Hello friends. I really struggled with this decision, but I need to focus on a fairly involved project that's due in a week, that is fairly labor intensive.
It is art related, so that counts, right?
:-)
Pray for us, a lot going on here. Thanks.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Friday, October 07, 2011
Day 75, Painting a Day
Koi, 8x8, mixed media
No other way to put it: this was a labor of love that took simply forever and with which I am not satisfied! It was timevto abandon project and call it a loss. I have a friend who is an award winning Koi fish painter... I think paint would have been a much better medium for this. A
Chalking another onevup to the school of hard knocks!
No other way to put it: this was a labor of love that took simply forever and with which I am not satisfied! It was timevto abandon project and call it a loss. I have a friend who is an award winning Koi fish painter... I think paint would have been a much better medium for this. A
Chalking another onevup to the school of hard knocks!
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Daily Painting, Day 72
Lady in Kimono having Tea. 8x8, colored pencil on paper
This is the second day of using including figures in the daily painting. I can't wait for it to get easier! It still takes me a long time. But, I do love paintings with figures. If I'm going to grow up to be anything like my hero artists, I have to get fluent in figure drawing... This will take time..
Day 71, Painting a Day
Lady in Kimono in Garden. 8x8, colored pencil on paperAlso posting a photo of the corrected work.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Painting a Day, Day 70
Vanity, 8x8, colored pencil on paperI made a mistake at the very beginning that is easy to make if you are not paying attention. I layed the paper horizontally while I drew something standing vertically. The result is always distortion. I had already layed the color down heavily, and so this was not an easy fix... I did the best I could, but I'll have to chalk this up as one to grow on.
Thank you, God for Day 70!!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Day 69, Painting a Day
Cela est une pipe, 5x7, colored pencil on paper
This is the second in my smoking paraphernalia series, The first one was of the smoking cigar. Now, I don't smoke, though I have tried it only to be completely unable to find the enjoyment in it. But, my husband does makes it look relaxing and like something you'd want to do. He inspired this series.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Day 68, Painting a Day
Pumpkins, 8x8, mixed media
So much for short cuts! Like I said on Facebook, life is full of lessons, isn't it?
One colored pencil artist advocated blending colored pencil with just a little odorless mineral spirits on a nylon brush. I followed her directions exactly, but was not at all happy with what it did to the paper. It ruined it in my opinion, and I had to work 3 times as hard to get a good effect, but even that was hampered. The paper lost it's tooth, and you need a paper with good tooth when you work with pencil or pastels.
Still, I am pleased with the finished product. Happy Fall!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Day 67, Painting a Day
Bottles and Plant...Practicing several techniques. 9x12, mixed media
On second inspection, this isn't bad. It's slightly abstracted, mixed media, mindful of Matisse... labor intensive. When I was through I was sort of discouraged and thought, "Meh."... But that is the wrong attitude to take while playing/learning.
You can't win them all, but I learned a lot today. And I am choosing to appreciate the results and realize there is room to grow! :-) Good night, y'all.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Day 66, Painting a Day
Quatre poires, my tribute to Matisse's style. 5x7, colored pencil on paper
I am reading a wonderful book on Henri Matisse, one of my favorite painters because he is so fun! Studying his work is giving me more permission to play and have a little more fun with the art. Between impressionism and expressionism there was a four year period called the fauvist movement. He was, arguably, the top leader of this movement.
Fauvism is characterized by a slightly abstracted subject and an emphasis on bright fields of color. He took his work to one of his painting heroes, Renoir, and asked for his opinion. Remember, these are the French about 100 years ago...
Renoir told him he did not like his work, that he was almost tempted to say he was a bad artist and a bad painter, but the perspective lines were all correct and so he couldn't say that... then he marveled at Henri's use of black.
Renoir had abolished black from his palette because he didn't want to create a void in his painting. He was impressed at Matisse's effective use of black lines.
Well, I'm torn between these two artists, as they are both in my top 5 favorites, but I think Matisse's work is the most fun and I love how unselfconscious it is.
These four pears were just plain fun, and it shows.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Day 60, Painting a Day
1776, 5x7, colored pencil on paper
Okay. This would have been much better if I would have worked bigger. I'll chalk another one to experience learning. I will try a variation of this 8x8. It wanted to be bigger and was actually kind of hard to work so tiny. Still it was fun.
Goodbye, Historic Triangle, VA!
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