tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71385274593734762762024-03-18T20:21:44.847-07:00Art and Makin's of Cindi V. WaltonThe art and life of Cindi V.WaltonCindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-35624303426551963572019-07-14T14:05:00.001-07:002019-07-14T14:05:13.615-07:00Sagebrush Step 2....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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John and I left Kackley Springs and went into Grace, Idaho, to pick up lunch for us and the property owner we were going to visit next. I was looking forward to actually meeting a property owner. Mr. Croney is a lovely gentleman with as many facets and interests as the arrowheads he has collected and cataloged. His farm has been in the family for generations. We sat in the tidy kitchen with our offering of sandwiches, fries and tater tots. With that genuine Idaho hospitality, he augmented our lunch with a plate of raw veggies and homemade lemonade.<br />
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We chatted throughout lunch about his family and life. Afterwards he showed us artwork that he has collected and best of all his collection of artifacts that he has collected in southeastern Idaho. It is an amazing collection that he has painstakingly cataloged with diagrams of each artifact that in themselves are pieces of art.<br />
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We stepped outside and a mama Great-Horned Owl flew from her perch on the barn. We soon saw two fledglings in the barnyard perched on fence posts. One sat still sometimes even closing it's eyes while we walked around the yard.<br />
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The barn is incredible. Cohen said that many artists have stopped to either paint or photograph it. The secret to the good shape it is in, the new metal roof he put on it a few years back.<br />
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The Portneuf River runs through the property; Cohen purchased a portion of a Union Pacific bridge to bridge the river. I was able to get so many wonderful photos. Following are a few sketches that I painted from my photos. Okay, I added the Meadowlark, but I saw the Red-Winged Blackbird while I stood on the Union Pacific bridge.<br />
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Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-79173828359256876712019-06-21T07:02:00.001-07:002019-06-21T07:06:04.170-07:00Sagebrush Steps...Day 1<span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: , "helveticaneue"; font-size: 16px; word-spacing: 1px;">My first visit to the Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust properties. I was so excited driving over from Boise! I had a lovely dinner with wonderful friends, John Sigler, who is the one who made this all happen, my dear friend and his wife, Betty, who has so kindly offered to put me up and put up with me when I come to visit the properties. And, Sandra and Bob Brown who are lovingly supporting me in this grand adventure. Toasts to all four of them!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: , "helveticaneue"; font-size: 16px; word-spacing: 1px;">John and I set out on our three day, 313 mile, 5 property, and 728 photo trek. First stop, Kackley Springs near Grace, Idaho. This country in southeastern Idaho is so familiar to me and at the same time not so familiar. I was raised in Logan, Utah, and Lee and I lived in north Cache Valley in Trenton. So, I have always lived close and the names and the landscape are so familiar. But, I am looking at it with new eyes and, actually, discovering it all like it was brand new. Kackley Springs also has a pull for me with family ties. Lee's Grandfather Deaton was best friends with ol' Doc Kackley, who owned Kackley Springs. They used to share a shot of whiskey at the end of long days. My grandfather Vosburg was driven from Declo, Idaho to Soda Springs, Idaho, so Doc Kackley could perform an appendectomy on him.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: , "helveticaneue"; font-size: 16px; word-spacing: 1px;">A spawning creek was put in by PacificCorp for the native Bonneville Cutthroat Trout. The trout come from the Bear River and swim up the channel to spawn. I have included photos of the metal gates and boxes, which are fish traps/fish ladders. John, who literally wrote the book on Idaho fish (Fishes of Idaho) told me that the n</span><span style="color: #313131; font-size: 1rem; word-spacing: 1px;">ormal operation is for fish to swim into a holding box and then they are manually sorted with </span><span style="color: #313131; font-size: 1rem; word-spacing: 1px;">cutthroat allowed to continue upstream, other fish returned below the box and back to the Bear River.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #313131;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); word-spacing: 1px;">A pleasant surprise was to see many of the native River Hawthornes, planted last year by the SSLT, had survived and quite a few were thriving. They were planted along the spawning creek for shade and in hopes of pushing out the non-native Russian Olives.</span></span><br />
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It has been a while since I posted to this blog. I've been busy since 2017 with the business of Art. Painting art, applying for shows, hanging art around town. Now, my biggest news...I am the official Artist-In-Residence for the Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust in southeastern Idaho.<br />
