Here's a behind-the-scenes look at my newest painting.
I painted this on paper, with just a few lines, drawn in colored pencil. I painted the rest, shape by shape, from the bottom up, as you can see. No drawing, underpainting, masking, layering, or glazing, with this "mosaic" technique (different than what I'm used to).
I'm enjoying the process and results of painting this way, so I'm painting another one now. This one is Indian Paintbrush & Lupines, with Aspen, (I'll have to work on that title -- haha) -- and is painted on cradled Aquabord. (pix to follow)
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
PHOTO CHALLENGE: My May Pix & A New June Challenge
May came and went so quickly -- I think I only completed half this challenge. Many of these are family shots, because of Mother's Day, some are from another camping trip, and the rest were taken out and about . . .
Day One -- Self & Sons
Here are the 30 themes for June, if you'd like to give it a go. I will try again, and see if I can do better this month . . .
JUNE CHALLENGE THEMES
1. Breakfast
2. Travel
3. Dandelions
4. Negative Space
5. Road
6. Lawn
7. Three of a Kind
8. New
9. My Smile
10. Something Found
11. Chocolate
12. Relax
13. Exercise
14. Shadow
15. From the Side
16. Fathers
17. Blue
18. Today, I . . .
19. In Flight
20. Upside Down
21. Vines
22. Purple
23. Pathway
24. Hug
25. Put It on a Plate
26. Waiting for . . .
27. Leaves
28. Fresh Produce
29. Wings
30. Finally . . .
Let's celebrate summer! (for some of us . . . )
Day One -- Self & Sons
Day Two -- They Make Me Smile
DAY 3 -- Something I Collect, and DAY 4 -- Something that Stresses Me Out (only because I've collected these books and language courses for 12 years, and haven't been to Italy yet, nor can I speak Italian -- yet!)
Day 5 -- The Cup I Drank From Today
Day 7 -- Someone Who Inspires Me
Day 9 -- Something Made for Me (by my son, Zach)
Day 11 -- Royal Dog
Day 12 -- Out & About
Day 13 -- Nature
Day 14 -- Somewhere We Went (Camping on the Florida River, in SW Colorado)
Day 17 -- Something Strange in the Fire (I assure you, no animals were harmed in the making of this campfire)
Day 18 -- A Sunset . . . Just Because
Day 19 -- American Kestrel
Here are the 30 themes for June, if you'd like to give it a go. I will try again, and see if I can do better this month . . .
JUNE CHALLENGE THEMES
1. Breakfast
2. Travel
3. Dandelions
4. Negative Space
5. Road
6. Lawn
7. Three of a Kind
8. New
9. My Smile
10. Something Found
11. Chocolate
12. Relax
13. Exercise
14. Shadow
15. From the Side
16. Fathers
17. Blue
18. Today, I . . .
19. In Flight
20. Upside Down
21. Vines
22. Purple
23. Pathway
24. Hug
25. Put It on a Plate
26. Waiting for . . .
27. Leaves
28. Fresh Produce
29. Wings
30. Finally . . .
Let's celebrate summer! (for some of us . . . )