tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305065361936656932012-02-06T19:15:01.467-05:00All in a Painting Day's WorkSally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-75264272936044278902012-02-05T16:13:00.004-05:002012-02-05T16:22:28.837-05:00

"Evening Shell Hunt"(4x4") - 201203Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More".Boy - I'm hesitant to ask you what you see! When I'm skeptical of the view, I better be cautious when I ask my husband. Today he grinned and said "Yep - I can see it .... it's a lady walking towards me! Right?! Ugh.... Yes, it is a lady, but it's her hind quarters - duhhh. So - this was an extremely

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"Looking Back" Sold(4x4") - 201202Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More".Thanks so much to everyone who sent along a 'welcome back' note! It's great to be painting again. This scene was tricky, mainly because it should have been simpler to puzzle together than I made it. There are many decisions that go into creating a successful image, and sometimes it's easy to get off track

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"Big Sis, Little Sis"(4x4") - 201201Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More".Been so long since I last posted that I nearly forgot how to log in. Late last fall I went through a major guilt phase for abandoning my painting - once again; turning to the business of the midlife crisis. Or something there-abouts. Had lots of time to redefine and clarify what makes my life tick in ways

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"Playing on the Rocks" (4x4") - 201143 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". It only took 3 times, but here it finally is! A painting of my very own, heavily influenced by my good bud Potthast. While in NC, I took lots of photos to be used as reference in my new work. As I stated in my last post, I worried about keeping what I felt would be appealing color and style in

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"Beach Scene - Revisit" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201131 B Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". It's always kind of hard to get right back into things after setting out on a trip. Had a wonderful time in NC. Did lots of outdoor things with the family, much to my 12 year old daughter's dismay. The rest of us reveled in the chance to be in the mountain region.

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The day has finally come where my family and I are heading out for our annual summer vacation. Thought it'd never arrive! Looks like we'll have fine weather on the way up to Lake Lure, NC. And we're hoping it'll hold out for the duration of the upcoming week. I'll be taking in lots of visual goodies and looking forward to sharing some new material with you on my return later next week. Happy

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"Summer Pleasures" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201142 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Today my husband helped me make a smaller version of the knife that I always work with. It's the flat edge, rectangular shape that I love. But the smallest that I've ever found is still a little more than a quarter inch wide. Very hard to get into the smaller spaces with it

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"Three Girls at the Seashore" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201141 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Ahhh - yellow! An ever elusive color to get work with. Especially lemony yellows. One of the 'basic' and commonly used is cadmium yellow pale. I find it very much on the cool side, and often times unnatural looking. My preference is cad yellow medium, but I

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"At the Seaside" after Edward Henry Potthast(4x4") - 201140Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More".This study seems to have the best of what I try for in a successful painting - most importantly the very loose knife work. The original painting of Potthast's has so much energy to it, and I wanted to try and convey that in my own style. The color mixing was key in terms of getting

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"At Low Tide" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201139 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". I am taking note of how difficult it is to nail down a bluish purple that is spot on neutral in terms of warm/cool. Not easy! My favorite part of this painting is the legs of the little one on the right. Just enough of an indication that they are there. It's easy to get caught

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-88484615619066980932011-06-17T19:36:00.004-04:002011-08-20T17:22:23.619-04:00

"Young Bathers" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201138 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". This painting was delightful to do. Once again, the subtle nuance of color and value in the figures with the bright sun and it's reflections coming up off the water. It's a challenge, but worth figuring out. The white of the canvas could have been left to show through and

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"Along the Mystic River" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201137 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Shimmering water isn't an easy thing to paint. I think I've done only a few sunset paintings in my career, and it's because the color, although true to what's actually there, always disturbs me. Probably goes back to my formative years when I did this ungodly painting

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"Water Lilies" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201136 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". As an FYI - I confused the title of this painting with that of the post from Sunday and have made corrections. Today's post is Water Lilies; the other one is called Girls on the Beach. Potthast had many similar titles for his paintings, as well as some that he used more than

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-2632168779916011382011-06-13T23:22:00.005-04:002011-08-20T23:14:55.226-04:00

"A Summer's Night" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201135 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Finally - I'm getting to a night scene. They always prove to be more challenging than one would think. What struck me most is the very dark warm green placed next to the specular highlights on the girls' hair. Can you see it? It makes the area glow, and somehow tells us

