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Friday, 11 April 2014

Some of my favourite pieces

... and recently done:

These two small plates (see my hand?) I painted with flowers, in a basket I made with dimensional paste! So, the basket is raised. It was a fun project, which I painted two-at-a-time :)

This is the close-up of a corner, showing the dimensional-paste scroll-work on my painting, A blue vase of roses:

A 7 1/2 inch square, with palette-knife background:

7 by 11 - ish - that's about the size of this painting: A stylised tulip:

A tin waste-bin, in creamy white, with pink roses, and forget-me-nots:

My first chrysanthemum : In a hot pink, on an off-white ceramic plate:

My peacock, looking so coy!!! Doodled in pen-and-ink, and painted in metalics:

Two potholders, in wood, measuring about 5-inch square.

Background painted in milk chocolate. Lace, in Titanium white.

Brushed painting, on fabric

These are two cotton cushion covers, measuring about 16 inches, by 16 inches:

Black acrylic paint, with white highlights, on olive-green background.

Thursday, 1 September 2011

Bits and pieces

Over the last few days, I have been working on a few projects:

I actually did this one before I did the bottle - I just forgot to photograph
it, I guess.

Two cheap little planters from Ikea.
I decided on matching designs, for a change.

Saturday, 23 July 2011

This guy does a pretty good demo of how I paint my roses. It's a mixture of Donna Dewberry's and a few of the other artists that I watch: first I plot in the background with my darkest shade; then I do the back petals, and curve them into the bowl; then the sides; then the bottom petals, and finally the little ones that are half-curls, that make up all the intermittent petals.

(As usual, I have no idea what he's saying, but it never matters to me. I just watch and watch, and I hope it makes sense eventually.)

Monday, 9 May 2011

How to: A golden rose

This isn't how I paint, but I find that if I keep watching, I always find out something I can use, and something new to learn.

Gary Jenkins paints like it is effortless. It isn't. And he has a wonderful way of narrating every stroke he adds, and every colour he dabs on. He is a pleasure to watch!

Sunday, 27 February 2011

Donna Lee paints two roses

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Abstract art

I have always been fascinated by abstract art - not all of it; just the ones that I can feel are saying something to me. I have always found Picasso's work amazing, and even while others said he must have been drunk or cross-eyed when he was painting, I have remained convinced that he saw something there that others couldn't see. Or wouldn't see. His wasn't just splashed colour on canvass. He used his paint as I do my words: to say something, to comment about his world.

Yennyways, back to why I'm here: Today I found something online that I thought was simply brilliant.

I have his site on my sidebar, but I'll put it here as well:

MDE art. com

In the video below, he draws a rose - very different from what I do, but beautiful just the same:

Sunday, 16 January 2011

I bought this clock for Chuan, for Christmas, many many years ago. I thought it had a nice old look about it - like the clocks of our youth - and it's been on our shelves since then. It had a couple of tole roses painted on it, and some leaves and curly-cues.

When I started painting, I said that 'one day' I'd paint over them not-so-very-well-done roses. And yesterday was the day it happened. I had been itching to do it for a bit, and Chuan said that my roses are much prettier than the originals (that's why I married him ;), so I did it. And here's the result. I should have taken a 'before' shot, but by the time I remembered, it was too late. SO: you'll just have to take my word for it that this is an improvement.

(I added on a couple of roses on the top, for good measure. Actually, I had extra paint on the palette, and I couldn't bear chucking it! Hahahahh!)

Here it is, back in its usual place on my bookshelf.

Here's a view that captures one of the roses on the top.

Here's a close-up of the 'new' roses, and more dust.

Tuesday, 28 December 2010

... on glass

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

A basket of flowers

Over a few days, I worked on this second slab of styrofoam - first, base-coating it, and then working on adding bits and pieces of the colours I planned for the painting into the background. Then, I worked on the basket, and that took a few 'takes'. Originally, this had a handle, but it looked too sad (I need to work on my 'weaving' technique for the handle), so I filled it up with flowers instead. To remind me that there indeed was a handle there somewhere, I left a bit hidden in there among the flowers.

