Sunday, January 8, 2017
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Day 7 - Donkey
Day 7-30 in 30 Daily Painting Challenge "Donkey"
I've gone a relaxed route with brushstrokes for painting today on this little cutie. He's inspired by my friend's donkey (Thanks, Ramona!).
"Donkey"
6x6
Oil
Contact me at my email at the bottom of the page if you are interested in purchasing him.
I've gone a relaxed route with brushstrokes for painting today on this little cutie. He's inspired by my friend's donkey (Thanks, Ramona!).
"Donkey"
6x6
Oil
Contact me at my email at the bottom of the page if you are interested in purchasing him.
Friday, January 6, 2017
DAY 4 and 5 - Worked and Reworked My Grandmother Painting
DAY 4 and 5- 30 in 30 Daily Painting Challenge
I have been painting every day for hours but it's been to work and rework and rework and rework the painting I did of my grandmother. After hours of knit picking, I wiped her face on Wednesday night and started over yesterday on her face. I think I liked the first one better but my mom insists that this one is just like her too...
I did learn a lot while painting her.
1. Use two jars of gamsol to keep brush/paint cleaner
2. Pin down the brushes that work don't work more quickly than trying to keep working the painting with the wrong brushes....
3. Mix enough flesh tones, they definitely come out different with every mix!
What I need to learn:
1. color tones for values (light to dark of flesh tone) without using black/white
2. eyes
3. teeth
4. less strokes, less mud
I decided to put her away and move on to other paintings starting tonight.
I have been painting every day for hours but it's been to work and rework and rework and rework the painting I did of my grandmother. After hours of knit picking, I wiped her face on Wednesday night and started over yesterday on her face. I think I liked the first one better but my mom insists that this one is just like her too...
I did learn a lot while painting her.
1. Use two jars of gamsol to keep brush/paint cleaner
2. Pin down the brushes that work don't work more quickly than trying to keep working the painting with the wrong brushes....
3. Mix enough flesh tones, they definitely come out different with every mix!
What I need to learn:
1. color tones for values (light to dark of flesh tone) without using black/white
2. eyes
3. teeth
4. less strokes, less mud
I decided to put her away and move on to other paintings starting tonight.
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
DAY 3- 30 in 30 Daily Painting Challenge Jan 2017 "GRANDMA JOAN"
Day 3-30 in 30 Daily Painting Challenge January 2017
We lost my grandmother last night... She lived with Lewy Body Dementia for many years.... Even through the strokes, lost speech and memory problems, she always remembered who we were and was so happy when she saw any of us. I am glad she is at peace but I will miss her so much....
I had to paint her as I thought of her heavily today. It's still a work in progress. I don't feel like I can capture her eyes... I knew it would be challenging to take this on with still learning how to paint in oil but I felt like it was all I wanted to do right now.... My grandma also painted before her arthritis prevented her from holding a brush. I hope she is happy with the painting....
"Grandma Joan"
8x10
Oil
We lost my grandmother last night... She lived with Lewy Body Dementia for many years.... Even through the strokes, lost speech and memory problems, she always remembered who we were and was so happy when she saw any of us. I am glad she is at peace but I will miss her so much....
I had to paint her as I thought of her heavily today. It's still a work in progress. I don't feel like I can capture her eyes... I knew it would be challenging to take this on with still learning how to paint in oil but I felt like it was all I wanted to do right now.... My grandma also painted before her arthritis prevented her from holding a brush. I hope she is happy with the painting....
"Grandma Joan"
8x10
Oil
Monday, January 2, 2017
DAY 2 - 30 in 30 Daily Painting Challenge "Undiscovered"
DAY 2- 30 in 30 Daily Painting Challenge January 2017 (#2)
I have been working on this painting for awhile. It's very much out of my comfort zone and out of my head. It's been fun to add all the little stories in the painting. It still has work to do, I am not sure I'll ever be happy enough with it as it is out of my head rather than trying to duplicate a photograph.
It's 16x20
Oil
"Undiscovered"
I have been working on this painting for awhile. It's very much out of my comfort zone and out of my head. It's been fun to add all the little stories in the painting. It still has work to do, I am not sure I'll ever be happy enough with it as it is out of my head rather than trying to duplicate a photograph.
It's 16x20
Oil
"Undiscovered"
Sunday, January 1, 2017
DAY 1 -30 in 30 Daily Painting Challenge January 2017
DAY 1- 30 in 30 Daily Painting Challenge
"Martha"
6x12
Oil
"Martha"
6x12
Oil
30 in 30 Daily Painting Challenge #2
TODAY IS DAY 1 of my second 30 IN 30 DAILY PAINTING CHALLENGE!
I have decided to have a theme this time for my challenge:
PORTRAITS
Pet portraits, house portraits, people portraits and other fun portrait ideas.
I am starting off the challenge with my friend's custom order of her Bloodhound, Martha. Charlie and Jeannie along with their dog, Martha, befriended us while we were in Florida on our sailboat. Martha helped Brett overcome his fear of dogs (he was bit when he was young). Martha always has a special place in our hearts and it will be so fun to paint her as my day 1 challenge! I have decided to paint her on a fun 6" x 12" size. Stay tuned for a photo of the finished oil painting, coming later!
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