PAW 20 :: Portrait

For this weekly painting I tackled the portrait. First one for me and overall it turned out not bad for 20 minutes. If you know me you will recognize this person even though the length of the face is a little short.

I kept the painting very loose, but it looks looser than it is due to the water colour paper I was using. Definitely not my favourite paper! My next portrait will be on canson, then from there I’ll move up to better paper.

I think I am still behind one painting. ;)

Art Prints :: Gallery Wrapped Canvas

I will be able to provide prints and gallery wrapped canvas prints very soon as I am partnering with MyArtChannel. Come July I will post the link for ordering.

In the meantime if anyone is interested in getting a print of Gerbera painting email me directly and I can arrange everything for you. Pricing will be set soon, but should be just over $100 for a 19×25" print on a gallery wrapped stretched canvas.

Orange 06 :: Complete

Week 20, painting 19. After the Ponting workshop I took a week off to refresh. Her workshops are great and inspiring, but I am exhausted afterwards.

I started this orange back when the series was still fresh for me and finished it off in the last couple of days. I posted a small thumbnail above as I think the painting looks better small (or far away) than it does in it’s 6×8" size. You decide.

Ponting Workshop :: Landscapes

I didn’t know what to expect going into this workshop as her specialty is still lifes. We worked on a demo painting where she got into painting clouds (very colourfull clouds) as well as some water.

Each student could work on either that particular scene or our own. Most of us chose to work on different landscapes and it provided a great variety in the class.

We were able to get Dianna’s help and advice on any areas of the painting that we needed help on. Needless to say, we all kept her very busy during the two days.

My first painting is the red barn set on a peninsula, provided by Cravia on WetCanvas. I am, overall, moderately satisfied with the outcome although I still want to go back and touch it up in places. Maybe even get the water refined.

The other landscape was from the WetCanvas reference library and I was attracted to it as it reminded me of my childhood growing up in Alberta. Much happier with this one but I will go in and rework the green mid-ground.

PAW #18 :: Orange Slice 05

With this last one I believe I am ahead of the game with my painting per week. I have enjoyed these oranges a lot more than anticipated. Using watercolour to underpaint has made loose painting very rewarding. The colours just seem to ‘pop’.