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famous green chile cheeseburgerhttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nm2015day2sparkys4.jpgNM2015Day2Sparkys4Parking next to Sparky'shttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nm2015day2sparkys3.jpgNM2015Day2Sparkys3Across the street from Sparky'shttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nm2015day2sparkys2.jpgNM2015Day2Sparkys2Part of the front entrance to Sparky'shttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nm2015day2sparkys1.jpgNM2015Day2Sparkys1Over the front entrance of Sparky'shttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nm2015day2lascruces4.jpgNM2015Day2LasCruces4https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nm2015day2las-cruces3.jpgNM2015Day2Las Cruces32015-11-02T01:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2015/10/27/watercolor-paintings/2015-10-31T17:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/12/21/week-13-jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wcvangoghiris.jpgWCVanGoghIrisVan Gogh originals served as an inspiration for my plates.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wcvangoghstarrynight.jpgWCVanGoghStarryNightAnother Van Gogh original.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wcreportcard.jpgWCreportcardhttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcvangoghcopy.jpgWCVanGoghCopyPlates I painted at Paint Your Heart Out in Occoquan, VA.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcokeeffenametag.jpgWCokeeffeNametagWe even wore name tags.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcokeeffecopy.jpgWCokeeffeCopyCopy.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcokeeffeorig.jpgWCokeeffeorigOriginal.2015-10-24T18:04:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/11/23/week-12-six-degrees-of-wyeth/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcflowerdrawing.jpgWCflowerdrawingColor pencil drawing I did 25 years ago on site at the United States Botanic Garden. We had WAY more than nine minutes to do this.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wccatcritic.jpgWCcatcriticBack at home, Newt checks out my sketches. Everybody's a critic.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcwyeth1.jpgWCwyeth1https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcncwyeth.jpgWCncwyeth"Storm on the Firth of Clyde," by N.C. Wyeth.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcdoor.jpgWCdoorDoorways 2https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcscottishchiefs.jpgWCscottishchiefshttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcartgallery1.jpgWCartgallery1Walking to the exhibit. Never forget to look up.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcartgallery2.jpgWCartgallery2https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcartgallery3.jpgWCartgallery3View from the Cascade Cafe at the National Gallery of Art.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcartgallery4.jpgWCartgallery4Picture I took of the East Garden Court.2015-10-24T18:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/11/16/weeks-10-11-painting-the-nude-a-timeless-art/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcnudeman1.jpgWCnudeman1Male nude - before adding pen & ink outlines.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcnudeman2.jpgWCnudeman2Male nude - after adding pen & ink outline.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcnudegesture1.jpgWCnudegesture1"Practice" with a 5 minute pose ...starting to add paint.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcnudewoman1.jpgWCnudewoman1https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcnudewoman2.jpgWCnudewoman2https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcnudewoman3.jpgWCnudewoman3https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcnudegesture2.jpgWCnudegesture2Gesture drawings using 1-2 minute poses.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcskeleton.jpgWCSkeletonUsed as a reference during our figure drawing studies, this is is how I feel after a day of multitasking.2015-10-24T18:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/11/02/weeks-8-9-the-nature-of-reality/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcchrislandplants.jpgWCchrislandplantsPlants in my neighborhood.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wcpineapplegroup.jpgWCpineapplegrouphttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wccabbage-group.jpgWCcabbage grouphttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wclongbrush.jpgWClongbrushhttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcpineapple.jpgWCpineapplehttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wccarrots.jpgWCcarrotshttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wccabbage.jpgWCcabbagehttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcshellstop.jpgWCshellstophttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcshellrealsides.jpgWCshellrealsideshttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcshellpainting.jpgWCshellpaintingThree views of the shell painted as I see them in my reality.2015-10-24T18:03:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/10/13/week-7-sea-glass/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcglassoriginal.jpgWCglassoriginalThe original glass vase still life.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcglassinprogress.jpgWCglassinprogresshttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcglassdetail.jpgWCglassdetailDetail of the light and dark highlights painted in the previously masked areas.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcglass.jpgWCglassThe "questionable" color combination.2015-10-24T18:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/10/05/week-6-gray-area/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcredpumpkinbw.jpgWCredpumpkinBWBetter focus on tonal qualities. More emphasis on gray area leads to a more interesting piece.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcredpumpkin.jpgWCredpumpkinVersion two. I tried to stick more to one color and focus on varying shades and tones.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcpumpkin.jpgWCpumpkinOriginal still life. I'm not feelin' it.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcbrownpumpkinbw.jpgWCbrownpumpkinBWToo flat. I didn't capture the tonal qualities, focusing too much on color.