A compendium of daily image making by Craig Stephens
Sunday, March 09, 2008
American River #3 9x7
This is just below Folsom Dam and Folsom Prison. It's pretty loose. I was painting fast because I got a late start and the sun was going down. It's probably a good thing for me to have a cut off time. It keeps me from overworking things. I'm pretty happy with this one. With the advent of daylight saving I now have more time to paint in the afternoon after school but no opportunity to paint in the morning before school. For the next few weeks it'll be too dark.
I am an artist living in Northern California. In 1993 I graduated from
U.C. Davis where I took classes from Wayne Thiebaud, Dave Hollowell and Roy DeForest. I currently teach high school art in Placer County California. On this blog I have posted 1000 paintings in as many days. I took a break from that strict schedule for a couple of years but since the beginning of 2014 I have been completing one small painting on a daily basis. The practice of completing a painting a day suits my disposition and aesthetic. I have also found that modeling this sort of daily practice for my students is important. I am making these paintings available on ebay. Thanks for stopping by and check back often if you like what you see.
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