tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77234109549188456242024-03-13T16:02:13.605-04:00In the studio with artist, photographer and instructor Robert Louis CaldwellWhat's currently happening in my studio, travel and adventure stories and sharing my love of drawing and painting with students around the world. And the occasional update about the current book I am listening too.Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-89668378561388592522024-02-22T15:59:00.001-05:002024-02-22T15:59:16.745-05:00Continuing this week to dust off the cobwebs<p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Presenting “All that Glitters”</span></h2><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">9 x 12, Oil</span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-37fc1f0e-7fff-f5f6-c9cd-81290737d511"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHAZFvqdgDJOusKIGLQAzuPrVjSwmUhDMf377bOgd6dUyp0G4foSAxaZ_VQmLv7FJ5LmI71dKabiaURtHeggY8jNkpEEG4zEKKWcJS2MMuMmDwvb0jLWOZNkw5u6iE27XxWYHHkUTGGPrh_2H-5LN9VCFrkzHmclsfB0XDfpLYC9PyJoCs4mFX7JxwiB2/s3000/All-that-Glitters%20(3000).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2237" data-original-width="3000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHAZFvqdgDJOusKIGLQAzuPrVjSwmUhDMf377bOgd6dUyp0G4foSAxaZ_VQmLv7FJ5LmI71dKabiaURtHeggY8jNkpEEG4zEKKWcJS2MMuMmDwvb0jLWOZNkw5u6iE27XxWYHHkUTGGPrh_2H-5LN9VCFrkzHmclsfB0XDfpLYC9PyJoCs4mFX7JxwiB2/w645-h482/All-that-Glitters%20(3000).jpg" width="645" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I am continuing this week to dust off the cobwebs from my paintbrushes with the second finished painting for 2024, titled “All that Glitters.” This is another bird from my reference gathering trip to South Texas in February 2023. And it is another bird I had not seen before, a Gold-fronted Woodpecker. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As with my last painting, I wanted to keep the background simple again, focusing on the value instead of any details. The grass behind the bird had a golden look, so I kept the color but lost all of the grass textures. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">One of the distinguishing markings on the Gold-fronted Woodpecker is the yellow spot in front of its eyes and the yellow-orange nape. I wanted to play off the yellow, so I added some yellow flowers from the field where I had photographed the bird. It makes the painting sparkle, hence the title “All that Glitters.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I feel completely settled in my new studio and have my painting feet back underneath me. I am now ready to tackle the large commission!</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-3623246402780033492024-02-15T12:58:00.003-05:002024-02-15T12:58:25.459-05:00<span id="docs-internal-guid-a8f77b21-7fff-d83a-4df0-995ab9896b09"><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Presenting “Chara Verde”</span></h2><h3 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">9 x 12, Oil</span></h3><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd3QliuQxqH1UAy5co42H_hd7v-1U0QsCWKCOHodrrv0uI5QV9M-TqinNAKsSFatrFW4P_7Xwo5oHm4EdwF_A1_uM0F5RbZFdJ0Z4ioJODixUGFfMmhdmkdv7F_G0BDqEw1QNLd9pg14WgBBu53TfIW5RPvbmbytfp4K9QJuO1ID2Na2mG23M5Amz5JZf/s3000/Chara-Verde%20(3000).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="3000" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd3QliuQxqH1UAy5co42H_hd7v-1U0QsCWKCOHodrrv0uI5QV9M-TqinNAKsSFatrFW4P_7Xwo5oHm4EdwF_A1_uM0F5RbZFdJ0Z4ioJODixUGFfMmhdmkdv7F_G0BDqEw1QNLd9pg14WgBBu53TfIW5RPvbmbytfp4K9QJuO1ID2Na2mG23M5Amz5JZf/w627-h468/Chara-Verde%20(3000).jpg" width="627" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My first painting for 2024! More importantly, it was the first painting I completed in 24 months. I would expect your response to that to be, “Twenty-four months!?” Yes, twenty-four months. I refer to the last four years as “Life Interrupted.” Let's see, it all started with the Pandemic, then the loss of my Art academy, the passing of my father, my Mother’s cancer diagnosis, my wife and I moving into a historical home, the rebuild of my new studio, my mother’s second round of cancer treatment and my grandmother in hospice. As a friend told me recently, “Life is not for the weak.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I finally got moved in and settled in my new studio at the beginning of January, and I thought it would be a great idea to create two small paintings before starting a large commission I have to do. You know, dust off the cobwebs from my paintbrushes. My commission took me to Texas in February of 2023 to capture reference photos of a Crested Caracara. I also had the opportunity to photograph several other types of birds. One of those birds was a Green Jay. What a beautiful bird! I had never seen one before, so I decided it would make for a great first painting.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Being my first painting in twenty-four months, I wanted to keep the composition relatively simple. I downplayed the background, focusing more on the value instead of any details, which helped the Green Jay take center stage. I broke up the negative space around the bird by positioning some old branches, and the textures on those work well with the heavy textures of the lichen.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I feel the cobwebs have been successfully dusted off my paintbrushes for not painting in a long time!</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-21328708874779243582024-02-01T11:19:00.000-05:002024-02-01T11:19:38.830-05:00It’s been a hot minute since I posted.<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I have been busy in a different creative way over the past ten months I’ve built my new studio.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="366" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IyfOietT7po" width="526" youtube-src-id="IyfOietT7po"></iframe></div><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-ae250f25-7fff-fb2e-a109-21e318bef596"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In September of 2023, my wife and I bought a historical home that we have been watching since 2018, and when it came on the market, we grabbed it. We love old houses and the character that they come with. Our new/old home was built in 1866 by Thomas Pollard and was originally a house on a 30-acre tract.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The house is only a part of the overall package we fell in love with. On the back part of the property was an old Smokehouse with a couple of additions added to it over the last 158 years. Besides being the original smokehouse, it was also used for housing livestock, cows and chickens, and then a work shed.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JYUx-ek3YM7kLb25hhPYgOgUtTRV9d6Bj1fbzxUkKOqJU7Y0KQ1Y-7Wa2N6tpkR-U-jLSTDXjzNWKamYdYFvG0F6prsV5rfXOCnkEVoXz_Z7U2eQif2XWMJd6uBUOMXy4F9CdiC_s6xyX_WIoOuzX5c2r7uk12rydO2Zk3GITfmVBAMoOr8UDp7JUbgW/s4032/Studio%20Before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JYUx-ek3YM7kLb25hhPYgOgUtTRV9d6Bj1fbzxUkKOqJU7Y0KQ1Y-7Wa2N6tpkR-U-jLSTDXjzNWKamYdYFvG0F6prsV5rfXOCnkEVoXz_Z7U2eQif2XWMJd6uBUOMXy4F9CdiC_s6xyX_WIoOuzX5c2r7uk12rydO2Zk3GITfmVBAMoOr8UDp7JUbgW/w528-h297/Studio%20Before.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original structure and inspiration for the new studio.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This was going to be my studio! I initially thought a little bit of hard work would be enough to restore the structure, seal it from the elements, and heat and cool it so I could use it as my studio. I quickly found out the power of carpenter ants. The structure was a complete teardown.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8cYRr7xshkJppBiibdie83RftVtL0iEh0zCaNdVUtG2LmejHKoAVpyGGyQO5yHGvb0TrR37pZo75J-XDExhDCw-ifipf_LruHBuRnyqgj1URWOOx3ruoPxK8G5hIeC3FWbcpxiHILxuEBNtxJKamftEbmm0I0u7nKQiPATsH9zL_qaYfxnjQLwykhXKF/s2484/Studio%20Blueprint%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="2484" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8cYRr7xshkJppBiibdie83RftVtL0iEh0zCaNdVUtG2LmejHKoAVpyGGyQO5yHGvb0TrR37pZo75J-XDExhDCw-ifipf_LruHBuRnyqgj1URWOOx3ruoPxK8G5hIeC3FWbcpxiHILxuEBNtxJKamftEbmm0I0u7nKQiPATsH9zL_qaYfxnjQLwykhXKF/w527-h446/Studio%20Blueprint%201.jpg" width="527" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_koKZd_k1AHItXPtSK6ZW2tCN9Czxosyb-6F6tCFx0AbEX_cUqcoVqw3UZ2efJOaN0plnnHtcGbXZ7ngGRclxTuOCmlywVPDLfTZjNEvXZYqBYsreucOhKaHNCr1xn32Cf2arMlnLMWzfyVT4fSKX3Xma7vewpdfF-wLGtdR5hjcwKCuB57JdoXynzegG/s2699/Studio%20Blueprint%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2699" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_koKZd_k1AHItXPtSK6ZW2tCN9Czxosyb-6F6tCFx0AbEX_cUqcoVqw3UZ2efJOaN0plnnHtcGbXZ7ngGRclxTuOCmlywVPDLfTZjNEvXZYqBYsreucOhKaHNCr1xn32Cf2arMlnLMWzfyVT4fSKX3Xma7vewpdfF-wLGtdR5hjcwKCuB57JdoXynzegG/w517-h229/Studio%20Blueprint%202.jpg" width="517" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My blueprints for the new studio, planning everything out before starting.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I designed a new building inspired by the original structure, kept the same footprint, and built my new studio from the ground up. I hand-poured the concrete slab with three different levels, and built the walls and roof. Installed a metal roof to match the house and sided it with new siding except for the front. The front of the studio is salvaged wood siding from the original structure, a reclaimed wood door from the 1920s was added, and two old windows were installed. I wired it, insulated it, built the interior walls, and painted it. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I won’t say it was easy, and yes, I thought I was way in over my head, but I finished it, and I am finally moved in after ten months of hard work!</span></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T8BsW0Yl-IHcXnJr_9vhxjmuv5k5bbkvQYAKBfK_9ndRetvHfhtqJ1oMFqlvEW5f510zFYADbF3wTnpCLVhmt37r7Umo9KxXcrOrS1YWkbljRhKQ34h7gFsTLj4GFVdBHSFiXUKpFo6g4VzIEIidkOSPaIIy4EL42SvLszjOb_DX7Wq_6nyTKQU0Jooe/s4608/Studio%20After.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T8BsW0Yl-IHcXnJr_9vhxjmuv5k5bbkvQYAKBfK_9ndRetvHfhtqJ1oMFqlvEW5f510zFYADbF3wTnpCLVhmt37r7Umo9KxXcrOrS1YWkbljRhKQ34h7gFsTLj4GFVdBHSFiXUKpFo6g4VzIEIidkOSPaIIy4EL42SvLszjOb_DX7Wq_6nyTKQU0Jooe/w539-h304/Studio%20After.jpg" width="539" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The completed new studio!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-39454484008942116712022-12-08T13:39:00.002-05:002022-12-08T13:39:34.392-05:00New work from artists and students in my mentoring studios! (December 2022)<p>The artists and students I work with have been hard at work again. Below are several new paintings and drawings in various mediums, subjects, and artistic styles from a handful of the artists I work with. I love the joy they each experience once they have completed a new piece, and as always, we work through the difficulties and frustrations of the creative process.</p><p>I hope you enjoy their new pieces!</p><p>Are you interested in joining a mentoring studio? Visit my Drawing and Painting Instruction website at <a href="http://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/mentorship-studios" target="_blank">learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/mentorship-studios</a>.</p><p>I am also a Master Mentor with Matrius, where we meet monthly to receive feedback, suggestions, and critiques on current projects. Visit my profile page on <a href="https://www.mastrius.com/" target="_blank">Mastrius</a> website at <a href="http://mastrius.com/robert-caldwell-mentorship" target="_blank">mastrius.com/robert-caldwell-mentorship</a>.</p><p><br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjj-YCQEFptR0Oi6A1cGalrDufzSmNzhha0w293FKZuiW9OmkkaEd0h_cG_vm2twnrC6XPl9A-581RTI1FWIvGy4tpN0sx-QL59bj0Rw3mB-RAfTifaVbZx434BSla7w7os6qsWxWySBJMI_8c9GvmYU1Hm2rBsFjyQUpPt2pJShkowRWPWnj58yYyw/s2840/Back%20Alley%20P-Smith%20(FINAL).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="2840" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjj-YCQEFptR0Oi6A1cGalrDufzSmNzhha0w293FKZuiW9OmkkaEd0h_cG_vm2twnrC6XPl9A-581RTI1FWIvGy4tpN0sx-QL59bj0Rw3mB-RAfTifaVbZx434BSla7w7os6qsWxWySBJMI_8c9GvmYU1Hm2rBsFjyQUpPt2pJShkowRWPWnj58yYyw/w400-h297/Back%20Alley%20P-Smith%20(FINAL).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Urban Landscape, Oil by Paula Smith.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a7dc2e03-7fff-43f9-6c56-6cf9abdfba90"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thursday evening mentoring studio.