Don’t Even Ask
Usually when I’m learning a new medium, I take a slow but steady approach, doing my best to get the basics down before attempting more involved projects. Not so with acrylics for some reason. Oh, I did...
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Teaching myself means I have choices...but how far does that freedom extend?
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A Pot It Is
When I said, “I guess I have to learn how to draw” four years ago, I didn’t think my efforts would last beyond a week — at best. Surprise, surprise. Here I am, still learning, and actually having fun...
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A Few New Do’s and Don’t’s
How, precisely, does one spell “don’t’s”? I don’t know, but I’m not going to worry about it. See? My new attitude is kicking in, and if I make a few mistakes here and there, the world isn’t going to...
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No Apologies
As I post this completed “potted plant” painting — my first attempt at a still life — I want to apologize, but I can’t. Or I won’t. Or whatever. If you read yesterday’s post about my new “Do’s and...
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Still Life After Cezanne
I hesitate to include Paul Cezanne’s name in this still life painting, the one I fussed about and fretted over from a Craftsy oil painting class with Tony Curanaj. By calling it “after Cezanne” I’m not...
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White on White
I’ll admit to being very apprehensive about this drawing exercise. I figured it would be quite a challenge. In my new spirit of “just do what you can”, I shrugged off my worries, set up my scene — two...
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A Pair of Pears
After yesterday’s guess-what-it-is drawing, I took a deep breath and tried again. Before I go on, I’m just going to say that no matter what you think of this little painting, I like it. It is not one,...
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It Doesn’t Come Easy
I’m feeling a little discouraged this morning. It didn’t help at all that after my less-than-stellar results at the easel today, I followed a Facebook notification to one of our local art groups and...
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Wonky Vases – My Still Life Painting
Yesterday I shared my initial studies done in preparation for a still life painting with oil pastels. At the end of the post I asked which of the three studies I should paint. Study 1 Even as I asked...
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