tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41203876703782227192024-03-13T17:55:58.869-04:00Matthew MattinglyArtworks, writing and contraptionsmdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-59626173752380913082024-03-01T10:07:00.001-05:002024-03-01T10:07:51.623-05:00MICAfest Art for Change: The M/others’ View<p> <span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">"Three Women" and "Sunscreen" have been accepted to MICAfest Art for Change: The M/others’ View, a Visual/Performing/Literary Arts Festival coming to Northampton, MA in May. It will feature performances and visual art displays exploring non-traditional definitions and narratives of "m/otherhood," and will go on throughout the month of May at various venues to be announced.</span></p><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://experiencemica.org/">https://experiencemica.org/</a></span><div><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; transition-property: none;" /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">I'll post more details as they become available.</span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcrv7Xh6IA0mrEKM_osrHSW6gn88WI4kES4kgYQwXE6XR-o5gI-y-QnqcHHhanqpWIxl6JuD05G2PR2EMbO-xYe_n45WFvZD-w3txx-TimbObg9FtqgMdOcpqlsErOcwEtZYHqgxIdXs6t9hbJkrQHixfFrXNgWQnwa2SlM5WfhrT9nZ768-AwufFkaAN/s460/three%20women.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Oil painting of three women on a porch, representing three generations. The daughter looks into the picture, across a valley with an old brick mill town with a Florentine tower. In the distance a thunder cloud looms. The mother is busy hanging a sheet on a clothes line, her gaze directed across the picture. The grandmother looks out of the picture, meeting our eyes with a quizzical expression." border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="460" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcrv7Xh6IA0mrEKM_osrHSW6gn88WI4kES4kgYQwXE6XR-o5gI-y-QnqcHHhanqpWIxl6JuD05G2PR2EMbO-xYe_n45WFvZD-w3txx-TimbObg9FtqgMdOcpqlsErOcwEtZYHqgxIdXs6t9hbJkrQHixfFrXNgWQnwa2SlM5WfhrT9nZ768-AwufFkaAN/w640-h556/three%20women.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2ujbb56UIX31A0rbjgkXu2A7EM1soyE1yvPDL2oeeTxlAxlHbwIP1Pm_dVXzMraAA6-8ERANby0Om6PPMBYAi9klWFrSp3x1BoCYUp4_K1wHZsGN9kEKTkYGEQk0cDQ6IYP7SkK13jm2nVhr7IAH1VEhDhHqWGUPVNPPjZyY-kIpyFj812Jpu1nVvsPQ/s3928/Sunscreen%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pastel painting of mother applying sunscreen to little daughter's nose. Behind them, a very large wave is breaking" border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="3928" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2ujbb56UIX31A0rbjgkXu2A7EM1soyE1yvPDL2oeeTxlAxlHbwIP1Pm_dVXzMraAA6-8ERANby0Om6PPMBYAi9klWFrSp3x1BoCYUp4_K1wHZsGN9kEKTkYGEQk0cDQ6IYP7SkK13jm2nVhr7IAH1VEhDhHqWGUPVNPPjZyY-kIpyFj812Jpu1nVvsPQ/w640-h364/Sunscreen%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="-apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-50683214095060330232024-03-01T10:03:00.000-05:002024-03-01T10:03:03.620-05:00 PCC Memories - etching work in progress<p>This is the first proof I've gotten that looked decent enough to post. I've been tweaking the variables of the process - prepping the plate, applying the ground, inscribing the drawing, etching, inking, wiping, preparing the paper, and printing. Still pretty far from having a reliable procedure but starting to narrow it down. I'm using non-toxic, or at least less toxic materials - BIG Etching Ground, Akua ink, SoySolve, etc. I started out with a sandpaper aquatint, in which a hard ground is applied before running the plate through the press a few times with a sheet of sandpaper, then etched. I successively stopped out selected areas and re-etched to create a range of values, then did the lines and hatching as several separate states. Those dark black marks are deep holes that crept in during the first etch. I've tried scraping and burning them but that only seems to lighten the surrounding area making them stand out more. I'm wondering if they could be filled in with epoxy or something?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsX1voCED-9FdBXwOuGFwBjvmVVjKtumFHl6wQcPsKCTsLvRT8OjlzVyhNvBexCGfpo445V_vhriG-ZaKNowxMEg1Iy8AOu2C5naNEJHzGWzeyd830SKy-zccCm7_6OyrtQt4vr7NeMo8Reg55AzaEG9KKteTcrsaKE6lDQy6ykPp6RKO4rXW_JLM-rUJ/s1040/PCC%20Memories%2011%20sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Etching of streetcar interior with pensive man in foreground, mother reading large book wile her daughter looks on, other passengers in background." border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1040" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsX1voCED-9FdBXwOuGFwBjvmVVjKtumFHl6wQcPsKCTsLvRT8OjlzVyhNvBexCGfpo445V_vhriG-ZaKNowxMEg1Iy8AOu2C5naNEJHzGWzeyd830SKy-zccCm7_6OyrtQt4vr7NeMo8Reg55AzaEG9KKteTcrsaKE6lDQy6ykPp6RKO4rXW_JLM-rUJ/w640-h446/PCC%20Memories%2011%20sm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-47983131237856697892024-02-01T17:43:00.001-05:002024-02-15T17:46:02.946-05:00 Mother Comforted by Child<p>Another recent pencil drawing that might become an etching. I've been struck in the past by scenes of upset parents consoled by children (including me by mine) in various places, and done sketches. I was surprised as this one from imagination started to take shape with such a dark Kollwitzian vibe, but then the child seemed to be channeling a more cheerful Cassatt energy, so we have a yinyang dialectic thing going on. I don't know what the water signifies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97sKBLAXNBuOWAx307VhbLoF66Ie69q9etzMFYwj5ciVWvAxN764voYmoq1QgpVV8DxISszV4tsgVWZMdwcLb6a4JT0KzMkJENCqaBsgXTeqJK0zu5DQAiTCKd_FTTkzXVO2LkOUC8gkx3YQHJMuGnOqTJR8FmwqTb7o0vfGtVf-tlFkCgYyyuvUKzi-r/s3268/Mother%20comforted%20by%20child%20signed%20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pencil drawing of sad-looking mother, immersed in waist-high water, holding child as he reaches up to touch her face." border="0" data-original-height="3268" data-original-width="2912" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97sKBLAXNBuOWAx307VhbLoF66Ie69q9etzMFYwj5ciVWvAxN764voYmoq1QgpVV8DxISszV4tsgVWZMdwcLb6a4JT0KzMkJENCqaBsgXTeqJK0zu5DQAiTCKd_FTTkzXVO2LkOUC8gkx3YQHJMuGnOqTJR8FmwqTb7o0vfGtVf-tlFkCgYyyuvUKzi-r/w570-h640/Mother%20comforted%20by%20child%20signed%20.jpeg" width="570" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-61758907055738379502024-01-30T17:33:00.001-05:002024-02-15T17:43:02.114-05:00PCC Memories<p> The latest version of the trolley picture, which I'm currently calling "PCC Memories," in honor of the old Boston streetcars. The most drastic change is the cropping of an inch on the left side, which I think is an improvement, but not one that I arrived at for artistic reasons. I have been considering this to be a design for an etching, and the earlier version was 11" x 7", which I had thought to be near the limit I could fit in my DIY vertical etching tank. Only after I had sized the plate using an experimental technique using my table saw to cut and bevel it on one pass, and followed with some filing and buffing, did I realize that my tank could actually only accommodate a 10" plate. After some consideration I ended up cutting both the drawing and the plate down to size, and I don't miss any of that stuff on left side at all. And the table saw technique worked well, making it a lot less onerous to have to redo the cut.