{"id":12981,"date":"2021-09-14T16:15:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=12981"},"modified":"2021-09-14T16:15:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:15:20","slug":"colorful-and-dynamic-abstracted-landscapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=12981","title":{"rendered":"Colorful and Dynamic Abstracted Landscapes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It felt good to be back teaching at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology<\/span><\/a>. Last year my workshop was cancelled due to the pandemic and I hadn’t signed up to teach this year because of the uncertainty with Covid. As cases began falling earlier this summer, Sitka’s Program Manager, Tamara, reached out to see if I would be interested in teaching a workshop in September. I jumped at the opportunity. As the workshop date approached, I watched as Covid cases once again surged. I was a little nervous about teaching, but Sitka had worked hard to provide a safe place with lots of protocols already in place. A couple weeks before my workshop, I asked Sitka to cap the class at eight students, to ensure that there would be plenty of space between tables in the studio.<\/p>\n

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Ready for class to start on Monday morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I could write about the week of art-making, the learning, the techniques, the epiphanies, the experimentation, the fearlessness, the laughter, the great energy, the hard work . . . . but instead I’m going to do a photo essay<\/em>, which I think captures the essence of preparation and our week together.<\/p>\n

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Howard helping clean up the studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The studio all set up and filled with so much promise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prepping for demos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Waking up on Monday morning in my little cabin in the woods.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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So good to be back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A brand new gallon of Gamblin’s Cold Wax and a fresh pair of gloves. Yes, please.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Little scraps of paper as inspiration for colors, design, or just to jump start our imaginations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Early morning in the studio!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The book of knowledge. haha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tam brought me flowers to match my hair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Warm up exercise on Arches Oil Paper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First day demo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Doing a demo using plaster (an added bonus).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Plaster demo was an added bonus, sharing how to seal the dried and sanded plaster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Working, strolling, getting started for the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Karla creates beautiful palettes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Working.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loretta establishing her color palette for the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loretta’s palette. I wonder why I love this so much.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It was a busy, active studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Margaret fell in love with this wonky old roller.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Karla at work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Margaret’s beautiful workspace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heidi working fearlessly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tam and Louise working through ideas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The evening glow at the end of a day of painting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heidi getting the hang of making beautiful marks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A vibrant and inspiring palette!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Louise created two dynamic pieces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lynn sharing her work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tam is a “wicked” painter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work in progress by Loretta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work in progress by Karla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lunch table centerpiece.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Paintings drying outside in the fresh air.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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So many works in progress and the beautiful hum of activity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Early layers by Loretta. Yum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of Karla’s color studies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heidi playing with drips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Working.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work in progress by Lynn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I love working in the studio after class . . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A working studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work in progress by Louise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lynn experimenting with drips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lynn and Dayna!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jenn working on Arches Oil Paper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tam playing with Transparent Orange glazes. Kapow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loretta spreading paint!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Louise scraping off sections of paint.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Getting ready for the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Doing a demo on mounting Arches Oil Paper to a cradled birch panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Group photo on a beautiful September afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thank you to R&F Handmade Paints for donating pigment sticks and allowing everyone to go home with different colors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Show and tell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Karla discusses some of her work on our final afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Margaret discusses some of her completed work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lynn discusses her work on our final afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nancy does whatever is necessary to get the good shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heidi discusses her work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Loretta discusses her work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tam discusses her work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Show and tell walkabout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some of the work created during the week. . . . .<\/p>\n

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Art by Louise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Jenn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Heidi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Works in progress by Louise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Karla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Margaret.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Section from larger work by Loretta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Tam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Lynn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Heidi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Louise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Margaret.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Loretta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Heidi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work in progress by Lynn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Tam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Karla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Jenn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Lynn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Margaret.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Tam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Loretta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Jenn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Karla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Work by Louise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ahhhh . . . and they were delicious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My heart is full and I am feeling grateful.<\/p>\n

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  It felt good to be back teaching at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. Last year my workshop was cancelled due to the pandemic and I hadn’t signed up to teach this year because of the uncertainty with Covid. As cases began falling earlier this summer, Sitka’s Program Manager, Tamara, reached out to see … Continue reading Colorful and Dynamic Abstracted Landscapes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[547,548,13,48,139,19,577,53,107,6,65,608,15,315,507,508,562,403,549,442,239,407,559,558,569,297,512,490,593,607,224,247,292,393,38,289,226,465,576,551,130,458,141,321,560,1,561,24],"tags":[617,50,282,318,567,153,556,555,618,17,505,138,295,616,566],"class_list":["post-12981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abstract-art","category-abstract-artist","category-abstract-landscapes","category-abstract-painting","category-abstracted-play","category-alley-art-studio","category-art-collectors","category-art-retreat","category-art-studio","category-art-work","category-art-workshops","category-artist-on-instagram","category-carnival-of-landscapes","category-cold-wax-medium","category-color-field-art","category-color-field-artist","category-colorful-art","category-contemporary-art","category-contemporary-artist","category-covid-19-pandemic","category-creativity","category-daily-painting","category-dayna-collins","category-dayna-collins-art","category-dayna-collins-artist","category-dayna-j-collins","category-gamblin","category-in-the-studio","category-interior-design","category-intuitive-artist","category-little-landscapes","category-mark-making","category-mixed-media","category-mixed-media-art","category-oil-and-cold-wax-2","category-oil-and-cold-wax-painting","category-oil-pigment-sticks","category-oregon-artist","category-original-art","category-pacific-northwest-artist","category-painting-studio","category-pandemic","category-plaster","category-sitka-center-for-art-and-ecology","category-turns-of-the-kaleidoscope","category-uncategorized","category-wild-color","category-workshops","tag-abstracted-landscapes","tag-alley-art-studio","tag-art-workshop","tag-cold-wax-medium","tag-colorful-art","tag-dayna-collins","tag-dayna-collins-art","tag-dayna-collins-artist","tag-dynamic-landscapes","tag-oil-and-cold-wax","tag-oil-and-cold-wax-medium","tag-plaster","tag-sitka-center-for-art-and-ecology","tag-teaching-artist","tag-wild-color"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12981"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12991,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12981\/revisions\/12991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}