‘Le Cabanon’ Finished state 2008 – 2009 Large Size Oil on canvas 72 x 54cm (approx 28,5 x 21 inches). © The Artist. For those who aren’t familar with wine growing, the blue amongst the vines are posts. The paint is thick & impasto on this medium-sized oil. Here’s the study from a few posts…
Category: slower paintings
Not all paintings are ‘painting-a-day’ quickies… slower, fermenying away in the studio, slow to maturation, take their time slow paintings by Adam Cope
301th post – (very) Slow Blogging – Off Season Plein-air
This is the 301st posting. >>>>>>>>>>> SLOW BLOGGING The New York Times has an interesting article about ‘slow blogging’. Basically, it’s Slow Movement meets blogging. Haste, Scorned: Blogging at a Snail’s Pace A Slow Blog Manifesto, written in 2006 by Todd Sieling, a technology consultant from Vancouver, British Columbia, laid out the movement’s tenets.…
Morning, Vines
‘Morning, Vines’ Oil on Canvas 36 x 48cm © The Artist. Wet, rainy here in the Dordogne these last two weeks. Been doing all those jobs that free up time in the summer for teaching, exhibiting & painting. Most importantly, my tax returns. ‘slower paintings’ And finishing off ‘slower paintings’ in the studio such as…
More Old Rocks in Watercolour & Ink -1999
‘Crack in the Rocks’ 1999 Watercolour. 25 x 32cm © The Artist. Here we go digging out ‘the old,old past’ to fill up the blog… Not much of a fan of that…silly old blog, who cares…. Opening old portfolios can take up time & attention that may well be better spent on new work.…
Le Grand Roc, Les Eyzies, Dordogne
‘Le Grand Roc, Les Eyzies’ Oil on Canvas 86,5 x 76 cm ; 34 x 30 inches Tous Droits Reservés© The Artist. email me for details about how to buy What I enjoy about this place is it is a veritiable meeting of two different ‘styles’ of landscape (three actually if you count the busy…
Grand Roc, Les Eyzies, Dordogne – UNFINISHED STATE
‘Le Grand Roc, Les Eyzies’ Oil on Canvas 86,5 x 76 cm ; 34 x 30 inches © The Artist. email me for details about how to buy wip = work in progress These great rock faces … huge cliffs …. they mark one ……… working on this slow large painting, over the last few…
14 Rangs de Cabernet Franc – tableau de vignoble – painting of vines
’14 Rangs de Cabernet Franc’ Oil on Canvas 25 F (81 x 65 cm, 32 x 26 inches approx) © The Artist. SOLD ’14 Rangs de Cabernet Franc’ – 14 rows of Cabernet Franc, being the name of the type of vine. This cepage is not the wide spread in the Bergerac Appellation to my…
City in the West -1996/2004
‘City in the West’ Oil on Board 122 x 61 cm Started in 1996 & finished in 2004 I’m currently trying to fix a seriously leaking roof & so am moving stuff around the house as I get to DIY in various rooms… These pesky portfolios of paperworks from under the spare bed, and now,…
‘Le Cingle de Tremolat’ 2003
‘Le Cingle de Tremolat’ 2003 Huile sur Toile © Adam Cope Grand Format approx 150 x 100 cm painting, photography & postcards/plein air. Carrying on with this rambling musing about painting, photography & postcards/plein air….Describing something of the process by which I arrived at this (popular) oil painting might be of interest… or not (deafening…
Vendanges – Journée Ensoleilée (finished state)
‘Vendanges – Journée Ensoleilée (finished state)’ 81 x 44 cm. Oil on canvas .© adam cope SOLD
