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Fresh Paint

aeland01I’m pleased as punch to announce that the Fresh Paint category has officially graduated into it’s own blog.

Judith is now blogging solo at Attentive Equations.  Do give a visit.

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Slow Thaw

by Richard Reeve on February 27, 2009

in Fresh Paint

img01844 It’s been too cold to paint outdoors for most of the winter, but temperatures got to near the freezing mark last week and Judith was able to bundle up and paint this image of a neighbor’s barn.

The snow making its way down off the roof and the sense of the hay emerging in the foreground capture the seasonal thaw.

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Portrait of Childhood

by Richard Reeve on January 23, 2009

in Fresh Paint

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Over the last two months, Judith and Ben have been spending a great deal of time together in the studio creating this life size portrait.  Judith paints her subjects from life, not using photographs.  Its an amazing process to be part of, though seldom do people get the chance to “sit” for a portrait these days.

Much of the time posing was aided by listening to the audio book of Treasure Island.  I like how the articles of the costume seem only to objectify where the imagination has led.

The portrait pays homage to Manet, whose image of the fife player can be seen in the open book on the floor.

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These hills and valleys are difficult land for farming.  Hay is the major crop.  The positioning of the building on the hills gives a sense of straddling a hump.  My mind goes to the thousands of miles that have been walked up the slopes back to the farm house, the clouds passing by like an occupying army.

This oil on linen 22 x 36 inches

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Show Submissions

October 21, 2008

Fresh Paint
Judith sent off three submissions for entry into the Lyme College of Fine Art Alumni Show.  Thought I’d share this one since winter seems to be rapidly approaching again.

On the banks of the Delaware, February
24″ x 32″
Oil on linen
Other good news: Judith invited back to teach at the Woodstock School of Art next Summer. [...]

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Autumn Hills

October 10, 2008

Fresh Paint

The fall palette emerging in these hills finding a home in this oil on linen (18 x 22).  The painting here still unfinished after one three hour session.  It’s interesting to watch how different areas are balanced at this phase, before more focused details are added.

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In These Hills

September 30, 2008

Fresh Paint

Judith painted this image yesterday (8 x 14, oil on board).  Images like these capture both the inherent beauty of the place along with the immense difficulty farmers had, and still have, making a living on this land.  Rugged and rocky, the parameters for farming in these parts are narrow.

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Fall, turning slowly

September 24, 2008

Fresh Paint

This image done on site in North Branch, some six miles to our south.  Judith painted in the early morning while the shadow edge was still intact along the tree line.  A hint of the seasonal change just arriving and a clear sense of the scale of the hills that surround these valleys add [...]

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