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2ze6BH93R_eWhkdZa1afQz9KLwrTuqRXnd5mobY6o81wCwT5Ah1MK7EB0mEki1v0EmFynCI-dTImoHfZRtHyTR8ocZAjqxi3HUXE-deqwhe0AL4VU0R0SKo845qCkAmubDolH732BbYXyzG7UVNlT_KTEuThkpY7GWhhpT5E4Nhtq9YTuI8IjV6VqQ/s3698/2022-08-09%20The%20Meeting%20Place.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="3698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2ze6BH93R_eWhkdZa1afQz9KLwrTuqRXnd5mobY6o81wCwT5Ah1MK7EB0mEki1v0EmFynCI-dTImoHfZRtHyTR8ocZAjqxi3HUXE-deqwhe0AL4VU0R0SKo845qCkAmubDolH732BbYXyzG7UVNlT_KTEuThkpY7GWhhpT5E4Nhtq9YTuI8IjV6VqQ/w400-h320/2022-08-09%20The%20Meeting%20Place.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wildlife/Landscape, Oil by Pam Landreth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c3c49990-7fff-7a67-93d4-55ba62ebe10c"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tuesday morning mentoring studio.</span></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Landscape, Oil by Karen Knorr.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-601122c6-7fff-05a3-b5f0-c9f0465e446a"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thursday morning mentoring studio.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><br /><div><br /></div>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-64980176969291463242022-07-14T15:36:00.000-04:002022-07-14T15:36:01.009-04:00 Section 2 of my Basic Color Theory course is in production!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now that section 1 of my Basic Color Theory course is complete and launching on July 25, 2022, I am now focusing on the production of section 2. Section 1 was filled with theory and mixing exercises. Section 2, after one more mixing exercise, begins to put all of the theory and exercises to use with painting the first still life painting of the course. Section 2 is a concentration on red, green, and their complementary color mixtures, so of course, the still life will have red and green subjects. Since this is the first still life painting and I want students to focus on mixing more than textures, I chose red and green peppers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmQj-n-wSMGZ6mnHyCD2mHVfjq1qmPUkf1Y0l-uf64_Vlu6oDTGwpeHGY_QHOMIDO9ECG8S3xwXHKR0x-FW7fCoX-F81Mn9kzMIkCADtvev1VkqrGui6LQDdgIrz-dHt-1_cSSUEsodhXWvavNydf88l6fZ8adcT1XP7IQbFqD9pVn1lKj9bXJ9IlXw/s2527/Red%20and%20Green%20Tonal%20Painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="2527" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmQj-n-wSMGZ6mnHyCD2mHVfjq1qmPUkf1Y0l-uf64_Vlu6oDTGwpeHGY_QHOMIDO9ECG8S3xwXHKR0x-FW7fCoX-F81Mn9kzMIkCADtvev1VkqrGui6LQDdgIrz-dHt-1_cSSUEsodhXWvavNydf88l6fZ8adcT1XP7IQbFqD9pVn1lKj9bXJ9IlXw/w640-h506/Red%20and%20Green%20Tonal%20Painting.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed tonal painting for the first still life painting for my Basic Color Theory course.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I paint using the indirect method, so naturally, I teach using the same process. I just finished and rendered the first lesson of the still life painting, which covers painting the tonal layer. I wanted to share a short clip of the lesson towards the end so you can see how I teach and the video production quality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="365" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VrI_2crdfgM" width="639" youtube-src-id="VrI_2crdfgM"></iframe></div><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My <a href="https://mailchi.mp/rlcaldwell.com/special-offer-access" target="_blank">Founding Student special offer</a>, all five sections of my Basic Color Theory course for the price of only section 1, is now open and ends Friday, July 22, 2022. To view the offer, sign up for my studio email list and gain instant access to see the special offer.</span></p></span><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/rlcaldwell.com/special-offer-access" target="_blank">Sign up for my email list now!</a></span></span></div></span></h2><span><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-17165218607363954742022-07-06T10:28:00.005-04:002022-07-06T10:28:31.915-04:00My Basic Color Theory Course Launches July 25!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLbrW2timrUYosWiNPFM-G-imUWlx61axM2gr9Q1RAIWFCKyWuWA_lxElIozYUa56rqgewNlLV6oipgC0hI6a4f6NGKLccrYAUM1-hDMCB5SdhDQAig4jSC9FyM0RiCPGWRDL9T3igeUUjFeutl2gGcXB_ybz1I2nQgD1Qpl-44u-KZnr4aDFHtXtSw/s1920/Color%20Theory%20-%20Section%201%20(Course%20Image).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLbrW2timrUYosWiNPFM-G-imUWlx61axM2gr9Q1RAIWFCKyWuWA_lxElIozYUa56rqgewNlLV6oipgC0hI6a4f6NGKLccrYAUM1-hDMCB5SdhDQAig4jSC9FyM0RiCPGWRDL9T3igeUUjFeutl2gGcXB_ybz1I2nQgD1Qpl-44u-KZnr4aDFHtXtSw/w640-h360/Color%20Theory%20-%20Section%201%20(Course%20Image).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">March 14, 2022, is when I started to edit and produce my Basic Color Theory Course. When I started this project, I had no idea what it would take and how much I had to learn. Four months later, I am ready to launch the first section of the course!</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebb08303-7fff-b20a-3782-e8bfd26c3903"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have been teaching this course since 2011, and the recorded version of the course is the same as it was when I was teaching in person but on steroids. For the first time in my teaching history, students get a front-row seat right behind my shoulder and watch every brush stroke I make, how I work the paint on the palette even how I clean my brush. Students receive clear and precise instruction through real-time video and can pause or rewind the instruction. The one indisputable fact I have learned over the years is that not everyone learns at the same pace. I love this new format of sharing my drawing and oil painting instruction it allows students to work at their own pace.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My Basic Color Theory course is a bundle of five sections, and each section represents an 8-10 week class when I taught this in a physical studio. When I taught this in person, the first set of classes, section 1, focused on the fundamentals of color theory and creating a color wheel. The second set of classes, section 2, focused on red and green complimentary color mixes and painting a still life using those colors. The third and fourth sets of classes create the same exercises and still life paintings but focus on blue and orange and then yellow and purple. With this new format, I’ve added a fifth section bringing everything together that students have learned in the previous four sections with a final still life painting, And once again, students work right along with me as I paint the last still life painting.</span></p><br /><h4 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am offering a special “Founding Students” offer for all five sections of my Basic Color Theory course to fifteen new students. Enroll in my Basic Color Theory - Sections 1-5 Bundle before July 22, 2022, and receive all five course sections for the price of section 1! Section 1 is complete and officially launches on Monday, July 25, 2022. Section 2 is in the final stages of production, and I will start to upload those lessons in the next couple of weeks. You will gain access to the lessons for sections 2-5 as they are uploaded and before they are publicly launched. </span></h4><br /><h4 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This offer will go live on Tuesday </span><span data-rich-links="{"dat_df":{"fres_frt":1,"dfie_ts":{"tv":{"tv_s":1657627200,"tv_n":0}},"dfie_l":"en","dfie_p":{"fres_frt":0,"tres_tv":"MMM d, y"},"dfie_dt":"Jul 12, 2022","dfie_pt":3},"type":"date"}" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jul 12, 2022</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> , and those on my studio email list will be notified that day; and I will share the link to Basic Color Theory - Sections 1-5 Bundle course.</span></h4></span><span><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not on my email list? <a href="https://rlcaldwell.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4f0943791ddf8ed2c25cfcc64&id=c5d3af6ce3" target="_blank">Sign up today!</a></span></span></h2><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have a group of fourteen students currently enrolled and actively taking my Basic Color Theory course. Most of them have completed section 1 and are anxiously waiting for me to start uploading the lessons for section 2. Their feedback is extremely positive, and they all agree that the delivery and presentation of my instruction are easy to follow and very thorough. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is what one of my current students has to say about the course;</span></p><blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I have been working in graphite ever since I came to Robert’s studio in 2019. Recently I began to consider moving to a color palette. Robert recommended I begin with his Basic Color Theory course. It has been the best experience! Through this course, I am learning the basics of color theory - color space, color models, inherent values, shading, tinting, and so much more. And I am also learning the basics of oil painting - paint brushes, palettes, tubes of paint, mixing paints, linseed oil, mineral spirits, and the entire process of painting. Not to mention that I already have two “paintings” - my color wheel and my primary colors' inherent value strings.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Robert’s teaching method is meticulous and consistent. By the end of each exercise, he has helped me build confidence and knowledge to the point that I believe I could carry on the work on my own in my studio. But it’s a whole lot more fun working alongside Robert! He is engaging, informative, and talks through every detail. We get to see his process and learn from his decisions even as we are making our own.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Robert teaches to all artistic levels. With two exercises complete, I already feel like an artist who works in oils. I cannot wait for the next exercise!”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~Christy Weisiger</span></p></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below are the course mockups and a short description of what each section covers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08ZJUmgrv4EdOE28LR7Rr9WZY1AnH1MPvsuj0PK5U-enZkHunuq7kQP98I2CRPLUYDx0RlqvVCwHLJY5Xo3FVOhH5akRF6il1UlkUESV-PfbPm3j1eOnEBf8lTwj0yDjHl9_R5yAM-xDkB_k0so7CELmqcFPUtXU6oon_qBBtT7-VuGwrM02aMW6gUg/s960/Course%20Mockups%20Section-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="960" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08ZJUmgrv4EdOE28LR7Rr9WZY1AnH1MPvsuj0PK5U-enZkHunuq7kQP98I2CRPLUYDx0RlqvVCwHLJY5Xo3FVOhH5akRF6il1UlkUESV-PfbPm3j1eOnEBf8lTwj0yDjHl9_R5yAM-xDkB_k0so7CELmqcFPUtXU6oon_qBBtT7-VuGwrM02aMW6gUg/w640-h466/Course%20Mockups%20Section-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Section 1 covers an overview of what color is and the first two exercises, the “Six Primary Color Biased Twelve-Step Color Wheel” and “The Six Primaries Inherent Value Scales.”</span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6EoTHz9O5uTeiyV3z7kTLeK1Ei1wVchyDvEq2J-yJIxryGz03NHQ9C0vSZ1WBjozoOLQImnzkHvjbl7uscaHh-H0lSD99uJkXQpHIqsPOsjvpdcfRNYsmxzn03jjE9jkdx2jd3KtuRHoc5tDGjlq0eku92n4bBqEVMO_guvRRRgFVU9tVBEBDlDhAA/s960/Course%20Mockups%20Section-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="960" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6EoTHz9O5uTeiyV3z7kTLeK1Ei1wVchyDvEq2J-yJIxryGz03NHQ9C0vSZ1WBjozoOLQImnzkHvjbl7uscaHh-H0lSD99uJkXQpHIqsPOsjvpdcfRNYsmxzn03jjE9jkdx2jd3KtuRHoc5tDGjlq0eku92n4bBqEVMO_guvRRRgFVU9tVBEBDlDhAA/w640-h466/Course%20Mockups%20Section-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 2 concentrates on red, green, and their complementary color mixtures. You will create exercise 3, “Creating and Painting Red and Green’s Complimentary Color Strings, Plus the Tints, Shades, and Greyed Strings.” This exercise is followed up with the first still-life painting of the course using red, green, and the mixtures from exercise 3.</span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span></span></span></span></p><!