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wcbrownpumpkin.jpgWCbrownpumpkinVersion one. I cheated, adding some orange and hello. Feels flat to me.2015-10-24T18:02:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/10/04/week-5-first-world-problems/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcviewfinder.gifWCviewfinderhttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcwatercolorfieldset.jpgWCwatercolorfieldsethttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wclandscapev2detail.jpgWCLandscapev2detailDetail of the sgraffito technique.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wclandscapev2cropped.jpgWCLandscapev2croppedhttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wclandscapev1view.jpgWCLandscapev1viewhttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wclandscapev1detail.jpgWCLandscapev1detailThe only thing l like about this is the part that isn't a landscape (bench and brick path).https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcenplainair.jpgWCenplainair2015-10-24T18:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/09/01/week-2-98-things-you-should-never-wake-up-to/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wclists.jpegWClistsI would offer photo cred here if I knew who to give it to. Thanks, internet.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcwood.jpgWCwoodBlech. Not so much. Toss.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcspiral.jpgWCspiralhttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcseacreatures.jpgWCseacreaturesLearning how to let colors flow into each other, these sea creatures spontaneously emerged.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcplayfulocean.jpgWCplayfuloceanAdded a glaze to the paint to enliven the color and slow the drying time. An ocean-ish pattern seems to be forming.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcoceansky.jpgWCoceanskyBlotting technique with tissue and sponge. Ocean & sky maybe?https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcnewmexico.jpgWCnewmexicoPracticing different "masking" techniques. These are fun.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcdroplets.jpgWCdropletshttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcchalkboard2.jpgWCchalkboard2https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcautumntree.jpgWCautumntreeStippling technique followed by sandpaper applied after drying - to give a worn look. Too monochrome and overworked. Too forced. I don't like this one. Toss.2015-10-24T18:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/09/14/week-4-me-v-3/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcappledetail.jpgWCappledetailDetail of prior week's still-lifehttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wctree3.jpgWCtree3Less work than v.1 but I like the 'hint' of mountains and the use of white masking on the tree.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wctree2.jpgWCtree2Dry brush & sponge. Thick use of color. Meh - not so great.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcnewt2.jpgWCnewt2Newt is not impressed. And I agree with my boyfriend's assessment that v.2 "looks like a cat from my nightmares."https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcnewt1.jpgWCnewt1One of my favorites. White making fluid forces you to think backwards. Not easy to do in 10 minutes.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcladybug.jpgWCladybugDone in under 10 minutes by 15 different peoplehttps://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcboat2.jpgWCboat2"Dry on wet" with intense complementary colors.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcboat1.jpgWCboat1"Wed on wet" technique with simple complementary colors.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wc3cherries.jpgWC3cherriesMy favorite of the day. Detail of three versions. One "dry on dry" with white masking. One "wet on wet" with muted colors. One wet on wet with atypical colors. I almost decided not to paint this image at all, thinking it was too simple. 2015-10-24T18:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/09/07/week-3-all-that-i-leave-behind/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcquickstilllife2.jpgWCquickstilllife2For the final version, also about 10 minutes, I tried to get out of my own head and accept what appeared. Feeling excited now for whatever comes next. https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcquickstilllife1.jpgWCquickstilllife1We had about 10 minutes for version two. experimenting with color to represent real objects. It doesn't look like what I picture in my mind. It never does.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wcstilllifesketch.jpgWCstilllifesketchWe had 30 seconds to do a "watercolor sketch" of this monochromatic still life. A basic starting point that will mature in later versions.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wccombiningcolors.jpgWCcombiningcolorsThis exercise was meant to demonstrate that color has value, weight and strength. Color has temperature, creates moods and has layers.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wctonalstrip.jpgWCtonalstripIn this week's color theory exercises, we studied the mixing of primary, secondary, tertiary colors. Here, I mixed complementary colors to create "tonal strips." We discussed how creating colors mixing can be thought of in terms of parents, children and grandchildren.2015-10-24T18:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/08/24/week-1-first-day-of-school-jitters/https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcsupplies.jpgWCsuppliesI think I am ready now!https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcflyer.jpgWCflyerI ran across a class flyer accidentally while donating old art supplies to the school.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcclassroom.jpgWCclassroomThese dirty old painter's desks feel like home.https://thenakednotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wcchalkboard.jpgWCchalkboardThis quote told me I was exactly where I needed to be.2015-10-24T17:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.com/2014/10/02/present-not-perfect-eulogy-and-letter-to-my-dad/2015-10-24T17:55:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thenakednotebook.comdaily1.02020-12-28T16:29:59+00:00