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Category Archives: painting techniques
Early surprise
My last post I mentioned that I had three commissions I couldn’t show you. One of the surprise recipients got her painting early, so I’m happy to show you Emylou. I like this one so much I really didn’t want … Continue reading
I won something… and it wasn’t a raffle
Yesterday was an annual event in Elkhart, Indiana called the Taste of the Gardens. The gardens in question are the Wellfield Botanic Gardens. Lots of good food, lots of live music, and 60 artist/craft vendors including yours truly. I signed … Continue reading
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Tagged art, exhibit booth, landscape, oil painting, rewards, Sky Pads, success, Wellfield Botanic Gardens
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Time flies
Wow, look at the date on my last Sky Pads post! I can’t believe it’s been almost a month that this one has been sitting around waiting for me. The background color in this photo is way different from the … Continue reading
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Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads
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Sometimes you just can’t wait
I haven’t finished 18’s predecessor yet but I couldn’t wait to start the next one because… Mainly the weather. I was hoping to get the same background effect as #17, so I had to take into account all the conditions … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, pouring paint, Sky Pads
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Speechless…(almost)
I know those of you who are regular readers are probably on the edge of your seats wondering if I’m going to obliterate all that lovely background. Nope. I haven’t touched it yet except to put some lily silhouettes on … Continue reading
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Tagged art, landscape, lily pads, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Poured paint surprise for Sky Pads 17
One of, or probably the main, reason I love pouring a layer of transparent paint on a blank canvas is just to see what happens if I leave it alone after it hits the surface. I have never had this … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract water, art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Sweet Sixteen part 3
The lily pads amazingly enough still look like they’re sort of “flying” over the background. I was hoping to keep that effect rather than having them blend into the surface texture like the previous paintings in this series have portrayed … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads
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