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Tomorrow I travel to Pocatello and Monday morning my hiking boots will hit the ground for the first time. I am so excited to see what I will see and what I will learn and what I will paint.<br />
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I will be posting here and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. I will have photos, paintings and thoughts.<br />
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Let's hit the road together!Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-17163409254574245782017-05-31T11:11:00.001-07:002017-05-31T11:11:12.522-07:00JOY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Doesn't this little guy just say JOY?!</div>
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<br />Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-89326199770290049082017-05-16T10:03:00.002-07:002017-05-16T10:03:33.547-07:00A little more work on the Chicken....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-17673380993766239812017-05-08T10:00:00.005-07:002017-05-08T10:00:42.976-07:00Anona and Chickens and FriendsI met a little girl who is 9 years old this spring; her name is Anona. What a dynamo! As part of a donation I do each year for Radio Boise, I wrote a song with Anona and did a small painting of her. Stay tuned for the recording of the song with illustrations. Here is the painting I did of Anona.<br />
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<br />Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-25051686984861326742017-05-06T09:30:00.001-07:002017-05-06T09:30:39.378-07:00Chicken and FlowersI LOVE chickens! And, flowers and guitars!<br />
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Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-81764890841217023742017-05-06T09:28:00.000-07:002017-05-06T09:28:11.776-07:00Spring!Just a little something for spring!<br />
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<br />Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-90135175733726228432017-03-29T14:27:00.002-07:002017-03-29T14:27:21.939-07:00Rainy DayRain + Canvas + A Magazaine + Glue + Paint =<br />
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<a name='more'></a><br />Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-29033827433121836502017-03-29T13:57:00.000-07:002017-03-29T13:57:00.887-07:00Another Illustrious MugshotAnother "0" birthday present for my dear friend who rescues wildlife, among other things. Hence, the hawk feet on her head and the squirrel on her shoulders.<br />
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<br />Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-64324743739564613822017-03-29T13:54:00.001-07:002017-03-29T13:54:25.794-07:00Vacation! 2017!Our annual vacation to the desert and we brought along a little friend.<br />
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Of course, he wanted to see if he could connect with his desert cousins:</div>
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Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-51403513632350168902017-02-14T13:53:00.001-08:002017-02-14T13:53:06.267-08:00Happy Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What to do with the lovely things I find on the beach.Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-82624040985955407402017-01-13T08:56:00.000-08:002017-01-13T08:56:17.027-08:00Dell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My dear friend, Dell, turned an important "0" birthday this month. I tried to capture his love of rock art (he has forgotten more than anyone remembers), his dog and the twinkle in his eye. He is also an incredible artist. Happy Birthday, dear friend!</div>
<br />Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-71002151849917790512016-12-30T16:36:00.000-08:002016-12-30T16:36:05.142-08:00A gift...A long time friend told me that more than anything, she wanted one of my new style paintings.<br />
This one is an 8"x10" canvas, acrylic/house paint, pastels.<br />
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Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-55875035729740003592016-12-30T16:30:00.001-08:002016-12-30T16:30:32.092-08:00Mixed Media: Tissue paper, paint, pastelsI recently took my second class from artist, Lynn Whipple. This time around besides using house paint and pastels, she added tissue paper.<br />
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I know I have a thing about yellow-headed blackbirds.<br />
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Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-83834918758076276132016-12-30T16:25:00.002-08:002016-12-30T16:25:17.176-08:00Frank and the Brown Thrasher<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Six years ago my dear friend, Sandra Thorne-Brown, asked if I would be interested in illustrating a children's story she had written. I kept putting it off, because I can be a procrastinator and because I needed to draw a Brown Thrasher bird and it is just a brown bird the size of a Robin and I couldn't see how to do it.</div>
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January 2016, I told myself, "Either you are going to do this or give it back."<br />
Here it is, all edited and ready for reading!<br />
