tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25695990223505997402024-03-19T04:54:29.922-07:00Kitty WallisPastel artist, Inventor and Manufacturer of Wallis Sanded Paper for ArtistsKitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-1885753771011290112014-05-01T15:19:00.001-07:002014-05-01T15:37:04.861-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-60960326701945324232013-08-29T12:08:00.001-07:002013-08-29T12:08:40.727-07:00Making Illuminated Pastel Sticks<div class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Illuminated pastel sticks<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Think of the
wall of a house painted one color – flat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Now imagine the
sky just after sunset. You can see the colors in the air – there's a
sense of space.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">We can get this
sense of space by using illuminated colors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Here is how:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">1.
Pick out two colors of the <u>same value</u>. For those who want an
example, I used Terry Ludwig's dark green G520 and dark red R170X. This
made a stunning, glowing shadow color. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">2.
Crush each color separately into pieces like small cracked pepper. Do not
turn it all into powder or leave in pieces larger than a grain of
quinoa. I put the stick in a fold of paper and roll a rolling pin
over it. Open the paper and rearrange the pieces in a thin flat layer to
expose the remaining larger pieces to further crushing. Fold paper and roll
again until stick is crushed evenly. Repeat same operation with second
color in a separate paper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">3.
When both are crushed evenly combine them by gently stirring them together on a
pile of 3 or more paper towels. Spray with water in a mist, gently
folding the particles over and over inside the towels until all particles are
wet – not soaking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.
Bring the paper towel over the moist particles and push them together,
including all the bits stuck to the paper towel. Do not knead the colors
into a lump. To succeed with illuminated colors, the colors of the
particles must remain distinct. <u>Firmly</u> press them
together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">5.
Form into a stubby stick, 3/4" in diameter. Be careful there
are no wrinkles, cracks or spaces in the stick. The nature of these
sticks is weaker than regular pastels, they cannot be made too thin or they
will break when you use them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">6.
Set the stick aside to dry. If you like to use a dehydrator let them sit
for 24 hours first. The particles need time for the binding agents to interact
with each other while still wet to form new bonds. They are dry when no
longer cool to the touch, like laundry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The procedure is
simple, but choosing exactly the right color is very tricky. It took me
10 years to suddenly realize the power of my illuminated colors when correctly
matched. Certain combinations fall flat and others are fabulous.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Stay tuned here for
some recipes for specific illuminated sticks that will amaze your eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">If you have
colors in your studio that were disappointing and you haven’t been using them,
post the brand and color number on my facebook and I’ll do my best to make you
a custom recipe!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Coming soon:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Making your own
set of Illuminated colors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Learning about
values<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Recipes with 3
