tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40665233515245098852024-03-05T12:43:11.975-05:00GENIE EVENGenie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-21425510978808331162015-09-21T20:23:00.002-04:002015-09-21T20:32:07.023-04:00Josie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUrRNZqdN5Fi0b9xkcqSoy88i3-sFT1lQDTSXQ40IfjYTeMzZinkSVzwAhgE_RZHkA2oRNELrwd-fC8oW2LPwdP1bxx5tG2dy6ddaHIROsVGZTCifoCk3iJWUPhueQdEE9YentyuheyPL/s1600/Josie+8X11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUrRNZqdN5Fi0b9xkcqSoy88i3-sFT1lQDTSXQ40IfjYTeMzZinkSVzwAhgE_RZHkA2oRNELrwd-fC8oW2LPwdP1bxx5tG2dy6ddaHIROsVGZTCifoCk3iJWUPhueQdEE9YentyuheyPL/s640/Josie+8X11.jpg" width="457" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is Josie, a very natural five-year-old, I met recently. Josie allowed me to take several photos to use for a watercolor portrait. I placed her near a window to allow the sunlight to fall on her hair. I am pleased with the effect.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-66246196517703090532015-07-12T15:30:00.001-04:002015-07-12T15:30:32.978-04:00"Mist Along the Trail"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsCOExpStXxSP7abXx2IroxuKP71i5s-CC1CvtNBEVXv9Rijl3DHL2fpiaw0MC59I3dRccYWq6haDa1jrviit60xs-pF9MOtTd0BZ_pZYRHOWSrEhHW3ZwfycNkSfjXgFpU551AtPveu2/s1600/Mist+Along+the+Trail+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsCOExpStXxSP7abXx2IroxuKP71i5s-CC1CvtNBEVXv9Rijl3DHL2fpiaw0MC59I3dRccYWq6haDa1jrviit60xs-pF9MOtTd0BZ_pZYRHOWSrEhHW3ZwfycNkSfjXgFpU551AtPveu2/s640/Mist+Along+the+Trail+Blog.jpg" width="460" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Mist Along the Trail"</span> </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a watercolor painting of a scene in North Carolina. The source was a composite of a photo from my camera and a photo from my son's Android phone. We were on a hike to Max Patch, a bald mountain, on top of which we hoped to see wild flowers. However, we were a week late. The weather was overcast and a light rain was falling. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We trudged along the slippery trail, enjoying the glistening trees and foliage, stopping often for photos. Even though it wasn't the hike we had in mind, we thoroughly enjoyed the experience.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The painting image measures 28" X 20". Framed it is 36" X 28".</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-77568630565853059762015-07-06T12:08:00.001-04:002015-07-12T15:39:20.068-04:00Full Bloom<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On a visit to California I saw this arrangement of tulips. I took the bouquet outside on the deck in the sunshine to take photos. When I returned home to Tennessee, I cropped and printed one of the images. Then I enlarged the 8"x10" image to a 20"x28" size. When my large pencil drawing pleased me, I transferred it to a full sheet of watercolor paper and began painting. It was a slow process. There were many challenges.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5Kad2TA9zukFRe7X7O4TQX7HRC4KW5MpVkmYC5YdRCW65k5C0KK9bMVKKWNpsI4oQCG38kkVQtjGOvhyIrCTwefGhqeWnC7xcsixk7BVXmWODcZqE-tmXLWZ-OGMAWApC6qsfyMwEu5j/s1600/IMG_3848+Blog+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5Kad2TA9zukFRe7X7O4TQX7HRC4KW5MpVkmYC5YdRCW65k5C0KK9bMVKKWNpsI4oQCG38kkVQtjGOvhyIrCTwefGhqeWnC7xcsixk7BVXmWODcZqE-tmXLWZ-OGMAWApC6qsfyMwEu5j/s400/IMG_3848+Blog+image.jpg" width="286" /></a></span></div>
Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-34970568070653867272014-08-31T21:23:00.000-04:002014-08-31T21:23:15.852-04:00Little Pink Roses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir18-JGmFtZdJM8tJP28fYWSqk9DZRQJ8QNY9PNFWCvNr9kyIdtTwX-F2mYxYVWcnPdrJuuivwr6TlyHHwfeWFTUWD3BHDb9uNWDRiQaD1leq0swI1qBbSEFtD2u9s2DFJG0a2HJizqboV/s1600/IMG_3471+Master.