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Picture a Day #193-Still Life Painting with Model
Here is the photo I took of my still life setup before I began my painting two weeks ago. I used some artistic license, which is evident in the final version below. I am mostly happy with the results. This … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #192-Still Life Progress
A week ago, I posted the last installment of my still life of a pitcher with fruit. This began with a photo to capture the moment, and then I worked from the real thing until I had to consume the … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #184-Thank You, and I’m Still Painting!
Today I would like to thank my 200th follower, Barbara Mattio. And to all of my other 199 followers, thank you! You all make the blogging experience so much more enjoyable by expressing your interest and sharing a part of … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #182-Two Views of a Pitcher with Fruit
Before I resumed work on the still life that I set up, drew, and photographed recently, which includes a pitcher that I recycled into a planter, I began another piece. I am using the hot press Arches watercolor paper that I recently … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #179-Still Life with Pitcher
My new pitcher looked like it needed to be included in a still life, so I arranged it with some fruit. Everything in this ensemble starts with the letter P: pitcher, pears, plums, Philodendron plants. Not sure what the significance of this is, … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #178-6×6 Success!
Four out of five of my 6×6 works of art that I entered in the Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 6x6x2012 fundraiser event have now sold! Hooray! There is only one of my creations left that has remained unclaimed. It is a pastel … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #175-Pod Painting
Ten days ago I posted a Prismacolor drawing of maple seed pods that became the beginning of a watercolor painting. Today I completed my 8×10 work of art. First I added more details in Cobalt Blue, then Permanent Rose, and … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #172 – Portrait of a Radish
Here are the last steps of my radish “practice” painting. I added Permanent Rose in layers to show the shape of the radish in three dimensions. Next I added more layers of all three colors and worked on the shadows. My … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #170 – Radishing
It has been almost a month since I first began drawing the radishes harvested from my garden. They are so appealing to draw-so bright and cheerful! But I realized that I might be in over my head starting out with a … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #169 – Textured Corners
Here is the conclusion of my abstract watercolor from last week, in which I returned to painting corners. After layering primary colors to produce secondary colors, I used a variety of contrasting Prismacolor pencils to add texture. The texture helped to … Continue reading
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