or 4 colors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-90568821734722142172012-07-17T12:17:00.000-07:002012-07-17T12:17:02.548-07:00July 13-15 Plein Air Color Intensive.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Three days of color study outside where the real color is. We studied color, values, temperatures, mixing and pigments. <br />
We painted in the morning and worked in the studio (air conditioned) in the afternoon.on our color studies. On the third day we switched to a larger format, painting all day.<br />
We worked all three days on one site. Under-painting the first day, applying pastel the second and switching scale the third. Most of us worked in pastel. One student did it all in Acrylic. I've never asked my class to stay with the same subject for 3 days. It was a great idea. We were able to go into depth on all aspects of color.<br />
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<br />Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-31005296357920813272011-09-30T23:25:00.000-07:002011-09-30T23:29:52.895-07:00'Waterfall'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjmqUZu1Liq6Ufim1gl0E4usLhI5G3jLi3wVE3A39mrJXmV8sb3fkTH-EZMbwRsAEnmWHT0hT1RRVRffOAiBKTOJCRXBVyRkM2_gjyTs8Pwyb9GC7iNNbnzmiDrBYT6ov5Yk29V67wEE/s1600/waterfall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjmqUZu1Liq6Ufim1gl0E4usLhI5G3jLi3wVE3A39mrJXmV8sb3fkTH-EZMbwRsAEnmWHT0hT1RRVRffOAiBKTOJCRXBVyRkM2_gjyTs8Pwyb9GC7iNNbnzmiDrBYT6ov5Yk29V67wEE/s400/waterfall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658406159776629602" border="0" /></a>'Waterfall' 36"x24" Pastel on Sandpaper<br /><br />We painted at Crystal Springs today. Although it was predicted to be cloudy the sun shone all afternoon. It was a beautiful day. <br />Thanks, Celeste, for this photo.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-6710876409026790352011-09-18T14:54:00.000-07:002011-09-18T15:25:16.633-07:00Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwC6wDGw5z747paKxh44vNgoYdnSo_-uAQxOahurJoPKAGO3cwC6eISKnBVV-AhkIl7g86Gncf3uhKAu7IFaHGl2dU_SDahoO0GqI_Zlmr_yMRPUNBFSmvG2ilJZowekoLPlXD1up6pc/s1600/Park1200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwC6wDGw5z747paKxh44vNgoYdnSo_-uAQxOahurJoPKAGO3cwC6eISKnBVV-AhkIl7g86Gncf3uhKAu7IFaHGl2dU_SDahoO0GqI_Zlmr_yMRPUNBFSmvG2ilJZowekoLPlXD1up6pc/s400/Park1200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653828020683776018" border="0" /></a>'Park' 18x24. pastel on sandpaper with a pigment dispersion underpainting<br /><br />Furthering the quest for expressive work<br />I was forced, by being unprepared, to sit down with this subject. I wouldn't have chosen it. I was in the mood to paint water. (when am I not in the mood to paint water?) I was happy to find that my paintings are not so much empowered by subject choice as they are by what I do with the subject. I didn't even realize how good this was until I got over my frustration. That took a whole 24 hours and many positive comments from viewers.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-27427917595309875822011-09-18T14:52:00.000-07:002011-09-18T14:54:36.525-07:00Deleted Oil practice phase.I just deleted all the oil and acrilyic experiments. Vanity? Professionalism? I couldn't bear to be represented by all that mediocre work.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-73140449074374491232011-09-18T01:26:00.000-07:002012-05-15T14:07:52.300-07:002012 Class scheduleMy Class Schedule for 2012 is up. I'll be adding times to the color classes when they are set. I have some information about lodging as well. Please let me know if you are interested.<br />
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I kept the price low since artists aren't flocking to classes these days. There will be a small additional model's fee for the figure class.<br />
