smaller as I worked toward the centre.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last weekend we got a big dump of snow: 24cm at our house, and more in some other places. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Oh, too soon!" everyone said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">*laughs* Me, I love snow, and we went for a long walk by the river, where poplar leaves shone in brilliant golds and rich ochres in an otherwise muted landscape. The river was steaming in the cold air, and distant hills</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> appeared to be floating in the mist. Such beauty, and how lucky am I to have been out walking in it, and with my favourite person too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Due to the weather, my shift at the store was very slow, so I perused the sketchbook shelves and noticed a new book of black paper. Well, comparatively dark grey really.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A book of black paper, begun in the midst of a snowstorm. I like that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We began in the classroom, but soon moved out onto the large deck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">translucent <a href="https://blog.thepapermillstore.com/what-is-vellum-vel-uhm-paper/" target="_blank">Vellum</a> paper</span></div>
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