"Great Dane, blue" 12"x12" oil on museum wrap canvas

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Started this painting last year and set it aside, so today I thought I would finish it.   I'm feeling under the weather today and did not feel like starting a new painting.   I will decide tomorrow if I'm having class on Monday.  Think I'll put my feet up and knit.  

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"The red sweater" 8"x10" oil on canvas

I've noticed that the pictures I post don't show the detail in the brushstrokes or slight changes of color like the original painting does.   Our model showed up today on this very cold 20° F morning with her winter hat and layers of clothing.  These Friday model sessions are really helping me to get more for less.   I get more color, more untouched brushstrokes and the essence of the pose with less time.   I used to paint the  model in two sessions, now I try to get it in one and move on.

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"Brittany Spaniel" 8"x8" oil on wood panel

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I'm gearing up for the Kentuckana Cluster Dog Show here in Louisville Kentucky, March 17-21, so I will be working on a few new pieces to add to my collection of pet portraits.   You can see more of my pet portraits on my website (listed below).   This is the painting I've been working on today.   It still needs a few more touch-ups but mostly it is done.   I took this photograph of this puppy last year at the Cluster Show, he was such a sweet dog.   This painting is on a 3/8" wood panel.

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"Peony" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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These vases are large, so I had to step back from the set up to get a good cropping.  Wanted to keep this one loose so I used large brushes.  I have been using Silver Bristlon, brights lately, sizes 2 through 10.  They do tend to take paint off as much as put it on.   Regular bristle brushes lay the paint on better but it hard to get a nice sharp edge.  I go back and forth.    I like using brights and sometimes flats because you can work wide or make a thin line.  Very rarely do I use a filbert or round.

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"Parrot Lamp" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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Some friends came over today and admired my lamp, so I thought I'd make it my daily.  Funny how I don't consider looking into other rooms for victims to paint.  Got it photographed just before the light went.  Ten more minutes and I could not have gotten it done.  Unfortunately the dark does not photograph well in any light until it is varnished.   I felt it had to have the dark background in order to have the light glow.

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"The Odd Couple" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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They were indeed an odd couple.  He was short, wide and had one leg because of a fishing accident.   She was tall with broad shoulders, always wore bright red and attracted much attention.  They were both strong and appreciated each other's attributes and comfortable with each other's silences.

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"Spiderwick Adventures" 11"x14" giclee print from an original charcoal drawing

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I did this drawing for and invitational show at the Carnegie Center, New Albany Indiana in January 2008.   The family in the picture live down the street from me and the dog is my Shih Tzu, Whirly Girl.    When the family came over to pose Whirly Girl jumped right up and got comfortable.  She loved it!   The original drawing was accepted in the Water Tower Regional Art Show and I won a Merit Award for it today at the opening.   The original charcoal drawing is 22.5"x30" and is available for $3600.My blog: http://claudiahammer.blogspot.com
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"Ali" 6"x8" oil on canvas

This is the second of two sessions that Ali has posed.   Last time I did more of the figure so this time I wanted to concentrate on the head.   I think I captured her coloring.   She is such a good model.   While I was there I leaned on a cabinet and it broke.   Now I have to appear there tomorrow with glue and clamps in hand.   By writing this down will make me remember to do this.

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"Cinched again" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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Yesterday's set up was still there when I walked into the studio and I thought I might try it again with a different cropping.   I like both equally.   I like the way this one fills up the space.  Almost didn't get it photographed because of the dark day.   But the storm let up and that was my window of opportunity.

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"It's a cinch!" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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This is my Barry Kieselstein belt wrapped around a small paper bag.  It's a small version of a larger version I did  a couple of years ago.  the black packground is made up of ultramarine blue and burnt sienna (Windsor  Newton).

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"Hard pill to swallow" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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The other day I posted a painting of an old torch (Rudolph) and asked anyone if they could see the reindeer.   A number of you saw the reindeer, some of you didn't and one of you saw a chicken on a fence.   So now I think it is a chicken on the fence and I should rename it.   Any suggestions?  I also didn't know what the torch was or did.    A friend emailed and said it was used for melting solder and lead as well as heating materials to be less brittle to curve.   It was fueled with gasoline and extremely hazardous.   I don't think I'll be using it any time soon.

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"Coiled" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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When I paint dark areas I rarely use black paint.   Instead I use a mixture of Ultramarine blue & Windsor Newton Burnt Sienna.  I find that the WN brand is more translucent than the others.   Recently they changed their mixture and it is not as translucent as it was but it still works.  You can get a good range from brown to dark brown to black.   The more blue you use the blacker it becomes.   In this painting I used WN burnt sienna from an old tube so the blackish color was easy to get.

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"Rudolph" 7"x5" oil on canvas

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I think this is some sort of torch.   You fill it up with fuel, pump it up and adjust the flame.   What it was actually for I don't know.   Maybe one of you knows and can tell me.   I called it Rudolph like the reindeer.  Do you see the reindeer?

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"Alexandrea" 8"x11" Portrait sketch in oil

Our "Go Figure" Friday group had it's first session today in our new location, Crescent Moon Studio.   The light was good and we had lots of room to move.  Ale is very fair with blonde eyelashes.   She is a great model.

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"Stage Fright" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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This red and white patterned surface is actually woven handmade paper.   I love the pattern against the plain colors.  The panels I use are gessoboard panels by Ampersand.   I used the smooth surface for a number of months, but now I glue fine tooth cotton canvas to the surface.  Lately before I paint I put on a layer of Grey #6 acrylic as an underpainting.  I think it helps the oil paint flow on more smoothly.   Who knows I might change it next week, but for now that is what my process is.

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"Coffee Jungle" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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I actually painted this yesterday but couldn't decide on a title so I set it aside, got busy with life and forgot all about it.   With the patterned background I thought the object should be simple.

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"The Misfits" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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Thought I would try the blues and greens again.   Some days you sparkle and some days you don't.  Can't wait for the weather to warm up to above freezing.

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"Pear down" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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Changed my method just a little.   Now I put a coat of  Grey #6 acrylic on the canvas before I start.  Seems like the paint goes on smoother.   Might be the same of two layers of gesso.   I realized when I was done there were 3 basic piles of paint on my palette, green, orange, purple,  all secondary colors.

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"The Blue Greens" 6"x6" oil on canvas

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Carrying on with the "green" theme, I chose these items to paint.  There were subtle changes in the shades of green and blue.  Was fun!

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