tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61744942167633101632024-03-05T12:23:31.428-05:00Yellow OchreI paint every week... sometimes you'll find the results posted hereKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611108882198816614noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174494216763310163.post-56330337187745449212009-03-23T17:30:00.006-04:002009-03-23T17:36:45.965-04:00on s'avance (we carry on...)Every week I paint - something - but I've been awaiting the bright spring sunshine in order to photograph my paintings. Today's sunshine was perfect, despite the ferocious wind, so here's what I managed to capture before the camera battery died...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02xRH8NMMM9_xogFEo6afpzVXLpsgZV6SmBZ3cY1x7oMjJZVDCU9vTYIosOOV8x81Bv1cFlTayISw9WAmwbeT4dnd9zFKjElqqRdQii1Ny5q4_6dCOmcMVExuIdAON4_2Y6oY_31PZT8/s1600-h/Stockbridge+Road+barn.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02xRH8NMMM9_xogFEo6afpzVXLpsgZV6SmBZ3cY1x7oMjJZVDCU9vTYIosOOV8x81Bv1cFlTayISw9WAmwbeT4dnd9zFKjElqqRdQii1Ny5q4_6dCOmcMVExuIdAON4_2Y6oY_31PZT8/s400/Stockbridge+Road+barn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316499528397433794" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U49US7a8SiCsKvpUCJMGLcSQQycfniZY2nw6HRX2Eqm5sxc2GO-4UE09_rg-eUVNQIpzvDIRRHpeICnapvLCaKnldcVaJoGoXoHMiLWVJn3kS4riXU2T7u6MTSi1MPwbP_jpCcXT4vo/s1600-h/nuages1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U49US7a8SiCsKvpUCJMGLcSQQycfniZY2nw6HRX2Eqm5sxc2GO-4UE09_rg-eUVNQIpzvDIRRHpeICnapvLCaKnldcVaJoGoXoHMiLWVJn3kS4riXU2T7u6MTSi1MPwbP_jpCcXT4vo/s400/nuages1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316499737267523378" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RvAlxpfqD_CO3fn6O-93wWJC_uyLLYUB1tNmGmRh4aOGXsQqOPO6-jSpTwsQ9zEkGqBkHJrs7nbTwNND8OkjbLCeC0v5Fsa65KRk8l6qwflMA0XMsjHdWBA1O9HUqC-dp90OgTI9EN8/s1600-h/apricots+gold.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RvAlxpfqD_CO3fn6O-93wWJC_uyLLYUB1tNmGmRh4aOGXsQqOPO6-jSpTwsQ9zEkGqBkHJrs7nbTwNND8OkjbLCeC0v5Fsa65KRk8l6qwflMA0XMsjHdWBA1O9HUqC-dp90OgTI9EN8/s400/apricots+gold.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316499911881853666" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNnX15bu1O6hmg2mmHgc0IQD1lu35tG9zq2iEleHGBymPBoSJHq7MDrqtahc8kUrKlMQAfswEHQ6Lii3ZBR1x6-qEGOlUbLzXuAPliKRO0SqmJ77eTxy1J4TX4aJQ3ekBwldLgD4ENnM/s1600-h/apples+saladier.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNnX15bu1O6hmg2mmHgc0IQD1lu35tG9zq2iEleHGBymPBoSJHq7MDrqtahc8kUrKlMQAfswEHQ6Lii3ZBR1x6-qEGOlUbLzXuAPliKRO0SqmJ77eTxy1J4TX4aJQ3ekBwldLgD4ENnM/s400/apples+saladier.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316500070266803282" /></a>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611108882198816614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174494216763310163.post-52937888019046647422008-11-19T23:29:00.008-05:002008-11-19T23:45:37.509-05:00"End of Season" series<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2RHXyfOcPFkN-HEQgtQ9NBYSEaXs6a663K1vdwGCpU3BTUSZTYC2zxZc8uk3rgEM69tlgbAzIrwHNM-azQ27aaq0nN-iRh9Q4SeDC4Jb3nB2qCchwNhdYNFH6j9RhMB1Cn1xrLuvjHQ/s1600-h/turnip+11-08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270593735588941602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2RHXyfOcPFkN-HEQgtQ9NBYSEaXs6a663K1vdwGCpU3BTUSZTYC2zxZc8uk3rgEM69tlgbAzIrwHNM-azQ27aaq0nN-iRh9Q4SeDC4Jb3nB2qCchwNhdYNFH6j9RhMB1Cn1xrLuvjHQ/s320/turnip+11-08.