tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62969211460668413162012-02-16T06:55:24.394-08:00A close-up look at the life & works of a Dutch artistCarole Böggemann Peirsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10889369557906175397noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296921146066841316.post-57391964581700809582011-04-11T03:36:00.000-07:002011-04-11T03:54:17.997-07:00

Personally, I really love living in a rural area......seeing the turtles and deer in your own backyard, the sounds of crickets when it's quiet, seeing the seasons change and the stars at night! There's nothing like it and I feel we live in paradise. However, there is one thing I just can't get used to: mice. I'm not afraid of these little creatures and I even think they look cute. (I used to

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As a lot of artists do, I have been using photographs as reference materials for a long time. In 1997/1998, to create my first oil painting, I religiously copied a photograph. I had never painted in oils before and with a little book "What & How in Oils", I decided to give it a shot. It was an underwater photo of a sea turtle that I had not taken myself (unfortunately). I fell in love with the

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Two weeks ago, I participated in the "Out & About" plein-air painting event in Norfolk. This 3rd annual show and sale at the Monticello Arcade (across from McArthur Mall) was organized by artist and gallery owner Karen Kinser. She does a fenomenal job getting a group of about 60 artists together who paint in Norfolk for 2 days and show & sell their wet paintings on the third day. Thank you Karen

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Last week, I was lucky enough to be able to take a workshop with well-known artist Scott Tallman Powers in Easton, Maryland. Scott is a signature member and boardmember of the Oil Painters of America and founded The Plein Air Painters of Chicago. He also teaches at The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Art in Chicago. His paintings are like pure poetry to me, beautiful scenes and portraits with

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I want to share a wonderful experience with you on what it was like for me as an artist to be completely taken out of my 'comfort zone' and loving every minute of it! Last weekend, I took a workshop on still life composition with well-known artist Maggie Siner. The workshop was organized by Brazier Gallery & Studio in Richmond where I had taken a workshop before and both the gallery, as well as

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Perhaps I had to become a 'plein-air' painter to notice the spectacular Fall colors...because I don't think I've ever seen hues this bright in my entire life! Anything from bright greens, deep reds, glowing oranges and yellows... nature sure wore it's Sunday outfit last weekend, when I visited my mother-in-law in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Lynchburg and Charlottesville, VA.

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It's been about 1,5 weeks since I got back from a week-long workshop with accomplished artist Gavin Brooks near Tilghman Island, MD. With my friend-in-Art Cindy Reed, I spend five days painting 'en plein-air'. Gavin was an excellent instructor and had prepared a few theme-days, such as skies, trees & land and water & reflections. She gave a talk in the morning, illustrated her information

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This past weekend, I participated in a plein air painting event organized by the Stage Door Gallery in Cape Charles. It was a beautiful weekend and there were about 25 artists participating, some from the Eastern Shore, but also many from across the Bay and other States. I painted on several different locations, but was able to finish two pieces to put in the show: "Red Barn" and "Reflections at

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Last week, I worked on a still life with delicious deep red cherries. The glazing technique I wanted to use for the brilliance of the red pieces of fruit did not allow me to finish this painting very quickly. An 'Alla Prima' study of a few cherries however, helped me preserve their looks. When the real still life set-up was looking far from mouth-watering and I finally had to saccrifice them in

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Last weekend, I participated in the 2-hour Quick Draw Competition during the 4th annual Plein Air Easton event. On Saturday morning, painters from all over the country took part in this fun paint-out competition in downtown Easton, MD. We had two hours to paint a plein-air painting. At noon, the piece had to be framed and displayed on an easel. All easels were then lined up on the main street for

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Last Saturday, three students of mine and I participated in a Paint-out Plus event organised by MAPAPA (Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association) on Solomon's Island (appr. 1 hour south of Washington, DC). Artist Lee Boynton was kind enough to do a boat-drawing demonstration and give advice and critiques to the participating artists. It was a beautiful day and there were plenty of boats to

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This is a cool way to share some of my experiences with other artists and those who are interested in the creative struggles of a professional artist. Since about 2001, I have been a studio artist who mostly created original oil paintings from photographs or set-ups. Last year however, I felt the need to go outdoors. Up till then, people had responded to my artwork by saying: 'your paintings look

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