Framed 12″ x 15″
Tom Smith began to paint in 2012 when he stopped teaching. He is now a member of the League of Milwaukee Artists, the Wauwatosa Artists Workshop, the Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association, Fine Art Montage, and The Rogues Artists Group. He has participated in numerous plein air competitions and won many awards.
About his art, Tom says “When I paint, I put down on the canvas an underpainting of acrylic, either using one neutral tone, or a mix of more vibrant color. I then paint over these colors in oil paint, letting some of the underpainting show through in strategic places. My painting technique is usually “alla prima”, which is a direct painting approach where paint is applied wet on wet without letting earlier layers dry.”
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Growing up, Sarah Jane Keiser explored a life outdoors. The unique landscape where Ishewas raised – the stark shift from glacial flattened land to moraine hills and valleys – filled her outdoor escapades, and in turn, her imagination. As a child, Keiser would lay in the grass and watch adventures of ants, then roll on her back and see rabbits and whales in the clouds. She would peer over a boat into a deep lake, and see a marvelous blue-green-black punctuated by the silver of a bluegill fish. Later, Keisers medical career sophisticated my observational skills, yet she continued to seek respite outside. Her intent with oil painting is to encourage curiosity, and inspire joy and appreciation for our natural world.
Keiser had a thought a few months ago about how amazing it would have been to see the palettes of great artists after they finished a painting – like Van Gogh, Sorella, Rubens; That was the inspirations of keeping her paintings in the tin – let the viewer have a peek into the artist’s mind and process, and be able to take it home.
The painting surface/canvas is Yupo paper, which is a plastic paper. It is attached to the tin with a small strip of tape, so you can easily remove the painting and frame it if you’d like. However, the tins are also meant to be enjoyed as is – most are able to keep themselves propped open.
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