... just finished - paint still wet

a close-up

... and to remind me that I actually painted 'over the edge'

Monday, 23 August 2010

Sigh. Roses again.

More examples of my practice on roses.

I tried out different methods, and I think I am finally settling on one that I can live with. But below, are all the different ways I experimented on.

Not entirely time wasted, I feel. There is a rose that will be mine, somewhere out there in my future - not too distant, I pray.

Thursday, 22 July 2010

Ethereal, filmy, not-quite-there roses

It would seem that I can't get enough of them, and that seems to be about right! Hahahah!

I keep wanting to 'see' if I can do them again - and often, I can't! :)

This is my attempt on black paper - my favourite background (am I a dark soul?), and I find that my horrid pink is not so gawd-awful and much subdued here.

It's absolutely the wrong paper to paint on, way too thin, but heck, I'm only practising, and I need paper. I think this is a light sugar-paper.

Note to self: this paper don't work none, so don't buy it again, k!

Second note to self: Don't forget to sign your work! Sigh.

Monkeying around again ;)

My two-dimensional rose, done in metallics. I find that my strokes are getting surer, the more I practise them :)

My version of a lotus:

A collection of the various flowers I can do in 2-D, done in metallics:

And, lastly, my peonies. First try, on old and used paper, finishing up the metallics left on the palette, with wicker white for the highlights:

Wednesday, 7 July 2010

My blue roses

I know I did it once, but could I do it again?

My hands were itching to find out, so I tried.

And I am happy that I could do it again :)

I've taken various shots here, with the flash, without the flash, and messing about with Picasa. The last shot at the bottom is sans flash, with a little help for contrast :)

Today, Pat is a happy camper!

My flowers

So I watched her do it on You Tube, and I tried my hand at it, and it wasn't so bad, I thought:

Then, I tried my hand at those shell-like stroke Dewbery talks about, and because it was white-edge on white, it was barely visible. Note to self: don't do this again! Please.

And always, with leftover paint, I must fiddle with an iris - and I am making progress.
Note to self: See? I can actually do that petal-flip like I seem them do!

And finally, with Luz Angela on stop/start on You Tube, I do a rose that actually looks like a rose to me! I thought it would be tragic, as usual, so I took out my ugliest paint - green - and thought, 'what the hell, let's give it a go'. Again. And, I was quite pleased with my result.

Had to meddle with the edges; had to add highlights; and it is messy - but, they look like roses. And they don't look like factory-processed ones, either. So, I am happy :)

Thursday, 1 July 2010

More roses

And I couldn't believe these roses:

And this one:

And did you see the dew-drop?! Amazing!

And what do you think about this one???!

And this one is really poor quality, but the technique is clear:

... and the coin drops....

An entertainer and an artist!

Just watch this guy - his flair and his talent - and he makes it all seem oh-so-easy!

And no, I don't speak his language and have no idea what he's saying - but his brushes do the talking, and they're saying: See how easy this is?! You do, also. Pronto!

Thursday, 3 June 2010

Roses again. Sigh.

Cindi Knighton paints roses her way:

Triple loads, starting out with a 3/4-inch, and finishing with a 1/2-inch brush.

Tuesday, 25 May 2010

Tulips and roses

Here's another video of David Jansen teaching how to antique-finish a piece of work.

Go here for the video, or go to The Jansen Art Studio website here.

Tuesday, 4 May 2010

More roses

Two more videos I found :)

This first one, shows the artist painstakingly reproduce Donna Dewberry's rose; plus some primroses and little daisy-like flowers

and, this one, which is for nail art, but which works just as well for a beginner like me. And OMG, I think it is in Russian or something!!!! Hahahaha! But just watch: