Dirty Snow

Dirty Snow, a drawing. 12x14" on aluminum leaf on canvas.

copyright clarke 2015 gloucester ma

The snow is melting, turning dirty with the slow melt. Yesterday

I finally finished a drawing of the house up the hill after a long

winter of looking at it every day. Looks pretty simple; HAH! It

gave me a good work out. 

There is another canvas that is prepared with glare and aluminum

leaf. This morning's drawing will be this yellow house, again. The

house sold last fall. I had better have my visual say about this place

before the new owners move in and decide to paint it another color.

best and onward,

deb.

Painting: Cripple Cove lowtide

Every once-in-awhile I have a go at the view towards Joey.

These are the remnants of the pier which burned down sometime

in the seventies. Wally's packing house once stood on these burnt

pilings stubs. I packed whiting there one very cold season when

I was just a girl and money packing fresh fish was good.

There were 2 paintings of this view. I killed one and kept the

best. 20x20" oil on canvas.

copyright clarke 2015

gloucester ma

feet on floor, eyes forward, brush-in-hand,

onward

deb.

Cripple Cove, Sunday morning painting class

a reader of this magpie's nest inquired about the plaque attached to the buoy that is moored high and dry at the Cripple Cove Landing (which is where we meet on Sunday mornings ((6:30am!)) to paint.  There are 4 plaques!  This is the seaward side of the buoy. 

and these are the paintings we did.  left 1,2,3:  Paul Frontiero.  center on clipboard:  Liz Bish.  next:  Debbie Clarke demo of a gesture painting reflecting my response to the color and feel of the morning. on right:  Tom Amend.  Last week painter Jeff Weaver stopped by and noted everyone was painting a different view.  This past Sunday we all faced the backlit hill with sun rising behind.  3/4 of the way through the class I introduced pthalo green into each of the students' palette, showing them the cool/warm possibilities.  

Liz wanted to know what I would do next to my painting.  Nothing.  maybe I will sign it.  The gesture is a completely different 'scene' than the one I started with.  When I started to paint I did not know what was interesting about what I was observing.  I made one spot of color against another.  between conversations with students I painted and then 'wham' the dark shape pressing down on the center of the picture plane against the house caught my eye.

"Cripple Cove gesture"

 5/2/10

copyright:  debbie clarke

oil on canvas 

12x16"

PS:  Thank you Joan Mitchell for painting your landscapes.

best, deb.

Outdoor Painting and Drawing Classes with a real Glosta' artist

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Outdoor painting and drawing classes (weather permitting) with Debbie Clarke begin Sunday April 18, 7-9am.  Classes meet at the Cripple Cove Parking Lot across from Zeke's.  arrive by 6:30 to set-up.  fee $25. all levels encouraged from newbies to pros  to register contact me via email:  elli01930@yahoo.com

all painting and drawing media welcome, sorry, no watercolor.

questions, etc, you know what to do.

best,
deb.

drawing: cripple cove boats

drawing: 'cripple cove boats' 9x18"

copyright debbie clarke, gloucester ma 2008

egg tempera and metal gild on distressed linen