tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180083112024-03-05T02:03:12.408-05:00My MicrocosmEU VISITORS - Privacy Notice About Cookies. This blog site uses cookies from Google and from Stat Counter to analyze visitor traffic that I neither care about nor can control. (Thanks, Google.) The only information captured by these stat counters are your IP address along with your city, state and country. The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires this notice.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-34107759552171628982019-04-01T17:42:00.001-04:002019-04-01T17:43:07.956-04:00Real Cowboys in Florida<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yes, there are some real cowboys in Florida and I had a wonderful opportunity to meet some recently at the Polasek Museum. Not only do they own and run their own ranches, but they are also artists!<br />
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Pictured below are Eldon Lux (in the black hat, red shirt) and Buddy Mills (black hat, white shirt). I also caught a picture of Billy Davis. I didn't catch the name of the fourth gentleman in the picture with Billy.<br />
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You can find out more about <a href="chttp://www.thecrackertenor.com/EldonLuxArt.html" target="_blank">Eldon at his website</a> and see examples of his work.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-9215343126358185902019-03-23T15:22:00.001-04:002019-03-23T15:24:45.454-04:00New Venue for Classes Starting April 6, 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sad news today. Michaels Corporate (not the store I was teaching at) has decided to not have any instructors that work directly for them as of April 6, 2019. That is the last day of employment for all Michaels instructors in North America.<br />
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Due to their recent business decision, I have moved all my classes to Hobby Lobby! Happily, my students are following.<br />
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The store manager at the Tuskawilla Hobby Lobby location in Winter Springs (still in the Orlando area) is very happy to add us to <a href="https://www.hobbylobby.com/store/541?lat=28.5416658&long=-81.37568620000002" target="_blank">their schedule</a>.<br />
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Classes for April 2019 are already <a href="https://www.hobbylobby.com/store/541?lat=28.5416658&long=-81.37568620000002" target="_blank">in their calendar.</a> Future classes will probably be scheduled for every 4th Saturday.<br />
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The classroom is located at the front of the store. I have pictures!<br />
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The classroom is the door on the left (not pictured). This is what it
looks like after you enter the store and turn left. Walk past the
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Unlike Michaels, there's no window and the room can get a little chilly so bring a sweater or jacket - even in the summer! The sink is to the right behind the door (not pictured).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-6798754254346689792017-09-21T19:05:00.003-04:002017-09-22T07:15:34.464-04:0030-in-30 Numbers 20 and 21<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm back at the challenge! The interruption was due to a hurricane. I'll be continuing the September challenge. But a few friends of mine who were also affected by the hurricane will be restarting our own personal challenges in October. I'm calling it a "reboot".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first painting is in honor of national peace day while the second is for national New York day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leslie Saeta's <a href="http://www.saetastudio.com/30-in-30.html" target="_blank">30-in-30 Challenge</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=735434" target="_blank">Other Artists Entries</a></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-33094495101816983402017-09-04T16:03:00.000-04:002017-09-04T16:03:06.151-04:0030-in-30 Painting 3 of 30 Sep 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After working on some sketches I decided to make a painting using them as my reference. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is another watercolor - a little bigger than the others and not on greeting card stock so I guess I'll end up with only 29.</span></span><br />
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in one day to work out and actually do the painting. I wish I could do
this more often. Thankfully, I do have a regular job to pay the bills.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://about.me/karen.bowden" target="_blank">About Karen Bowden</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Want to learn more?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leslie Saeta's <a href="http://www.saetastudio.com/30-in-30.html" target="_blank">30-in-30 Challenge</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=735434" target="_blank">Other Artists Entries</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Or maybe you just want to see what other people around the world are posting for all <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2330paintingsin30days&src=typd" target="_blank">#30paintingsin30days</a> challenges happening today.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-63603964605828167692017-09-04T09:46:00.000-04:002017-09-04T09:46:36.392-04:0030-in-30 Painting 2 of 30 Sep 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another little watercolor done only from my imagination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The goal of the challenge is to do a painting each day. I'm posting this one a little late. And sometimes I might only be able to post every few days. But each post will include as many paintings as I could complete!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I also got some <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYntpK-FNoz/?taken-by=bowdenartist" target="_blank">sketching done</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://about.me/karen.bowden" target="_blank">About Karen Bowden</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Want to learn more?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leslie Saeta's <a href="http://www.saetastudio.com/30-in-30.html" target="_blank">30-in-30 Challenge</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=735434" target="_blank">Other Artists Entries</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Or maybe you just want to see what other people around the world are posting for all <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2330paintingsin30days&src=typd" target="_blank">#30paintingsin30days</a> challenges happening today.