Colors of the chicken house, various times of day

Chicken coop color study. K. Schoening

This is an attempt to rid my palette of tube colors containing zinc white. I recently saw an early 20th century painting in which the sky (which had a lot of zinc in it) flaked off the ground entirely. Yikes! Having stripped my palette of many mixed tube colors, I will now admit, for Tom's gratification, that a neutral gray would be extremely helpful-- especially for quick studies.

More fun with the goat

Muse, oil on linen mounted on panel, 5"x7", K. Schoening

Mercia by lamp light

Mercia (color study) Oil on linen, K. Schoening

Unfinished

Someone knocked this thing over, and to tell the truth I was glad to be free of it.

Winter Still Life, graphite on paper, K. Schoening

Illuminant

Illuminant, etching and aquatint on white paper, 2.5" in diameter, K. Schoening 2009 (edition of 40)

Ryder Studio Still Life Show

Realist Still Life Paintings from the Ryder Studio
Kakawa Chocolate House, 1050 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Opening Friday, December 4th 5:30-7:30 PM, Show ends January 13th

Chocolate and paintings make delicious combination...

If you aren't in the area and want to see the work in the show, you can check out our virtual gallery for the event on the Ryder Studio facebook page. If you would like to read our artists' statement, you can find that on the Ryder Studio Blog. Enjoy!

Holiday Goat Skull Studies

Both studies are oil on linen, by K. Schoening