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir18-JGmFtZdJM8tJP28fYWSqk9DZRQJ8QNY9PNFWCvNr9kyIdtTwX-F2mYxYVWcnPdrJuuivwr6TlyHHwfeWFTUWD3BHDb9uNWDRiQaD1leq0swI1qBbSEFtD2u9s2DFJG0a2HJizqboV/s1600/IMG_3471+Master.jpg" height="234" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One morning my neighbor stopped by to give me two very small rose buds she had picked on her walk. The rose buds had no leaves, just two inch stems. I looked for a small container for them. The best I could find was a glass bowl about four inches in diameter. I put the bowl with the rose buds on my table and watched them for several days as they gradually opened up. Each day I recorded their development with my camera. I used the roses in full bloom for the painting above.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-26667236543118142962014-08-31T21:05:00.002-04:002014-08-31T21:05:49.247-04:00Lavender Daisies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwKj5q7F4-6TsH6sCVaeQloVrCjUHsnu8in-gEmxgOmOYNcgkA_lvZ3WeZ_HPJG4ha4GeNvjdyPY9cJTK_oDCUDXZ7bMiUIvdfs1DCgyMK7BdcQzUVfnaiMUPsFfycGIDgJSjGpsp2HHk/s1600/IMG_3473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwKj5q7F4-6TsH6sCVaeQloVrCjUHsnu8in-gEmxgOmOYNcgkA_lvZ3WeZ_HPJG4ha4GeNvjdyPY9cJTK_oDCUDXZ7bMiUIvdfs1DCgyMK7BdcQzUVfnaiMUPsFfycGIDgJSjGpsp2HHk/s1600/IMG_3473.JPG" height="234" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is another small painting. The image dimensions are ten inches by fourteen inches. Framed in silver it measures sixteen inches by twenty inches. I have found that a small size does not necessarily mean it can be done quickly. The daisies had many petals to be coaxed to life.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-40423361431227334212014-08-31T20:36:00.001-04:002015-07-12T15:58:00.887-04:00"Rose Parade"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tIvm7mzt4-5KBaTryvDXCxWdMGzApuNeKc5nY7QfY2O5A4gcCL0m1KwQGKBQXV1eYlvOFyXpFPtx7zSzoOlwt6ByOQbqr3patNDALdc6plfU43Y-vmaVyQEovQapoloPP51ceq_44ar5/s1600/IMG_3404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tIvm7mzt4-5KBaTryvDXCxWdMGzApuNeKc5nY7QfY2O5A4gcCL0m1KwQGKBQXV1eYlvOFyXpFPtx7zSzoOlwt6ByOQbqr3patNDALdc6plfU43Y-vmaVyQEovQapoloPP51ceq_44ar5/s1600/IMG_3404.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Shortly after posting "A Rose Bouquet", I painted another composition of roses. The source for the new rose painting was just a different view of the same Mother's Day bouquet. The roses in "Rose Parade" are in front of a large window facing a deck. They seem to be bobbing and preening in the bright sunny day.</span></div>
Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-12645404655116211482014-06-03T21:11:00.000-04:002015-07-12T15:56:11.319-04:00Rose Bouquet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco9jsGguGFc8yI1Wcv26F2yRpWD-BZFSnhTY14QlI9_TFJdCBnZwuAxVOIvHa7DGCA98SbR4aBJiwu4oc8dGEZD0IwTaxpDBip8X5zc8c6eiVPF1I7UBwyyqoXjifgCt9KSp0cb-lTYNy/s1600/Rose+Bouquet+email+size.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco9jsGguGFc8yI1Wcv26F2yRpWD-BZFSnhTY14QlI9_TFJdCBnZwuAxVOIvHa7DGCA98SbR4aBJiwu4oc8dGEZD0IwTaxpDBip8X5zc8c6eiVPF1I7UBwyyqoXjifgCt9KSp0cb-lTYNy/s400/Rose+Bouquet+email+size.jpg" width="286" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The source for this painting was last year's Mother's Day bouquet. It was a large arrangement with a variety of different colored roses. I took many photos with different angles and different lighting. I chose a small portion of one of the images and cropped what I wanted to paint. As usual, I enlarged the image using a grid and drew a full- sized image. I love to draw, so this was a pleasure. When the drawing satisfied me, I transferred the image to 300 pound Fabriano Artistico watercolor. I like to use soft press, especially for flowers. I used mutiple light washes to get the hues and values I wanted. No resist was used, only transparent watercolor pigment,water, and brushes. The image measures 20 inches by 14 inches. The framed painting is 28 inches by 22 inches,</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-2361115916421029912014-05-20T10:43:00.000-04:002014-05-20T10:43:36.477-04:00Totally Transparent Watercolor Award<span style="font-size: large;">I am a member of the Tennessee Watercolor Society. In 2006 I saw the biennial exhibit of TnWS and knew that this was the group I wanted to join. The paintings I saw in that show were the best I had seen in Tennessee. TnWS has five chapters and presents an exhibition every two years, hosted by one of the chapters. I have had paintings in every show since I became a member: 2008 in Knoxville; 2010 in Chattanooga; 2012 in Memphis; and 2014 in Franklin, TN, hosted by the Nashville chapter. In 2012 in Memphis I received my signature status, but had never earned an award. This year in Franklin the juror, Pat Dews, awarded my painting "Dogwood Fall Foliage" the Totally Transparent Watercolor award. I am happy and honored to have earned a place among artists I admire.