Plein Air Show and Fall Workshops in Austin!

Sailor's Delight, 9 x 12, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2017

Available

Plein Air Austin Show - Corridor of Arts Gallery

Chase Bank Building, 700 Lavaca, Austin, TX

Through September 5, 2017

Plein Air Austin is having its annual show this summer, and I am pleased to have these four paintings on display with that exhibit. Please stop by and take a look if you are in downtown Austin! 

FALL WORKSHOPS: 

Registration is now open for my fall workshops at The Contemporary Austin Art School. Please follow the link below for more info and to register. I would love to see you!!!

Still Life: Process and Studies, 9/29-30/2017 

Plein Air: Identifying Values, 10/20-21/2017

 Bright Spring Morning, 8 x 16, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2017

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Rising Tidewaters, 9 x 12, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2017

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Hill Country Bell Tower, 12 x 9, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2017

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SALE (updated inventory) - 25% off through 12/17!

HOLIDAY SALE  

Available small works - through Thursday, December 17

25% Off

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These small paintings make great gifts and stocking stuffers!

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Paintings will ship FedEx ground within 24 hours of purchase. 

(International - must ship by Dec. 11 USPS for delivery by Christmas.)

Winter Light, 6x8, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2015

Was $120 Now $90

The Village, 6x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Dune Shadows, 6x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

River Sailing, 6x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Tropical Dance, 8x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Calla Lilly Bouquet, 12x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Leaning Calla Lilies, 8x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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Tomatillos, 8x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Tulip Bud, 8x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Holiday Sale - 25% off through 12/17!

Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays

to all my Blogosphere friends!!!

25% Off

FREE SHIPPING

Selected small works - through Thursday, December 17

These small paintings make great gifts and stocking stuffers!

Click red sale price to check out with Paypal.

Paintings will ship FedEx ground within 24 hours of purchase. 

Approaching Storm, 6x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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Mill Pond Bridge, 6x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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The Village, 6x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Garden Beauties, 8x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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Dune Shadows, 6x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

River Sailing, 6x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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Tropical Dance, 8x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Two Swans, 6x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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Twirling Pine, 8x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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Pitcher and Posies, 8x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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Calla Lilly Bouquet, 12x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Leaning Calla Lilies, 8x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Tomatillos Three, 5x7, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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Tomatillos, 8x8, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Tulip Bud, 8x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

Reaching Shadows, 6x6, oil, L. Daniel © 2015

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Three Palms - Demo and Process Notes

Three Palms Demo, 8 x 6, oil on panel, L. Daniel © 2014

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This weekend I taught a workshop in Austin to a group of wonderful, hardworking painters. I promised them that I would post process notes from my demo from the first day, so here goes… a step by step explanation of how the painting came together. 

Step 1 - Sketch/Composition

This is a simple sketch of the scene using a mix of Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna. The triangle in back indicates how the forms work together to create a pyramid type composition. (Putting in the triangle also helped me reign in the elements as I blocked them in.) 

Step 2 - Block in large Shapes and Values

Using the same dark neutral mix, I established a range of values in the composition. At this point I kept the paint fairly dry and thin. 

Step 3 - Mass-in Upright Planes

Working dark to light, I painted the uprights planes, adjusting the values to cooler and lighter as they receded into the distance (color becomes muted and contrast softens as elements recede).

Step 4 - Mass in Ground Plane and Sky Plane

The sky was overcast and grey; but rather than go straight to those muted tones, I laid down a foundation of warm peachy tones that I observed in the atmosphere. My hope was that those warm tones would bring some life into the misty sky. 

Step 5 - Break up Masses and Add Highlights

Once the values of the planes were all working together, I began to break up the large masses. I added the grays of the sky and the brighter greens of the ground plane, using subtle value and temperature shifts. I saved the little details (like the fence and house) and the brightest highlights until the very end. It's always an exercise of restraint to hold off on those final marks!

Marsh Dance and Afternoon Shadows

Marsh Dance, 24 x 36, oil on canvas, L. Daniel © 2013 - SOLD

Afternoon Shadows (Waterloo Records), 18 x18, oil on canvas, L. Daniel © 2013 - SOLD

Reflections on the Georgia marsh reveal a delicate dance between trees, marsh grass and water. The undeniable rhythm of their movement is almost audible. Similarly, dynamic shadows (at our favorite record store in Austin) "step in time" daily as the sun travels across the sky. I love to witness these give and take, forward and back, "swing your partner" performances in nature's grand Do Si Do. 

These two paintings will be in my show, "Landscapes: Interior-Exterior" at the Davis Gallery in Austin, Texas. Reception October 5, 7-9pm. Runs through November 16.