<br />Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-57375583011726242332011-09-02T16:59:00.000-07:002011-09-18T01:55:51.087-07:00I'm back to pastel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8qtjKb5b8djC7KMBGET9CLE2PZCD2EEW90Zc8n3eSFb3RtWJc8V5VgbyASpGP6nAEWNjwxNiOw6p9B0o6JTklmlzy-fW7RnMDLr9UycL6GLA1SjxTmfAE5VOXTyfIQnSx4y2S6kdUno/s1600/Light+Corridor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8qtjKb5b8djC7KMBGET9CLE2PZCD2EEW90Zc8n3eSFb3RtWJc8V5VgbyASpGP6nAEWNjwxNiOw6p9B0o6JTklmlzy-fW7RnMDLr9UycL6GLA1SjxTmfAE5VOXTyfIQnSx4y2S6kdUno/s400/Light+Corridor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647921021970024706" border="0" /></a>'Light Corridor' 36"by 24" Pastel on sandpaper with a wet pigment underpainting. Plein Air, done this afternoon.<br /><br />I'm back to pastel. My first love. My explorations in oil and acrylic taught me that I already am where I want to be. Loose. Expressive. Looking forward to a whole new body of work.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-77338862571690594312011-06-19T17:45:00.000-07:002011-06-19T18:14:00.123-07:00Portrait demos at IAPS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy_dE7FQYpH2CckebWRtOxxOVsVuYNltv_9CgW6OesCrxy4yeRA4AQdJTeN-xSkLYH7zzbFpq6Fy_yvAhckRWi1gKhuoGIxgrfalF_libyhfqBb1_2cOK6aU2NHXUKsjiByYv1Za7bes/s1600/Dawn+Portrait1200.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy_dE7FQYpH2CckebWRtOxxOVsVuYNltv_9CgW6OesCrxy4yeRA4AQdJTeN-xSkLYH7zzbFpq6Fy_yvAhckRWi1gKhuoGIxgrfalF_libyhfqBb1_2cOK6aU2NHXUKsjiByYv1Za7bes/s400/Dawn+Portrait1200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620101540541425362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF8fj76TCgNLbq1kd3Xfhb4QDe3OnnFg7HR05MXGAGMJtLXyTqrNPKNVhkZhwDAF7KMMJaIGB6cOx4LZyT5EFT0z3bV85UWQIb93mxGCNyJpgF0bW-NPk4yPiSGUvjacBJuKKzDOQvms/s1600/Connie+Portrait1200.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF8fj76TCgNLbq1kd3Xfhb4QDe3OnnFg7HR05MXGAGMJtLXyTqrNPKNVhkZhwDAF7KMMJaIGB6cOx4LZyT5EFT0z3bV85UWQIb93mxGCNyJpgF0bW-NPk4yPiSGUvjacBJuKKzDOQvms/s400/Connie+Portrait1200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620101343948589586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXY4aH73q8FThp_aXOhvERcin-H1cPGZhIkOnltqhVdf_pTZJOxfdoTK8FRpRxZ9pAa2DSoPBeIpuB05c9hOXVYRYAP-sJjP_9YxBfSNYEvCv4-g7QKT30gzrMO6gNz2w0vnQPHzhcU8/s1600/IAPS_Connie+Underpainting.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXY4aH73q8FThp_aXOhvERcin-H1cPGZhIkOnltqhVdf_pTZJOxfdoTK8FRpRxZ9pAa2DSoPBeIpuB05c9hOXVYRYAP-sJjP_9YxBfSNYEvCv4-g7QKT30gzrMO6gNz2w0vnQPHzhcU8/s400/IAPS_Connie+Underpainting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620101173585155810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AClO_Le1llI-iqFnoqYOYoZwXkfODtOVQYtFc9ppMOZ3Cb3imtB7b595cY7WPmP2jK0R35QA5uLmHjKbnIf6g8fbmktDhC7NEsFFrEy3yIDKEfXjEE7WjpwSwZGL00Wiz5MEV_cr6T4/s1600/Connie+Portrait.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyohBtBLRC8jDlMT4_ldfBanPJI1X-TIFvtE94IjaaTSa-7RquC6VL1b5yzOnX1vZntEdiiKwQMLtrlsRG505Ezyq0lzX7W6F1U8_Lu68vTh7iV7HnRq6_YXTiXGoYB82FNyL7ivz4JiI/s1600/IAPS_Connie+Underpainting.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We attend the International Assoc of Pastel Artists trade show every other year. It was in Albuquerque 6/2-6/5 2011. I look forward to it. We set up a booth and I do Portrait demos to show the artists how I handle my underpainting and pastel technique on my Wallis paper.<br /><br />I like to do 1 hour portraits of those artists attending who are willing to spare the time. <br />The first one is Dawn. The next one, showing the underpainting and the finished portrait, is Connie. <br /><br />I wish I knew how to do a layout on this blog post thingamajig. I would have put the underpainting before the finished piece. But it's what it is.<br /><br />I have a few more I'll post later.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-6620352980858749842011-04-28T09:26:00.000-07:002011-09-18T02:07:22.219-07:00My new drawing class worked.I taught my new curriculum last weekend. I was higher than a kite for days afterwards. It worked even better than I hoped. Here's one student's feedback.<br /><br />Thanks, Barbara, for sending me your response to the drawing intensive. I appreciate you.