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Portrait Day 7
Read more: Portrait Day 7The portrait is finally done. For some reason, my camera picked up more yellow than is in the original. I added yet more details to the face, softened transitions, added more details to the dog’s fur. The pit bull was painted with raw umber, burnt sienna and ultramarine blue for darks; and yellow ochre, burnt…
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The Feast of Tabernacles
Read more: The Feast of TabernaclesAs a messianic (Jewish) Christian, I enjoy this time of year more than any other. As a child, I lived for a time in Israel, and once the Day of Atonement is past (last weekend), the tabernacles start going up. These are small, temporary shelters (sukkah) which are erected for this Thursday’s celebration of Sukkot,…
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Excited: Art Will Be in Another Gallery
Read more: Excited: Art Will Be in Another GalleryI’m excited; I took some of my art and cards to the NCCA-Artsplace Gallery in Fremont,, Michigan yesterday, and they accepted several of my bird paintings, two landscapes, and my gift cards – she even wanted more of the new designs! (I need to get new frames for two of my other bird paintings, and…
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Summer Fun☀️
Read more: Summer Fun☀️Here’s a link from another very talented lady (who is also a Michigander; the state is just full of talent). She does amazing photographs, I think you’ll agree. She’s also a bird watcher… Summer Fun☀️.
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Birds of Michigan Series: Winter Partners
Read more: Birds of Michigan Series: Winter PartnersI love to paint birds, and winter scenes, so this painting combines these two. One is a sparrow, the other a chickadee. What I love about the sparrow is the fact that his posture reminds me of a “grumpy old man” sitting there on the bush. These guys came to the feeders last winter, and…
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Learning to Use a Palette Knife: Mountain Waterfall
Read more: Learning to Use a Palette Knife: Mountain WaterfallI am finally learning to use a palette knife for the first time. I like it, but realize it will take time to master using one. I particularly like the effects on rocks. So, I chose a rocky scene (one a friend shot in Colorado) for this landscape. Water is my favorite thing to paint,…
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Ferns
Read more: FernsOne thing I’ve discovered about living in Michigan that is VERY different from Texas is the ferns. They are everywhere, especially when you live in a state forest like I do. They grow like weeds here, but are pretty. I think that the ferns and moss (my lawn in the front is actually partially moss)…
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How to Paint a Bird: Learning to make a video
Read more: How to Paint a Bird: Learning to make a videoA friend of mine has a videorecorder, and so the other day, I decided to try and make my first video. Here’s what I have to say about it: the adage “you learn from your mistakes” is certainly true! I DID learn a lot about what NOT to do, and so the next time I…
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Yellow Iris
Read more: Yellow IrisLast spring, I took a picture of some iris in our garden; recently I finally got around to painting them. Here’s the picture:
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Michigan Bird Series: Female Cardinal
Read more: Michigan Bird Series: Female CardinalLast spring my roomate took a picture of a female cardinal in the snow (yes, there was snow until April here; I thought I had moved to the land where winter never ends by the end of my first Michigan winter!) As I mentioned before, I love cardinals, so I decided to paint here. I…
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Michigan Birds: Cardinal
Read more: Michigan Birds: CardinalI love cardinals: their calls in the spring, their bright red against the snow, and the cheer they bring. Here is the first cardinal painting I have done; I plan to do another one in a week or so.
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Michigan Lighthouse painting final
Read more: Michigan Lighthouse painting finalHere’s the finished painting. I added highlights in light blues, alizarin, and yellow ochre on the rocks and waves.