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here's what I've just finished, for sale at the Food Bank Farm in Hadley next week when they open their "Thanksgiving Store" to the public. You'll find these little gems - all 5" x 5", matted and framed - right next to the cabbages and the butternut squashes!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DtaRgJn_boVi6hUzc9jlKV4pimoQ4JQVPsl4-eKcQlgVi1saBRbQZwG1wOywwbOZvGd8m5ADO1ZgojI20vqVd55eqbF8CgAFtkl5CWS8HEAtQwD23stXM3NjKjTnzL6PRCMKvcr-c38/s1600-h/beets+11-08.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DtaRgJn_boVi6hUzc9jlKV4pimoQ4JQVPsl4-eKcQlgVi1saBRbQZwG1wOywwbOZvGd8m5ADO1ZgojI20vqVd55eqbF8CgAFtkl5CWS8HEAtQwD23stXM3NjKjTnzL6PRCMKvcr-c38/s320/beets+11-08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270594108158315746" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4XZpcNas0wbdh3PprJ00JEL7X_L3rSXShe_NXjRAKzRD2ztVIKd6vqZ88Le2e7Dy2dgt0d430RUYEjzrvUMOIGIkBXt-OqvUFqtFZ39TJZdzf8qPdqXLTg8R9j1sxdcplR1h-YF6_zU/s1600-h/carrots+11-08.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4XZpcNas0wbdh3PprJ00JEL7X_L3rSXShe_NXjRAKzRD2ztVIKd6vqZ88Le2e7Dy2dgt0d430RUYEjzrvUMOIGIkBXt-OqvUFqtFZ39TJZdzf8qPdqXLTg8R9j1sxdcplR1h-YF6_zU/s320/carrots+11-08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270594535065420546" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTmbU4P2mUyddNBIij4UuukLlM4mqjcIVBMSI632iew7lpwaP3-1miInPgiLxjcNVzWuqD5s-COr-of9iDfcg8-Lop7FOa6CK19KT5yG9OUBDI-DnzxQ58hjPjZcRUWoRyvV5fu3Syjc/s1600-h/white+turnips+11-08.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTmbU4P2mUyddNBIij4UuukLlM4mqjcIVBMSI632iew7lpwaP3-1miInPgiLxjcNVzWuqD5s-COr-of9iDfcg8-Lop7FOa6CK19KT5yG9OUBDI-DnzxQ58hjPjZcRUWoRyvV5fu3Syjc/s320/white+turnips+11-08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270594793375078834" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwK_LyMODAtkicYbAlP4E37GHMX_B07RxQ8x81iuA55htluzoK0rSnnEnGR3aY-s8WJgC-ioGE0BeyR0oJ1htZ2rcaIcbg9Qs2nTJSjLljc5zTKoUUVdXKwOHl3gvEBebrsa8Jpy3zOw/s1600-h/garlic+11-08.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwK_LyMODAtkicYbAlP4E37GHMX_B07RxQ8x81iuA55htluzoK0rSnnEnGR3aY-s8WJgC-ioGE0BeyR0oJ1htZ2rcaIcbg9Qs2nTJSjLljc5zTKoUUVdXKwOHl3gvEBebrsa8Jpy3zOw/s320/garlic+11-08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270595088123270242" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRs0BIz8ba4Yjly6Nidrh6aF8BTJ2qJ-Ef7FZjpQ4WBhiDimFueEj10zzySXRdyHV8DKTcWddCHd5rD0m1Y3fXmtrUpHW33xYOiYYsKU6Lfk47XLUgQtkDbczDs9oqS_eZoxqVQRnlD4/s1600-h/wierd+radishes+11-08.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRs0BIz8ba4Yjly6Nidrh6aF8BTJ2qJ-Ef7FZjpQ4WBhiDimFueEj10zzySXRdyHV8DKTcWddCHd5rD0m1Y3fXmtrUpHW33xYOiYYsKU6Lfk47XLUgQtkDbczDs9oqS_eZoxqVQRnlD4/s320/wierd+radishes+11-08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270595445587647394" /></a><br /><br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving!!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611108882198816614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174494216763310163.post-59044699902932020932008-06-24T14:10:00.010-04:002008-10-24T22:40:11.726-04:00Les congésLes congés <br /><br />I have a week off, this rainy, humid last week of June and first week of summer. It isn't my first choice for a vacation week, nor my first choice of activity (I'd rather travel). Still, the company said "use it or lose it", so I'm filling my week off with trips to the gym, birthday celebrations, gardening, and .. oh yes... painting. I'll post at least two before the week ends, I promise.