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    This blog documents the creation of eleven paintings inspired by the 17th century palette of works in Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art, an exhibition that traveled to three U.S. cities in 2006-07. During June of 2007, all eleven paintings were presented as my exhibit, Lessons from the Low Countries, while the Rembrandt exhibit debuted its three-month stay at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon. Read the documentation and see all finished works of this year-long project in the August 2006 through June 2007 entries on this blog.

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September 19, 2006

Grisaille Magic

This project is taking on a life of its own. Good progress today! After a visit to Lawrence Gallery, they have enthusiastically agreed to show my body of work as an exhibit next May along with the opening of the Dutch Exhibit at the Portland Museum.

Also, I have worked out the logistics of the demo in Dayton. To expedite matters I remembered a favorite painting I did several months ago. I decided to use this older painting as a base for the composition of the new demo. My plan is: do 3 paintings, same size, same subject. Leave the first one in a rough lay-in grisaille (shades of gray), take the second one to a middle range of completion, and totally finish the third.

The third one will be framed and on display while I work on the second during the demo. I will have to ship all the paintings ahead along with my paint supplies because of airline restrictions...but I will worry about that later. On to number 3.

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