I wasn't happy with the way I added the white, so I faded it out a little... then I saw loads of little places I could add some black lining for extra effect... I futzed with it for about... well, the length of a contemplative cold beer. Fuzzy-headed (yes, I'm a lightweight now... I'm old … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – 4th Still-life Project: A Seven-Colour Challenge – Part 2 – Finishing Touches
(Home) – Studio Painting – 4th Still-life Project: A Seven-Colour Challenge – Part 2 – Adding Texture and WHITE.
Following my teacher's advice to put in white against the black and being bold about it is, well, frustrating for me to do... I have to let go... The funny thin g is that I always thought I did let go when making... So, I just let go and allowed it to happen. This is … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – 4th Still-life Project: A Seven-Colour Challenge – Part 2 – Adding Texture and WHITE.
(Home) – Studio Painting – 4th Still-life Project: A Seven-Colour Challenge – Part 2 – First Layers of Colour
I needed to start with the black, making broad areas over the simple pencil sketch. I really wasn't feeling it at first... I just didn't like my new palette choices. As I let it dry a little I started to visualize the changes I could make... the more I visualized it, the more I felt … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – 4th Still-life Project: A Seven-Colour Challenge – Part 2 – First Layers of Colour
(Home) – Studio Painting – 4th Still-life Project: A Seven-Colour Challenge – Part 2 – A Possible Set-Up
As I thought, I needed to do another composition for the 7-colour challenge... Also, I needed to use different sculptures for the still-life. I've used here several of my tiki-head vessels. I dove into the painting and will show the the rambling progress in the next couple of days... Stay tuned...
An Impromptu Lesson in Craftiness – Scrap Material Canvas Stretcher
During a recent Zoom class, which normally lasts about four hours, I realized I have a really hard time attending to four hours of video talking... ARG! It just hurts my eyes and I feel drained from the focused attention on the screen. Ok, enough complaining, Mario!!! While the class was on,. I needed to … Continue reading An Impromptu Lesson in Craftiness – Scrap Material Canvas Stretcher
(Home) – Studio Painting – 3rd Still-life Project – 3-Colour Palette – The First Brushstrokes
I selected my three colours and started my personal worrying about how to use them... This is what I decided (to start with)... Note: These are all pébéo brand Studio Acrylic, high viscosity, opaque paints: I'll use Light Ultramarine Blue for my blacks, Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue for my whites, and Cadmium Red Hue for … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – 3rd Still-life Project – 3-Colour Palette – The First Brushstrokes
Back to School – New Adventures in Covid Times
University classes online don't seem like that much of a big deal, except... I'm learning more about my own learning style and my limitations with this digital medium. I have two studio classes, the one that revealed my challenge was a textiles exploration studio class where we will be exploring natural dyes and fabric dying … Continue reading Back to School – New Adventures in Covid Times
The New Renaissance Mindset 