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Final CSA Shows and New Work

By Jamie Ribisi-Braley | Thursday, December 27, 2012 | , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Our cabbage paintings side-by-side
I love how in-sync we were this month! Working on new paintings at our own homes without talking about them at all, we wound up using the same subject matter!  Kim and I had looked at the cabbage growing on the farm in October but hadn't painted them until this week.

Kim and I have been working non-stop on the CSA project-- we have our 3 final shows coming up in January!  With the addition of those new exhibits to the 2 already on display, we'll be showing in 5 places at the same time (!!!).  Hectic, but a nice problem to have as an artist.  It's really made me be very productive so that I have a fresh supply of new work not only to give to the venues, but to be excited about and share via the blog and Facebook.  It would be boring to me to ask people to come out to a new venue to see the same old work no matter how cool I think it is :)

So, here's the newest work so far-- they can be found at the following venues on the following dates -- think of it like an Easter egg hunt:
Savory Maine Dining and Provisions, Damariscotta, ME through February 5, 2013
Crosstrax Neighborhood Deli, Unity, ME through January 26, 2013Maine Farmland Trust, Belfast, ME January 4-February 27, 2013 (opening 1/4 5-8pm)
University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Fernald Gallery, Belfast, ME January 4-February 27, 2013 (opening 1/4 5-8pm)
Frontier, Brunswick, ME January 11-February 24, 2013 (opening 1/11 5-8pm)

My newest paintings:
It Was Always Waiting There, Casein and Wax Pastel, 18" x 18", November 2012
Do Over, Casein and Sharpie, 18" x 18", November 2012

End of the Day, Acrylic, 18" x 24", October 2012

On Display, Casein and Graphite, 18" x 24", October 2012

Cabbage Patch, Casein and Wax Pastel, 18" x 18", December 2012

And Kim's newest pieces:

Cabbage in the Grass, Acrylic and Sharpie, 12" x 14"

Vegetables in the Barn, Watercolor and Graphite on Canvas, 11" x 14"

Barn House, Acrylic, 11" x 14"

SOLD! - Guard Dog, Acrylic and Wax Pastel, 6" x 6"


Using Caran d'Arche Neocolor II pastels

By Jamie Ribisi-Braley | Monday, March 19, 2012 | , , , , , , , , , 5 Comments

Caran d'Arche Neocolor II water soluble wax pastels

I've been asked a few times to explain what these wax pastels are that I've been using lately.  They are Caran d'Arche Neocolor II water soluble wax pastels, also called Aquarelle Artist Pastels.  Now, be sure that you're buying Neocolor II and not I-- Neocolor I pastels are water resistant.  they still do very cool things but under different circumstances and with different media.  I've been using the NII pastels in mixed media pieces, mostly with casein and acrylic paint.  


In the images above, I simply scribbled some NII into the areas that I wanted to use as a thin paint. The pigment in the pastel is so concentrated that it really works well either on its own or blended into other paint.  If you're working on top of casein, the water will reactivate the paint and your colors will blend.  If you are working on top of acrylic, as I am here, then you will make semi-transparent layers of paint on top of your color.  Use it on its own for a nice underlayer of color.

You can also lay down some paint and, while it's wet, use the NII to scratch into the paint to reveal the colors underneath. Vary the heaviness of  your hand to reveal deeper layers.  Things get interesting when the color from your NII is left behind in your marks.  If you want to increase the likelihood of this happening, wet your NII before drawing. 

 
I like to paint/draw/paintover/draw/paintover/draw/paintover ... until I feel like it's done.  This is the beginning of a small painting I'm working on but thought it was ok enough to share for purposes of explaining the Neocolor II pastels.  

It's hard for me to pass up a colorful art supply I come across-- I'm glad that I picked these up to experiment with!

The Chicken Chick

New Paintings in February

By Jamie Ribisi-Braley | Saturday, March 3, 2012 | , , , , , Leave a comment

Despite my camera's best effort to foil my documentation (I completely blame technology, not myself), here are some new paintings from last month...

Backstays; Acrylic, Casein, Graphite, Wax Pastel; 18" x 18"

Let It All Hang Out; Acrylic & Wax Pastel; 18" x 18"


This Is Where I Hide; Acrylic, Casein, & Wax Pastel; 18" x 18"


New drawings/paintings...They Were Standing in the Shadows Watching

By Jamie Ribisi-Braley | Monday, November 23, 2009 | , , , , , , 1 Comment


After some thinking, asking, & experimenting....I've finished some drawings/paintings on paper (I never know what to call them-- what do you say?) of an image I've had in my head for a while. These are each 15 x 15" on thick watercolor paper. I started with a charcoal base which I then over painted with white acrylic. The mixture of the white and the charcoal produced the grays and I then drew into it with a stick of graphite.






I was so happy with these that I also did a large drawing and then translated the imagery to encaustic paintings--- I'll post pictures of those soon!

Will be available on my website soon!


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