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-35107308857956799142017-09-02T09:47:00.003-04:002017-09-02T10:07:47.595-04:0030-in-30 Challenge September 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have joined the challenge! And here is my first entry. Number 1 of 30.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Normally I work from real life or reference photos. However, this little watercolor is completely from my imagination. It is inspired by watercolor artist, Tom Jones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://about.me/karen.bowden" target="_blank">About Karen Bowden</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leslie Saeta's <a href="http://www.saetastudio.com/30-in-30.html" target="_blank">30-in-30 Challenge</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=735434" target="_blank">Other Artists Entries</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.tomjonesartist.com/workshops.php" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Tom Jones</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Workshops</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Or maybe you just want to see what other people around the world are posting for all <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2330paintingsin30days&src=typd" target="_blank">#30paintingsin30days</a> challenges happening today.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-77596176988353708992017-06-02T09:00:00.000-04:002017-06-02T09:00:07.698-04:00Heron's Perch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">At the Sanford Marina I painted a scene en plein air during an outing with the Florida Painters. It's a small 8x10 done on canvas board and is<span style="color: #0b5394;"><u> <a href="http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=1456010" target="_blank">for sale</a> </u></span>at $50.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1726378282"></span>When I first saw the weather-worn pylons I knew I wanted to paint a scene with them. The toughest decision was deciding what to add to the scene. When I first arrived there was a gentleman fishing. So I snapped a picture of him in case he moved away. And he did a few minutes later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I finished setting up and started painting. As I was working a couple of Mallard ducks decided to take a nap under the two trees you see in the painting. So, I took a picture of them thinking to add them later. However, fate intervened.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After I packed up to go eat lunch, I accidentally set the painting face down on my palette. When I peeled it off later, (Yes, I said peeled.) I had three little stark white dots to contend with. It could have been worse! And I think I ended up with the best option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I turned the dots into birds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To see pictures of all the Florida Painters <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFloridaPainters/posts/762273013953909" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Website <a href="http://www.karenbowden.com/" target="_blank">http://www.KarenBowden.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">About Me at <a href="http://about.me/Karen.Bowden" target="_blank">http://about.me/Karen.Bowden</a></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-21887115816329172282017-05-30T17:00:00.000-04:002017-05-30T17:00:11.705-04:00Morning Doves<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">It's done! If you read my<span style="color: #0b5394;"><u> <a href="https://karenbowden.blogspot.com/2017/05/baldwin-park-and-stewart-jones.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> </u></span>this little painting was <i>almost </i>completed. It just needed a few finishing touches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This little scene came about at Baldwin Park in Orlando. It's a plein air painting only 9x12 inches. I have been enjoying the opportunity to paint with the Florida Painters lately. It is<u> <a href="http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?ID=1456011&IRV=1" target="_blank">for sale</a> </u>at $65.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started early in the morning and while I was working two doves perched in the tree limb for a short time. Then they flew away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I managed to get a picture of them just as one was taking flight. But I decided that was too much action for this serene scene.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To see pictures of all the Florida Painters<u> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFloridaPainters/posts/758921597622384" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">click here</span></a></u>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Website <a href="http://www.karenbowden.com/" target="_blank">http://www.KarenBowden.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">About Me at <a href="http://about.me/Karen.Bowden" target="_blank">http://about.me/Karen.Bowden</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-29249003727203954832017-05-23T17:00:00.000-04:002017-05-23T17:10:24.486-04:00Baldwin Park and Stewart Jones<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hot on the easel here is the result of a plein air outing with the Florida Painters in Baldwin park!<br />
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To see pictures of the other Florida Painters that day <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10154291765907924&id=45877822923" target="_blank">click here.</a><br />
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And later that same day I went to a workshop held by my friend Stewart Jones where I did this cute little watercolor:<br />
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For more pictures and information <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10154291741982924&id=45877822923" target="_blank">visit my page</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-65702635814913218452017-03-24T11:15:00.003-04:002017-03-24T13:09:44.732-04:00Imaginarium Fluid My Art Catalog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those who would like to see some of my watercolors I have five paintings in the show. The online catalog I created has a little story about each painting. I hope you enjoy it. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-30740921513868324242016-12-28T13:59:00.004-05:002016-12-28T14:02:15.753-05:00My Free Online Art Course On Using Tracing Paper<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
How to transfer drawings using tracing paper<br />
