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Linda Benton McCloskeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877987484585580172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525420168170439710.post-83981727891656903672012-04-10T07:41:00.000-07:002012-04-10T07:41:30.815-07:00DAYBREAK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYQaQ0GYWKlm7Kkh5NlB60m7L4rUYwebyDMDn8Bwkr8OzdjzCLyN9N2LigNLEMsWkjLE3gD4Jx4-1jIGBWen_s0rvNBytOUEck9PiiEOcS2UwVppXGXEDgxaKuR5Pe6oMVHhxY6bjcveJ/s1600/2012-5+Daybreak+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYQaQ0GYWKlm7Kkh5NlB60m7L4rUYwebyDMDn8Bwkr8OzdjzCLyN9N2LigNLEMsWkjLE3gD4Jx4-1jIGBWen_s0rvNBytOUEck9PiiEOcS2UwVppXGXEDgxaKuR5Pe6oMVHhxY6bjcveJ/s320/2012-5+Daybreak+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"DAYBREAK" Small Work - 7 x 7 - Cold Wax & Oil on Cradled Panel</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a new medium for me that I am really enjoying working with...Dorland's or Gamblin's Cold Wax which you add to oil paint. This piece was sold immediately upon completion.</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Linda Benton McCloskey, Non-Objective & Abstract Artist</span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Website: www.LindaBentonMcCloskey.com</span></div>Linda Benton McCloskeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877987484585580172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525420168170439710.post-91442298612311619342012-01-10T08:28:00.000-08:002012-01-10T08:28:51.435-08:00"My Sacred Place"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MO8lY-MshDh9s-zH-KwaiUFs0YCQ2cIS4uz6MVA4XAfD-lcwz816Jg42lwcDHc5BCyxptOsl7bMhvkx5J3BFA46_2FcAClvW4sEnM_MvAKGSLHNRfnBT2qxMuNKUOhcLw4ZJIpzx2RCp/s1600/My+Sacred+Place+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MO8lY-MshDh9s-zH-KwaiUFs0YCQ2cIS4uz6MVA4XAfD-lcwz816Jg42lwcDHc5BCyxptOsl7bMhvkx5J3BFA46_2FcAClvW4sEnM_MvAKGSLHNRfnBT2qxMuNKUOhcLw4ZJIpzx2RCp/s400/My+Sacred+Place+1.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This piece is quite different for me. When I paint, one of my priorities is value (contrast) and as you can see, this painting has very little. This painting was completed in November of last year when I was in a very meditative mood. It was finished quickly listening to soft music. Normally I will look at a piece for several days or weeks and decide if it’s finished. With this particular piece I didn’t want to change a thing. It also has lots of soft lines which do not show up in the picture. Mixed Media - 40 x 30 on canvas. </span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Linda Benton McCloskey</i></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Email - mccloskeyart@gmail.com</span>Linda Benton McCloskeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877987484585580172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525420168170439710.post-29280496800480722402012-01-07T09:04:00.000-08:002012-01-07T09:04:52.425-08:00DAYBREAK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5fro1kx2CRrt2gi3OIMybAqCTFhS8xrZpF_PyX5-bfe8IjaZUQDgN3tMh1NVNI4lT0W6sJDXjJMsBwhYOehPyBQ8LzVwNPnav_hhzWfZgQJnEqnlDIs7m_8r-wqWZY0-No98oIqszB74/s1600/Daybreak+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5fro1kx2CRrt2gi3OIMybAqCTFhS8xrZpF_PyX5-bfe8IjaZUQDgN3tMh1NVNI4lT0W6sJDXjJMsBwhYOehPyBQ8LzVwNPnav_hhzWfZgQJnEqnlDIs7m_8r-wqWZY0-No98oIqszB74/s400/Daybreak+1.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Daybreak" was painted in mid-November and is one of my latest pieces. I haven't been painting since I broke my leg back on November 29th and haven't been able to paint since then. I fractured my weight bearing bone in my right leg was have been "wheelchair and home boand" ever since. It's been difficult since I am accustomed to painting daily and teaching several classes a week. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since my studio is down one very long flight of steps, I have asked my husband, Bob, to bring me some supplies upstairs and I will start on some small pieces on the dining room table. I want to experiment with cold wax and oil paint as well. We'll see if anything comes of it. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This painting has a history - it was another painting altogether that lacked excitement and everything else a good painting should have. It started as a demo (but finished at home) at the abstract class I teach at the York Art Association. I wanted to show everyone how you can make a failed painting into something much more exciting. The colors from the previous painting are showing through, which gives the piece so much history. It's on a full size sheet of watercolor paper (32 x 28), and I used acrylic, graphite, charcoal and watercolor crayons. </span></span>Linda Benton McCloskeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877987484585580172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525420168170439710.post-54062959684825934652011-10-11T10:03:00.000-07:002011-10-11T10:12:44.625-07:00Dialog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kc9Jt9yGv_VSWOrnFk8H8Huzc1Sv3yksi15bZgbr4sKPyZx4YflLR4Vpo8ICmbNvdCvWw1pX-Ip9NK7fOccZXlE1WO4lanDwLCqBdoy2coNEUsQis-e6m3kWjtVf9ywzFuob-LYwZrWr/s1600/Dialog+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kc9Jt9yGv_VSWOrnFk8H8Huzc1Sv3yksi15bZgbr4sKPyZx4YflLR4Vpo8ICmbNvdCvWw1pX-Ip9NK7fOccZXlE1WO4lanDwLCqBdoy2coNEUsQis-e6m3kWjtVf9ywzFuob-LYwZrWr/s400/Dialog+1.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This piece was started at the Steve Aimone workshop in Rockland, Maine. It was started as a challenge - working quick, fast, and standing at arms length away from the painting. I finished the piece after I arrived back home. It's quite large - 48 x 36 - 100% acrylic on canvas.</span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A quick note above Steve Aimone - if you ever get a chance to take one of his workshops, do it. He is absolutely one of the best! His website is <a href="http://www.aimoneartservices.com/">www.aimoneartservices.com.</a></span>Linda Benton McCloskeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877987484585580172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525420168170439710.post-88060703463525879472011-10-03T09:11:00.000-07:002011-10-03T09:12:20.509-07:00CONVERGENCE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5R67B8xcLIMPOHpsbq6Cf9LNhIGqcCtIPW-nE8SUPt65U4sJd0xJTCleIyUjt483cCdqRknjCBD-KqQvDnAPf51aQrOYTdyetMP1l9hutFGFYVO3YCJi46QPiJA77niMUFY8HuBcxCIU/s1600/Convergence+Master.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5R67B8xcLIMPOHpsbq6Cf9LNhIGqcCtIPW-nE8SUPt65U4sJd0xJTCleIyUjt483cCdqRknjCBD-KqQvDnAPf51aQrOYTdyetMP1l9hutFGFYVO3YCJi46QPiJA77niMUFY8HuBcxCIU/s400/Convergence+Master.jpg" width="400" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have been painting like crazy lately I guess because it's been cold, rainy, dark, and dreary here in PA. The above is one of my latest, "Convergence". It's 30 x 30 on canvas and consists of mostly acrylic with some charcoal, graphite and water-soluble crayon. When I decide to start something new, I usually challenge myself - this time it was to use a limited palette of neutrals. I also in the beginning covered my canvas with a grey gesso - you can see the grey popping through here and there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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