Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Black and White Curl”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16″x20″

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “First Light #1″
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 18″x24″

This painting is the first of a new series I am doing called “First Light”.

Ever since we have lived on Lake Norman, I’ve been getting up with the sunrise. Our house opens to the lake facing East, so it’s only natural that the sun wakes me up. We overlook a large cove with satellite islands scattered around. One small island is directly in front of us, which I’ve been studying for some time now and may have some paintings on later.

Lately I’ve been getting up before the sun to take my kayak out when light is just about to break. I paddle into the cove to watch the sun come up. It’s spectacular, peaceful and ever evolving. Each morning holds a surprise of unbelievable colors and motion. Sometimes the colors are muted, subtle and moody, other times it’s bold, striking and seemingly surreal. I’ll be writing more about this, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek at one of the paintings I’ve been working on. I hope you enjoy!

If you would like to see more of these, I’ll be introducing the “First Light” series at my Open Studio Friday October 15, and Saturday October 16. For a complete schedule of events this fall click here. To find out more about this painting, please send me an email.

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Sage and Blue Spiral”
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Medium: Oil on Panel

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Turquoise and Brown Twist”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 30″x40″

Part of my 2D-3D-2D series this turquoise and brown was a sculpture I created and then painted. Although the main subject is turquoise and brown, there are many other colors in this painting. Violet, red, and yellow add subtle complimentary accents.

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Ingres Pose”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 24″x48″


Detail

Every free Saturday morning I have, I try and make it to downtown historic Mooresville, NC to a place called Artworks on Main where they hold an open studio for drawing. There is no instructor, you just show up and for a small fee you have access to a live model. There’s a really good group of people with varied experience levels. Each person brings there own materials and can do whatever pleases them.

I love going there for several reasons:

1. I’m around like minded people.
2. The creative juices are flowing everywhere which provide good vibes for everyone.
3. I get to practice drawing/painting from a live model for which there is no other substitution.
4. The owners are friendly and just downright nice people.
5. The list goes on….

Once a month they hold long poses. That is when the model holds the same pose for the entire session. Of course they get breaks, but when they go back at it, they are in the same pose. That allows me to complete a piece a little more significant than just a quick sketch. Like this one which is 2 feet by 4 feet, Oil over Acrylic.

This pose above was inspired by Ingres below. I’ve painted the model by observing from her other side. My rendition is spontaneous, expressive, and loose whereas the one below likely took several months to complete.

This Ingres is located at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France – It is Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (Montauban, 1780-Paris, 1867) Une Odalisque (harem woman) 1814

To read more about this painting you can go to the Louvre website here.

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Hanging by a Thread”
Medium: Egg Tempera on Gessoed Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Price on Request

I was approached by a curator and asked if I would like to participate in an art exhibit this fall. After reviewing my website, he mentioned I may have several pieces that would fit in nicely with the theme of the show. Don’t you love the internet? I responded back with an enthusiastic “YES, I would love to participate!”, and I am really looking forward to the meeting the other exhibiting artists.

The name of the exhibit is “Black, White and Easily Red”, and will be at the Cabarrus Arts Council October 25 – December 31, 2010. I know this seems like a long time off…and well..it is, but it at the same time I feel like it will be here faster than a New York minute.

This egg tempera painting – “Hanging by a Thread” was inspired by the theme – “Black, White and Easily Red”.

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Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Herringbone Jacket”
Medium: Egg Tempera on Gessoed Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Price on Request

I know I’ve been neglecting my blog for other things. I spent most of January preparing to teach a workshop in Photoshop Elements to fellow artists. The workshop was this past Saturday and it went very well. All the participants indicated they would be a reference for future students. That’s a plus!

Now back to painting and other creative endeavors. This little painting is an egg tempera painting. I make my own paints with a fresh egg yolk and pure pigments. I painted for a number of years with this medium, but it’s very time consuming and most artists today quit using it out of frustration. Although I’ve veered over to oils and other mediums, I will continue to use egg tempera as well.

More about egg tempera and it’s history in future posts.

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Au Natural”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 40″x30″

This was a natural, unpainted piece of paper I curled, but you could see the shadows casting multiple colors on the neutral strip. Part of my 2D-3D-2D series.

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This affordable art piece was created by contemporary realism daily painter – LC Neill.

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Steel Curl”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 48″x24″

The shadows on this paper curl seem to be dancing with the subject. Part of my 2D-3D-2D series.

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This affordable art piece was created by contemporary realism daily painter – LC Neill.

Artist: LC Neill
Title: “Two Dogs”
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 6″x6″
Price: $130 USD

I hope you enjoy it!

Golden Retriever and Bull Dog or Pug? I’m not sure which kind of dog the little one is, but I enjoyed his attitude.