Articles relating to the use of acrylic paint or mixed watermedia, such as watercolor plus acrylic. Or watercolor pencil, acrylic, watercolor; etc.
Reflections Are New. That is to say drawing and painting reflections is something new for me! Intention. Greetings! I’d like to share with you my last three pieces for the #stradaeasel January Drawing and Painting from Life Challenge. What I’d like to talk about is drawing and painting reflections. You see, I do not […]
Painting Reflections: Milk Frothing Pitcher (Days 28 – 30) #stradaeasel Challenge Read More »
About The Easel. Greetings! Only five days left in the Strada Easel January Challenge! This month seems to be flying by all of a sudden! Life became busy and next thing I know, its Day 26! Recently, I was asked the question “what makes a Strada Easel so special?” What an excellent question
Day 26 & 25, Strada Easel Challenge; Rose Colored Glasses Read More »
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
Artist’s Studies And Day 19 #StradaEasel January Challenge Read More »
Experimenting With Paper and Paint. Greetings! Strada Easel challenge day 18 studies are about experimenting. For my first piece, I decided to try Daniel Smith‘s “Moonglow”, a lovely blend of pigments that make a nice neutral grayish tint. The experiment? Getting a feel for how the blend of pigments handles. This first study was done
Experimenting Day! Two Horse Studies: Day 18 #stradaeasel January Challenge Read More »
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
Muddy Colors: Day 17 Tea Time-R* Read More »
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
Day Two: Tea Bag, Strada Easel 31 in January Challenge Read More »
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 »