--more--><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfv_ealTRX7AuPVQAFyY_zpoVKlc0T9vXDYRaNDZVOAHCdnfOVjaxzPWQ8QMVx34H1fDBdsTK5hAW5tuWLrQJSSuAz-fNAMXiaV2RfsZkKlJuTIJysOECURTa-UESh_ngrRuoF2u39EHceOwBUjChZTw3Crr2ubI9DDbYATBL67V0EYKkJWzoN6tbHDQ/s960/Course%20Mockups%20Section-3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="960" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfv_ealTRX7AuPVQAFyY_zpoVKlc0T9vXDYRaNDZVOAHCdnfOVjaxzPWQ8QMVx34H1fDBdsTK5hAW5tuWLrQJSSuAz-fNAMXiaV2RfsZkKlJuTIJysOECURTa-UESh_ngrRuoF2u39EHceOwBUjChZTw3Crr2ubI9DDbYATBL67V0EYKkJWzoN6tbHDQ/w640-h466/Course%20Mockups%20Section-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 3 concentrates on blue, orange, and their complementary color mixtures. You will create exercise 4, “Creating and Painting Blue and Orange’s Complimentary Color Strings, Plus the Tints, Shades, and Greyed Strings.” This exercise is followed up with the second still-life painting of the course using blue, orange, and the mixtures from exercise 4.</span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span></span></span></span></p><!--more--><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpJaSlxayuBZcCKi0XZfcl0pJ5s9TfrQCjWF6hwN_-G-ydnB7D31kTwGrozUtXyQ62ZB2-STLtzSkk_h4MGQXi3GiFRCHmMXBV59pWako7bTR83x25CP5JerhhFLqI_fVQJ1M4nIqUSXQmDguf_nsSEBktwfPeTuL26wEfHm2A0k7MBw7KcmizMkVOA/s960/Course%20Mockups%20Section-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="960" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpJaSlxayuBZcCKi0XZfcl0pJ5s9TfrQCjWF6hwN_-G-ydnB7D31kTwGrozUtXyQ62ZB2-STLtzSkk_h4MGQXi3GiFRCHmMXBV59pWako7bTR83x25CP5JerhhFLqI_fVQJ1M4nIqUSXQmDguf_nsSEBktwfPeTuL26wEfHm2A0k7MBw7KcmizMkVOA/w640-h466/Course%20Mockups%20Section-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 4 concentrates on yellow, purple, and their complementary color mixtures. You will create exercise 5, “Creating and Painting Yellow and Purple’s Complimentary Color Strings, Plus the Tints, Shades, and Greyed Strings.” This exercise is followed up with the third still life painting of the course using yellow, purple, and the mixtures from exercise 5.</span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span></span></span></span></p><!--more--><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuhCMaH_0M5KRT9XHvzoYr_r5AboDmB67ROlc2Eahv4CsvXPv8FVmmbYgSJAqKUjhDwBGWm1zCmE_VIWW9VM2I2tptEROf8mNE8kYdKNQgnKo15WpwYNfo-zOhJcKi4PqCvHIWSY5yeCp8vTPa_1ZwgWtYubU4OsbpmQlWFRc8369wjXO-LcIVKeHOQ/s960/Course%20Mockups%20Section-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="960" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuhCMaH_0M5KRT9XHvzoYr_r5AboDmB67ROlc2Eahv4CsvXPv8FVmmbYgSJAqKUjhDwBGWm1zCmE_VIWW9VM2I2tptEROf8mNE8kYdKNQgnKo15WpwYNfo-zOhJcKi4PqCvHIWSY5yeCp8vTPa_1ZwgWtYubU4OsbpmQlWFRc8369wjXO-LcIVKeHOQ/w640-h466/Course%20Mockups%20Section-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 5 of this course is where you will paint one final still-life painting, a bit more challenging than the previous three, using all the colors and mixtures from this course.</span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Make sure you are on my email list? <a href="https://rlcaldwell.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4f0943791ddf8ed2c25cfcc64&id=c5d3af6ce3" target="_blank">Sign up today!</a></span></span></h2>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-2744347740557015332022-06-14T15:28:00.000-04:002022-06-14T15:28:01.350-04:00Go and Paint Another!<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span>“Feigned Innocence”</h1><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4a124a5e-7fff-e0ae-dfce-7b02cefa46b3" style="font-weight: normal;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oil on ½” Gessoed Maple Panel</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">16 x 10</span></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvb1hF0EBctZBDhwSXnAnfJIYsWcyu25cdXnbVMq0fDIX-u8qkElRfIery5nAk5NLcdyffyegbWtQXCvEW3vJaelV0EM2j3VOP6hw08Tg4thMcBeKSe9XezeaP7riwh9K5ZclNqQg__mV7B_3S4VkmBfuT4OYm3FcVPvEKoUFxtdK4KnNf9CffOD3Xw/s2000/Feigned%20Innocence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvb1hF0EBctZBDhwSXnAnfJIYsWcyu25cdXnbVMq0fDIX-u8qkElRfIery5nAk5NLcdyffyegbWtQXCvEW3vJaelV0EM2j3VOP6hw08Tg4thMcBeKSe9XezeaP7riwh9K5ZclNqQg__mV7B_3S4VkmBfuT4OYm3FcVPvEKoUFxtdK4KnNf9CffOD3Xw/w402-h640/Feigned%20Innocence.jpg" width="402" /></a></div></span></h2><span id="docs-internal-guid-6e2092ad-7fff-64cb-91a5-e2c5cefba515"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is always a fantastic day in the studio when you receive an email from one of your galleries informing you that a painting has sold and your payment is on the way. I am always honored that someone decided to purchase one of my paintings to hang on their walls, but I think of it as the highest compliment an individual can give an artist. When purchasing a piece of art, you are telling that artist to go and paint another.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you to <a href="https://www.lovettsgallery.com/artists/2-dimensional/robert-caldwell" target="_blank">Lovetts Gallery</a> in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for once again helping one of my pieces to find its home, you are all the best, and I love working with you,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VbXKnavPWWhEMh1z75JmIGYTGV-QylLuJZzEZeJgNL5PHkepXHZ9A5YskV1dey9cyAEFqdy9GIWDvK7aakdQSSEuecw_eeD2svSSXRbjuphXZtdHyFiVXO29bdvIesMNo0gBEiTyBVjcOAP0KIN093RF56fSpGj3P7BESr2zDy-VB3zJkSxr0bZVKQ/s2000/Feigned%20Innocence%20(Detail%201).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VbXKnavPWWhEMh1z75JmIGYTGV-QylLuJZzEZeJgNL5PHkepXHZ9A5YskV1dey9cyAEFqdy9GIWDvK7aakdQSSEuecw_eeD2svSSXRbjuphXZtdHyFiVXO29bdvIesMNo0gBEiTyBVjcOAP0KIN093RF56fSpGj3P7BESr2zDy-VB3zJkSxr0bZVKQ/w640-h640/Feigned%20Innocence%20(Detail%201).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Detail image 1</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This painting was inspired by a photography reference trip to Yellowstone a few years back with my friend and fantastic artist <a href="https://www.juliebender.com/" target="_blank">Julie Bender</a>. We were driving one of the many roads in Yellowstone looking for wildlife to photograph when we came around a corner and saw this little Red Fox trotting down the road. We immediately turned around and returned to a pull-off near a small pond. As we were scoping out the area around the pond, the Fox popped its head up at the end of the pond and slowly made its way around towards us. The entire time he made his way through the tall grasses, he stopped and looked for a little bite to eat. It was just Julie and me for the longest time, and we had a fantastic time with the little Fox, but as it has often been in Yellowstone, two people with cameras will attract more people with cameras. We were grateful for the time the Fox granted us and moved on.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVGT_5H1damnqu7-UHjskvvViRIVvUdtXmcjsjVeZC9ITU5SHDmjG-sR1uWXvfLOWMOdiYuBTqcD6GchB8Mz0_rxFn2t6dPmNX0OwUvPz1bGLCnDMyB7GWL9-CRvSsmqKJ6Hklv_jGFvZVrmRKmkr9GjHXV6QHPNnBM3ehxpRa2eB7ZpOGFnAy2LyZA/s2000/Feigned%20Innocence%20(Detail%202).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVGT_5H1damnqu7-UHjskvvViRIVvUdtXmcjsjVeZC9ITU5SHDmjG-sR1uWXvfLOWMOdiYuBTqcD6GchB8Mz0_rxFn2t6dPmNX0OwUvPz1bGLCnDMyB7GWL9-CRvSsmqKJ6Hklv_jGFvZVrmRKmkr9GjHXV6QHPNnBM3ehxpRa2eB7ZpOGFnAy2LyZA/w640-h640/Feigned%20Innocence%20(Detail%202).jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Detail image 2</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To see more of my paintings and drawings available at Lovetts, visit <a href="https://www.lovettsgallery.com/artists/2-dimensional/robert-caldwell">https://www.lovettsgallery.com/artists/2-dimensional/robert-caldwell</a></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-62685156648414975192022-05-26T11:19:00.002-04:002022-05-26T11:19:31.205-04:00From in-person to online and mentoring instruction, a studio artist spotlight<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Studio artist spotlight</span></h1><span id="docs-internal-guid-eb220d1c-7fff-3721-c77e-9877af5a7ec8"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About this time last year, I received an email notification of a new student enrollment in my Basic Perspective course, which I thought was odd and exciting at the same time. Odd because I had not started to promote any of my <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/online-courses" target="_blank">online courses</a> and exciting because I had a new student. After completing the <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/basic-perspective" target="_blank">Basic Perspective Course</a>, my new student Christy continued with my introductory sketching courses <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/sketch-draw-course-eggs-and-a-creamer" target="_blank">“Eggs and a Creamer,”</a> <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/sketch-draw-course-teapot-and-a-creamer">“Teapot and a Creamer,”</a> and <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/sketch-draw-course-eggs-in-a-cup" target="_blank">“Eggs in a Cup.”</a> I later came to find out that Christy had taken my Drawing Fundamentals in-person course back in 2019 before my art academy had to shut down due to Covid restrictions. I had to apologize to her because I did not remember her taking that in-person course with me. I blame it on the stress of moving the art academy into its new location in September 2019 as well as the overwhelming pressure of having to close the academy down six months later.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-zktBXetbedHfAv6dvzZx5YQ2zFBN_th2Gp7KFGMy-42J7u5VyfoxfR1SQ6Bcw8ypAUpwjQoCvwNGKVBHnW31ZGlPUJi6M0OXOO-LeVKthaDlZArUXcXv_P_vKdbo8NiXDW1ORsjLFGOz_8TJTEBwMmDq5K25IdWhLdAcwDW_xowpyU224RphprAuA/s3424/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Eggs%20and%20a%20Creamer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="“Eggs and a Creamer,” Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" border="0" data-original-height="2444" data-original-width="3424" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-zktBXetbedHfAv6dvzZx5YQ2zFBN_th2Gp7KFGMy-42J7u5VyfoxfR1SQ6Bcw8ypAUpwjQoCvwNGKVBHnW31ZGlPUJi6M0OXOO-LeVKthaDlZArUXcXv_P_vKdbo8NiXDW1ORsjLFGOz_8TJTEBwMmDq5K25IdWhLdAcwDW_xowpyU224RphprAuA/w640-h456/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Eggs%20and%20a%20Creamer.jpg" title="“Eggs and a Creamer,” Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Eggs and a Creamer,” Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HL3qg9mBa4-RpZVPfd8lCnK558H6adeF0Z_rt3KCVkgt5egUwMN8znlUBFGhmLecsO63BEpKfLOLyn74z_HHuf87kTbzA9hS_GO0NnRC8YUXV-P6DRtKhriaH92Mlbfb7qJ8Z1iTqq56zJO06fCh3UL0bhP396sIn8umUzX2YLCIxBvunAGpqL4kEQ/s2836/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Teapot%20and%20a%20Creamer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="“Teapot and a Creamer,” Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="2836" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HL3qg9mBa4-RpZVPfd8lCnK558H6adeF0Z_rt3KCVkgt5egUwMN8znlUBFGhmLecsO63BEpKfLOLyn74z_HHuf87kTbzA9hS_GO0NnRC8YUXV-P6DRtKhriaH92Mlbfb7qJ8Z1iTqq56zJO06fCh3UL0bhP396sIn8umUzX2YLCIxBvunAGpqL4kEQ/w640-h458/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Teapot%20and%20a%20Creamer.jpg" title="“Teapot and a Creamer,” Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Teapot and a Creamer,” Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qAowlXVytd2KJDPVOQxOlG5N7cOqCLJLXWd_F6yxg3uzFoTNxzbYyFZsuRBxHY3pbxCo0YSw8dH7463OLAA8Y4MCZ3GDeCZC66HFhORslwlPUFrm5qAOurRrwLQMsk8H50j9-zYsr06vL8UtKP4vwPCfZYUvrduSdtn7jaOQ943GyR3yZjfHyGEZpQ/s3200/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Eggs%20in%20a%20Cup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="“Eggs in a Cup,” Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" border="0" data-original-height="2168" data-original-width="3200" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qAowlXVytd2KJDPVOQxOlG5N7cOqCLJLXWd_F6yxg3uzFoTNxzbYyFZsuRBxHY3pbxCo0YSw8dH7463OLAA8Y4MCZ3GDeCZC66HFhORslwlPUFrm5qAOurRrwLQMsk8H50j9-zYsr06vL8UtKP4vwPCfZYUvrduSdtn7jaOQ943GyR3yZjfHyGEZpQ/w640-h434/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Eggs%20in%20a%20Cup.jpg" title="“Eggs in a Cup,” Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Eggs in a Cup,” Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anyway, this post is about Christy’s amazing talent and her journey from in-person class to finding my online courses to now an artist working with me weekly in the Tuesday morning mentoring studio. As you can see above, the three sketches from the completed courses show that Christy has talent and plenty of patience. In January of this year, she asked to join one of my mentoring studios so that she could work on her projects and receive feedback and guidance on her drawings. Below are two of her recent drawings, two dog portraits. I will have to be honest. I was a little worried about having her move from the simple shapes of the three sketching courses to the fur textures, but it looks like my worry was unfounded. She did an outstanding job with the fur textures and laying down the graphite. Look at these drawings!