Posted in Know your Outcome on Mar 2nd, 2010
An essential step of being organized is by setting productive goals. Here are 5 very beneficial ways to accomplish your goals. 1. You will get more accomplished. 2. You will know in advance what is needed. 3. No more missed art club meetings. 4. A neat work space = greater creativity. 5. No more running [...]
Posted in Know your Outcome, Learning to paint, color on Sep 9th, 2009
I want to speak to you about color, but in a different way than I usually do. This discussion is meant to peak your interest in color trends and how we communicate with color. Have you ever wondered who sets the colors trends and what is being said by the chosen colors? I’m using “Pantone [...]
Posted in Artist Inspiration, Know your Outcome, Learning to paint, Lob Lolly Cove, Nature and Art, Uncategorized, Welcome on Jul 18th, 2009
The Landscape Artist Speaks Do you have a hard time selecting just the right frame for your original paintings? Do you know that oils, watercolors or pastels requires a different type frame? Do you know why? The number one problem is selecting the right style framing for your painting. There are several things to consider [...]
Posted in Artist Inspiration, Know your Outcome, Learning to paint on Jun 23rd, 2009
Tips, Tidbits and Tales of Life – The Artist Speaks Have you wanted to learn to paint, but just haven’t been able to pull every thing together? This type of yearning is a great instrument to spur you on to your goal but can seem to be an endless frustration. In “Canvas Painting 101″, you [...]
Posted in Know your Outcome, Learning to paint on May 5th, 2009
Even if you use a paper plate, the paint should be organized in a certain way. When selecting a palette these are some of the things to look for. For oils I use a Masterson palette. It’s easier for me to start out mixing color on a neutral color. Using parchment paper gives a medium [...]
Posted in Know your Outcome, Learning to paint, Lob Lolly Cove, Nature and Art, Uncategorized on May 4th, 2009
Since I’m working on the watercolor table, I’ll take the time to organize tubes of paint by color. Usually there are paint in five baskets. Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Neutral colors. Also, the watercolor brushes need sorting. There are flats, and rounds, large, medium and small, these are separated into the same categories. Stored [...]
Posted in Know your Outcome, Learning to paint on May 4th, 2009
After preparing for and attending an art exhibit, hanging a solo exhibit and teaching a 5 hour workshop, my studio is in serious need of an art supply organization day. Having the right tools is as important for this job as it is in any other job. First – I will gather all the baskets [...]
Posted in Know your Outcome on Apr 13th, 2009
Using a medium for watercolor and oil paintings gives the artist a distinct advantage. Mediums used with oils are as follows: Liquin – an alkyd medium – speeds drying time, allows painting glazes in a short period of time. Linseed oil – a derivative of flax seed. Speeds drying time, has a strong odor and [...]
Posted in Know your Outcome on Apr 13th, 2009
Charting paint colors is a good idea! How will you know how each color goes together if you don’t know what color it first is? If we just take the red, yellow and blue colors, white and black and chart them, we will learn to make many other colors before we are painting on the [...]
Posted in Know your Outcome on Apr 12th, 2009
Deciding to keep the colors on your palette limited to just a few will give a painting close color harmony. New students sometimes feel that they need lots of tubes of paint and if they don’t actually put them on their palette, they bring them to class or if painting on their own, keep them [...]
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