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3rn-EyRFHrWGFqtvBQ7eSACaAvB4lCKSoPWByJPw7U3CTBbHa1uzSiK4hJ7x8Si9xDLGmz0FSn4BQI-zvIfP17Z7Cu5UJYy_aUoTkle69gqNlrYeHb7uzLQDtph93GImi75kGj9ePJfGdfaVsw1K0K3scnfG7J62Xzfh0d3nYppGj7B5qAWyX4PjeaXE/s3703/PCC%20Memories%20signed.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pencil drawing of streetcar interior with pensive man in foreground, mother reading large book wile her daughter looks on, other passengers in background." border="0" data-original-height="2559" data-original-width="3703" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3rn-EyRFHrWGFqtvBQ7eSACaAvB4lCKSoPWByJPw7U3CTBbHa1uzSiK4hJ7x8Si9xDLGmz0FSn4BQI-zvIfP17Z7Cu5UJYy_aUoTkle69gqNlrYeHb7uzLQDtph93GImi75kGj9ePJfGdfaVsw1K0K3scnfG7J62Xzfh0d3nYppGj7B5qAWyX4PjeaXE/w640-h442/PCC%20Memories%20signed.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ8_n21BJu1HHp8wyxabyvuvt6IU8dZHpfPus2htbFyreLWpwTBrxShvxIyAHxbeF6rZfmWlDc5h23IGMUkytU1YHnJypfFzMEZkeeElqaVgsZQROFLU8ecNwuQxNACilmze6mjzsC_125DShfLj3-u36f8NbB1q-P9jqCfSymlb7ww0qRW9GYB6uoI49/s3952/IMG_6816%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pencil drawing of streetcar like the first image, but including section on left with vertical pole and other passengers." border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="3952" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ8_n21BJu1HHp8wyxabyvuvt6IU8dZHpfPus2htbFyreLWpwTBrxShvxIyAHxbeF6rZfmWlDc5h23IGMUkytU1YHnJypfFzMEZkeeElqaVgsZQROFLU8ecNwuQxNACilmze6mjzsC_125DShfLj3-u36f8NbB1q-P9jqCfSymlb7ww0qRW9GYB6uoI49/w640-h388/IMG_6816%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49YqdIl8udMqdWih9_XV1e3oGf4wCwlP8RHfnqyaxQZG2UOlFnBDje_H92ZlzpWpH5pWvIuFm05Wc9gFzi_I2XsZYSV4wyt8k5uN3BL5oxMpVe_WCKVkbQgFUs-kkQ4JqlxRcQNVtiqVSzMp4vV5EGfbaIMdvHQvg_E_Q6u1SIy7YuwrZGps-Eh4dsuOG/s4032/IMG_6855.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY vertical etching tank made of plastic bucket enclosed in wooden frame." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49YqdIl8udMqdWih9_XV1e3oGf4wCwlP8RHfnqyaxQZG2UOlFnBDje_H92ZlzpWpH5pWvIuFm05Wc9gFzi_I2XsZYSV4wyt8k5uN3BL5oxMpVe_WCKVkbQgFUs-kkQ4JqlxRcQNVtiqVSzMp4vV5EGfbaIMdvHQvg_E_Q6u1SIy7YuwrZGps-Eh4dsuOG/w480-h640/IMG_6855.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jZU2shfI2MNcYlhS8x799cjhezetoISGjdbaDKp2tWneht93izUL41ScEIsUG0TX8A8QeuQN0hsAxBhARLoSIwYOyxcCABc59ey6nyuC8rUR1Zh-Yz3TDYIL2XY8Fl-4-11crvdTRaxfpZM6ccT_75l06ahz6cuhWbFpACUkpUIBl2BdcN26yl-W0PSa/s4032/IMG_6823.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Table saw set up to cut copper etching plate, with blade at 45 degree angle to bevel edge." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jZU2shfI2MNcYlhS8x799cjhezetoISGjdbaDKp2tWneht93izUL41ScEIsUG0TX8A8QeuQN0hsAxBhARLoSIwYOyxcCABc59ey6nyuC8rUR1Zh-Yz3TDYIL2XY8Fl-4-11crvdTRaxfpZM6ccT_75l06ahz6cuhWbFpACUkpUIBl2BdcN26yl-W0PSa/w480-h640/IMG_6823.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8uAmpIOJbdgfwWtk2zENw-ZP1VvjpW_xLMzBAk5ucowFwILwhmcrCQnTiS20QmU4Dht6gmaixf6wlj0RdWBukTD7DChKaWgrl2V7KRxeLChjpgCHZ1qRB_pIpOxLkZ4et_KF2P-ilftU7k5IvQ1Maeh5By2WbtCA8R9jPjP9gkh1BvodzQwu0-aYKiiI/s4032/IMG_6858.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Close up of copper plate, showing beveled edge" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8uAmpIOJbdgfwWtk2zENw-ZP1VvjpW_xLMzBAk5ucowFwILwhmcrCQnTiS20QmU4Dht6gmaixf6wlj0RdWBukTD7DChKaWgrl2V7KRxeLChjpgCHZ1qRB_pIpOxLkZ4et_KF2P-ilftU7k5IvQ1Maeh5By2WbtCA8R9jPjP9gkh1BvodzQwu0-aYKiiI/w480-h640/IMG_6858.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9gQIo3GruHTCVua2k9HGQGDaUolepp12F8kfaCef9EhUv9Xm60VdC78EUsLCHnGJG3N2VuplLYLUVgiSQUOhT0F_JvHrczlwR025HTgcmxVfqOgt_R1IjWjLR4s2xeysCtj4Cj0M2JM3FikyfInsC2zPq5K7Dd9lg6O31gsOGwKMfViemM30RbLHfGbo/s4032/IMG_6857.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Streetcar drawing taped to drafting table with same-sized copper plate below it." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9gQIo3GruHTCVua2k9HGQGDaUolepp12F8kfaCef9EhUv9Xm60VdC78EUsLCHnGJG3N2VuplLYLUVgiSQUOhT0F_JvHrczlwR025HTgcmxVfqOgt_R1IjWjLR4s2xeysCtj4Cj0M2JM3FikyfInsC2zPq5K7Dd9lg6O31gsOGwKMfViemM30RbLHfGbo/w480-h640/IMG_6857.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-35938360280708495012024-01-08T21:52:00.001-05:002024-01-12T21:59:14.701-05:00 First snowstorm, first snowstorm painting<p>This was done using a mixture of magnetite, chalk, and home-brewed linseed oil as an underpainting. It's good for that purpose because it dries quickly and has a nice feel, somewhere between charcoal and sumi ink. I was trying to primarily catch the movement of the snow and letting the static structures fall into place as the picture developed. , and a video of me in the act</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aDc5L7XnRrQOh6TnjjTaaJaavPORFBMwe_IXBkcffwLLrqq1N0ldyiKC_gkBtXKoAJVB9HE6vLgpCnIHxvPhxayEY9ZlVr4Su7RfV-o8LUOqKzAGaSt7CDeWYGbxKN_QDiu-_AJ4FExAF7JtjVQygmjh7gkYihqKgo_bN8_3shs0TuryYHtXNcT0zA6V/s3326/IMG_6809.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="oil sketch in gray paint of trees and climbing structure surrounded by swirling snow" border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="3326" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aDc5L7XnRrQOh6TnjjTaaJaavPORFBMwe_IXBkcffwLLrqq1N0ldyiKC_gkBtXKoAJVB9HE6vLgpCnIHxvPhxayEY9ZlVr4Su7RfV-o8LUOqKzAGaSt7CDeWYGbxKN_QDiu-_AJ4FExAF7JtjVQygmjh7gkYihqKgo_bN8_3shs0TuryYHtXNcT0zA6V/w640-h528/IMG_6809.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBX6BSC0ZVL9_N1JOx6lowKi5CPd47Fbo2ALAOWMhIaEKch-H5GsWrph3ka3ye9F9IWfcTb8M6J1IJxhYJBznotV_MECHYT4JXm3AyUDN7HKiqdHJyD0tBBBz7InaSOT9JEXZKG_W166sQ_iBBDY9K_2AhLDA4zlQJ6eI-4-ZNmO3ytKWsGx_tkYP2Cxj/s4290/IMG_0136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pochade box on tripod in snowstorm, protected by plastic sheeting supported by metal file folder frame" border="0" data-original-height="4290" data-original-width="2856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBX6BSC0ZVL9_N1JOx6lowKi5CPd47Fbo2ALAOWMhIaEKch-H5GsWrph3ka3ye9F9IWfcTb8M6J1IJxhYJBznotV_MECHYT4JXm3AyUDN7HKiqdHJyD0tBBBz7InaSOT9JEXZKG_W166sQ_iBBDY9K_2AhLDA4zlQJ6eI-4-ZNmO3ytKWsGx_tkYP2Cxj/w426-h640/IMG_0136.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My paintbox sheltered by Artistic In Tent</span></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-19692556105208211692023-12-28T09:52:00.005-05:002024-01-12T10:16:09.178-05:00PCC Memories<p> I've been working on this for about a month, off and on. It started with the foreground guy's eye and worked its way outwards, with no clear direction known. I have no idea what it's supposed to be about beyond the obvious subject matter, but for some reason it has held my interest long enough to get this far. It's now at the point where I could tweak it indefinitely, but would be unlikely to improve it significantly and would probably introduce regressions. I'll let it marinate a while. I'm thinking of using it as the basis for my first larger etching.