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcxqwn3ZpD6MMOiGQ9B30ia6-Rn8onLE5t_CrHZSJ2EzKh8L_bSb0RbEVcUdSmoLb6VaUDf2uoUB2CLkGCR_JCyXySvsSyL67ZyDi45l182SEBm2b3xxstcNBZGT5GZ6ZtnMKRoo-h8D7yXu-wGYioIfzKWZVH9jAtYZ9MHRpY98tHHWG48eZVHWDsg/s3320/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Dog%20Portrait%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""Dog Portrat One," Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="3320" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcxqwn3ZpD6MMOiGQ9B30ia6-Rn8onLE5t_CrHZSJ2EzKh8L_bSb0RbEVcUdSmoLb6VaUDf2uoUB2CLkGCR_JCyXySvsSyL67ZyDi45l182SEBm2b3xxstcNBZGT5GZ6ZtnMKRoo-h8D7yXu-wGYioIfzKWZVH9jAtYZ9MHRpY98tHHWG48eZVHWDsg/w640-h498/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Dog%20Portrait%201.jpg" title=""Dog Portrat One," Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Dog Portrait One," Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgjZ1qAWk0hEJoFYV9WUnt8C0K5Kmk-IPrHUYhpFYw_5z-BMc81vbZ-NFx2eH-oFOC4GcB7GzZj3qdM7qJJ0HWd3nThnRYWu5S9ahz2lqStI6AwWJfBOG65AWizG0U-0BXycuKIcB6-GH_q-PFi3IJirQr7JjyhyReEx0f474PUTFNJzp5QD1lYdung/s1805/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Huck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""Huck," Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="1508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgjZ1qAWk0hEJoFYV9WUnt8C0K5Kmk-IPrHUYhpFYw_5z-BMc81vbZ-NFx2eH-oFOC4GcB7GzZj3qdM7qJJ0HWd3nThnRYWu5S9ahz2lqStI6AwWJfBOG65AWizG0U-0BXycuKIcB6-GH_q-PFi3IJirQr7JjyhyReEx0f474PUTFNJzp5QD1lYdung/w534-h640/Christy%20Weisiger-%20Huck.jpg" title=""Huck," Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Huck," Graphite pencil by Christy Weisinger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am happy to share that Christy continues to take my weekly mentoring studio, where she has moved on to my Basic Color Theory course. I have just finished producing section 1 of the course, where students watch a lecture, “What is Color?” and then complete the first two exercises, “Creating and Painting the Six Primary Color Biased Twelve-Step Color Wheel” and “Creating and Painting the Primaries Inherent Value Scale.” I can’t wait to see Christy’s first still-life painting that I will be doing in section 2 of my Basic Color Theory course.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Christy was kind enough to leave a testimonial about my sketching courses and my online mentoring studio. Here is what she had to say.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><i><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In 2019, I found Robert’s studio and jumped right into drawing fundamentals. I loved learning about values and composition using graphite in the studio. But life and work made finding time for drawing difficult, and I left the studio. Fast forward to last summer when I found myself with a lot more time. I immediately searched for Robert’s studio and was led to a link to his new online platform. </span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a07522ef-7fff-db81-97fb-36d986f2f669" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I completed Robert’s Basic Perspective and Sketch/Draw pre-recorded courses at my own pace, sending him pictures of my work as I finished. I had not been a student of Robert’s for 3 years, but he was genuinely excited about my progress through the online courses. His critical praise for my drawings helped to build my confidence. But it’s important to note that my artwork was a direct reflection of his precise and thorough instruction - all delivered in his kind and positive voice.</span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once I had finished all of the pre-recorded courses, I knew I wanted to keep learning and growing. Robert suggested I join one of his live, online Zoom classes, during which he mentors artists of all levels and mediums. I was very nervous about going live with other, more experienced artists seeing my progress every week. But Robert has created and facilitates a warm, supportive, and instructive environment for us all. His first question to each of us is always “So, how are you feeling about your project this week?” And then his guidance and instruction help us move our art forward from there. </span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My progression from in-person studio to pre-recorded online to live online instruction with Robert has been seamless in terms of his impact on me as an artist and the work I produce. No matter the platform, Robert the master teacher understands how to meet his students where they are and build their skills and knowledge, while Robert the master artist challenges us to see shapes and understand color and think about every stroke we place on the canvas. Robert has helped me move from being a person who copies images on paper to being an artist who infuses her own vision onto subjects that come to life on a canvas.</span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~Christy Weisiger</span></p></span></i></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">For information about my drawing and painting instruction please visit <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/">https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/</a></span></p><p> </p><span><blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span></p></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"></span></p></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-86143124984568682032022-05-10T16:10:00.000-04:002022-05-10T16:10:24.126-04:00Birds in Art 2022!<h1 style="text-align: center;">Birds in Art</h1><div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum</h2><div style="text-align: center;">Wausau, Wisconsin</div><div style="text-align: center;">September 10 – November 27, 2022</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuTQ6Wnjr_BhkWmeYQpnUmX1xNa00Itupw0RVv_sJ-9bgSFB_Y4e-DdcWPnHZJWZfZDmAdHtvRqkujiPx2_BlYWt_i7Rl4zKI2Omgipdezh28EUNMKYKyhR3cOJJTWmeCuTATPdbkf9n3B9RxKVnKdzPK2y77gyBpMLVs7QNk6d2_b3HP5GzC_68kOw/s2000/Mexican-Eagles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="2000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuTQ6Wnjr_BhkWmeYQpnUmX1xNa00Itupw0RVv_sJ-9bgSFB_Y4e-DdcWPnHZJWZfZDmAdHtvRqkujiPx2_BlYWt_i7Rl4zKI2Omgipdezh28EUNMKYKyhR3cOJJTWmeCuTATPdbkf9n3B9RxKVnKdzPK2y77gyBpMLVs7QNk6d2_b3HP5GzC_68kOw/w640-h370/Mexican-Eagles.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Mexican Eagles"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oil on 1/2" gessoed maple panel, 28 x 50in</div><br /><br />I am honored to share that my painting “Mexican Eagles” has the prestigious honor to be included in the 2022 Birds in Art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, September 10 through November 27, 2022, in Wausau, Wisconsin.<br /> <br />Organized annually since 1976 by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Birds in Art presents the very best contemporary artistic interpretations of birds and related subject matter. Each year, a jury selects approximately 100 works to take part in the exhibit. This year, 569 artists from around the world submitted. Robert is one of approximately 94 juried artists selected for the exhibit; the show will also include the work of many master wildlife artists.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lywam.org/birds-in-art/">Birds in Art</a> opens September 10, coinciding with Wausau’s Artrageous Weekend, a two-day, three-event art extravaganza on both sides of the Wisconsin River: Art in the Park at Marathon Park, Festival of Arts in downtown Wausau and Birds in Art at the <a href="https://www.lywam.org/">Woodson Art Museum.</a><br /> <br />For more information, visit<a href="https://www.lywam.org/"> www.lywam.org</a>, or you can find them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WoodsonArtMuseum/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/WoodsonArt">Twitter</a>.</div><br />Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-81184271576521996112022-04-26T14:06:00.003-04:002022-04-26T14:06:47.245-04:00New work from artists and students in my mentoring studio!<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I often say that I have the privilege of working with some very talented artists in my Mentoring Studios. Each week brings new challenges, questions, and of course, new paintings and drawings. Below are a handful of recent works that were painted and drawn by some of the artists and students I work with. You will see that there is a wide range of subjects from stilllifes, animals, people to water and sunsets and different mediums.</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f7249c0b-7fff-aa6b-18bf-b9c9bf3876cb"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you enjoy their new pieces!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintEBnU6VXn8La-8Fw0ACIFEmSI7DOAWmXbOh_PUAELKEGQ8Fhw6E6lgcFf59H4zS--rWsffE_ksfiJPuymzBBtzEslzIG0ibJKMGe_OlvUmreRhF829FK4hx66Oz25zuuV_MDftYG285Fm-Vi_8cf546ytEd7H1kRtT7EmAZLTRPAge9ir04aRWyA9Q/s2039/Bar%20scene%20Paula.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="2039" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintEBnU6VXn8La-8Fw0ACIFEmSI7DOAWmXbOh_PUAELKEGQ8Fhw6E6lgcFf59H4zS--rWsffE_ksfiJPuymzBBtzEslzIG0ibJKMGe_OlvUmreRhF829FK4hx66Oz25zuuV_MDftYG285Fm-Vi_8cf546ytEd7H1kRtT7EmAZLTRPAge9ir04aRWyA9Q/w400-h299/Bar%20scene%20Paula.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e216c3bb-7fff-4912-2ad0-dbcf32f2cef6"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stilllife, Oil by Paula Smith.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thursday evening mentoring studio.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19tUQPReWBfGJbBNdY3QbuxE3J4cmTLwbtJFLsf3ZnMGzsid63zcmlWpEU5Osc9QXQCCYEaTTVFT49zE1tVMRwGCkREgpro7xmr9P35Aop7hLAYcaKSCMB5D7xdcYcoOhs9BvlL6z4eUne0c4yOC9LoeINWkhI4ISr1Kz1whP0hTyszBdbCin-h_bww/s3051/J%20Priddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="3051" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19tUQPReWBfGJbBNdY3QbuxE3J4cmTLwbtJFLsf3ZnMGzsid63zcmlWpEU5Osc9QXQCCYEaTTVFT49zE1tVMRwGCkREgpro7xmr9P35Aop7hLAYcaKSCMB5D7xdcYcoOhs9BvlL6z4eUne0c4yOC9LoeINWkhI4ISr1Kz1whP0hTyszBdbCin-h_bww/w400-h319/J%20Priddy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tuesday morning mentoring studio.</span></p><div><br /></div></span></div></div></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-46107887617313317532022-03-22T15:39:00.003-04:002022-03-22T15:39:35.127-04:00Two paintings off to Tulsa!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgPApxcbVsJKttWGqdv6x9EAa61fIRhMZCpb1EO7ahgKEo-A3yr3flBqVWC9qGbqF9UpZCsVGuZOMvaX3Z4JsFpoOAXN6MfJFgW5nrdwtU6at4A7emVFyMYpWEyXz3smd8aesXwCEJQq2AEqmh7pddYISHiNOn9gtc3QuveVGH8gbjzImvMoe8wCFhA/s1800/Two%20painting%20to%20Lovetts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1800" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgPApxcbVsJKttWGqdv6x9EAa61fIRhMZCpb1EO7ahgKEo-A3yr3flBqVWC9qGbqF9UpZCsVGuZOMvaX3Z4JsFpoOAXN6MfJFgW5nrdwtU6at4A7emVFyMYpWEyXz3smd8aesXwCEJQq2AEqmh7pddYISHiNOn9gtc3QuveVGH8gbjzImvMoe8wCFhA/w640-h388/Two%20painting%20to%20Lovetts.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All framed and ready to go!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8sov9KhnjkgBIF0_O9rYV2g7I1gGdU4xzLbNaPIKocdoHnJB4bosyGz3hmUtxBkURpo8264Obf7-dS1xu3d7P0K_f5BzK8cgOf38uGGvPmQhcrxMMAU-0ZK-WG5QewhSSjqG93PGcx-bWuuk4DRcGuhsn3gdA4JCU2DgmUBLd8YpQBm4ZQ-nyPaRyg/s1800/Shipping%20to%20Lovetts%203-17-2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="1800" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8sov9KhnjkgBIF0_O9rYV2g7I1gGdU4xzLbNaPIKocdoHnJB4bosyGz3hmUtxBkURpo8264Obf7-dS1xu3d7P0K_f5BzK8cgOf38uGGvPmQhcrxMMAU-0ZK-WG5QewhSSjqG93PGcx-bWuuk4DRcGuhsn3gdA4JCU2DgmUBLd8YpQBm4ZQ-nyPaRyg/w640-h470/Shipping%20to%20Lovetts%203-17-2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two paintings off to Tulsa!</td></tr></tbody></table><p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shipping new art out to a gallery is always a great feeling! My paintings “In my Father’s Shadow” and “Moraine Morning” are packaged up and headed out to Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-98b71e5f-7fff-6cc6-8170-86195f0b74df"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have worked with Lovetts Gallery for the last 12 years, and I am honored to have my work included with so many other great artists. I am currently working on a few more new pieces that I plan on taking out in June. It will be great to be back in the gallery</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> again after such a long time of being away.