The Fine Art Studio of Kim Carlton
Original Paintings and Limited Edition Prints
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Paint Your Joy!
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:30:21 +0000
May 03, 2010 09:08PM
This is Jacob, our Monday model last Monday.
He is the son of one of our Monday Morning Portrait Painters (M2P2) and was sitting for us on his birthday.
There's something funny about being a gift, on your birthday. I'm not going to look too closely; instead, I will just be thankful for the blessing of Jacob... and his mom!
Apr 30, 2010 02:18PM
Almost 30 years ago, my husband and I went to Hong Kong and one of the things we came home with was this little running horse. It's bronze and heavy and sits on his desk, reminding him that, above all the paperwork, there's a powerful adventure called LIFE; all you have to do is jump on a bird (barely discernible in the shadows, under his right rear hoof), and you'll be above it all!
My bird of choice: 767.
Apr 30, 2010 02:00PM
I have a neat table that I can crank up or down for my set-ups, but here, I'm using that table for my palette holder so I used an end table + a box + a board to get the set-up to the height I wanted for the painting.
To lend a hint of context, I put him in a box under a spotlight and used a folded cummerbund for the background "dark."
Mar 12, 2010 02:48PM
When they'd arrive, in a burst of noise and exhaust, they would disembark, mosey on over and commence to chat. It was like a commercial break from the Main Show. They'd pet the dog and tell me I missed a spot, talk about where they were from and then jump on the bus and ride away.
This shot was taken right before I put in the shadow of Mexico on the American canyon wall. I had to wait till it was juuuuuuust right.
Mar 12, 2010 12:59AM
This is another painting from our Big Bend trip. We had seen Santa Elena Canyon before this day but always with the sun behind it. We resolved to spend a morning with it to try to capture its grandeur fully lit. The right side of the canyon is the US, the left side of the canyon is Mexico, and between them is the Rio Grande. The river was unusually high, as Mexico had just released a huge amount of water, raising the level up to 10 feet, we were told. The color of the water was milky green and even looking right down into it, it had no discernible transparency. We were visited a lot while painting, having picked such a nice perch. The day before this, while viewing it at sunset, we shared the perch with a Disney film crew! They were doing a documentary on Big Bend. They got some fantastic shots but all of their work captured successive moments. This painting is trying to capture a morning. I hope you like it. 
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