Water's Edge and NEW WORKSHOP INFO

Water's Edge, 9x12, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2014

I want to let you all know about some new workshops I have scheduled. This fall I am offering two weekend workshops in Austin, with a big welcome to come and paint in this lovely city. Lodging is plentiful and dining is exquisite. I am also teaching a workshop on St. Simons Island, GA in the spring, which is another fabulous place to visit and paint. Please see the info below and come join me! Questions? Please email! :)

NEW WORKSHOP INFO:

Oct. 10-11, 2014 - Still Life, Considering Composition

Learn the same process used for plein air, in a studio setting

Austin, TX - Register with Contemporary Austin Art School CATALOG 

Nov. 6-8, 2014 - En Plein Air, Composing the Landscape

Paint on location, in natural settings around Austin

Austin, TX - Register with Contemporary Austin Art School CATALOG 

April 30-May 2, 2015 - En Plein Air, Color and Value in Landscape

Paint on location, in natural settings around St. Simons Island

St. Simons Island, GA - Register with Anderson Gallery 

Three Pears, 10 x 8, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2014

Ranch Sky and Panorama Photo!

Ranch Sky, 8 x 16, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2014

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A couple of weeks ago I met up with a photographer friend of mine, Scott David Gordon, to shoot one of his amazing panoramas. Scott is very close to completing a project called "Panorama 365" in which he challenged himself to create 365 panoramic images. This body of work includes cityscapes and country-scapes, long views and short views, AND... artists at work in their studios. 

Click on image to see it larger… photographer: Scott David Gordon

I was thrilled when Scott invited me to be one of his subjects for the project; and even more delighted when he suggested we do an "outdoor studio" shot. Since plein air painting is such a big part of my process, he reasoned that this would be just the right approach. I completely agreed and the collaboration began. Scott took pictures of me at different stages of painting, and was able to visualize ahead of time how the various angles could be stitched together to tell the story. The image he created beautifully captures it all. I think you will all agree with me that the photo is awesome! Thank you, Scott!! I am very honored to be part of "Panorama 365". 

Side note: "Ranch Sky" (painting above) was in process on my easel for the shoot. I thought it only right to do a panorama for the panorama! :)

Click HERE to see and read more about Scott's "Panorama 365" project.

Click HERE to see my panorama on his website and blog write up.

Solitary Morning - American Women Artists National Exhibition

Solitary Morning, 12 x 16, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2014

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The 17th Annual American Women Artists National Exhibition opens this weekend at the Addison Art Gallery in Cape Cod (Orleans, MA). I am so pleased to be participating with my waterscape, "Solitary Morning". This show is always spectacular and inspiring to see, so if you are in the area, please drop by the gallery. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the reception this year, but my painting is there in my absence. 

American Women Artists National Exhibition

Addison Art Gallery

43 S. Orleans Rd., Orleans, MA

Opening Reception August 16, 5-7 pm

For purchase information, please contact Addison Art Gallery.

Show runs through September 15.  

Wind Point Beach - Racine, Wisconsin

Wind Point Beach, 8 x 6, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2014

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My home town of Racine, Wisconsin sits right on the shores of Lake Michigan. I grew up swimming in that lake, and can tell you from experience that it is pretty cold for most of the summer. The trick for surviving the frigid temperature is simple - just stay in the water long enough for your limbs to go numb. It works every time. 

By the way, this not actually the beach we swam at as kids. That beach is long and wide, and always crowded with swimmers and sunbathers. This is a quieter beach on the north side of town near the lighthouse. 

This is the last "memory lane" painting from my high school reunion weekend. I enjoyed revisiting with paint and canvas. I hope we have another gathering soon! 

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NEW WORKSHOP INFO:

Oct. 10-11, 2014 - Still Life, Austin, TX CATALOG (public registration 8/14)

Nov. 6-8, 2014 - En Plein Air, Austin, TX CATALOG (public registration 8/14)

April 30-May 2, 2015 - En Plein Air, St. Simons Island, GA, Anderson Gallery 

Kewpee's - Racine, Wisconsin - and workshop announcement

Kewpee's, 8 x 6, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2014

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Kewpee Hamburgers is another favorite spot in my home town of Racine, Wisconsin (where I recently attended my high school reunion). I am pretty sure that ALL returning natives make a bee line for Kewpee's… and it's not just a tradition, it's a ritual with my family. And may I just say? That "hamburg" was just as delicious as I remembered it. The root beer float was pretty tasty too! :)

Historical note: Kewpee's is the second known fast food chain, was founded in the early 1920's, and named for the Kewpie Doll. The Racine shop is one of only 5 remaining restaurants. I am not a big fast food fan, but at Kewpee's, I will make an exception! :)

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Painter Friends - I have just added three weekend workshops… come paint with me!

Oct. 10-11, 2014 - Still Life, Austin, TX CATALOG (public registration 8/14)

Nov. 6-8, 2014 - En Plein Air, Austin, TX CATALOG (public registration 8/14)

April 30-May 2, 2015 - En Plein Air, St. Simons Island, GA, Anderson Gallery 

Wind Point Lighthouse - Racine, Wisconsin

Wind Point Lighthouse, 8 x 6, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2014

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At the end of July, my husband and I went to our 40th High School Reunion in Racine, Wisconsin. This is the town of our youth; and it had been a really, really long time since we had been back. We visited all our favorite places and every house we ever lived in. The whole weekend was so much fun and truly a walk down memory lane. 

When we got home, I had a creative urge to paint a few of those favorite spots... This is the first - the Wind Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan. It was built in 1880 and is one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses on the Great Lakes. It's a beauty!

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Blue Hole

Blue Hole, 12 x 9, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2014

This weekend, I met up to paint with old friends and new from the Plein Air Austin group. We converged at the Blue Hole… a swimming hole on the San Gabriel River in Georgetown, just north of Austin. It's a great place hang out and stay cool in the hot summer. There are walking trails and picnic tables, and swimming of course, but best of all are the picturesque limestone bluffs that line the river. It's a beautiful spot.