tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88535068021683462272024-02-07T09:39:58.270-06:00p a i n t - verb \ˈpānt\an artist's blog about life, paint and the mixMary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.comBlogger663125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-70389643699934951552018-04-07T17:02:00.001-05:002018-04-07T23:38:55.465-05:00pink leaf
Leaving; casein on panel; 10" x 8"
The snow covered woods outside the window from this still life set-up cast a magical light. It was difficult to see my panel at times it was so bright. Every so often, it helped to take the panel into another room - to make sure I was seeing, and painting, true to life.
This was an exercise in drawing as the leaves and stems created a complex Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-71056904755934180882018-04-07T09:51:00.001-05:002018-04-07T16:57:13.095-05:00leaving be
in progress: Leaving; casein on panel; 10" x 8"
Here are some of the first color notes on a new still life. I'm at my North light nook again - and the light from the snow-covered woods outside is magical.
edited: Below are a couple more in progress views - adding color notes and details to resolve my idea.
in progress: Leaving; casein on panel; 10" x 8"
in progress: Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-27843852523987971892018-04-05T11:45:00.001-05:002018-04-05T11:45:47.670-05:00four square
Red Betta; casein on board; 6" x 6"
This is the last of four little caseins on watercolor board. It's been an interesting adventure with this square format. The Savvy Painter (Antrese Woods) recently interviewed an artist who preferred to work in a near-square format. She felt that a 20" x 21" canvas, for instance, created a bit of tension in her works. Kenn Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-82592352167002422402018-04-04T11:27:00.001-05:002018-04-04T11:27:27.176-05:00looking ahead
Potted Marigolds; casein on board; 6" x 6"
Looking ahead by looking behind - this painting was done from a reference photo I took last September. I needed a reminder that flowers will grow outside again and that the bright sun will do more than dazzle us - it will warm us too. You're welcome :)Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-25046287317951645742018-04-03T09:50:00.002-05:002018-04-03T09:50:38.884-05:00squaring up
Winter Morning; casein on board; 6" x 6"
It's been snowing since yesterday afternoon - causing 25 accidents in 15 minutes during last night's rush hour. It snows in 80% of the Aprils here in Minnesota so nobody is particularly shocked - we're sick of it - but not shocked. Our response seems to be to don shorts. Yes, you read that right. Many folks deal with the Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-66482699353879306832018-04-01T13:21:00.000-05:002018-04-01T13:21:18.938-05:00from 2007
sold - Funny Bunny; oil on canvas; 20" x 16"
It seems appropriate to repost this today - a day full of symbolic rabbits, eggs, lilies and such. The Easter Bunny doesn't visit our home anymore - but it's fun to get reports from our grandchildren that he's still alive and well.
This painting sold at Digging Pitt Gallery in Pittsburgh - John Morris, gallery owner. It was Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-48934756028221415082018-03-31T10:19:00.000-05:002018-03-31T10:26:31.896-05:00old new
Quietude; casein on panel; 9" x 12"
This is my first painting done in my new-north-light space. The white cloth is a wrinkly sheet draped over The Great Green Room. The north light is coming from the right and my easel was about 6 feet from the scene - with about 3 feet for me to back up occasionally and gain perspective as I painted.
Before electricity, artist studios with north Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-81842688110563900952018-03-30T00:15:00.000-05:002018-03-30T00:15:18.429-05:00north light
on the easel; casein on panel; 9" x 12"
This will be a quiet painting. The mood is the subject here more than anything else. I'm working in North light so I can take my time with this one. It's nice not to have to rush for once - and to slowly resolve the patches of color into something peaceful - something restful. It might be finished tomorrow - we'll see.Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-51796405475052222952018-03-29T23:28:00.000-05:002018-03-29T23:46:19.009-05:00cloud play
Sky Dance; casein on panel; 10" x 8"
So happy and honored to report that my painting, Sunflower Study, won third place at the Floral Exhibition at Studio Pintura Gallery in Minneapolis last weekend. I saw the show for the first time today (the opening reception was last Saturday but I was still in Cincinnati then and couldn't attend). Such a lovely variety of excellent Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-84761812415131985042018-03-26T11:44:00.000-05:002018-03-26T12:06:01.819-05:00new home
Winter Shadows - getting ready for its new home!
It's been a whirlwind week and I'm just catching my breath now! I left for Cincinnati very early Wednesday morning - arriving late in the evening. The next day I was up early again to be at the Cincinnati Art Center by 8:30 for the Wet Wall Competition. After making two paintings (a still life inside then a plein Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-17929636394172309852018-03-26T11:22:00.001-05:002018-03-26T11:25:34.604-05:00greenwich house
one wall (of many) at the AIS Small Works Exhibition at Greenwich House Gallery, Cincinnati (my casein painting, The Door Stop, is in the middle on the far right)
Best of Show, Desert View Layers, by Melanie Anne Thompson
Here are just a couple of photos from the opening reception at Greenwich House Gallery in Cincinnati. It's a beautiful and elegant gallery and the Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-74523426326243544812018-03-20T10:05:00.001-05:002018-03-20T10:05:25.536-05:00graceful embrace
Entwined; casein on panel; 8" x 10"
It took seven beets to finally find these special two. The leaves of the first three never had the turgidity I was looking for - too limp from the start. The next four had great leaves - but two were missing their long tap roots - a feature that is so enticingly graceful to paint. So these last two were the winners.