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUZabz8Hs_RRFnZtCeaMnMBayIWch_M_QvffIITEok6Wu8SVQT3JAEgISOf0LOhv07q_WWEa70XYgXaZjeVzYIv98I4h88mgaVI5TCbhkdAXS6RIDgwYfBDqxi126aK-g2pUT3iZ3ogHXD62d05fIG9udAJmkD4w5XlcrBbY9S-v_IxD-8bHkmafPiaWU/s3912/IMG_6790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pencil drawing of trolley interior with balding man on denim jacket and introspective expression in foreground. In the middle ground is a Black woman and her young daughter. who holds her mother's arm and looks on as the mother makes notes in a very large book on her lap. Behind them are a middle-aged white woman, a man mostly obscured behind his newspaper, a Black man with close cropped hair, a young white woman with long hair, and a whit student type man with a backpack standing in back." border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="3912" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUZabz8Hs_RRFnZtCeaMnMBayIWch_M_QvffIITEok6Wu8SVQT3JAEgISOf0LOhv07q_WWEa70XYgXaZjeVzYIv98I4h88mgaVI5TCbhkdAXS6RIDgwYfBDqxi126aK-g2pUT3iZ3ogHXD62d05fIG9udAJmkD4w5XlcrBbY9S-v_IxD-8bHkmafPiaWU/w640-h398/IMG_6790.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzCB9pCaNr4fTF1opPxdK1Ly6BbaG0ia6F3hwj5XTPcqh2VLTgJWV5_XUnLAOh8bw1Hr-BaqpejtFG9aBK4nQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p>Slideshow of its various states of development and revision.</p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-50847876374737322242023-12-15T09:44:00.001-05:002024-01-12T09:50:43.410-05:00 Self Portrait at 70 with New Hat<p>I just turned 70, and my beloved gave me a very spiffy new hat! My old hat had rendered many years of faithful service but had clearly been through the wars and was ready for retirement. Anyone who does outdoor artwork needs a serviceable hat, weatherproof, flexible, and with a broad brim to defend against the elements and shade one's eyes against the glare.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMKanAQxgJKRNbQvlIA5qUEnt757KE9ozIoKzf3hFyAr7I_pGmTkWldPT1miooAe5V-skPP0s8FOElC0yklMb5yM9wGVVVWMMDvIKX_lFnzFavLMQDp9jEmO2GmkhkIOKCF05J-MBE3WGa7-Nk-c1FX0jdtQIVLw8NZ6jWtrCyyHRlnGyTS9TSW6AHXJS/s3062/IMG_6765.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Ink drawing of man in three-quarter view wearing broad brimmed hat" border="0" data-original-height="3062" data-original-width="2578" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMKanAQxgJKRNbQvlIA5qUEnt757KE9ozIoKzf3hFyAr7I_pGmTkWldPT1miooAe5V-skPP0s8FOElC0yklMb5yM9wGVVVWMMDvIKX_lFnzFavLMQDp9jEmO2GmkhkIOKCF05J-MBE3WGa7-Nk-c1FX0jdtQIVLw8NZ6jWtrCyyHRlnGyTS9TSW6AHXJS/w538-h640/IMG_6765.jpeg" width="538" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC7311lCOuKwYlBWbPrnQAJv7K46_5W1KZilTEC5nBq352KdIpmxSW3_1ikGN52D_DZVGj_LBSZvi5jZaOdR33-LDHpq8l6o2ZPo1USPhEmr1_wkQA34EYSyIrtNvXykAkUJjJsv46klWQPj0sD8t59XtYtLPC-HRT9AY3JIlJIgbYTuv9MrxoOwWmoCZ/s4032/IMG_6766.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Large mirror leaning against bookcase with small mirror supported by C-stand, used to make self-portrait, with drawing on chair in foreground" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC7311lCOuKwYlBWbPrnQAJv7K46_5W1KZilTEC5nBq352KdIpmxSW3_1ikGN52D_DZVGj_LBSZvi5jZaOdR33-LDHpq8l6o2ZPo1USPhEmr1_wkQA34EYSyIrtNvXykAkUJjJsv46klWQPj0sD8t59XtYtLPC-HRT9AY3JIlJIgbYTuv9MrxoOwWmoCZ/w480-h640/IMG_6766.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Double mirror setup I used for the drawing,</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf2xr0LsYj0re5bapvWKACEmdYM2bz91vAzE7ix9oksDO7oTd29kI6BB8A811rMn-G10dcOhHE3cmGhnwSP7Cr3WBKvskIHg0SDFWjPFXnGR533TLk7YROT6tkCuuLg-YSIxqqu3KP3CU44cbbihlD_ClUv80Boanf9IHIDUD4toL3F6MTEx6haESQVGt/s1280/IMG_6761.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Man wearing beat up old hat with doleful expression" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf2xr0LsYj0re5bapvWKACEmdYM2bz91vAzE7ix9oksDO7oTd29kI6BB8A811rMn-G10dcOhHE3cmGhnwSP7Cr3WBKvskIHg0SDFWjPFXnGR533TLk7YROT6tkCuuLg-YSIxqqu3KP3CU44cbbihlD_ClUv80Boanf9IHIDUD4toL3F6MTEx6haESQVGt/w480-h640/IMG_6761.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Old hat</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu22DdtySCXmI8UOogsQ0B_tA0UCd6kWfbrCvYv8768yCEBHz69RnOlz8DhCmzM4K6m1R4amvPmRcFfUxsL6926RrbDKkbaGqSfP6iUXnPETQ03lvgFxVvc0In1P2VyRZvaWoF101tc0BnQ2h4GH9lyCzSmCB5W-qkCKyqOHD9gH3YzvVuk9uS6aY8m6C/s4032/IMG_6758.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Man wearing spiffy new hat with joyful expression" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu22DdtySCXmI8UOogsQ0B_tA0UCd6kWfbrCvYv8768yCEBHz69RnOlz8DhCmzM4K6m1R4amvPmRcFfUxsL6926RrbDKkbaGqSfP6iUXnPETQ03lvgFxVvc0In1P2VyRZvaWoF101tc0BnQ2h4GH9lyCzSmCB5W-qkCKyqOHD9gH3YzvVuk9uS6aY8m6C/w480-h640/IMG_6758.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>New hat</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-86380284063782856252023-12-03T09:41:00.004-05:002024-01-12T09:51:05.973-05:00 First test of the new etching tank<p>I added some lines to the same plate I used the test the press, and bit it in the new tank. It worked fine. The next step is break out a fresh plate and try one for real.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhencVEKtP4ovb7XP756akgszoZZumjgiuRZx0XLf_vEubJ4COsJdGcnxHRkX07cjqWcTy2Wd7rfGwBev06XdzuQaiM6cwY_pTaEVzUs3dpaDmVqHzX8PzvNb7_eLfN-uX-eaCzlkbxXYpeXt5iz1BA8VPvyGXwtj9gS4IS1h5MTs24c8QevPkK8vDH3Vb0/s3024/etching%20test.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Etching of loosely drawn figure in three quarter back view, looking out over river valley with bridge and mountains in background" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhencVEKtP4ovb7XP756akgszoZZumjgiuRZx0XLf_vEubJ4COsJdGcnxHRkX07cjqWcTy2Wd7rfGwBev06XdzuQaiM6cwY_pTaEVzUs3dpaDmVqHzX8PzvNb7_eLfN-uX-eaCzlkbxXYpeXt5iz1BA8VPvyGXwtj9gS4IS1h5MTs24c8QevPkK8vDH3Vb0/w640-h640/etching%20test.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-71753399522810053662023-12-02T01:12:00.001-05:002024-01-11T01:34:49.744-05:00Etching tank<p> Having gotten a larger etching press, I needed a larger etching tank. As far as I could tell, the official vertical etching tanks on offer were larger than I needed, expensive, and requiring a lot more ferric chloride to fill them up. My friend Chris Wirth tracked down this cereal container which is the right size, but I wanted to make a different top with a slot to hang the plate through. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoKyVc08ye8jpERj2Y18wnf8iKVMF-F5Gyrh_xKjSNltVAzuxd4RC_TbdoZMbUaZt-aj8q31gEOyiiVsI44DCTmzfy2At15Ova0jNYFUm9vvAuJsH1e8eKQHj1xNvCIRKUhKTmnQfYejCllfD1DcYUArxtFiReVI6Ejg0_plPeLE9dsL_K2GWn4uPjLr5/s4032/IMG_6730.