Setti Art

2011-10-19T19:32:00.000-07:00

Those are my latest works. The Rialto one, is the one I reworked from 2008. It was a plein air study for the California Art Club paint out. It was at the show on a sunday a couple weeks ago, again at the South Pasadena Library. It was an event discussing the futeure of the century old Rialto Theatre. And the other one is my still life #7 - Apples and Blossoms - from Dan Edmondson workshop - which I had decided would be a study for a larger painting( still is), but so far is the painting that caused most impact from my facebook friends. More excitement: tomorrow going back to NOLA for a long weekend and on the following weekend I have three paintings selected for the show at the Art & Expo @ the Pasadena Convention Center. I hope to sell all of them, for my vacation fund raising. BTW I was going to start my post with" finally the weather has cooled down in L.A., but actually, we did not have too many way hot summer days for the last few years...

2011-10-09T14:13:00.000-07:00

Still Life # 6 - Yellow Gerberas - Took a while but now its finished . 16x20 oil on board. All of the sudden I got really busy with my art. Last week I was invited to put 2 paintings on a last minute event in South Pasadena. I quickly reworked studies I had done in 2008. I found myself using much more color that I used to . I see those are influences from this fantastic workshop by Dan Edmondson. I also submitted 3 paintings for a juried art show at the end of Oct, at the Art expo in Pasadena. Soon Still life #7 .

2011-06-17T18:57:00.000-07:00

Thank you my dear blog followers! I was so excited to be the featured artist on Dan's weekly tip. I feel so bad because I have been so busy at my office and taking continuing education courses at the USC Dental School, I haven't had time to set up my pallete and start my still life #6. And next weekend we will be at our place in NOLA. Last time we were in New Orleans , we went for a day trip to the Lake Northshore, to Abita Springs and Convington. Our destination was to visit John Preble's mistery house - If you don't know him, he is one of the artists lic=ving in Abita Springs and he is known for his different versions of his Marsh Island Girl . His mistery house, is a museum of recycled stuff and collections of pocket combs, old cel phones, the largest paint by number paintings collection... His Dioramas are fantastic... my fav one was the trailler park with an tornado... we can't wait to go back. Of course the major treat was to meet John and see his studio... and while we were visiting him Alan Flattmann stopped by to bring a couple souvenirs he had brought from Spain for John. Allan is one of the best pastel painters in our country - which I'm a big fan, and that surprise visit and meeting him made this daytrip really magical. I can't wait to have a chance to get my brushes working. I'll keep y'all posted. Oh, the pic, is me sketching at Picasso Museum in Paris, jan 2007.

2011-05-12T06:18:00.000-07:00

I have started a large painting from photo I took in Firenze, but it just didn't get me into the groove... It had been sitting on my table easel for months, and every time I attempted to go back to it, just didn't work... I haven't been out in plein air either for the longest time, maybe last time was last june/ 2010 in New Orleans... Well one day when browsing my facebook, an add caught my eye. It was a beautiful still life painting - just the way I love, and always wanted to learn how to do it... Looking back in my older posts, you can see a couple happy attempts in my opinion, the lemon painting, the one with the books and the glasses, and the early ones, cherry and peaches and the Chardin one... That painting on FB is by Daniel Edmondson, and offering an online/ dvd still life workshop. It was just what I needed to find and it actually it found me. A few days later I got the DVDs and weekly emails by Dan full of incredible info. It really is taking my painting to a different level. I have added new colors to my pallete that just give a burst of life for the subjects I have painted. So here are the first 5 still lifes from this workshop, oil on board, canvas panel and gator board - the sizes so far vary from 8x10 , 9x 12 and 11 x 14.

2010-10-02T18:55:00.000-07:00

The year 2010 started prom9sing for my art, however the dental business kept me very busy... not being able to keep up with my homework at the art center led me to drop my figure drawing class. Gayle Donahue is an excellent instructor, so when I'm back to my normal pace ,I'll be back to her classroom... I also didn't attend any of Frank Serranos plein air sessions either...I went painting out just twice this year... But I accomplished some pieces at my studio here in L.A., and I've been working on a larger one in our condo in New Orleans(the paris cityscape). The "paper and glass" still life got a new frame and cropped the composition. I finished the "Gondole" and " Mercado di Pesce - Venezia".

