Eileen's notes

Bolder colors and composition

Apr 1st, 2008 | By eileen morey | Category: Eileen's notes

I’m getting bolder with my colors and my compositions.
This is one of a series of paintings that are more abstract and have a clearer voice than many of my other oil paintings.
I’m very pleased with this work. It’s powerful and has energy and flow. I like it.
This is the first of three paintings [...]



Sunrise sketches and energy

Mar 22nd, 2008 | By eileen morey | Category: Eileen's notes

When I woke up this morning, the sun was partially hidden behind stripes of clouds. It was startling.
It’s tricky to get set up to paint and capture the view before it changes. During a sunrise, even 10 minutes can make a world of difference. So, I worked quickly, relieved that I’d bought [...]



Repair by monotype

Mar 15th, 2008 | By eileen morey | Category: Eileen's notes

This morning, I thought about going to the park to catch the sunrise, but didn’t get out the door in time. I looked out my window and the sun was already in the sky and the colors were fading fast.
So, I took out my pochade-style easel (a cigar box mounted on a camera tripod) [...]



Website updates

Mar 14th, 2008 | By eileen morey | Category: Eileen's notes

After over a week of tweaking, this website is almost ready for me to add new art images.   The greatest challenge wasn’t tweaking the code, but deciding on a background color for the pages.  Since most museums and major galleries use a white background for their sites, I went with that, but… I’m not sure.  [...]



Welcome

Jan 27th, 2008 | By eileen morey | Category: Eileen's notes

Welcome to my new online journal, discussing my creative process… the things that I do that result in art.
I’ve kept an online journal (aka a “blog”) since the mid-1990s. This journal continues that tradition.
For more information about me, check my “About” page at EileenMorey.com
Thanks for reading!