Art Opening at Art Gallery of Viera

Brush With Success at Art Gallery of Viera

Opening October 14, 2017 5:30pm

 

 

From Cloudscapes Series by julie susanne  

On view at this group show will be the painting Seaside Rain Shower from julie susanne's new Cloudscapes series.


Art Gallery of Viera is pleased to announce its 6th Annual Juried Art Show. ​   Brush with Success 2017 will be on exhibit from October 13th to November 5th.  An opening reception will be held on October 14th from 5:30 pm – 8 pm.  Light refreshments will be provided.  A Presentation of Awards will be made at 7:00 pm,​" from Art Gallery of Viera website.

Art Gallery of Viera
2261 Town Center Avenue
Suite 111
Viera, Florida 32940 
321-504-4343

Hours

Monday - Saturday  10:00AM - 09:00PM 

Sunday  12:00PM - 06:00PM

Come to see the incredible fine art in this group show. 
 

Non Dominance, A New Series

How to Start a New Series of Paintings

In this series I was looking to do something different; I wanted to go back to painting with oil bar.

I started by attaching paper to a hard surface and painting the paper with gesso and pink acrylic.  I then covered it with another layer of clear acrylic medium. 

 

 

As I was doing this prep work I was contemplating life and the idea of doing things the same way again and again with no better results.  At that point I chose to paint the series with my non-dominant hand, something I had never done in the past.

 

I began each session by practicing moving my energy out of my head and into my heart.  You can learn more about that meditation practice here: Rohini Ralby's Practice For Us. The overall design and subject emerged from this practice.  

 

The entire painting is done with oil stick, oil bar, painting knives, putty knives, razor blades and occasionally a brush.  The diagonal line was created by snapping a string covered in oil paint.  There is layer upon layer paint applied over 5 weeks.  Texture was created by applying oil paint and scratching and scraping the surface when wet as well as when dry.

 

Oil Bar Painting Steps

Below is the progression of painting from start to finish:

Click on any picture to see a close-up



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Some detail photos:

 

 



 



This is the first in the series Nondominance,  To see works from previous series, On marriage, click here.

 



Wedding Party

Wedding Party Painting

Wedding Party was completed after many layers of oil paint using glaze technique.  From the series about marriage.  Below is of unframed diptych.

Wedding Party, 12" x 24" x 1/4", oil on masonite, © 2013 julie susanne

Going to the Chapel

Going to the Chapel- A Painting

Going to the Chapel from the series about marriage.
In the final stage foggy mist was added.  See the pre-mist version here.

Going to the Chapel

10" x 30" x 1"

oil on canvas

© 2013 by julie susanne

Detail of Going to the Chapel.

Bride with bouquet.

Again, the albatross.

Skull and stone pathway.

Chapel and hooded figures.

Art Opening at Expressions

Beach Shack
6" x 12" x 1/4"
oil on masonite
© 2014 by julie susanne

Expressions of Local Art in Melbourne Beach, Florida is the place to be this Wednesday evening for Meet the Artisit Nite. This new venue is having it's second art opening Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from 7pm to 9pm. Stop in and see my latest work from the series: Old Florida.

Wedding Party Painting Progresses

The Narrative Unfolds

Painting a Narrative for me is painting a story in pictures.  It unfolds and twists an turns as I paint.

Below is the process.
After the new pile of rocks was blocked in,next came...
what is there?
people.
women in dresses.
long dresses.
lots of fabric.
pastel colored.
reaching? waving?
reaching.
for what? something from other side of diptych;
something being dropped, thrown?
tossed.

Second half of diptych blocked in before additions above:

As these parts were being painted in, elements from the other side emerged. Those will be discussed next post.
See first half of painting here.

Wedding Party- a new painting

This diptych was started this summer. This shows something of my process when painting these narratives. A painting is started with a simple idea or character.

It may be

"rocks" and

"water."

As I begin to paint these I see other elements emerge and I paint them:

"ocean,"

"person on rocks,"

"balancing on one foot." 

It continues from there...

"rough waves,"

"stormy clouds, but bright sunlight."

In this case, the painting was fairly well developed when the story continued to unfold and another panel was started:

"more rocks,"

"same rock pile or separate pile?"

"same pile but separation of ...." "of what?"

I did not know. See what came into the story next post!

Going to the Chapel- A work in progress

Oil Painting Using Glaze Technique

Going to the Chapel
10" x 30" x 1"
oil on canvas

© 2013 by juliesusanne

Painting is nearly complete.  Again, this was painted with many layers of glaze and the narrative emerged as the painting was being created.

Spin Cycle- a new painting

The beginning of a new painting:

The Albatross About My Neck...

Poetry as Inspiration

Current painting is inspired by the idea of having an albatross around your neck.  This narrative work is from the series about marriage.

Unwelcome Guest
julie susanne 2012
oil on canvas

"Instead of the cross, the Albatross about my neck was hung."
is from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1798 poem, Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

Albatross Allusion Explained (Wikipedia)


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Photograph That Painting!

Taking Digital Photos of an Unfinished Painting

I photograph my paintings throughout the painting process. This allows me to see things I may be overlooking while I am engaged in putting paint on the canvas. It also documents aspects of my painting process I may want to refer to later.

 Oil Painting Error is Revealed

The detail photos below are from a work in progress:

Wave Detail 1 Blocked In

The two photos of this first detail  are taken several months apart.  Initially the shape is blocked in and then many layers of glaze are applied. 

Wave  Detail 1

In the second photo above, I can see that the sky area above the box is blotchy.  This was not my intention and something I noticed more easily in the photo.  This is an example of how photographing my painting process helps me. 

The photos that follow are of another area of the same painting.

Wave Detail 2 Blocked In

These remaining photos show Detail 2 throughout many months of the painting process.  Again, much glazing and scumbling has been done.

Wave Detail 2

In the next post I will show successive shots of the entire painting from which these detail photos are derived.

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Oil Painting With Glazes: Glazing A New Work

Below is the latest piece I have begun. At this point there are multiple layers of glaze. Previously glazing has been done exclusively with Liquin Original by Windsor Newton. A friend mentioned that I would probably love stand oil as a glaze. What I am using in this new painting is a 1:1:1 ratio of Damar Varnish: Linseed Stand Oil: Gum Turpentine. This is mixed in a very small quanity and shaken. The paints I am using are primarily transparent and occasionally semi-transparent.  

Work In Progress

Oil on Canvas      

30" x 10" x 0.75" 

I mix these three ingredients in equal parts for glazing. The finish is slightly less glossy than I am used to in a glaze.  I find this especially beneficial when I am working on a very smooth surface. See more about glazing here.

Oil Painting Glaze Mixture

Although this glaze mixture is said to dry relatively quickly, I find that it takes several days in my humid climate. Even though reworking the painting can occur early in initial painting session of a new glaze layer, the painting does not remain 'open' beyond this first day as this glaze becomes increasingly tacky during the drying period. That being said, there is a much longer open period compared to Liquin glaze.

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"Untitled"

This is the first painting that was completed in the current series:

Untitled

Oil on Canvas

48x42x1.5"

Untitled (detail)

 

Work in Progress 3

Work in Progress 2

 

Work in Progress 1 (detail)

 

 Work in Progress 1

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My Painting Process, New Work 1

The painting below is a work in progress with the working title "Jump." Although I began the painting nearly a year ago, I am just getting back to completing it in the last month.

(A Work in Progress)

Oil On Canvas

30x24x3/4"

Click Image For Larger View

This photo above was taken after a painting session nearly 2 weeks ago.

Below are a few shots of the progression from more recent to least recent.

With notes to myself about value range.

How it has been sitting for most of the past year.

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