Carrie L. Lewis | February 28, 2009
Contemplation (right) and Afternoon Graze (below) are now at the imprimatura stage.
With this technique, the imprimatura stage is not the first painting stage. It’s the final prep stage. The painting surface is being toned in preparation for painting, but it is toned after the drawing is in place instead of before.
I used two base colors [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 26, 2009
Contemplation, shown at right, and Afternoon Graze, below, are now each in the inking in stage.
In each case, I moved quickly from transferring the drawing onto the panel to finishing the drawing with a 2B pencil to inking the drawing in on the panel.
The only break was for photography and, with Afternoon Graze, waiting until [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 25, 2009
As of Monday, February 23, 2009, I took on yet another new role.
I became a columnist.
Until further notice, I will be writing a once-a-month column for the local paper, the Newton Kansan, on behalf of the Carriage Factory Gallery. The first of those columns appeared this week and, should you be interested, you can read [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 24, 2009
Two paintings are now officially in progress using the Flemish technique. Contemplation, shown at right, and Afternoon Graze, below, were started on Monday, February 23 and Tuesday, February 24 respectively.
They are each on a 9×12 masonite panel prepared with at least two coats of 50% acrylic gesso an 50% modeling paste applied and smoothed with [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 21, 2009
Most of my good horse painting friends and my non-painting friends are going to be quite surprised to see the collection of work I’m hoping to put together as lesson work.
This lovely rose is scheduled as one of the first subjects, for example. I can’t remember ever having painted a floral of any kind before, [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 21, 2009
Course supplies for the Flemish paintings technique I am studying arrived on my doorstep this week. Christmas revisited!
I unpacked and inventoried replacement tubes of paint and some new colors; a pint of acrylic gesso, with which I am very familiar, and a pint of acrylic modeling paste, which is new to my painting tool kit.
A [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 19, 2009
On Tuesday, February 17, I launched a new blog.
Classical Paintings will focus on the work I will be doing with the Flemish painting technique. It will feature news and updates on the trials and errors of learning something new.
It will also feature gallery pages to showcase paintings as they are finished.
It will also be very [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 17, 2009
In 2004, I was introduced to the work of Alexei Antonov, who paints in the style of the Flemish Masters and who was providing online lessons and workshops. I tried one painting in that style and it turned out very well. The color was gorgeous and I had never before created a painting with that [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 14, 2009
Dinner with Friends
30″ x 24″
Oil on Masonite
February 9 & 10, 2009
This process is one of two places in the painting process where I find the computer to be an excellent painting tool, the first being the work that was done in creating the drawings in the first place.
I wanted to explore not only the arrangement [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 12, 2009
Dinner with Friends
30″ x 24″
Oil on Masonite
February 7, 2009
Today I worked on the second horse.
Rather than draw it on the same grid I used yesterday, I decided to use the second grid. Having two separate drawings will allow me to move them around relative to each other. There may be a more pleasing way to [...]
I am a self-taught artist for the most part. Lots of trial and error in the past forty years! Formal art training consists of a couple of years of high school art, a painting class at a community college, one semester in the Fine Arts program at Abilene Christian University and a couple of local workshops.
I am always looking for ways to better my artistic skills, so I am a permanent student in the School of Trial and Error. I love reading and have been known to spend hours online researching materials and techniques. As a result, I've painted in several different styles, including the direct method (which goes straight for the color) and Classical methods (which involves underpaintings, layering and glazing).
I have exhibited paintings in locations such as Lone Star Park Race Track, Grand Prairie, Texas and Remington Park Race Track, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Since the early 90s, I've worked with the Michigan Harness Horseman's Association, donating custom portraits to their annual benefit auction.
In the course of maintaining a growing art business, I have taught myself web design (a skill that will no doubt prove to be a continual learning experience).
I also enjoy puttering around the yard, chasing trains with my husband, Neal, travel and, of course, looking at horses whenever they appear on my horizon.
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