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To see the piece that I currently have available through Lovetts visit <a href="https://lovettsgallery.com/artists/2-dimensional/robert-caldwell">https://lovettsgallery.com/artists/2-dimensional/robert-caldwell</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9fVVa2ygqqFx6eHET8M5xhGXy_k6OCAdoYX2ntZg1gTHP44jU3yewhW3bJLMCx2wm_nn9PtEy8-oMwhvTBRdU0eavmg6FVrBtKMKLyZoFWNacmsW4dddn3eUK5jrWO1I9bbt0tbr-USepvjCoIU9pWvaSq3VEJBQW8Nb1oCFzenJdXHI4UJQFnG8Yw/s3486/Gorilla%20in%20the%20frame.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="3486" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9fVVa2ygqqFx6eHET8M5xhGXy_k6OCAdoYX2ntZg1gTHP44jU3yewhW3bJLMCx2wm_nn9PtEy8-oMwhvTBRdU0eavmg6FVrBtKMKLyZoFWNacmsW4dddn3eUK5jrWO1I9bbt0tbr-USepvjCoIU9pWvaSq3VEJBQW8Nb1oCFzenJdXHI4UJQFnG8Yw/w556-h640/Gorilla%20in%20the%20frame.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.rlcaldwell.com/in-my-fathers-shadow.html" target="_blank">"In my Father's Shadow"</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oil on 1/2" gessoed maple panel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">20 x 16 in</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGf0ZPwIJVSF7d6IoM8VxjLfLNxMpp-SFL0Lm5b6xZ4M8OpqmSav6zLyA0M6tDnjK5hF_dIh3OicFxtyaKJMAShk8HXKrMeyetvsecU891kGaHZPaw6s6oibwHnZIjt2iiqkaFUTXvWt-u2WQDYZVzRHmWwI7XaaEMSmk3wVqN39DUFgNQrjvcVjMJw/s1800/Elk%20in%20the%20frame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1800" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGf0ZPwIJVSF7d6IoM8VxjLfLNxMpp-SFL0Lm5b6xZ4M8OpqmSav6zLyA0M6tDnjK5hF_dIh3OicFxtyaKJMAShk8HXKrMeyetvsecU891kGaHZPaw6s6oibwHnZIjt2iiqkaFUTXvWt-u2WQDYZVzRHmWwI7XaaEMSmk3wVqN39DUFgNQrjvcVjMJw/w640-h472/Elk%20in%20the%20frame.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.rlcaldwell.com/moraine-morning.html" target="_blank">"Moraine Morning"</a></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Oil on 1/2" gessoed maple panel</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">11 x 15 in</p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-43448112808136721662022-02-25T14:40:00.000-05:002022-02-25T14:40:14.395-05:00Yes, you should go<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK7mBJYFRb9GPR_i2nunZ1lxZvi0LTUYjqZtRB-kLOpAJ1mozGMzR4_7ERCq4Ar6ZRJEsetctl1DIk1pUB-0vqakSgMrN_8qdtKb5g5KpkZKCtAfbkkZhVIB2iUycMup8LjCH9-duiKd9e5uC2xhGqUaQLKJGGgRKExdd2yA1bNOg1eaS3zPx6NkUM0g=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1604" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK7mBJYFRb9GPR_i2nunZ1lxZvi0LTUYjqZtRB-kLOpAJ1mozGMzR4_7ERCq4Ar6ZRJEsetctl1DIk1pUB-0vqakSgMrN_8qdtKb5g5KpkZKCtAfbkkZhVIB2iUycMup8LjCH9-duiKd9e5uC2xhGqUaQLKJGGgRKExdd2yA1bNOg1eaS3zPx6NkUM0g=w514-h640" width="514" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">“In My Fathers Shadow”</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oil on ½” gessoed panel, 20 x 16</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-9eb89ccc-7fff-e59b-eb8c-4e8cc40478c3"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Dedicated to my father, the man who encouraged me to enjoy the adventures of life.</i></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where even to begin with this piece?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I guess I should start with the summer of 1984 when I was eleven years old, and I had just finished my first week of Boy Scout camp. It was a great week spending time outdoors, camping, and all of the other things that go with being a Boy Scout. The older scouts were getting ready to go onto their second week of Scout camp, a 100-mile canoe trip in upstate New York, and I wanted to go. My father never batted an eye, absolutely no hesitation, “yes, you should go,” he said. On the other hand, my Mom didn't breathe easily again until I retired home safe. That was the adventure that started it all, and I have been getting out and enjoying all of the adventures that life has to offer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBjRwcJjv4JnnKSCWX7meK1zzLrp4cG1FeEh0Ju_-ZM-VzA00xzpI4RmJRbi61Xzlflul1iYvU9Y5NxOL4USVz1tOSPvzIfXlcP18IY3NKspwx0_JBtQooJXsIGYQkCn2zhv2b1v1JMSrGnNqHJuNunOwzUYpGadDCU9nEDHsJ-J44DY2tRbAsSilkIA=s1500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBjRwcJjv4JnnKSCWX7meK1zzLrp4cG1FeEh0Ju_-ZM-VzA00xzpI4RmJRbi61Xzlflul1iYvU9Y5NxOL4USVz1tOSPvzIfXlcP18IY3NKspwx0_JBtQooJXsIGYQkCn2zhv2b1v1JMSrGnNqHJuNunOwzUYpGadDCU9nEDHsJ-J44DY2tRbAsSilkIA=w386-h400" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1984 - Getting ready to go on my first adventure!<br />My dad, myself, and my best friend Kendall</td></tr></tbody></table></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let's fast forward 35 years later, in October 2019, where I found myself on the side of a mountain in Rwanda photographing Mountain Gorillas. This would be my fifth time over to East Africa, and as the light rain fell from the sky and I watched a Silverback munch on his lunch, I found myself saying, “Thanks, Dad!” That 100-mile canoe trip in 1984 has encouraged me to go on countless adventures, photographing wildlife from around the world and using those images to create my drawings and paintings.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinLlst3ash-3ewd3Mg60x_aXrknbp2xsOFDEYUZv3tiIlEeuscN1enrSarfLBChLq-t_1JYA2e3KlDX6US4ZVw1UZ_0nM42THx9DE6_jcDro4T8XWIyNvtcoIkB6YRBsua8QO5qJNBH1-zAHBg4vcoTVSGrh74oQqNfS7vNc3t7mMIPMABSxyxS3f-kA=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinLlst3ash-3ewd3Mg60x_aXrknbp2xsOFDEYUZv3tiIlEeuscN1enrSarfLBChLq-t_1JYA2e3KlDX6US4ZVw1UZ_0nM42THx9DE6_jcDro4T8XWIyNvtcoIkB6YRBsua8QO5qJNBH1-zAHBg4vcoTVSGrh74oQqNfS7vNc3t7mMIPMABSxyxS3f-kA=w268-h400" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 2019, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upon returning to my studio, I almost immediately composed this painting and started the painting in January 2020. Well, we all know the rest of this story. Life threw us a curveball. Sadly my painting sat in a corner for almost two years as I grappled with the closure of my art academy and getting back on my feet. In November 2021, I took the baby Gorilla out of the corner and put it back on my easel, and proceeded to start painting again.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaAcgvZ0n7DJqLg46mLvBdfhAnfUUK6BWjjSCxBtWT78bg5746IGHF3k4wQt3tJ1nQ8pGZ82p8jGPskRq9gWkvHaOx9RwKlVllUbJX6bU0oJz30C1ylbm1At0tBR3j-DfwVLCEmR4cnqspiq6zt61gcMAF8VYQIxyrYbebuNIxxWuWIk1k2D64V8BFIQ=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1800" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaAcgvZ0n7DJqLg46mLvBdfhAnfUUK6BWjjSCxBtWT78bg5746IGHF3k4wQt3tJ1nQ8pGZ82p8jGPskRq9gWkvHaOx9RwKlVllUbJX6bU0oJz30C1ylbm1At0tBR3j-DfwVLCEmR4cnqspiq6zt61gcMAF8VYQIxyrYbebuNIxxWuWIk1k2D64V8BFIQ=w400-h280" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silverback hanging out in a tree, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda</div><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I worked on the painting all of November and into December when I stopped because my father's health deteriorated. Sadly on December 14, 2021, my father passed away.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I always intended to title this piece somehow in relation to my Dad because of his encouragement to enjoy life's adventures. As I finished the painting this past January, I often thought about my Dad and that first adventure in 1984. I had expressed to him my desire to join the older scouts on the trip, and he bent over, put his arm around me, and said, “yes, you should go.” As he did this and told me yes, I was in the cast shadow of my father.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhVw3JA9WsdHvKp0j3cCGNDkkTZFWL18Y6lCs6yHMm-nXVQICKmTGS4RWYyDAP2wnfO5dIZZIe30gT-qGryU8AE4tMssk8-3H8lbCCxDoi2dBWe8AEqLpWWMsYU9iFThiE700HmBJ8Ub7Zh6OYSy6WhxzV4vlrj6FR3iZkYG4roujod48XBDoXLktolQ=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1335" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhVw3JA9WsdHvKp0j3cCGNDkkTZFWL18Y6lCs6yHMm-nXVQICKmTGS4RWYyDAP2wnfO5dIZZIe30gT-qGryU8AE4tMssk8-3H8lbCCxDoi2dBWe8AEqLpWWMsYU9iFThiE700HmBJ8Ub7Zh6OYSy6WhxzV4vlrj6FR3iZkYG4roujod48XBDoXLktolQ=w296-h400" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of face and hand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK2I0aoaPNRHUToC8IegqaeOcgXxmfZ9v0w3cPMf_jaCVC1HqYPkZRDFXkfLEFpBcO6RM8Xvr0pQ7lbnY_pSV3NS9k5s6_E3It4qIGeoAq36kXYEJFYc0ZD5zVm2MgBlIaChLy_a-iFlyjm7y0FT9lHdTDK2qY75rxU8lkKcMKfs45Y545vVYDo13mwA=s1500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1368" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK2I0aoaPNRHUToC8IegqaeOcgXxmfZ9v0w3cPMf_jaCVC1HqYPkZRDFXkfLEFpBcO6RM8Xvr0pQ7lbnY_pSV3NS9k5s6_E3It4qIGeoAq36kXYEJFYc0ZD5zVm2MgBlIaChLy_a-iFlyjm7y0FT9lHdTDK2qY75rxU8lkKcMKfs45Y545vVYDo13mwA=w365-h400" width="365" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of face.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-31900686036062324142021-04-18T15:45:00.001-04:002022-02-25T15:46:51.517-05:00Excuse me, sir, do you mind?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhei9OkmHiZZ2_rBNzWumvXKcAuX6I7zJeskuSBADjk1lbpn95_ovzq7ceZqzmvcRrtyL1yE_hxImJYUFjWttyTCYpXjFsCzPzDfcctqx0wOmAPBhlGMMEGFc_wTDnCruaLYDa04R3jDxEBU6l5pqjprmikPPQbgE431zqjTODhiky8UUYzKzYyhZVSoA=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="925" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhei9OkmHiZZ2_rBNzWumvXKcAuX6I7zJeskuSBADjk1lbpn95_ovzq7ceZqzmvcRrtyL1yE_hxImJYUFjWttyTCYpXjFsCzPzDfcctqx0wOmAPBhlGMMEGFc_wTDnCruaLYDa04R3jDxEBU6l5pqjprmikPPQbgE431zqjTODhiky8UUYzKzYyhZVSoA=w296-h640" width="296" /></a></div><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-fd0b1e67-7fff-a00f-08ab-6ffa7d7f37c2"><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Dining al fresco”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yellow-billed Stork</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Graphite on 300# Arches watercolor paper, mounted to 1/2" maple panel and varnished</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">15 x 7 inches</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After drawing the Saddle-billed Stork and Marabou Stork, I decided to draw a third, creating a series of Stork drawings from Tanzania. I vaguely remember seeing some Yellow-billed Storks in 2016 while searching for Hippos in the Serengeti, and off I went to my reference database. Although you can not see it in my drawing, the apparent reason for the Yellow-billed Storks name is because of the bright yellow of the bill.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While photographing these birds, still on the lookout for Hippos, we were looking upriver, which created this long vertical feeling in the landscape, dotted with this repeating oval shape of the Yellow-billed Stork. There must have been 30-40 of these birds walking the river banks looking for their lunch. They were so engaged in their hunt for food that it was rare for them to raise their head and make eye contact with me.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inspired by that memory, I knew this drawing needed to be composed within a long vertical rectangle and that the bird’s form repeated many times. Then to highlight that one Yellow-billed Stork that was looking at me, giving it the greatest contrast in the overall composition and downplaying the contrast on the others. As if that one bird is looking at me saying, “Excuse me, sir, do you mind? We are trying to eat our dinner.”</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-28878647185975880992021-03-28T15:36:00.001-04:002022-02-25T15:39:04.335-05:00Yeah, I am definitely drawing that!<span id="docs-internal-guid-c94a70f1-7fff-0d7d-b7f1-22e23f424354"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlHFPVMe9l1GnDG8u1CEsHpaLD-z1k3yn4q_kwv883yQTeuxBDHJDoD14168NMVrFVNW84T5B4uvwVOeFUEaiGoji2N_kDxN4TC2L4LLMe8ncAZ8P0hx1Ti6v5KpS7ugFrJiHBOl11n9mU9HqdiQEoKSChN2gKr0W9mlrX67yCZ3xVBlyU2p1BGnC-IA=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlHFPVMe9l1GnDG8u1CEsHpaLD-z1k3yn4q_kwv883yQTeuxBDHJDoD14168NMVrFVNW84T5B4uvwVOeFUEaiGoji2N_kDxN4TC2L4LLMe8ncAZ8P0hx1Ti6v5KpS7ugFrJiHBOl11n9mU9HqdiQEoKSChN2gKr0W9mlrX67yCZ3xVBlyU2p1BGnC-IA=w346-h640" width="346" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>“The Stand”</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Marabou Stork</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Graphite on 300# Arches watercolor paper, mounted to 1/2" maple panel and varnished</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">11 x 6 inches</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These are such odd birds, and some would say ugly; I find them disturbingly beautiful. With its bare head, hunched shoulders, and skinny bare legs, the Marabou Stork is often referred to as the Undertaker. Not only for the way it looks but also for its vital role in the ecosystem. They eat carrion and clean the land of dead animals.