Pears on Arches Watercolor Board Demo
I did this watercolor pears demo using Arches watercolor Board and professional grade watercolors. For this demo, I used the following colors
Ranunculus oil painting – Day 9 of the 30 day daily painting challenge
So I am a day behind this was supposed to be yesterdays painting. I got tied up with life (not literally lol). This daily painting titled “Ranunculus” is my day 9 of the 30-day painting
30 paintings in 30 days February 2018 Challenge
It is that time again 🙂 This year it is starting on Feb first instead of the usual January. It is a great way to start the year off right and I am excited to do it. If you would like to give it a try go to Leslie Saeta’s site here:...This Art Show is for the Birds! “In Fine Feather” at Fog Forest Gallery
These are the latest bird paintings that I just dropped off at Fog Forest Gallery for their current show “In Fine Feather”. This exhibition honors our little friends …. birds of all feathers. I really enjoyed painting these, as you know I love birds...Visit my Studio – Kings County Studio Tour 2017
I am getting ready for the Kings County Studio Tour again this year. I had such a great time last year, meeting and talking with so many wonderful people. It was a huge success. I am looking forward to seeing you and lots of new faces this year. I will be running a...Update 2 – Pears in a Box – Oil Still Life Class with Cliff Turner
Update 2 – Pears in a Box. This was week three painting on this still life. There is only one week left to paint on this and it will be finished. I love painting still life and doing this one has reminded me of how much. I am very excited to finish this...Black Eyed Susan in Bottle – Day 2 of 30 in 30 days painting challenge
Black Eyed Susan in Bottle – Day 2 of 30 in 30 days painting challenge. This is the same bottle I used yesterday and the black eyed Susan is one I picked from my garden. I hope you enjoy it! For the 30 days of the challenge, I am offering free shipping on all...Cone Flower – Day 1 of 30 in 30 days painting challenge
Cone Flower in Bottle – Day 1 of 30 paintings in 30 days. Here is my first painting of my 30 in 30 it is the setup I showed a picture of yesterday. It is a coneflower that I picked out of my garden. I hope you enjoy it! For the 30 days of the challenge, I am...30 small daily oil paintings in 30 days Starting Sept. 1st
All setup and ready to go for day one of 30 daily oil paintings in 30 days! Starts Tomorrow. I am doing 30 small daily oil paintings in 30 days again! Starting Sept. 1st, 2016. I had so much fun doing the last challenge. I was so excited when I heard Leslie Saeta was...Oil Painting 26, Day 26 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
This is another of the old Chevy truck that I did earlier in the challenge. I painted the side of the truck this time because I think the fact that it is actually a tow truck is even cooler than it just being old. This truck belongs to an autobody shop, they...Oil Painting 18, Day 18 Of 30 Paintings In 30 Days Challenge
This is my first vehicle of the challenge. I love doing these small paintings, they really give you the opportunity to explore different subject matter. Happy Monday everyone!Day 1 of 30 day painting Challenge
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. This year I am motivated to try new things and step out of my comfort zone. When Leslie Saeta posted about doing another 30 paintings in 30 days challenge I knew I was in. I intended to...Tulips and Crystal Watercolor Painting WIP on Art Board – Finished!
Just finished this one this morning. It is amazing the color difference when you actually shoot in daylight 🙂 the blue is still a little off, but that’s on my monitor who knows lol I calibrate my monitor with software and hardware and it is still a...Tulips and Crystal Watercolor Painting WIP on Art Board – Update 4
I am still working away on the vase, I think the tulips are just about right, I will continue to work on the crystal, one shape at a time, adding the same colors that I used for the tulips and background 🙂 I also started a 16×20 white peony today and it was...Tulips and Crystal Watercolor Painting WIP on Art Board – Update 3
Still continuing to develop the tulips and I have started to block in some of the color shapes of the crystal. I forgot how much I enjoy painting flowers, I am starting to paint for an upcoming show so I will be doing a lot more in the months to come. I have used...Tulips and Crystal Watercolor Painting WIP on Art Board – Update 2
I added the shadow from the vase and flowers with Cobalt + Perylene green and while it was wet I dropped in some winsor red. I worked more on the tulips and leaves. I meant to post sooner but as you can see I got carried away. I did use a bit of new gamboge on...Tulips and Crystal Watercolor Painting WIP on Art Board – Update 1
I worked some more on the leaves, glazing over the previously painted ones with hansa yellow. I started working on some of the the tulips (one petal at a time) with winsor red and winsor + cobalt for the shaded areas. I will probably put in the shadow from the vase...Tulips and Crystal Watercolor Painting Step by Step demo on Art Board
This is the tulips and crystal painting I started while working on my last still life with Pee Wee. This is also 16×20 and done on the watercolor board. I set this still life up with the help of my shadow box (yes I am addicted to it) in my studio. I started the...Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting – Finished!
Here it is finally, all finished 🙂 I finished this one the other day and i am also working on a still life with tulips and crystal. I will post some on the tulips hopefully tonight. Have a great night everyone! Thanks for looking and thanks for taking the time to...Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting – Work in Progress Update 5
I am feeling like I can start to see the light with this painting lol. I am starting to work more on the glass bowl, everything else in the painting is just about done except for a few tweaks at the end. once I finish the glass bowl I will go back and see what needs...Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting – Work in Progress Update 4
An update on the still Life Watercolor Painting with Pee Wee the Elephant. I worked some more on the fabric, I did not like how the fabric was hitting the left edge of the bowl creating a distraction from the bowl so I scrubbed it some making it go behind the bowl. I...Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting – Work in Progress Update 3
I added a layer of cobalt to the background and a layer of B. Sienna to Pee Wee. I have the mango almost finished, I just need to adjust the highlights and paint the stem. I have also started to build up the shadows on the pears and Pee Wee. Have a great weekend...Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting – Work in Progress Update 2
I worked more on the shadows, adding indigo and maroon. I also worked on the fruit more, glazing the orange with new gamboge and adding some permanent green to the pears. I like to get my darkest point in early as I used it as a reference point for my other colors and...Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting – Work in Progress Update 1
Started to add more color to the fabric and fruits. I masked out some small highlights on the orange and the mango.
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