Daily Painters International Art Gallery: from plein air to a finished oil painting

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

from plein air to a finished oil painting

Here is another example of "progressive painting." "Meditate" (left) is a 10" x 10" plein air oil painting from northern New Mexico. (currently for sale at Mt. Living Studio, Manitou Springs, CO) I like the reference photo but I felt it needed something else so I combined it with a photo of added some Adirondack chairs to paint "Aspen Lake" in pastel (right). The last painting in this mini series is "My Space", a 24" x 18" oil. I saturated the colors more and added a couple of bottles of Grolsch beer to make the scene even more inviting. "My Space" is currently for sale through Centennial Galleries. (Ft. Collins, CO)

More of my work can be seen online:

fineartamerica.com

(a variety of my work: prints and cards available)
artforconservation.com

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)
You can contact me for more information.

marygiacomini.com
mgiacominiart.blogspot.com

Mary Giacomini

Loveland, Colorado, USA

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COPYING OTHER ARTISTS

I cannot tell you how many times I have heard this and seen this on the internet. Being a curator as well as an artist I have come across this too many times! Many upcoming artists seem to think that it is just ok to copy other artists works and concepts. Although artists do not "own" concepts, among the artists community this is definitely not what artists do. Artists work very hard to come up with concepts that other artists are not doing. This is very difficult to do. So to have another artist think it is just ok to run with that artists concept hurts the artist and only makes that artist look bad to collectors and the artists community. It will surely ruin your reputation! Is that what you want? If they would look around and see all the beauty that God has created they should have no problem coming up with their own concepts. Open your eyes! Be your own person / artist. Paint from your heart. Artists are working even harder now in this economy to make a living. As far as I am concerned, copying another artist is "stealing"! Remember this....Do unto others as you would have them do to you!

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