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although I will stop to photograph these birds anytime when I am in Africa; my 2016 safari-inspired this particular scene. I was in the Serengeti and up and about before sunrise, in the Land Cruiser slowly driving and scanning the early morning terrain for movement. The sun was starting to hit the tops of the trees, and up ahead, I noticed a form in the top of a dead tree, a Marabou Stork. We stopped and sat back as the sun illuminated the top of the tree and brought the Undertaker into full view. That scene, for some odd reason, brought to my mind the novel by Stephen King, “The Stand.” I was left with a feeling of an unwanted presence judging me and trying to influence me in a direction, not of my wanting.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As we drove off, my last thought was, Yeah, I am definitely drawing that! The question is, was I inspired or influenced by the scene?</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-23611836127210616062021-03-05T16:55:00.011-05:002022-02-24T17:00:12.060-05:00Long lanky legs!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAWWpDNxLBWYG5ZMp_w5rg2IXxA6RtXCakNduoL8lhvhDw0tkAnJZaFoHxFcMshbLoOHs71uw3a1IVJvgkL_9NGoUMNoqM_UIXmdgWEFcAvfmAgGgd_SzN9BbVae-c4jKuXWO8aYrZqiSDn21DKUmjtpm1RLFNnSyrOPIxMef-yPEFhYDf0jMSyWG7Tg=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1800" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAWWpDNxLBWYG5ZMp_w5rg2IXxA6RtXCakNduoL8lhvhDw0tkAnJZaFoHxFcMshbLoOHs71uw3a1IVJvgkL_9NGoUMNoqM_UIXmdgWEFcAvfmAgGgd_SzN9BbVae-c4jKuXWO8aYrZqiSDn21DKUmjtpm1RLFNnSyrOPIxMef-yPEFhYDf0jMSyWG7Tg=w640-h408" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Frog Legs”</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-8ee0257e-7fff-bc4b-5fbb-698e27a3d62b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saddle-billed Stork</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a58024d1-7fff-3584-60ce-a621d55e029d"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Graphite on 300# Arches watercolor paper, mounted to 1/2" maple panel and varnished</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">9 x 14 inches</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Frog Legs” is the first drawing I drew in my Stork series, a Saddle-billed Stork. It is a beautiful bird to watch in the wild they seem sleek but comical with their movements on those long lanky legs. They have a bright red bill with a black band and a yellow frontal shield which looks like a saddle.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As for most people, 2020 was a challenging year; for me, to put it simply, it was a loss of a business that I had been building for the last six years. I found myself in June 2020 realizing that my art school was most likely not going to survive the pandemic, and I spent the rest of the year working through the process of closing a business. During this time, I did not paint or draw except for instructional purposes for those students who followed me to online instruction. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In January 2021, I found myself able to focus on my art again. I decided to start with a drawing, graphite pencil is my passion and revisit my 2019 safari to Tanzania by browsing my reference images from that amazing trip. While scrolling through the photos, I found myself stopping and focusing on a group of images with Saddle-billed Storks wading in a watering hole. As I am studying the images, I noticed I was laughing and smiling at the comical awkward dance of this one particular bird, like it was dancing on a set of frog legs. Then I zoomed in on the image, the stork had captured a frog, and it was still in its bill. I knew at that moment this was the inspiration for my reentry back into my beloved world of creating art.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-47077458958854005452021-01-25T18:30:00.018-05:002022-02-24T16:03:56.380-05:00New Private Coaching Program<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CPMDRBQZaBU/Ya_uz9jJQPI/AAAAAAAANHY/Tb7wBfCbwo4roKjdb4OUmOIP-fJvKlO-ACNcBGAsYHQ/s406/Private%2BCoaching%2Bpromo%2Bimage.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CPMDRBQZaBU/Ya_uz9jJQPI/AAAAAAAANHY/Tb7wBfCbwo4roKjdb4OUmOIP-fJvKlO-ACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/Private%2BCoaching%2Bpromo%2Bimage.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br /><p>I have been asked many times about private instruction, and I am happy to announce that I have just created a private coaching program on the studio website. The Private Coaching allows artists/students to check in with me either 2, 4, or 6 times a month at a time that works within their schedule. The program is for artists/students working on their own projects and simply seeking guidance with their current projects. Questions may be asked about composition, color theory, reference materials, techniques, framing, basically anything to help you with your artistic endeavors.</p><p>Visit the Private Coaching web page to read more about my new <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/private-coaching-programs" target="_blank">Private Coaching Progam</a>, pricing, and submission form.</p>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-38669236350921944772020-11-30T18:29:00.010-05:002022-02-24T16:03:51.822-05:00It may seem silly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qHObu0XZqfI/Ya_uiGMSY1I/AAAAAAAANHQ/Ek2l7evycOYtRg6US-fypg37AuWO-BuGQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201130_144934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="2048" height="195" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qHObu0XZqfI/Ya_uiGMSY1I/AAAAAAAANHQ/Ek2l7evycOYtRg6US-fypg37AuWO-BuGQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201130_144934.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It may seem silly, but I can not express how happy I am that I have finally found and purchased my first plaster casts! I started instructing students in 2010 and have wanted to purchase plaster casts to use in my drawing and painting instruction since then. I have only bought my first three, a male foot, a female hand, and the Mary mask from Michelangelo's Pieta.</p><p>Drawing from plaster casts is terrific because the plaster does not create any harsh highlights allowing the artist to focus more accurately on the transitions of values. They are excellent teaching aid and have been used for a long time. I can not wait to draw these, create future drawing courses, and create reference images for my students.</p>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-22680726357249078952020-11-30T18:26:00.024-05:002022-02-24T16:03:45.391-05:00See through the curtain of details.<p> I took a break from teaching classes for the week of Thanksgiving, but I didn’t sit around twiddling my thumbs; I recorded two new sketching courses. The two new courses finish my introductory sketching courses focusing on a simple subject matter with relatively no textures. The first one in this set is already available, titled Still Life - Eggs and a Creamer; the additional two will be titled Still Life - Eggs and a Cup and Still Life - Teapot and a Creamer. As I mentioned, the subject matter for these introductory sketching courses is being kept simple. An artist can focus on the purpose of my sketching classes, see the larger shapes first, and then break them down into smaller and smaller shapes. I continually stress to my students not to get bogged down by the details but to focus on the larger shapes that support the details, to see through the curtain of details. To work from general to specific.</p><p>Now that I have the courses recorded, I will spend the next week editing the video and getting them ready to offer as my two newest sketching courses. Please keep an eye out for the new course offerings here on my blog or in your email.</p><p>My next three sketching courses will focus on birds!</p><p>Sketching Course, Still Life - Eggs and a Creamer <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/sketch-draw-course-eggs-and-a-creamer" target="_blank">(Available now!)</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Ip17-WLX2k/Ya_uDx7y95I/AAAAAAAANG4/1cv3j0dhvzsEZVOyOPrhd554NmuI6VXVQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Creamer%2Band%2BEggs%2Bsketch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="2048" height="283" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Ip17-WLX2k/Ya_uDx7y95I/AAAAAAAANG4/1cv3j0dhvzsEZVOyOPrhd554NmuI6VXVQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h283/Creamer%2Band%2BEggs%2Bsketch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Sketching Course, Still Life - Eggs and a Cup (Available Soon)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kLRLIdZuShE/Ya_uIOVpRJI/AAAAAAAANG8/3i1TCWpRyBIzMa0MLUfzZxZnXhSloGZagCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Eggs%2Bin%2Ba%2Bcup%2Bsketch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kLRLIdZuShE/Ya_uIOVpRJI/AAAAAAAANG8/3i1TCWpRyBIzMa0MLUfzZxZnXhSloGZagCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h281/Eggs%2Bin%2Ba%2Bcup%2Bsketch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Sketching Course, Still Life - Teapot and a Creamer (Available Soon)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nmTeST-B-2Q/Ya_uLvK2W5I/AAAAAAAANHA/2b_lUITF_x8-dQgJz26jvgmjgZkwQLNpwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Teapot%2Band%2Ba%2Bcreamer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="2048" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nmTeST-B-2Q/Ya_uLvK2W5I/AAAAAAAANHA/2b_lUITF_x8-dQgJz26jvgmjgZkwQLNpwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/Teapot%2Band%2Ba%2Bcreamer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-86983560706543502712020-10-31T18:22:00.029-04:002022-02-24T16:03:39.458-05:00Pretty Exciting Stuff!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uoh6AhbpJ2g/YbEw2EBxHnI/AAAAAAAANHg/MxlUgvnXP5AKd6IEnW0dCdOy1P8afxTiwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1920/Draw%2BFund%2BEX-5%2BFruit%2Bbowl%2B%2528Details%2529%2BPart-1%2BTHUMBNAIL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uoh6AhbpJ2g/YbEw2EBxHnI/AAAAAAAANHg/MxlUgvnXP5AKd6IEnW0dCdOy1P8afxTiwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/Draw%2BFund%2BEX-5%2BFruit%2Bbowl%2B%2528Details%2529%2BPart-1%2BTHUMBNAIL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>It has taken me six months to get to this point, where I can now successfully create an instructional video that looks good and communicates the instruction in the manner that I wish it to. If you had told me back in March of this year that by the end of the year, I would be able to create a video that looks like the one below, I would have asked you what you had been smoking!</p><p>It seems like it would be easy to create an instructional video, but many variables go into creating a successful video. The first part is how you want to communicate what you are trying to teach. It was imperative for me that you can see what I am drawing and painting clearly and that you can also see the reference that I am looking at and zoom in on it and mark up the reference. I also wanted to include a picture in a picture of me when I am talking and painting classes a picture in a picture of my palette. I also wanted to make sure that I could add a graphic letting you know what pencil or brush I currently have in my hand. With that graphic is an audio indicator that I have changed my pencil or brush.</p><p>To say that I am proud of this would be an understatement. I sincerely believe that these recorded online courses will be the best way for me to share my knowledge with those who want to learn how to draw and paint. I believe it will be a game-changer with clear instructional videos and the ability to work from your own home and stop and start the video as needed. And the best part of these courses that I will be offering is that students will set up personal coaching portals where they can check in with progress images and receive feedback from me as they move through a course. By the end of 2022, I hope to have a complete instructional program designed and produced, starting with Drawing, then Oil Painting, Composition, and the business of art. Pretty exciting stuff!