An entirely different palette….changes everything. Oh what warmth of that antique-y background. TITLE: Still Life with Pears SIZE & SUPPORT: 13″h x 10″w on gessoed matboard MATERIALS: Mixed media, ink, pastel, professional archival gouache and watercolor NOTE: Please ... Continue Reading
The second and pretty much last oil……can’t breathe around the drying linseed oil. But gotta say that oils are magical – they’re so gleamy! I will just have to become all the more accomplished with acrylics and watercolors. TITLE: Two Pears SIZE & SU ... Continue Reading
One can never paint too many pears, right? TITLE: A Couple of Pears SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8″h x 7 1/2″w on 1/4″ birch on 1″ deep cradled wood panel painted matte black. Ready to hang. MATERIALS: Professional archival acrylic paints PRICE: $85 a2a_con ... Continue Reading
Juicy Orange Another 5 x 7″ on 140 lb arches, gouache, brush pen, pastel pencil FRUIT rendering, to match my apple in previous post. I’m thinking about making a series of these and hanging them up in the kitchen. PRICE: $20 a2a_config.linkname="Oranges, a new series"; a2 ... Continue Reading
First painting with my new palette, of course, a Face! Here it is, my new gouache palette…and some preliminary mixes. A yummy loaf of multi grain sourdough…..from Wegman’s bakery. I am soooo excited….I added some new M Graham and Schmincke gouache to my palette an ... Continue Reading
Crinkly Pears 8″ x 18″ wood panel This is big (for me)….crinkled up white tissue gessoed to 18″ x 8″ hardboard. Then watercolored. Just finished up at art class this morning. Glad I went….at home I’m not sure I would have started and finished it ... Continue Reading
14″ x 8.5″ on scratch paper (this image cropped a bit on sides to fit scanner) ————————- Introduced to scratchboard at class Monday morning, yuch, I thought…..sooo scratchy, how do you use this blankety tool, whens c ... Continue Reading
Just a fun journal entry….at my friend Chris’ house for dinner….which was scrumptious, and I thought, hmmmm, isn’t there an EDM where you draw a fork? Well, can’t pass up this opportunity. And i needed something fun after completing Frida Finale! That was i ... Continue Reading
EDM, pear, square, watercolor a2a_config.linkname="A couple EDMS – square and fruit"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2007/11/15/a-couple-edms-square-and-fruit/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
watercolor pencil a2a_config.linkname="EDM 7 – Wine bottle 2"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2007/10/24/edm-7-wine-bottle-2/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
Quick whimsy….learning stuff about my watercolor pencils. And yes, duh, I’m having a glass of wine while i do it! watercolor pencil a2a_config.linkname="EDM 7 – wine bottle 1"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2007/10/24/edm-7-wine-bottle-1/"; a2a.i ... Continue Reading
Here’s my HOT little drawing. watercolor pencil a2a_config.linkname="EDM 142 HOT"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2007/10/24/edm-142-hot/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
All we could find was this little pizza joint, hard seats, but oh yum, that pizza was first class! My drawing vacation thus ends….. but not my aspirations to continue… watercolor pencil a2a_config.linkname="Last stop on the way home"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.art ... Continue Reading
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