Libby Caldwell

French Perfume

2012-01-26T09:36:00.001-08:00

Oil on Panel, 18" x 24"

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Waiting

2012-01-25T22:08:00.000-08:00

Oil on Canvas, 44" x 30"

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I Hear You

2012-01-25T10:53:00.000-08:00

Oil on Canvas, 40" x 24"

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Adoration

2012-01-25T10:45:00.000-08:00

Oil on Canvas, 34" x 30"

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End of the Day

2009-08-30T01:33:00.001-07:00

Oil on Canvas, 30" x 48"

A sketch from my journal, and a small oil painting, gave me enough material to create this large studio piece. The influence of Turner is felt as well, but the color is the feeling of the memory of the actual day.

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Edge of the Garden

2009-08-24T23:53:00.001-07:00

Oil on Canvas, 18" x 24"

As this painting evolved I painted out areas of background and foreground accentuating the figure. I wouldn't usually eliminate distance in a painting, but in this case I used the dark area as a sharp contrast against the sunlit flowers.

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The Brave Little Boxer

2009-07-13T01:18:00.001-07:00

Oil on Panel, 18" x 24"

Had great fun painting this dog - especially his face. I handled the painting of the face with short squishy strokes - rather like the shape and feel of the face itself. The water was painted surprisingly fast using thin paint. I used a palette of 6 colors.

Journal Pages of New York-2

2009-06-14T20:38:00.000-07:00

Another illustration in the hand made journal I took with me to New York in May. On my way to the Museum of Modern Art, I passed this hot dog stand, and was attracted to the light shining through the bottles.

Journal Pages of New York

2009-05-31T21:42:00.000-07:00

This is an illustration in the hand made journal I took with me to New York in May. As I was walking over the Brooklyn Bridge I took a photo of this skyline, and used that photo as reference for this ink and watercolor illustration.

Less is More

2009-05-25T18:10:00.000-07:00

Oil painting over acrylic.

Last week I attended a Sedona Arts Center workshop at the National Academy of Design in New York: 'Power Painting in New York City - Lessons from The Old Masters for Our Time.' The instructor was Morton Kaish, N.A.
For one of the exercises we worked from reproductions of Old Masters' paintings. The one I worked from was 'Juan de Pareja' by Velasquez. In the first image you can see I had just painted the eye; the background was created using acrylic paint. The outline of the head has been indicated in charcoal. Then in the middle image you can see that one eye has been fully developed and the nose and mouth have been painted. I used oil paint for this. Then in the third painting the background has been developed but not finished - using acrylic. The tie around his neck has been indicated. Some of the charcoal lines have been erased. What I am left with is a painting with areas that are highly finished, against areas that are quite abstract and unfinished. As the instructor said 'Less is more'.

It starts with a book..

2009-04-20T00:34:00.000-07:00

In my journaling workshops we start by making our own books. I have found that this is actually very important and the making of the book creates on some level the intimacy and connectedness we feel with what goes inside. There is no right and wrong way to approach journaling nor is there a skill level required for success, it is all about being engaged in a personal way.

Waiting Patiently

2009-03-23T00:28:00.000-07:00

Oil on Canvas, (detail) NFS

A child sitting at a table, sunlight reflected up from the white tablecloth creating a soft glow under her chin, waiting for her meal to be served...perfect subject matter for not only a journal sketch, but taken one step further it works well as an oil painting.

And in the Dream...

2009-02-01T15:39:00.000-08:00

Mixed media on Panel, 9 x 12 SOLD

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Make a Wish

2009-01-18T22:49:00.001-08:00

Oil on Canvas, 9 x 12 SOLD

Once upon a time...

2009-01-12T18:10:00.000-08:00

Oil on Panel, 8 x 10 SOLD

The inspiration for this piece came from sketches in my journal, January 2009.

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Journey to England:6

2008-09-07T23:15:00.001-07:00

Oil on Prepared Paper, 12.5 x 15.5 SOLD

Journal entry 6: July 2008.
A sunlit alley in a small town in England. We had found the perfect place for lunch, and thought we should walk around the town for a while before heading for home. This alley came as a surprise along a shady pavement, like a little jewel.

Journey to England:5

2008-08-29T16:11:00.001-07:00

Oil on Panel 5x7 SOLD

Journal entry: July 2008.
The garden in the afternoon. The roses were at their best about a week ago, so they tell me. I remember this maple tree when it was about as tall as me, now it shades a large area around the summer house.

Journey to England:4

2008-08-19T16:45:00.000-07:00

Oil on Canvas 9x12 SOLD

Journal entry: July 2008.
Arrival at Luba Lodge; the sun in the late afternoon creates a welcoming glow. An unusually large array of cushions have congregated on the end sofa. In the background I can hear a BBC program about choirs, it sounds like a competition, one choir just
sang 'Moon River', so I'm off to investigate.

Journey to England:3

2008-08-11T15:13:00.000-07:00

Oil on Canvas 9x12 SOLD

Journal entry: July 2008.
A country road in Norfolk. I had forgotten how lovely the hedgerows are, and how dramatic the skies can be; so I watch as the clouds shuffle and heave themselves around the sky, manipulating sunlight against thunder, pinks against dark blues and then glimmers of white try to rise, then subside and then have another chance and through an opening the sun illuminates a patchwork below...of fields, hedgerows, trees, roads and almost and then a dulling as clouds gather once more.

Dream of Buddha by a River

2008-05-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

Oil on Canvas 18x24 SOLD

In the Potato Patch

2008-04-21T10:59:00.000-07:00

Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 SOLD

Playing in the Sand

2008-02-12T12:12:00.001-08:00

Oil on Canvas 8 x 10

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After Vermeer

2008-01-22T21:23:00.000-08:00

Oil on Panel 9"x10"
With frame:(black, wood, outside measurement 16"x18")

I have recently been powerfully drawn to the work of two artists: Turner, and Vermeer.
And so, I begin this next phase of exploration into art, by painting that which I am eager to understand.
This first painting is after Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring”. I liked the glowing light, and the luminous color in this piece of work, and the way Vermeer painted the softness of the skin.
Like a vision emanating from the darkness, she seems to belong to no specific time or place.
Vermeer painted the original between 1665-1666.

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Playing on the Beach

2008-01-14T21:49:00.000-08:00

Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 SOLD

The Reading Chair

2008-01-08T00:49:00.001-08:00

Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 SOLD

Old Woman in Rome

2007-12-26T16:25:00.000-08:00

Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 SOLD

Sisters

2007-12-26T15:59:00.000-08:00

Oil on Canvas 6 x 8 SOLD

The Reflective Journey

2007-12-26T11:29:00.001-08:00

Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 SOLD