tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318382132024-03-06T22:22:04.865-08:00Virtual Gouache LandTraditional Sketches & Paintings From Imagination and LifeE.Tiemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352421860026525045noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31838213.post-45182799956401011252015-06-02T21:06:00.000-07:002015-06-02T21:06:21.207-07:00Swirling Currents<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A recent maritime themed gouache painting; thicker than usual for the whites, some active scraping with a palette knife for texture in the foreground. Thinking a bit about the French painter Eugene Isabey ( 1803-1886 ) here. It's been a while since my last post! I'm looking forward to contributing more studies on this blog, time to get busy. <br />
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5"x 7" watercolor & gouache on hot pressed paper. * note - burnt sienna underpainting using transparent washes.E.Tiemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352421860026525045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31838213.post-22965920104845945782014-05-27T10:05:00.000-07:002014-05-27T15:51:05.196-07:00Master paper making at the Ruscombe Paper Mill - France<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a remarkable experience to visit the Ruscombe Paper Mill in Margaux, France last month. The reason why this is a big deal is that it is so rare in our age of 3d printers and social media to make paper by hand. The puzzle of the past was tantalizingly revealed to me by a master paper maker still following time-honored techniques. There are not many handmade paper mills left in the world that create watercolor sheets in the old tradition, well before machines took over the process. The Whatman Mill in England offered the first woven paper in 1788 which kicked off a 100 year plus golden era of high quality durable watercolor papers. Sadly, it is no longer running. </div>
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The Ruscombe Mill really fills that void though. They began operations in the 1980's in England, then later moved to France. They create various fine papers in the traditional vein, but it was the accurate historical watercolor papers that caught my eye after doing some research online. I especially love their blue and gray Turner watercolor paper and variations of the more textured Girtin and David Cox papers- a true facsimile to the watercolor/wrapping papers available to watercolorists in old England. <br />
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It is a dream to paint on these papers, and I knew I had to give this actual mill feedback and tell them thank you! It goes without saying you have to stretch these papers to make them work at top performance. Once you do, you are in for a treat.<br />
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After I lined things up with various emails and phone calls, my wife, daughter and I navigated the beautiful countryside in the Aquitaine region in our rental car. We passed cinematic fishing villages and coastal farmlands north of Bordeaux, which is strewn with chateaux and vineyards. I had the pleasure to meet the founder Chris Bingham, his lovely wife Jane and current master paper maker at the mill, Frederic Gironde. Frederic was very generous to show me the start-to-finish creation of a linen/cotton rag sheet of paper. <br />
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At a larger scale like this (he makes 50-100 pieces/day), you need the ever important Hollander-type beater, a brilliant invention first developed by the Dutch in 1680. To produce the paper pulp, a cylinder with metal blades sets to work in an elliptical tub, grinding up small pieces of rags - passing under metal blades/cogs in a circulating fashion that creates the perfect wet pulp for pulling sheets via the vat pool. This machine is the workhorse of the handmade paper making industry from what I gather. The mold (frame with the additional deckle frame) in the top photo is pulled through the vat by Frederic with the rag pulp confined within the shape of the screen, thus creating the individual sheet size. The best types of molds are made from mahogany and brass. In this case it is a woven mold, made using finely woven wire vs. a laid screen that has a more pronounced parallel wire pattern embedded into the paper. The woven screen gives a nice even, yet varied texture to the sheet of paper. These types of frames are exceedingly rare and only a few craftsman make them now.<br />
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After the paper is formed (pulled) it can be touched up with a watercolor brush if there are any lumps or holes while still flooded yet horizontal in the mold. It is really a dance of having the pulp not too runny or too thick to make the ideal watercolor sheet. The mold is then tilted to a 45-degrees angle and then drained for 10 or 15 seconds. The deckle frame is then removed and the mold is turned upside down and placed on fairly thick sheet of felt. The paper is released in a rolling movement so to have an even pressure as it transfers to the felt's surface. This transfer is called 'couching' which is really transferring the sheet to absorbing felts. A stack or 'post' of felts can hold a variety of sheets to be drained further in a large mechanical press.<br />
