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Michael Baum Art: News and Announcements
Oil, 12” x 16” $895, framed (available at the studio)
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Painting Outdoors in January I don’t love being out in the cold, especially standing in one place for hours trying to paint with frozen fingers. But on January 20, Colorado Springs was enjoying a winter warm spell (one of the joys of living along Colorado’s Front Range). It was in the sixties and sunny.
I packed up my gear and headed out, meeting Dan Schultz, one of my painting buddies, at Monument Creek. We hiked up the creek, enjoying the day, and finally set up our gear and dug in. I zeroed in on the stream, milky green in the winter sun, flowing below a steep cutbank that cast deep shadows toward the creek.
The shadows fairly leapt across the creek as I painted, trying to keep up. Feeling the urgency, I stripped down to my t-shirt and laid on paint as fast as I could. It’s a problem painters often confront, adjusting the painting to reflect the changing light conditions. It’s called “chasing the light.” If it gets out of hand, it’s a good way to screw up a nice painting. At some point, you just have to make a stand and end the chase. Being fairly new to outdoor painting, I often fall prey and chase the light way too long.
We painted for about two hours. By then, the light was so changed, I had to call it a day. Times like this, it’s not so much the result, but the act itself. That’s what it’s all about.
Here’s the painting:
“Along the Stream” oil, 8” x 6” $225 (Available at the studio)
Paintings at Cottonwood
If you are in Colorado
Springs, stop by the
Cottonwood Artists’ School and take a look at the member’s show going
on through the end of February. I’m pleased to have two paintings in the
show.
$275 framed (Available at Cottonwood)
In the Galleries I just sent a batch of paintings to Wilde Meyer Gallery in Arizona. If you are in Scottsdale or Tucson, please take the opportunity to visit Wilde Meyer.
Wilde Meyer Gallery
3001 East Skyline Dr. And for all of you skiing fanatics in Beavercreek, Colorado
Vickers Collection For a complete listing of galleries and reps, go to: Representation
Over the last month, I’ve continued to paint miniature studies and I’ve started to develop some of these into somewhat larger paintings. Now, I’m eagerly looking forward to starting a group of large paintings. Here is one of the recently completed paintings as it develops:
Oil, 12” x 16” $895, framed (available at the studio) Watch this painting evolve from a rough sketch to a finished painting:
Prints If you’re on a budget or need to decorate an office or an entire building, take a look at the giclee print offerings on the website. Prints
Please visit my website to see all of my paintings and prints, representation, and biographical material.
Journal Read the adventures (and non-adventures) of an artist. What’s the story behind the paintings? Every event is shockingly true. Read the Journal if you dare. New entry: “Painting Outdoors in January”
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I appreciate your interest in my work. Next time you’re in Colorado, stop by my studio for a visit. And thanks to all of you who have visited the studio.
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