2009-12-19T14:39:00.000-08:00

Painting and drawing for finals at the ART CENTER OF DESIGN - Marie Antoniette and her children - acrylic on canvas board and after Titian, Bachanal of the adrians - pencil, charcoal , conte crayon and soft pastel on Ingres paper.

2009-11-02T19:25:00.000-08:00

Today's plein air,all by myself at Leo Carrillo beach, north of Malibu.

2009-11-01T19:57:00.000-08:00

Plein air painting at the Hansen Dam View Park in Lake View Terrace, yesterday - Frank Serrano's class - oct 31st.

2009-11-01T19:54:00.000-08:00

After a few minor changes in the composition , created a better balance and added some interest.

2009-10-26T11:40:00.000-07:00

Plein Air, Los Angeles River, 8 x 10, Oil , canvas on gator board. Painted on oct 25, Frank Serrano's class.

2009-10-23T20:29:00.000-07:00

New plein air - several visits to same location, very near here - SOUTH PASADENA - 8x 10 , Exit Now! oil on linen mounted on gator board

2009-10-12T18:29:00.000-07:00

More from the bottom of my art trunk... Plein air Colorado Bridge form close and far ,and La loma Bridge, from 2002. Toscana Fall , and Paris , after an french impressionist.

2009-10-12T18:18:00.000-07:00

More early paintings - still life after CHARDIN , Lasndscape after Sisley, The Harvest after Van Gogh (painted in acrylic). Still life with peaches and cherries , and Monte Follonico - Toscana 2001.

2009-10-12T18:02:00.000-07:00

Older paintings - from 2002 - Toscana cerca di Pienza , Gondole - january 2008 (pastel), Koi pond at Houston's, Tiber River - Rome .

2009-10-12T10:03:00.000-07:00

Charcoal Drawings on Arches paper, cold pressed.

2009-10-04T10:17:00.000-07:00

Reposting reworked older paintings.

2009-10-04T09:55:00.000-07:00

More recent paintings. The Limone painting is at our 2nd home in NEW ORLEANS, where I already have my complete art gear, and can't wait to star painting some french quarter scenes. Ihave been very busy taking night time figure drawing classes at the Art Center, here in Pasadena.

2009-10-03T19:10:00.000-07:00

Recent paintings

2009-10-03T19:04:00.000-07:00

Other entry at the show. Both were accepted for show at the SoPas Gallery, From Oct 10 thru nov. SO EXCITED!!!!

2009-10-03T16:00:00.000-07:00

Painting for "South Pasadena City of Trees" show, at SOUTH PAS Library and then to SoPas Art Gallery.

2009-03-29T18:46:00.000-07:00

Here is my first floral painting, from a photograpf, and a better image of my still life , painted last dec. The floral I painted early march.

2009-01-18T18:44:00.000-08:00

1/18/09 Self portrait 5X7

2009-01-18T18:26:00.000-08:00

Eaton Canyon Dec 08

Arroyo Seco Pasadena Dec 08 and Jan 09, New York, gouache 2006, Still Life nov/dec 08.

2008-11-29T19:42:00.000-08:00

Today's plein air painting at the Arroyo Seco, Pasadena, in the early afternoon.

2008-11-23T10:54:00.000-08:00

Painting class at Eaton Canyon, yesterday, nov. 22 with Frank Serrano. He is amazing... and this is my painting. Probably this was my last lesson w/ Frank this year... we'll may have one more session. Eric Merrel was there too with his students... I may join his group next year...

2008-11-20T22:44:00.000-08:00

This is a study after Frank Serrano's clas in San Pedro 2 weeks ago - there are many improvements to be done, but every session I see my painting get better...

2008-11-20T22:05:00.000-08:00

This one was my plein air at Frank Serano's class at Santa Monica last saturday in the afternoon... at this time of the year the days are shorter and the sun goes down very quickly. This was the day of those several wild fires, so the air was smoke filled and you could really smell it, and at the same time created those wonderful colors at sunset... my painting is ok, but frank's it was something to be seen... what a master!

2008-11-20T09:04:00.000-08:00

And then finished - at my studio - of course in a very quick way...

2008-10-27T18:22:00.000-07:00

I just came back from a "quickie" at Arroyo Seco, Pasadena, 5 min. drive from home... I got there about 10 past 4 and by the time I set up and started the light changed very rapidly... and the bright spots on the trees became much warmer and brighter, and I wasn't able to capture that... and also I heard noises in the bushes so I just packed and left...