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I created my first online course at Skillshare. It's a very cool site where you can sign up for free and take some of their classes free, too. If you subscribe, you can take ALL of the courses they offer.<br />
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Mine is free. It shows you how and why using tracing paper is cost efficient and easy. You can also see it free on YouTube (below).<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NdRxk_gIoR4" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Click<u> <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/artwithkaren." target="_blank">Art With Karen</a> </u>to see a list of all my courses.<br />
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My next class on Skillshare is also free and it's online there right now. It's a<u> <a href="http://skl.sh/2i9lqZP" target="_blank">treasure hunt</a> </u>project. The objective is to find and draw a treasured object.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-28942869224819591502016-09-21T18:00:00.000-04:002016-09-21T18:00:21.221-04:00Firehouse Turned BBQ Restaurant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As I was looking for project ideas for my watercolor students, I pulled out a set of old, printed photos a friend of mine gave me back in the 1990's. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Amongst the photos I found a picture of the front of this cute, little firehouse. Unfortunately, the top of the building was cut off in the picture so I went online to find a reference photo I could use to complete the facade.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I couldn't find any.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With a little more digging I uncovered the sad story:</span></span><br />
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H.W. Rogers Hose Co. No. 2 began operation in 1794. A home for the retired
volunteer firefighters was built in 1892 on the same grounds. The firehouse was
turned into a museum along with six others. Back in 1998 they were still
considered an asset to the history and civic pride of the downtown area.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">New York Times, "Our Towns; A Tradition Of Firefighting Put to the Test"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">By JANE GROSS, Published: September 24, 1998</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/24/nyregion/our-towns-a-tradition-of-firefighting-put-to-the-test.html<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Website, American Glory BBQ Restaurant:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.americanglory.com<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Website, Good Morning Gloucester:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/the-american-glory-at-cruise-port/<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Image of restaurant:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">https://goodmorninggloucester.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/august-17-2012-american-glory.jpg?w=86</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-74178166060323824732016-07-01T12:05:00.002-04:002016-07-01T12:05:47.577-04:00Alexander Art: The Birch Trees Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After adding the Magic White to the canvas was to paint highlighting yellow in the sky.<br />
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I love this highlighting yellow! I goes on nice and bright and stays that way.<br />
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The brush I was using to apply both the Magic White and the yellow was a 1 1/2" bristle provided with the kit for this class.<br />
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Next, I applied Alizarin Crimson around the yellow. <br />
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The use of the white helps mediate the effect of getting too much orange when the red was brushed into the yellow. I've used a similar technique with acrylics that Jerry Yarnell teaches.<br />
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In this picture you can also see something that happened to my brush. This is great for painting foliage but not for any kind of edge work that requires a fine line.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdjQOLYqidPKBhsm4Z7gRmHNfw2pWGqU7tvw8w2pnnR_yBEU7Qz0t6fqL5xj5Wi1rYN_m8JtLeMAtwDJLhVvvDOaKCu0E1AmOn-9caVgmQ80dgec29jtBShUs_KADHaNtVbImyQ/s1600/birch5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdjQOLYqidPKBhsm4Z7gRmHNfw2pWGqU7tvw8w2pnnR_yBEU7Qz0t6fqL5xj5Wi1rYN_m8JtLeMAtwDJLhVvvDOaKCu0E1AmOn-9caVgmQ80dgec29jtBShUs_KADHaNtVbImyQ/s320/birch5.jpg" width="240" /></a>I found myself getting annoyed at having to constantly stop and pluck bristles from the canvas.<br />
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So, I switched to a 3/4 inch synthetic filbert just to avoid the annoying bristle-loss issue.<br />
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Step 3<br />
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I've added Pthalo Blue in the sky and after only wiping my brush clean with a moist towlette, I painted in the mountains.<br />
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With the same brush I added the snow using Magic White with some yellow. As I brought the yellow downward it naturally turned to a nice green in the lower part of the mountains to represent grass.<br />
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Step 4<br />
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The two birch trees were added with a fan brush and the limbs are fun to paint with a liner brush.<br />
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For the grassy area I went back to using the 1 1/2" bristle brush. This is an area where this brush shines!<br />
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After wiping the excess paint off of the fan brush I once again used it to add the yellow, red and orange leaves to the trees and a patch of sunshine to the grass with the highlighting yellow.<br />
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And with a few more swipes of the liner brush I added some longer blades of grass along with a leafless bush.<br />
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You can see the end result in the final photograph.<br />
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For my first oil painting in several years (that wasn't a horse) I am quite pleased with my accomplishment!<br />
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I am especially liking how the highlighting yellow goes over the darker color. It's very dramatic and it's an effect I've had a lot of trouble getting with acrylics.<br />
