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<title><![CDATA[Carol Lois Haywood, Pacific Marine Artist]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Enjoy interaction with Carol-- as she moves through the process of painting, from inspiration to titling.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for June 13, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://haywoodc.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;p=101</link>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome! You may well wonder why it's been so long without a post from me. Several shows and events needed extra attention for the past month, so the painting had to take a back seat. Now I have completed a view of Eureka, CA, harbor in a radically warm palette. The composition is one I am happy with, even though I did not stay as transparent with my colors as I meant to. Transparent browns are a challenge. Anyway it's an interesting experiment I hope. If you look close, the parts that seem to be white are not really stark white at all. I still have some work to do: shipping paintings here and there as well as preparing a show for Sonoma County this summer; but I plan to be painting and posting more regularly from now on until next spring. As always, comments are welcome. <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:bold; font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0, 127, 127); ">Carol</span><br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:16:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for May 19, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://haywoodc.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;p=100</link>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to my studio! Finally you get to see the completed "Monica" painting. I apologize for the poor quality of the photo, caused by a camera with a major lens problem. Time for a new camera. But for those who are eager to see what I have been developing here, perhaps an acceptable version. Feel free to leave your comments by click "comments" below. (No membership, etc., involved.) <span style="font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-style:italic; font-weight:bold; color:rgb(0, 127, 127); ">Carol</span><br /><br />
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 20:08:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for April 24, 2008]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Welcome back! The "Monica Lee" (tentative title but looking for another) is taking form very slowly. I am getting ready for Silicon Valley Open Studio days beginning May 3, I only have a little time now and then to paint. Ah, the artist's life! Still a few hours' work to go here I think, adding some more working parts to the fishing gear on this craft. Thanks for stopping by, Carol<br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:55:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for April 20, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://haywoodc.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;p=97</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hi, Studio Visitor, This image depicts the painting after several hours more work. Close to my idea but needing more shadow definition. Also worried that my camera lens is blurred even after careful cleaning, an effect I see in the last few photos. Now comes the time to make hard choices, what to include, what to omit, to express my original concept. Thanks for stopping by, Carol<br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:46:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for April 18, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://haywoodc.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;p=96</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hi, Does this picture look like it was painted with mercurichrome? Does anyone even use that stuff anymore (for little skin scrapes and scratches)? It's a little embarrassing to post these intermediate stages here for the world to laugh at.&nbsp; (Or at least those special folks who check into this blog regularly.) But I know others are curious. I know I am always fascinated by watching others paint. Anyhow, we are at that "how did I go so wrong?" stage: it happens every time, no matter the final outcome. If anyone has any questions or comments, you can post them here without registering or joining anything. Just click on "comments" below. Thanks for stopping by, Carol<br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:29:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for April 17, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://haywoodc.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;p=95</link>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to my studio blog! I am getting excited about this painting. The sketch has been done on the watercolor paper, shown in the photo. I hope to make this painting very warm in color and lots of contrasting value. It means turning a mid-day lighting situation into the low light of evening, when the longer, redder rays of sunlight are dominant. Keep checking in for new developments! Carol<br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:58:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for April 14, 2008]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Welcome to my studio! Here is a reference photo I took about two months ago when I visited the fishing port in Eureka, CA. I loved the complementary shapes of massed darks and lights in this image. Can you see them too? The darks are mainly in the right side plus lower left area. The light area is smaller, covering mainly the upper left area extending somewhat into the lower right. Now I am in the process of working out my composition and making notes about aspects of the image that I want to emphasize or change.<br /><br />
&nbsp;As in this photo, I often crop and define my basic composition with the camera view finder. Seeing the world through the camera has helped me "see pictures" much better than I used to. I used a paper view finder then, but not nearly as often as I use my camera now. Once you have your painting skills developed, identifying your artistic&nbsp; strengths and weaknesses becomes important to becoming a better painter. Once known, they can be worked with consciously. <br /><br />
Anyway I am very excited about expressing my delight with this intriguing fishing craft! Check back here for the next stage soon. Thanks for stopping by, Carol<br /><br />
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:03:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for March 14, 2008]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Breaking silence at last! Here just finished two hours ago is "Last Detail," inspired by a huge dark trawler with intriguing lines at the fish market in Charleston, Oregon. I visited in January looking for new painting material and was amazed by this crew member's thoroughness! Thanks for stopping by, <span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgb(0, 64, 127); ">Carol</span><br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:42:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for February 23, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://haywoodc.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;p=92</link>
<description><![CDATA[Does the look of&nbsp; the final painting surprise you? It comes very close to the image I had in mind when I began. I hoped for a kind of flat "Z" path for the eye, from side to side and around the fishing craft taking in the surrounding city. I hope you have enjoyed going on another creative journey through my painting process! . . .<span style="font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; color:rgb(0, 127, 127); "> Carol</span><br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:44:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Entry for February 22, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://haywoodc.com/blog.html?cq=1&amp;p=91</link>
<description><![CDATA[From the studio comes the latest on my "Harbor Sight" painting. Now the values and composition really begin to show themselves. Please comment or ask questions by clicking "comments" below. No sun expected today, so I guess I have to work with limited light for painting. I like a sunny day much better. . .<span style="color:rgb(0, 127, 127); font-style:italic; font-weight:bold; font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; ">Carol</span><br />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:31:30 GMT</pubDate>
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