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Category Archives: painting techniques
G–O–A–L-L-L!!!
Below is the previous version for comparison. I guess your preference would be determined by your appreciation of floating versus more grounded. In the previous version everything was more or less untied from any kind of anchor. In the final … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, light, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Two sessions later
I think it’s finished, but I’m going to let it sit for a bit while I back up and start on #30. It’s a bit odd, but I find I like the third version much better when it’s sitting in … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Running a bit late
It was my intention to have this one finished by December 1. I got all the pesky leaves done but the background was only a suggestion and as such it needs a lot of adjustment. The bright areas on the … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, light, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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A two-fer
Just because I wussed out on Sky Pads for a couple of months (or more) doesn’t mean I wasn’t thinking about them. I already had the background washes done in early September so it wasn’t a stretch to get the … Continue reading
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Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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A horse got me moving again
I think I fell victim to “Covid coma” without even having the disease. My “blogging coma” lasted a couple of months, meaning I didn’t do any painting at all since early September. I’m pretty sure part of the lethargy was … Continue reading
Posted in Aquabord, art, drawing, Gypsy Vanner, horse portrait, horses, horses and carts, painting techniques, watercolor
Tagged Aquabord™, art, artist challenges, horse portrait, horses, horses and carts, watercolor
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As usual, looks can be misleading
I’m pretty sure if I showed you the source photo side by side with this one, you’d all be going “gaaahhh, what is this?” At the moment, it could just be an abstract of a field of yellow flowers. Or … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Poured paint, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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This was one for the long haul
Sky Pads 29 required an inordinate amount of rumination. Each time I would complete a section I had to think about how the next was going to go. It all looks harmonious, but this one was tricky because of the … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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29 is 27 on steroids…
And below, here’s what 27 looks like, just in case you’re new to my blog, or, God forbid, have already forgotten what you saw a couple of months ago😂. As you can see from 29’s lonely white lines … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged art, artist challenges, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Not diving any deeper, but getting pretty thick
These last two layers started with a coat of blue paint, but not just any blue. I have a favorite mix of green and magenta that produces my favorite blue. I know, you’re saying that combination can’t possibly make blue. … Continue reading
Posted in art, drawing, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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Diving a little deeper
It’s starting to float between appearing cloudy or watery after the last two layers. Still not dark enough, so there will probably be at least two more layers, or maybe even three. This photo shows the two layers I brushed … Continue reading
Posted in art, landscape, oil paintings, painting techniques, Sky Pads
Tagged art, landscape, oil painting, Sky Pads, water lilies
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