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Translucent plastic cereal container containing dark brown liquid. Handwritten label says "Ferric Chloride 42 degrees Baume"" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoKyVc08ye8jpERj2Y18wnf8iKVMF-F5Gyrh_xKjSNltVAzuxd4RC_TbdoZMbUaZt-aj8q31gEOyiiVsI44DCTmzfy2At15Ova0jNYFUm9vvAuJsH1e8eKQHj1xNvCIRKUhKTmnQfYejCllfD1DcYUArxtFiReVI6Ejg0_plPeLE9dsL_K2GWn4uPjLr5/w480-h640/IMG_6730.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After making a couple of kludgy prototypes based on replicating the oval shape of the top, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp97Sx9BKJxeVjUBHLGXskJYRXMltalOmjwydvTtaYYgPxud6pxgSt-AIALcQvNE-E1VbJhVJlSpyTMa0mC5Xwy13vY8eC9eMDslxyc_hNGdXg0rzBBlmMdYUveqqnDOJLR6_NTYikjgQsgOwxhE7BSr8HA7nrhKiRBdyGikeI1DaWyL-GWQew2vCQRmKT/s4032/IMG_6732.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Two plexiglass oval shapes with slots on worktable. One has vinyl weather stripping glued onto edge, other has bent paper clips taped around the edge." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp97Sx9BKJxeVjUBHLGXskJYRXMltalOmjwydvTtaYYgPxud6pxgSt-AIALcQvNE-E1VbJhVJlSpyTMa0mC5Xwy13vY8eC9eMDslxyc_hNGdXg0rzBBlmMdYUveqqnDOJLR6_NTYikjgQsgOwxhE7BSr8HA7nrhKiRBdyGikeI1DaWyL-GWQew2vCQRmKT/w480-h640/IMG_6732.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I ended up making a box to hold the tank with a slotted top and a little bridge to stick the end of the tape suspending the plate to. Next step is to try actually biting a plate - should accommodate plates up to about 9" x 12".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf2V6XGvQsetqhsEVpx38SG3w537Tr2DcgJfrQlWFFZAVOVZP-vBYGMMDrOi_AsChP66n8nH1GgTGwwXt0o5ibVpP_rUCb0d1ldNaUAHstCOV18dqG4xLGJeNlOo7bsEpuFRca_FyAxVLaoWpAxIQCPWudR9ajDTVy15wLrGKh9bivSe6LRJ2LhmOoOZb/s4032/IMG_6731.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wooden frame enclosing plastic container with slotted top and plexiglass bridge next to slot." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf2V6XGvQsetqhsEVpx38SG3w537Tr2DcgJfrQlWFFZAVOVZP-vBYGMMDrOi_AsChP66n8nH1GgTGwwXt0o5ibVpP_rUCb0d1ldNaUAHstCOV18dqG4xLGJeNlOo7bsEpuFRca_FyAxVLaoWpAxIQCPWudR9ajDTVy15wLrGKh9bivSe6LRJ2LhmOoOZb/w480-h640/IMG_6731.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-63439775995319693782023-11-30T00:58:00.001-05:002024-01-11T01:01:48.495-05:00 Path into the woods<p>The last time I visited this place it was July and hot as Hades. Today was warmish for November but the sun was already to set behind the bare trees at 2:30 PM. I just had a short time to catch the light in the foreground, the shadow in the woods, and the beckoning light farther down the path.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilMhGn15Kds2IeyPo7dMzAWnEmbVEDy4FVrvn96lfxdVtCJ48TycifVvgkb9UEt5HmmDmHSjwypeCJXwHfASiXvjNFi4fqvXJBsP_FAhZaCLlzVok_TDGQC6HNtm9ppp-JuuaXrZ9IZ9zt7bF0fM_twKm3LD-uc-DytQoMqVryz8u1sxprExeI3W_klUO/s3475/Forest%20Path%20November.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pen and wash drawing of path entering woods. The meadow and foliage in the foreground are sunlit, the path is in shadow, and more sunlight shows through the trees from a clearing farther down the path." border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="3475" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilMhGn15Kds2IeyPo7dMzAWnEmbVEDy4FVrvn96lfxdVtCJ48TycifVvgkb9UEt5HmmDmHSjwypeCJXwHfASiXvjNFi4fqvXJBsP_FAhZaCLlzVok_TDGQC6HNtm9ppp-JuuaXrZ9IZ9zt7bF0fM_twKm3LD-uc-DytQoMqVryz8u1sxprExeI3W_klUO/w640-h432/Forest%20Path%20November.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-9980436787540888572023-11-23T00:55:00.002-05:002024-01-12T09:51:38.811-05:00 Abandoned Getty station<p> Today I am thankful that they didn't tear down this skeevy old abandoned Getty station before I had a chance to paint it again. I did a little watercolor sketch back in April and always wanted come back and do a larger oil painting. This what I was able to do in about two hours - the drawing and overall block in.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDc325DYSMI09HmV6j7Uyl5cMcMwAZc8bSMG_iTyWwygFzLaetvPrI1gMZbeJ-SvMBlqQH9kWvNqlQ6IoUjsQqvjlKKv9hxjwkOoXrDIviCv0jm4GGR_6QN7ftvr2Cm7kmXkhAuV2mlhCelVxOmMn0mcVLFwoOMN-cCxSWbjoHDcQmiUR4XryetcnoQd4/s4032/IMG_6707.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bicycle with pochade box mounted instead of seat with umbrella attached to frame. Old gas station with red canopy in background and depicted on canvas panel in pochade box." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDc325DYSMI09HmV6j7Uyl5cMcMwAZc8bSMG_iTyWwygFzLaetvPrI1gMZbeJ-SvMBlqQH9kWvNqlQ6IoUjsQqvjlKKv9hxjwkOoXrDIviCv0jm4GGR_6QN7ftvr2Cm7kmXkhAuV2mlhCelVxOmMn0mcVLFwoOMN-cCxSWbjoHDcQmiUR4XryetcnoQd4/w640-h480/IMG_6707.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDt7YBDXXiCbmujdPVairk2H3_NKXipcIx_2zpj2X3Ldz2qdpM_4Mba6OEB9LCm4_MZPneDMKtKZdtXqk6nUBsGYPPOUXOwD65UAyoSl5TkLtGmBQHf6j7PVFugGTEpUftW-deNa5qiveKwPaAtZoIkObhqBBH_jJVctXAA2WLmB07KKzmXOjrEP0k56o/s4032/IMG_6708.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Oil painting of abandoned gas station with brown trees in background and asphalt road in foreground." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDt7YBDXXiCbmujdPVairk2H3_NKXipcIx_2zpj2X3Ldz2qdpM_4Mba6OEB9LCm4_MZPneDMKtKZdtXqk6nUBsGYPPOUXOwD65UAyoSl5TkLtGmBQHf6j7PVFugGTEpUftW-deNa5qiveKwPaAtZoIkObhqBBH_jJVctXAA2WLmB07KKzmXOjrEP0k56o/w640-h480/IMG_6708.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-28761913852093100442023-11-20T00:52:00.001-05:002024-01-11T00:54:40.947-05:00Happy birthday Benoit B Mandelbrot<p> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Today is the birthday of Benoit B Mandelbrot, the pioneering French mathematician who discovered fractals and changed forever the way we think about clouds, coastlines, and screen savers. This vision of self-similar cereal came to me in a dream, from which I awoke LMAO (my hypnopompic brain is easily amused).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85gFKARrGX6tTiU9DnrPnfXr-eSVqz0ePKt4t3Am6uX_HIC1YahgXGEEVWbsWnzBsWR2VEI0De873P_mD72sUsd5TWf-vR3t8zbCY5_k8v83oa8SjCb5ydJF-e66fRzeiP964-KxSaVvc4kvVNEYXYL7jA7LcZ1n1AV3o1RhW6g-_gveWcN1vbzsF6CLi/s5911/MandelbrOATS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Watercolor and ink drawing of a cereal box with a picture of an enlarged oat flake, with recursive self-similar flakelets emerging form its five sides. Large text across the top says "MandelbrOats." Smaller text across bottom says "The self-similar cereal."" border="0" data-original-height="5911" data-original-width="4501" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85gFKARrGX6tTiU9DnrPnfXr-eSVqz0ePKt4t3Am6uX_HIC1YahgXGEEVWbsWnzBsWR2VEI0De873P_mD72sUsd5TWf-vR3t8zbCY5_k8v83oa8SjCb5ydJF-e66fRzeiP964-KxSaVvc4kvVNEYXYL7jA7LcZ1n1AV3o1RhW6g-_gveWcN1vbzsF6CLi/w488-h640/MandelbrOATS.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-91714428194377712602023-11-17T00:47:00.001-05:002024-01-11T00:50:31.637-05:00 Triptych<p>Three small plates, of which the bottom two were originally one till I cut it in half, printed together on the new etching press.</p><p>They make an enigmatic statement , no?