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfja7aCzzvGP7M21WencJeag8W2me0UbafiJ1RyvHViapTUDlPnIRVW25110jIZKAaB5gJvt6zQ2YeHbPskE3TiNbtubq0EYHXzBR7pNv6uPGhAbkTF3FhF9rRVMxmO0GVlw363f_bKdm/s1600/Dogwood+Fall+Foliage-+blog-facebook-Trenton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfja7aCzzvGP7M21WencJeag8W2me0UbafiJ1RyvHViapTUDlPnIRVW25110jIZKAaB5gJvt6zQ2YeHbPskE3TiNbtubq0EYHXzBR7pNv6uPGhAbkTF3FhF9rRVMxmO0GVlw363f_bKdm/s1600/Dogwood+Fall+Foliage-+blog-facebook-Trenton.jpg" height="320" width="229" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
"Dogwood Fall Foliage"</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
28" x 20"</div>
</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-62496260874832662472014-04-13T10:39:00.001-04:002014-04-13T10:52:05.591-04:00"Patterns of Light"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLwN986NtVCerURITQW8LVdKhwspKfjDVhdCOGpm4VaVHrqLTyz8t6PfIP87UtLRVQrK42VtGO-44UC0cx-q_3u3__BHxvh5_-cxg0ufh4lovb-aXN7xRpIuOWetObfgU5GLzWITCmIcF/s1600/Patterns+of+Light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLwN986NtVCerURITQW8LVdKhwspKfjDVhdCOGpm4VaVHrqLTyz8t6PfIP87UtLRVQrK42VtGO-44UC0cx-q_3u3__BHxvh5_-cxg0ufh4lovb-aXN7xRpIuOWetObfgU5GLzWITCmIcF/s1600/Patterns+of+Light.jpg" height="236" width="320" /></a></div>
Last year the sunlight falling across some random items on a shelf caught my attention. I saved that moment with my camera and later it became a painting. The painting is shown on an earlier post. This year I entered it in the Texas Watercolor Society Exhibition. I was very pleased the juror, Judy Morris, selected it as an entry. Perhaps she saw what I had seen, a special moment in time as the sun created intriguing "Patterns of Light". A few days ago I learned that it had earned a merchandise award in the Texas exhibition.<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></h2>
Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-36604421661636490512014-02-04T15:07:00.000-05:002014-02-06T16:40:24.264-05:00Sunflowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lcqTKRCQP1yp-MDaDtPonZpmXyvlTy7ig6H3AdyYCVo_Jegr-mGbaOMj2R3WoyiOTcplbbbGzeDKt-WXd69NszJGv0vssXX9wQpt7vAz84C_5AMENoMymRAVz-PeiStyjvcZkUbM33w4/s1600/Sunflowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lcqTKRCQP1yp-MDaDtPonZpmXyvlTy7ig6H3AdyYCVo_Jegr-mGbaOMj2R3WoyiOTcplbbbGzeDKt-WXd69NszJGv0vssXX9wQpt7vAz84C_5AMENoMymRAVz-PeiStyjvcZkUbM33w4/s1600/Sunflowers.jpg" height="400" width="285" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some bright, warm sunflowers to contrast with the dreary weather we have had this January and February. The painting was started several months ago, but was set aside unfinished. I enjoyed sketching the flowers. I turned them in different positions and experimented with several possible compositions before deciding to use this arrangement.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-66527801176504215182013-11-29T12:12:00.000-05:002014-02-06T16:31:16.115-05:00Colander Glow II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5M2FKpd5vPubXcZCwnlJTJPv8LASnjjiDzXdnSlNA9DqjWFFZS-x9eUyg9Kb4NPmPu3epZJ5dU0Jv_-ORR3F016U9FO4MA6NTZUZm2BFt0zi1U-Vd0XCfJtVizIaqFGLVws63y5ho_6J4/s1600/IMG_3244+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5M2FKpd5vPubXcZCwnlJTJPv8LASnjjiDzXdnSlNA9DqjWFFZS-x9eUyg9Kb4NPmPu3epZJ5dU0Jv_-ORR3F016U9FO4MA6NTZUZm2BFt0zi1U-Vd0XCfJtVizIaqFGLVws63y5ho_6J4/s320/IMG_3244+Blog.jpg" height="640" width="376" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is my latest framed painting. The image is 15" X 26". Framed the painting measures 23" X 34". The composition is part of an earlier painting, "Colander Glow I", currently in the permanent collection of the Pellissippi College Library. I like working with reflective surfaces. The glow that comes from the peppers being reflected in the metal colander was my motivation.