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"Girls at the Beach" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201134 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Been a long delay since the last posting. Life has been all consuming once again; kids out of school; mom needing help; niece's beloved pup passing on and most upsetting of all - finding lumps all over my own beloved pup - Sarge. Thankfully the vet thinks they are all just

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-13231058540483583732011-06-05T15:11:00.005-04:002011-08-20T23:15:08.598-04:00

"Sea Nymphs" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201133 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". We'll see how this one goes over. I feel as though there's something missing that the other nudes have. Much of the work is not as direct an application as I like, and I suppose there's also some lack of color depth. More over, I hate (with a passion) smearing of the paint. For

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"At Rockaway Beach" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201132 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Can't believe it's actually been since the 19th when I last posted. Last week was a whirlwind of prep for the show that I hung in downtown Orlando. Much, much more involved than I anticipated. But well worth it. I hung between 35 & 40 pieces. It's a good looking show.

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"Beach Scene" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201131 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". A tough study to say the least. What did I learn and what that I already knew is reinforced? Red is a tricky color to settle in with; a speck as tiny as a pinpoint can affect the rest of a small painting; a reflection doesn't always need the object that's making it visible in

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"Confidences" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201130 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Perhaps another painting that looks fairly simple. And actually, the execution was quite straightforward. It's the paint mixing, almost always the painting mixing, that takes the cake for hard work. The palette for this took about 40 minutes to mix. Can you guess how many

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"Wading at the Shore" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201129 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Aye yi yi.... This piece looks deceivingly simple; and yet I spent more time finagling (sp?) the tight light value and color ranges. It was kind of like a push and shove couple of hours. What it did for me was (once and again) confirm that it's imperative to have my paint

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"A Family Outing" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201128 Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Blogger had some glitches the other night when I went to post this painting, so I'm just now getting it up here. First note to myself with this one was how odd it seemed for the adults to be dressed in such heavy clothing. Certainly not beach attire these days. Especially the dark

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-24092218456918063162011-05-08T18:39:00.005-04:002011-08-20T23:16:03.149-04:00

"Children on the Beach, II" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201127 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". I spent some time exploring a different color approach to this study, which I originally worked on last week. It's a tad more contemporary, not only in color selection, but in technique as well. These Potthast studies have been wildly popular with collector

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL FELLOW MOTHERS!! "A Walk on the Beach" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201126 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". What I loved about doing this one was the intensity of the blue hues in the background. I usually shy away from blues this bluesy, but wanted to stretch again and see about getting comfortable with it. Lots more ultramarine in

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"Nude" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201125 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". More good lesson material in this one. Again and again and again, it's all about values! And colors too, but the value shifts are what I'm learning about most. The figure here was quite difficult to bring together because the darkest dark and the lightest light were so close on the

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"Enchanted Pool" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201124 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Mr. Potthast has many paintings where the figures appear in the same setting. I will have to read more about his process and how he went about posing his subjects. I wonder if, when painting from his own on site studies, he would transpose a figure from one scene to another.

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"In the Summertime" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201123 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". You guuuuyyyyyssss - come on ....wasn't someone going to point out my glaring and totally embarrassing mistake!!!! Oh my - for the last 1o posts, I have been calling Edward - William. This is just atrocious and completely shameful! Maybe nobody really reads, although I

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"Children on the Beach"after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201122 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Allrighty - I had a very nice conversation with a highly respected, modern day painter the other day. Amongst other things, we talked about doing paintings 'after' another artist - one who made their significant mark and is long since passed. I had decided in my last

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"Water Nymphs"after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201121 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". I knew I'd eventually get around to study at least one of Potthast's scenes of youngster's in their birthday suits. And now that I have, I intend to do more of them. Of note - I did some research on signing paintings. Mostly looking for a solution on how to sign a thick & juicy

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-48190500529572552772011-04-23T12:02:00.006-04:002011-08-20T23:16:56.372-04:00

"Manhattan Beach"after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201120 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". This was another very challenging study. There's an age old caveat about NOT putting a figure's glance so that it's positioned outside of the image area. It leads the viewer's eye out of the painting as well. I'm toying with breaking this rule here. Actually, I've clearly

