A compendium of daily image making by Craig Stephens
Thursday, February 12, 2009
bird #2 7x5
This poor bird hit a window. My students all thought painting it was somehow cruel. I had to remind them that birds die every day. I just happened to find this one before a cat. Sold
I saw your post on my bud Gurney's Blog. We are practically neighbors. I live in Auburn and I am part of Placer Arts. I hope to meet you at some point. I am painting the Concrete Bridge all spring long. If you ever want to join me...you can contact me through my blog.
Now that I step back and look at it, there seems to be a violation of such a poetic animal. It was not my intention but it does show me the power of unintended consequences.
I know what you mean. I've only stumbled upon subjects like this a couple of times. I've tried to paint them as honestly as possible and I hope that shows through. I wonder if James Audubon ever had any misgivings regarding his working method.
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.
5 comments:
Nice Work Craig.
I saw your post on my bud Gurney's Blog. We are practically neighbors. I live in Auburn and I am part of Placer Arts. I hope to meet you at some point. I am painting the Concrete Bridge all spring long. If you ever want to join me...you can contact me through my blog.
Thanks a lot Frank!
I loved your humming bird. It's very poignant. Looks like my students had a similar reaction to your family.
Craig,
Now that I step back and look at it, there seems to be a violation of such a poetic animal. It was not my intention but it does show me the power of unintended consequences.
I know what you mean. I've only stumbled upon subjects like this a couple of times. I've tried to paint them as honestly as possible and I hope that shows through. I wonder if James Audubon ever had any misgivings regarding his working method.
If he did...I am sure he did not string them up as I did......;v)
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