Living the Good Life in Kingston

July 13, 2012July 13, 2012 kingstoncovestudioapple, architecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, barn, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, Chadwyck Wirtz, china, chroma, cole gallery, color, contrast, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, empty, facebook, farm, flowers, Gallery North, garden, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, high-key painting, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lilies, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, low-key painting, mailboxes, Mount Vernon, mountains, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, Port Townsend, poulsbo, rain, rivers, sea, second Saturday art-walk, shade, sketchbook, three gorges dam, thunder storm, tonal, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

Walking into Kingston today with best friends from San Diego we passed the trailer that inspired this painting. The photo was taken at 11 PM in December. I was mazed how many people were out and about at that time of night in Kingston in December.

My friend mentioned that she had never visited Seattle when it did not rain. It was warm and sunny until about 30 minutes later, when after a Latte we started our walk home, where we witnessed lightning, heard thunder and were drenched on the way home.

Be careful what you say in Washington….

Barn on the way to Port Townsend

July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 kingstoncovestudioapple, architecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, barn, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, Chadwyck Wirtz, china, chroma, cole gallery, color, contrast, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, empty, facebook, farm, flowers, Gallery North, garden, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, high-key painting, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lilies, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, low-key painting, mailboxes, Mount Vernon, mountains, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, Port Townsend, poulsbo, rivers, sea, second Saturday art-walk, shade, sketchbook, three gorges dam, tonal, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

Wish I could say I sat there and painted this, but someone in my painting group shared the photo and I thought it was lovely. Four of us painted the scene, each with a different result. It is 14 x 16 and available today for $450

Photos from my son’s hike

July 10, 2012July 10, 2012 kingstoncovestudioapple, architecture, art, art classes, artist, artists, artists and nature, bainbridge island, beauty, bell pepper, bicycle, black and white photography, Bluewater Gallery, bmw, boats, bookbinding, cambodia, cars, Chadwyck Wirtz, china, chroma, cole gallery, color, contrast, creative energy, creative sketchbook, dam, Diana kingsley, Edmonds, empty, facebook, flowers, Gallery North, garden, handmade sketchbook, high chroma, high-key painting, hue, innocence, intensity, intuitive art, intuitive sketchbook, Johnny Popper, kingston, la conner, Liberty Bay Gallery, lilies, lonely, Lonely building, love of the arts, low chroma, low-key painting, mailboxes, Mount Vernon, mountains, mystical, oil paint, orange, Pacific North West, painter, philosophy, photography, photos, Plein Aire, porsches, poulsbo, rivers, sea, second Saturday art-walk, shade, sketchbook, three gorges dam, tonal, trash, travel, travel photos, tv, tweet, Twitter, value, Washington, water, winslow art center, Yangtze River, yellowLeave a comment

Raising three sons by myself was always an adventure. Now they are grown and they sometimes share their adventures with me. My oldest son Chadwyck Wirtz has taken to photography and recently sent me several photos that will translate beautifully into paintings. Look to find paintings from these in the future.

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.

diana bennett | artist | interior designer | cook

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

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