</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCRfGeob4ckA0PRzl505OwpsyPeXSCvgCwL2aLOykBHq3aVkH13vXEPf9tsZIrG4umHr-_6NCUvVfVETdCT7jR6q5PyMOhHMmzxiKevBcPT6Uq4IbsCv90Fohu4LnEkJYPGwCzMHNb772BO1h_eGamzRuCQ24fmHN6CSr42YkXix0FRxFxfP3iI3vp_qt/s4032/IMG_6694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Etching of three plates printed together. The top plate depicts a mother applying sunscreen to her daughter's nose with with a huge wave breaking in the background. The two bottom plates show a woman and a man, each looking at a window or opening that extends across the two plates." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCRfGeob4ckA0PRzl505OwpsyPeXSCvgCwL2aLOykBHq3aVkH13vXEPf9tsZIrG4umHr-_6NCUvVfVETdCT7jR6q5PyMOhHMmzxiKevBcPT6Uq4IbsCv90Fohu4LnEkJYPGwCzMHNb772BO1h_eGamzRuCQ24fmHN6CSr42YkXix0FRxFxfP3iI3vp_qt/w480-h640/IMG_6694.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZfBVtuXmg3Axrdd-kcfa7LVzOze-H_iiOVh0S8XjyJDG70fFlOsUcD11_S2kb_x2muEjTQXNQIDNqWmoPXDShCEQWNp2FoCZNiWOYf6jqFBMvYycBVRkJmIHnseoIoIjrVMf7RBbeQ6TYyPZlESKgyBou3pAEdV_ZS-oQ9ywP8h53cUogTN4GI1OvIKq/s4032/IMG_6693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Etching press with three plates arranged on the bed." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZfBVtuXmg3Axrdd-kcfa7LVzOze-H_iiOVh0S8XjyJDG70fFlOsUcD11_S2kb_x2muEjTQXNQIDNqWmoPXDShCEQWNp2FoCZNiWOYf6jqFBMvYycBVRkJmIHnseoIoIjrVMf7RBbeQ6TYyPZlESKgyBou3pAEdV_ZS-oQ9ywP8h53cUogTN4GI1OvIKq/w480-h640/IMG_6693.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-73220100536122494592023-11-15T00:43:00.001-05:002024-01-11T00:47:04.435-05:00 New etching press, first print!<p>Just got my new etching press, and pulled a test print using a plate I had started at a workshop last spring. The drawing itself is no great shakes, but the print quality far exceeded my expectations given the number of variables (pressure, paper wetness, ink consistency, etc) any one of which can scuttle the whole operation.</p><p>The press is an RLV A3 size (12" x 17") bed, from South Africa. I've been gradually working up to this investment for some time, starting with drypoints on plexiglass printed by rubbing with a spoon or baren and then tiny etchings printed with an Open Press Project press. I need to get or make a few more things to actually etch larger pieces but then I should be turning out prints up to 8" or 9" wide.</p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD_Zp_U89EUO2mg1fcs-EKCmLxb99vtw9h9Lz7Byp-t-a1L5aNivYEWN3qkEl0q2jRXqgBAEs5-ST4ThGmbAGbmsvN-0mUYEH8-S6l9Ii9q3oJ09xcbSzCMrG9qTh7X2xzTgYDlGipG40Uc98CKxlj277YFm-u9kh-jfk-9-V7h_mjUeTNwDLX_xkucZr/s4032/IMG_6691.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Etching press on desk with plate and print on bed" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD_Zp_U89EUO2mg1fcs-EKCmLxb99vtw9h9Lz7Byp-t-a1L5aNivYEWN3qkEl0q2jRXqgBAEs5-ST4ThGmbAGbmsvN-0mUYEH8-S6l9Ii9q3oJ09xcbSzCMrG9qTh7X2xzTgYDlGipG40Uc98CKxlj277YFm-u9kh-jfk-9-V7h_mjUeTNwDLX_xkucZr/w640-h480/IMG_6691.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPWYOoDXI1rDxG-l-RGqXPMOZABXuMIajQbfnFwCh3F7w8X3P4YgG5jk7zah7tf9YnwWxR6e7GaoRffgUSXK0vGlGy_YkzgPd7Ebi27mnZgoqn2Dlynq-9ufo8YoLTV29vsbUMIcwSeFTDOWHFDwD0jE3iPtKwTuf64o0MEfjcNudUbCBzAy9DC8UE2wb/s3629/IMG_6692.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Etching of loosely drawn figure in three quarter back view, looking out over river valley with bridge and mountains in background" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3629" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPWYOoDXI1rDxG-l-RGqXPMOZABXuMIajQbfnFwCh3F7w8X3P4YgG5jk7zah7tf9YnwWxR6e7GaoRffgUSXK0vGlGy_YkzgPd7Ebi27mnZgoqn2Dlynq-9ufo8YoLTV29vsbUMIcwSeFTDOWHFDwD0jE3iPtKwTuf64o0MEfjcNudUbCBzAy9DC8UE2wb/w640-h534/IMG_6692.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-36851581761401213372023-11-08T20:58:00.004-05:002024-01-11T00:50:49.203-05:00 Lake Warner Shadow<p>I was struck by the bright light on the yellow tree and the cast shadow with hot colors glowing out of it.</p><p>I worked on it over two visits to the site in my kayak, Sketchpad*L, with additional touching up at home. I'm calling it done for now - it's at that dangerous stage where I'm tempted to do little tweaks and details that could lead to killing the original feeling. I'll let it marinate for a while and see if there is really anything that needs to be added or subtracted.</p><p>Oil on linen panel</p><p>6" x 8"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9a8LAihXt2sm4z1WZXe6U83Dxy9GD-2PASdDG7l6V1PwGvnZyWGB3Q0uUXevbOTibeamECkW3-0hlqHsfjNZSXcQuD-tNTuDjCdqLsnVlIgQtRVFNur5WWZ_KKSO3UijDlX4IVKV_oj4m78Jvx5SJZVUYCLww5ccsh74C1XeZfyyiQidxZOP_PIXUwWaq/s3588/IMG_6671.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Oil painting of trees in fall colors reflected in calm lake water under an overcast sky. A bright yellow tree on the left catches the sunlight and casts a dark shadow to the right." border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="3588" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9a8LAihXt2sm4z1WZXe6U83Dxy9GD-2PASdDG7l6V1PwGvnZyWGB3Q0uUXevbOTibeamECkW3-0hlqHsfjNZSXcQuD-tNTuDjCdqLsnVlIgQtRVFNur5WWZ_KKSO3UijDlX4IVKV_oj4m78Jvx5SJZVUYCLww5ccsh74C1XeZfyyiQidxZOP_PIXUwWaq/w640-h466/IMG_6671.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlDYfAElxL8H4u5RKQp5Q37zmuNCJtdL6BS5dqatme4BTp045GdrVkoU1B5MJNC3Ts-qwvmy6vCB__DdvMaqKhqy-yJUl2Z5YaashObaZL-Hd5rKBx2i29FLb2idmcL7-_KrB-USSwzgWuU93z98eFG8-Fcn7d4jrTHLBQx83DjcVjV46LIeH06k_Gzl0/s4032/IMG_6650.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pochade box mounted on kayak with brushes, knives, palette etc and early stage of painting of trees and water." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlDYfAElxL8H4u5RKQp5Q37zmuNCJtdL6BS5dqatme4BTp045GdrVkoU1B5MJNC3Ts-qwvmy6vCB__DdvMaqKhqy-yJUl2Z5YaashObaZL-Hd5rKBx2i29FLb2idmcL7-_KrB-USSwzgWuU93z98eFG8-Fcn7d4jrTHLBQx83DjcVjV46LIeH06k_Gzl0/w640-h480/IMG_6650.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-73861327601343612192023-11-01T20:54:00.002-04:002024-01-12T09:52:17.768-05:00UMass goal posts<p> I started this while waiting for a friend and worked on it some more at home. I lost some of the feeling while chasing after the literal details.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNmSqCAIJO6uOJJvAEEh9xwn5xKAJvl2wjcos9618leguQar8XY_AOjMSBhKYAuvWfBCPFvwNpPGT0OAOg7E8_ljhKqyor4rkPvFaOSqUat6UPKKZG0461TkS61pH0a571lBwXI2F1m99d2R27z2o7nKEpY6Kt6gRgT5RjTx4u5d2P2jHIteWZlH4flCW/s3437/UMass%20goals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="watercolor sketch of athletic field with goal posts. Trees with fall foliage and purple hill in background." border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3437" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNmSqCAIJO6uOJJvAEEh9xwn5xKAJvl2wjcos9618leguQar8XY_AOjMSBhKYAuvWfBCPFvwNpPGT0OAOg7E8_ljhKqyor4rkPvFaOSqUat6UPKKZG0461TkS61pH0a571lBwXI2F1m99d2R27z2o7nKEpY6Kt6gRgT5RjTx4u5d2P2jHIteWZlH4flCW/w640-h432/UMass%20goals.