Sunday, April 6, 2008

Sunday - April 6, 2008

Yesterday was one of those beautiful days were everything I touched turned to gold.  I had ordered two books on Amazon the night before and the confirmation came through, Amazon had them both...can not wait to open Richard Schmidt's "Alla Prima: Everything I Know About Painting" and Kevin Macpherson's "Fill Your Oil Paintings With Light and Color." 

Next is was on to the Marble Falls Art Festival.  A beautiful day for driving (except for the 3.18 per gallon fill-up), clear, blue and crisp.  It was a wonderful show and nice to see the beautiful work; a lot of sculptures.  On the way home I stopped at a couple of art gallery's.  The first "Gallery at Spicewood" was such a delight.  Not only was the work impressive, Mark Schultz the gallery owner was kind enough to give me a couple of samples of pastel paper, vegetable and sanded paper to play with.  Next it was on to "The Shade Tree Potter" and Susie Fowler.  Her pots are incredible and the use of natural flora in the design made them so unique.  Susie's home sits high on a ridge and has a spectacular view of the river below.  What a spot to create.

Next is was on to the Art Stores...........40% on pastels at Asel's Art and I picked up some additional papers and supplies at Jerry's.

Today I am painting a mule, it is not going very well.  I think I will take Susan Carlin dad's advice and learn more about animal anatomy. 

All is good in Kyle






1 comment:

chekov said...

Susan, thanks for the kind words about my gallery in Spicewood. I enjoyed talking with you about pastels and different techniques. Hope to see you soon back at the gallery. Just in case you are interested, my blog is www.vangoughsear.blogspot.com. Check it out.

Mark Schultz