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Update to the bottom post: I reworked the painting (see above) to see if I could get it to point that I was happier with. A day away was refreshing, and I think I can better live with it! "Little Girl in Green" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201119 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". OMG!!!!! Degree of difficulty on this one??? sheesh - let's just say I thought

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"Chums" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201118 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Wow. Always while I'm painting, I try to make mental notes of the various and sundry things that I'd like to write about. Things that occur to me only while I'm in the mode. When I finished this one, I thought to myself "I'll take a laundry folding break, then come post and blog

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"On the Beach" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201117 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". What distinguishes the red umbrella on the right and the red balloons is the specular highlight on two of the balloons. It's amazing what a nearly pencil sized blip can do to tell a story. This was another joy to do. Again - hues and their temperatures, values, edge subtleties

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-52890731277033868842011-04-14T22:37:00.008-04:002011-08-20T23:17:30.190-04:00

"Rockaway Beach" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201116 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". This one was a joy to study. I'm learning so much about the perceived color of white, and how much more effective a painting can be if the artist takes time to note as many subtleties as possible before beginning the painting. A reader asked yesterday if I mix everything

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"Girls Playing in the Surf" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201115 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". This might border on hotel room kitsch - not sure. In fact, as a recent buyer pointed out, Potthast is a popular artist for poster prints hung in charming interiors. I'm flattered that she decided my interpretation brought something new to the imagery. These are

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"At the Seashore" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x4") - 201114 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". I continue to be completely enthralled with Mr. Potthast's work, and I think I may be at the start of a series of studies. His palette is so vibrant, but natural. Nothing seems to be "a little too far out there". I've been reviewing my own past work a lot lately, and am

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"Children at the Shore, 3" after Edward Henry Potthast (4x3") - 201113 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". My studio is in serious need of a spring cleaning - serious need. So while I was trying to get started on that yesterday, I came across a book I have of Edward Henry Potthast paintings. I remembered instantly why I got the book in the first place, and hurried to mix

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-1827603707539132702011-03-25T08:41:00.003-04:002011-03-25T08:45:26.116-04:00

Just found out that Clyde's Cattle (recent version) has been accepted into Randy Higbee's 6"squared show. Maybe my judgement of my own work isn't too far off after all : )

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"Fresh Mown" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (5x5") - 201112; Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Normally I can't stand a smudgy look; particularly with palette knife. But I let myself get into it with this one because it was pretty near dead anyway. I think I was able to eek out a fairly decent painting. What I remembered is that there can be many ways to make a painting

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-36729347299345347842011-03-22T21:53:00.007-04:002011-08-20T17:23:28.274-04:00

"Snackhouse" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (6x6") - 201111; Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". OK - I have to comment on how ironic it is that paintings I myself am over the moon about, don't necessarily send anyone else over the moon. In fact, almost without fail this seems to happen. I'm sure many other artists can relate to the period of questioning your validity as an

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"Clyde's Cattle" (revisted) © Sally Shisler, 2011(6x6") - 201110; NFS yetSubscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More".I did the first "Clyde's Cattle" just about a year ago during a trip to GA with my girlfriends. I remember the day perfectly, and recall being ever so grateful that these particular cows stood still long enough for me to pencil them into the composition. That would have

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"Afternoon Graze" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (4x4") - 201109; Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Been a while since I did a cow painting. I love to do them, even though (dare I say it), they can sometimes seem a little too cutesy. At some point in every day, I pass this scene on my way to see my mom. Each night the black cows are out for the evening. I love the green of

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"Twilight Pasture" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (4x4") - 201108; Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". When I'm in scene searching mode, I spend lots of time squinting at things - all kinds of things - everything, practically. If I give my imagination enough time to obliterate the objectivity of what's really there, I can begin to pull just about anything from the blur of shapes,

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"Puttin' on the Ritz" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (6x8") - 201107 SOLD Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". Here's the painting that I did last Friday night for a reception at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando. I had planned on painting another version of Hosta & Roses, but once set up, I realized there was too much opportunity in the actual moment to miss out on. I've never painted a

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"Hosta & Roses" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (12x8") - 201106; Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". I have to let you all know how much I appreciate your comments and personal emails from this week. It's a comfort to be reminded that we all face being human, loving deeply and suffering painful losses. Thank you so much - it's good to be back! Many of you have signed up for my

