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Showing posts with label daily paintings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daily paintings. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Daily Paintings, Small Oil Paintings, Animal and Bird Paintings
I was looking at some of my images and was really surprised to see how many bird and animal paintings I have done. I thought today would be a good day to post a few of my old time favorites.
It is always interesting and educational to review the painting journey that you have been on. I like to line up older paintings, chronologically, which helps me to see the improvements I have made and the ones I would like to make in the future. Always an interesting exercise.
Have a painterly day and thanks for visiting!
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
Have a painterly day and thanks for visiting!
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Art Sale Saturday, Feb 10, 9-4
We will have a free raffle for a gift basket full of artsy items. We also will have oil paintings, watercolors, clay art, fabric art, pine needle baskets and smiling faces! Come on down!
Sunday, November 19, 2017
The sale starts November 20th and ends December 20th. Just remember 20-20-20, the dates and 20%. These are one-of-a-kind paintings and you can shop in your jammies and avoid the crowds.
Carmen
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Pieces of Eight Group Challenge #7 "Experiment"
Experiment? That's my middle name and I am always up to something outside the world of painting. My latest experiments have involved making natural dyes and trying to coax color from vegetables, leaves and spices. As one thing leads to another I stumbled into eco-printing both on silk and on paper. Here are my latest experiments on paper.
You see solidago, geranium leaves, maple leaves, hydrangea petals and marigold. For more info check out my blog at:
This painting was a real experiment for me. I wanted to paint a sunset, wildlife and marsh, but could not find a reference image that I liked.
Then I remebered a workshop I took, many years ago from Fritz vanEeden. Fritz is an artist of international aclaim. Among his many talents is his ability to paint images that he pulled from his mind's eye.
I gave it a try!
I started with the direction of the sky and clouds and then laid in the wetlands below.
I have to admit, I did use a photo reference for the heron. I just could not visualize all those body parts!
All in all, I was happy the day's efforts, and hopefully, this technique will come in handy in the future.
I really like getting away from oil for awhile and trying new techniques. I usually do a collage or even a pouring but I have discovered an entirely new medium, alcohol inks. I love the "lava lamp" effect they have. I think with some experimentation I could control the flow of the inks better and use different mediums to display them. Right now I am using yupo paper and tiles. The inks do so much better on a smooth surface.
Here are two tiles I did with similar color palettes.
This one is more controlled. I tried putting down the alcohol and pouring in that area then moving slowly around the tile. This reminds me of a landscape with a sky, mountain, trees and a lake.
Below are the final paintings. The first two went fairly quickly. But the final four were time consuming.
As artists, we experiment all the time when we create. If you are reading this, you, as a creative person, try new things as well. I love experimenting with new and different media. Just remember the fun of it isn't trying to create the next big masterpiece. It's to have fun, stretch where you might not have gone before, and try to improve on your craft.
You see solidago, geranium leaves, maple leaves, hydrangea petals and marigold. For more info check out my blog at:
Cindy Experiment Michaud
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Then I remebered a workshop I took, many years ago from Fritz vanEeden. Fritz is an artist of international aclaim. Among his many talents is his ability to paint images that he pulled from his mind's eye.
I gave it a try!
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I started with the direction of the sky and clouds and then laid in the wetlands below.
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All in all, I was happy the day's efforts, and hopefully, this technique will come in handy in the future.
Carol Schiff
I really like getting away from oil for awhile and trying new techniques. I usually do a collage or even a pouring but I have discovered an entirely new medium, alcohol inks. I love the "lava lamp" effect they have. I think with some experimentation I could control the flow of the inks better and use different mediums to display them. Right now I am using yupo paper and tiles. The inks do so much better on a smooth surface.
Here are two tiles I did with similar color palettes.
This one is very loose. Notice all the spotting, this is from spraying alcohol on the paint.
This one is more controlled. I tried putting down the alcohol and pouring in that area then moving slowly around the tile. This reminds me of a landscape with a sky, mountain, trees and a lake.
Donna Vines
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Mantilla, 5x7
I have been experimenting with transferring images using liquid medium. I painted the background with gold craft color, then transferred the images onto the paper. Most of the morning glory--or is it a Victrola?--is pen and ink. 
Windmill, 6x8
The windmill is transferred onto paper coated in copper paint. I drew the tulips in pen and ink.
Carmen Beecher
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For our Experiment challenge, I wanted to try a watercolor technique where you apply a layer of plastic wrap to the wet colors and remove it after it dries. I like a more controlled style, so this was a real challenge for me. Since the effect reminds me of underbrush, I used the technique for creating backgrounds for a those tiny little chrysalises you find hidden in vines.
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| Laying the plastic on for pupa # 5 below |
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| Results after it dries |
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| Thought I'd try lots of layers and colors for #6 (mistake!) |
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| Painted in order left to right, top to bottom. Pupa 01-06. Each has that number of times I applied paint with plastic wrap. Click the image for a larger view. |
What did I discover from the experiment? I like it as a very light background. (As in I like the first two.) The more chaotic it got (I applied more and more layers of paint and plastic wrap in heavier colors as I progressed through the series) the more I was out of my element! I really struggled to make the last two into anything I could live with. It is a very good technique, however, for creating the look of underbrush! Once I master it, I might try using it for paintings of the Liguus tree snails I love so much!