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-49518121639700570702013-11-26T19:23:00.000-05:002014-02-06T16:33:07.860-05:00Radishes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlhr5N81p9R-5vVR7jIjjvtFDhgCN_pbkabvczGDldn9j8tvtgzV1nfnC7VA5QFxrhXC9ecYoa-1_tHJVb355GGD9F-iJTHRD3_tB_GS0NuKpwKJHLZJuFzZ8I71I98M3PlnrpHL4wU0r/s1600/Radishes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlhr5N81p9R-5vVR7jIjjvtFDhgCN_pbkabvczGDldn9j8tvtgzV1nfnC7VA5QFxrhXC9ecYoa-1_tHJVb355GGD9F-iJTHRD3_tB_GS0NuKpwKJHLZJuFzZ8I71I98M3PlnrpHL4wU0r/s320/Radishes.jpg" height="346" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is the second time I have painted this arrangement of colorful radishes. The first painting belongs to someone else. These large multicolored vegetables remind me of Easter eggs. This rendition is not exactly the same as the first painting. That was not the intention. I just wanted to enjoy the shapes and colors of these little vegetables one more time.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-53291859512887927022013-11-26T19:03:00.000-05:002014-02-06T16:34:43.634-05:00Dogwood Berries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTud7rmOEyPj4mj_XpVUqyv559A7S1yeSfOwRHHdxl7XaESprMfHFcGaPnc_xcXU1nk8MaRmMilLrkS4xo8W3usmv38T9zBmsWiewN5TgVC3F9CCKSPNmXLb9Tx4XWupqDd0FPc_natWyY/s1600/genie-even-dogwoodberries-20X28+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTud7rmOEyPj4mj_XpVUqyv559A7S1yeSfOwRHHdxl7XaESprMfHFcGaPnc_xcXU1nk8MaRmMilLrkS4xo8W3usmv38T9zBmsWiewN5TgVC3F9CCKSPNmXLb9Tx4XWupqDd0FPc_natWyY/s320/genie-even-dogwoodberries-20X28+Blog.jpg" height="282" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I finished this painting a few months ago, but neglected to post it. The painting measures 20 " X 28". It is an ambitious size for the small berries. I was intrigued by the indistinct quality of the background shapes in my source photo. It was fun to try to portray that. In September Dogwood Berries won an award for transparent watercolor at the Oak Ridge Art Center Exhibition.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-7705579180161528432013-06-24T08:48:00.000-04:002014-02-06T16:47:13.523-05:00White Lilies<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/AVvXsEjw36NJRYgYgkLIA5sUqfBmN8dWy6m19jI8RsntdSfvPQSOxdipz1CmFAeMB7E_8LJezheDTqePeOE2AI8ZBkN2ImY6Uq1bkQOFE1sK4CdGO2BG5lsYvrhstC7JKciOd9XBjCZwfBn3F_i8/s1600/White+Lilies+on+Red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw36NJRYgYgkLIA5sUqfBmN8dWy6m19jI8RsntdSfvPQSOxdipz1CmFAeMB7E_8LJezheDTqePeOE2AI8ZBkN2ImY6Uq1bkQOFE1sK4CdGO2BG5lsYvrhstC7JKciOd9XBjCZwfBn3F_i8/s320/White+Lilies+on+Red.jpg" height="400" width="306" /></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, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a painting I just finished. I chose to use red in the background to set off the white lilies. Multiple layers of carmine washes created the intensity of the hue. The result reminds me of some Mexican paintings I have seen. It has the happy feeling of a fiesta!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-49278408398569329732013-06-10T21:41:00.000-04:002014-02-06T16:48:25.028-05:00Patterns of Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TntJaLLDJxiw29BVUHxv8rcskI3M4IA5cNWSIThjsE9xcfIb0sIUNaoucIlMIuH579eBuAjK9Ddn9cBSBvamaeNZ8H2AntHm8_QZSAhYLzPRydhfuWeIScUouBh5n71W65UJN112V4W5/s1600/Patterns+of+Light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TntJaLLDJxiw29BVUHxv8rcskI3M4IA5cNWSIThjsE9xcfIb0sIUNaoucIlMIuH579eBuAjK9Ddn9cBSBvamaeNZ8H2AntHm8_QZSAhYLzPRydhfuWeIScUouBh5n71W65UJN112V4W5/s320/Patterns+of+Light.jpg" height="295" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One morning bright sunlight came through my window onto a corner shelf. The items on the shelf were not carefully arranged. They were simply a purple pot with Philodendron and three blue glasses left over from an earlier painting set up. The sunlight made intricate shapes of light falling across the pot and glasses. With my camera I saved the light and shadow design to use as a painting. I found this painting a challenge and may try to do it again sometime in the future. It is an exercise that I may be able to do better the second time around.