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Dear Art Friends,
This is an introduction to my art blog. I have wanted to do this for a long time because between commissions and large gallery paintings I do little oil sketches of ideas for future paintings or just small things of beauty that strike me at odd moments. Because I paint every day, after a while, these little canvases add up. So I thought I would share them with you. I will be sending them out about every week or two. If you enjoy them, please forward them to friends on your email list. If you do not want to be bothered, no problem just cancel the blog.
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Thanks, Nancy Paris Pruden
Archive for April 2010
4/30/2010 | By Nancy Paris Pruden | Comment on this
Bluebonnets at the Gate!
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
No Barbarians Here!
Please forgive my silly title but when the first car of painters arrived at this charming Texas farm for two days of plein air painting we fell on this scene like barbarians at a feast! Our painting class has been graciously invited by one of my students to paint at her family farm every Spring for the last 3 years. However; this year the wild flowers were truly spectacular, best ever… Wow! It was hard to focus on so much natural splendor. Believe it or not, this can be a problem. The tendency is to try to put too much in each painting. I did 2 nice paintings and one awful one for that very reason. Best thing to do is use a View Finder and Edit, Edit, Edit!
Art in Art, Texas
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Cows on the move
The Oil Painters of America was invited by the Hoerster Family to join in a Plein Air Paint-Out in Art, Texas (near Mason Texas, not far from Fredericksburg). Naturally I could not pass up the chance to make Art in Art! Saturday morning was cold and windy but we soldiered out to the ranch where I spied a group of cows that I thought would make a charming scene. However; the cows were not so keen on posing. I painted two cows and they started to move. By the time I finished the painting the whole herd was way off in the field you see in the distance. Got to be quick when it comes to livestock.
Golden Bouquet
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Available at Harris Gallery, Houston
Experimenting with Gold Leaf
A Few years ago I did a series of painting using Gold Leaf backgrounds. I had gotten the idea from old religious paintings where the Saints were depicted in prayerful poises with gold leaf backgrounds to symbolize the presence of the holy. Also, gold represents purity of spirit as in, “A soul full of gold”.
Last week I lost two “Golden Souls”, so I would like to dedicate this little painting to my friends. They were both rare and precious people… Golden.
Poppy Easter!
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Available Harris Gallery, Houston
My Spring Garden
Last week I went to the flower market and found Poppies, Hydrangeas, Ranunculus, and Paper Whites. This happens only in early Spring in Houston and I was so excited I could not wait to plant and paint them for Easter!
The Star of the painting is the orange poppies on the left, but your eye is pulled through the painting with the strong diagonal from the bottom left to the top right. The white flowers are also used to pull your eye around the painting and the second focal is the red and yellow grouping in the middle right. This is a pretty big painting (24″x30″)and is going to be part of my Show at Harris Gallery in Houston sometime this Fall. I will get back to you with the exact dates later.
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