This is how far I have come as of today. I'd say it's probably half done. I still need to adjust the colors on Kenzie, and paint her features. I also need to remove the mask and adjust the whites to not be just white and "raw". I will get a better picture of it when it's finished so you can see the textures in it.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
The first Sketch 12 x 18
This is what I'm working on presently. I do a "rough" sketch on drawing paper with a #2 pencil. I feel out the shapes, both light and dark, and outline them. I tend to always draw this way. When I am happy with the sketch, I'm going to transfer it to 22 x 30 watercolor paper, using a very old fashioned method. (I trace the lines on the back of the paper, and then place it carefully on the watercolor paper. I then go back over the lines on the front of the paper and voila! I can start painting.)
This picture is of my niece, Kenzie, at the beach. I know you can't tell that now, but by the time its finished you should be able too! This is for a figure painting contest due in Sept, so I probably won't have much time for the smaller pictures till I get this one done. Did I mention that I got a part time job and that my nieces are back for the school year, so I will be a very busy bee.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Global Warming 9 x 15
Today's image...I was not in the mood to paint a "pretty" picture last night...so I used the mood to paint a subject and give it a meaning close to my heart. I guess its my political piece of the week! I will probably keep working on it a bit, possibly change some things, but here it is for now. $99.00 plus $8.00 shipping and handling.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Florida Still Life 15 x 18
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Moto Bello, 18 x 23
Fingerpaints 9 x 15
$99.00 plus $8.00 shipping and handling.
This one started because I wanted to be able to incorporate many of the colors on my palette, and I was in a playful mood and not of a mind to lay it out straight. I have had the idea of "finger paints" bouncing around in my head for awhile, and decided to put the idea on paper. I will probably make a more serious study of this subject for a future painting.
This one started because I wanted to be able to incorporate many of the colors on my palette, and I was in a playful mood and not of a mind to lay it out straight. I have had the idea of "finger paints" bouncing around in my head for awhile, and decided to put the idea on paper. I will probably make a more serious study of this subject for a future painting.
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