In design, one usuallyMary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-21899685063296658122018-03-17T20:09:00.000-05:002018-03-17T20:09:46.217-05:00on ice
Ice Out; casein on panel; 8" x 10"
Another plein air today - done completely outside. I just added the signature inside when I got back to the studio.
This was on Holland Lake in Eagan, Minnesota. There is a year-round dock there jutting out into the lake with a railed deck at the end of it. So while it may look like I was on thin ice, I was actually quite Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-61940533218507858042018-03-15T18:50:00.000-05:002018-03-15T19:31:34.930-05:00out about
March Thaw; casein on panel; 8" x 10"
It was finally time to brave the cold and paint outside today. The high was a little above freezing around 3:30pm - that's when this painting was done. This is the bike path by my studio - sans the huge-high-tension tower that was actually in the upper right of this view. That's the lovely thing about painting - you can take what Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-63466040220500252752018-03-15T00:09:00.004-05:002018-03-15T00:09:57.009-05:00little pieces
four 6 x 6 inch paintings - with an apple and sugar dispenser for scale
These four little pieces will be sent out East next month. First they'll be trimmed to remove the white margins, then varnished and finally their edges will be sealed with black gesso. Title, medium and artist contact info will go on the back.
They won't be signed, however, as they're destined for an Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-65193592402297229962018-03-13T19:44:00.003-05:002018-03-13T19:57:10.302-05:00artist's proof
Casein Fine Art Painting (artist's proof) - cover
Casein Fine Art Painting (artist's proof) - last two pages
It arrived today - Casein Fine Art Painting - 7 steps to express your vision.
As in printing, I'm calling this my artist's proof. It's something I needed to physically see in order to assess my progress and to continue writing. I've already learned Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-39006710401178192882018-03-12T19:38:00.003-05:002018-03-13T19:33:27.822-05:00calendar notes
in progress - a little 6 x 6 inch casein on watercolor board
My Year-at-a-Glance calendar is filling up with outdoor painting festivals, outings and competitions. In a couple of weeks I'll be painting out in Cincinnati. Then in May, it will be Chippewa Valley in Wisconsin. June brings both Cedarburg, WI and Red Wing, MN - while August offers Paint the Point in Mineral Point, Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-14453632960756716992018-03-09T18:21:00.002-06:002018-03-09T18:36:17.567-06:00studio pintura
three paintings ready to be dropped off for
Studio Pintura's Spring Floral Art Exhibition
A week from tomorrow I'll be dropping these three paintings off at the historic Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413. Studio Pintura's Spring Floral Art Exhibition will be running there (Suite #293) from March 24th to April 28th. I'mMary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-27047350258336382212018-03-08T22:48:00.000-06:002018-03-08T22:48:03.819-06:00high key
Pattern Pieces; casein on panel; 10" x 8"
I love painting satin ribbons - and noticing all of the incredible shapes, edges and colors - endlessly fascinating.
I also love to sew and had a chance to dust off my Singer hand-crank today. It's freshly oiled now with a new bobbin wound - and it's sewing like a charm. The project today was a canvas cover for my Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-41272468677046960382018-03-08T10:50:00.001-06:002018-03-08T10:51:26.741-06:00self publishing
on the easel - in progress; casein on board; 10" x 8"
One booklet, titled CASEIN FINE ART PAINTING: 7 steps to express your vision, is on its way here. I used Blurb - which in turn utilizes Bookify. It was an amazingly slick process and I'm very excited to see the hard copy. I proofread it many times and so did my partner - but I have a feeling, when I hold the real thing inMary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-38433483945742410682018-03-05T00:13:00.002-06:002018-03-08T10:36:05.394-06:00many peppers
Mini Peppers - as of 3/5/2018; casein on panel; 8" x 10"
Started and finished tonight - now off to bed - goodnight.
Mini Peppers; casein on panel; 8" x 10"
edited: Apparently, Mini Peppers wasn't finished Monday. Last night, while painting a still life with a sewing scissors, I added a red line next to the lower left edge of the table cloth. That edge had Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-74638243937095801922018-03-03T10:36:00.000-06:002018-03-03T10:36:35.139-06:00falling down
Cascade; casein on panel; 12" x 9"
My book is coming along - rather, my booklet is coming along. It will be 20 pages in length and will outline in seven steps how to make a casein painting. Since this is my first foray into writing anything bound, I thought I'd start small. My next book will be longer and more in depth. My hope is this first one will Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-4619595754573032192018-03-01T21:21:00.001-06:002018-03-01T21:21:11.883-06:00crazy colorful
Four Apples; casein on panel; 12" x 9"
I'm loving painting larger. I think it's making me go bolder too - bolder colors, brushwork and subject matter.
The latest painting on the easel is of carrots with their tops on - soaking in a cylindrical vase - with lighting just so and larger than life. Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-48538681587141384832018-02-28T16:58:00.000-06:002018-02-28T16:58:08.182-06:00black wire
on the easel with Looking Up (5'x4' oil on canvas 2009) in the background
You can see in this photo the relative sizes of my pieces today and nine years ago. I think I'm shrinking.Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8853506802168346227.post-10915957492784313422018-02-27T13:36:00.000-06:002018-02-27T17:07:52.469-06:00moving up
making final touches
The Moleskine; casein tempera on panel; 12" x 9"
This painting was done on a larger sized panel which doesn't fit in my scanner. Up to this point, all of my pieces have been scann-able and it's been great to pop my just-finished paintings into the scanner and put them up here, on Facebook and on Instagram. With this larger size, however, I have to Mary Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935612848281400732noreply@blogger.com4