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The last steps can continue with adding sizing (gelatine) to the sheets. This makes them transform from blotting-like paper that is very absorbent to something that can handle repeated washes and ink lines without unraveling back to the original fragile wet pulp. Due to use of high quality linen and cotton rags and the addition of internal and sometimes external sheet sizing, you have some very tough paper. Finally, there is additional pressing, drying and separation. What a wonderland to see stacks of paper of various textures, uses and colors stored in the racks nearby. Not only was there watercolor paper, but pastel, drawing, printing paper- even paper that can be used for photographic printing. Frederic helped me select a few sheets to take home. How incredible to buy paper from the person who made it! To have a deeper understanding of your materials brings another dimension to your art. This rare behind-the-scenes look at a true artisan's workshop makes me inspired to apply the same craft and dedication to my own work. <br />
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-Erik Tiemens<br />
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I just returned from an inspiring spring trip to France; sketching, painting, teaching and meeting fantastic folks everywhere. So many things to share. I was treated to a rare visit of an artisan paper mill near Bordeaux (<a href="http://www.ruscombepaper.com/" target="_blank">Ruscombe Paper Mill</a>), and they make some of the best handmade watercolor paper in the world. To meet the person making some of the paper I work on was an incredible experience. More on that soon.</div>
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On the workshop front, closer to home I will be teaching an <a href="http://www.watersketch.com/#workshops-shows-press" target="_blank"><b>Intro to Watercolor and Gouache painting Workshop</b></a> in San Francisco next weekend (May 3-4, 2014) <a href="http://www.watersketch.com/#workshops-shows-press" target="_blank"><b>Please sign up</b></a>, there is still time! And if you only have a day, you can come that day, Saturday or Sunday.</div>
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I am also pleased to be part of an upcoming group art exhibit with a talented group of painters - <b>'A California Spring'</b> at <a href="http://www.holtonframes.com/gallery/" target="_blank">Holton Studio Gallery</a> - Opens May 3, 2014 5 to 7 PM. Emeryville, CA (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/5510+Doyle+St/@37.8379301,-122.2867829,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x80857e69c8a3b5b3:0x83bb9540b9306702" target="_blank">Map</a>)</div>
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Artists exhibiting: Kevin Courter, Bill Cone, Sharon Calahan, Christin Coy, Mark Farina, Robert Flanary, James McGrew, Robin Moore, Paul Kratter, Terry Miura, Ernesto Nemesio, Paul Roehl and Richard Lindenberg</div>
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<b>France Trip</b></div>
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Below are various sketching spots (Loire Valley (Amboise), Angouleme,
Aquitaine region, Dordogne Valley) and absolute museum heaven in Paris
(Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, and the Gustave Moreau Museum, along with Musee
Delacroix). Last but not least, the spectacular cathedrals and chateaux
were simply mind blowing in their numbers and layers of history.
Chartres Cathedral is especially noteworthy along with the vertical
rock-cliff wonder land of Rocamadour in southwestern France.</div>
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<b><i>Pacific Cliffs</i></b> - 11" x 13" - gouache and watercolor on blue-gray toned watercolor paper. This was traditionally stretched with gummed paper on gator board.<br />
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<i>Landscape with Fishing Barges at Low Tide </i></div>
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I'm experimenting here with reductive sponging and lifting out techniques to reveal highlights in the initial gouache wash background. This works to introduce atmospheric texture and depth, especially in the lower cloud sections above the distant water. I like this approach, similar to a solvent/medium wash on canvas with oils; then later pulling lighter spots with a rag. After this I go over the blocked out areas with progressive layers of watercolor washes and gouache delineation. </div>
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The roughly indicated foreground figures are in the spirit of 1600's staffage. Figures of different genres (workers, soldiers, farmers, etc.) that often decoratively populated Dutch Golden Age landscape paintings. These were typically done by other artists, collaborating with the landscape painter. The specialist staffage artists you could say added the right amount of scale and interest to scenes that would otherwise be empty. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriaen_van_de_Velde" target="_blank">Adriaen van der Velde</a> is one of my favorite ones and a great painter and draftsman in his own right. He was especially gifted with subtle transitions of tone on animals and artisan/farmers that would seem to step into the 'theatrical spotlight'.</div>
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Gouache has a notorious reputation as being a 'tricky' medium. I will
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<span class="pagestyle"><b><i>Tiburon Marsh</i></b> - watercolor & gouache - 9" x 12" - hot pressed paper </span>E.Tiemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352421860026525045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31838213.post-29100173669199218232014-02-20T22:13:00.000-08:002014-02-20T22:13:29.142-08:00Gouache Study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recent gouache figure study from life with an added base of warm light grey and red earth tones. Transparent washes here and there. Thick opaque white gouache added in the brighter areas. I used a small bristle flat brush which is well worn for textural effects.</div>
