This past Sunday I spent the entire day in the beautiful Sage Gallery with 12 other artists painting a model from life. We started around 10:30 with this lovely ballet pose and wrapped up the day at 4:00. There's nothing more engaging to me than the moments when I am completely absorbed in the painting or drawing process. I loved the color and light enveloping the model and the composition was just right. I will add a few final touches in the studio, but this is a completed oil on 40"x 30" hand stretched canvas painting. I like the freshness and clean look of this piece. Now it's time to get back to the studio and schedule the next veterans for the 18th portrait for my "Portraits of American Veterans Project".
"Portraits of American Veterans: A Continuing Dialogue Exhibit"
"Portraits of American Veterans: A Visual Dialogue" November 2010 Exhibit in Sage Gallery , Photo by Chris O'Neil
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Soldner Fine Art Studio
Portraits of American Veterans Project
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
I have been approved by Fractured Atlas: " Portraits of American Veterans Project has been approved by our Board of Directors and is now active. Welcome to a vibrant community of artists and organizations who are critical contributors to the creative sector's vitality, autonomy, and innovation!"
To Learn more about Fractured Atlas and how you can contribute to my fund raising and grant seeking effort to raise funds so "Portraits of American Veterans Project" will get the money needed to move the artworks and veteran's stories around the U.S. in a traveling exhibit.
Thank you!
Soldner Fine Art Studio
Portraits of American Veterans Project
Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
I have been approved by Fractured Atlas: " Portraits of American Veterans Project has been approved by our Board of Directors and is now active. Welcome to a vibrant community of artists and organizations who are critical contributors to the creative sector's vitality, autonomy, and innovation!"
To Learn more about Fractured Atlas and how you can contribute to my fund raising and grant seeking effort to raise funds so "Portraits of American Veterans Project" will get the money needed to move the artworks and veteran's stories around the U.S. in a traveling exhibit.
“Portraits of American Veterans Project” is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of Portraits of American Veterans Project must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Please send contributions to Jeanine Hill-Soldner, P.O. Box 7234, Algonquin, IL, 60102. Checks should be made payable to Fractured Atlas, with “Portraits of American Veterans Project” in the memo line. Send electronic donations to Fractured Atlas Portraits of American Veterans Project.
Thank you!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Painting the Figure From Life in Under 4 Hours
This past Sunday I spent the entire day in the beautiful Sage Gallery with 12 other artists painting a model from life. We started around 10:30 with this lovely ballet pose and wrapped up the day at 4:00. There's nothing more engaging to me than the moments when I am completely absorbed in the painting or drawing process. I loved the color and light enveloping the model and the composition was just right. I will add a few final touches in the studio, but this is a completed oil on 40"x 30" hand stretched canvas painting. I like the freshness and clean look of this piece. Now it's time to get back to the studio and schedule the next veterans for the 18th portrait for my "Portraits of American Veterans Project".
