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Continue reading →: My Pastel Painting Project: Bucket, Bottle, & Glass
I had a grandiose idea to try to do a drawing/painting each evening for the month of August. So far, it’s not happening. Summer activities got in the way and since there were no classes in my queue for this month, my motivation has dwindled. So I decided to make…
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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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I’m an artist who enjoys exploring new techniques using my fountain pens & inks as well as painting with watercolors. I also enjoy sharing my sewing adventures with others.
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