More clouds

Hello! Last night I was able to use the rest of my sky colors to finish 3 more skies. The two tall, thin pieces will be sister scenes to my Conkles Hollow paintings. At the moment the smaller piece is planned as a covered bridge scene. I kept the clouds low key because they will be mostly covered up. I will pick up from here on Monday. My weekend has just filled up and the studio will be lonely again for a couple days.

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Skies

Good Morning!

The battery in my camera died yesterday so I did not get the chance to post the sky progress I made. Now it is re-charged and ready to go so here is the latest. I finished the cloud details on my two Conkles Hollow paintings. However, I now have extra sky paint left over and you know what that means... I need to start more paintings to use up the rest of the mixed paint!! It's never a bad thing to have extra paintings started but it does delay getting to see new colors!! I guess that means I need to get back to work then. Have a great day!

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Another layer

Good afternoon! I am thrilled to share that I get to spend an entire day in the studio today! There is a delightful little snow storm happening outside so I feel somewhat cozy in here with my brushes and paint! I have added another layer to my running ladies. I've added some hints to a sky behind the trees and given some more color and clarity to the trees. The texture has been great for guiding my branches and leaves. It's as if the trees are already there, I just have to find them and point them out to you! Using the nice oranges has inspired me to work on the Conkles Hollows I have started - but I must finish their skies first. See you again soon!

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Happy Monday!

It is a snow covered one for us this morning. It puts me in the mood to work on my snowy creek painting. However, I must be a very good business woman and spend just one more day at the computer and mail box. Tonight or tomorrow I plan to start a painting marathon. It is long overdue and I can't wait to get started. The studio is waiting and ready as you can tell by the photo above! I will update here often so check back in when you can. Meanwhile, the new website is complete and you can see the new look at www.amykayetaylor.com.

It hasn't come quite as far yet, but I have also launched www.paintrunning.com. The prototype for my runner girl is displayed on the home page. Thanks for stopping by and I'll have photos of painting progress soon!

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Good Afternoon! Here is an image that may keep you nice and cool! I was able to get some snow on my rocks yesterday. I can't wait until I have a large chunk of time to work on this piece. It is going to be really neat. I am planning some soft waves in the creek that mill around the banks and rocks. Right now however, I am being extremely techie and I am remodeling my website. It seems that there is quite a lot of work involved in building this and I am attempting to get it all finished so I can paint again!! Wish me luck on that! I will let you know when the beautiful new website is launched.

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Hello. It is a bit of a brisk, not so lovely day. I do have some art to share though. Perhaps that will brighten the day a bit. Here is the textured board with some color on it. It also has a new idea that I've had for quite some time but have never quite put into action. I am starting to run again and train for either a marathon or half-marathon. I always get inspiration for my paintings on my runs. Why not get inspiration from my paintings to go run? That is the thought for this piece. I combined an image from a trail I run with an image of a couple lady runners. I am also working on my other snow piece also. I should have a couple rocks finished soon.

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Good Monday!

Here is a nice photo of Snowy Path. Today was a good day for taking pictures. It was also a good day for a run- a bit chilly but you get warmed up after the first mile or so. The sun was out and as a change for a winter day, the sky was so very blue this morning. I got a couple new ideas for winter paintings that don't have to look so sad! I didn't bring my camera though so I may have to rely on my memory - we shall see how that goes! Today is a "get things done around the house" day but I am planning on heading into the studio this evening while the game is on. Wish me luck on that!

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Hello!

The camera came out to say hello today while I was putting finishing touches on my winter path. It is too wet to get a good solo shot of it and I'm not exactly convinced it is finished. I may need to step away for a few minutes and tweak a little later. Meanwhile, I am redesigning my web site and drawing for a new painting concept to go on the textured board I showed you yesterday. I will share more as I go along.

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone and guess who's finally back in her studio?! I am very excited about that. Before the holiday festivities and traveling began I started several pieces. I can't wait to get some color on those. And, of course, the beginning of the year brings about new evaluations on what will be happening as 2009 progresses. I have some great ideas I would like to put in place this year and hopefully you can follow me as I go along.

Last night I was cleaning pallets and mixing new colors and saw a bucket of gesso in the corner. The wheels started turning and I got the urge to experiment a little. I had some left over boards from a past project and this gesso (which is a thick paint that basically primes any surface you want to oil paint on). I decided to play with some texture. I found an old metal spoon and used it as my spreading and texturing tool. The picture you see above is my best experiment of texture I had last night. I will sand it a little to rid of the sharp peaks and then attempt to paint on top. I shall keep you updated!

Meanwhile, I promise not to quit my day job, as they say, and I've also mixed some colors for a nice snow scene I have started! Hopefully, I can get some trees painted in on my snowy path today. Wow, I was wordy today!

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Good Morning and Merry Christmas!

Here is my last under painting before the holiday celebrations begin! This piece is another inspired by the tree covered hills of Conkles Hollow. It is 24" tall and 8" wide.


I may be absent from my blog for a few days but enjoy family and friends while I am gone and have a good holiday!

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Winter Light

Good Day!

I used some of my left over winter purples to under paint this piece. This is inspired by a path I like to run and a winter sun. Looks cold doesn't it?!! Brrrrrrrrr. It's just a small piece though so you only have to shiver a little! It is 10" tall and 8" wide. Color later.

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Good Evening! Here is the completed under painting for Winter Wonderland. It is 24" tall and 30" wide. This photo doesn't do it justice, but I like how this piece is coming along. I might try another snow piece. I have more "snow purple" left!!

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Hello.

Here are a couple progress shots of "Winter Wonderland." Just frozen water left to under paint.

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Winter Wonderland

Hello!

As we are nearing Christmas and there is always the fantasy that the holiday will be snowy... I thought I would try to paint some snow! Here is the painted sketch I did for my snowy creek in the woods. I have some purples left over from my big under painting that will be perfect for this under painting also. I will take some progress shots as I go.

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Good Evening!

Here is the latest update on the water scene we are following. I cannot remember if I have named this one yet or not. This gives me a good idea of where my trees will go. I also love painting rocks so I made sure to add a few to the foreground. Now we wait for the purple to dry. I will probably wait until after Christmas to add the color and details to this painting since it is so large. Meanwhile, I have some purples left. Perhaps I can do some more under painting!

Until next time...