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"Facing Betty J's" © Sally Shisler, 2011(3x3") - 201105; $100Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More".This painting was a hoot to finally do! I've had my eye on it for years now. It's one of those abandoned buildings right in the center of everything. Makes you wonder what gives. It's quite downtrodden, but there are still clear remnants of it's last paint job. On a clear morning

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"Grace & Glory" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (2x3") - 201104 Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". In honor of one of my closest friends who passed away rather unexpectedly overnight, this painting is aptly named. She taught so many how to live each day according to life's terms; to accept what God brings us with grace & glory. Unlike the loss of my dad, with whom I am certain no

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"King Flower" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (12x12") - 201103; Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". What I love about painting flowers is the amount of abstract freedom you can take with them. Good thing for me, right? My family will still look at some of my work and say - 'what is it?'; but after a number of years heading in this direction, I'm confident that all will be well,

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"Reprise" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (4x4") - 201102; Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". I've been in Ocala the last couple of days. Mostly here to visit one of my long time best friends, the talented and renowned artist/illustrator Barb Harmon, but also to see about doing some plein air painting. Ocala is about an hour and a half north of Orlando, and the area is at least 3

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"Pink Shock" © Sally Shisler, 2011 (5x3") - 201101; Sold Subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More". How does one go about making a mole hill out of a mountain? I'm great at doing it the other way around, which is without a doubt one of the reasons why I spent almost 5 days in the hospital last week. Heaps and piles has happened since my last post. Most significant is my father's

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As of Late...Don't miss out, subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More", and take advantage of an extended September offer!Hello everyone! While I'm afraid I don't have any paintings to post right now, I did want to give you the scoop on where I've been - in case anyone was wondering. Just kidding about that - many of you have asked, actually, and I thank you for your genuine concern :

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"Festiva Maxima" © Sally Shisler, 2010(29x29")-201090; $1750 - price not eligible for my current promotion.Don't miss out, subscribe now to receive my newsletter, "Even More", and take advantage of an extended September offer!Do you remember the first "Festiva Maxima" - the itty bitty one from a month or so ago? It was the inspiration for this larger painting, which I have to say in all honesty

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I hope you are all registering to receive my monthly newsletter.Don't miss out, subscribe now and take advantage of my September offer!Priorities -Hi everyone. I normally think it's better for me to leave details of my life for more personal 1 on 1 emails, but I felt it best to explain why I haven't been so present here as of late, and why my newsletter is going to be late. My 86 year old

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"Off the Wall" © Sally Shisler, 2010(4x4")-201089; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75I hope you are all registering to receive my monthly newsletter.Don't miss out, subscribe now and take advantage of my September offer!That was my reaction to this very weird painting I did today. At first I really didn't like it, but it's kind of growing on me in ways that are teaching me more lessons in

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"Blue Willow" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201088; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold I hope you are all registering to receive my monthly newsletter. Don't miss out, subscribe now and take advantage of my September offer! I never knew the story behind the scene on this popular antique Blue Willow transferware plate. I'm glad I did the research because it gives the painting meaning beyond

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"The Critic's Choice" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201087; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Ahhh - finally back to the real business at hand here after an unexpectedly long leave of absence. I hope you are all registering to receive my monthly newsletter. I made the official announcement earlier today giving a head's up on what's in store for new and old followers alike. Don't miss out

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"The Guest Bedroom, II" © Sally Shisler Subscriber's Price: Sold (4x4")-201086; Blog/Newsletter OK guys - here's the other side of the guest bedroom. It was ready to post yesterday, along with the announcement and invitation to my new newsletter, but Mr. Murphy wasn't on my side. He decided it would be the perfect time to run interference on my otherwise smooth-going day... and he took my

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"The Guest Bedroom, I" © Sally Shisler (4x4")-201086; Blog/ Newsletter Sold The first of several interiors here. Boy - have I ever been missing out! There is a plethora of scenic views to be had in this place called the indoors. This series, if it becomes one during this week, will have to be done from photos. When I can't get out and about for plein air, I like to bring everything out into

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"Not Forgotten" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201084; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold The shack - maybe it was a love shack - who knows? Sure didn't look like one to me from the outside looking in, but you never know. This painting ends my week long visit with entryways. Yes, I realize you couldn't get in through this side of the building. Unless you climbed through the window. What was