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-73382180261926034932013-02-08T08:39:00.000-05:002014-02-06T17:00:48.250-05:00Blue Glass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaB7h_NdBLZ52qpOuFaorwBDpCqXW880B0TdpY4NlFqi1jwgeE6LcIO4fkE4SeBN3bQPJwoEECDiF2BqXQADmzi6cp3cnKulmCPFRf4aDsv1_CjS0bOBTaDbHXupGfOVOg8aHE8XhOTol/s1600/Blue+Glass+1200+pix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaB7h_NdBLZ52qpOuFaorwBDpCqXW880B0TdpY4NlFqi1jwgeE6LcIO4fkE4SeBN3bQPJwoEECDiF2BqXQADmzi6cp3cnKulmCPFRf4aDsv1_CjS0bOBTaDbHXupGfOVOg8aHE8XhOTol/s320/Blue+Glass+1200+pix.jpg" height="400" width="286" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is my latest painting. I found glass an interesting subject. The transparency, the reflective light, and the cast shadows were a challenge. I want to do more. I am on a mission to find oher pieces of colored glass and interesting glass shapes.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-40493077030278867232012-10-24T22:54:00.000-04:002012-10-24T22:54:20.240-04:00Caylie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFu6H2w8z-WdLolQM2WSrWn78fh9g1n5N38Oog84agZLEWChDVnL36aAxxQa5OD_C9nbuRTwbujByAkCnX_-zO5aQkyVIheu4fb56o0t5XwNnRLxxIXBvmdxqAt-VMSZKPgDlwZT1NsEb/s1600/IMG_2780+Caylie+I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFu6H2w8z-WdLolQM2WSrWn78fh9g1n5N38Oog84agZLEWChDVnL36aAxxQa5OD_C9nbuRTwbujByAkCnX_-zO5aQkyVIheu4fb56o0t5XwNnRLxxIXBvmdxqAt-VMSZKPgDlwZT1NsEb/s320/IMG_2780+Caylie+I.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I was asked to do a painting of a little girl named Caylie. She is adored by her family. I had only a small image from a phone to work with. I asked for a few more photos so that I could get a better idea of skin tone. From those photos I found another image that appealed to me. So, I did two small paintings of Caylie. In the first painting Caylie is one and a half years old. In the second painting she is five. She is a delightful subject. I enjoyed the project.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzXHiBbThdru9JDypySYRz8DjruEDVxfn6l9vPss2x6BFFYUpvLLos6WtJ26xmAvbYRalbijckgO-YBhggAmhILWP1YyRCdhDqhW1uRiZQ67eRFRsjQWerOdh8LSSBIdJKO7TQbV1n69l/s1600/IMG_2785+Caylie+II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzXHiBbThdru9JDypySYRz8DjruEDVxfn6l9vPss2x6BFFYUpvLLos6WtJ26xmAvbYRalbijckgO-YBhggAmhILWP1YyRCdhDqhW1uRiZQ67eRFRsjQWerOdh8LSSBIdJKO7TQbV1n69l/s320/IMG_2785+Caylie+II.jpg" width="234" /></a></div>
<br />Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-18777088046437350902012-10-24T22:25:00.000-04:002014-02-06T16:56:10.089-05:00Dogwood Fall Foliage II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTcnb6hzRyNL1daGXqX5wg_10NUbvI5UUOEun33-PoMKMxthYnS2ldZs0C9Z6uNSvbwDSAIlqS0edz7eojz6Xx1BDcumQe4PqOomA_0IAnGMzI2NpoV6IvVhlwfTGBPMMiAAIKfL7skTZ/s1600/IMG_2764+horizontal+photo+for+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTcnb6hzRyNL1daGXqX5wg_10NUbvI5UUOEun33-PoMKMxthYnS2ldZs0C9Z6uNSvbwDSAIlqS0edz7eojz6Xx1BDcumQe4PqOomA_0IAnGMzI2NpoV6IvVhlwfTGBPMMiAAIKfL7skTZ/s320/IMG_2764+horizontal+photo+for+blog.jpg" height="400" width="287" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In September I painted another dogwood composition showing the fall leaves in bright sunlight. This is the way my eye and the camera lens saw the foliage. This is just one moment in time. On another day the same tree will have a different look. The sun works magic and I was lucky to see and capture that one moment.