I’m doing watercolor studies of my pepper mills these days. Pepper and salt seem to go together like peas in a pod. When you see one, you see the other. So where is the salt? Off paper, in the cupboard.
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Draw Outside? Out of doors drawing in winter time. I wasn’t going to do it. I was going to wait until the weather was better, as in the spring or summer time.
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Easter Eggs Painted Christmas Colors Creates Visual Havoc Sometimes we learn best from our mistakes. To explain, take the color combination of red and green. The colors are symbolically associated in Western cultures with Christmas. I decided to test my abilities to compose with color by selecting a red and green scheme for a still
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Looking at Painting Tip Just for fun, next time you look at a painting try to find something that the artist did purposely to grab your attention. Look for lost edges.
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Conversations About Figure and Ground I remember conversations I had with my Dad* about composition. Also, I remember the first time he talked to me about weaving the painting together as if it were a tapestry. He said all the parts of the painting must fit together to create a whole. And, yet, each part
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November is Value Study Month Earlier this month, I declared November to be “Value Study” month. And, yet, I haven’t posted many studies. Time for me to fix this problem! By the way, do you create value studies? Bottomline Value studies help me analyze and develop my designs. Its like creating a visual road
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I’ve Always Wanted… Wouldn’t it be fun to one of your paintings on the cover of an exhibition catalog? It has been one of my secret desires to have a painting selected for use on a show catalog cover or post card. Well, it has happened! I am so excited and honored.
Greetings! Yesterday was such a nice fall day here in Talent, Oregon, that I had to go out and draw something. In the afternoon, I gathered up my gear and out I went. Naturally, when you’re out looking for a place to draw, it helps to have interesting lighting. As I was walking down Talent
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I’m starting to work on a couple of new series. They are spin offs of the “Just Sayin’…” series. Sort of reminds me of TV series spin offs. 🙂
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Introduction My purpose today is to share some tips and ideas about hanging art shows outside the home or studio. Planning and preparation are key to an efficient and smooth operation. Recently, I was talking to one of my sisters about hanging art shows. My sister has hung art shows in her home, but not
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