Articles relating to the use of acrylic paints.
Its About Doing Studies. What I’d like to do with today’s article is talk to you about why I do studies. You might have noticed that I’m called my drawings and paintings for the Strada Easel challenge “studies”. I’m doing that for a reason: I’m studying! With this article, I’ll also be current in posting […]
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Muddy Is Good. Day 17, #stradaeasel Challenge. Greetings! Today’s muddy color study is Day 17 of the #stradaeasel challenge. I was pleased with the grays I used today and thought I’d share with you how I achieved these subtle colors. The Set Up. To begin with, today’s still life set up was gray. What
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Greetings! Its Day 16 and I’d like to talk about inspiration! To explain, I have been plugging away at the Strada Easel 31 Days in January Challenge. Looking at all I’ve done, I thought it might be a good idea to start grouping some of the paintings together in order to eventually post all 31
Inspiration: Hot, Sweet And Sour, Days 16, 15 & 14 #stradaeasel January Challenge Read More »
Add Lemon. Lemon and tea just go together like pepper and salt. So, on day 4 of Strada Easel’s challenge, I added a wedge to my tea bag still life. I rarely have a fresh one in the refrigerator, but today I did. So, it was inevitable that a wedge or slice would wind up
Lemon With Tea Bag: Day Four, Strada Easel January 31 Day Challenge Read More »
Problem? I’d like to talk about problem paintings. To explain, today’s study for the Strada Easel January 31 Day Challenge almost works; but not quite. Tea Bag Two (Too). Speaking of today’s work, like yesterday’s, its another tea bag study. I’d like to explain why I do several paintings of a subject before I discus
Strada Easel Day Three: Two Tea Bags. What To Do With A Problem Painting Read More »
Greetings! Yes, I’m tea bag-ging it for Day 2 of the #stradaeasel challenge. I think its too early to say anything profound about the challenge. Rather, I will just acknowledge day two and move on to the next. Nix Perfection. That being said, note to self: don’t get too picky about the details. Big
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Challenge Time. Hi! I’m joining in the #StradaEasel January 31 Day Challenge! The idea is to draw or paint from life every day then post the work to a personal facebook page. Then, at the end of the month, those artists who have completed the challenge are entered in a drawing for a Strada easel.
31 Day #StradaEasel Challenge; Draw Or Paint From Life (Day One) Read More »
Still Life For Suzanne. Greetings! I’d like to share with you my latest still life painting: “Coffee Cup With Rabbit Netsuke”. The setup is a sort of homage to my sister Suzanne. She likes rabbits and she gave me the coffee cup. Yellow and red are her favorite colors. I don’t know about other
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Artist Vision: How To See. Greetings! I’d like to share with you two of my latests pieces in my “Three Minute Egg Series”. Furthermore, I’d like to talk about how I come up with my artistic vision for a series, using my current paintings as an example. The Good Question. A friend and collector of
About An Artist’s Vision Plus New Three Minute Egg Paintings Read More »
Potato Salad Friday – With Egg Hi and Good Friday To You! I was making a potato salad this morning, with hard-boiled egg, and was thinking about the paintings I’ve been doing lately with eggs and egg cups. What is so special about eggs? I don’t really like eating just plain old eggs, though I
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