tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27846004173869379642024-02-18T22:58:45.884-05:00Tonya's Art JournalOne artist's journey.Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-3761629661559108492013-03-07T16:13:00.001-05:002013-03-07T16:13:13.281-05:00"Leslie" 20x24 oil on canvas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-86839295088180989522013-01-18T12:13:00.002-05:002013-01-18T12:13:56.549-05:00Two New Paintings: "Kim" 18x18 oil on canvas & "Sledding" 8x10 oil on canvas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Kim" painted from life at the Academy. "Sledding" painted from a friend's photo in VT.</span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-77741229614249949322012-12-29T16:23:00.002-05:002012-12-29T16:23:50.739-05:00"Ariel" 18x36 oil on panel <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My most recent painting from life at the National Academy. </span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-13140561450907205862012-12-29T16:19:00.003-05:002012-12-29T16:19:33.542-05:00Previous Best Paintings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-41592299432153546922012-11-16T17:48:00.002-05:002012-11-16T17:49:15.262-05:00"Joey" 16x20 oil on panel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First painting from life/model in 6 months. It felt great to get back to classes at the Academy and studying with Sharon. Not great, but an OK effort for the first one back.</span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-31509074955519911792012-10-14T17:54:00.000-04:002012-10-14T17:54:18.873-04:00"Sailor's Delight" 16x20 oil on panel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Red sky at night, sailor's delight". An amazing sunset on Lake Champlain. I'm trying to decide if this one is finished. Seems you can work forever on a sky. This photo shifts very gray and flat. In person there is much more vibrancy. Hmmm -- I guess I'll decide tomorrow. Sleep on it.Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-15716626736294075472012-09-14T18:22:00.000-04:002012-09-14T18:25:09.203-04:00"Sweet 'White-Cat'" 12x16 oil on linen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A tribute to Casper, my little buddy for the last 16 1/2 years. She isn't doing so well, so I wanted to paint this before I have to say good-bye. While she's still around to yowl at me her drawn out "m-o-m", and follow me around quietly requesting a lap. My heart breaks to see her slip away, so this is painted with much love.</span></span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-73875918421955775302012-09-06T16:25:00.000-04:002012-09-09T16:11:18.827-04:00"Beach Treasures" 16x20 oil on panel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The photo doesn't do this one justice. It has much more depth and subtlety in real life than I can capture in camera. Loved this photo. Thanks to Monica and Elsa for letting me use it.</span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-37567988072726691012012-08-18T07:46:00.000-04:002012-08-18T07:46:03.298-04:00"Fields of Gold" 12x24 oil on panel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A perfect VT summer day. I may do a few more touches, shadows on the barn. But this has been sitting in my studio un-posted for too long. </span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-28038808530898239562012-08-04T09:24:00.000-04:002012-08-04T09:31:59.037-04:00"Wobbly First Steps" 12x12 oil on panel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An exercise in getting more paint on the panel. It seems easier when I use panel vs. canvas. I'm trying to really load it on, and also be a little freer and looser. This was a good subject to be free and loose. Another title or caption I thought of "I'm all ears, Mom!" Such a cute little guy. Shelburne Farms herd of sheep early summer.Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-85818139965931163202012-08-04T09:11:00.000-04:002012-08-04T09:12:51.464-04:00"A Wake at Sunset" 12x24 oil on canvas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of days ago I decided to work on this one little more. More paint, more paint. And I think I made it better. It's been a struggle this summer to find time to paint. So busy, such a wonderful summer in VT. But I need to paint more. So, this was a start.Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-30602287115952735102012-05-31T09:32:00.001-04:002012-05-31T09:35:06.235-04:00"Daydreamer" (Ancrew) 15x30 oil on canvas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last painting from my year of classes at the Academy studying with Sharon Sprung. Figurative painting from life/model. Andrew was a wonderful subject. I wish a photo could show more detail that is in the painting, but alas. . . It was a very good year of painting and I feel like I learned a great deal! Thanks to Sharon, the most amazing teacher. Now, a summer of painting on my own in VT. More to follow, hopefully soon.Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-68809947356648460552012-05-02T12:01:00.000-04:002012-05-02T12:38:11.404-04:00"Peace" (Jesse) 18x24 oil on linen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This new painting emerged out of a great deal of struggle. Two and a half weeks ago I started a new pose on an 18x36 gessoed panel. The drawing and composition were a good start and I proceeded to paint only to feel completely stymied. The paint seemed to be soaking in and getting chalky. Not at all like oils on panel usually respond. I use really good quality oil paints, so materials didn't seem to be the possible problem. My immediate conclusion: it must be the painter (of course.) I continued to work really hard, piling on the paint. The solution to everything is usually "more paint", but by the following Monday when my teacher arrived I was terribly frustrated. She immediately said "something's wrong", and encouraged me to "move on, get a new start". I hate to quit, and was beating myself up something awful. It's easy to get so DOWN (sensitive? moody? fear of failure?) So easy to fall into negative self-recrimination. <br />
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But I'm here to listen and learn from Sharon, so I bucked up and took her advice. <br />
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She moved me to the other model in the room, Jesse. And I found a linen support I had laying around in the locker room. A fresh start, but with a lot shorter time to work on the painting. Yikes! But, Jesse has such character, great muscle definition and skin color, a great look, and I love the peace sign earring. As it turned out, the whole thing was a pleasure to paint. And what started as a bomb turned into a success. And relatively quickly, for me. Lessons learned: sometimes a fresh start is just the ticket. And, Sharon's theory is that the gesso (acrylic) I used to prep the panel was the problem. It probably hadn't properly "cured". Live and learn. . .<br />
<br />Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-18660154976087625952012-04-18T15:01:00.001-04:002012-04-18T15:05:13.608-04:00Andrew 12x12 oil on panel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started a new large painting on Monday, but the model needed to take the day off today, so Andrew substituted and we did a one-day painting. I would love to spend more time painting him. He has a great look. But painting quickly from life is a great exercise.Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-80172290310417380002012-04-16T12:45:00.004-04:002012-04-16T12:54:37.391-04:00"Waltrudis in Blues" 18x18 oil on canvas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33zW-JZ1mWXKEuYEKBX_HDHivjyyeugjKc2o_SywIGbpT2ZiRmZ2SnS77yZ2cQAKFYpMa8T5IbmoUA1QtMvcyruETKzy2g8tH9_Z6dquHKWATX2SrThYlqWfYv0jUrTdpV0wF4zoAkzLb/s1600/IMG_0519.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33zW-JZ1mWXKEuYEKBX_HDHivjyyeugjKc2o_SywIGbpT2ZiRmZ2SnS77yZ2cQAKFYpMa8T5IbmoUA1QtMvcyruETKzy2g8tH9_Z6dquHKWATX2SrThYlqWfYv0jUrTdpV0wF4zoAkzLb/s400/IMG_0519.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732040928317550242" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Another painting from Sharon Sprung's class. I loved the many shades of blues and greens which beautifully offset the model's delicate complexion and hair. Very tricky to capture a more mature model's features without being harsh. Such small differences can make her look too young or too old. I learned a lot, again.