by Rich Brimer | Oct 7, 2010 | Painting, Plein Air |
Last Saturday, the Studio Channel Islands Art Center gang descended on a flower farm in Somis, CA. On what was a beautiful morning with some billowy clouds above, many of us wondered around looking down rows of flowers to find inspiration for a morning painting. I was...
by Rich Brimer | Mar 10, 2010 | beauty |
Here is a collection of some more photos of the beautiful California that I live in. It is truly a wonderful part of the world to live in. Most people only get to...
by Rich Brimer | Sep 24, 2008 | beauty, face of love, memior |
We should never mistake glamor for beauty. All that glitters is not gold. Some of the most beautiful moments in life can be the most difficult to look at. Think of the messiness of birth… the broken water, the blood, the crying, the after-birth, but all is...
by Rich Brimer | Aug 16, 2008 | beauty, Painting |
I have added a glaze to the sky and painted a second layer over the landscape, wiping away some of the bits to let the underpainting show through. Next, I will go back into the clouds to bring back some highlights and deepen the shadows. Getting close…
by Rich Brimer | Jun 19, 2008 | beauty, memior, Painting, quotes |
John O’donohue tells us about “thresholds”… “thresholds which comes from “thrashing” – which is to separate the grain from the husk. So, the threshold is a place – you move into a more critical, challenging...