<br /><br />Hi, Kitty--<br />I went to Hipbone today for the first time in a few years. ... Compared to what I was doing at Hipbone the last time, today's drawings are leaps and bounds better than those. It's all due to that workshop, Kitty. For the first time I liked my gestural drawings, and the foreshortened long pose actually got some good words from Jeff. For the first time I covered the paper with the drawing instead of sight-sizing the model onto the paper--I knew how to do it!! It was FUN, I was excited, and I like what I came home with. There is still, of course, a long way to go but your workshop vaulted me over into the high-speed lane and learning should go on as long as I work with the lessons you taught me. Many many thanks--again--for your patience, your knowledge, and your dedication to passing on what you learned so long ago. We are all so grateful to you!<br />BarbaraKitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-73117841030582056512011-01-05T10:26:00.000-08:002011-01-05T10:29:41.908-08:00CPAP successAt the sleep center last night, although I didn't sleep much, 3 hours, the doc pronounced me well wedded to the machine and all signs are go. Who can sleep in a doctors office? Even if it is disguised to look like a motel room.<br /><br />Back to the easel.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-357242357365752772011-01-01T17:27:00.000-08:002014-10-01T19:43:24.147-07:00I now check my gmail<br />
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I now check my gmail<br />
You may also use my email address: walliscorp@yahoo.comKitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-11398749448631736422010-09-08T23:56:00.000-07:002011-10-01T11:06:57.781-07:00Jack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMP-Ogg1gxwh1ufJLUXi6qTRzWHTJWjOXbG5DJbIWgimmJKCZ88yoy4fOWeOQUbiFB3rfN18DnGHWH1THuIWLNJlM8FDaU7AQgdNVCyEm_ikxEWPUXJBbhKPMAJIHKhoSrROL0zXIdV8/s1600/Jack.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMP-Ogg1gxwh1ufJLUXi6qTRzWHTJWjOXbG5DJbIWgimmJKCZ88yoy4fOWeOQUbiFB3rfN18DnGHWH1THuIWLNJlM8FDaU7AQgdNVCyEm_ikxEWPUXJBbhKPMAJIHKhoSrROL0zXIdV8/s400/Jack.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514804299286337090" border="0" /></a>Pastel on Sandpaper with an underpainting of wet pigment. 36"x28" Ala Prima, done in 95 minutes with an audience and while making comments.<br /><br />My favorite portrait to date. Everything worked. Jack was a perfect model. Have you, when doing a portrait, had the sense of interference on a vibe level, coming from the model. I believe some models are compelled to attempt to control the process, although I don't think it's a conscious impulse. Sometimes I feel it so strongly that I can hardly see the model. Jack was the exception that proved this is true. I was relaxed and free while I painted him. I learned to identify this interference and, I hope, to be able to deal with it with more awareness when next I encounter it.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-65135831533003101752010-05-03T00:06:00.000-07:002010-05-03T19:10:53.498-07:00Boy! I'm Good!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVGejtnqjj61GbcWggMBaDeUwdFr2HcRdEgl_OfOZqX-VBl9xpbi6v37gV8g3kdsYbduopisc_4X18OYA9ZvowQqJg5nnsUtRANb-9uplQpbgxPsUIe3SSinRMYoKHX_NGvrOy7OZ93s/s1600/Primrose.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVGejtnqjj61GbcWggMBaDeUwdFr2HcRdEgl_OfOZqX-VBl9xpbi6v37gV8g3kdsYbduopisc_4X18OYA9ZvowQqJg5nnsUtRANb-9uplQpbgxPsUIe3SSinRMYoKHX_NGvrOy7OZ93s/s400/Primrose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466943803283456258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNCmCntGh2tPYfJxGhdWcG7w4KpYfle6NrsoULggDr_OkEgp3GzyIaZKiVIn8H6rD_3JlMPPlZVG3xscj15AmCCLxEMbVtaCSZUDITxhL07-Y19nS9xSjjbioTJfshQYSyluMqII5Als/s1600/Cleaning+the+Pond1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNCmCntGh2tPYfJxGhdWcG7w4KpYfle6NrsoULggDr_OkEgp3GzyIaZKiVIn8H6rD_3JlMPPlZVG3xscj15AmCCLxEMbVtaCSZUDITxhL07-Y19nS9xSjjbioTJfshQYSyluMqII5Als/s400/Cleaning+the+Pond1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466937108094324930" border="0" /></a>I hung a show today.