</p><p>And I can hear some of you right now… "You are not ending the Mentorship Studios, are you?" No, I will not be ending those; they are essential. As students move through different stages of learning how to draw and paint, they will need time to practice what they have just learned, and you will know when to move on to the next instructional phase. Again, pretty exciting stuff!</p><p>Below is Part-1 of adding the details to the fruit for exercise #5 of my Drawing Fundamentals course. All videos will have a max length of just over 20 mins; this is done to the instruction is "consumable" parts and the file size not being too large.</p><p>Thank you for taking the time to watch, and I would love to hear your feedback.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LTjzp7F7gk0" width="320" youtube-src-id="LTjzp7F7gk0"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-25386995500690455662020-09-30T18:10:00.071-04:002022-02-24T16:03:15.670-05:00So many Pumpkins!<p> It is almost October, and I am getting ready to start my next round of instructional courses, and I thought pumpkin still lifes would make the perfect subject. While taking the reference photos, I got a bit carried away with setting up the still lifes and took more images than I could need for this go-around. I narrowed it down to seven different images after looking through them, cropping, and editing. My goal is to create one drawing course, one intermediate-level painting course, and one intermediate/advanced course from the still lifes. I have selected two images to choose from for my drawing course, two images for my intermediate painting course, and three different images for my intermediate-advanced course. Decisions, decisions... decisions?</p><p>And that is why I am writing this post today to get feedback from you, my students, on which one in each category I should choose.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><h4 style="text-align: left;">Drawing Still Life, Pumpkins finished drawing will be 6 x 12 inches.</h4><p>Option 1 - Pumpkin Still Life #6</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DUiK7ginE9A/Ya_rZFgHDQI/AAAAAAAANGY/huZFJNk1kR4swmpAp8jWMFGRJKDSjEwBwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Pumpkin-Still-Life-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DUiK7ginE9A/Ya_rZFgHDQI/AAAAAAAANGY/huZFJNk1kR4swmpAp8jWMFGRJKDSjEwBwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/Pumpkin-Still-Life-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Option 2 - Pumpkin Still Life #7</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-dGcq9ru5I/Ya_qK7kEpCI/AAAAAAAANGA/7c5cBKl_wskP-gjZrqMTolv4Z3lA8jXIwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Pumpkin-Still-Life-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-dGcq9ru5I/Ya_qK7kEpCI/AAAAAAAANGA/7c5cBKl_wskP-gjZrqMTolv4Z3lA8jXIwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/Pumpkin-Still-Life-7.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div><span><!--more--></span><h4 style="text-align: left;">Painting Still Life, Pumpkins (Intermediate) finished painting will be 8 x 10 inches.</h4><div>Option 1 - Pumpkin Still Life #3</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aN05zDR7-vQ/Ya_qKkTDopI/AAAAAAAANF0/c30_Q8jjn94fm5t3wZCwIG7oCCqmLo6MACNcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Pumpkin-Still-Life-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aN05zDR7-vQ/Ya_qKkTDopI/AAAAAAAANF0/c30_Q8jjn94fm5t3wZCwIG7oCCqmLo6MACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h320/Pumpkin-Still-Life-4.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Option 2 - Pumpkin Still Life #4</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BlL-6dN3ryo/Ya_r6Jh_b4I/AAAAAAAANGg/k0syom8nH50VAiWWWaMBc4dRBKijRnqnwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Pumpkin-Still-Life-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BlL-6dN3ryo/Ya_r6Jh_b4I/AAAAAAAANGg/k0syom8nH50VAiWWWaMBc4dRBKijRnqnwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h320/Pumpkin-Still-Life-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;">Painting Still Life, Pumpkins (Intermediate/Advanced) finished painting will be 12 x 16 or 10 x 20 inches.</h4><div>Option 1 - Pumpkin Still Life #1</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T9ZLhfFnhuI/Ya_scVy73eI/AAAAAAAANGs/73TiEs6yo20h7-AvEcMKh15VRe-5EiNZwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Pumpkin-Still-Life-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T9ZLhfFnhuI/Ya_scVy73eI/AAAAAAAANGs/73TiEs6yo20h7-AvEcMKh15VRe-5EiNZwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/Pumpkin-Still-Life-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Option 2 - Pumpkin Still Life #2</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e3UR9_AGn5g/Ya_sW_UkWpI/AAAAAAAANGo/3cp3a4dN92EfS7j9VVkZnfP9qs0QEID1QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Pumpkin-Still-Life-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e3UR9_AGn5g/Ya_sW_UkWpI/AAAAAAAANGo/3cp3a4dN92EfS7j9VVkZnfP9qs0QEID1QCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/Pumpkin-Still-Life-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Option 3 - Pumpkin Still Life #3</div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nj8caheZHYI/Ya_qKwxzGFI/AAAAAAAANF8/_bTiD0nfWEwVrfEuOM2s_h2Ag82mJdnLgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1800/Pumpkin-Still-Life-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nj8caheZHYI/Ya_qKwxzGFI/AAAAAAAANF8/_bTiD0nfWEwVrfEuOM2s_h2Ag82mJdnLgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/Pumpkin-Still-Life-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>These courses, when finished, will be recorded and fully narrated with instruction throughout the video segments. Students will be able to start and stop the videos as needed and, more importantly, create on their own time and move at their own pace. With my new platform, I will set up individual coaching portals so students can leave progress images, ask questions, and receive feedback from me at stages during their progress through the courses.</div><div><br /></div><div>I look forward to seeing what you suggest for each course; leave your feedback in the comment section below.</div>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-44541081271728932692020-09-28T18:05:00.032-04:002022-02-24T16:03:04.772-05:00Back to reading my stack of books.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NHAjY2xrBHw/Ya_pPdplprI/AAAAAAAANFc/mqUVX0aCtJA4cb7qzegaL4wTUuiFp0Z_ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200928_164544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NHAjY2xrBHw/Ya_pPdplprI/AAAAAAAANFc/mqUVX0aCtJA4cb7qzegaL4wTUuiFp0Z_ACNcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20200928_164544.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>As I am getting back into my daily and weekly routine, albeit a different routine from a few months ago, I find time to get back into my stack of books that I want to read. Over the past week, I picked up my copy of “Traditional Oil Painting; Advanced Techniques and Concepts from the Renaissance to the Present,” written by Artist Virgil Elliot, an artist I respect.</p><p>I am only a few chapters into the book so far, and I am again grateful to be reading another book that stresses the importance of a traditional approach to learning how to draw and paint. Virgil emphasizes the importance of learning to draw first, then starting to paint with only black and white paint before moving on to color. The more and more I read these books that outline the traditional approach to a fine arts education, the more I become dissatisfied with the arts education that I received and see the many holes in the curriculum taught to me.</p><p>The book is filled with great information, but the introduction chapter grabbed me the most. The introduction is titled “Attitudes, Helpful and Harmful,” and as you would expect, it is about the attitudes of ourselves and others around us, and I found it very moving. If you ever get the opportunity to read this book, I would suggest that you read the introduction several times as I have and even revisit it often. All artists deal with self-doubt no matter what stage they are in building their creative talent, and Virgil describes how to work around that attitude.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-msud69N6_yc/Ya_pXQ7IoxI/AAAAAAAANFg/-7B7nEwRK5M2P48yLseWpgyyiNihhKccQCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/V_Elliot-Traditional%2BOil%2BPainting.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-msud69N6_yc/Ya_pXQ7IoxI/AAAAAAAANFg/-7B7nEwRK5M2P48yLseWpgyyiNihhKccQCNcBGAsYHQ/w358-h400/V_Elliot-Traditional%2BOil%2BPainting.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><p>This quote really sticks with me…</p><p><i>“The creative spirit must acknowledge no limitations in its drive to create great art. Destructive influences are everywhere. Many popular notions, attitudes, and fashion are detrimental to creative achievement, and the artist must recognize and conscientiously avoid them.”</i></p><p>-Virgil Elliot, Traditional Oil Painting; Advanced Techniques and Concepts from the Renaissance to the Present</p>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-77798228401335172502020-09-07T15:04:00.015-04:002022-02-24T16:02:52.741-05:00The Basic Perspective course is now available.<p>I believe I have honed my video editing skills a bit more with the release of my recorded online course for <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/basic-perspective" target="_blank">Basic Perspective</a>.</p><p>In this foundational course, I walk students through the basic concepts of perspective, discussing the importance of the horizon line, vanishing points, and perspective lines. Then how we use them in one-point and two-point perspectives. The last exercise in this course is fun because we create a street scene without using a reference completely using a two-point perspective.</p><p>We may not need to use perspective as dramatically as we do in the exercise for this course, but we need to be aware of perspective issues in our drawings and paintings. This course gives you the ability to spot potential problems in your work.</p><p>The recorded version allows learning at your own pace, starting and stopping the video as needed, and you can ask a question in the comment section of the lesson that I will answer.</p><p>Learn more by visiting the <a href="https://learn.rlcaldwell.com/p/basic-perspective" target="_blank">Basic Perspective course</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1DWTa2ALro/Ya--pc_j8nI/AAAAAAAANFU/9jD2Xt3VuRcIGkCuQneWTVIMJkk1jfYHwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Karen%2BKnorr%2B-%2BUrban%2Blandscape%2Bexercise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="2048" height="524" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1DWTa2ALro/Ya--pc_j8nI/AAAAAAAANFU/9jD2Xt3VuRcIGkCuQneWTVIMJkk1jfYHwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h524/Karen%2BKnorr%2B-%2BUrban%2Blandscape%2Bexercise.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The completed final exercise, drawn by an adult student.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-62986107335034836122020-09-07T14:57:00.020-04:002022-02-24T16:02:40.929-05:00Enjoy the process!<p> Find your own voice but build it on a solid foundation of understanding value, color, and design.</p><p>I thought I would share three new paintings created by different students to highlight their approach, application, and level of detail each created in their finished works. First and foremost, in my work and my instruction, I push value and constantly remind all of my students of the importance of creating a strong contrast in value. The strong value contrasts grab a viewer’s attention from across a room and pull them in. My students can tell you that the phrase they hear from me the most is “Go darker.” The pieces below show that the black and white version holds up very well in black and white.