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"Vic's Bait & Tackle" © Sally Shisler 2010 (4x4")-201085; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold He liked this one though (my hubby, that is...). Probably because it has to do with fishing. Ironically, I like it too. This doesn't happen much for us with my paintings, so when it does - there's something special in the air! And the kids are gone this weekend too... Simple as these paintings may

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"Fresh Air" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201082; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price: Sold Moving right along here... (still pluggin' on my newsletter stuff - lots of bases to cover...sign up through the link in the right column...) I LOVE this painting - which explains why my husband said very flatly to me "What is it?" Good chance many of the rest of you are asking yourselves the same

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"Plein Air Chandelier" © Sally Shisler, 2010(3x3")-201083; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75It's funny how hard it is to really see what's there when you're painting something that isn't part of your usual repertoire. This idea of a tunnel was quite perplexing to me. It presented a host of problems - some that are just inherent in painting a throughway - a hole, essentially, through a solid

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"Afternoon Outing" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (3x4")-201081; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price SOLD Thank you to whoever 'liked' my Fine Art Views contest entry (see right)! Someone had given me the head's up that in order to participate in the voting, one must have a Facebook account. I wasn't aware of that, so I apologize. I am not a big facebook person myself, but sometimes it's a necessary

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"Abandonment" © Sally Shisler, 2010(4x4")-201080; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75The title applies to a couple of things here. Most obvious is probably the state of the lonely building. One that I see regularly while enjoying a bit of isolated land nearby with my favorite boy, Sarge. Another is the technical aspect of scraping a good deal of paint off the canvas after initially drowning

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"Impatience" © Sally Shisler, 2010(4x4")-201079; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75Or Impatiens - whichever suits you. These little purple flowers are an awesome accent - both in the garden, and in a painting. I'm enjoying working with these color mixtures. If I put just the right amount of oil into the paint, the knife strokes flow even more freely than usual, quite like watercolor, which I

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"Festiva Maxima" © Sally Shisler, 2010(4x4")-201078; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75Anyone know what these are? Besides my favorite flower? They are the most luscious, velvety soft, heavenly fragranced (probably not a word) blossom in all the world.... ahhh, the herbaceous peony plant. Which I had plenty of in my tiny little townhouse garden when I lived in Yardley, PA. They are simply

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"Sunny Respite" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201077; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. What an awesome day today was. Haven't been able to get away from the house for plein air, and even if I could, it's so blasted hot. So I dug through some old image files to see about more garden scenes. I found lots! And since I did have to stay close, but still wanted some

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"The Wilson's" © Sally Shisler, 2010(3x4")-201076; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75Still running day long shenanigans in the Shisler household! All the fun is starting to wear me out. I managed a painting today, but cannot muster a single coherent thought to write about it, except to say that happy with the abstract/realism feel of it. There are a few basic design no-nos that are

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"On the Side" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x3")-201075; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Another crazy day in the life of.... Had this painting ready, but didn't get to posting it last night because we were busy chasing our kids, who were chasing Sarge (our dog), who was chasing Matilda (our new kitty) around in circles through the house! What fun! We picked Tilda up on Saturday, and she's

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"Indian Summer" © Sally Shisler, 2010(12x9")-201072; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $225Why yes - we are indeed still smack dab in the middle of 'the hottest central Florida summer on record'. And the dog days haven't even arrived yet! So I thought it would be fun to have a little imaginary respite from it all with this autumn scene. If you can sense the air temperature from the colors I've

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"Goin' to the Chapel" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201071; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Thanks, first, to all of you who left comments on the moonrise painting below! Now, back to high contrast with this one. When there are this many different shapes in a little painting like this, it's impossible to give each one as much attention as you think you might like to. While the chapel

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"Moonrise Over Forest Lake" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x3")-201070; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold OK - I wrote a bit earlier today about some of my process in a comment I left to thank everyone for their lovely input on yesterday's post below. It's about knife strokes, energy & momentum, so if you're so inclined, check it out! And....here's my first ever moonlight painting. This is a

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"Farmhouse Loft" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201068; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. Here is another very high key piece with the stark, bright warm white of the building building lit up by the late evening sun contrasted with cooler, filtered light in the foreground. A study of more complex lighting conditions like the Remembering Bat Cave post from a few days

