Hooray! Fine Art Fridays are Back!

I'm so excited to be back with my super-talented, lovely friends at Studio 30. Friday night, we had a great model, Julie, who is also an artist. Here's what I painted (in progress):

The other painters called it "romantic." See what everyone else did at Studio 30 thoughout the day at Fine Art Friday: http://allaprimaportland.blogspot.com/2012/11/studio-30-friday-november-16-2012.html.  Sign up to follow my blog for updates on my work.

Have a fantastic week!

Quin

Happy to have this painting again!

"Jackson Bottom Wetlands" Oil on Canvas/panel, 9x12", Quin Sweetman

Now that I have this work back from the Hillboro Plein Air show, I am able to share a better photo. It really was a joy to paint this, using mostly just a palette-knife, on one of the last summer days in Oregon. Hope you enjoy it too!

Somehow this seems fitting for today:

                                  Zen Man, 24x18", Oil on Canvas, Quin Sweetman (2011)
A large, simple painting which was shown in the Cascade Aids Project's Art 4 Life event in 2011. My inspiration was one of my quick life-drawings from Hipbone Studio. (I may push and pull values a bit more but I like the feeling of calm it imparts.) 

Back to Figure Drawing

The rainy season has officially started so indoors I head (for painting and drawing, at least). Here's the first nude I've been able to draw in quite a while.

The man we drew was named Doc, a wonderful art model at the Brush & Palette. It was both fun and challenging to capture his essence, in just 30 minute poses. (I pushed and pulled the volumes a bit more from memory this morning.) Hooray for rain!

By the way, the Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece exhibit is up at the Portland Art Museum. Cannot wait to go sketch the statues.

Hillsboro Plein Air Exhibit

October 2-30, 2012

Walters Cultural Arts Center

"High Noon at Jackson Bottom" (wetland), Oil on Canvas by Quin Sweetman

"Autumn at Jackson Bottom", Oil on Canvas by Quin Sweetman

Celebrate the amazing works created by artists during the 6^th Annual Hillsboro Plein Air Competition. Forty-one artists participated in the competition this September, painting the landscapes of Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, the city scenes of downtown Hillsboro and the scenic views of the Árdíri Winery & Vineyards. Local artist and professional plein air painter Eric Jacobsen judged the competition. Paintings from prizewinners, other participants and Jacobsen will be on display during the reception and throughout the month of October.

Join us for an Artist’s Reception and Exhibit at the Walters Cultural Arts Center on October 2, 2012 from 6 – 8 pm to Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be provided by Claeys Catering and Songwriters In The Round will provide an acoustic music showcase featuring instructors and staff from Five Star Guitars playing original compositions and telling the stories behind the music.

The exhibit will run through October 30, 2012. The galleries are open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Walters Cultural Arts Center is located at 527 East Main St., just two blocks off the MAX Blue line in historic downtown Hillsboro. For further information, call 503-615-3485 or visit the website at www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/wcac.

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Back from painting the coast

What a lovely and productive two weeks of painting on the Oregon Coast for the Sandgren Paintout. Special thanks to my collectors for helping to make this a reality.

Best,

Quin

Here is a portion of some of my work in progress:

All of my Oil Paintings on the table.
Some need finishing touches. Will post individual photos this fall when some are in a show.