Fall is in the air

 A bright orange Red Maple on the opposite bank of Little River from where I set up my easel.

Just a bit up-river from the ruins of the old Cherokee Rope Mill in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of North Georgia.

WOW!! It has been HOT out there.

 I'm putting together a wardrobe of sorts, to wear out painting when it's just screaming hot like it is now. June in Georgia. The heat's not really unexpected is it.

 

 

The painting above is called "One Hundred And Two."

That was the temperature when I painted it onsite, en plein aire, near Kennesaw Mountain. That was back in the 90's. So it was even hotter about 25 years ago, but that doesn't make it any more comfortable now, does it.

There's a story behind this painting. I'll tell you sometime.

Time To Get Back "Out There"

 

I have my grab & go oil painting setup ready, the weather's warming up, and I'm MORE than ready to get out and paint!

This painting was made in my own backyard a bit later in the summer when the Althias bloom. I think they're in the Rose Of Sharon family, but they have great purple blooms all summer. The bees and hummingbirds are very fond of them, too.

 

Dreaming of The West again

 

 

The oil painting above is called "Wotan's Throne."

Don't know who Wotan was, but this is one of the cool formations  in

The Grand Canyon

that is visible from The South Rim.

The formation seems to float in the air at times.

I may repaint it to accentuate that effect.

 

***Update***

I found out who Wotan is. It is the German translation for "Odin,"

the chief of the gods in Norse mythology.

 

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 Penelope typed me a message. Not sure what it means.

I have to say, she's really focused on that mouse.😊

Coming Soon

I've been cataloging  the prints I made last year in advance of putting them for sale online. Mostly hand printed linocuts that I made at the Red Onion Printshop.

 

 

I printed many of them on this press, which was built in Chicago in 1900. It was restored 2 years ago in Kennesaw at the Red Onion by Clemens Bak.

 

 

All of my prints were hand tooled from my original designs. It's a very labor intensive process, but one I enjoy. 

So I will soon be putting the prints up for sale on Etsy. Lots of behind-the-scenes gruntwork before the site is up online. Hopefully it won't take too long. I'll post the progress here. 😊

I've been going back to paintings that I made on site and re-thinking them in the studio. Here is one that I painted recently from another painting I made on a cow farm just south of Lookout Mountain in Tennessee.

 

 

 

Close Up

 

 

 

Here's a close up from one of my paintings.

Maybe I'll use this close composition for a new painting.😊

 

 

Here's the whole painting, 14" x 18"

Found this today

 

 

 I found this study while I was straightening the studio today.

It's a fairly quick, probably about 15 minutes, study in charcoal on newsprint.

Heightened  with a raw titanium chalk.

Walkin' Dog

 

 

A little watercolor study for a larger oil painting.

I think I could create a print from this idea as well; a lino-cut.

Anyway, I like his attitude.

Impatiens

Impatiens

It's called "Impatiens" because that's the kind of flowers.

24 color serigraph silkscreen print of my cat

on the split rail fence in the back yard.

Mrs. Blackwell's Field

Mrs. Blackwell's Field

Oil on panel

Online Items

I've been listing lots of art items online lately. From original paintings, prints and drawings to t-shirts and coffee mugs. Search my name ( Rick Paller ) on ArtFinder.com or on RedBubble.com or even on twitter. Tons of cool items at very reasonable prices. Some are too reasonable 😊  Great to have for yourself or to give as gifts. Client gifts, thank you, or friendship. Check 'em out, ok?.......(okay)

One Hundred And Two

 

It was about 90 something today, with heat index near a hundred. Feels just crazy hot. Back in the 1990s, the day I made this oil painting it was 102 degrees. We were suffering a long hot drought, everyone and everything was parched and dry. And hot.
There came in the sky this beautiful cloud, so I put it in the painting. It turned out to be the very cloud that broke the drought. Just opened up and poured on me as I painted. It's an oil painting on prepared Masonite, so no harm done. In fact, it was super refreshing.
Anyway, I call the painting "One Hundred And Two" in memory of just how hot it was out in the field that day.

How to sign and label original prints

This from Fine Artist and Printmaker Angus Fisher.

I hope he doesn't mind me posting the information.

I think it's valuable for artists, and helpful to bring some

consistency to printmaking.

 

Here's the link: http://angusfisherarts.com/labelling-an-original-print/

 

Check out his very cool art here: http://angusfisherarts.com/

Print Site coming soon

In the beginning stages of opening a print site on Etsy to sell my prints. It'll be called Handmade Original Prints By Rick Paller or something like that. Gathering together the original fine art prints I've made over the last year, putting the editions in order, signing and numbering the originals.

Look for it soon!

Be Sure to check out the galleries!

The heart of this studio-blog is the artwork.

It is found in the galleries at the top of this page.

Thank you for giving a look.

Spring In The Meadow

I've framed this painting (actually Laura framed it - she's a master framer)

and made it available online in my artFinder gallery.

Here's the link:

artfinder.com/rick-paller#/

Over 130 of my original paintings, drawings & prints!

New Painting Online

 

Here's the link!

 

You can find this new painting in my ArtFinder online gallery now!

It's available for purchase there. At least until someone buys it. 😊

Because there's only one.

Check out the whole gallery:

Here's the gallery link

You can bypass the sign-up page if you wish.

Just click the X in the upper right hand corner.