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"Living Green" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201067; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. I want to comment on my predictions for yesterday's post, Remembering Bat Cave. First off, based on recent viewing stats on the Daily Painters Website, I have seen a trend in what types of paintings of mine are liked enough to be worthy of a second, closer look. It's probably no

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-1073662135290954302010-07-21T21:14:00.009-04:002011-08-20T23:22:09.566-04:00

"Remembering Bat Cave" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201066; Blog/Newsletter Sold Soooo, it was time today to try something different - a little shift of gears from the bright noontime scenes (which will likely be back again tomorrow...). As I mentioned a few posts back, the evenings in NC were spectacular. That time of day around 7-8pm when everything green is coming alive. The fragrance is

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"A Brilliant Day" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201065; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold The sunny and very hot weather here in Florida can really take a toll on a plein air painters eyes. Especially if you're attempting to paint a stark white building at high noon. I always wear a hat, but for this I had to wear sunglasses too; something I don't usually do because of the color

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"Nestled" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201064; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75The beauty of the mountains we saw in NC is still on my mind. This piece is from the memory of a little home tucked into a corner at the base of two foothills. We passed this each evening as we made our way back to the cabin. The size of the building relative to it's natural surroundings really puts things in

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-35759479472194640822010-07-18T21:28:00.006-04:002011-08-20T17:25:22.657-04:00

"Inspirations" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201063; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Boy, have I had an awesome art filled day. It was the last chance to see "Transcending Vision: American Impressionism 1870-1940" here in Orlando at the OMA. Kick butt, incredible, astounding & inspiring artists and their paintings. I saw some of my favorites from the New Hope, PA colony of American

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"The Mielke Way" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x6")-201062; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold I have studied this scene many a time at my friend's house out in the Florida countryside which, like I often say, is not really much like what you think of when you think of Florida. Not a palm tree in sight, and you'd have a hard time guessing where you're at. Sarge loves his time here with his

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"Pounding Mill Overlook" © Sally Shisler, 2010(4x4")-201061; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75Don't miss today's "Artists Helping Artists" blog radio show with Leslie Saeta & Dreama Tolle Perry! It was quite late in the day when I took the photo of this painting, and I'm not yet sold on how it's translating here. Regardless, this breathtaking little corner of our world is occupied each

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"Clouds of July" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201060; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Clouds are hard, hard & hard with a palette knife! I really must devote an entire week to studying them more closely. There are so many subtle color shifts in them, and of course, they really aren't quite white. I do suspect the age old problem of painting what I think they look like - you know,

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"Bald Mountain Sunset" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201059; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold The simple shapes of this mountain and lake scene lent themselves to a quick study of the colors and values seen during the elusive time of day when the sun is setting quickly. I chose to capture the fleeting scene basically with 2 values of each hue; blue & orange. This is one of those paintings

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"Rutherfordton County" © Sally Shisler, 2010(10x8")-201058; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $200I must first thank all of you who have been (and now are) following my work and leaving such wonderful commentary! It's an honor to have talented folks like you take an interest in my paintings. Second, clearly you can see that I'm experimenting with blogger's new design options. I like this one -

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-40070237774729008162010-07-10T21:53:00.012-04:002011-08-20T23:23:06.358-04:00

"Little House on Mount Young" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201057; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold I assume it's OK to use artistic license by renaming 'Young Mountain', 'Mount Young'. During our NC adventure, we spent an afternoon exploring some of the more remote mountain roads. Winding our way up towards the top of this mountain, we hoped to find a little less civilization. On the

Sally Shislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954850915885527860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830506536193665693.post-75607974455942953822010-07-09T22:20:00.011-04:002011-08-20T17:25:54.433-04:00

"Country Way" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201056; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Love, love, LOVE white cows in green pastures! I'm aware that the subject matter can be a bit kitschy (did I spell that right?), but who can resist it? In a way, this could be a companion piece to a painting I did earlier this year, "Clyde's Cattle". Though it's much smaller, and much more colorful. I

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"A Sparkle in the Hills" © Sally Shisler, 2010(4x4")-201055; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75The blues AND the greens.... and the spark of a life being lived in the mountains. One of my favorite past times is making up stories about someone else's life. I found it much easier to entertain myself with this out there in the countryside. Probably because there wasn't a heap of people packed

