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Learn How to Paint a Bird – and Help Someone Deserving
Read more: Learn How to Paint a Bird – and Help Someone DeservingI am trying to help my friend, Kai, raise funds to come to the U.S. and study for her master’s in social work. As mentioned previously, she is a victim of human trafficking, who is dedicating her career to helping others break free of this vicious cycle. To help out, I am willing to offer…
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Got Juried In at Kalamazoo Nature Center!
Read more: Got Juried In at Kalamazoo Nature Center!I’m excited; I just found out today that I got juried in to exhibit at the Kalamazoo Nature Center, which shows some wonderful art by local artists. Their head curator sent a very nice letter, letting me know she will be contacting me soon to make arrangements for an exhibit. So, time to get the…
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Birds of Michigan: Mallard Ducks
Read more: Birds of Michigan: Mallard DucksI’m back to painting my first love, birds. Here is a pair of mallards. I loved working on the detail for the female. The background has some glare; I’ll upload the scan of this painting once I get a chance to. Palette used: water: ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, cerulean blue, titanium white, burnt sienna in…
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Back to the Basics: Still Life
Read more: Back to the Basics: Still LifeI am spending some time going back to the basics (still life), working on technique more, with still life paintings. Don’t worry, I’ll still be painting birds and landscapes, too, but want to work on my overall mixing, brush strokes, etc. Below, I’ll share how I did it for those who would like to know:…
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Branding Day
Read more: Branding DaySince before I moved to Michigan, I lived in Texas, I saw a lot of cattle. I even grew up on a cattle farm on the east coast. So, I decided to paint a picture that reflects some of my memories. Just so ya’ll know, my ex was a real cowboy who rode a horse…
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Dog Portrait
Read more: Dog PortraitA few months ago, I painted a portrait of a friend’s dog. She is a beautiful golden retriever, who sticks her tongue out to the side as a habit. Here’s the portrait, based upon a photo she provided. Because this dog swims constantly in the summer, I put the lake behind her: I had a…
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Pink Bouquet
Read more: Pink BouquetA week ago, a friend sent me a lovely bouquet of flowers, to cheer me up during the…LONG….Michigan winter. I decided to paint it, so here it is: The deep background is a mix of ultramarine blue, olive green, burnt sienna, and lamp black, in several glazes. I created the basket with mixes of burnt…
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Moose: Another Christmas Painting
Read more: Moose: Another Christmas PaintingIn my last post, I mentioned that my other good friend wanted a painting of a moose. Why? Because her house is literally FILLED with moose things: moose towels, cups, figurines, coasters, etc., she is just nuts about them. So, when I gave her a gift certificate for a painting, she said, “A moose! That’s…
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Wild Loons (Christmas Present Painting)
Read more: Wild Loons (Christmas Present Painting)For Christmas, I gave out two gift certificates good for a painting of their choice to two friends. One, who is a birdwatcher like me, immediately said, “I want a painting of Loons” (which show up on her lake, they visit every fall and spring here in Michigan). The other said, “A moose!” (I’ll show…
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Abstract: Vellum
Read more: Abstract: VellumI decided to play with abstract art today. Below is my first abstract, I call it “Vellum.” I had fun playing with colors and textures. I am working on two wildlife pics, but they will take more time to complete. This is actually a landscape, I based it in part on an old landscape photo…
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Merry Christmas from Yeshua’s Child Art Studio
Read more: Merry Christmas from Yeshua’s Child Art StudioMay your Christmas be filled with joy and blessing!
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Birds of Michigan: Canadian Geese (in process)
Read more: Birds of Michigan: Canadian Geese (in process)I love Canadian geese. Here is my latest in my “Birds of Michigan” series; it’s the painting with the geese and reflections almost finished. There was a ton of glare in the photo of my painting that I took; I don’t have a polarized filter, so I tried to blacken in the necks of the…