tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32759145890298758912024-02-21T11:12:12.242-05:00Barbara Hall BlumerFine Art Oil PaintingsBarbara Hall Blumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876606843626579117noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275914589029875891.post-76718333831390623762024-02-02T12:19:00.004-05:002024-02-02T19:21:53.432-05:00Looking Closely<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODuOMndra8dSxrwrDD707TSKfswxuYx4G17kZngpZUiDkp60eiNdee9q1OxVUYmJIid0aW9Lb40n9NSlKMrvWCfotiC8JaaL54B9Qs51OTRlF4QU9UVz23NQA-GsO_tZXUbwnw_ORwth3k2JVErs9LUHVdX2JsK2Nsz64GzGoEP124Dr2De9NPI7jaI2g/s4032/IMG_9826.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODuOMndra8dSxrwrDD707TSKfswxuYx4G17kZngpZUiDkp60eiNdee9q1OxVUYmJIid0aW9Lb40n9NSlKMrvWCfotiC8JaaL54B9Qs51OTRlF4QU9UVz23NQA-GsO_tZXUbwnw_ORwth3k2JVErs9LUHVdX2JsK2Nsz64GzGoEP124Dr2De9NPI7jaI2g/s1600/IMG_9826.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><i>February is here and I still don’t have any new paintings to show, but I am happy to report that I am starting to get my creative mojo back. Noticing colors and shapes and little details. </i></span><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i>This is a fallen petal from our Christmas poinsettia which I learned is called a bract. It’s a beautiful silky ruby red color. </i></span><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i>I have also been reading my art books, journaling about what I might want to paint (or not paint) plus watching art videos on YouTube. So the groundwork is being laid. </i></span></div><div><i style="font-family: times;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="font-family: times;">We are going away now until mid-March. A much needed escape from winter and the stress of producing and promoting my People Wall ‘76 book last year. </i></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i>Won’t take my paints but I will take a sketch book.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i><br /></i></span><div><span style="font-family: times;"><i>—-Barbara</i></span></div></div></div>Barbara Hall Blumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876606843626579117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275914589029875891.post-51499650389014471362024-01-21T12:19:00.003-05:002024-01-21T12:24:02.010-05:00New Tiny Studio for a New Year<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0k22AWyrYfPmW9R2G-AJ8F1SMWpnRTHQFE3ij9sPERDuuyTLLt9VInDIRMdGly4LcHAI2aMyQVnKaGNNlb6MeAoEvyMzE9AGoSHVDQq10upLjS0SYCI-6W8srS1Z3qMDFzqVfh2U5plZhGYIb6xBgcFR5DUU2sOzXXDT57qAEkG7KbMO2d7eD0M05uFs/s3024/IMG_9656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0k22AWyrYfPmW9R2G-AJ8F1SMWpnRTHQFE3ij9sPERDuuyTLLt9VInDIRMdGly4LcHAI2aMyQVnKaGNNlb6MeAoEvyMzE9AGoSHVDQq10upLjS0SYCI-6W8srS1Z3qMDFzqVfh2U5plZhGYIb6xBgcFR5DUU2sOzXXDT57qAEkG7KbMO2d7eD0M05uFs/s1600/IMG_9656.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />My new tiny studio awaits. </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">I ordered the tiny table a few weeks ago and made a space in the corner where there is nice light. Going to use it to finish my Little Worlds series.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">“Filling frames”will be next. I have a backlog of painting ideas and frames to fill. </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">But first I have to put the People Wall book to bed. Most of the paperwork has been recycled or stored in the closet. </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Just have one more presentation to do on Tuesday, then I’ll have time and energy to paint, I hope.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">---Barbara</span></i></span></div>Barbara Hall Blumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876606843626579117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275914589029875891.post-50500379923509808002023-09-16T10:21:00.003-04:002023-09-16T13:27:14.398-04:00You never know who will pick what (Click to read full post) <div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6AZwbt_0AQLzpOOsWCQPBOCv8C89LehiziRLpxp1gVC-d_jGWhhSj-PUg5zJpxSRVyM0R00_XH2jKHoMLLN_l0PPFSAGy6yP55giZDdtj2ubM1RM6-ZC5hiXaOi2jI_YWR9zBJzS2KiW9TLePk7zBPJGcj6kwxCTFVPa-SjzkK_N6IyOzOj9VUhlmU3t/s2013/IMG_6301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="1172" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6AZwbt_0AQLzpOOsWCQPBOCv8C89LehiziRLpxp1gVC-d_jGWhhSj-PUg5zJpxSRVyM0R00_XH2jKHoMLLN_l0PPFSAGy6yP55giZDdtj2ubM1RM6-ZC5hiXaOi2jI_YWR9zBJzS2KiW9TLePk7zBPJGcj6kwxCTFVPa-SjzkK_N6IyOzOj9VUhlmU3t/s1600/IMG_6301.jpeg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQQ66Rr_MorS5FJf1O4FJGvDENcLxAOjQ1pGIWwhcatTQs0lYHiRXGt1ugAx5AiL3s92xH8VDnNjyaCu6VX8XP7IRwMW8T97hcIy40mXklVUn7EpKjzatdWHzzGy0ps3yne_3bwFijkxWNVHeUEhpxzPzaKwns3nN2CpWsKHVbsMikJaGwaHoCaKbzB6M/s1786/IMG_6302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1179" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQQ66Rr_MorS5FJf1O4FJGvDENcLxAOjQ1pGIWwhcatTQs0lYHiRXGt1ugAx5AiL3s92xH8VDnNjyaCu6VX8XP7IRwMW8T97hcIy40mXklVUn7EpKjzatdWHzzGy0ps3yne_3bwFijkxWNVHeUEhpxzPzaKwns3nN2CpWsKHVbsMikJaGwaHoCaKbzB6M/s1600/IMG_6302.jpeg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXIr6cQ-i3U3jKSCPAf1xuCeLINfC7rmnNagBSDfDe4G5NXnFBPrJzM40kY_pdoh2Pk7Jcrb4do389MdPwl6Tfj3bN1290Gu8cWgxAdImfdSZ4lMrP41F7z51gSOHT26FgmnuFPgcVWTUiSpZ38hUkrZUv8cQ8F4XXBOpDfGWn5sp3_ZNcr5M2uYGxDea/s1695/IMG_6303.