tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21639720700242374572024-03-14T00:20:34.779-07:00Daily Painter Layne CookDaily small paintings- and an occasional larger one-in a quest to refine my craft and above all, enjoy the processLayne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.comBlogger416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-6059512058942238402014-06-01T14:29:00.000-07:002014-06-01T14:29:36.201-07:00The Night Shift<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The was derived from a reference photo taken at Toulouse Petit Restaurant on the south slope of Queen Anne Avenue North.Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-64736570961839708652014-05-26T17:39:00.002-07:002014-05-26T17:39:30.401-07:00Light a Candle<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have started a new series featuring Seattle restaurants and bars. This was based on a photo I took at "The Whale Wins" on Stone Way. It was late afternoon and the waitress was lighting the table candles for the dinner crowd to come. I like the ambience of the restaurant; an appealing mix of cottage, contemporary and industrial in mostly wood and white. Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-71262024043128748762014-05-21T22:53:00.001-07:002014-05-21T22:53:46.218-07:00Young Wine<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This was painted in response to the DPW Challenge- to paint a vineyard. I opted to stop the vineyard at the foreground, which I can see now make s it rather ambiguous. It could be an orchard as easily as a vineyard. Hmmm...the easiest way to solve that would be with a name change.Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-77696373667283412162014-05-18T13:27:00.001-07:002014-05-18T13:27:56.699-07:00White Camisole<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I was so drawn to this young woman's stance. I will probably use her somewhere in a larger painting, but I felt compelled to do a little painting featuring her alone.Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-15339050356912668982014-05-17T06:26:00.000-07:002014-05-17T06:26:01.678-07:00Contemplation<br />
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This is the painting I created last year from the same reference photo that I used for "Me Time". It was much smaller- I think 12x9. I have to say, I like the vertical format. I bet I could paint this same figure many more times and come up with different versions. Maybe I'll do one every year. That could be interesting (to me, anyway).Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-74201579071208572192014-05-15T21:22:00.001-07:002014-05-15T21:22:45.824-07:00Me Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have used this photo reference before for a small painting, and I really like the contemplative mood. My previous painting was pretty neutral. This time I had fun with color. </div>
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Here's another bocci painting. These guys are so expressive. I just love that! So fun to paint....Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-12403843795179801342014-05-10T15:54:00.002-07:002014-05-10T15:54:28.235-07:00Close Call<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Just started painting on oil primed linen panels. Boy, do I like them! They're a bit on the expensive side, but I decided to give it a go anyway. I'm thinking they're worth it. I like he fine texture combined with the firm surface.Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-5129041158669999752014-05-02T10:58:00.001-07:002014-05-02T10:58:31.985-07:00Dining in Style<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Still on the theme of waiters and restaurants. I love the gesture; that's my favorite thing to paint. I now have an idea that I will visit Seattle restaurants soon after they open- before they're too busy, and ask if I can photograph wait staff and bartenders for a series I want to paint. I think it could be a fun project- and, what the heck, may as well stay for happy hour...Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-3128506915333956492014-04-29T11:15:00.001-07:002014-04-29T11:15:53.617-07:00Order Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is not a (very) little painting, and neither will be the next few I post. I have been painting almost daily, though. This painting and 2 others will be shipped to Edward Montgomery Fine Arts in Carmel, CA as soon as I get them framed.<br />
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I have made it my summer project to work hard on strengthening my compositions. To that end I'm spending a lot more time in the planning stages thinking "link values", "create just a few interesting shapes" think in terms of "most", "some" and a "little"(shapes, colors, values), decide whether the painting is to be mostly warm or cool...I try to work all that out before I begin. It's kind of like a puzzle to make the "picture" work well literally as well as abstractly.<br />
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If I were to describe my desired goal in my paintings it would be to express the gesture of the human form loosely and correctly, with the rest of the painting dissolving into abstraction that supports the figure(s). Within all that I want the brushstrokes to be varied and loose, and the rightness of the paint itself to shine. Is that asking too much?<br />
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This was painted in response to Daily Paintworks weekly challenge, which was to center a painting around Pantone's color of the year "Radiant Orchid". It's not a color I often use, so I really enjoyed giving it a try. I love how it sets off the lime green.Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-678796785023995062014-04-04T09:57:00.000-07:002014-04-04T09:57:00.431-07:00Basking in the Glow<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I had a commission for a painting similar to one I did a year or so ago, so I painted 3 versions of this still life setup. It was an interesting exercise, as I considered possible ways to crop and light the picture. Below is the painting the client selected. And below that is the third view (with a different bowl).<br />
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<br />Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-66548196219073145922014-04-01T09:21:00.002-07:002014-04-08T09:07:46.322-07:00At Your Service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm preparing to paint some larger canvases, and this is a study for one of them. My goal is to create lively scenes with lots of movement, and plenty of abstraction to accompany the least amount of realism required to suggest the scene. Can she pull it off? We'll see....Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-48754673436187734162014-03-14T16:20:00.003-07:002014-03-14T16:20:46.502-07:00Encounter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This week's Daily Paintworks Challenge was to use a photo reference, but to quickly isolate the basic shapes from memory. I was intrigued with the heavy lady and wanted to capture her essence, using the other figure only as a supporting element.Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-10271229438647802472014-03-11T13:34:00.000-07:002014-03-11T13:34:00.478-07:00I'm Back with "Splat"!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm finally back in my studio and happy to be painting again! I've been in Arizona since mid October, where I have access to a fabulous clay studio. Since I don't have that opportunity when I'm here in Seattle, I take advantage of it down there- and I don't paint. I love both ceramics and painting, so it's a win/win. I look forward to re-establishing communication with my Daily Paintworks friends!<div>
