September Artist of the Month - Post #2

Julia Kindred, our featured artist, enjoys painting landscapes though plein air or from photographs.  She always uses her imagination to add to the scene – altering a color, object or mood of the painting.    Indoors, she begins with a white canvas referring to the photo for inspiration then focuses on the story the comes out as she paints, rarely returning to the photo.   Outdoors (Plein Air), she sometimes tints the canvas to dull it’s brightness.  Then she takes in the view to isolate an area that inspires her.    The first layer is simply shapes then she adds color, line, texture to create details for the story in the painting to unfold.   If she is unable to complete the work, she will take a photo and complete the painting in her studio.