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"Lake Lure" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201054; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75Ahhhh - the stunning blue ridges of northwestern North Carolina. It's official - I want to live there someday! The colors are different for me since I don't typically use much blue in my work - except for skies. I simply could not stop voicing my delight with the area. My poor husband had to hear it over, and

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"Full Bloom" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (29x29")-201053; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. Somehow it slipped my mind to post the third Disney painting. Oops. I got swamped with medical illustration work just after these paintings were completed, and I had to get it done before we left on a week long family vacation. That could be why! And my husband and I are about to

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"Ayefour Evening" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (28x40")-201052; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. Here's the largest of the three paintings for Disney. I really was pleased with this one as well. A good amount of time was spent on giving it a proper title, and I have to credit my husband for it, because I didn't know anything about the history. Ayefour is a pun on route

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"Living Along the Marsh" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (29x29")-201051; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. Here is the first of the 3 big Disney commissions. It had been a long time since I worked this large and boy, was it fun. There is far more texture in these than in my past work. Not because I set out to have it this way, but because the paint was drying really fast,

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"Garden of Rest" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (12x8")-200777; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $200I've been quite busy these past few weeks with commissions for Disney - which is beyond a dream! My time for the daily paintings has been limited again though. I'm painting each day, just not able to post anything finished. So here is a painting that's a few years old - back when I first started with

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"Audrey's Table" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (12x12")-201050; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. I have to admit that this is the first painting in quite a while that I have felt, finally, a bit of a breakthrough with. I think most of you who read this blog are artists, so I'll go ahead and share some of where my head was at during the whole thing. First off, this is a

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"Favorite Things" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201049; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. I had fun with this painting - loving the juiciness of the brushes, etc. and how adjacent strokes of color swirl into each other. I have to say, though, that this painting totally lacks the pizazz of the last one! These teeny weenies can be tricky in so many ways. Not the least

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"Grapes & Creamer" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (6x6")-201048; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. Here's something quite different for me. Still life & brushes. Kind of a practice piece to see where I was at with my old ways of painting. Plus, the weather here is getting too hot to be outside and my studio is looking better and better. There are a few influences and

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"Beauty & Grace" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (10x8")-201047; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Today's painting comes from a photo that I took last year on vacation at Anna Maria Island. I'm not sure what kind of flower this is. It's smaller than the trumpet angel, or angel trumpet (can't remember that name), and it's not any kind of lily that I know. I took some liberty with interpretation,

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"West of Here" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (12x12")-201046; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $350Contact me regarding purchase & commission requests. If you are interested in purchasing or commissioning a painting, but are not yet a subscribed member to my blog, simply enter your email address in the join box on my home page. As a member you will receive special values on your purchases. And,

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"Reserved Parking" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (3x2.5")-201040; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Seems like just a minute ago that I posted the first little painting I did for the paintout. Now here it is already Wednesday! Yikes - I better get a move on. Here is another little one that I did outside the country club at the north end of Winter Park. Can't remember the name of it now.... I

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"Veggies & Butterflies" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201039; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price SOLD.Commissions available.Saturday marked the first day of a week long paint out here in Winter Park, FL. This is a little one that I painted Saturday evening. An intimate view of the path through the vegetable and butterfly gardens. The painting is currently available through the website for the

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"Oakland Park Walkway" © Sally Shisler, 2010 (4x4")-201038; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price Sold Commissions available. We have been blessed with phenomenal weather as of late, and today was no exception. It was perfect for an afternoon of plein air. And I was lucky enough to find a comfortable, shady spot to paint for a few hours. I finished a larger painting too, but for tonight I wanted

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"Mrs. Grafton's" © Sally Shisler, 2010(4x4")-201037; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75This is a bit of Ocoee history. It was a lovely evening, and I had the honor of meeting Mrs. Grafton while I painted in front of her house. This was done on Ampersand. At first I didn't like it, but after I got into a bit, I'd say it was "OK". Very, very, very slick.Contact me regarding purchase &

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"Story Road" © Sally Shisler, 2010(5x7")-201036; Blog/Newsletter Subscriber's Price $75Another wonderful surface to paint on is Claussen's #13 premium line portrait linen. It's a bit slick, but there seems to be a tooth to it that takes the knife & the paint in a way that's sufficiently controllable for me. The luster of the paint is superior to to the Art Alternatives linen that I've been

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