A few of my mixed media works are now available from Community Brains in Pomona, CA. They have some amazing local art, if you’re in the area check them out & tell them John Otter sent you 😉
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Sketches from Peru
During the transition from 2016 to 2017 I spent 10 days in Peru. I took an old sketchbook with me, but didn’t sketch as much as I would have liked to. I saw the Nasca lines, Machu Picchu and other sites but the few sketches I did were done in the city plazas, aside from the Ollantaytambo ruins.
Sketches, chronologically: Church of Virgen Milagrosa at Parque Kennedy in Miraflores, Ollantaytambo ruins, Museo Municipal De Arte Contemporáneo in Cusco, and San Pedro de Alcantara Church (as seen from Kuntur Wassi hotel) in Cabanaconde.
recent “drawings”
I hesitate to call these drawings; they contain mostly pencil, ink and watercolor – maybe they would be better categorized as mixed media. For these three I began each with very faint pencil lines and/or some watercolor washes, followed by ink and/or charcoal to define lines and add weight. The overall compositions happen organically, an element inserted in a certain place is balanced by another. Once the composition and outlines are complete colored pencil and/or gouache fill in some of the shapes. Patterns and details in ink are scattered throughout during the whole process, sometimes painted over.
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podcasts while painting
Do you listen to podcasts while you paint, workout, or commute?
Lately I’ve been listening to podcasts about art while I paint. I know there are a ton of podcasts out there and I haven’t been much of a podcast listener lately.
I recently came across one called the Savvy Painter, which has kept me occupied while painting lately. Each episode is an interview with a different painter about their process, successes, problems and work.
I’m sure there are other great podcasts out there, if you have any favorites I should check out (they don’t have to be art related) let me know in the comments.
Cheers!
John
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