Robyn Jorde: September 2019

24 September, 2019

Dorgan House Window

Thank you, Vlad Yeliseyev, for selecting this piece for an award in this year's Southwestern Watercolor Society's membership show. Vlad put together a great show, taught a workshop, and gave a demo for our group. I was not able to attend the workshop, but some of my friends who did were very pleased. They said Vlad really put everyone at ease, so that they were really able to absorb the lessons and take on feedback.

Dorgan House is one of the adobe homes that can still be found in Big Bend. What is left of them can still be found, that is. The windows of this house are unique: extra large with arched timbers above the openings. Through the window you can see what the family used to see. I kept the palette extremely limited and the value range narrow to enhance the still and quiet mood.

Dorgan House Window
gouache on gessoed archival paper
14.5 x 10 inches

18 September, 2019

Fontaine Rose

This is a house just a few blocks from mine. The light on this day and the Italian cypress reminded me of a renaissance Annunciation painting. It's very rewarding when you closely observe even the most familiar and mundane things.

This painting was the one that started me on the Everyday Poetry series.

Fontaine Rose
oil on panel
8 x 8 inches

16 September, 2019

Wilson Circle and Square

Wilson Circle and Square
watercolor & gouache
12 x 12"

This is another piece based on an old structure that is still standing in Big Bend, part of Homer Wilson's ranch. I was attracted by the close proximity of the square window and small circular opening from this viewpoint, as well as the interesting arrangement of lights and darks.

SOLD

15 September, 2019

Adobe Corner

Adobe Corner
gouache
14 x 10.75

This is a remnant of an adobe house in Big Bend National Park. We humans love our right angles. They persist as reminders that we were there even after we've been gone a long time.

In the Shade

In the Shade
oil and acrylic on panel
6x6"

SOLD

Garden Spring

Garden Spring
oil and acrylic on panel
8x6"

A scene from the Dallas Arboretum.

Garden Falls

Garden Falls
6 x 6"
oil and acrylic on panel

Painted at the Dallas Arboretum.

Faire Reenactor

Faire Reenactor
oil on panel
10x8"

WWII Reenactors

WWII Reenactors
oil on panel
8 x 8"

I enjoy painting artifacts from the past - connecting with people by observing their tools, homes, and other things that were part of their daily lives. Reenactors like dressing up in their clothes to make that connection.