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So, one of the first things I did was "fix" one of my acrylic paintings of a giant cypress tree. I took the original photo years ago while on a trail ride near the Ocala National Forest.<br />
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I can't seem to get a quality photo of the end result, but I uploaded a side-by-side comparison below.<br />
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The painting on the left is the re-do. The one on the right is the original.<br />
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You can see a lot more detail in the vine growing up the one tree. And I was able to add a lot of detail to the grassy area at the end of the water.<br />
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I enhanced the highlights on the tree trunks, too.<br />
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I like it.<br />
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And I have at least one more acrylic painting that I've already tried to "fix" once but I can't get any result that I like.<br />
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So, expect to see that in a future blog post!<br />
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In the meantime, Keep Painting!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-29976670157042570652016-06-05T17:49:00.004-04:002016-06-05T17:49:38.279-04:00Alexander Art Course - The Journey Begins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I recently embarked on a new journey in oils. After switching from regular oil paints to water miscible several years ago, I am once again about to learn how to paint.<br />
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The decision to use water miscibles instead of regular oil paints was made due to the fumes created by the turps and thinners one must use. Recently, I found out that Alexander Art has a method of using regular oil paints, but you no longer need to use turpentine or paint thinner to clean your brushes!<br />
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I am ready to begin the painting projects in the first course. All of my supplies have arrived and I've purchased everything else I need to do the first six paintings.<br />
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I had to purchase some other basic items like some interior water-based household paints. I already had some other items necessary for cleaning the "practice board" (included in the class fee) and brushes.<br />
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Again, there are no toxic products! I will be cleaning my brushes with painting wipes (or baby wipes) and a mixture of water, vegetable oil with a clear dish washing detergent.<br />
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I spent a couple of hours one afternoon preparing all my canvases and practice board.<br />
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The environmentally friendly cleanup concoction has also been prepared. I made it in my kitchen with absolutely no worries about contaminating any food surfaces. And it smells wonderful!<br />
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If you are curious about this non-toxic method of oil painting see the <a href="http://alexanderart.com/">AlexanderArt.com</a> site and join for free. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-90610693658317581112016-05-30T09:15:00.000-04:002016-05-30T09:18:51.762-04:00Wendover Place Open House<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For my students and friends:<br />
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If you couldn't make it to the horse barn open house in April 2016, I thought I'd share some pictures, a link to a video and some words.<br />
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Wendy Trocano, the owner of Wendover Place, hosted the open house. It was the first one. There's no date set yet for the next one.<br />
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Wendy is one of my trainers at Wendover Place. She teaches anyone who is 6-years-old and above.<br />
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There were several groups of barn tours where some of the horses got treats from the visitors. Pictured above is Gaston gently taking a treat from the hand of a visitor.<br />
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Leslie, Gaston's owner, is also a trainer along with her sister Wendy. She's in the picture on the right leading a tour group. Leslie is my other trainer. She is also the coach for the UCF Hunter/Jumper IHSA (<a href="http://www.ihsainc.com/" target="_blank">Intercollegiate Horse Show Association</a>) team.<br />
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There was food and popcorn. I was supposed to be in charge of the popcorn, but once old "Blue" arrived I was completely distracted.<br />
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She arrived in a horse trailer. I can't imagine what other drivers were thinking when they saw this on the road.<br />
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Daryl, the farrier, brought the life-size real horse skeleton that she built. She said it is the second one she has ever made from real horse bones. She takes Blue out for demonstrations and lectures.<br />
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I did some sketches and one of my students also took the rare opportunity to do a sketch. She did an excellent job on her first sketch-from-life of a horse skeleton. You can see a picture of her working on her drawing below.<br />
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Then later, her husband Mark brought out his video and sound equipment. He wanted to do some recording while at the open house. I helped as much as I could and learned a lot just by watching him work.<br />
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The result is a wonderful video where he interviewed Wendy and one of her students. He also got a chance to record Alicia, the newest addition to the Trainer team at Wendover with one of her ponies named Archer. The video is called "<a href="https://vimeo.com/168261327/44a4e00f65" target="_blank">Horse Show</a>".<br />
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By the end of the day Donnegal (aka Donnie) was giving pony rides while the event wound down.<br />
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I hope you can all come to the next open house. Bring a chair and just enjoy the time to sit and relax. Make plans to spend some time in the fresh, clean air and make some new four-legged friends.<br />
