Monday, 21 January 2013

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Red Coat"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Red Coat" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
 

I snapped the photo for this at the Saturday Market here in Eugene last spring. I love the red coat. I took my time painting - didn't rush any bit of it. Took 3 hours, which is quite a bit longer than usual. I'm really proud of this one. 
 
-Carol

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Feb 4-8, '13, Balboa Island, California - to register email Debra - FULL w/ wait list

    April 15-19, '13, San Fran, CA - register w/ Sedona Arts Center - FULL w/ wait list

    May 6-10, '13, Nanaimo, BC, Canada - to register email Mary - FULL w/wait list 

    June 10-14, '13, Boothbay, ME - to register email Lee - FULL & full wait list

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Sunday, 20 January 2013

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Orange Tea"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Orange Tea" - 12x12 in -  click to bid (bidding starts at $350)


This is my last painting from 2012, and my last larger painting in reserve.

I had an idea about announcing new workshops. What if I pre-announce them? Well, that is what I'm going to try here and we'll see how it goes. I have one more to announce for this year, and I will do that this Wednesday, at 10am PST. This workshop will be in the fall of 2013, but I won't say where or exactly when until Wednesday, so check my blog then if you're interested. 
 
Also, I wrote an article last year for Professional Artist Magazine and it just came out. It is 6 pages and whoever put it together did a fabulous job with the layout!
 
Professional Artist Magazine article

One more thing - I've been making a quilt, and if you're interested I've posted about it on my other blog.

Oh, and the Spyder software I got is 4 Pro (because some of you asked). 
 
-Carol

* UPCOMING WORKSHOPS *

 

Feb 4-8, '13, Balboa Island, California - to register email Debra - FULL w/ wait list

    April 15-19, '13, San Fran, CA - register w/ Sedona Arts Center - FULL w/ wait list

    May 6-10, '13, Nanaimo, BC, Canada - to register email Mary - FULL w/wait list 

    June 10-14, '13, Boothbay, ME - to register email Lee - FULL & full wait list

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Thursday, 17 January 2013

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Red Triumph"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Red Triumph" - 5x7 in -  click to bid


This is my very first painting for 2013 (not counting demos at my last workshop)!! I didn't mention it but I hit a wall at the beginning of December. I was out of ideas and completely uninspired. I announced to my family at Christmas that I was going to find a new career. But time passed and I realized I had just gotten seriously burnt out and needed to fill up my well again. My new years resolution is to only paint when I feel like it (I know I've said this before, but I never meant it because it sounded like a spoiled princess thing to say and I was not that). This time I realize I must do it for my own sanity, so I mean it. Really.

By the way, thank you all for your ideas re: monitor callibration. I ended up with the Spyder 4 and it was totally worth it.

 

-Carol

* UPCOMING WORKSHOPS *

 

Feb 4-8, '13, Balboa Island, California - to register email Debra - FULL w/ wait list

    April 15-19, '13, San Fran, CA - register w/ Sedona Arts Center - FULL w/ wait list

    May 6-10, '13, Nanaimo, BC, Canada - to register email Mary - FULL w/wait list 

    June 10-14, '13, Boothbay, ME - to register email Lee - FULL & full wait list

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Sunday, 13 January 2013

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Morning Light"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Morning Light" - 12x12 in -  click to bid (bidding starts at $350)
Morning Light            
      
Lots to report! First my workshop in Texas last week. I tried to bribe my kids with chocolate this time so they would behave. It mostly worked but a few of them still had to do push-ups (mostly for inappropriate language). Artists - pah! Here they are concentrating during a timed exercise. 

 

My kids in San Antonio 
My kids in San Antonio  
 
And here's all but one, at the end of the week, thoroughly brainwashed and scared into submission. "That Carol," they say, "what a tyrant!" 
 
My kids in San Antonio  
 
Just one more thing and then I'll save the rest for my next post. I got a new computer and it's really cool, but I'm having trouble getting the colors adjusted just right on the screen. Do any of you have any experience getting a special (expensive) calibration tool and having it be worth the cost? If so, which one? Thanks! 

 

-Carol

 

* UPCOMING WORKSHOPS *

 

Feb 4-8, '13, Balboa Island, California - to register email Debra - FULL w/ wait list

    April 15-19, '13, San Fran, CA - register w/ Sedona Arts Center - FULL w/ wait list

    May 6-10, '13, Nanaimo, BC, Canada - to register email Mary - FULL w/wait list 

    June 10-14, '13, Boothbay, ME - to register email Lee - FULL & full wait list

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Saturday, 5 January 2013

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Muscle Bound Pig"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Muscle Bound Pig" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
Muscle Bound Pig           
      
Goodbye again. I am off tomorrow early, back to Texas for another workshop. So far I've been posting paintings I did before the holidays, but when I get back from this workshop I am raring to paint again! 

 

-Carol

 

* UPCOMING WORKSHOPS *

 

Jan 7-11, '13, San Antonio, TX - register with the Coppini - FULL w/ wait list

    Feb 4-8, '13, Balboa Island, California - to register email Debra - FULL w/ wait list

    April 15-19, '13, San Fran, CA - register w/ Sedona Arts Center - FULL w/ wait list

    May 6-10, '13, Nanaimo, BC, Canada - to register email Mary - FULL w/wait list 

    June 10-14, '13, Boothbay, ME - to register email Lee - FULL & full wait list

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Friday, 4 January 2013

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Straight Up Egg"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Straight Up Egg" - 5x7 in -  click to bid
         
      
I recently had the honor of winning the Painting a Day Stickability Shield from Katherine Tyrell on Making a Mark. Thank you, Katherine!

I did these eggs above back in December after my regular light broke and I switched to my "white" light for a little while. Unbroken eggs are really hard to paint.  

 

-Carol

 

* UPCOMING WORKSHOPS *

 

Jan 7-11, '13, San Antonio, TX - register with the Coppini - FULL w/ wait list

    Feb 4-8, '13, Balboa Island, California - to register email Debra - FULL w/ wait list

    April 15-19, '13, San Fran, CA - register w/ Sedona Arts Center - FULL w/ wait list

    May 6-10, '13, Nanaimo, BC, Canada - to register email Mary - FULL w/wait list 

    June 10-14, '13, Boothbay, ME - to register email Lee - FULL & full wait list

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Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "New Year Egg"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "New Year Egg" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
        
      
Happy New Year! I had a lovely break from painting and spent some lovely, LOVELY time with friends and family in Texas. My creative well is tingling again, I am happy to say, after feeling like I had scraped bottom once again. I am excited about what 2013 will bring, and I hope you are too!    

 

-Carol

 

* UPCOMING WORKSHOPS *

 

Jan 7-11, '13, San Antonio, TX - register with the Coppini - FULL w/ wait list

    Feb 4-8, '13, Balboa Island, California - to register email Debra - FULL w/ wait list

    April 15-19, '13, San Fran, CA - register w/ Sedona Arts Center - FULL w/ wait list

    May 6-10, '13, Nanaimo, BC, Canada - to register email Mary - FULL w/wait list 

    June 10-14, '13, Boothbay, ME - to register email Lee - FULL & full wait list

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