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A compendium of daily image making by Craig Stephens
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- craigstephens
- 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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September
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- the chips are down 12x9
- martini olives 12x9
- two peaches with water 12x9
- spilled crayons 10x8
- martini and five queens 8x10
- Ding Dong with milk 10x8
- crayon mug 8x10
- crayon creamer 10x8
- three figs #2 7x5
- eggplant and tomato 10x8
- peeled tangelo 8x10
- Crayolas #5 8x10
- Crayolas #4 10x8
- leafy pear #2 8x10
- hammer #6 8x10
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4 comments:
I like how you arduously got the crayon bunch. I need to develop that level of patience for repitition. Did you use some masking method, or just a steady hand?
How much time did you spend on this?
You've got a good eye.
Great job! I think to post-it is great too - nice sense of form and shade.
Thanks for the comments!
Awful Cute:
I don't use a masking method. I've never seen one used in oil painting. I think you would end up with too mechanical of an edge that would be pretty uninteresting. I used to be a commercial sign painter but I think just about anyone who can write their name has a steady enough hand to be a good painter. For me the challenge of painting has a lot more to do with making good choices regarding composition and color and then adjusting the piece accordingly. The mechanics of putting the paint down are relatively easy.
This painting took two or three hours to complete. I spent a little bit of time the following day adjusting some minor things.
Jeremy:
The post-it was fun. One of the keys was the subtle bit of reflected light to the left of the note. I didn't really notice it until I started trying to paint it.
Ah. Oils. I must've missed that part of the description. I've got little space to keep stuff, so I use the acrylics-and-hair-dryer method to speed-paint and it's dry by the time I clean up.
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