Eliot's Art Blog

This is a recap of the twenty-second day of my self-made artist residency. It’s day 2 of the final week of my residency and my final project is a 15″ x 30″ painting of a scene in Inverness, CA. On Day 1, I designed the composition, drew the outlines of the big shapes, laid down an…

This is a recap of the twenty-first day of my self-made artist residency. When I crafted the plan for this residency, I designed it to consist of 2 main phases. During the first phase, I would explore nature, study color and light, and practice painting what I saw directly in front of me. During the second,…

This is a recap of the nineteenth day of my self-made artist residency. Day 20 was a rest day. For day 19, it was gloomy/rainy out and I decided to make it a studio day. I realized that the fast pace required to deal with changing light conditions was making it hard to work on areas…

This is a recap of the eighteenth day of my self-made artist residency. For day 18, I only had a half day planned so I hoped to work on a 6×8 study in the Diablo Foothills again. I had so much fun when I was there on Day 2 that I wanted to see what it…

This is a recap of the seventeenth day of my self-made artist residency. For day 17, I planned to spend the day in Benicia, CA, painting the bay views along the shoreline. Unfortunately, while driving up there, visibility dropped steeply when I started approaching the area with surrounding fog in every direction. After consulting satellite photos,…

This is a recap of the sixteenth day of my self-made artist residency. Days 14 and 15 were travel days as I drove back to the Bay Area. For day 16 of my painting month, I’m back in the Bay Area and planned to paint at Black Diamond Mines Regional Park and Markham Nature Park. Black…

This is a recap of the thirteenth day of my self-made artist residency. For day 13 of my painting month, I planned to make 2 paintings in Sedona, AZ. There are so many places to paint in Sedona that it’s almost overwhelming. In the end, I decided to paint Cathedral Rock and Coffeepot Rock. Cathedral Rock…

This is a recap of the eleventh day of my self-made artist residency. Note: the twelfth day was a travel day For day 11, I only had time for a quick 6×8 painting. Since I was in Albuquerque, NM with my family, I took a quick trip to the Sandia Mountains to paint a scene there.…

This is a recap of days 6-10 of my self-made artist residency. For days 6-10 of my painting month, I attended a workshop in Mesa, AZ at the beautiful Sahuaro Lake Ranch. The workshop For starters (and for better or for worse), this workshop was not about creating beautiful paintings of the breathtaking landscape. This landscapes…

This is a recap of the fifth day of my self-made artist residency. For day 5 of painting month, I went up to Point Reyes, CA and made a painting at Heart’s Desire Beach. I planned to also go to Point Reyes Lighthouse but I ran out of time. I’ll add that to my list of…