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611108882198816614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174494216763310163.post-48957926091275719192008-05-18T17:27:00.008-04:002008-05-18T18:34:08.542-04:00Le temps qui passe...I have painted, honest, but I have not kept my word about posting my paintings every week.. <em>oh la la la</em>, <em>que c'est difficile</em>! Here are several, none too special, <em>à mon avis</em>, from my recent Mondays painting <em>en plein air</em>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95vbSmoTn67KhBrrbXSCqUeOb-awTPCy2ZHkXPOfLXKD7qncHHhHbLK1PVQZlkS9yQh1AIw4NLl-lhcGzXhcK6Nwf4jIJyD3r-VR5OUlV7mqR-1ct0vuB6t9RTws_BWjNNxZYA8dsmEU/s1600-h/CtRiver+Hadley+dike+5-08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201847721770957922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95vbSmoTn67KhBrrbXSCqUeOb-awTPCy2ZHkXPOfLXKD7qncHHhHbLK1PVQZlkS9yQh1AIw4NLl-lhcGzXhcK6Nwf4jIJyD3r-VR5OUlV7mqR-1ct0vuB6t9RTws_BWjNNxZYA8dsmEU/s400/CtRiver+Hadley+dike+5-08.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv910vb3miOrmurZWDByGF8uuMuwZhraQJ__XKxfBEH08jHD6LMzNhvc3xYyvyobIUd1K7Zyfx9cjo6Xc7036K2lRvn_XNsutdstw4MEInZZMHji9eSAFYE9lFafLWW46Ko-iHwjC0CM/s1600-h/Hadley+farmhouse+spring+2007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201846566424755234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv910vb3miOrmurZWDByGF8uuMuwZhraQJ__XKxfBEH08jHD6LMzNhvc3xYyvyobIUd1K7Zyfx9cjo6Xc7036K2lRvn_XNsutdstw4MEInZZMHji9eSAFYE9lFafLWW46Ko-iHwjC0CM/s400/Hadley+farmhouse+spring+2007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqWC5XrDF9oKJSO9OyyVugG3NmTR5diIhJSZh5kmRHbUlQ0EMp3o_S54UvBwFtJ5Cxc_hdOVJ0NlU6RIwhZ1-jHK8EXX6nJarwVy6tJOJaB7u-6clkQKnr2bBX-HLeRMglQJ4hFZgyV0/s1600-h/FBFarm+field+5-08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201846759698283570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqWC5XrDF9oKJSO9OyyVugG3NmTR5diIhJSZh5kmRHbUlQ0EMp3o_S54UvBwFtJ5Cxc_hdOVJ0NlU6RIwhZ1-jHK8EXX6nJarwVy6tJOJaB7u-6clkQKnr2bBX-HLeRMglQJ4hFZgyV0/s400/FBFarm+field+5-08.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xix4pJcDwYxrq8e0qMXgmr10JQzL9rd1gQXM1a2URYkrzvtxI6QM0y9cZplpkUfht1IDWHCV4GZCwc2ySqPnnyp1ZTEEKVDEtIFoKQdbvW4OWmNFbH21_RNQrCyR6MWVQzUpNx58TbQ/s1600-h/Smith+gardens+5-08.2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xix4pJcDwYxrq8e0qMXgmr10JQzL9rd1gQXM1a2URYkrzvtxI6QM0y9cZplpkUfht1IDWHCV4GZCwc2ySqPnnyp1ZTEEKVDEtIFoKQdbvW4OWmNFbH21_RNQrCyR6MWVQzUpNx58TbQ/s400/Smith+gardens+5-08.2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201849581491797106" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVrOyY45X1h9ii0OfjjKH3Y3dP-xgBj5A0oIE9v72cQ_VAZfygNxCAMAsbiHI094C12qz8pTUQxPaZRxb4LWOjZcGFxBFAq3RfT_a14pcFS5gUWFR3AtNtu64F014L8nxJydSZ7r4qqk/s1600-h/Smith+greenhouse+5-08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201847257914489938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVrOyY45X1h9ii0OfjjKH3Y3dP-xgBj5A0oIE9v72cQ_VAZfygNxCAMAsbiHI094C12qz8pTUQxPaZRxb4LWOjZcGFxBFAq3RfT_a14pcFS5gUWFR3AtNtu64F014L8nxJydSZ7r4qqk/s400/Smith+greenhouse+5-08.jpg" border="0" /></a>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611108882198816614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174494216763310163.post-31544265942659762312008-02-04T10:49:00.001-05:002008-05-18T18:38:13.070-04:00Monday