Kathy Garvey
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As artists, we experiment all the time when we create. If you are reading this, you, as a creative person, try new things as well. I love experimenting with new and different media. Just remember the fun of it isn't trying to create the next big masterpiece. It's to have fun, stretch where you might not have gone before, and try to improve on your craft.
This fish was an experiment with the Elegant Writer, normally used as a lettering pen.
My friend and fellow artist, Kathy Garvey enlightened me on how they work.
Draw it, wet it, then spray with water and the pigment becomes more permanent. Wow! It achieves a certain inky look and the color you see comes from the pen.
Jean Thomas
Ozworks22@cfl.rr.comTuesday, October 17, 2017
Daily Paintings, Small Oil Paintings, Animal and Bird Paintings
I was looking at some of my images and was really surprised to see how many bird and animal paintings I have done. I thought today would be a good day to post a few of my old time favorites.
It is always interesting and educational to review the painting journey that you have been on. I like to line up older paintings, chronologically, which helps me to see the improvements I have made and the ones I would like to make in the future. Always an interesting exercise.
Have a painterly day and thanks for visiting!
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
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Have a painterly day and thanks for visiting!
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Painting Challenge #2, Pieces of 8 Group Challenge "Travel"
Our group members travel to all corners of the world, on a regular basis. Sometimes, we only have one or two in town for our weekly get together, so "travel" seemed like a good subject for us to explore.
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| Kathy Garvey "Wing-powered bicycle - if only I could travel like this!" Mixed media - watercolor and polymer clay - 9x12 www.Snailflower.etsy.com |
Carol Schiff
Last summer I traveled to Ohio to visit my home town and attend a "cousins reunion". Many things had changed in the 55 years I have been gone, but the old train station remains the same.
Wauseon Depot
11x14 Oil
Moroccan Mint by Cindy Michaud
10 x 10, oil on board
I recently spent two weeks in Marrakech where hot mint tea was a constant. The Moroccans drink it really sweet and always from a glass, not a cup. Where ever we were it was quite a ritual to be served.
One of my favorite places I've ever visited is Venice. Its ancient beauty is the stuff of dreams. The only vehicles are boats, including fire, trash, buses, and commuter vehicles. Where else do you see office workers carrying briefcases and standing in a gondola?
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| Donna Vines No matter where you go nothing says travel like a road trip. Imagine tooling along the highways and byways with all you need for a comfy stay trailing behind you. This 6x12 collage was done from old luggage stickers from the days when traveling was a real journey of the heart and the spirit. Donnavinesart@blogspot.com Donnavinesart.Etsy.com |
The Gondolier, 8x10 Oil
by Carmen Beecher
For this challenge, I have chosen a collage I finished several weeks ago after several decades of leaving it untouched. The recollection of the view of Palma Majorca from the water in the 1960s has always been a delight for me. It is another delicious morsel from my past. I painted it first in acrylics many years ago and recently used collage to complete the town and village portions of it. The cathedral is actually high Spanish Gothic, but I remember it much more simply. As a presence dominating the town which was little more than a village then. The actual little village around the bend from the town had a deserted rocky inlet of clear cold azure water, the brace of which made everything else fade into the background. Just writing about the area whets my appetite to return.
Fay Picardi
www.FayPicardi.com
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Painting of Teddy White, Jamaica
Our first cruise was a Panama Canal trip. On the way home we stopped at Ocho Rios in Jamaica.
By this time I was shopped out, but my husband still wanted to see the shops. I decided to walk in the opposite direction, despite the fact that I had taken no money with me. I was approached with offers to braid my hair, take me to the falls, etc. which I turned down. I stopped to take some pictures and was approached by a man about my age with dreadlocks and a warm smile. He asked if I would like to see his little community. I told him I had no money. which he had trouble believing, but I finally convinced him. He took me down a flight of steps and pointed out various parts of life in the little group he was a part of. He also told his friends I had no money, but "let her take your picture anyway". I had a delightful time with Teddy White and took pictures of him with his art work.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Daily Paintings, Small Oil Paintings, Animal and Bird Paintings
I was looking at some of my images and was really surprised to see how many bird and animal paintings I have done. I thought today would be a good day to post a few of my old time favorites.
It is always interesting and educational to review the painting journey that you have been on. I like to line up older paintings, chronologically, which helps me to see the improvements I have made and the ones I would like to make in the future. Always an interesting exercise.
Have a painterly day and thanks for visiting!
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
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| Great Blue Heron 250 + shipping |
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| Just Ducky 99 + shipping |
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Have a painterly day and thanks for visiting!
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Daily Paintings, Small Oil Paintings, Animal and Bird Paintings
I was looking at some of my images and was really surprised to see how many bird and animal paintings I have done. I thought today would be a good day to post a few of my old time favorites.
It is always interesting and educational to review the painting journey that you have been on. I like to line up older paintings, chronologically, which helps me to see the improvements I have made and the ones I would like to make in the future. Always an interesting exercise.
Have a painterly day and thanks for visiting!
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
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| Great Blue Heron 250 + shipping |
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| Just Ducky 99 + shipping |
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| SOLD |
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| SOLD |
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| SOLD |
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| SOLD |
Have a painterly day and thanks for visiting!
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
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