Carol Wiebe
And so it begins . . . again
But sharing is tricky. My aim (need?) has always been to appear accomplished, polished. Works in progress (WIPs) are messy, half-done,...
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Carol Wiebe
- Dec 23, 2011
- 1 min
Red Bird
. I have been working on a new series of paintings. This first one has a working title of Red Bird. I will not promise it is finished. A...
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Carol Wiebe
- Nov 14, 2011
- 2 min
Ascent
. Recently, I was fortunate enough to spend about 5 days with a great friend and artist, Diane Kramer. We met at a workshop taught by...
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Carol Wiebe
- Oct 21, 2011
- 1 min
Engaged
January, 2011, I decided to join the Sketchbook Challenge. I did so, quite frankly, with reluctance. Why? I am driven to pick up on and...
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Carol Wiebe
- Sep 18, 2011
- 1 min
It Doesn’t Get Much Wilder Than This
Or perhaps I just live a sheltered life, and my statement (title) only makes that patently obvious. Looking at this piece, I would say my...
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Carol Wiebe
- Sep 9, 2011
- 1 min
A Running Chance
Fences. They protect and they hide. They can be quite decorative, or hideously ominous and imposing. Some of us feel fenced in, others...
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Carol Wiebe
- Jun 28, 2011
- 1 min
The Artist’s Vision
What does the artist see? What happens when an artist follows her vision as far as it wants to take her? The Artist's Vision The...
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Carol Wiebe
- Jun 12, 2011
- 1 min
It takes a lot of layers for me to finish a painting
I can see how painting with Yupo is going to aid the loosening up process. I paint pretty loosely most of the time, but then I like to...
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Carol Wiebe
- May 25, 2011
- 1 min
The Last Installment
Stitched and Painted Collage has seen many changes. One thing about painting–once you cover up a layer, it is gone. What you see on the...
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Carol Wiebe
- May 23, 2011
- 1 min
Keep It Simple, Sweetie.
I took the painting from It’s Never Just Black and White into my favorite program, Photoshop Elements and we did a little dance routine....
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Carol Wiebe
- May 22, 2011
- 1 min
It’s Never Just Black and White
I worked all day on Finding the Door to My Secret Garden, but am not ready to show it yet. There are a few little details that are...
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Carol Wiebe
- May 20, 2011
- 1 min
Red Arms
I painted this today. Don’t ask. I don’t know. Wait . . . . I take that back. I still don’t know, but I love it when you ask! #painting...
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Carol Wiebe
- May 18, 2011
- 1 min
Finding a Door to My Secret Garden
On May 5th, I showed you this painting: Quite a few layers have followed, and this is the latest result: Finding a Door to My Secret...
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Carol Wiebe
- May 7, 2011
- 1 min
Playing With God’s Eyes
That sounds like a dangerous title. In reality, though, don’t we all want to be seen? And if we can catch the eye of the creator of the...
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Carol Wiebe
- May 5, 2011
- 1 min
A Few More Details
I was able to sneak in a few more details onto this painting before going off to work. Tomorrow, I’ll try a few more things I have in...
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Carol Wiebe
- Apr 28, 2011
- 1 min
The Sleeper
This is a new hybrid: I painted a background and very rough figure, which I then refined, somewhat, in Photoshop Elements, using the...
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Carol Wiebe
- Apr 27, 2011
- 1 min
Red Grounds Gets Cropped
It’s so exhilarating to find paintings within a painting. They seem like freebies or BOGO (buy one get one free). Here are several crops...
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Carol Wiebe
- Apr 26, 2011
- 1 min
A Useful Exercise
I took the painting Suspended and made a little “value map” of it. I did it with quick, inaccurate strokes and a light, dark and medium...
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Carol Wiebe
- Apr 25, 2011
- 1 min
Anything Is Fair Game
I discovered that I love painting on construction paper. I know, I know–all the objections. I don’t care. And by the time I’m through...
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Carol Wiebe
- Apr 13, 2011
- 2 min
Ojo de Dios
This painting started with the collage I posted on March 29. Stitched Collage My printed papers provide a treasure house of collage...
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