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="1179" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXIr6cQ-i3U3jKSCPAf1xuCeLINfC7rmnNagBSDfDe4G5NXnFBPrJzM40kY_pdoh2Pk7Jcrb4do389MdPwl6Tfj3bN1290Gu8cWgxAdImfdSZ4lMrP41F7z51gSOHT26FgmnuFPgcVWTUiSpZ38hUkrZUv8cQ8F4XXBOpDfGWn5sp3_ZNcr5M2uYGxDea/s1600/IMG_6303.jpeg" width="223" /></a></div><br />Dear Collectors and Friends, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">No paintings to show. Instead I have a fun group of gesture drawings I did on my iPhone using an app called Freeform and my finger. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn’t have time to paint this summer because I was finishing my book on the history of the People Wall mural, a unique work of public art, here in Corning’s City Hall. It has taken me three years to research and write, collaborating with hundreds of people. Lots of fun, but tedious. It’s become a 208 page book with 225 color images and weighs over 2 pounds! I volunteered my time and now our historical society is selling it. All proceeds go to them and their efforts to preserve our local history. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPAwXgbLVGwCJjNyMijTTRiGDoQiGhBHGApx30mHQY9OjyzwxbndkTks6d1n-YXokvb8Pjr_TiTPYQMANiWhTAvbx9bP72xCejmsyu0pYI3efdI7PWZQkuBRjAhrA_6rNVDSAAcxuWdrAwxxQ0ysAMBOMmX3pnzy0pFgxDyqjK3aw5dmh1Ov8J2AuNYmH/s3300/people%20wall%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPAwXgbLVGwCJjNyMijTTRiGDoQiGhBHGApx30mHQY9OjyzwxbndkTks6d1n-YXokvb8Pjr_TiTPYQMANiWhTAvbx9bP72xCejmsyu0pYI3efdI7PWZQkuBRjAhrA_6rNVDSAAcxuWdrAwxxQ0ysAMBOMmX3pnzy0pFgxDyqjK3aw5dmh1Ov8J2AuNYmH/s1600/people%20wall%202.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As my creative outlet (and because I didn’t have to set up or clean up my studio), I made digital drawings. I’ve been posting them on my new Instagram account: @barbblumer_art It may be of interest to you. It’s dedicated to creativity/art/quotes/humor/work-in-progress. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I been asking people to pick a favorite from the deck of gesture drawings which I then post. As usual, I can never predict who will pick what. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1110" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJM4skP7pzxz0u6IJ6wPdudrUlWMMJkHpaHxDkGpKYjlgWMd8IsQnn2ZHoFozzeoRor9ey1RpPQhfE-O18D7ruY-xphAGTRGY8mMnidHznjuw0S578ZEQMKKr7y5pv-7CkILkptDPq38t1cRcJwWt6MB0rNHfcRd3rGULddXV3drOksh8WiiZX92dWyh6I/s1600/IMG_6011.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="320" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Click on this link to see all of them.<a href="https://barbarahallblumer.blogspot.com/p/bhb-gesture-drawings.html"> https://barbarahallblumer.blogspot.com/p/bhb-gesture-drawings.html</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As always, thank you for your interest in my work. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>—Barbara</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>comments@barbarahallblumer.com</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Barbara Hall Blumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876606843626579117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275914589029875891.post-17045707518818165192023-06-15T07:44:00.000-04:002023-06-15T07:44:35.988-04:00“Everything looks better in a frame.”<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JWsthNOtnkvzb5usfpu7Z1aUs4kLMqjuf8PBfhbbZc2_MRi8I_u1FuVS6-wxmGXMExIbxua43X72wRb4J_-D046qNwmqxZVZeUIHyTrSmdBnC_0bmCXFE7mb6oFrRfPcv3Y8hOTR9iSPPS3P8MVKzmECXHh-0jEQDeGGzCX7vxY-u2s0w7SCdfOVvQ/s3024/IMG_4435.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JWsthNOtnkvzb5usfpu7Z1aUs4kLMqjuf8PBfhbbZc2_MRi8I_u1FuVS6-wxmGXMExIbxua43X72wRb4J_-D046qNwmqxZVZeUIHyTrSmdBnC_0bmCXFE7mb6oFrRfPcv3Y8hOTR9iSPPS3P8MVKzmECXHh-0jEQDeGGzCX7vxY-u2s0w7SCdfOVvQ/s1600/IMG_4435.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Landscape Mood"<br /><i style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: "Ink Free";">New</span></b></i><br />6x8" Oil (small)<br />with frame about 10 x 12"<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> “Everything looks better in a frame.”</p><p>Yesterday I signed and framed this small 6x8“ landscape. I painted it at John MacDonald’s workshop on Cape Cod last Oct. John says he has a ritual at the end of the day of sliding his work into a frame and it always looks better. Then he can evaluate it with fresh eyes the next morning when he returns to the studio.</p><p>For more information about “Landscape Mood” or to buy, please click this link: <a href="https://barbarahallblumer.blogspot.com/p/landscape-mood-from-john-macdonald.html">https://barbarahallblumer.blogspot.com/p/landscape-mood-from-john-macdonald.html</a></p>Barbara Hall Blumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876606843626579117noreply@blogger.com