<br /><br />After spending the last 15 years making Wallis Paper the success it is, while taking the opportunity to drop out of showing and search for the next level in my work; my breath was taken away by how good the show looks. I wish you could all see it. In my time of hiatus, I have continued to grow. I am happy and proud.<br /><br />The show is at:<br /><strong>Lexus of Portland</strong><br /> 8840 SW Canyon Road<br /> Portland, OR 97225<br /><br />May 3 thru May 30<br />Sun 10:00 AM-6:00 PM<br />Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-8:00 PM<br />Sat 9:00 AM-7:00 PM<br /><br />There will be a reception at my studio<br />10915 SW 37 Ave, Portland<br />May 8th and May 9th 3 to 5 PM<br />See what's on the easel now.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-52437506865655155202010-03-19T10:04:00.000-07:002010-03-19T10:18:12.061-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiZHAOrl8FrSHCx4nogN9PAfKtiRQtjI5HCCbpLJFFvqashnQ8CT4f4sXHvyqQGITEltoCjxmei394Hgf8_apOQbfbP6Yf99Dm8QGmOzHCZrXTcfR-Vi_n_FshjnZQCioPlFXBE2a798/s1600-h/WaterLillies500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiZHAOrl8FrSHCx4nogN9PAfKtiRQtjI5HCCbpLJFFvqashnQ8CT4f4sXHvyqQGITEltoCjxmei394Hgf8_apOQbfbP6Yf99Dm8QGmOzHCZrXTcfR-Vi_n_FshjnZQCioPlFXBE2a798/s400/WaterLillies500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450393953485464114" border="0" /></a> Waterlilies, 24"x36" watercolor underpainting and pastel on sandpaper.<br />A very hot July day at Giverny, standing on the bridge in the full sun, doing just the most essential parts, no finishing, no unnecessary detail. I learned a lot about less is more.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-70227338921574779542010-01-28T12:34:00.000-08:002010-01-28T12:39:00.490-08:00Giverny Spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdBiGc7nIS37p055q-pGZQ1M3cZF-j0g4jXQy0FPo1KLpGDKTF6qVIHNBEUVVGe45vgcuyglemM3XYETcfBp6R9h7SUA9ejwoW5rj0XXO7WLwFhBlPcPDWotEx_b0gkLQe50B7YAJ91w/s1600-h/Giverny+Wisteria.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdBiGc7nIS37p055q-pGZQ1M3cZF-j0g4jXQy0FPo1KLpGDKTF6qVIHNBEUVVGe45vgcuyglemM3XYETcfBp6R9h7SUA9ejwoW5rj0XXO7WLwFhBlPcPDWotEx_b0gkLQe50B7YAJ91w/s400/Giverny+Wisteria.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431892273485198626" border="0" /></a>From my painting trip to <a href="http://www.giverny.org/">Giverny</a>.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-69967302626811408352009-12-06T17:30:00.001-08:002010-01-28T11:36:44.611-08:00Playing with color<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6I1uTALNjBAJW4-778mj5d5w4xicKlpi1Fss0NjMnpecMUhHyi7gwlH43H_ADvD89snZfLbeju-NuLZJPh7ARr2my-QVT91v5NsYEWxXDYamzurO5yMRStAwc4o4tPf4nJYUThHwBlk/s1600-h/Chinook2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6I1uTALNjBAJW4-778mj5d5w4xicKlpi1Fss0NjMnpecMUhHyi7gwlH43H_ADvD89snZfLbeju-NuLZJPh7ARr2my-QVT91v5NsYEWxXDYamzurO5yMRStAwc4o4tPf4nJYUThHwBlk/s400/Chinook2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412300752614962066" border="0" /></a>Our painters group is working on a winter project. You can see the work at <a href="http://subjecttointerpretations.blogspot.com">http://subjecttointerpretations.blogspot.com</a>/ Every 2 weeks a new photo reference is posted and we are invited to post our interpretation of it. I'm having fun using colors from my imagination. In this case, changing a gloomy day into a vivid nocturne.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-30909401532227075082009-11-24T14:06:00.000-08:002009-11-24T14:10:53.374-08:00Happy Thanksgiving<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh001Q7k8pAGeQSstB6l2xl0hz3vG6U00c4bsU9G1j7zkCyYUbMLgzk2u7vjYj98AyiKaSzNR7lum60WKAHy1uPaG1l0y9PbL1r5b6FyXSRYLUZZfJNguz-VcdvETyCkX5LaWW_wkaXZTw/s1600/Kathryn_and_Joseph500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh001Q7k8pAGeQSstB6l2xl0hz3vG6U00c4bsU9G1j7zkCyYUbMLgzk2u7vjYj98AyiKaSzNR7lum60WKAHy1uPaG1l0y9PbL1r5b6FyXSRYLUZZfJNguz-VcdvETyCkX5LaWW_wkaXZTw/s400/Kathryn_and_Joseph500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407795587469520642" border="0" /></a>To celebrate Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, here is my painting of family love.