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Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-58853223791469878442016-12-30T16:15:00.001-08:002016-12-30T16:15:18.696-08:00Still....mice...I still have mice; although, I have relocated nine to the Oregon Trail so far.<br />
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I was up in the middle of night and wondered if I would meet one of my mice.<br />
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One day Lee called to me to see a new mouse trap. A mouse had fallen or jumped into a garbage can in the garage. It was just tall enough that the mouse couldn't jump out. That didn't stop the mouse from jump,jump, jumping to try. I carried the can outside and freed the mouse.</div>
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Occasionally, the ease of this medium calls to me. I was looking at some Christmas ideas on Pinterest. There was an idea about making a swag wall/door hanging out of a hanger and greenery. The way they had bent the hanger made me think of a woman's body.<br />
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Giving myself permission to drop everything and play with paper, flour, water, a hanger, paint, a bit of glitter and vegetable bags.<br />
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Here are five lovely ladies.<br />
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I had a mouse problem this Fall. I found one mouse who like to chew on olive pits under the sink. It didn't make it easy to think of killing an olive-loving mouse! So, I got a non-lethal trap and started to relocate the mice out to the sagebrush on the Oregon Trail near our home. Imagination took over...the first mouse was indignant because he thought he was going to the Oregon Coast. </div>
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<br />Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-16831888599173074122016-10-10T16:05:00.004-07:002016-10-10T16:11:10.375-07:00Yellow-headed Blackbirds<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I look at this painting and hear the Beatles singing "Blackbird singing in the dead of night." This yellow-headed blackbird comes from a photo I took of a blackbird we saw walking on the sidewalk this spring. He was in kind of a dither, walking back and forth and making little clucking sounds like he was talking to himself. I knew when I looked at the photograph afterward he would become a star.<br />
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What's next? More birds, flowers, guitars. More color and energy escaping all the layers.Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-65983367464934673562016-10-10T16:05:00.002-07:002016-10-10T16:05:17.985-07:00Crows and Blackbirds<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Lynn Whipple's class taught me the use of layers of charcoal, pastel and paint. The last assignment was a large painting 36"x48". Off I went with the techniques I learned from her, but adding my own elements.Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-12636817345643588312016-10-10T15:58:00.002-07:002016-10-10T15:58:50.056-07:00Painting 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My guitars were coming along, but I began to want to go further. But, where to go?</div>
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Again, my friend suggested I take an on-line course, this time from an artist from Florida, Lynn Whipple. I went to her website and looked at her work and I wanted to dive into her paintings to see what layers she had covered up. So, I signed up and again my work took a new turn. I love all the layers upon layers of paint, pastel, charcoal. It really spoke to the way I want to work: intuitively, tempered with design principles and lots of color.</div>
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I really love looking at these flower paintings. They make my eye move and rest, move and rest and still are full of energy and color. Now, I needed to take the next step.</div>
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<br />Cindi V. Walton Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564884741628004075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138527459373476276.post-89642202867051506132016-10-10T15:51:00.001-07:002016-10-10T16:02:42.385-07:00Studio Time 2014-2015Where does one go when one feels the need to learn more?<br />
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I have a Bachelors Fine Art. My emphasis was ceramics. But, as time moved away from my graduation date, my life became more and more busy. I would start projects in clay and then not be able to get back to them for weeks. Finally, after acquiring buckets and buckets of dried up clay, I decided to turn my attention to painting. With Studio Time I began to produce a few paintings. But, I wasn't satisfied with what I was creating.<br />
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I began to buy a few books written by artists that painted in a more abstract way. A friend of mine had taken an on-line painting and suggested I check it out. The teacher was Karine Swanson and her class opened up an avenue for my painting.<br />
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For the first time, I found a series that I wanted to explore over and over. Abstracted guitars began to appear on canvases in oil. It felt free and using the bright colors that I love made me smile.<br />
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A little something started to change in Guitar 6...birds.<br />
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