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Below is one example of my ceramics. I will post some more of these in the next few days. I haven't yet figured out how to properly photograph them; they're trickier than paintings! This one is entitled "Just say Om"</div>
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Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-27511732349064641032013-09-19T21:37:00.003-07:002013-09-19T21:41:01.127-07:00I'll Tell You No Lies<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="text-align: left;">So here's the big one I sent off today. I started it months ago, and then sat on it for a while. It just wasn't working for me, yet there were things I liked about it. You artists out there know how that works! I like it now. It has that blend of realism and painterly abstraction that is my current direction. I'm finding restaurants, cafes, and musical venues to have that ambiguous lighting that allows you to experiment freely with shapes and color, yet maintain some level of believability</span><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">. </span>Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-8655823944079449912013-09-15T13:56:00.000-07:002013-09-15T13:56:07.872-07:00And So Begins the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't posted in the longest time! We have been busy with a remodel on an apartment building we bought- and other stuff. When I've had a chance to paint, I've been working on bigger paintings. The daily painting regimen seems to have gone by the wayside. I will have to change the name of my blog. My paintings have all of a sudden started "flying off the shelves" at Edward Montgomery Fine Arts in Carmel. Fluke or trend? I don't know, but he needs replacements. This is one I painted last week. I also finished a 30x48 one that I started months ago but couldn't seem to complete to my satisfaction. I think I like it now. I'll post it soon.Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-33305204668330030272013-07-21T13:02:00.002-07:002013-07-21T13:03:44.985-07:00Sunset<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have always said that I wouldn't paint sunsets because photographs can capture their beauty and paintings can look so trite. However, I began to look at sunsets differently- especially the more raucous ones with clouds and lots of movement. I saw where lively brushwork could create an interpretation that would not be trite and perhaps would capture the sensation of nature's fireworks in the sky. This is the first of what may become a series.<br />
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I will be out of town for the coming week, so will not be posting. I hope to have lots of ideas and time to paint when I return!<br />
<br />Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-59658576934564590632013-07-19T16:13:00.001-07:002013-07-19T16:13:01.757-07:00What a Marvelous Night for a Moondance<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A couple nights ago the moon was marvelously orange and reflected in the water. I did not see a crow there at the time, but thought that he would complete the scene. I also liked the "tie-in" of the little yellow orb of his eye with the big orb of the moon.<br /> Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-73823124209113527312013-07-11T16:26:00.000-07:002013-07-11T16:26:04.835-07:00Coming In for the Day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This week;s DPW Challenge was to paint water. This took longer than I expected,as I strove to make the water interesting and varied, so there wed a lot of brush strokes and many colors.<br /> Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-62088133378004670712013-07-08T22:20:00.001-07:002013-07-08T22:30:16.364-07:00Lee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lee was a semi-distant relative, but close friend of my husband's (I loved him too). He was a quiet and unassuming man who had an interesting background as a cowboy and steel worker. He succumbed to cancer recently, leaving his devoted wife behind. I painted this for her.Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-84205107390005201032013-07-03T09:09:00.001-07:002013-07-03T09:09:15.856-07:00Stepping Out<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is a companion piece I painted to go with the "Waiting and Waiting" I posted last week. I was attracted to the way the waiter's apron moved as he walked, and I made up the rest of the scene around him.<br /><br />Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-27194041053707720072013-07-01T10:35:00.001-07:002013-07-01T10:35:56.735-07:00Blue Hills<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is another of my Santa Rita mountain series. For those of you who may be interested in some of my older work at bargain prices, I have recently started posting some larger (16x20 for now) paintings on Daily Paintworks auction site with ridiculously low starting bids. I have been painting a lot lately, and changed out some of my work at the galleries, leaving me with a storage problem. I'd love to see some of these pieces go to good homes instead of my basement storage rack.<br /><br />Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-54824730442116787822013-06-29T17:08:00.001-07:002013-06-29T17:08:06.668-07:00Carrot Flowers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Do you know what happens when you leave the carrots in the ground WAY past their pull date? The stalks get tall and you get these really lovely puffy flowers. Who knew? Not this city girl! The carrots are really tough....<br /><br />Layne Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17701243022913507733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163972070024237457.post-75087925283806556462013-06-29T10:25:00.002-07:002013-06-29T10:25:55.551-07:00Tell Me Your Secrets<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This painting has been through many renditions. The crow is the latest addition. Before that, the woman was just posing for no apparent reason. I like it much better now. <div>
My background was inspired by a Nicolai Fechin exhibit I saw at the Frye in Seattle. His loosely painted backgrounds were a celebration of color, texture and pattern. If I can achieve only a fraction of his skill, I will be thrilled.<br /><br /></div>
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