New Oil Paintings September/October

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1.  Playing in Mud at the Estero 18x24x1.5 oil on stretched canvas.  

2.  Parts 2 if 5 of a 5x7 oil-on-linen mini landscape series:  

    a)  Northern California Quarry & Hills

    b)  Winding Road to Mustard Fields

Human/Nature Interface - New Oil Painting Mock-Ups

Contemplating a new series of 8x10 oil paintings that combine the human form with floral motifs.  As I age, I'm more and more aware of the evolution of the body back to nature.  
 

A Touch of Blue Video Featuring Botanicals from the UC Botanical Garden

 Photo highlights from multiple day trips to UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley, over several years, with an original soundtrack.

The Taylor Twins at Limantour Beach

 Little 8x10 oil on linen.

The 12 Signs of the Zodiac Animated to Music

My latest video is an animation of the 12 signs of the Zodiac, set to an original score created with my Yamaha MX88 based on the piano waltz "Dolores," composed by Emile Waldteufel.

Bird on a Bough

 8 x 10 x 1 1/4" oil on stretched canvas.  The bird might be wondering what in the world is happening to us right now between fire, poor air quality, running out of water, poor governance, viruses run amok and a general state of dystopia.

Young J.L., Blue

 Young J.L. Blue.  I tried and tried to paint a decent likeness of young J.L., but failed so I painted her blue!  8x10 oil on linen.  

Young E.A.: Two Versions Animated

 8x10 Oil on Linen painting of my father, the late, great, E.A. Autrey, before he was my father.  I painted two versions, although only the last version physically remains.  The version painted over exists now only in the digital realm.

Blue Bird of Happiness

 Another new painting, in a slightly different style.  I am incapable of any kind of consistency, but experimentation is what keeps me sane.  This is a common subject matter since birds make me happy.  Oil on cradled board 12 x 9.

Cat Entertainment

Short video featuring three artful cats being entertained by two birds and two rats with an original soundtrack featuring classic music.

Lucy and Sam Going Somewhere

 On the Road again, oil on canvas 20x20.  Golden Gate Bridge in the distance.  What's wrong with this picture???

Yellow Duckie Makes His Escape

Short animation of a yellow duckie escaping an oil on stretched linen 5x7 painting to swim off into a digital sea.  YouTube version includes an original soundtrack.  Copyright Lucy Autrey Wilson, 2021

Distressed Fly

 A short video of a fly exploring two landscapes, together with an original soundtrack.  Copyright Lucy Autrey Wilson 2021

Daisy Cat

 New oil painting over old oil painting.  Daisy Cat 14x11 oil on canvas.  

Playing in the Surf Part Deux

 Another new oil painting.  This one oil on linen 10x8.  I finally painted in the water.  

Another take on a photo taken by E.A. Autrey in 1960 (see below), juxtaposed with a more recent beach photo taken by me at South Beach in Pt. Reyes National seashore

Memory Juxtaposition Oil Paintings

In the Order in which they have been painted: Three oil on canvas 18x24 paintings of the three youngest of five sisters

Top to Bottom

1.  Freckle Face:  Young Lucy, in a photo taken by the late, great, E.A. Autrey in 1957 at Paradise near Santa Barbara juxtaposed with a more recent photo shot at Drakes Beach in April, 2015 in Pt. Reyes National Seashore

2.  The Eyes Have it:  Young Elsa, photo by E.A. Autrey shot in 1959, juxtaposed with a photo shot at Kehoe Beach in Pt. Reyes, September, 2015.

3.  May Morn:  (The title is a play on the painting September Morn by Paul Emile Chabas, although in this one the girl is wearing a bathing suit)  Young Susan, photo by E.A. Autrey in 1956, juxtaposed with a photo shot at Lake Cachuma the last time I visited Santa Barbara in September, 2017.

Weekend in Lake Oswego

Stranded

Oil on hand-stretched Belgian 66J linen 28x22.  Image of the blonde based on a photo snapped on a road trip in Morocco around 1969 or 1970 when surfer friend picked me up from my pension in Spain with his VW and surf board and we travelled down to Rabat.  Interesting trip!  Background is from a more recent visit to New Mexico - the countryside where Georgia O'Keefe liked to paint.  Beautiful skies. 