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-89342072807895126682012-08-25T07:30:00.001-04:002012-08-25T07:48:34.249-04:002012 Exhibitions<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year I entered many national and regional exhibitions. At this date I have had paintings accepted in eight venues and am waiting for the notifications from three more. It is gratifying to have my paintings selected by jurors whose personal works and achievements I value. Here is the list of exhibitions with references to the blog posts where the paintings may be seen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Gibson County Visual Arts Association, Trenton, TN. April 9 - May 11. Cheng-khee Chee was the juror. MADRONE (see blog post Sept. 8, 2010). ROSEMARY'S IRIS (see blog post July 26, 2010). MADRONE won an honorable mention.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Tennessee Watercolor Association, Memphis, TN. May 4 - June 20. Gerald Brommer was the juror. LEMONS AND TANGELOS (see blog post April 3, 2010). MELANIE (see blog post Sept.8, 2011). MELANIE was selected to be in the Traveling Show.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Texas Watercolor Society, San Antonio, TX, June 1 - 30. Steve Doherty was the juror. IRIS TETE A TETE (see blog post April 19, 2011).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Society of Watercolor Artists, Fortworth, TX, April 15 - June 22. Juror was Robert Burridge. EN GARDE ( see blog post April 3, 2010).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition, Knoxville, TN, April - 27. Juror was Terry Jordan. SUN-LIT FALL FOLIAGE (see blog post Aug. 10, 2012). This was a brand new painting. It was sold at this show!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Southern Watercolor Society, Nacoochee, GA, June 9 - July 7. Juror was Frederick Graff. PARTY TIME (see blog post April 3, 2010). I had just joined this organization and was very happy to have one of my paintings accepted. SWS includes 19 states and an impressive membership of very talented artists. Nacoochee is in a beautiful area of northwest Georgia.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Fountain City Art Center, Fountain City, TN, June 8 - July 12. SPLISH - SPLASH (see blog post Aug. 11, 2011). LEMONS AND TANGELOS II (see blog post April 14, 2012). LEMONS AND TANGELOS II won an honorable mention. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Aqueous USA, Kentucky Watercolor Society, Oct.3 - 28. Juror was Ted Nuttal. MADRONE (see blog post April 3, 2010).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am waiting for notification from three other watercolor organizations. </span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-23077578468731208782012-08-10T12:06:00.000-04:002014-02-06T17:17:54.869-05:00Dogwood Fall Foliage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V7praNkv2dBwhYswtyJZNQukiviWFkWoMPEYohnlHdMPJ3giuE5OtVHO51ZSFVZZRIIduhUpv5uVSsUBd__InzYf5eraMt2ImqxhMuKx3N3JdqAaBgSJEqI04xcUNi2mq0vjeavvJx2S/s1600/Dogwood+Fall+Foliage-+blog-facebook-Trenton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V7praNkv2dBwhYswtyJZNQukiviWFkWoMPEYohnlHdMPJ3giuE5OtVHO51ZSFVZZRIIduhUpv5uVSsUBd__InzYf5eraMt2ImqxhMuKx3N3JdqAaBgSJEqI04xcUNi2mq0vjeavvJx2S/s320/Dogwood+Fall+Foliage-+blog-facebook-Trenton.jpg" height="400" width="286" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This painting may look very familiar. Last Spring I painted a half-sheet version of the same subject. It was accepted in the Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition and was sold at the reception. I had just finished it and it was gone! I decided to enlarge the composition and go a bit brighter with the pigments. This is the result: a full-sheet painting of the vibrant fall foliage of the Dogwood when bathed in bright sunshine.</span>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-87917890867582040332012-07-14T09:18:00.000-04:002012-07-14T09:18:09.272-04:00Elizabeth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6iPaDqVZS4BakuoArjwmH6X8b6Xy8u5ygugEI79etznGaz9awYCYQbnvZdoKVv1uLBTh7NUhk3ZyF4lsvV6gXCRBf6JXpTUuAJx6easFYSRvs7mOsvF4AHpNXKqC4qQvgYosg6jCqPQq/s1600/Elizabeth+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6iPaDqVZS4BakuoArjwmH6X8b6Xy8u5ygugEI79etznGaz9awYCYQbnvZdoKVv1uLBTh7NUhk3ZyF4lsvV6gXCRBf6JXpTUuAJx6easFYSRvs7mOsvF4AHpNXKqC4qQvgYosg6jCqPQq/s320/Elizabeth+Blog.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
