Tag Archives: pastel painting

Awards!

Posted on August 25, 2018 by marciahillart

As someone fairly new to art, it can be hard for me to get a real sense of where my work stands relative to others’. Visual art, like all the arts, is very subjective, although there is perhaps some general … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Art Fights Back!

Posted on February 23, 2018 by marciahillart

Last summer I took photos of a local pasture: With the photos right next to one another, you can see that it’s two sides of the same pasture. That large clump of trees at the right of the left hand … Continue reading →

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Painting Conversations

Posted on July 6, 2017 by marciahillart

This is a dual-meaning title! I’m referring to my latest painting, “Sky and Lake Conversation,” as well as the process of painting it. Here’s what I mean….. My painting started with this reference photo. Lovely, isn’t it? I have been drawn … Continue reading →

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A Change of Scene!

Posted on February 15, 2016 by marciahillart

I am just back from a month in Tucson. I have never taken a vacation that long….retirement is great! Traveling with art gear is not so easy, but I wanted to take advantage of the change of scene to make art. … Continue reading →

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Pushing Color (#2)

Posted on August 30, 2015 by marciahillart

I change color in a variety of ways so I can better express the feeling of a place, but there are a couple of recent paintings (see prior blog) in which I pushed color primarily in one direction. The last painting was … Continue reading →

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Pushing Color (#1)

Posted on August 12, 2015 by marciahillart

I have two new paintings. In both, I pushed color as a means of expression, and I like the results very much. To keep this blog to a reasonable length, I’ll describe them one at a time in two blog … Continue reading →

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A Painting Challenge

Posted on July 6, 2015 by marciahillart

I took this photo this past May. Doesn’t it just sing of Spring? Robert Frost says, “Nature’s first green is gold/ Her hardest hue to hold.” That delicate spring green only lasts about three weeks and is gone, transformed into … Continue reading →

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Finishing a Painting

Posted on February 21, 2015 by marciahillart

Here is my latest, titled “February Dawn.” I won’t say “…and greatest,” although my favorite painting is often whatever I have finished most recently. The photo, as always, doesn’t do it justice, but I love the slant of the light … Continue reading →

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Art and Paychology

Posted on January 27, 2015 by marciahillart

Art and psychology – they seem pretty different, don’t they? One is mostly images, the other mostly words. One is Official Health Care, reimbursed by insurance; the other is, well, reimbursed only when a painting sells. But I have been … Continue reading →

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My Great Leap Forward, part 2

Posted on August 18, 2014 by marciahillart

Another catch-up post, this one originally dated 5/15/14. In my prior post I started describing my intentional evolution in art. I am old enough — and perhaps you are as well? — to know that if you want something, you … Continue reading →

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