Category:Oil Painting
CJK Featured Artist on Ampersand Blog –
A very big thanks to all the folks at Ampersand, for featuring my paintings and sharing my work with their audience. Claire Kendrick uses Encausticbord™ in much of her oil and encaustic work. She shares with us her reasons for this choice and how she can push the boundaries of her paints because of Encausticbord. “Using high grade materials is important when selling my fine art paintings. It is archival and that’s important to the artist, dealer and collector! The fact
Oil Figure Sketches
“Corners of my Mind” 8″ x10″ | Oil Sketch | CJK These oil sketches were quick fire sketches – done with the kind of abandon one should shoot for especially when working with a model and under a time pressure. Don’t think too hard, just paint, and respond with intent, be alert. Unfortunately I got wrapped up in a larger canvas and longer pose, it lost the energy the spontaneity it became overworked, it’s a wiper now painted
7th Annual Melrose Spring Arts Festival
7th Annual Melrose Spring Arts Festival OPEN AIR ARTS 45 Award Winning Artists – ARTISTS AT WORK Saturday, March 16, 2013, 10 am – 5 pm Painters on site / Painting Demonstrations Location: Melrose Bay Park, Historic Melrose, Heritage Park & Greathouse Butterfly Farm PAINTING DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE Saturday, March 16, Heritage Park Follow me on twitter to find where I am plein air painting at this event cjk_studio or on Facebook at CJK-Studio, take a peek at whats on
Duo
8″ x 10″ | Mixed Media Painting by CJK using one model, in series of poses for a dynamic composition.
Body Art
12″ x 12″ | Mixed Media | SOLD Figure Painting by Claire J Kendrick, done at the Monday Night STAA Figure Drawing Class.
Love Wasteland
36″ x 48″ | Oil Encaustic | Love Wasteland “Love Wasteland” One of the greatest human needs is love and connection – yet how often do we take time to consider how good we are at building friendships, connections meaningful relationships. So rarely to we think about how we contribute, are we good friends, companions, lovers? Think about the green drips representing – Volume bars on a stereo showing the love that’s in life. Notches on a bed post….!
Love Note
Love Note | 30″ x 30″ | Oil Encaustic Think about someone you love and share this painting with them by posting a message in the comment box below (public message), or – copy the link and send this painting to them with a (private message)! Go on it will be fun…! If you would like to see more paintings from the Botanical Series visit the portfolio section of the website. www.cjk-studio.com “I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make
Painting Themes
Aqua Nude| 18″ x 24″ | Oil I will often explore a pose over and over, finding something different each time. When painting the same subject several times; often I change the scale of canvas, lighting or proportion. Painting in themes allows me to explore a subject deeply. If you would like to follow the studio sessions, consider signing up for my newsletter.
Dealers, Collectors and Art Lovers
The common qualities of dealer’s, collector’s and art lovers! * an absolute love and passion for art and the artistic process * a discerning eye * a desire that the artist’s work be shared * the dedicated collector supports the artists with unparalleled commitment Recently a group of artists from St Augustine received a very special invite to plein air paint at an amazing property. The location was breathtaking, with 360° panoramic sun decks wrapping around the house, all
Don’t Say Too Much..!
When most people think about painting or drawing, the first thing that comes to mind is the representational work of the Old Masters the detailed drawings of Michelangelo or Da Vinci. Expressive painting, by contrast, comes from breaking the rules and the traditional limitations of classical teaching and exploring freer, more intimate and intuitive forms of expression. What is similar is that the painting starts with strong composition but in contrast rather than planning or drawing the subject the early