</p><p>The other part that I wanted to highlight is the approach to each painting; one student approaches her painting as I do in the indirect painting method, building the painting with layers. Another jumped in using the direct method and created the painting in one layer. And the third painting was created in the indirect method as well but only using an underpainting and an overpainting layer. Are any of these approaches better than the other? No. It comes down to what we enjoy when creating a painting, which is an essential part of being an artist. If you enjoy building your painting in layers, then fantastic. If you enjoy sitting down and painting a piece in a few hours using the direct method, then outstanding.</p><p>The last part I wanted to highlight is the design part of being an artist, particularly the painting of the Eagle in the snowy landscape. I like to encourage my students to look beyond what they see and design (compose) their paintings and drawings. The original reference for this painting had the fence line and the eagle small and off in the distance, after discussing the painters’ purpose to paint this scene, which was the Eagle. We recomposed the scene and made the Eagle and fence line larger giving it more of a presence in the painting and making the Eagle the dominant focus.</p><p>Learn as much as you can about value, color, and design, use them as your foundation, find your own voice, and enjoy the process.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kCcVcvxqnCA/Ya-8_izAf2I/AAAAAAAANEc/7NrmCvVPHJce9kEdEQ-CfeKv-X14xZ1IQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1500/MBB-Cucumber-painting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="1500" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kCcVcvxqnCA/Ya-8_izAf2I/AAAAAAAANEc/7NrmCvVPHJce9kEdEQ-CfeKv-X14xZ1IQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/MBB-Cucumber-painting.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbTMTMXr59M/Ya-9GeQdLGI/AAAAAAAANEk/eVOCtrImU0QM4Xw5OSDp114EtYvrUy5CQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1500/MBB-Cucumber-painting-BW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="1500" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbTMTMXr59M/Ya-9GeQdLGI/AAAAAAAANEk/eVOCtrImU0QM4Xw5OSDp114EtYvrUy5CQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/MBB-Cucumber-painting-BW.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This painting was painted using the indirect method, first creating the tonal layer, then the underpainting (blocking in color), and finally the overpainting layer (refining the colors and values). As the painter worked through this, we worked on balancing the painting by adjusting the painting’s values, which helps the viewer’s eye move throughout the painting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdDNHfkTTog/Ya-9YlBWlII/AAAAAAAANE4/omqiz1DaOWk2_M0_eXg0d2NP2hqs8wrEACNcBGAsYHQ/s1500/MLW-Ibis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="859" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdDNHfkTTog/Ya-9YlBWlII/AAAAAAAANE4/omqiz1DaOWk2_M0_eXg0d2NP2hqs8wrEACNcBGAsYHQ/w229-h400/MLW-Ibis.jpg" width="229" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pnv9JHdJxus/Ya-9YpZ-PnI/AAAAAAAANE0/gHZzbtKIHcgUtgTdiCj3V3rN0ZsDPCHjQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1500/MLW-Ibis-BW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="859" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pnv9JHdJxus/Ya-9YpZ-PnI/AAAAAAAANE0/gHZzbtKIHcgUtgTdiCj3V3rN0ZsDPCHjQCNcBGAsYHQ/w229-h400/MLW-Ibis-BW.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This painting was painted using the direct method, entirely in one sitting, by applying a thicker layer of paint. This piece was a breakthrough for the painter, and I guess myself; it is never my intent to suggest or force a student to paint like me, and I probably need to say that more often. Because the painter just the other day told me that she enjoyed creating this piece because it was done in one sitting and not like how I paint. Perfect! We have just found the beginning of her artistic voice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TWrcw_hWCVc/Ya-9uvVFBrI/AAAAAAAANFI/g0zUfRFz1QQzh3oc8Z7BqZ8xD49fvA7ZQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/MR-Wyoming-snowy-eagle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TWrcw_hWCVc/Ya-9uvVFBrI/AAAAAAAANFI/g0zUfRFz1QQzh3oc8Z7BqZ8xD49fvA7ZQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h294/MR-Wyoming-snowy-eagle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uRkxQqQ-2F8/Ya-9uuB96jI/AAAAAAAANFE/CuSjeb7RI_ggFwIIqfLSavQd3UyNbSkigCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/MR-Wyoming-snowy-eagle-BW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uRkxQqQ-2F8/Ya-9uuB96jI/AAAAAAAANFE/CuSjeb7RI_ggFwIIqfLSavQd3UyNbSkigCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h294/MR-Wyoming-snowy-eagle-BW.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This painting was created using a shortened version of the indirect method. She blocked in the colors in the underpainting layer and then revised and adjusted the overpainting layer’s color and values. For me, this piece is more about composing the work; after we discussed the design and changed the piece to make the Eagle and fence larger, I can remember hearing the painter say, “I never thought about changing the size of the eagle and fence.” Just because something is in our reference doesn’t mean we can’t change it or remove it altogether.</div></div>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-69160717487888803192020-08-02T14:54:00.015-04:002022-02-24T16:02:25.241-05:00I know Kung Fu!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sQmkKs3N4Cg/Ya-8PJ6kv6I/AAAAAAAANEU/egA1wyBaTHAeefXgkO92j6MJzWYvteJqACNcBGAsYHQ/s800/i-know-kung-fu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="800" height="340" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sQmkKs3N4Cg/Ya-8PJ6kv6I/AAAAAAAANEU/egA1wyBaTHAeefXgkO92j6MJzWYvteJqACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h340/i-know-kung-fu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>So, my grand idea moving forward is to offer several new instructional classes a month, short classes that are only a few hours, and multi-day classes. Both of which I want to prerecord so I can offer them immediately to the students who took the live online class. I didn’t realize the tremendous learning curve there would be in learning how to use and edit Adobe Premiere, a video editing program.</p><p></p><p>I started Wednesday of this past week and just finished the promo video (Saturday at 10:15 pm) for my live online class Painting Technique - Cloud Study I that I am offering on September 2, 2020. I also put together the preliminary lessons that will need to be completed before the day of the class. My brain hurts immensely and my back hurts from parking my rear end in a chair for days on end but I am happy with the results. And I feel like Neo from the movie Matrix when he downloaded to his brain how to fight in martial arts and he turns to Morpheus and says “I know Kung Fu!” Of course, after taking the red pill, I would say, “I know video editing!”</p><p>If you have a free moment, check out my efforts by watching the Cloud Study I promo video below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y9saLiJ4_zw" width="320" youtube-src-id="Y9saLiJ4_zw"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212338; font-family: Proxima; font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 22px;"><br /></p>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723410954918845624.post-68247315881769710892020-07-13T19:06:00.083-04:002022-02-24T16:02:02.985-05:00End of one road and the beginning of the new one.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-p9Gu2ZrfA/Ya-2ueDHcTI/AAAAAAAANDw/gL2Fe-PZtcIIdWy5VPcbJ2a_vNGJzx-1gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2000/MAA%2Bsign%2Bin%2Bdump.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="2000" height="408" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-p9Gu2ZrfA/Ya-2ueDHcTI/AAAAAAAANDw/gL2Fe-PZtcIIdWy5VPcbJ2a_vNGJzx-1gCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h408/MAA%2Bsign%2Bin%2Bdump.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">End of an era, the Midlothian Art Academy sign in the county dump</span></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: #212338; font-family: Proxima; font-size: 17px;"></span></p><p>Well, I guess the first post on this blog, in a long time, should be about why I am back here. It was not my intention to build an online art school platform; well, maybe that isn’t the complete truth. In 2016 I had initially thought about creating some online instructional content, but then I had the opportunity to open my art school studio.</p><p>I started with a 1200 square foot space that I designed and constructed consisting of a teaching studio, a small personal studio, and an exhibition space. And it was going rather well, and in hindsight, I should have stayed in that spot. I had brought on other instructors, and we had multiple class offerings, so it made sense to expand. In September 2019, I moved the academy into the new building, two large teaching studios, an administration office, a waiting area with a library, my studio, my lead instructor’s studio, John Sims, and a framing/storage room. I would be lying if I didn’t say how proud I was of the new place.</p><p>Then on Friday, March 13, 2020, everything came to a screeching halt. As I think back on that day, I am still amazed at how fast it all came about. We had just finished setting up an art show for that evening, where we were going to welcome my friend and fellow artist Steven Walker for an artist reception. Steven was also scheduled to teach a two-day painting workshop. John and I finished setting up the art show around 11am when we started seeing and hearing rumblings of a possible shutdown. We went to go and get lunch and brought it back to the studio, and as we ate, I had the news on. I can remember turning to John and saying I think we may have to cancel the opening tonight. By 2pm, it was apparent that we needed to cancel the opening; by 4 pm, I had to cancel the workshop. I then received a phone call from my wife, and she told me that she would be working from home for the next several weeks, maybe months. Then my son’s school was canceled for the next two weeks. By 6 pm, the same day that started with the excitement of an art show opening all of the winter/spring session of classes had been postponed.</p><p>I shut and locked the doors that night for the last time.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UryaKUDD9qc/Ya-3F4QiqnI/AAAAAAAAND4/ItagoBH7fxAan-7dIzVh5nxTtXUGeLB4QCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Last%2BClass.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="2048" height="381" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UryaKUDD9qc/Ya-3F4QiqnI/AAAAAAAAND4/ItagoBH7fxAan-7dIzVh5nxTtXUGeLB4QCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h381/Last%2BClass.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">When I went to clean out the studio, this was one of the things written on the dry erase board.</span></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Not knowing what to do, I turned to my original idea from 2016 and started building my online art school program. Although with a different focus, not one on recorded videos but a focus on turning my studio into a virtual studio and instructing students live online in their studios. I’ll be honest, I was worried, but as they say, where there is a will, there is a way. By Wednesday, March 18, I had finished days of research on how to go virtual, and with no money coming in for the foreseeable future, I invested in two webcams and a headset. By Tuesday, March 23, I was teaching my first live online class with a handful of students, and it went exceptionally well!</p><p>Here we are at the end of July, and it has been a challenging and difficult road but a road that I can’t see exactly where it will go, but I am on it pushing forward.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cpejGl2p-MA/Ya-4S0X0UDI/AAAAAAAANEA/A6r1-woF7gM7EV9INB7Y3oqWFyvKYdAewCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Drawing%2Btable.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="2048" height="378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cpejGl2p-MA/Ya-4S0X0UDI/AAAAAAAANEA/A6r1-woF7gM7EV9INB7Y3oqWFyvKYdAewCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h378/Drawing%2Btable.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Computer and cameras in the studio moving forward on this new road.</span></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Robert Louis Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14547844386306822092noreply@blogger.com0Midlothian, VA, USA37.5061069 -77.64900059.1958730638211534 -112.8052505 65.816340736178844 -42.4927505