tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71100706900592332452024-03-13T20:49:36.900-08:00 Marianne Elson Daily PaintingsMarianne Elson Daily Paintingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07296224880664749809noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110070690059233245.post-65213351480637940892023-11-21T23:52:00.007-09:002023-11-22T00:09:10.249-09:001st in a Daily Painting series<p><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63lL9CREOaeNwmKQE6RA2It3DLW9tbaiaFv5ieybKFQu9XWVSDxSQafvd69cmmGy-snzIk0niJFo42SBcHxBwCfAdl6YL_W-6V6z76qhc5wusEoRxB4RQupTMGxgTHQhtIT_Kw-_wlvtSn33a7vkuGIjJkG4lapJhtiwZDqX5BsMyTjcOgH-PlCJxg7U/s2305/IMG_4242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="2300" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63lL9CREOaeNwmKQE6RA2It3DLW9tbaiaFv5ieybKFQu9XWVSDxSQafvd69cmmGy-snzIk0niJFo42SBcHxBwCfAdl6YL_W-6V6z76qhc5wusEoRxB4RQupTMGxgTHQhtIT_Kw-_wlvtSn33a7vkuGIjJkG4lapJhtiwZDqX5BsMyTjcOgH-PlCJxg7U/w392-h393/IMG_4242.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Family Time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>6"x 6" oil painting on board</div><div> #1 </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, here we go! </div><div><br /></div><div>I figure, if I announce to my corner of the world that I'm trying to create a habit, I'll hold myself accountable... and I'll try my best to stay with it! I'm hoping to paint small, frequent paintings. I'd love to give myself permission to paint loosely... quickly and jump from subject to subject, and this feels like a fun way to do just that.. and a fun experiment to try!</div><div><br /></div><div>I've known about the Dailey Painting movement, but I haven't felt the pull until recently. There are so many incredible artists out there painting on the daily. They report that they're learning so much, enjoying the creating process again, and creating new opportunities around what they love to do... Yes, Yes, and Yes! Sign me up!</div><div><br /></div><div>As of now...I feel like the list of paintings I'd love to create is so long, that it kinda stifles me. Which one to do first? Do I have time to create the image I have in my mind? Will it be a part of a group theme? Where do I store all these paintings. I can get overwhelmed by the ideas and what to do next. So painting a small painting a day (or close to daily) gives me more room to experiment and get back to playing with paint.. not take things too serious and intimidate myself with each project. So, that's my new goal.</div><div>Thank you for checking in and looking! I appreciate your company.</div><div>Wish me luck :)</div><div><br /></div><div> </div></div>Marianne Elson Daily Paintingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07296224880664749809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110070690059233245.post-65985021557634322832018-08-03T17:55:00.002-08:002018-08-03T17:58:09.748-08:00If not now, when? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's evening and I'm sitting in my van watching my dog Bailey sleep. I'm at a campground outside of Yellowstone Park. I'll head in tomorrow morning and spend the weekend camping and sight seeing in the park. So I thought I'd write a blog post and show some of the places Bailey and I've been the past few months. We started in Alaska and my husband drove down through Canada with us. He got us safely into Washington and needed to get back to his job. So from there, Bailey and I have been roaming around and stopping to visit friends along the way. We drove though Washington state, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming... and after Yellowstone Park, I'm headed to cooler weather and a hot meal with my favorite two people on Bainbridge Island. </div>
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You know how a house dog looks generally clean, living in a furnished home with soft couches and pretty rugs, a clean water dish, regular meals ... it's fur is tidy and brushed, trimmed nails, a bright, clean collar around it's neck. Now picture what this dog looks like after it escaped under the fence and ran around off the leash for a day and night. You find your dog...it's been running around like a wild animal for 48 hours, dried mud on it's paws, maybe a scrape on it's face, fur is all wild and messy. There's a wild look in your dog's eyes, maybe it doesn't come to you immediacy when you call it's name. </div>
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Well, I'm feeling like that dog right now. The one that's on the run. Especially the hair part. :)</div>
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Tomorrow morning I'll wake up, have some coffee and a banana, and then I'll go explore Yellowstone with my dog and my camera :)</div>
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Well....inspired by others and my own insatiable desire to wander, I've decided to step out and explore for 4-5 months. I live in Alaska, so that's where the journey begins. </div>
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The rest of the trip is going to be... wherever the wind blows me, leaving lots of room for surprises and miracles. I believe if I loosen my tight grip on how things are "supposed to be", then miracles have room to slip into my life and show me something new and beautiful. I'm traveling with one of my very best friends... Bailey. A dog I adopted from the animal shelter in Anchorage. A dog that had been adopted and returned by 4 families the year we brought her home that sunny October day.</div>
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Who knows how many homes she had tried to be a part of over her 7 years.</div>
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She was afraid of <u>everything</u>. She had a rocky beginning at my home, but I have a loving family and we all gave her room to love us, be brave and learn a new way to look at life. </div>
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She's the perfect copilot for my trip, and she's gonna need to let go of some of her fears, just like I do. We're both going to be brave and let each day come with everything it has to offer.</div>
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My family is very supportive and I am very blessed to have the opportunity to do this. I'll be posting new sights from time to time...and maybe a new drawing or painting from time to time. The details and pictures will be here on my blog throughout the summer.</div>
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I have a feeling this is going to be the most amazing summer!</div>
