Betty's Van Gogh Landscape
I started to paint and became carried away. We were flooded in for three weeks and so I just painted landscapes in this way. Although the weather was grey and constantly gloomy, the colours appeared …
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Windy Day Lilies
This turned out better than I could have hoped. Thank you for the lesson on abstract painting. I was having a difficult time getting started. I like bold vibrant colors. The canvas has been sitting i…
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What a Mess I Make
Working on a new tutorial DVD - the painting took three hours of film. My easel is constructed from strong plastic pipe, the painting can be moved up and down and left and right so I can film the who…
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New Oil Paint and Watercolor Portraits
I just got some new oil paint (I usually work in acrylic), which I am playing around with in preparation for a class this summer. I am also working on a series of watercolor portraits of my daughters…
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You Never Know
I am painting this in portrait position using water-based oils. I laid down a olive taupe grayish base coat, then laid down the blues first blending them in and worked in some whites and wave capping…
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Warning! Abstracts in Progress!
I have just finished painting a nice, bright background. My intentions are to let this layer dry completely, then add another bright layer of the same colors. While the second layer is still wet, I w…
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Maa (Mother) by Dlinaa
I am busy with Maa Durga (Godess Durga). I have to paint her on my own my way. Octobor month is a festival month for us. Durga Puja is our main festival. Very grandly we celebrate that Puja. I hope t…
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Bull Paintings
These prize bulls are very brown, well fed and lazy. So i was delighted to get one pawing up the dust and then catch the five evil ones walking back from the dip. I liked both, but the dusty one was …
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Downtown Austin by Robb McKenzie
I've been laboring through the buildings; each of which, except the one in the center foreground, I have painted over twice. It is next one the list. I was told once all paintings have a ugly stage; …
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Still Life Wine by SHaley
I am working on a custom piece by request. I have some more pieces to add to this still life. I plan on adding some fruit, grapes and maybe a another kind of fruit don't know yet, depends on what col…
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My Court of Miracles by Yover
I try to understand the structure of these trees and their reflections through the water. I must put foreground, middle distance and background into the right atmospheric location.Well I am happy wit…
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Fairground in Oxford by Mcbab
I am now working on another photo taken in Antibes. The sky is a beautiful blue and a deep blue sea. Difficult!Also this is the first time doing buildings in watercolours and it is a steep learning c…
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Peaceful Glow by Patricia Seitz
I like to achieve luminosity in a painting. To me, it brings the painting alive. Values are very important. Lights, and darks create the illusion of being able to draw the viewer into to the painting…
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Walk With Me by Rafaela
I am painting from a photo, it is my grandchildren holding hands while walking on the beach. I want to capture the closeness of these two children. They always look out for each other however, they s…
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Small Landscape on Marion BE's Easel
The bigger painting is about three-quarters of the way finished. I will still refine the foreground, the sandy sea shore, and then add two small figures walking on it. I'm pleased with the feeling of…
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