@lillianwarren.bsky.social
Artist, art lover, cat lover, fascinated by science
Exploring Toulouse France
September 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Exploring Toulouse France
The Sainte Valière sky tonight is marvelous
September 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Sainte Valière sky tonight is marvelous
Late afternoon walk in Sainte Valière
September 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Late afternoon walk in Sainte Valière
September 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Took a short bike ride to a neighboring village for lunch.
September 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Took a short bike ride to a neighboring village for lunch.
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
@hotelsaintevaliere
#artistresidency
August 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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
@hotelsaintevaliere
#artistresidency
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
#artistresidency
August 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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
#artistresidency
Getting settled in at Hôtel Sainte Valière. This is a corner of the studio, and the view out the windows.
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##artistresidency
August 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Getting settled in at Hôtel Sainte Valière. This is a corner of the studio, and the view out the windows.
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##artistresidency
Our last afternoon in Montpellier, after several gorgeous days...
August 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Our last afternoon in Montpellier, after several gorgeous days...
The studio is packed and ready to head out for the residency. 13.5 lbs!
We leave tomorrow.
#artistresidence #hotelsaintevalerie
We leave tomorrow.
#artistresidence #hotelsaintevalerie
August 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The studio is packed and ready to head out for the residency. 13.5 lbs!
We leave tomorrow.
#artistresidence #hotelsaintevalerie
We leave tomorrow.
#artistresidence #hotelsaintevalerie
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
#contemporarylandscapepainting
August 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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
#contemporarylandscapepainting
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
#watercolorsketch
August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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
#watercolorsketch
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
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
August 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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
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
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
#contemporarylandscapepainting
August 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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
#contemporarylandscapepainting
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
#goldenfluidacrylics
#contemporarylandscapepainting
August 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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
#goldenfluidacrylics
#contemporarylandscapepainting
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!!
What a group!!
August 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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!!
What a group!!
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. 😆
August 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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. 😆
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
Photos by @rjwarren.bsky.social
#contemporaryarthouston
#artistreception
August 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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
Photos by @rjwarren.bsky.social
#contemporaryarthouston
#artistreception
Loose watercolor sketching. Always ready to mess around and try something new. This idea might be something I put in my toolkit.
#studioprocess
#watercolor
#studioprocess
#watercolor
August 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Loose watercolor sketching. Always ready to mess around and try something new. This idea might be something I put in my toolkit.
#studioprocess
#watercolor
#studioprocess
#watercolor
Finally, cool enough for yoga outdoors.It's only ninety degrees
August 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Finally, cool enough for yoga outdoors.It's only ninety degrees
😮Oh my gosh! Exactly 3 weeks till I leave for the residency in southern France. Exciting, but I'm not ready!
#artistresidency
#artistresidency
July 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
😮Oh my gosh! Exactly 3 weeks till I leave for the residency in southern France. Exciting, but I'm not ready!
#artistresidency
#artistresidency
July 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I spent time in Rocky Mountain National Park today. Pictures absolutely can't do justice
July 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I spent time in Rocky Mountain National Park today. Pictures absolutely can't do justice
Visiting a friend who lives in the Colorado front range. The light is amazing.
July 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Visiting a friend who lives in the Colorado front range. The light is amazing.
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
July 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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