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An Index of Bare Trees

12/31/2020

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"An Index of Bare Trees" - charcoal and acrylic on repurposed plywood, 14.5" x 13" x 1".  Ready to hang (sides are painted; no need to frame.  Hanging wire attached). Part of the series "A View From the Gorge."   Available here and at Artfinder.

A bibliography of falling leaves,
an index of bare trees,
​and finally, a crow flying like a signature
over the soft white endpapers of the year.

from Winter Morning Walks: One Hundred Postcards to Jim Harrison by Ted Kooser


Diving back into the gorge this week with inspiration from Falls Creek Falls, where a long, meandering exit trail took us through deep valleys with boneyards of massive trees straddling hilltops, rocks, bramble and each other.  The oddly architectural lines of the inspiration image grabbed me.  
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An Index of Bare Trees
You've followed me through every awkward phase of my painting and blogging journey, dear reader (well, I'm sure there will be more of those yet)  Now get ready for the awkwardness of my baby giraffe-like video legs.  Thanks in advance for your patience as I learn editing software, camera settings and all the things!

Here's a video in three parts.  With each one the stopping point was a 24-hour pause where I spent time pondering the painting and sneaking up on it during different lighting and from various angles.  In this piece, on a piece of plywood my niece previously painted and then donated to my pile of paint-overs, tools used include brushes, rubber wedge, squeegee, deli paper, paper towel and fingers.  Charcoal and acrylic paint, liberal use of water.  Underpainting in fluorescent orange.
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Inspiration image, Notanized
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Carl Stoveland
12/31/2020 11:18:57 am

Dang! That was fun watching your painting evolve and come to life. I think I’ll watch them again.

Carl

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jen
12/31/2020 04:07:03 pm

Carl! Coming from a photo/video expert like yourself, that's BIG! Thanks, friend!

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Dotty Seiter link
12/31/2020 11:45:05 am

I am mesmerized, Jen. Your videos and painting are godsends as I scan the index of bare trees of my year and touch the soft white endpapers of 2020. The architectural abstraction you've created is compelling, your videos are compelling, your words are compelling. Thank you for inviting me/us into your studio, into your process, into your thoughts!

Happy new year!

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jen
12/31/2020 04:08:25 pm

Dotty! Happy New Year, lovely friend! Thank you so much for your enthusiastic support as I get my video-legs wobbling underneath me. Big hugs!

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Carol Edan link
1/2/2021 09:29:30 am

Thanks for the videos! Wow, what a challenge! Strong, simple, energetic.. Love the wisps of orange that show through, the strong diagonals, and the sense of light. Thanks for letting me the fly on the wall of your studio.

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jen
1/3/2021 08:01:58 pm

Carol! Thank you, lovely one! I am working on ignoring the camera...but I am not there yet. At least this piece flowed pretty freely, unlike tomorrow's post....ooooh no! ha ha!

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