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-70294625828382911612023-09-25T00:53:00.001-04:002023-09-26T00:57:10.539-04:00<p> "Farmall" won the 2nd place award for graphics in the 5th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition in Ware, MA. First photo shows the scratchboard in situ; beneath it is a classy metal plaque reading:</p><p style="text-align: center;">Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition</p><p style="text-align: center;">2023</p><p style="text-align: center;">2nd Place Drawing/Graphics</p><p style="text-align: center;">"Farmall"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKqHTPdYWpqQdJCshr762M3uS0SjFrawaM6BXBVdLkHRi8NGAYu-VebaiXPNPMLHAfYrwuanUAbfU5WDALiAsQfb-V5tNlprv-QFfH6lRZik5YHvSl1kPJiSw22B09AEqGLjdFZ4ZHSamdw3tvOwLA0RJDTAN6z3_VudeONYRrx0YGGiKiHk2d_bmCTKu/s3697/Farmall%20at%20Northeast%20Fine%20Arts%20Exhibition%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Scratchboard drawing hanging on gallery wall. A middle-aged man looks back over his shoulder at a discarded tractor lurking in a patch of trees by a plowed field of stubble in late afternoon light." border="0" data-original-height="3033" data-original-width="3697" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKqHTPdYWpqQdJCshr762M3uS0SjFrawaM6BXBVdLkHRi8NGAYu-VebaiXPNPMLHAfYrwuanUAbfU5WDALiAsQfb-V5tNlprv-QFfH6lRZik5YHvSl1kPJiSw22B09AEqGLjdFZ4ZHSamdw3tvOwLA0RJDTAN6z3_VudeONYRrx0YGGiKiHk2d_bmCTKu/w640-h526/Farmall%20at%20Northeast%20Fine%20Arts%20Exhibition%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Also on display is "Sunscreen," hung high on the wall, so I didn't get a good shot over people's heads. There was a great turnout at the opening and lots of good artwork. Stop by if you can.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdha-7yKea7_CAyOo4z_d1QWdZDlygLp6LDNMDqGZz5BXq5GgI598AbQQoFrTtKUOC5TnMf-Suen8a-N3Vaqx-6WAd2V_4iCpxGRJXv20BwBlnHfEqZu92-58xBvKLWQmj-9Wqz5DEjYdZ9gV-4STizVCwJ-D4DE63E8gQTX1qSLJ2wc5-EgUkkmM3NNM/s4032/IMG_6546.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Pastel painting hanging on gallery wall, depicting a mother applying sunscreen to little daughter's nose. Behind them, a very large wave is breaking" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdha-7yKea7_CAyOo4z_d1QWdZDlygLp6LDNMDqGZz5BXq5GgI598AbQQoFrTtKUOC5TnMf-Suen8a-N3Vaqx-6WAd2V_4iCpxGRJXv20BwBlnHfEqZu92-58xBvKLWQmj-9Wqz5DEjYdZ9gV-4STizVCwJ-D4DE63E8gQTX1qSLJ2wc5-EgUkkmM3NNM/w640-h480/IMG_6546.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Show Dates and Times:</p><p>September 23rd to October 8th, 2023</p><p>Fridays | 4 to 7 pm</p><p>Saturdays & Sundays | 1 to 4 pm</p><p><br /></p><p>Workshop 13</p><p>13 Church St</p><p>Ware, MA 01082</p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-16534505794678397502023-09-20T00:49:00.001-04:002023-09-26T00:52:42.924-04:00<p> Railroad crossing signals on Wason Ave, Springfield MA. A couple more attempts at a scene I did back on August 30. That one I touched up at home with corroborative detail from memory and photo; these are all done on site. The first one is from today, I'm pretty happy with it. The second one, from two weeks ago, was actually going OK until my water brush blorched diluted ink all over the place. It's a good exercise in getting the scale and proportions down.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8c_OjKpmR6QLqWiOnB-mTHp5d2TxpET_Kh0nLSMrpM5Mf1gehfay0yPrUsFLl8AEIwzlTHtFpRiNTHgfnj2HBwOPf0S3GbILK0w64ohsfDoypuWLyMFGtXTKEDxO1S9oQXqCfqF9XQs8w-sKqcsDV27NvSfduS80MrbQo2DblCpRGPmr_mkBmuyxa-aM/s1603/Railroad%20crossing%20%2020230919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Pen and ink sketch of railroad crossing signals with gates, on gray toned paper" border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="1372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8c_OjKpmR6QLqWiOnB-mTHp5d2TxpET_Kh0nLSMrpM5Mf1gehfay0yPrUsFLl8AEIwzlTHtFpRiNTHgfnj2HBwOPf0S3GbILK0w64ohsfDoypuWLyMFGtXTKEDxO1S9oQXqCfqF9XQs8w-sKqcsDV27NvSfduS80MrbQo2DblCpRGPmr_mkBmuyxa-aM/w548-h640/Railroad%20crossing%20%2020230919.jpg" width="548" /></a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbRB_1FtZRuk1v779pMRH270KG4W4xhBZwwwEfdETN7Un28hGxZP2fERW2phnrI9z1MUhPUpEVPv2ICkcSiy9mC_UnqhaOMKN5tW8L5qOh7KrvwvH1s5rv9VrU9mbw8ZadBIYAHk_NMIpNLdd14Fhn0wQOpxHnFgs1ROjQnq1sX31yCClNCaGIT3wsPaY/s1725/Railroad%20crossing%20%2020230905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pen and ink sketch of railroad crossing signals with gates, on tan toned paper, with blotchy ink runs here and there." border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="1383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbRB_1FtZRuk1v779pMRH270KG4W4xhBZwwwEfdETN7Un28hGxZP2fERW2phnrI9z1MUhPUpEVPv2ICkcSiy9mC_UnqhaOMKN5tW8L5qOh7KrvwvH1s5rv9VrU9mbw8ZadBIYAHk_NMIpNLdd14Fhn0wQOpxHnFgs1ROjQnq1sX31yCClNCaGIT3wsPaY/w514-h640/Railroad%20crossing%20%2020230905.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-92048028380647728382023-09-20T00:44:00.001-04:002023-09-26T00:49:52.481-04:00<p> Cori, Zoe, and Shed Roof on display at the 30th Regional Piedmont Art Show in Somers, CT.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEg_pHyr-ulJ7H-BTasfwUy6b8TcaQendlo3e-CBk3JmEOrA0dajKbc7_RmXeXAOu527__jpNBo0xq9F8_Y1yZYjpAAA6KZQVdOfDWvIdcu1uh-7zAUkgIymM8qz3EaC3CWOFi1v_Sq45n4RSXPFpVlnak6wzbF5tFGuLD0ezhqNgdyG-U5IMJE-AZbrTpFW/s2893/Cori%20at%20Piedmont.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pencil and gouache drawing of nude woman, seated, with face mask, hanging on gallery wall. Labels on left side say "Cori" Pencil/gouache Matthew Mattingly Merit Award A powerful drawing that is infused with knowledge and experience ." border="0" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="2856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pHyr-ulJ7H-BTasfwUy6b8TcaQendlo3e-CBk3JmEOrA0dajKbc7_RmXeXAOu527__jpNBo0xq9F8_Y1yZYjpAAA6KZQVdOfDWvIdcu1uh-7zAUkgIymM8qz3EaC3CWOFi1v_Sq45n4RSXPFpVlnak6wzbF5tFGuLD0ezhqNgdyG-U5IMJE-AZbrTpFW/w632-h640/Cori%20at%20Piedmont.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmauDyJRZRuvkPuJgoWKLOmHrLnGrajA9J9IMgd-yPEgdGNDpEOtk6wQN8cc7rsWhF8W7DezMiQtualGEJICvscXHYQZt2jsZL4uIWXm6TB7vyOpqRW-rZuEGIg--lGmtlTLpvd2lpoS_ZPSJ8dtpWR0lctMPgAwElxfag8uEbepAhWORcgqTQpPyBP-9/s2684/Zoe%20at%20Piedmont.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFl7R-fYDr5_MZmFdratvJtYNv2yfE-YmnxnmytAGPQZCDPVhCqWqtdpZfaxecxr3gtoED542JvESs9LMZ59U-aujW-hy4pckha3eP84ZDvWtV38mLPB8ASRFgYFUTHGsNr3E4yhGMGaqwBPGRU9Z7H3F0P1wjt627jItV74xykibrUdLxZYh9OG3EEdc/s2684/Zoe%20at%20Piedmont.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pencil and gouache drawing of nude woman, reclining, hanging on gallery wall. Label on left side says "Zoe" Pencil/gouache Matthew Mattingly" border="0" data-original-height="2684" data-original-width="2665" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFl7R-fYDr5_MZmFdratvJtYNv2yfE-YmnxnmytAGPQZCDPVhCqWqtdpZfaxecxr3gtoED542JvESs9LMZ59U-aujW-hy4pckha3eP84ZDvWtV38mLPB8ASRFgYFUTHGsNr3E4yhGMGaqwBPGRU9Z7H3F0P1wjt627jItV74xykibrUdLxZYh9OG3EEdc/w636-h640/Zoe%20at%20Piedmont.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rACbMs7GnOBvyje23zYy2AN9axHqbzJuNqy3Zx0UcYTV7AXzM2VB6abfaa8S-wztz5rgxD-Np0zSmYc83df3xAfpPxJwWFxBT_2ixHA5TYL9xBOD3tSCvUVtph6Q5ZxWPzG3vtSIO6irPSdwc56xQBGgGX8sTEBgr3msESUEvZEO18Ej3Imn-0DEItA4/s3171/Shed%20Roof%20Piedmont.