</span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-23444598383417759502012-03-31T14:42:00.002-04:002012-03-31T14:46:03.062-04:00"Private Moment (Amanda)" 18x36 oil on panel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQx3qV18o49zXEovC7gws8J9u0mh41FDurfS1sRnu2zWw_ZufNMUIfUjXHhA2iGaqEdKAPKYR49hNWupCudn3652KVXgp2TNHAXKtIjcNjlyurXknRrN0x4rVS7QPbqwHOKVbkVCnbOZ_/s1600/IMG_0459.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQx3qV18o49zXEovC7gws8J9u0mh41FDurfS1sRnu2zWw_ZufNMUIfUjXHhA2iGaqEdKAPKYR49hNWupCudn3652KVXgp2TNHAXKtIjcNjlyurXknRrN0x4rVS7QPbqwHOKVbkVCnbOZ_/s400/IMG_0459.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726133729294903138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A cropped version of the same photo previously posted. This will be exhibited at the Academy in Sharon's Class show beginning April 2 and hanging for 2 weeks. </span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-55467695267149780942012-03-23T13:51:00.002-04:002012-03-23T14:03:11.176-04:00"Private Moment (Amanda)" 18x36 oil on panel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZnAsXddXb96m8qnFBAFUVotRqqNKRxs1BDClqGGCNC-DT5ubzLQzlg61GkejlMfiHg_03GVGdr9JdnfkANMJkGgzCN2mm4FMYvKTgERgKaAe401HttDr1G4cIPuMh1wJX7ZqsRh-XtIT/s1600/IMG_0459.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZnAsXddXb96m8qnFBAFUVotRqqNKRxs1BDClqGGCNC-DT5ubzLQzlg61GkejlMfiHg_03GVGdr9JdnfkANMJkGgzCN2mm4FMYvKTgERgKaAe401HttDr1G4cIPuMh1wJX7ZqsRh-XtIT/s400/IMG_0459.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723151887000808818" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Still on the easel at the Academy, my most recent painting finished in class yesterday. It will go in the class show which will be hung on April 2 and run for two weeks. So, I probably won't have a chance to photograph it until after the show. I was surprised and pleased at how well the composition turned out in this painting since I was one of the last in the class to "pick my spot" and that usually means a disadvantage in the view of the pose. But this was kind of nice, peeking past the backdrop/curtain at this lovely young woman. Amanda is an amazing model and a pleasure to paint. I learned a lot with this painting, too. (Thanks to Sharon, as always!)</span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-78627903726492364612012-03-11T17:41:00.003-04:002012-03-11T17:51:18.148-04:00"Dressing" (Rachel) 24x24 oil on canvas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17woq-A5ITMsMLOdUjlaUFgvPlNXDid2ZRCGU6Sat2vedcaBmiqhTk0Quabh_anaaAfZhv50pTSBeaDNzjr2CSD6qlxC_QS7lewkGhSj85Iga2GMNZGR52YQGZOCs6lhSxKRbkBvm_hKW/s1600/IMG_0421.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17woq-A5ITMsMLOdUjlaUFgvPlNXDid2ZRCGU6Sat2vedcaBmiqhTk0Quabh_anaaAfZhv50pTSBeaDNzjr2CSD6qlxC_QS7lewkGhSj85Iga2GMNZGR52YQGZOCs6lhSxKRbkBvm_hKW/s400/IMG_0421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718758056119927490" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A new figurative painting from class, and another that the photo does some weird stuff. I need help! The colors seem to shift inconsistently and things show up that are not even in the painting. Also, so much detail is lost. It looks murky. And I don't have this problem when shooting anything except my paintings. :-( But photography aside, this is a fairly successful painting from life. A beautiful model and an interesting pose. That fabric is tough! I referred to the master, Sorolla, whose fabric is incredible. Mine needs work, but all in all, a pretty good effort, I think. I only wish my blog followers could see it in person.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-17701758181193181212012-02-19T16:49:00.003-05:002012-02-19T16:57:41.015-05:00"Moment of Silence" 24x24 oil on canvas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-BU7fYeKl4aSlMKwz0gzowndATUdlajVIcs4B5IS0-EKJuxio_NwoP7Ddrtb4-2fgNcUBo_7JVVagfaodPX_58UD7ALlPOHfQipapbVglvkwfCwQqL_FONqO9m96bjCHP1OI9NwNiczQ/s1600/IMG_0224.