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Picture a Day #118 – An Obsession with Pears

Posted on April 27, 2012 by joanienaz

My family is well aware of the fact that I am obsessed with pears. Followers of this blog may have noticed that this yummy and shapely fruit has shown up in more than one recipe I have posted. But if you … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #98 – Bananas and Chocolate!

Posted on April 7, 2012 by joanienaz

I wanted to bake something for the holiday weekend. Banana bread was on my list, and so was chocolate cake. Realizing that I couldn’t do it all (there were other things on my list as well), I made a creative … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #96 – On to the Next!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by joanienaz

Here is my final version of Three Apples and a Pear. I have cropped it in Photoshop, which helps me to define the composition, and now all I need to do is mat and frame the watercolor painting itself. I am finished with … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #95 – Three Apples and a Pear

Posted on April 4, 2012 by joanienaz

Sounds like a clever name for a sitcom, doesn’t it? But it’s actually the subject of a watercolor painting that I began over a month ago. I guess it’s time to return to the scene of my dilemma. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #79 – Revisiting My Drawing

Posted on March 19, 2012 by joanienaz

Almost three weeks ago I began a colored pencil still life of apples and a pear, with the intention of using watercolor. I spent most of yesterday thinking about my color scheme. Today I revisit that drawing with two more steps in the … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #75 – When It Rains I Paint!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by joanienaz

It’s been a wet week. Usually I feel more like painting on a sunny day, but I am so cooped up that I have resorted to an art-a-thon! Today I began one painting, and finished two others. Since I’m still gazing … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #69 – Still Life of Apples

Posted on March 9, 2012 by joanienaz

Today I went back to my still life of apples on a wooden stool to take the next step. I had already added background and foreground shadow since my last post. Next I added Cadmium Yellow watercolor for the Golden Delicious apples and the … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #61 – Colored Pencil and Watercolor

Posted on March 1, 2012 by joanienaz

I thought I would try something a little different. I did a number of colored pencil drawings a while back, and now I am working on watercolor. What if I combine the two? The term “crayon resist” comes to mind…something … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #59 – A Still Life Drawing

Posted on February 28, 2012 by joanienaz

I greatly admire those with the patience to draw something that isn’t static. I think the reason I draw fruit is it doesn’t wiggle or blow around in a breeze. In today’s drawing, I have let go of my pear obsession in … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #55 – More Watercolor Collage

Posted on February 24, 2012 by joanienaz

I applied Gloss Medium & Varnish (clear acrylic paint) to adhere my fruit figures to my watercolor background. The fruit, some of you may recall, came from printmaking scraps with leftover ink. The applications listed on the g m & v … Continue reading →

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