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Bailey....my adorable copilot.</div>
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These paintings are on display and for sale now at Modern Dwellers Chocolate Lounge.</div>
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I have been daydreaming and painting images of road trips.</div>
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Painting is close to a prayer for me....and these prayers are about to come true.</div>
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I'm going on a road trip...from Alaska, through Canada and exploring the western US, </div>
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my dog Bailey and I. I saw Utah last fall, and I need to go back and paint it. I'm not sure how long the trip will be. In the morning, I imagine Bailey and I on the road until fall....at night when I'm tired, I wonder if it's a good idea at all. But morning comes and I have butterflies and excitement again for an adventure I've been dreaming about for years now.</div>
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But first, my husband (gifted mechanic) is going to replace the clutch in our VW van....maybe fuel lines, new transmission oil, oil change, new air filter..... by the first week of May.</div>
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This is a special motorcycle. It's a painting of my dad's bike while I was growing up. </div>
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It's a 1972 Triumph ...trophy.</div>
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It was the bike I rode on the back of when I was growing up.</div>
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Good times. </div>
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I'm thinking about getting myself a new Triumph these days.</div>
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They're just as beautiful but have all the modern amenities!</div>
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Marianne Elson Daily Paintingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07296224880664749809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110070690059233245.post-76898464367906025772017-07-01T22:33:00.000-08:002017-07-01T22:52:16.368-08:001971 Triumph Motorcycle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">On my easel in the garage.... my 1971 Triumph TR6. I'm painting a motorcycle of mine. I grew up riding on the back of this motorcycle, going on rides with my dad. Great memories of holding onto my dad...helmet...vintage goggles and summer rides. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I still have a lot to do, but I'm making progress... this painting is 48"x 60" ...the biggest I've ever painted. I've always wanted to be able to roll a motorcycle in the house and have it in a corner like a beautiful sculpture through the winter.... this might be another way to enjoy a motorcycle in the living room. </span></div>
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Lately, every time I see one of my paintings, I see a children's story.</div>
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I don't try to paint this way...I mean... I do. What I mean is, even when I know a color should be subdued a bit....so that another subject can take center stage in the painting, </div>
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I can't do it. It's like saying....this part isn't as special as this other part. </div>
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I know the idea behind painting this way. I know that amazing artists accomplish gorgeous pieces of art by using this technique. I just can't seem to do it, even when I set out to try.</div>
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Maybe this is just how I paint. </div>
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I'm cool with that, but some of these paintings feel like a page in a children's story. </div>
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Maybe that's the most logical next step. </div>
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I'm waiting for an idea to come to me...and I'm going to start that project.</div>
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I hope spring is filling you up with excitement and energy!</div>
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I did it! I got through February. </div>
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It's the hardest part of living in Alaska for me...the month of February. </div>
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Keep my head down and stay busy, try not to notice how cold or dark it is. </div>
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Mentally, I start day dreaming about adventures away.</div>
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While I run on a treadmill at the gym, I crank the music and imagine....</div>
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body surfing in the ocean somewhere, trail running through the green woods, </div>
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walking barefoot in grass, warm breeze brushing past the bare skin on my arms and legs.</div>
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I'm ready to walk out the door in a t-shirt again. </div>
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Now it's March, and when I head home from my studio...it's still daylight!</div>
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When the sun is out...I can feel it! Sunshine is warm again!!</div>
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Here's something I painted a couple weeks ago, in the mist of my toughest month.</div>
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I guess I should be grateful for February... </div>
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it's the month that I dream up adventures to go on for the rest of the year. </div>
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Get myself out into the big, wonderful world.</div>
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What was planned this February? </div>
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So far...I'll be plein air painting in Utah, visiting my sister in Colorado</div>
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Thank you February 2017...</div>
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it was challenging as always, but interesting.</div>
