There is a flurry of activity in my studio as I prepare for the
annual Open Studios. This exciting event welcomes the public into many Boulder
& Boulder County artists' studios. You get to see new work in the artist's
lair and ask questions about how it is done.
I have a lot of new work this year. I've been busy painting,
which is why this blog has been so neglected. Nature has called me to paint
outside, so I have been hiking around with my paints and easel, swatting deer
flies. When that gets to be too much, I resort to the studio and create
finished works from my plein-air sketches.
Embracing technology, I have been 'painting' on my iPad. No, that
doesn't mean I put paint on that fancy glass screen; I use an App. It isn't as messy and is certainly easier to
transport, although it doesn't work as well out in the sunshine. This means I
have completed a lot of studio digital portraits, so I don't have to contend
with sun and glare. It certainly isn't the same as using paint, but my brain is
getting plenty of exercise learning new tricks.
All in all, I have been having fun this year. I hope you will
come by my studio, if you are in the area, October 4th, 5th, 11th, & 12th,
from Noon to 6:00pm.
See www.openstudios.org
for more details.
Vivian Long
www.VivianLongArt.com
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