This is a painting of Elizabeth, the grand-daughter of my friend Rosemary. It was painted as a gift for Elizabeth from her grandmother. Do you wonder what she is thinking?Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-15110025935186623012012-07-12T19:53:00.000-04:002012-07-12T19:53:42.120-04:00A Paul Jackson Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-rBdvGVFbUlDZ4iiZ1R6CLhlXtuyCtCDrP92RRmSKpCxJQddYnzRB9cA7ZomNB7NYw1QlPjil-vvmSJ8VYZ338Du_akPucEbmb5GLsAjfo397_ygV9QjN2lGTcYc99Zv2MCFUq4frQDE/s1600/IMG_2627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-rBdvGVFbUlDZ4iiZ1R6CLhlXtuyCtCDrP92RRmSKpCxJQddYnzRB9cA7ZomNB7NYw1QlPjil-vvmSJ8VYZ338Du_akPucEbmb5GLsAjfo397_ygV9QjN2lGTcYc99Zv2MCFUq4frQDE/s400/IMG_2627.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In April I was given the opportunity to observe a day in the Paul </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackson workshop sponsored by the Knoxville Watercolor Society. I chose to visit on the second day when the participating artists would have their subject sketched and would have begun painting.</span><br />
<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/AVvXsEgVBZwCq2eve_i0XirWksqWMMZDlnJtDSz8ngH_rNJqLoX4Zad1VeAOzcJXQicOQBhBz3Ysiqlfhak7w8jRnpYyldS6B_PzWa_5DPxhr5EUgOzP6ZvK9NyPjgT6m77n-FPo8b5_kekQEcY8/s1600/IMG_2629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBZwCq2eve_i0XirWksqWMMZDlnJtDSz8ngH_rNJqLoX4Zad1VeAOzcJXQicOQBhBz3Ysiqlfhak7w8jRnpYyldS6B_PzWa_5DPxhr5EUgOzP6ZvK9NyPjgT6m77n-FPo8b5_kekQEcY8/s400/IMG_2629.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here Paul Jackson has begun his painting referring to his source photo. He has made the sky much more interesting by using three vibrant colors in a very wet wash. He used yellow at the bottom of the sky, Opera in the middle, and Thalo Blue at the top.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xjSlCW4QD6aj3T16ZUxxEU7zNRfU1tLl7Q-ZYFatEHXpsH07hCXlhHkUaCLe56c-kLW5P7KVyXaxv8DhTFLbAPLJ586rcYAtKgrVZhDm8xubDbxsR52JgC4hU7Ua3MzMMB_VOfjQiBfL/s1600/IMG_2634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xjSlCW4QD6aj3T16ZUxxEU7zNRfU1tLl7Q-ZYFatEHXpsH07hCXlhHkUaCLe56c-kLW5P7KVyXaxv8DhTFLbAPLJ586rcYAtKgrVZhDm8xubDbxsR52JgC4hU7Ua3MzMMB_VOfjQiBfL/s320/IMG_2634.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is the source photo of the Empire State Building.</div>
<div 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/AVvXsEiXAg79kaVWB1PZllI3DN59mcM9oJ6njvxLM0L4fHmWfzjtiEUXMNfYLX99i2zI9djoDdDJSXc460ALvKPh6kzyZPRY-Wz4h2ezG-V_kPc8l_Hb_QXinI46XoAMqC2mn_NnvJZ7KkPcN6sW/s1600/IMG_2635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAg79kaVWB1PZllI3DN59mcM9oJ6njvxLM0L4fHmWfzjtiEUXMNfYLX99i2zI9djoDdDJSXc460ALvKPh6kzyZPRY-Wz4h2ezG-V_kPc8l_Hb_QXinI46XoAMqC2mn_NnvJZ7KkPcN6sW/s320/IMG_2635.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is Paul Jackson's painting at the end of the second day.</div>
<div 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/AVvXsEjLdbOuDx8_aVp5E5gh-6D2bxlI8magHfpA5WF0GS_DRNrCG5GEGBCiLDba8tD7PfiFuFEGo1M_wzVGJwp7nVw83QB-isEi2SxPycpBMRGRW1S7VjoMCoqn3FeJmtUCQI1_fB-ODubOz2Gb/s1600/IMG_2632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdbOuDx8_aVp5E5gh-6D2bxlI8magHfpA5WF0GS_DRNrCG5GEGBCiLDba8tD7PfiFuFEGo1M_wzVGJwp7nVw83QB-isEi2SxPycpBMRGRW1S7VjoMCoqn3FeJmtUCQI1_fB-ODubOz2Gb/s320/IMG_2632.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here are a few of artists working in the workshop. I thoroughly enjoyed my day of observation. Paul Jackson and his wife made me feel very welcome. It was a pleasure to meet them. I hope some day to be able to take one of Paul's workshops. His paintings of colored glass are very interesting to me.</div>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-37573696315404519372012-04-14T16:35:00.004-04:002014-02-06T17:20:30.384-05:00Lemons and Tangelos II<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdvO-LObESrRkpykxkZ_6GJgt0fkA80Wv7lbMafrFYHerpQWP8RRSiQD5TroXFtEQvBbO4NtEeYutbLeFkrquANVRP_40gaTtZWa1DcmUgWG-R9_GpBXyC_wjhTZhYv9r2pQnbY68v31U/s1600/IMG_2624+Lemons+and+Tangelos+II.