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I'm excited to share that I will be selling original gouache and watercolor works on paper through my website. Please take a look!</div>
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Watercolor and gouache. Top image - 5"x7" study for an oil painting. Middle image - 10.5" x 7" seastack rock form and surf study with additional block-in pictures.</div>
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Exploring modern themes with a classical point of view. As we need the rain here in California I couldn't ignore the recent imagery of parched reservoirs throughout the state and beyond. In this piece I used both Titanium white (gouache) and Chinese white (watercolor). The latter is much more translucent as a watercolor pigment than the opaque white gouache. It is worth combining and experimenting with these different mediums in one painting.</div>
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Recent experiment with classical themes in miniature. Watercolor and gouache with small additions of ink on synthetic (plastic) paper (Yupo). <i><b>Invented Flemish Landscape</b> </i> - 5.5" x 3.25".<br />
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<b><i>Roman Arch in Ruins</i></b> - 5.5" x 2.75"- Watercolor and gouache with small additions of ink on Yupo paper. Yupo is very interesting to paint on, being that it almost doesn't work because it is so fragile. It is remarkable in how you can edit shapes by completely wiping them off with a wet brush and rag. But you have to be a surgeon to carefully glaze washes over the under painting. Like a high wire act, I relished this challenge in <i>miniatura</i> and hope to continue with more studies on such an elusive surface.<br />
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<br />E.Tiemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352421860026525045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31838213.post-72754084089684879452013-11-13T11:22:00.000-08:002013-11-13T11:24:42.712-08:00Creating Skies Introducing a HD landscape painting video clip showing the process of creating cloud shapes and skies with watercolor and gouache. Roughly halfway the music gets louder, just to let you know. You can see the full resolution version if you click over to my <a href="http://vimeo.com/79274306">Vimeo</a> link.<br />
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A recent watercolor study of mist and fog, created in the morning light near Sausalito, CA.<br />
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<span class="pagestyle"><b><i> </i></b>The other day I had a chance to paint in watercolors on location near the Golden Gate Bridge. The dance of light and fog melted the edges of the hillside above the cove. As a rapid study in light I was going for a rough impression, rather than documenting fine details. One of the most saturated color elements I saw were orange construction tarps, wonderfully backlit. </span><br />
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<span class="pagestyle"><b><i>Broaden Your Horizon - Painting Skies in Gouache, Watercolor and Acrylics Workshop - </i></b> at The Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA this coming <b>November 16-17, 2013</b>. </span><br />
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<span class="pagestyle"><b><i>Broaden Your Horizon - Painting Skies in Gouache, Watercolor and Acrylics Workshop - </i></b> at The Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA this coming <b>November 16-17, 2013</b>. </span><br />
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<span class="pagestyle">"August Sky" - Watercolor with touches of gouache and small additions of watercolor crayon. Hot Pressed paper (Fabriano) 5x5.5"<u> </u></span><br />
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Seeing how often there is variation in our local weather, I am thinking of launching a possible <u><b>Mid–November 2013 Workshop</b></u> that would focus on paintings skies, clouds and the effects of atmosphere on distant landscapes. This could be held in San Franscisco at the Fort Mason Center. I would also go over historical examples of artists capturing the fleeting changes of the sky. Any feedback or suggestions for workshop times/themes and mediums to work with are welcomed.</div>
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Rapid watercolor and gouache landscape study. It was interesting to to see the frosted cream colored glass lamps be the lightest value in the scene and the grass beaming an intense viridian green under the overcast sky. This was painted in the spirit of the Dutch – Hague school (extreme in its greyness). Starting with a cool grey gouache base I worked over this with additional washes and color notes.<br />
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Finding the fog and wind was not hard today at Golden Gate Park, and wow it started to get cold. My
daughter worked alongside me wearing a winter coat to brave the elements. This would be her second run with oil paints; using a small pochade box I gave her
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Finding the unusual is something I like to seek out when sketching, especially when nature tries to make a comeback in disturbed or abandoned areas. In this case an active bunch of bamboo is over taking a shuttered sailboat rental hut. All varieties of old tech sprouting on the top of the structure breakup the boxy shape. <br />
