Good Morning! Here is the second shadow and under painting for my four painting series. I am trying to feature a different theme in each painting while connecting them with the same color scheme and a continuing scene. Yesterday we saw the painting featuring my evergreens. This one is called "Meadow."

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Good Afternoon!

Okay, I have been able to get into the studio a little and get some paint on canvases. We have just seen the drawings from the set of four I am working on. Now I can show each of the pieces in their shadows. Each piece has a generic title right now until they are finished. This is the first in the line called "Evergreen Lane."

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Good evening!

Here is a peak at the four drawings that I worked on to figure out what would go in the four paintings I am planning for slides. Each time I apply to a show, I need to send either slides or digital images of my work for review - anywhere from 3 to 4 different pieces. I have a very short time frame (like seconds) to impress the jury to give me a high enough score to get in. This time I thought it might be neat if I showed my versatility in the landscapes I paint but have them relate to each other. It will seem as though the same scene has been split into 4 canvases. Next step... paint!

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Good Afternoon and welcome to the studio of Amy Kaye Taylor! I have been making good use of the studio these past couple of days. I have been mostly in planning mode with lots of sketching but some painting as well. In any case I have plenty to share. I realized I didn't show you the rest of my shadow on the 40 x 60 so that is what we are looking at today. I touched the white this morning and I am still waiting for it to dry completely before I work on the final cloud layer. In the winter, the drying process takes much longer. I will need to be really patient!! I have a couple more paintings to plan before I mix new paints. I will share a couple of my sketches next.

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Hello! One last look before Christmas arrives. This is the finished Mountain commission I was working on. She picked it up yesterday and is in love! It really turned out quite nice. I'll be back next week to work some more on new projects for the new year.

Merry Christmas!

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Hello.

Here is a finished look at the roses we were following at one point. I wired them so that they would hang on the diamond point. They were each 10 x 10 inches. They were a nice change of pace but I must admit, I am glad to be painting clouds again!

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Good Afternoon!

Amy Kaye Taylor does exist! Wow! I've been away for way too long. Well, I have some things to share finally. I finished a couple commissions and started on my new line a little. I can share some photos regarding those paintings. The one we are looking at now is the start of a new 40" x 60" painting. It will be a river scene. I have the clouds and the tree line laid in - I still have to put the river and foreground grass in for the first layer. This layer can dry over the Christmas holiday and then I can slowly work on details when I get back. Stay tuned, I'm going to share a couple finished pieces next.

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Good Day!

Finally, a good photo of the tree and meadow shadows for my mountain scene. It seems like we've seen nothing but purple and blue from this piece. It will be very nice to infuse some new and vibrant colors into these shadows. I will be out of town for my final show of the season starting tomorrow so sadly, we'll have to wait to see those colors!

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Good Morning.

Here is the under painting for the final rose of its series. I was actually able to finish the shadows for the mountain trees yesterday as well but we are waiting until the wet paint isn't so wet. I keep getting a bad glare in the photo. I'll try again tomorrow. Everything is looking good!

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Good Morning!

Here is a peak at the under painting for the yellow rose in the four rose series. I still have one more white one to show in this painting stage. Also, the mountain is now dry so I can add tree and meadow shadows to my mountain scene. Looks like today will be a productive day!!

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Hello!

Featured today is one of the white roses in it's under painted state. Despite the fact that all four of these pieces are roses - I was able to find four roses that could stand out on their own if they needed to. This one has the petals that drop right off the canvas giving it a unique personality. I actually may rotate this one later now that I look at it. Once they are all finished, I'll know which way would be the best way to hang them as a group.

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Good Morning!

As the mountains are drying I am working on a series of four roses in the diamond format. I showed you the drawings in the way they will be hanging on the wall. In the plan there is one pink, one yellow, and two white roses. These are the under paintings that I will be working on and sharing the next few days. Here is the pink one.

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Hello! Here is a look at the finished lavender sky and mountains for this commission. It was requested that the mountains have snow caps and that they resemble the color of the Blue Ridge Mountains. In response to this request, I created my own mountain range that included both ideals. The one thing I noticed when I saw the Blue Ridge Mountains a couple years ago was how soft and quiet the scene looked. Although the mountains had their own majestic appeal, they felt like the quiet protector. That was the feel I was thinking about when I painted the sky and mountains today - strong yet soft. When this layer dries I will look forward to adding evergreen shadows. There will be many of them and they will be magnificent!

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Hello! I had a small window of time last night - so I prepped the canvases for my four diamond roses. Here are the drawings for the four pieces. In between of mountain layers I will be able to work on under paintings for these. They are 10"x10" each so they will be very fun! Today, I will be working on sky and mountains on the other piece. Hope to have an updated photo tomorrow.

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Welcome back! It's great to be back to the painting! As I mentioned in my last blog, I was moving and I just now found all the proper materials to get back to work. I have two commissions going at the moment and we will probably follow throughout this next week or so. We will be following the mountain scene I left you with last. We will also be following some paintings of roses in the diamond format. Meanwhile, here is a glimpse of what one of my new painting spots looks like. I have a four seasons room that has an incredible amount of natural light to paint to during the day. Yippee.

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