Here is my new painting with the under-painting in progress and then finished. I think this is going to be a lovely one.
Jan 162012
In Progress - Graphite on Cold Press Watercolor Paper 12x16 inches
It is not unusual for me to work on several projects at a time. I like being able to move from one to another. When I feel like I need a break from concentrating on one work, I can move to the other so my time is not wasted. I have been wanting to start something new in graphite for awhile. Graphite is one of my favorite mediums to work in. the need to render the image using only values satisfies some deep part of me. I think it is the academic part that has always bee drawn to science and history. But graphite also satisfies something more primitive. It is like modeling a piece of clay into something recognizable but it is light and value being manipulated instead of earth and water. From the point in the picture above the rose still needs a few more hours of work.
Fuchsia – New Painting – In Progress
Here is the first look at the new painting on my easel. Right now it just has a line drawing of the flower and the background done. More to come soon
Are You Ready?
Are you ready to take the next step in your art? Do you want more from your finished work than you are accomplishing now? Do you want to move beyond copying other artist’s style? Do you want to learn the fundamentals that will give you a foundation for creating more original art? Do you [...]
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Blue & White Trumpet
After some research, studying my reference photos, and remembering the area where I took the photos I decided this was based on a type of trumpet flower. My flower paintings are all a combination of reality and an expression of my imagination, so botanical correctness is not something I worry about. I want a flower [...]
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New Year New Art
Here is my first piece of new art to share for the new year! This is an illustration based on of one of my favorite photos. It was done on hot press watercolor paper with Faber Castell Water Color Pencils, Copic Multi-liner pens, Derwent Inktense pens (all Christmas presents except the paper ), and [...]
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Blue & White – Original Flower Painting – In Progress
I started this painting a few weeks ago. With the holidays and spending most of my time working on the upcoming Color Theory Class, I have been working slowly on this painting. I was posting updates just on Facebook. Now I am going to post them here on my blog an link to them. Since [...]
Happy Holidays – Free Desktop Calendar
It is time to spread some holiday cheer! What could be cheerier than a cute mushroom house decorated for the winter holidays. I turned this original watercolor and ink illustration into a free desktop wallpaper calender for December. Happy Holidays!
Give Thanks Turkey – Free Printable Art
With all of the leaves turning so many brilliant colors and the brisk autumn air I am really getting in the Thanksgiving mood. Out of that inspiration came this “Give Thanks” turkey illustration. I created the original in ink and watercolor. The free printable, download from link below, is in high-resolution pdf format and [...]