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As a note anyone visiting NYC area this summer should see the Sargent watercolor show, amazing work in person! This is at the Brooklyn Art Museum and will go on to Boston's MFA this fall I believe.E.Tiemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352421860026525045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31838213.post-83598287127503784862013-05-01T22:50:00.000-07:002013-05-01T22:50:19.542-07:00ARC International Salon Competition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm very happy to share that I was selected as a finalist and received a Honorable Mention in the Landscape painting category for Art Renewal Center's 2012 / 2013 International Salon Competition.<br />
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With about 2000 entries from over 850 artists, I'm thrilled to be included in the Salon. This gives me further encouragement to pursue classical landscape painting in both oils and watercolor-gouache. My work will also be included in the upcoming Salon Catalogue.<br />
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Link: <a href="http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/salon_winners.php?contest=2012-2013%20Salon&page=HonorableMention#Landscape">Honorable Mention in the Landscape Category</a><br />
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I noticed a big change in the weather today with clouds approaching quickly. I set out to create some rapid lighting and mood studies of the cliffs and ocean in gouache before any rain showers would pummel my easel. It was interesting to block-in three small images at once. Not being a slave to the location, I saw this as a chance to try variations on a theme. I took some video with a portable camera as an experiment as well. Here are some of the stills.<br />
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Locations and studies like this can serve as a point of inspiration later on with studio work or for commercial projects. Be sure to check out my new upcoming <i><a href="http://www.watersketch.com/#workshops"><b>Inventing Landscapes</b></a> </i>Workshop - March 9-10, 2013 - SF, hope you can make it! I'm excited by the group who has signed up so far.<br />
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Painting in gouache and watercolor along the coast today. High surf conditions made for some beautiful fanning off the tops of the crashing waves. 4" x 9" - Sennelier hot press paper block. A few brave souls surfed well beyond the chop. I sighted a whale as well.<br />
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Big thanks for those who have signed up for the upcoming workshop. If you are thinking of <a href="http://watersketch.com/#workshops">signing up</a>, please do!! March 9-10, 2013.E.Tiemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352421860026525045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31838213.post-33755382181366713222012-12-20T09:35:00.000-08:002012-12-20T09:35:18.506-08:00Inventing Landscapes Workshop – March 9-10, 2013 – SF<br />
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I hope that the holiday season is treating you well and wanted to share what I have planned for my March 2013 Workshop. <b>It's a brand new theme, Inventing Landscapes!</b><br />
<br />Introducing an exciting new workshop that covers how to approach painting and sketching environments from your imagination. We will start with thumbnail sketches from memory, onsite notes and how to proceed to more resolved compositions with or without the help of photo reference. We will be using mixed media, such as gouache, watercolor and acrylics with pen and ink and pencil/markers to create new landscapes. Lighting and weather conditions will be heavily considered in our designs. This has practical applications for concept designers, fine artists, illustrators and for those who want to explore new subject matter in their work regardless of medium. Please join in for this March workshop to expand your artistic vocabulary, skills and see the world with a different point of view.<br /><br /><br /><b>Come join me this March 9-10, 2013. Treat yourself or special friends and family (makes for an incredible Christmas gift!) to a fantastic experience at beautiful Ft. Mason, SF.</b><br />As you'll see on the below link, I was able to book the same time each day and am also offering a discount for returning students and full time students.<br />
<br /><a href="http://www.watersketch.com/#workshops">Sign Up Here!</a><br /><br /><br /><br />E.Tiemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352421860026525045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31838213.post-83421713899818865282012-12-06T18:56:00.000-08:002012-12-06T18:56:49.416-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recent gouache and watercolor painting from memory/imagination after a hike down to the coast. 5x7 inches – hot press (Fabriano)E.Tiemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352421860026525045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31838213.post-51274375273406401542012-12-03T16:58:00.000-08:002012-12-03T17:08:40.381-08:00New California Landscapes: Terry Miura & Erik Tiemens - Now Showing -<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a fantastic evening this past Saturday was. I want to send out a hearty thanks to all who attended the opening at the Holton Studio Gallery – even though we were about to get the "atmospheric river" of rain later that night! I'm pictured here below with master frame maker and gallery owner Tim Holton (left) and my fellow Art Center classmate Terry Miura (center). I saw many friends and talked with some extraordinary people which I enjoyed a great deal. The show will be up till January.<br />
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Tim Holton's superb framework harmonized beautifully with my interest in
Dutch landscape painting from the 17th century while still having a
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<a href="http://www.holtonframes.com/">www.holtonframes.com</a><br />
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