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World’s Strangest Looking White Flower
Read more: World’s Strangest Looking White FlowerI decided to give myself a challenge, and paint a white flower that really does look like this. Okay, some of you will think “Darn, that’s an ugly flower” (like my friend did), but it was a great painting challenge, with lots of lights and darks. I used a limited palette (titanium white, ultramarine blue,…
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Bouquet of Flowers: acrylic painting
Read more: Bouquet of Flowers: acrylic paintingI love flowers, and decided to take a photo of some beautiful ones I saw at a friend’s house (with her permission). I found that acrylics are perfect for capturing the lights and dark values. The colors used were ultramarine blue; alizarin crimson; yellow ochre, Hansa Yellow, sap green, titanium white, burnt umber and burnt…
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Yellow Tulips
Read more: Yellow TulipsI brought home some yellow tulips the other day, and couldn’t resist painting them.
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The Show Saddle: Still Life
Read more: The Show Saddle: Still LifeAll of my life, I have loved horses. when I worked on a horse ranch in Texas, I dragged one of the show saddles into my kitchen, and painted this painting. I had fun creating the glazes and the textures in the saddle and the horse blanket.
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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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My Favorite Painting
Read more: My Favorite PaintingAs artists, we all have a favorite painting that we have created. Below is mine, because it expresses so much about my own personal beliefs. I call it “Faith” (acrylic, 16 X 20 on canvas board). I hope you enjoy it!