{"id":10844,"date":"2019-11-11T15:59:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T15:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daynajcollins.com\/curele\/?p=10844"},"modified":"2019-11-11T15:59:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T15:59:27","slug":"in-the-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=10844","title":{"rendered":"In the Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It has been a long time since I painted with oil and cold wax. I’ve kept up with my daily acrylic painting in my visual journal and I have been steadfast in working on my Salvage Collages, but my oil paints and cold wax medium sat quietly on the shelves, waiting for my return. Deadlines are great motivators.<\/p>\n

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Guardino Gallery<\/span><\/a> is hosting their 19th annual Little Things<\/em> show and work is due this month. Earlier, I completed seven small abstract paintings, but I had hoped to have at least 12 for the show. Everything in the Little Things show needs to be 7×7 inches or smaller, so my pieces are all 5×5 inches, a fun size to paint and a size that keeps the price affordable.<\/p>\n

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Sunday turned out to be a quiet day and I had the house to myself, so I headed to my painting studio, quickly painted in my daily visual journal, then pulled out my gallon of cold wax and began choosing oil paint colors I wanted to work with. I lined up nine 5×5 boards; six of them had the beginnings of paintings and three I had deemed completed. All nine got a makeover. It felt great to work primarily in a limited palette of warm colors: pinks, magentas, reds, oranges . . . . with dabs, lines, and swaths of other colors to add contrast and variety.<\/p>\n

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“The Strange Dance of Movement Over Time,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“A Cloud of Tenderness,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Secret Yearnings,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“The Memory of That Night,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“A Field of Feverish Energy,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“A Hot and Windless Summer Day,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Words Have No Sound,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Too Many Surprises,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Hushed By the Wind,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These were three of the initial seven that made the cut:<\/p>\n

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“Whispered Words,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“State of Disorientation,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“The Pink Light of Dawn,” oil and cold wax by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Little Things 19<\/em> opens Friday, November 29, 6-9 pm, at Guardino Gallery in Portland on NE 30th and Alberta.<\/p>\n

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