Not a painting yet, but might be

July 9, 2012July 9, 2012 kingstoncovestudioapple, architecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, ballet, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, china, chroma, cinque terra, Claire, cole gallery, color, contrast, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, dancers, Diana kingsley, dinner, dinner in the garden, Edmonds, empty, facebook, flowers, Gallery North, garden, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, high-key painting, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, italy, John Deere Tractor, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lilies, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, low-key painting, mailboxes, Mount Vernon, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, poulsbo, sea, second Saturday art-walk, shade, sketchbook, Tang Dynasty, three gorges dam, tonal, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

This time of year having friends to share the garden is such a joy! Last we enjoyed the beautiful evening with good friends.

The Road

July 8, 2012July 8, 2012 kingstoncovestudioapple, architecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, ballet, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, china, chroma, cinque terra, Claire, cole gallery, color, contrast, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, dancers, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, empty, facebook, flowers, Gallery North, garden, handmade sketchbook, harmony, high chroma, high-key painting, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, italy, John Deere Tractor, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lilies, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, low-key painting, mailboxes, Mount Vernon, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, poulsbo, Road, sea, second Saturday art-walk, shade, sketchbook, Tang Dynasty, three gorges dam, tonal, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

The painting is just 5 x 7 and done in about 30 minutes. Not my favorite, but learning to work in different harmonies is important to grow your art.

Apple

July 6, 2012July 6, 2012 kingstoncovestudioapple, architecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, ballet, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, china, chroma, cinque terra, Claire, cole gallery, color, contrast, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, dancers, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, empty, facebook, flowers, Gallery North, garden, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, high-key painting, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, italy, John Deere Tractor, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lilies, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, low-key painting, mailboxes, Mount Vernon, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, poulsbo, sea, second Saturday art-walk, shade, sketchbook, Tang Dynasty, three gorges dam, tonal, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

The other day for a class I painted a bell pepper. It looked so lonely in the studio, I painted this 5 x 7 abstract apple to keep it company. Just like people, sometimes a piece of art looks all alone.

Lilies

July 2, 2012July 2, 2012 kingstoncovestudioarchitecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, ballet, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, china, chroma, cinque terra, Claire, cole gallery, color, contrast, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, dancers, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, empty, facebook, flowers, Gallery North, garden, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, high-key painting, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, italy, John Deere Tractor, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lilies, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, low-key painting, mailboxes, Mount Vernon, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, poulsbo, sea, second Saturday art-walk, shade, sketchbook, Tang Dynasty, three gorges dam, tonal, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

Sometimes nature is more beautiful than a painting

Bugs

July 1, 2012July 1, 2012 kingstoncovestudioarchitecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, ballet, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, bugs, cambodia, cars, china, chroma, cinque terra, Claire, cole gallery, color, contrast, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, dancers, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, Emiliya Lane artist, empty, facebook, Gallery North, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, high-key painting, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, italy, John Deere Tractor, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, low-key painting, mailboxes, Many Vee Selects, Mount Vernon, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, poulsbo, sea, second Saturday art-walk, Sematics Gallery, shade, sketchbook, Tang Dynasty, three gorges dam, tonal, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

This photo from Facebook gives you a very different view of color.

High Key Painting versus Low Key Painting

June 30, 2012June 30, 2012 kingstoncovestudioarchitecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, ballet, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, china, chroma, cinque terra, Claire, cole gallery, color, contrast, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, dancers, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, Emiliya Lane artist, empty, facebook, Gallery North, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, high-key painting, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, italy, John Deere Tractor, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, low-key painting, mailboxes, Many Vee Selects, Mount Vernon, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, poulsbo, sea, second Saturday art-walk, Sematics Gallery, shade, sketchbook, Tang Dynasty, three gorges dam, tonal, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

Low-key painting is usually of reduced intensity; restrained; understated having chiefly dark tones, usually with little tonal contrast

High-key painting is a style of lighting that is bright, even, and produces little contrast between light and dark areas of the scene.-, usually with little tonal contrast.

Check your blind spot

June 28, 2012June 28, 2012 kingstoncovestudioarchitecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, ballet, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, china, chroma, cinque terra, Claire, cole gallery, color, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, dancers, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, Emiliya Lane artist, empty, facebook, Gallery North, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, italy, John Deere Tractor, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, mailboxes, Many Vee Selects, Mount Vernon, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, poulsbo, sea, second Saturday art-walk, Sematics Gallery, shade, sketchbook, Tang Dynasty, three gorges dam, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

Look forward, look backwards and know where you are. We are all taught that as a child. Here my beautiful granddaughter is experiencing that in all innocence. As artists, we need to let some of the innocence we lost as we became adults come back into our art. You decide the best way to decide what innocence you miss the most.

John Deere Tractor

June 26, 2012June 26, 2012 kingstoncovestudioarchitecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, ballet, beauty, bell pepper, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, china, chroma, cinque terra, cole gallery, color, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, dancers, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, Emiliya Lane artist, empty, facebook, Gallery North, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, hue, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, italy, John Deere Tractor, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, mailboxes, Many Vee Selects, Mount Vernon, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, poulsbo, sea, second Saturday art-walk, Sematics Gallery, shade, sketchbook, Tang Dynasty, three gorges dam, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

Growing up on a farm, the first “car” I ever drove was our John Deere tractor. I don’t know if sitting on my father’s lap, holding the steering wheel between his powerful hands is really driving, but at about five years old, it sure flet like it to me.

diana bennett | artist | interior designer | cook

Interior . Kitchen. Bath . Office Design & Wonderful Food.

John Deere Tractor

Not a painting yet, but might be

The Road

Apple

Lilies

Bugs

High Key Painting versus Low Key Painting

Check your blind spot

John Deere Tractor