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-BU7fYeKl4aSlMKwz0gzowndATUdlajVIcs4B5IS0-EKJuxio_NwoP7Ddrtb4-2fgNcUBo_7JVVagfaodPX_58UD7ALlPOHfQipapbVglvkwfCwQqL_FONqO9m96bjCHP1OI9NwNiczQ/s400/IMG_0224.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710967672010307858" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I loved this pose, the feeling of a moment of silence between two people. Connie and Cesar. Excellent models. This is still unfinished. I need to work more on Connie, and also on the scarf and vest. But I was really pleased with Cesar's face so I wanted to go ahead and post it. I don't know when I'll get back to it, as most of my non-class painting is done in VT. In my class I'm on to another one which I'm liking a lot as well. </span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-82478453989007366992012-02-19T16:38:00.003-05:002012-02-19T16:48:02.690-05:00"The Dancer" 18x24 oil on canvas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggB4s0qLs7grvCNa92s63UivU95n5zeqU66C4GMrATz5PB9BeYwvKVAu8gezWP40rzZ9oWqJQVoUJKueh7EnvILP3iQd-3GwZl_CV3wPUoIX3EkH_rO9ELIwoZ8_B5jZcOYSBlJYwyfDJ/s1600/IMG_0225.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggB4s0qLs7grvCNa92s63UivU95n5zeqU66C4GMrATz5PB9BeYwvKVAu8gezWP40rzZ9oWqJQVoUJKueh7EnvILP3iQd-3GwZl_CV3wPUoIX3EkH_rO9ELIwoZ8_B5jZcOYSBlJYwyfDJ/s400/IMG_0225.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710964773434025538" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I haven't posted in a while and I have two new images to share, but I'll preface these posts with the comment that I am frustrated with my ability to photograph the images, and I'm not sure what to do about it. I just can't get them to look like they look. So much detail is lost. So much color shift, and so much reflection. OK, I'm done with my rant. This was a studio/class painting and my "spot" was seated just below the model, so I it was a tough place to paint. But the model was amazing and I loved the challenge. The tutu wasn't easy either! So, despite frustrations, I've decided to share.</span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-17390694962760605002012-01-06T17:13:00.003-05:002012-01-06T17:23:00.941-05:00"The Commuter" (John) 24x36 oil on linen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhBkH-gvBryhyTNh5PjFZJVuiYOLiTtCpOgakeSbv0qrVnjLGvs4plCUo1HCU9PCB_JNRU2CShWvAVYnvGYP0kiX1MCPYZjXY4RdFt8nxqVby0nFJWeavIRwVhkwEINqhEqqkJbcUAZ0F/s1600/IMG_0184.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhBkH-gvBryhyTNh5PjFZJVuiYOLiTtCpOgakeSbv0qrVnjLGvs4plCUo1HCU9PCB_JNRU2CShWvAVYnvGYP0kiX1MCPYZjXY4RdFt8nxqVby0nFJWeavIRwVhkwEINqhEqqkJbcUAZ0F/s400/IMG_0184.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694645818832479618" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A new studio painting completed today at the Academy (Sharon Sprung's class.) Sorry about the reflections on the darks. I may try to re-photograph it tomorrow. This is another of the large format paintings - 24x36 - done from life/a model. I seem to have the most success with either very small or very large. </span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-69274951381708312102011-11-27T08:12:00.005-05:002011-11-27T08:22:02.830-05:00"Grand-dogs" 5x7 oil on panel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVohG8mQgRLaQ5ketr6DCFQ4xITj1PpRUA0m2JR87OjdNZ90FwWIkTnwPh5J1JmqR_aNiugHWDa6lypEpqF2xWGhm9szZ7EBH7zN-JsrI8WjVBCRpb0xIxM1od6bNX4XO_U2A4YNfkIv-/s1600/IMG_0083.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVohG8mQgRLaQ5ketr6DCFQ4xITj1PpRUA0m2JR87OjdNZ90FwWIkTnwPh5J1JmqR_aNiugHWDa6lypEpqF2xWGhm9szZ7EBH7zN-JsrI8WjVBCRpb0xIxM1od6bNX4XO_U2A4YNfkIv-/s400/IMG_0083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679663321395496466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfriUiqpOKga5TVPsMRx2QYh1xyEAoGKJ9w_GhwZREZAoV4JWsh6l7C9wbDs-H4ATX5ERG0cYiHU8HoJez49xblWHv8APLKadTh6mWz0ZiYxhfA2PWKdolfQwrp5g-CbcWnZDneSIQKzX/s1600/IMG_0082.