2008-10-27T13:01:00.000-07:00

I'm about done with this one... Probably, I'll still go back and touch up some areas.

2008-10-22T07:45:00.000-07:00

SOLD!!! Last night at the opening for the collectors of the California Art Club. Again, it was my very first show , there were so many incredible pieces... so exciting!!!

2008-10-20T19:27:00.000-07:00

These are conte crayon and soft pastel on charcoal paper - both are "Ponte Vecchio" one in the morning and after sunset...

2008-10-20T18:54:00.000-07:00

Those are drawings from photos I took in our Italy Vac. in Jan. 08. I always try to take as many painterly scenes as possible... Those are Conte Crayon and charcoal , on charcoal paper ... "Mercado di Pesce - Venezia", "Piazza della Signoria - Firenze", and "Il Duomo Di Firenze"...

2008-10-20T18:47:00.000-07:00

Here are my studies for the Rialto paint out...

2008-10-20T18:35:00.000-07:00

Those I also painted on the Rialto Paint out, and the show at the South Pas library is tomorrow... I'm very excited and anxious, because this is my first time ever showing my work... I planned this paintings since I found out about this paint out... on august / sept. the light was much more interesting for the "doorway" painting... I'll will post my other studies for this painting... for the Theatre facade I also painted several times... I didn't realize that was allowed to enter paintings done also on other days besides oct. 12.

2008-10-19T12:03:00.000-07:00

"Oaklawn Bridge" south pas. plein air painting for the Rialto Visions... on oct 13, 2008

2008-10-18T15:44:00.000-07:00

This is my version of Guilliamin's, hanging in my office...

2008-10-18T15:41:00.000-07:00

This is at the Orsay Musee, paris..

2008-10-18T08:42:00.000-07:00

Plaster cast drawing / charcoal on newsprint

2008-10-16T19:30:00.000-07:00

This is " Borgo San Felice" - Tuscany.

2008-10-16T19:25:00.000-07:00

Thisis my version of Renoir's "Pont Des Arts" - is one of my fav paintings at "Norton Simon Museum" here in Pasadena. This is a way of study, copying the masters...

2008-10-09T22:24:00.000-07:00

Charcoal on newsprint - "6pm mass at Notre Dame de Paris".

2008-10-09T22:21:00.000-07:00

This is from our 2 weeks in Paris in jan 2007, cooking class at Cordon Bleu - charcoal on newsprint.

2008-10-09T19:17:00.000-07:00

Another charcoal on newsprit - another Caillebotte...

2008-10-09T19:11:00.000-07:00

Home work for Basics of Drawing classes at LAAFA with ANDREW GORMLEY..." Raboteurs du parquet"

2008-10-08T19:12:00.000-07:00

This is plein air at griffith park... it was my first session with Frank Serrano... I was in a hurry because I had a business meeting at lunch time... so I did this in about an hour and 15 minutes...

2008-10-07T19:12:00.000-07:00

This is my work in progress - Cafe du Monde - N. O - I think it's almost finished... oil on canvasboard

2008-10-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

This is a quick sketch of the Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena. There will be a "paint out" on oct 12th, and this will be my first time ever participating at such event . I'm very excited.

2008-10-07T19:02:00.000-07:00

This is pastel on pastel board. It's a New Orleans scene. I called it " Royal at Bourbon - winter rain" . I love New Orleans - I'm always longing for my next trip to N.O.

2008-10-07T18:56:00.000-07:00

This is my self portrait... It's charcoal on bristol paper... I'm a little skinnier and young looking that I really am... possibly I was looking into my soul... I attended to great drawing classes at LAAFA, and so far one my fav instructors was Sergio Sanchez... but I also really enjoyed the almost private sessions with Glenn Vilppu.

Paintings

2008-10-07T18:33:00.001-07:00

I love art, and I love making it. It's my dream to go thru a full time art program in the future. I have been taking classes here and there and I feel very lucky to have access to classes with the best artists in this country... and they are so many... I've been learning figure drawing and I still struggle in teaching myself on painting it... I always have a project on my little home office/ studio ... I use photographs, I do still life set ups, and I'm usually my own model... I have been very busy at work (I'm a dentist) and I had to quit my part classes for a while... i'm looking forward in getting back to it. Luckly I joined Frank Serrano's saturday's plein air workshops and I was able to catch a couple sessions before this year ends. This painting is from a pic I took in Italy - Amalfi i the winter... It's an water based oil painting.