Carrie L. Lewis | August 20, 2010
Original Colored Pencil
Rising Stonehenge Paper, 90 lb. Natural, 16″ x 20″
Colors Used: Bruynzeel Permanent Orange, PS True Blue, PS Dark Brown
I layered Permanent Orange over all of the body, neck and head except the reflected lights and brightest highlights. I did work into some areas of the highlights that hadn’t previously been worked, but only [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | August 13, 2010
Original Colored Pencil
Rising Stonehenge Paper, 90 lb. Natural, 16″ x 20″
Colors Used: PS Tuscan Red, PS Ultramarine, PS Dark Brown, Bruynzeel Permanent Orange
This painting is rounding the final turn and entering the stretch drive, to use a little racing jargon. I am focusing on increasing saturation and value at this point, bringing the horse forward [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | August 6, 2010
Original Colored Pencil
Rising Stonehenge Paper, 90 lb. Natural, 16″ x 20″
Colors Used: Cloud Blue, Yellow Ochre, Dark Umber, Pumpkin Orange
Color work began on the horse in this session.
Work began with the lightest areas. Cloud Blue in the reflected light areas along the back and top of the neck and Yellow Ochre in the lighter areas [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | August 4, 2010
6×8 Original Oil on Gessoed Panel
Colors Used: Colors Used: Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White, Manganese Blue, Ivory Black
Medium Used: Walnut Oil
The painting session began with a good rubbing of Walnut Oil. I used my hands and rubbed the surface of the painting thoroughly to warm up the oil and spread it over the parts [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | July 30, 2010
Original Colored Pencil
Rising Stonehenge Paper, 90 lb. Natural, 16″ x 20″
Colors Used: PS Limepeel, Grass Green, Olive Green, Dark Green, Apple Green, Yellow Chartreuse and Yellow Ochre
I worked for two hours on this piece tonight while Neal was cooking. It was a great work session in spite of the fact that I didn’t feel up [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | July 28, 2010
6×8 Original Oil on Gessoed Panel
Colors Used: Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber, Transparent Yellow Oxide, Titanium White
Medium Used: None
Buckles & Belts is getting close enough to completion that the sessions are getting shorter and shorter and further apart.
In the week of July 12, I got only one painting session on the painting. Most of that time [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | July 26, 2010
Blue Sky & Water
3-1/2 x 2-1/2
Original Oil Painting on
Gessoed 300 lb watercolor paper
Only one original ACEO was completed this week and it took my two sessions to do it!
Part of the reason was the beginning to two new projects, one paid and one in memorial. Those two things, surface prep and working on other paintings [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | July 23, 2010
Original Colored Pencil
Rising Stonehenge Paper, 90 lb. Natural, 16″ x 20″
Color Used: PS Limepeel, Peacock Green, Grass Green, Dark Green, Chartreuse Yellow, Sepia
I began work on the right side of the painting, starting with the grass at the foot of the trees. I used the colors listed above in a random pattern of application, primarily [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | July 19, 2010
Winter Stream
3-1/2 x 2-1/2
Original Colored Pencil on
White Paper
The week of July 12 was a slow week for art. I did work in the studio, but for the first day or two, most of the effort was geared toward sanding and scraping a used panel. That effort was ultimately in vain because I ended up trashing [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | July 14, 2010
6×8 Original Oil on Gessoed Panel
Colors Used: Titanium White, Manganese Blue, dark Palette Gray, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber
Medium Used: Walnut Oil
When I sat down to paint this session, I didn’t intend to do a lot of work or spend a lot of time. It was already eight o’clock in the evening and [...]
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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