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfriUiqpOKga5TVPsMRx2QYh1xyEAoGKJ9w_GhwZREZAoV4JWsh6l7C9wbDs-H4ATX5ERG0cYiHU8HoJez49xblWHv8APLKadTh6mWz0ZiYxhfA2PWKdolfQwrp5g-CbcWnZDneSIQKzX/s400/IMG_0082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679663310666130578" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I don't have grandchildren, but I have 2 grand-dogs. Ojib and Kitty. And they are both grand dogs. I finally got a chance to paint in my studio in VT over the Thanksgiving holiday. Yes, these are gifts, and I'm counting on the fact that I don't think the kids check my blog, so I'm not linking these to Facebook. Very fun to paint the dogs. I'll do more. . . </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Very fun to have time to paint. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving! Much to be thankful for. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(Sorry for the bad photos. Lots of glare obliterates detail. And I even forgot to crop them. Oh, well, out of time for now.)</span></div>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-70836031947466753402011-10-29T17:44:00.002-04:002011-10-29T17:49:33.806-04:00"Kendall Kayaking" 5x7 oil on panel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-8tInJWR-H7JHHuiUtFvHlGy3hr-9lkWH5BOum-sBfgMvMD_Z3o_kThHMjez0_4E9J6Q7XSAka9U6UvPfEnff8bPJYC9RhqcbVTQpCu9qCXY244mRoW6e3GJJdJM8Ldn-gPQJUxsPxUC/s1600/IMG_0026.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-8tInJWR-H7JHHuiUtFvHlGy3hr-9lkWH5BOum-sBfgMvMD_Z3o_kThHMjez0_4E9J6Q7XSAka9U6UvPfEnff8bPJYC9RhqcbVTQpCu9qCXY244mRoW6e3GJJdJM8Ldn-gPQJUxsPxUC/s400/IMG_0026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669033805969962674" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Another summer reverie, my niece Kendall kayaking this summer. Yes, there's a theme here. Hanging inside on a winter-like October day. Make the most of it by painting!!! Sweet memories, and feeling very productive. Nice!</span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-35831564383733047692011-10-29T15:17:00.005-04:002011-10-29T15:26:52.403-04:00"Toes in the Water 2" 5x7 oil on panel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR01YSP_lian2IV0eZ4-IOTtIdK7K1go9ubhsjr56JXpfigohZDSXlyGOsl2KvCsA-KO-Sq5hXcIndBe1j8OVXfz2I5RbrDWcs8EAdcA4xfhpqWJT4gcln8WKiV5ZvnCse60o_P03u3d35/s1600/IMG_0025.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR01YSP_lian2IV0eZ4-IOTtIdK7K1go9ubhsjr56JXpfigohZDSXlyGOsl2KvCsA-KO-Sq5hXcIndBe1j8OVXfz2I5RbrDWcs8EAdcA4xfhpqWJT4gcln8WKiV5ZvnCse60o_P03u3d35/s400/IMG_0025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668995603029115698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Revisiting a favorite image from the summer. I guess this snowy (yikes!) October day has me longing for other times. Aahh, Summer in VT. You are a long way off. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">A fun little photo to paint. More accurate drawing makes her look more her age - amazing the difference small changes make, especially when painting children. Also, different painting size, different cropping. </span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784600417386937964.post-33014125363855806762011-10-01T17:37:00.002-04:002011-10-01T17:41:56.448-04:00"Golden Delicious Blushing" 6x6 oil on canvas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWc12CLr_qfXTZbbiCN_kORqqnKGcjEvJmjitL7vEmTcMEAZpGmqMPBuQP4n5u3VYi_2dJ6c4fi8F1rOp__aDW_8E4PNWy5CM7nq8oQ0e7oyPFo3x7zRNWW5DvJBeXc_0uG9jXusKhXm39/s1600/IMG_3250.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWc12CLr_qfXTZbbiCN_kORqqnKGcjEvJmjitL7vEmTcMEAZpGmqMPBuQP4n5u3VYi_2dJ6c4fi8F1rOp__aDW_8E4PNWy5CM7nq8oQ0e7oyPFo3x7zRNWW5DvJBeXc_0uG9jXusKhXm39/s400/IMG_3250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658641137944544322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Apples are a sign of Fall. So is rain, and wind and a very dark day. How do you get a good photo of your painting when you're stuck inside with lights? Any help is much appreciated. But I'm having fun with my apples. And learning a lot about turning the form. Sharon is right. Sharon is always right.</span>Tonya Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270811534815685179noreply@blogger.com1