R. I. P.
1992 - 2010
Shelter mutt, studio companion, constant shadow, good friend and a good dog.
Observations by Doug Rugh, a classically trained artist based on Cape Cod,Massachusetts. (Overwrought penumbras, tangential tales and meager conundrums diffused through the squinting oculus of a shade arranger.)
Showing posts with label loose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label loose. Show all posts
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Hidden Corner at Nobska Beach
Hidden Corner, 11" x 14" - oil/canvas
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Excerpt from this posting:
"...as long as my palette doesn't get too wet and turn my oils into emulsions. The overcast skies, tent-lighting to photographers, bring out the intensity of colors..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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-Doug Rugh
Labels:
animals,
brushstrokes,
challenges,
color,
loose,
nature,
oil painting,
paint quality,
painting,
photography,
plein air,
realism,
saturation/chroma,
summer,
texture,
weather,
Woods Hole
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Man Overboard
Excerpt from this posting:
"...Another visitor, just arriving on the scene, got through to 9-1-1 and they said, "Isn't there anybody there on the island that can help you?"..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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Labels:
composition,
landscape,
location,
loose,
Maine,
nature,
oil painting,
painting,
plein air,
summer,
tourists
Monday, December 25, 2006
Loosee Leftee, Tightee Rightee
Excerpt from this posting:
"...There are two types of people that come in the studio. There is the loose group and the tight group and I distinguish them not by personality but by stylistic preference..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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-Doug Rugh
Labels:
blended,
brushstrokes,
Cataumet,
landscape,
loose,
oil painting,
painting,
plein air,
style
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Hey, That's My View
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Excerpt from this posting:
"...It was a photographer. He said, "I hope you don't mind." and stood right in front of me and shot my view!..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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Labels:
aesthetics,
artist,
challenges,
composition,
inspiration,
landscape,
location,
loose,
oil painting,
painting,
photography,
plein air,
summer,
viewing,
Woods Hole
Sunday, October 29, 2006
A Knife, A Face and a Bit of Color
Excerpt from this posting:
"...it is the chance to revel in pure color. Trowel on the thick paint and when it is just right, like a Polaroid developing, the truth kicks in..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
Labels:
aesthetics,
color,
edges,
hue/temperature,
impression,
knife,
loose,
materials,
methods,
oil painting,
optics,
paint quality,
painting,
palette,
portrait,
saturation/chroma,
studies,
style,
value/tone
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Starting Trouble
Excerpt from this posting:
"...Cars kept pulling in next to me and the occupants would look over my shoulder..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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-Doug Rugh
Labels:
Cape Cod,
challenges,
inspiration,
landscape,
light,
location,
loose,
oil painting,
paint quality,
painting,
plein air,
portrait,
props,
studies,
viewers
Friday, October 27, 2006
Ferry to the Vineyard
Excerpt from this posting:
"...I hesitate to finesse it, as I normally would, because it captures the feeling of the day..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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-Doug Rugh
Labels:
brushstrokes,
impression,
interpretation,
knife,
landscape,
light,
location,
loose,
methods,
oil painting,
paint quality,
painting,
photography,
plein air
Saturday, October 14, 2006
How Many Dabs is a Man?
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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Labels:
figures,
gesture,
location,
loose,
oil painting,
paint quality,
painting,
studies
Channeling Angela
Excerpt from this posting:
"...It's channeling and at the end you wake up and watch the film...."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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Is Somebody Trying to Tell Me Something?
Excerpt from this posting:
"...This way I'm following the movement of the horses and always painting...."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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Labels:
figures,
foreshortening,
gesture,
insight,
loose,
methods,
oil painting,
painting,
plein air,
portrait,
studies
Friday, October 13, 2006
Opening Doors, Outdoors
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Excerpt from this posting:
"...the process itself becomes the attraction and the end result is a still movie of the artist's mind and hand at work..."
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
Labels:
aesthetics,
brushstrokes,
impression,
inspiration,
interpretation,
knife,
landscape,
location,
loose,
methods,
North Falmouth,
oil painting,
paint quality,
painting,
plein air,
summer
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