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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Sep 23

Exploring Toulouse France

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Sep 19

The Sainte Valière sky tonight is marvelous

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Sep 14

Late afternoon walk in Sainte Valière

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Sep 12

OMG, the skies!
#artistresidency #sainteValière

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Sep 5

Took a short bike ride to a neighboring village for lunch.

lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 27

My life is all about food and art right now. It's a lovely combination. Pic 1 is the amazing tart we had for dessert. Pic 2 is the charming young man who comes around on Wednesdays with fresh fruit and veggies from his garden.

@hotelsaintevaliere
#artistresidency

lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 26

For those of you who were curious, this is the contents of my studio backpack- watercolors, acrylic paint, palette knives, palettes, paint containers, sketching kit, paper, brushes, and some misc stuff.

#artistresidency

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 25

Getting settled in at Hôtel Sainte Valière. This is a corner of the studio, and the view out the windows.

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 24

Our last afternoon in Montpellier, after several gorgeous days...

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 19

The studio is packed and ready to head out for the residency. 13.5 lbs!

We leave tomorrow.

#artistresidence #hotelsaintevalerie

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 18

The intense pink of the sky is made hotter by the orange that seems to burn through. Is this a sunset enhanced by some unfortunate man-made event? We are standing on solid ground, in an ordinary scene. But the further we look, the more the world turns into a dream.

#contemporarylandscapepainting

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 15

Still loosening up those sketch muscles. Trying to approach a sketch the way I might jazz improvisation. Creating studies drawing from some watercolor artists whose abstract approach I find interesting to see if I want to incorporate these kinds of marks into my process.

#watercolorsketch

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 13

Another small work I'll be taking with me for a show during my artist residency.
Title: "Dance with Me." The palm tree is vibrant, formed by abstract areas of pooling paint. It is equally a palm tree, an explosion and a flower.

#goldenfluidacrylics
#contemporarylandscapepainting

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 11

Another one of my small works painted in the last several months. "Parliament of Sparrows" The houses perch like sparrows on a wire and seem to lean on each other, conferring, or perhaps trying to keep their balance in an unfriendly environment.
#contemporarylandscapepainting

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 8

I've been working on a series of small paintings. This one is titled - "American Dream (Pink)". The intense colors create a slightly hallucinogenic Alice-in-Wonderland feel. The American dream slowly melts into a pile of peppermint frosting.

#goldenfluidacrylics
#contemporarylandscapepainting

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 7

Just found out that my fellow residents for the artist residency are: a sculptor/painter, a chef, a writer working on a novel, a "community art maker", a photographer/painter, a lighting designer / sculptor, a musician, and a print maker.

What a group!!

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 6

This is part of my prep for the French immersion side of my artist residency. I've been brushing up my French for at least five hours a week for the past several months. Vive la France! AI audio translation has been helpful, although it occasionally leads to histerically funny or obscene results. 😆

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 4

Had such a good time at the artists' reception for "Weight of Place" @anyatishgallery . Great to meet the other artists Megan Harrison and Marisol Valencia

Photos by @rjwarren.bsky.social

#contemporaryarthouston
#artistreception

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 1

Loose watercolor sketching. Always ready to mess around and try something new. This idea might be something I put in my toolkit.

#studioprocess
#watercolor

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Aug 1

Finally, cool enough for yoga outdoors.It's only ninety degrees

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Jul 30

😮Oh my gosh! Exactly 3 weeks till I leave for the residency in southern France. Exciting, but I'm not ready!

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Jul 29

Back in the studio!

#studioprocess #watercolorsketch

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lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Jul 21

I spent time in Rocky Mountain National Park today. Pictures absolutely can't do justice

lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Jul 20

Visiting a friend who lives in the Colorado front range. The light is amazing.

lillianwarren.bsky.social @lillianwarren.bsky.social · Jul 17

Fabulous show at the Menil Drawing Institute, "What Drawing Can Be, Four Responses." None of the work is adequately captured in photographs. Constantin Luser's work, in particular, is a delight for the eye and the mind. The show is up through August 10. Don't miss it