tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63637196230978497642024-03-05T15:10:42.904-05:00Dawn Hartigan Painting DailiesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-68286911387342040842015-08-01T09:43:00.000-04:002015-08-01T09:43:38.644-04:00The Point 6" x 8" oil on canvas board<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the "point" as I have named it. It's a little area where the path twists around the corner, so from my viewpoint the land sticks out quite a bit. The crepe myrtle is still blooming. I got a shadow a the top from the clamp holding the wet painting, so I'll have to retake the photo in a few days after it dries. Because of limited space all my paintings are stored in a wet canvas carrier in the storage unit. It's a weird feeling having to store them all, since I am used to leaving them out for a few weeks to look at while they are drying. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-5689130209959372632015-07-31T12:25:00.000-04:002015-07-31T12:26:21.664-04:00Not what I was hoping for.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been focusing on putting down the large masses or shapes, looking at values and design. Really it's probably more than my brain can think about all at once. Usually I just paint. Now I am thinking. maybe the two things don't go together?? No I know they do. I just need to get to the place where the thinking is more intuitive and not so rigid.<br />
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So what I was trying to do here was capture the awesome beautiful bright green grass. It really was this color. I think what I don't like is the design of the painting. There is a cool rusted burn barrel in the middle ground that got lost. And I know that the whitish green trees is the center are drawing your eye in and you get stuck there. I also managed to put the dark pine trees right in the middle in the background.<br />
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So what do I like about this painting? I like that sky color, and the color of the pavement. I love the bright lime green grass and I really like the stripes of green grass coming towards you. I realized that there is a very cool pattern of green grass all over the pavement that I didn't see til I was packing up.<br />
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<span id="goog_1516530572"></span><span id="goog_1516530573"></span>Ok so here is the same painting cropped and the dark green pine trees taken out ( done with my editing software in iPhoto). I also softened the dark areas in the middle and under the light green trees. Now the barrel pops out a little more. Hmmm. I'll have to go back and see what I can do tomorrow. I really do like it better without the dark pines. That early in the morning everything is back lit to a certain extent and much darker.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-51490389569486147162015-07-29T19:39:00.003-04:002015-07-29T19:39:56.256-04:00Reflections 6" x 8" oil on canvas board.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was done early in the morning between 7:30 and 9:30. What I am finding out is that around ten o"clock the early morning haze clears out and the blue sky appears. Sometimes with clouds, sometimes not. But by then the temperature was close to 90 degrees and I had to call it a day.<br />
It was very peaceful painting, a few dogs walking with their humans and a couple fishing.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-42001777327102659602015-07-20T15:44:00.002-04:002015-07-20T15:44:37.244-04:00That ugly thing 6" x 8" oil on canvas board<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I painted this view again from a different angle. This time no building, just part of the bridge and the path. Of course I had to put in the turquoise fencing. I am just enamored with the color and design of this fence, but it is a bear to paint. Another overcast morning, so I used a red underpainting which I like in the sky. that shadow under the bridge came out too red in this photo. Here's a picture of the fence.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-70295338780238945572015-07-17T10:41:00.001-04:002015-07-17T10:41:40.173-04:00Bluebird of Happiness Assemblage 12" x 12"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just finished teaching a seven week class on collage. This is my assemblage using cardboard, paper, paint, and found objects like glass, stone feathers and metal. The Bluebird is the state bird for New York State, but I have never seen one. That is until now. On the property here at Morningstar, in Fort Mill, SC. we have several bluebird families. You can't imagine my delight when I first spotted one. I really acted quite ridiculous - but I was so excited to see that awesome blue color as the bird flew away.<br />
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So I chose the bluebird as the theme for my box. Coming here to Morningstar has fulfilled some deep longings, that I can't really explain, but I know it's God and His loving kindness blessing me. I'll post some student work next, so you can see some of their very cool collages also. this lesson was based on <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cornell/"> Joseph Cornell</a>, an artist who made assemblages famous.<br />
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It was overcast while I was painting this. This is a new bridge (built over the old bridge) that goes across the lake and connects the path that goes around the lake. It's a very nice addition to the area. I like the feeling of haziness I got in the background. It was hard to really see too many shapes and colors in the background because of the lighting. So I just squinted and laid down the color I thought worked. </div>
<span id="goog_814914819"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-41445981282773536482015-07-16T20:53:00.003-04:002015-07-16T20:53:25.082-04:00Crape Myrtle 6" x 8" oil on canvas board<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am painting early in the morning - 7 am - 9:30 am this month. Mostly because I can not last much longer once the temps get up over 85 degrees. This is my first southern summer and it is a baptism of fire! But I really love getting up early; I have for as long as I can remember. Maybe I just am living up to my name.<div>
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But I wanted to share how different it is to paint in a new climate. South Carolina is so different than New York. Red dirt, bright green grass and leaves still, flowering trees in the middle of a heat wave. My upstate new York brain is having a little trouble adjusting! My husband and I relocated here last year in September, so we missed last summer. This is the third summer we have unpacked or packed boxes. I don't recommend it! We have definitely trimmed our stuff down to only what we need and a few things we love. Very freeing.</div>