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Oil painting of house with snow blowing off of roof, hanging on gallery wall. Label on left side says "Shed Roof" Oil Matthew Mattingly" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3171" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rACbMs7GnOBvyje23zYy2AN9axHqbzJuNqy3Zx0UcYTV7AXzM2VB6abfaa8S-wztz5rgxD-Np0zSmYc83df3xAfpPxJwWFxBT_2ixHA5TYL9xBOD3tSCvUVtph6Q5ZxWPzG3vtSIO6irPSdwc56xQBGgGX8sTEBgr3msESUEvZEO18Ej3Imn-0DEItA4/w640-h606/Shed%20Roof%20Piedmont.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>It's a nice show - check it out if you're in the neighborhood.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show hours</p><p>Sept 21 - 22 12:00 - 4:00</p><p>Sept 23 - 24. 10:00 - 2:00</p><p>Sept 28 - 29 12:00 - 4:00</p><p>Sept 30 - Oct 1 10:00 - 2:00</p><p><br /></p><p>Piedmont Hall</p><p>604 Main St</p><p>Somers, CT 06071</p><div><br /></div>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-73619590776724549552023-09-07T01:49:00.005-04:002023-09-11T02:05:38.239-04:00<p> Sketched this tree in watercolor today. It was up hill, so my eye level was roughly at the tree's base. The second pic is what I got down in 45 minutes or so on site. It was hot, and the watercolor dried instantly. Not sure if all my subsequent overworking made it any better.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5a2ClDdG9DOvO3h0bvXicm00az7buk8BVQBhE4Gx-MN5RjL5B2YOkfMA0Ws5FyP6wQQJnmPeogZCbpshPLROpa3jzhtoUBMGy9Y6seH_q2_EU8Fh6fbn3gosWh5UuHECSnF1JHOmKrDfHVCXRTqMIqBqz-4oJyCkRY3PUEpL39ae4lUlW7IQiM4GVMVv/s1711/Tree%20at%20Dr.%20Kate's%2020230908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Watercolor sketch of tree in strong sunlight, seen looking up from below." border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="1146" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5a2ClDdG9DOvO3h0bvXicm00az7buk8BVQBhE4Gx-MN5RjL5B2YOkfMA0Ws5FyP6wQQJnmPeogZCbpshPLROpa3jzhtoUBMGy9Y6seH_q2_EU8Fh6fbn3gosWh5UuHECSnF1JHOmKrDfHVCXRTqMIqBqz-4oJyCkRY3PUEpL39ae4lUlW7IQiM4GVMVv/w428-h640/Tree%20at%20Dr.%20Kate's%2020230908.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqmH4m0rxGfh9nsRGdSZCV3vH_dcJ3_xYpzfeiJvHmBLmAnxUucTU30y-f7NAzfqIYbDqPEl2-x6lyRzGKBE8dX_qBFYngiPPOa0yW5-hGyS3hJwP5J7DpIqM3Mau4x0fPgDDjD1beYkjP0rTL9h3IrQP3pJK4ioUpywZ6e1CFOePDPqckQ_eBKhG5iJw/s1701/Tree%20at%20Dr.%20Kate's%202023007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nitial block-in of watercolor sketch of tree." border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="1154" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqmH4m0rxGfh9nsRGdSZCV3vH_dcJ3_xYpzfeiJvHmBLmAnxUucTU30y-f7NAzfqIYbDqPEl2-x6lyRzGKBE8dX_qBFYngiPPOa0yW5-hGyS3hJwP5J7DpIqM3Mau4x0fPgDDjD1beYkjP0rTL9h3IrQP3pJK4ioUpywZ6e1CFOePDPqckQ_eBKhG5iJw/w434-h640/Tree%20at%20Dr.%20Kate's%202023007.jpg" width="434" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-10611989956328547572023-08-31T01:42:00.001-04:002023-09-11T01:48:47.168-04:00<p> "Cori," "Zoe," and "Shed Roof" have been accepted for the 30th Regional Piedmont Art Show in Somers, CT.</p><p>Cori got a Merit Award.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gxRVsl_D8tnsYmtHafFwS_BoyluvBsxw5epN3AzT2vJw5bE9OhlAXnLGYdH3FM-na_bBLr8_oZ3NZ2qQ0_n2Vk7LhLjQV5zXnbLW5KeXcEpbQRLzcaITJFYqicDgmyEn7_QZXCuePQMTE61FV8odv7u7zLKHMiu4R-ZlzubhF8qmXyGaGpSSDfJE96Jm/s3856/Cori.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pencil and gouache drawing of nude woman, seated, with face mask" border="0" data-original-height="3856" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gxRVsl_D8tnsYmtHafFwS_BoyluvBsxw5epN3AzT2vJw5bE9OhlAXnLGYdH3FM-na_bBLr8_oZ3NZ2qQ0_n2Vk7LhLjQV5zXnbLW5KeXcEpbQRLzcaITJFYqicDgmyEn7_QZXCuePQMTE61FV8odv7u7zLKHMiu4R-ZlzubhF8qmXyGaGpSSDfJE96Jm/w502-h640/Cori.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Cori</p><p>Pencil, gouache on toned paper</p><p>12" x 9.5"</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjX_5y4OXdKq-wbpsxsnuiRqB9ps03MNX5ozSQG-ebXCISWZtCYeGEepT5Bc8PSnAaC5Nqdu1I8VbGM8hLH2c6YF-bCZcLAfLuM2M1qZPxIDA0AvlkRqAl232lghGDefZ53kOybKPLJiHrSvQgRyxBloP2RBqh3Wdqwv5BYhJp9lyFCnZL__lpWyeLX08/s2837/Zoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pencil and gouache drawing of nude woman, reclining" border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="2837" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjX_5y4OXdKq-wbpsxsnuiRqB9ps03MNX5ozSQG-ebXCISWZtCYeGEepT5Bc8PSnAaC5Nqdu1I8VbGM8hLH2c6YF-bCZcLAfLuM2M1qZPxIDA0AvlkRqAl232lghGDefZ53kOybKPLJiHrSvQgRyxBloP2RBqh3Wdqwv5BYhJp9lyFCnZL__lpWyeLX08/w640-h640/Zoe.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Zoe<p></p><p>Pencil, gouache on toned paper</p><p>9.5" x 9.5"</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnfeMx_ZU5wp_9hWPz__A14pkna2pAJ7K8ufiqYNUoUIzqqPh02moNgQOl5TOUtYj2zx7gb7DCKUZP2HxzZQyL29XzjLhjjS8iPeYzk5wPNCvnldDIvg9oIwC9J0MoyUunl7mICPHfrYJMvYdajTlvud9L8Rg4GOLT8MYahKUmvJyDgq1Tv-gWRgSxA__/s3003/Shed%20Roof.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Oil painting of house with snow blowing off of roof" border="0" data-original-height="2459" data-original-width="3003" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnfeMx_ZU5wp_9hWPz__A14pkna2pAJ7K8ufiqYNUoUIzqqPh02moNgQOl5TOUtYj2zx7gb7DCKUZP2HxzZQyL29XzjLhjjS8iPeYzk5wPNCvnldDIvg9oIwC9J0MoyUunl7mICPHfrYJMvYdajTlvud9L8Rg4GOLT8MYahKUmvJyDgq1Tv-gWRgSxA__/w640-h524/Shed%20Roof.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Shed Roof</p><p>Oil on panel</p><p>10" x 12"</p><p><br /></p><p>Opening reception</p><p>September 17 2023 1:00 - 3:00</p><p><br /></p><p>Show hours</p><p>Sept 21 - 22 12:00 - 4:00</p><p>Sept 23 - 24. 10:00 - 2:00</p><p>Sept 28 - 29 12:00 - 4:00</p><p>Sept 30 - Oct 1 10:00 - 2:00</p><p><br /></p><p>Piedmont Hall</p><p>604 Main St</p><p>Somers, CT 06071</p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-31193616349475500822023-08-30T09:40:00.005-04:002023-08-30T09:40:57.601-04:00RR Crossing signals<p><br /></p><p>RR Crossing signals on Wason St, Springfield, MA.</p><p>Pen and ink, ink wash, touches of white ink</p><p>6" x 4"</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvj8bpPKt-R-ksLwi8so0stDAZ0kNv0fwr-mnBbanAlOwO2hELc6CNzcf6_dq5EoVXQ923N-k6L6xf-HDJsF-b9sKjgB-NKi-Av43NvixjhQ7P-eASV-15_lpUSTE1zAyzWRKl1X4DuxPH-M3xwQX_2Tvd-kLZhh6iMQjXB-jXiDlCqNKY98xzWmFeZWg/s1732/Wason%20Street%20RR%20Crossing%2020230830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pen and ink sketch of railroad crossing signals with gates." border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1455" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvj8bpPKt-R-ksLwi8so0stDAZ0kNv0fwr-mnBbanAlOwO2hELc6CNzcf6_dq5EoVXQ923N-k6L6xf-HDJsF-b9sKjgB-NKi-Av43NvixjhQ7P-eASV-15_lpUSTE1zAyzWRKl1X4DuxPH-M3xwQX_2Tvd-kLZhh6iMQjXB-jXiDlCqNKY98xzWmFeZWg/w538-h640/Wason%20Street%20RR%20Crossing%2020230830.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-18531558424961384742023-08-29T09:34:00.006-04:002023-08-30T09:41:37.992-04:005th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition <p> "Sunscreen" and "Farmall" have been juried into the upcoming 5th Annual Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition in Ware, MA.