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Marianne Elson Daily Paintingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07296224880664749809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110070690059233245.post-22194201278275170372017-01-31T15:05:00.000-09:002017-01-31T15:05:25.555-09:00Late Afternoon Glow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Alaskan winter days have beautiful lighting. It's either looking like sunrise or sunset most of the day, unless it's plain 'ol darkness...then it's just dark.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This painting was done from a reference photo taken at 3:30 pm. The sun just rides along the horizon in December. This glass building was glowing. If I turned around, I wouldn't be able to see the sun from my vantage point....but this building was reflecting everything from the southern skyline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Traffic....if your a night lights junkie like me, traffic in the winter up here is pretty beautiful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And if I'm not wearing my glasses... all those lights have a large halo effect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Show the world your heart. Don't be scared... show us what you're made of. </span></div>
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It's winter wonderland here in Anchorage, Alaska...so all seems to be white, blue and different shades of grey. This is a great way to infuse my brain with color.....saturate my view with warm, vibrant colors. </div>
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I hope 2017 blesses you with love, good health and happiness!</div>
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This is a road side painting I did a while back. Done in the comfort of my car.</div>
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Diamond Jim's liquor and gifts, is on your way out of town... heading down the Seward Highway, just outside of Anchorage, Alaska. </div>
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I love neon and really ....any lit sign at night...glowing in the dark.</div>
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I had a master plan on this painting. This was the quick beginning that I was planning to add to.</div>
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This quick beginning, the part I thought was just a rough draft to what was to come....well, this was the "jewel". This was the gift I was given that day, but I threw it away!!! I painted over top of this....and let's just say, it was an epic fail. After this start...I tried to paint a look that wasn't there. I tried to paint a person that wasn't there....ignored the kindness, playful nature, more vulnerable look coming back at me.</div>
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Most of the time, I'm trying to capture a tiny essence of who I saw. My quick, rough gesture drawings capture so much more than a can get when I have time to think and "try" to draw correctly. I like the drawings I've created in less than 20 minutes.....the most success I've had, in my opinion, are the 1- 5 minute sketches. They might be only a few lines, but they can say more than a drawing that I've worked the technical aspects. What I win in technical points, I usually lose in emotion, capturing movement or their personality.</div>
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The more I go on pure instinct, leave my inner critic back at home, the more "life" there is in the drawing. That inner critic...she's such a pain! </div>
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She's always hanging out with me, but she doesn't get to vote as much as she used to :)</div>
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First session is 2 hrs, easel and materials will be provided, cost is $50</div>
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2 hour painting session, cost is $40 </div>
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My studio is open Tuesday thru Friday from 12-6pm, if you let me know a good time, I’ll try to accommodate you. Only 3 students or less at one time.<span style="font-size: 20px; line-height: normal;"> <b> </b></span></div>
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email me with questions at <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 30, 170); color: #021eaa;"><a href="mailto:Marianne@MarianneElson.com">Marianne@MarianneElson.com</a></span></div>
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5,900 applicants and one of my paintings made it as a finalist in this competition.</div>
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Just a still life ....with fun stuff I happened to have around.</div>
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I've loved Hello Kitty since I was old enough to collect stickers, about 8yrs old.</div>
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She was the coolest sticker in my collection.....a puffy sticker, plastic...shaped like a vanilla wafer cookie (another passion of mine) </div>
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Stickers and cookies, sometimes I feel like I've never grown up. I'd still love to sort through an album or shoe box of stickers ...while munching on vanilla wafers. </div>
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I love a good skull painting now and then!</div>
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This guy's still working it....some men don't know when to stop ;)</div>
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I love to see others owning their individuality....cultivating it, creating it, nurturing it and last but not least....Enjoying their uniqueness. </div>
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This young lady is beautiful....and embracing who she is. It's a big part of her charm.</div>
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I loved painting this one....focusing for a moment... only on her.</div>
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Make sure to let "You" shine today! </div>
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Marianne Elson Daily Paintingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07296224880664749809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110070690059233245.post-88241164606278384402016-10-11T12:49:00.001-08:002016-10-11T12:52:43.066-08:00Charcoal drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Charcoal drawings have such a natural tendency to create a mood. Reminds me of black and white photography....which is where my artistic cravings started. </div>
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