I bought this red bowl about eight or ten years ago and tried to use it in a painting a few times but could'nt make it work. Though I would try again.
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
A Tom Jones Decanter
This is another piece from Tom Jones Pottery in Fairhope Alabama. His web site is www.tomjonespottery.net check it out.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Vinegar & Oil Set
I have been using this vinegar and oil set for three years now. I just could not figure out how I wanted to paint it. So the other day I decided to, JUST DO IT.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Chopped Onion
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My wife told me I better do chopped onions, not diced onions, thank you Karen. This is the last onion I'm painting for now I have to move on.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Onion Skin
I decided to use a white onion for a study of the skin. I painted this one yesterday but this morning the onion looked to white. It's a value problem, not a color issue, so I repainted it today.
I like the spiral /s composition but usually I don't analyze a composition to much, if it feels right in my thumb nail sketches, I go with it. Here it is after the adjustments I made today.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Onion Slices
Today I tried onion slices, main problem; I'm thinking it needs to be painted in a low key. So I did and the whites got a little dirty, also the edges on the slices could be a little crisper. I need to go back to Carol Marine's " Island" approach for this one. Guess you'll usually use everything you learn at one time or another.
This is not a bad painting but I think I'll try it again at a later date. Also I could use better ventilation for painting onion slices!!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Slice & Peal
I have tried to put it all tougher in one painting just to get a feel for the sliced onion and the pealing of the onion. I'll explore these things individually later.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Hello Onion
This week I am painting onions. It has been awhile since I have painted onions as the main
subject, usually I use them in a supporting role more like you would in cooking. I am going
to slice them, dice them, and peal them, and of coarse paint them.
I especially fine the onion skin challenging, it is some what translucent and sometimes
delicate. My first one will just be getting acquainted with the onion again.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Chicken or Egg
In December I went to a Carol Marine workshop, like everyone I was mesmerized by her teaching and painting. Like most of her students I tried to paint like Carol,but it is hard to change old ways, and I don't think she meant to. I learned a lot, and how to organize my work habits.
I have used a viewfinder for years, but never been comfortable with it. It looks different every time I look through it. What works "best for me" is to do a number of thumb nail line sketches, no detail, no shading, till I get a workable composition.
When I start the painting, I don't draw the image, I lay in the large color and or value masses referring to my thumb nail sketch and using the largest brushes I can,about a 3/4 inch on 6x6 panel, and I use them as long as I can only using smaller brushes in the final steps of the painting.
I learned a lot from Carol's workshop and I still am her ArtByte Tutorials are GREAT.
But in the end how you use what you learn is up to you.
This is what I painted the one day I got to paint last week, using my old approach.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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