<br /></div>Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-22814008222245855482009-11-20T23:57:00.001-08:002009-11-24T14:05:14.719-08:00Chinese Fishermen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtRzKNVKCgq3sR58Beh_UVFZn9H4d1JhIoK_vm1VZuNf2NDvVRy1iuYTKhRK1oMcr3dItUx5vto1__qVapSbPjt0m15mLMuk3kzY6yMWp-ZHgYfrcjjxXlNXqb4jwCDT5CAAhBML7gHg/s1600/Chinese+Fishermen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtRzKNVKCgq3sR58Beh_UVFZn9H4d1JhIoK_vm1VZuNf2NDvVRy1iuYTKhRK1oMcr3dItUx5vto1__qVapSbPjt0m15mLMuk3kzY6yMWp-ZHgYfrcjjxXlNXqb4jwCDT5CAAhBML7gHg/s400/Chinese+Fishermen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406463198335584018" border="0" /></a>I'm posting this to celebrate the year of figure drawing we just completed. I'm proud of those who stayed with it. and I'm proud of the curriculum. I will do it again, but not for awhile. First, I'll see how it shows in the work of my students.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-45792833543383111622009-11-04T16:23:00.000-08:002010-01-28T12:28:27.005-08:00Portrait of James<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SmEod-onBKRm64yfIAmwlptyW7t2ZDw4gMU9p9UdwZiFUwyjj6XyumP39GL_Z_P3ts4-ZdBta89YO7xs80KXLhsMzSXRapp8CnmizCMygIXxJr2NTjkFI4nKfavLYlI9mzpMF2AfA_M/s1600-h/James_underpainting+beginning3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SmEod-onBKRm64yfIAmwlptyW7t2ZDw4gMU9p9UdwZiFUwyjj6XyumP39GL_Z_P3ts4-ZdBta89YO7xs80KXLhsMzSXRapp8CnmizCMygIXxJr2NTjkFI4nKfavLYlI9mzpMF2AfA_M/s400/James_underpainting+beginning3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400409236009342706" border="0" /></a>Beginning the underpainting with two yellows. I like to use primaries in layers as I study the subject and the color. Yellow is easiest to start with since it is a the lightest in value. Then red, then blue.<br /><br />I do an underpainting in pigment dispersions. To find out more about this pigment preparation, go to <a href="http://www.guerrapaint.com">Guerra Pigments</a>.<br />When the underpainting is dry, I continue with pastels<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvxwqHP_Tw132BTjiKPz_G2jEG8-oKrSHJ_Z97OIlbgI2dJGirK5lPky8a7XqCXKGk5aHh-_nIMh5Tqk_WKxWhPHyqmCqWggPxLj7wQZvySePXExO91r-XP5BFcTKfVJf6t2WChVbwEI/s1600-h/James_underpainting3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvxwqHP_Tw132BTjiKPz_G2jEG8-oKrSHJ_Z97OIlbgI2dJGirK5lPky8a7XqCXKGk5aHh-_nIMh5Tqk_WKxWhPHyqmCqWggPxLj7wQZvySePXExO91r-XP5BFcTKfVJf6t2WChVbwEI/s400/James_underpainting3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400409124464093314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSUVfaImnpvMoYBdfpwhikBGwKRZSQMWsyHVz_nqNU8dBIZqCkg_y7lpd0kdHhaLnBRs2ANL85p4zwYCNBanTRiU2V2lOD9L7FrpTw5gmp5hn5uLPvl8drBNZmhAUXpVMcbs4D43PQhs/s1600-h/James+with+pastel2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSUVfaImnpvMoYBdfpwhikBGwKRZSQMWsyHVz_nqNU8dBIZqCkg_y7lpd0kdHhaLnBRs2ANL85p4zwYCNBanTRiU2V2lOD9L7FrpTw5gmp5hn5uLPvl8drBNZmhAUXpVMcbs4D43PQhs/s400/James+with+pastel2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400408988194240370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahhU7DVVSnFiFRDPOQEiNeTFcOhbYsyJwG2QkgsIljeq27e94ylgJol9tsdZ1OoBElVVHfECcZ1I9OauoMLVx_y8eBsGkJMKR_-HwN81ph4sl3Zx4sGvNHGcn13X-jGuURGXUFmglUnI/s1600-h/158_0317.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahhU7DVVSnFiFRDPOQEiNeTFcOhbYsyJwG2QkgsIljeq27e94ylgJol9tsdZ1OoBElVVHfECcZ1I9OauoMLVx_y8eBsGkJMKR_-HwN81ph4sl3Zx4sGvNHGcn13X-jGuURGXUFmglUnI/s400/158_0317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400408833274139554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />with some pastel marks<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />James, 22"x 17" pastels with pure pigment underpainting, on my sandpaper.