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I am so happy to be using oils again. It has been three years since I packed them up. I really love plien air painting. It is so peaceful to be outside trying to get something down on canvas. All that being said, I am focusing on basics now - looking for the big shapes, measuring to get things right, thinking about values and color temperature. One thing I'd really like to conquer - or at least improve on, is getting more paint on the canvas. I am experimenting with using a palette knife for sections of some of the paintings. I am re -reading the book <a href="http://www.richardschmid.com/"> Alla Prima by Richard Schmid</a>. He is considered a living Master and a wonderful painter. Check his website out.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-56834586061905973702015-06-17T17:40:00.000-04:002015-06-17T17:40:09.684-04:00Freedom collage on cardboard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This collage started off as a demo for stenciling on cardboard to build up layers. Later I found a quote by Amelia Earhart and decided to make a collage around the sentiment in her quote. "The love of flying is the love of beauty. It was more beautiful up there than anything I had known." I chose to use butterflies to represent flying, as opposed to planes, to symbolize the struggle needed to emerge from a chrysalis.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-83286713262263964912015-06-16T21:01:00.001-04:002015-06-16T21:01:37.377-04:00Student workAs promised here are a few samples of the different types of collages done by my students at <a href="http://www.comeniusschool.com/">Comenius School for Creative Leadership</a> .<br />
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This one is by Rebecca. The assignment was based on <a href="http://www.beardenfoundation.org/">Romare Beardon</a> collage work. He used magazines and often worked in a series about one topic. Rebecca's theme was metamorphosis.<br />
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This piece was Isabella's final personal collage. She loves superheroes and decided to do Spiderman. I love the black glitter in the sky.<br />
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This is another one by Rebecca. First she drew and painted the sparrow. The she painted the paper that was torn into small pieces to collage this piece. This assignment is based on the artist <a href="http://www.paperpaintings.com/">Elizabeth St. Hillaire-Nelson</a><br />
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This is a assemblage down by Sarai. It represents the beach and even includes sand her brother got her from a local golf course!</div>
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All these students are 12 and 13 years old.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-60259056121056218792015-06-14T15:58:00.001-04:002015-06-14T15:58:48.679-04:00Coming Home 30 x 40 acrylic on canvas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently finished this canvas. I've been working on taking the large drawings I did last summer and using them as springboards for new paintings. Now that the school year is coming to a close, I hope to get back to pairing on a more daily basis and posting my progress.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-7954047235050883952014-08-16T14:52:00.000-04:002014-08-16T14:52:22.593-04:00In Awe of You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is a new album out by Jesus Culture, a Christian worship group, called Unstoppable Love. One of my favorite songs from that album is the song, In Awe of You. It really speaks to those moments in our lives when we just have no words for a situation, we can only stand in awe of what God is doing in our lives. Recently this has been the case for me. God is so awesome, working always for our good. He overwhelms me with His kindness.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-46905694437522759202014-08-04T08:43:00.000-04:002014-08-04T08:43:08.553-04:00Penetrating the Darkness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This painting was done the day after the Malaysian plane was shot down over the Ukraine. I know from experience that even in the darkest of dark days God's love is able to penetrate our hearts and make good things out of bad circumstances. Maybe He takes you out of your circumstances, maybe He makes you stronger, maybe the circumstances send you running into His arms. <a href="http://www.blueletterbible.org/">Romans 8:35-39</a> May His peace fill your hearts today.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-77576966791915739762014-08-01T08:41:00.000-04:002014-08-01T08:41:16.738-04:00Uncap the Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know that's kind of a weird title, but I was praying for a friend who is trying to write a book. My husband had gotten a word for her about "uncapping God's love" that's inside her and getting that down on paper. I used up just about all of my red water soluble crayon pushing hard to get all that love out! Sometimes when we feel blocked or stalled creatively we need to ask God why and just press through til things begin to flow.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-49178284032175362032014-07-30T06:35:00.000-04:002014-07-30T06:35:32.787-04:00Breakthrough<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-28168380779298589842014-07-27T16:22:00.000-04:002014-07-27T16:22:11.119-04:00The Seed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-61220879823472666662014-07-25T09:28:00.001-04:002014-07-25T09:28:39.510-04:00Arise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a sense of Christ coming out of the tomb - a sense of resurrection and restoration. May we walk in that resurrection power of His love and grace today.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-48664286927119383242014-07-23T07:07:00.000-04:002014-07-23T07:07:08.390-04:00The Father's Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This painting was done to express the great love God has for his children. I think many people have not experienced the love of God and so they think they don't need Him, or they think wrongly about who He is. I have experienced God's love in so many ways - great and small. I know He loves me and I know He loves you. Take some time today to tell God you love Him. If you don't know for sure if He loves you - ask Him.