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Continue reading →: I Bought a Lyre Easel!
It’s sometimes hard to sit in a chair with a drawing board on my lap and draw. After a few minutes of sitting, the slouching, hunching of shoulders, and then leaning forward over my artwork, is not good for my posture and back. I have been looking for a new…
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Continue reading →: Color Explorations Class – Finishing with Oils
Tonight we have to finish our paintings. My goal is to finish my oil painting and it’s also Emily’s goal as well. Tonight I worked on painting the lighter values or layers. Still I was missing the “punch” in my painting and therefore the peppers were still looking quite…
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Continue reading →: Color Explorations Class – Working with Acrylics
For tonight’s class we are painting with acrylics. I am still on the fence with acrylics. This paint dries quickly. Too quickly for me. I will admit, I struggled in tonight’s class. Acrylics is a different beast to work with. We were given a tray of tubes in different…
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Continue reading →: Color Explorations Class – Continuing with Oils
When I arrived early for class, Emily had already placed my canvas on a table top easel for me. She suggested I paint the background first before touching the peppers. I used Burnt Sienna with a mixture of purple (created with red and blue) and painted the background. Now, I…
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Continue reading →: Color Explorations Class – Working with Pastels
For tonight’s class we are working with pastels. We were given a plate of different color pastels. The basic colors of blue, green, red, yellow, orange, white, and brown. We were given pastel paper with our drawing already traced. The art center had interns helping out and so they…
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Continue reading →: The Start of Another Art Class: Color Explorations – Working with Oils
Before my next art class started I received an email suggesting I bring photos to work from. If I did not have any, the art center would have some available. We are supposed to be working with three mediums: oils, acrylics, and pastels. Should be a long, but interesting week.…
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Continue reading →: Colorful Art: Pastels
For the past three months, I have been experimenting with different art mediums. I would not have been able to do that without the help of the classes offered at my local art center. I was able to dabble in graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, more charcoal and expanding my knowledge,…
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