MondayEach Monday I sequester myself in my <em>atelier</em>, put on my headphones, slip in a CD of something French - Francis Cabrel, <em>en ce moment </em>- and paint. Today's task is to render what my friend called a "pumpkin" at the market in Sarlot a few Octobers ago. My photo shows a colorful gourd that only distantly ressembles an American pumpkin, full of green and yellow and cream-colored striations. I use the photo to (loosely) guide my painting, and to recall the moment, of wandering the cobblestone streets that market day, the odor of woodfire, the bite of impending cold in the air.<br /><br />Here it is:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey8rCZJ9KKgsdRRaZKJK_VuRIjL_z0xueJIYb4V4GhumkFYdfpg_1GPvEL_BehLEHNnqMidn5MhtaKK9RnThyphenhyphensk7j_m3sbxBMA83Ma00l5Co2ihaYw19QLexCLyI7WOq4Jry605oBbb4/s1600-h/French+potiron+2008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201850251506695298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey8rCZJ9KKgsdRRaZKJK_VuRIjL_z0xueJIYb4V4GhumkFYdfpg_1GPvEL_BehLEHNnqMidn5MhtaKK9RnThyphenhyphensk7j_m3sbxBMA83Ma00l5Co2ihaYw19QLexCLyI7WOq4Jry605oBbb4/s400/French+potiron+2008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And here is the just-finished <em>Les Arrosoirs</em>, the Watering Cans, from a photo taken in June 2007 in the bathroom (!!) of a <em>chateau</em> in Arnajon, where I painted and lunched in June 2007.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dJ62lvLe9dqyScAjI2YMxVIXrbsc8TfUkuRQxOYiRjVH4QI0nkfNLLojTdzrkqsz7wiWreTgiGhjcd4txutc0W1wLPfyG8CG694qJSEKo7XaTEdYXB8nqtwrntccqkey6woGhulcal8/s1600-h/les+arrosoirs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163155941510445506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dJ62lvLe9dqyScAjI2YMxVIXrbsc8TfUkuRQxOYiRjVH4QI0nkfNLLojTdzrkqsz7wiWreTgiGhjcd4txutc0W1wLPfyG8CG694qJSEKo7XaTEdYXB8nqtwrntccqkey6woGhulcal8/s400/les+arrosoirs.jpg" border="0" /></a>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611108882198816614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174494216763310163.post-39209855884411434062008-01-20T15:34:00.000-05:002008-01-20T16:11:06.698-05:00On commence...How many years can I talk about doing something, study how it's done, consider how I will do it, ever procrastinating because it will not be be perfect, before I finally just DO it??<br /><br />This is 2008, time to get started! I will paint something every week and post it here. I am <strong>determined</strong>. I hope someone wlll take note...<br /><br />So here's the first, a favorite that I painted some years ago, just to get started:<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjLgsu7vidfeQBLCQn8YeDcy745Uuvqk-8tx_-W5eTPCpgUMeIGuoyUIxGoVbYRTPwvX1jKo9FXex_IFNSqhx02ZVb5mJDGjhE4ABcpG9efAUDsdu1wqIX2A-OgNFXLPn5PIGp-qxQDw/s1600-h/pasteque+mince+cropped+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157665313552601458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjLgsu7vidfeQBLCQn8YeDcy745Uuvqk-8tx_-W5eTPCpgUMeIGuoyUIxGoVbYRTPwvX1jKo9FXex_IFNSqhx02ZVb5mJDGjhE4ABcpG9efAUDsdu1wqIX2A-OgNFXLPn5PIGp-qxQDw/s400/pasteque+mince+cropped+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611108882198816614noreply@blogger.com0