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-7073263145166380322014-07-22T06:30:00.003-04:002014-07-22T06:30:59.337-04:00Dancing Before the Lord<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This painting came as I was praying for my daughter. She is a wonderful dancer and very musical. The figure just seemed to happen in the center as I was thinking about her. Different colors are beginning to represent things to me. Red is God's love and Jesus's blood shed on the cross for our sins. Light blue represent the Holy Spirit. Yellow and gold represent the glory of God. I was listening to a new album - You Make me Brave from Bethel Music.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-55469164715943800032014-07-21T10:13:00.001-04:002014-07-21T10:13:16.720-04:00Realms <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I felt the Holy Spirit wanted me to turn my paper so it would be in the portrait position to give me room to move. This one just sort of popped out in a short 15 minutes. The initial movement formed the structure of object that seems to go up and up. Lots of energy and color in this one.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-80572890970236304912014-07-20T15:10:00.000-04:002014-07-20T15:10:02.601-04:00Going Home 36" x 48" watercolor crayons on paper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This one was full of energy and lots of swirls and organic shapes. Then all the vertical lines seemed like people walking into the light of Heaven. You can see that I am still using 4 pieces of paper taped together to make one large surface. When trying a new process I always look for the cheapest way to do something before buying any new supplies, making sure I will stick with the process. So after this painting I ordered drawing paper (100 lb weight) that comes in rolls of 36" x 10 yards. I now cut my paper to size. I also found a water soluble crayon that can be ordered by individual colors instead of just buying a whole set.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> I have been spending some time painting, during my prayer time, while listening to worship music. At first it was difficult to start, because I didn't know what would happen. This is the first "painting". I used crayons and this took about an hour to feel like I was finished. I used 4 large sheets of drawing paper taped together so this is about 36" x 48". I call this one Awakening. It really felt like God was awakening me to a new level of worship with the Holy Spirit helping me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> This is the second one. It was finished in just a few minutes - may ten or fifteen minutes. I call this The Holy Spirit Hovering.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> This one really surprised me. The building shapes came first, done with a purple water-soluble crayon. Then everything else surrounding the "city" happened. I switched to water soluble crayons which give a more painterly feel. I draw with the crayons first and then use a brush with water. This is A City on a Hill. Revelations 21<br /><br /></td></tr>
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I tried a new technique today for printing without a press on my <a href="http://www.gelliarts.com/">Gelli plate</a> plate using stencils from <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/">Stencil Girl</a>. I signed up for their emails and today they featured Penny Phillips from Journal Artista. I really love how they came out. If you are interested in the technique let me know.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-23386233793702903572014-02-17T14:39:00.001-05:002014-02-17T14:39:17.340-05:00Key to the Kingdom Journal I have finished my visual journal based on a class taken from <a href="http://visualblessings.blogspot.com/">Valerie Sjodin</a> . I real ly appreciate her work and the lessons have taken me in a new direction. So here is the journal front to back.<br />
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Front cover - Keys - acrylic paint 8"x 10"<br />
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Front cover with first flap open so you can read the entire title: Keys to the Kingdom.<br />
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First Key - I need to trust my shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ, to lead and guide me, even in my art making. I need to always listen for His voice and follow only Him.<br />
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Second Key: The secret place is a place where I can be alone and talk to God. I can not live without His presence in my life. The time I spend in prayer, worship and just silence sitting before Him keeps me going.<br />
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Here is the Secret place with the flap open so you can read the verse. God always shows me things, just when I need encouragement or guidance. they are usually small beautiful things like butterflies - or the pansy I found under the snow a few days ago.<br />
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Third Key: Soar Above. I think of this as trying to have the mind of Christ. Listening to the Holy Spirit's leading. Walking and talking like Jesus. Scripture says that Christ only did and said what he heard and saw His Father doing. This same anointing is available to all Christians.<br />
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Fourth Key: Most of my time spent with God is in praise, adoration and worship. Scripture says to put on the garments of praise for the spirit of heaviness and that the joy of the Lord is our strength. This has been very true for me.<br />
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Fifth Key: Inviting Jesus to be your friend, your companion and setting aside time to spend just being with Him. We are like a garden enclosed with skin and He wants to dwell with us like he did with Adam and Eve in the garden.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989116185586881112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363719623097849764.post-34559307525316533432014-02-14T17:27:00.003-05:002014-02-14T17:27:27.514-05:00Mr Gus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is an oil pastel I did of our dog, Mr. Gus. He is a ten year old pug and is my buddy in the studio. I have joined the group " The Documented Life Project." You can take a look via my Facebook page. Each week there is a challenge. It's based on a planner but I am doing mine in a mixed media sketchbook I already had. It's been a fun challenge. One of the challenges was to find an artist on Pinterest that inspires you and do a page in you journal in that style. I found these cool animal paintings by <a href="http://www.riverspirit.net/ruthtatter.html">Ruth Tatter</a></div>
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