Salem Hibiscus

 Oil on Linen 16x20.  Old Holland Oil paint over white oil ground over Pinkish Beige Imprimatura.  Rustic appearance.  

Playing in the Surf

 I've only painted the figure so far (below) 8x10 oil on canvas.  What I intended to paint (above)

Questions:

1.  Should I paint in the waves?

2.  Are her fingers too weirdly long?

Magnolia Portrait

 5x7 oil on linen.  1955/1944

Mixed Memories - Plaid

How did I get here?  I'm working on a series of oil paintings that are mixed memories - ie family memories based on B&W photos taken by the late, great, E.A. Autrey in the 1950s and 1960s juxtaposed with more recent color photos I've taken.  Various mock-ups happened, then several painting versions were done until the minimal plaid dress (top) is all that remains.  5x7 oil on stretched linen.
 

A Day at North Beach Video

Family having fun at North Beach in Pt. Reyes, May 2021.  Soundtrack includes The Swan by Saint-Saens and Bernard Romberg cello music played by Susan Manata, and the original composition Elegy by J.L. Autrey with Susan Manata on cello and J.L. Autrey on piano. 

Hiking Dry Marin in the Month of May

Post Covid-19 vaccinations, a family visit and hike up into the dry hills of Marin County, with fire hazard grass being eaten by goats in the distance. Video and Soundtrack by Lucy Autrey Wilson with original music by Greg Manata. Copyright Lucy Autrey Wilson, 2021. Full screen version of video on my YouTube channel here

Two Lucys - New Painting

 Two Lucys 

16 x 20 oil on stretched canvas

My head, at two different ages, replaces the heads of a boy and his sister, from a photo the late, great,  E.A. Autrey shot in the 1950s.  I was going for kind of a Diane Arbus/Alice Neel look.  

Painting Mock-Ups

 

Working on the concept for a series of Flowery Memories of Childhood with small 5x7 oil on canvas paintings of my family (parents and siblings) set against floral backgrounds.  The original concept was to paint the humans with few facial details and in odd skin colors to blend in more artistically with the looser floral backgrounds (once painted).  There has been a suggestion, however, that it would be preferable to paint both the individuals and the flowers with more realistic details.  More opinions welcome!

Option A:  Paint both background and people in realistic colors with facial details included (example Lucy bottom pic)

Option B:  Paint backgrounds and people in bolder colors with fewer details (example Lucy 2nd to bottom pic)

These smaller paintings are companion pieces to my bigger 18x24 oil paintings in process (see below)

This Beautiful World

View from Marin County of San Francisco Bay, including Angel Island, and in the distance, Mt. Diablo.  Shot walking the Dipsea trail from Muir Woods in Mill Valley to Stinson Beach.  Nice workout, lovely views.  More landscape pics taken during this hike at  Lucy Autrey Wilson (@lucyautreywilson) • Instagram photos and videos and some with people below

I Agree

 Walking around the neighborhood, I spotted this sign.  Couldn't agree more (although not all the time!)

Blue Flower Limited Edition Art for Sale

 

Blue Flower Ghost original  

11 x 14 Charbonnel oil monoprint on Fabriano Tiepolo paper, 2019

$300 unframed

To buy with PayPal:  https://py.pl/GEgUQ

Marin County Drought - We're In for it Now!

 Top two photos taken April 2021; Bottom two taken August 2016.  Different angles, different lenses and a significantly different amount of water!  

Sam at Limantour with Found Lego Toy

 Playing with layers put the waves in the sand dunes at the beach.  

Cacophony

 My younger, super cellist sister, recently gave me our grandfather's violin.  I recorded myself playing it and added some other musical elements.  The sound made me think of the word Cacophony, ie "a harsh discordant mixture of sounds."   That, in turn, reminded me of the mixture of experiences that make up life.  In my case, the approximately 75% of allotted time already lived.  Fortunately I have the thousands of photos my father took over the years, as well as a vast trove of other artworks and photos.  Happy technology has advanced to the point where all of this can be easily put together.  Here is one result. 

Beating Heart

 

Gearing up for Valentine's Day with a beating glass heart GIF

Heart Mumuration

Lucy in the Air, with Diamonds

Aural Allure