So for the last year I have been working through the Evolve Artist program, an online, feedback driven education in art fundamentals and oil painting techniques. It is worth every penny. Pictured here is a 9×11 oil on canvas sheet painting based on a program provided reference image. This was done in a monochrome techniqueContinue reading “Seeing the light…”
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Star Flower in Pink
So, I tried to use the same starting image of the flower in purple but made a few adjustments. Turns out these changes all at once were a bit much and I lost some of the color depth and ended up getting the left side a bit out of proportion. Apply in a sort ofContinue reading “Star Flower in Pink”
It’s Done! OK, nearly. Is artwork ever quite finished?
Added a bit more detail and cleanup of the background, and added some detail to the flower itself with the stamen and veining. Quite happy with the end result, (end result? well, maybe after I touch up that one shadow here…) Anyway, for comparison, here is the image of it I posted just a coupleContinue reading “It’s Done! OK, nearly. Is artwork ever quite finished?”
Work In Progress – Flower – Violet Star
I am really liking the current piece I am working on, pictured above. A violet flower shaped as a 5 pointed star done in soft pastel. I still have a bit of work to do cleaning up some edges and placing some detail of the flower and a bit of cleanup on the background butContinue reading “Work In Progress – Flower – Violet Star”
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