The Artist's Magazine, June 2011 Cover!

That's "Rare Sight" 14 x 21 on the cover!
You can order a copy here:
http://www.northlightshop.com/product/print-issue-the-artists-magazine-june-2011-ta0611?r=tamdpar041111ta0611

 Here's the entire painting.

The Artist's Subjectivity and the Landscape

 Tucson 1 14 x 21

Tucson 11 14 x 21

I thought this was an interesting juxtaposition that shows how much analysis and choosing is involved when creating a landscape painting. The two above were painted during the summer in Tucson of a ridge that caught my eye.

This same ridge was painted in pastel by Kim Lordier during the wet winter months.  The paintings could not be more different, even though they are the exact same landscape subject.
Notice how the ridge's lovely curving swoop caught both our eyes and how Kim has effectively used the panorama to create a painting of foreground middle and distance, where I was caught up in the textures but tried to used scale and value to create some distance.

Tucson Eve, Kim Lordier Pastel on Archival Paper 24 x 30( used with permission)

Kim's web site is here. http://kimfancherlordier.com/workszoom/548554. And Tucson Eve is at the CAC 100th Gold Medal Exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art through April 24th

Update: 5/19.
There is a great article now in Southwest Art Magazine about Kim and her work , it includes a portfolio of recent works that has beautiful new paintings. http://www.southwestart.com/featured/kim-lordier-windows-to-grandeur

Gold Medal Wine Club/ Featured Artist

Vineyard Patterns 14 x 14
The newsletter for the Gold Medal Wine Club wine club chose me for their featured artist. I've thought that this painting with it's abstraction and bright colors would make a distinctive wine label.
Here's a link to the newsletter and a thank you for featuring my art.
http://www.goldmedalwineclub.com/blog/2011/03/robin-purcell-is-this-months-featured-artist/

California Art Club's 100th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition April 3rd - 24th

 

Here is my miniature in the exhibit, I just found out it sold during the exhibition.Hill Side Oaks, 9 x 12 Bishop Peak Spring 14 x 14 The second painting in the exhibit.

Here is a link to the award winners:


http://www.californiaartclub.org/100th-award-winners/

The Allure of the High Horizon and the Far Away

I' ve been thinking  lately about why I choose the subjects I do and wanted to share some of my thoughts about the themes in my work.

  If there is level land where I live, it has subdivisions of houses (including mine) on it. From rural Massachusetts where I looked over a semi-groomed lawn of an acre, I now have a tiny postcard of a lawn, hemmed in by your typical California suburban fence.

These are two of the reasons why I paint what I paint. To see open spaces around me, I need to look up at the hills protected from development.What started as a necessity has turned into a preference. I love to paint panoramas with high horizons and create an atmospheric perspective. The folding, curving hills and ravines create such interest that the almost invariably blue sky is usually a very small part of my compositions. The distance in my paintings adds an emotional trigger for me of wanting to explore deeper into the landscape and the picture.

I wish I'd gotten here sooner. My paintings look like I am out in the middle of a wilderness, but they are often painted  roadside or in parking lots! When there are roads or buildings, I leave them out, trying to recreate what California  used to look like.

 Sunol In September 14 x 21

Hill Side Oaks 9 x 12 (in the CAC 100th Gold Medal Exhibition)

 The Curve of the Earth 21 x 16

Delicious at Studio Gallery SF

 

 October Vines 14 x 14

Delicious
work inspired by food & drink
March 16th - April 10th, 2011
Opening reception:  Sunday, March 20th, 2-6 pm




STUDIO Gallery
1815 Polk Street (between Washington & Jackson)
San Francisco, CA 94109 415-931-3130
www.STUDIOGallerySF.com
Gallery hours: Wed-Fri 11-8, Sat-Sun 11-6, Mon-Tue by appt.