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-68762093787355164572009-10-25T14:18:00.000-07:002009-10-31T15:15:19.727-07:00Peoples's choice at my Open Studio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKagITBHooruseWXq7qkgqJJJftfH39MkSHUCWtlpSSfO628gW1sKosuGQl9Lgq-4Ird6Ro-GTSGmsIzoXVb6I32EWs28qPa7-ud1ldXyYmcd4gYjyxdhUORz8hgLdulLzaOUKWgJ-VnU/s1600-h/Leslie+in+Hot+tub+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKagITBHooruseWXq7qkgqJJJftfH39MkSHUCWtlpSSfO628gW1sKosuGQl9Lgq-4Ird6Ro-GTSGmsIzoXVb6I32EWs28qPa7-ud1ldXyYmcd4gYjyxdhUORz8hgLdulLzaOUKWgJ-VnU/s400/Leslie+in+Hot+tub+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396650389181516786" border="0" /></a>'Leslie in Hot tub' 40"x26" Pastel on Sandpaper<br /><br />This piece is about my love of painting water and people. Fun to combine them and see the distortions of the figure under water. I did a series of these paintings.<br /><br />As I painted it I called it 'Handful of Jewels'. I learned a lot painting her backlit head; remembering the backlit figures I had seen in Maxfield Parrish's work. Making the skin glow with heat in the shadows was satisfying.<br /><br />At the bottom of the paper you can see the underpainting. I have only a few pastel marks there. Water-based underpainting with pigment dispersions gives a transparent dimension to the opaque quality of pastels, when the underpainting is successful enough to let it show.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-29339896222261654992009-10-13T12:25:00.000-07:002009-10-13T14:06:29.343-07:00Bumper StickerThis morning, at breakfast with my art friends, we spent part of our time exploring the ideas :<br />What motivates you to paint?<br />Is art necessary for life?<br /><br />As I drove home I saw this bumper sticker:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">E<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">ART</span>H</span></span>Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-32944591499632637122009-10-11T10:12:00.000-07:002009-10-11T10:21:50.229-07:00Bridge at Giverny<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXCgJkrnsNAVXHXpC3IbIQwdFSrOlSY6cJqjpjiZlQThroORTuaB0hK3Cj1KsH8OWubqMyjqEq6Vr6mUVwprO1AfQc8vMjIiiXYsEzMkWPvB0nUnB2bX1q26C_2Q9jthXJOukphqF04w/s1600-h/Bridge+at+Giverny+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXCgJkrnsNAVXHXpC3IbIQwdFSrOlSY6cJqjpjiZlQThroORTuaB0hK3Cj1KsH8OWubqMyjqEq6Vr6mUVwprO1AfQc8vMjIiiXYsEzMkWPvB0nUnB2bX1q26C_2Q9jthXJOukphqF04w/s400/Bridge+at+Giverny+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391392410927594466" border="0" /></a><br />I found two of my plein air pieces painted at Giverny. I thought they were all sold long ago but I just found these. They are in my Open Studio show, today and 10/17-18Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-91858042495343927672009-10-08T16:57:00.000-07:002009-10-08T17:14:47.152-07:00Watch this space for photos of my Open Studio Show. Still getting it ready.<br /><br />Or come see it. I'll be open from 10 to 5 both weekends, 10/11 and 17/18. And I'll be making new paintings most of that time. Some people come by more than once to see how the paintings are coming along.<br /><br />Portrait scheduled for Sat morning: Vicki Rohner<br />And for Sat morning 10/17: James LuskKitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569599022350599740.post-35216555623612197782009-10-07T14:37:00.000-07:002009-10-07T14:40:40.100-07:00Ramping up for Open StudiosI'm swamped with preparations for our Open Studios show this weekend and next. Preparing pictures, preparing the studio, meeting with student intern, generally making ready. I love this event. I love the energy of art lovers pouring into my studio and giving me feedback about my work. I love interacting directly with folks rather then thru the screen of the gallery world.Kitty Wallishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13503689078433560284noreply@blogger.com0