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdvO-LObESrRkpykxkZ_6GJgt0fkA80Wv7lbMafrFYHerpQWP8RRSiQD5TroXFtEQvBbO4NtEeYutbLeFkrquANVRP_40gaTtZWa1DcmUgWG-R9_GpBXyC_wjhTZhYv9r2pQnbY68v31U/s400/IMG_2624+Lemons+and+Tangelos+II.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731358807377169010" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 268px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is my second composition using lemons and tangelos. I like the shapes and the vibrant colors. This time I used a blue compliment in the bowl and vase. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My first "Lemons and Tangelos" painting may be seen in the April 3, 2010, post. It has been accepted by juror, Gerald Brommer, to be in the Tennessee Watercolor Society 2012 exhibition in Memphis in May.</span><br />
<div>
</div>
Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-15725877192150772172012-02-28T16:02:00.002-05:002012-02-28T16:11:53.293-05:00A Gray Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZZvt7YTYHR2WVpIV9jaRtNAK5NUNPCgxIlKKJyTPaW_gujdiFWm2jkAM_3spc41UmxoF5bQI6rKeyLn77J95f23kpxpo0ekJZuXOdO41LmSpgLw-qNMRZfbnPSx_HkfUvuhCjB5pIOse/s1600/A+Gray+Day.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 276px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714295204387307282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZZvt7YTYHR2WVpIV9jaRtNAK5NUNPCgxIlKKJyTPaW_gujdiFWm2jkAM_3spc41UmxoF5bQI6rKeyLn77J95f23kpxpo0ekJZuXOdO41LmSpgLw-qNMRZfbnPSx_HkfUvuhCjB5pIOse/s400/A+Gray+Day.jpg" /></a>The source for this painting was a photo my fourteen-year-old grandson took with his Ipad of one of his classmates. He happily shared it with me. I like the mood he captured and am pleased with his sense of composition.<br /><br />It was a challenge for me to work with such subdued colors, but they were necessary to evoke the mood of the piece. I gave in to my need for color by varying some of the hues, but keeping the values.<br /><div></div>Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4066523351524509885.post-40323962633770262682012-01-18T11:25:00.005-05:002012-04-19T17:06:42.582-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyEi8zrWtX0IQXE1Mls2UYKBvnN7uSwDDckWdBQhyphenhyphenGhUNwbjF00NUYqxVe0r7aHMtkyjv4nNuBPLF1EiKt_y8A01EIiDtDG9Ev9L3v2DggY4beplxosFdPT8OHKBKS_z4NI4boc84PBnC/s1600/SunlitFall+Foliage+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 294px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699009223281339922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyEi8zrWtX0IQXE1Mls2UYKBvnN7uSwDDckWdBQhyphenhyphenGhUNwbjF00NUYqxVe0r7aHMtkyjv4nNuBPLF1EiKt_y8A01EIiDtDG9Ev9L3v2DggY4beplxosFdPT8OHKBKS_z4NI4boc84PBnC/s400/SunlitFall+Foliage+2.jpg" /></a><br />Last fall the leaves of a tree caught my eye. The leaves were a mass of glowing color set afire by bright sunlight. With a couple of clicks of my camera I saved that moment.<br /><br />I asked a friend the name of the tree. To my surprise she said it was a dogwood! I have painted dogwoods in the Spring with dark leaves and white flowers. In the fall the flowers are gone and the leaves change from green to a rather drab red-purple. The sun changed those purplish leaves to vibrant reds, pinks, and gold. I have painted the image of the leaves as I and my camera saw them that particular day last Fall.<br /><br />I learned last night (March 9) from an email from Denise Sanabria that this painting has been selected for the Dogwood Regional Exhibition. It will be shown at the Emporium of the Arts and Cultural Alliance, April 6 - 27, as part of the Dogwood Festival held every year in Knoxville, TN. I was surprised and pleased. This is the first time one of my paintings has been selected for this venue.<br /><br />April 14, 2012 Update: Tonight an email from Denise Sanabria informed me that this painting has been sold. Perhaps I will do a new composition sometime in the future featuring the fall foliage of the Dogwood.Genie Evenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05748880836232083350noreply@blogger.com0