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawlqETHb7LPNOmbij-XzGK6mbAziU-CexQwKv3kNyQdF7Ch13l9iUenO117af3ZCvRrGZ73Um3UerawtiQyINW1y50-1i_EhUbH8T3iiX_ENsdsGMIzgnGTKWCW86wArWfzy-RHIsuqhhA9625L-c_i7FNOPc5ssXIt4h57B5ec9eezKRHzg3WG31mEH3/s3928/Sunscreen%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pastel painting of mother applying sunscreen to little daughter's nose. Behind them, a very large wave is breaking" border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="3928" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawlqETHb7LPNOmbij-XzGK6mbAziU-CexQwKv3kNyQdF7Ch13l9iUenO117af3ZCvRrGZ73Um3UerawtiQyINW1y50-1i_EhUbH8T3iiX_ENsdsGMIzgnGTKWCW86wArWfzy-RHIsuqhhA9625L-c_i7FNOPc5ssXIt4h57B5ec9eezKRHzg3WG31mEH3/w640-h364/Sunscreen%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Sunscreen</p><p>Pastel</p><p>13.5" x 24"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbCPEMFHaJK1GO0p6hlOAEEc9O8J5ek26mPt2L0-anKlfmRJwc8vhVZ58DHA71MeI2EB6rlP7YOcFef6eU5fbWG6FiKURb9N8JSu0ndMEtoPtoALmu7YbgrytqqddwvaLgrYTilhnAowEcSt4leILDDsZI6CqO_3_9XlHr5mnfOU3n3W8a-_JuAjfut1F/s3775/Farmall%20sun%20200909%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Scratchboard drawing. A middle-aged man looks back over his shoulder at a discarded tractor lurking in a patch of trees by a plowed field of stubble in late afternoon light" border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3775" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbCPEMFHaJK1GO0p6hlOAEEc9O8J5ek26mPt2L0-anKlfmRJwc8vhVZ58DHA71MeI2EB6rlP7YOcFef6eU5fbWG6FiKURb9N8JSu0ndMEtoPtoALmu7YbgrytqqddwvaLgrYTilhnAowEcSt4leILDDsZI6CqO_3_9XlHr5mnfOU3n3W8a-_JuAjfut1F/w640-h408/Farmall%20sun%20200909%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Farmall</p><p>Scratchboard</p><p>9" x 14"</p><p><br /></p><p>Show Dates and Times:</p><p>September 23rd to October 8th, 2023</p><p>Fridays | 4 to 7 pm</p><p>Saturdays & Sundays | 1 to 4 pm</p><p><br /></p><p>Opening Reception</p><p>Saturday, September 23rd | 1 to 4 pm</p><p>Awards, 3 pm</p><p><br /></p><p>Workshop 13</p><p>13 Church St</p><p>Ware, MA 01082</p><div><br /></div>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-11943532948143622012023-08-29T09:31:00.007-04:002023-08-30T09:42:00.167-04:00 Railroad bridge and power plant<p> Back to the river view with railroad bridge and power plant, this time in watercolor. The second pic is what I was able to get in about an hour on site, blocking in the main shapes and noting the ripple patterns on the water. The details were added later from memory.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N-aDFyAcrzcAyIj08YrYea6jyGuk_rjEIuN2worQ3YfxY6jLjDhGUh6-dXZLJwa1wQratXPX_XXWznj_ZPL4OvKltKg998kpAjV-vc9WHQaqM3xDNra0w3vQBPgSx3Yrxy07T_dLxIc8g3Va8NlOfSjW52tDp4XNyWR_2u4FaCKqAQ5_rI_hyoMSx_e1/s1721/RR%20bridge%20and%20powerplant%2020230828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Watercolor sketch of river view with railroad bridge and power plant" border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1721" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N-aDFyAcrzcAyIj08YrYea6jyGuk_rjEIuN2worQ3YfxY6jLjDhGUh6-dXZLJwa1wQratXPX_XXWznj_ZPL4OvKltKg998kpAjV-vc9WHQaqM3xDNra0w3vQBPgSx3Yrxy07T_dLxIc8g3Va8NlOfSjW52tDp4XNyWR_2u4FaCKqAQ5_rI_hyoMSx_e1/w640-h444/RR%20bridge%20and%20powerplant%2020230828.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvXCtFxXq4wDQA9BYTtK-rZIRKKo6ZdsqU2y7kY3cDYSyrKlpCMzeMj1S9tNKjCf9rZBQTupz9QDnZ2DAoGfE3dx5TCV6x0rEjl18CEaziYKg0bQN1CUJ9bK1xFs0Qvs8c8ZaE0LWaikiwxKtpFRKjknPyFzGK3EMHkufjj8CuegKmMsaj76IrlrfvIc5/s1734/RR%20bridge%20and%20powerplant%2020230822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Preliminary block-in for watercolor sketch of river view with railroad bridge and power plant" border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1734" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvXCtFxXq4wDQA9BYTtK-rZIRKKo6ZdsqU2y7kY3cDYSyrKlpCMzeMj1S9tNKjCf9rZBQTupz9QDnZ2DAoGfE3dx5TCV6x0rEjl18CEaziYKg0bQN1CUJ9bK1xFs0Qvs8c8ZaE0LWaikiwxKtpFRKjknPyFzGK3EMHkufjj8CuegKmMsaj76IrlrfvIc5/w640-h442/RR%20bridge%20and%20powerplant%2020230822.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120387670378222719.post-51765812258548677802023-08-20T09:27:00.001-04:002023-08-30T09:30:40.274-04:00A Vermont Farm<p> Rooting around in the dusty archives I came across this early landmark in my artistic career. "A Vermont Farm", pencil on lined notebook paper, done when I was in fourth grade and probably should have been paying attention to long division. It won first prize in the 1962 NSA (yes, that NSA) Children's Art Show.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU09dU_KZEk0LcJglHbZ26PVzEA_hy7GGQ9YfmEmU2MYWyL8iPww2UwVvZHTSLBX6NUBvDrE3cmwWGJSI36wg_Rznju_GIm7VuHdMim8is-r9ciTYvNeBBN4AL-Ei9OqG12yLgZjyLqWEV1t9fyqFVk12Y3v4uw-KvX9oBWrDt3t1Zs0cVeNYA49XWpDy/s3299/IMG_6455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Child's drawing of farmhouse, barn, pickup truck, tree, wagon and fence, mounted on red posterboard. Gold star and blue ribbon affixed upper right. Label lower left reads : "A Vermont Farm Matthew D. Mattingly Grade IV Ignatius G. Mattingly X7134" border="0" data-original-height="3299" data-original-width="2708" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU09dU_KZEk0LcJglHbZ26PVzEA_hy7GGQ9YfmEmU2MYWyL8iPww2UwVvZHTSLBX6NUBvDrE3cmwWGJSI36wg_Rznju_GIm7VuHdMim8is-r9ciTYvNeBBN4AL-Ei9OqG12yLgZjyLqWEV1t9fyqFVk12Y3v4uw-KvX9oBWrDt3t1Zs0cVeNYA49XWpDy/w526-h640/IMG_6455.jpeg" width="526" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpukDFTEHDqCJrOUVvFL5t7AiE8ak0tEWQjAhxfhaj8F2OnXnmBzwjgkTbCna0vc5nm29COg_yECqGvncW-jpmI8DowtSag7Na08DP5AbppIXCC58ieSgtlRrYXY4otXcSCx3bM3gmiw2rOjcs22TymGqdc0RJ2JFjwPNKBlcq4RsqRrozaInk6RvNAkeK/s3654/IMG_6456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Child's drawing of farmhouse, barn, pickup truck, tree, wagon and fence." border="0" data-original-height="3654" data-original-width="2819" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpukDFTEHDqCJrOUVvFL5t7AiE8ak0tEWQjAhxfhaj8F2OnXnmBzwjgkTbCna0vc5nm29COg_yECqGvncW-jpmI8DowtSag7Na08DP5AbppIXCC58ieSgtlRrYXY4otXcSCx3bM3gmiw2rOjcs22TymGqdc0RJ2JFjwPNKBlcq4RsqRrozaInk6RvNAkeK/w494-h640/IMG_6456.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoL9TV9B7l2vMBYKcTEDmFQb0wWNxDW1Aqgm8seI7dfV5Vh4mm8HhTeaRiXkNxWNqGFLqiLKEa9QhToZ0dhWq95lpEoaXoIH92eQQ28iZZSS6sXKoE5A4V1VrGLhANm5W7EyptQQ96xZpR5IAclLoXR-tUjPaZ48Gudf-uT52VJbiQInWLDro_CmJ3ooo/s4032/IMG_6457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Close up of gold star, with scratched inscription: "1962 NSA Children's Art Show First Prize Group II" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoL9TV9B7l2vMBYKcTEDmFQb0wWNxDW1Aqgm8seI7dfV5Vh4mm8HhTeaRiXkNxWNqGFLqiLKEa9QhToZ0dhWq95lpEoaXoIH92eQQ28iZZSS6sXKoE5A4V1VrGLhANm5W7EyptQQ96xZpR5IAclLoXR-tUjPaZ48Gudf-uT52VJbiQInWLDro_CmJ3ooo/w480-h640/IMG_6457.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>mdmattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215455490958117703noreply@blogger.com0