Category Archives: curiosity
“Wild Flowers”
Last Layer
And, here it is the final layer for the painting from my last blog post now titled “Timeless”. The dramatic change is not a surprise to me as each layer informs the next and feels final when I know the title. In person the layers are more evident. Hard to photograph at times. Voila!
Beginning
This morning I am reviewing the past day’s work and trying to get an idea of how I want to proceed. Working a 36 x 36 cradled panel with oil mixed with cold wax gives me a number of alternatives. Usually I spend a long time just looking. The longer I wait between each step … Continue reading
100 + Drawings During the Pandemic 2021
2021 New Work in the Studio
I literally waited a year to make a post. Not sure exactly why until today. New drawings began to be a daily ritual only during the month of May this year. It started very casually with a drawing that I did before starting to paint every day in the studio. As the days went by, … Continue reading
Transitions
While transitioning from sustained work on a series, I often take a break to work on smaller paintings on paper. Still using oil with cold wax medium added, I experiment and investigate color and form even using tools that I don’t normally use. They are free form sessions that help me resume larger work and … Continue reading
How to Grow Roses
I’ve been thinking about my career as an artist and because of recent interviews, I have been reflective. Most of the time I stay in the present moment and rarely do very much delving in the past, but recently I paused to think about the most important influences on what I choose to focus on … Continue reading
Helen DeRamus Studio 