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Keep in touch and I'll post information about the next open house as soon as there is a date set.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-12973993073860084202016-05-01T07:56:00.000-04:002016-05-02T10:37:13.494-04:00St. Augustine Suggestions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was recently asked for suggestions on where to go and what to do in St. Augustine, Florida. Following is the result. As you can see I like to write! <br />
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On King Street, The Brilliance in Color gallery is a must. When we were there they had works by Dali, Miro, Picasso and Degas on display (and for sale haha like I could ever afford one!) It’s sad to say it’s a better collection by sheer numbers than anything ever seen in Orlando. And a walk through the Grand Bohemian off the lobby of the Casa Monica Hotel is always nice.<br />
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Other galleries to make sure you visit are on Aviles Street. It’s off the main path but much more charming. There are many restaurants there, too. I had time to visit the Georgia Nick Gallery in particular. She is very nice and if you are there at the right time, that’s when Chief or one of the other carriage horses stop by for a treat.<br />
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A street away on Charlotte is the P.A.ST.A. (Professional Artists of St. Augustine) gallery. It’s another with work by local artists. The St. Augustine Art Assoc. also has a gallery another street over on Marine.<br />
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We ate at several restaurants, but of particular note we’d recommend Pizza Time on St. George. They also have ice cream and gelato right next door! Of course, the Columbia restaurant is always good. But if you’d like to visit some others I recommend the Athena restaurant where they serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. They serve Greek dishes but there are regular breakfast offerings as well.<br />
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In addition, there’s another nice restaurant called Gaufre's on the corner of Artillery Ln. and Charlotte St. (picture right) that serves both Greek and Polish dishes. Plus, they sell imported chocolate!<br />
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And if you have a refrigerator in your hotel room and need some milk, you don’t have to go all the way down King St. to the gas station. We found a mini-store inside the place where you can buy tickets to the Black Raven Pirate Ship! On our next visit, we are going to purchase tickets to this attraction and ride on the ship while they carry on and fire their cannons.<br />
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Take the Flagler College tour, visit the Castillo de San Marcos (fort), tour the Pena-Peck house and when you purchase entry to the Colonial Spanish Quarter they put a wrist band on you. This band means you can go inside at any time while you have the band on! And the Lightner Museum is fantastic but is only open 11-3 p.m. so schedule accordingly.<br />
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Pictured is "Otto" (a semi-resident of the Lightner Museum). He sometimes poses in wedding photos taken in the central garden. (picture left)<br />
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Another great museum is the Villa Zorayda. It's a house built in the fashion of a 12th century moorish alhambra palace in Granada, Spain. We didn't get a chance to visit this museum on our last visit but I've been there several times.<br />
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There’s also the oldest school house and drugstore with a wax museum inside. And if you get a Trolley pass make sure to stop at the Old Jail and go through the History Museum.<br />
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There’s lots more to do in St. Augustine than in this small list. Have fun!<br />
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Well, math figures are scary – to me. But figures in a painting are not. I’m not talking about detailed portraits of people. Just a few brushstrokes and voila you’ve got a person.</div>
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In a recent workshop with professional artist Tom Jones, the first day and the first thing we did was practice painting figures to put in our paintings.</div>
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One of Tom’s other students showed us how he does his figures. He practices at home while relaxed in front of his TV.</div>
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In addition, we had fun painting little chickens and roosters. We used our new-found skills in our next project: a wooden chicken coop.</div>
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Here’s a comparison of my finished painting to the one Tom Jones did.</div>
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Tom told us there has to be a WOW in your painting. Look for the WOW when someone looks at it. I had trouble in our next project even getting an, “Oh, that’s nice” from myself!</div>
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The project was a desert scene with two adorable donkeys. I did so poorly on my first try that Tom made me start over. I think we both agreed that a lack of quality paper wasn’t helping me on this one.</div>
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I haven’t finished my re-do of this project yet, but here’s Tom’s so you can see an example of the WOW we were going for.</div>
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In my version (not pictured) my first mistake was I started making too many symmetrical details in my far-off mountains. So many, in fact, that Tom made me use his toothbrush (not one he brushes his teeth with!) and scrub out most of those lines.</div>
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The next project went much better as I began to relax into the flow of the class. It was a picture of a little building in Mexico.</div>
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Then we painted a simple potted plant. Here's Tom's. It's simple yet elegant.</div>
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And then we began our final project. Unfortunately, we were only able to finish half of it because all of a sudden it was Friday afternoon and the workshop was over.</div>
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If you’ve never taken a 1 to 5 day workshop I highly recommend you try at least one time. Start by looking for a local artist that you admire and find out if they do any workshops.</div>
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When you take the workshop make plenty of mistakes and learn from them. You’ll always do a better job the next time around.</div>
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For example, here’s a painting I did before the Tom Jones workshop.The horses are nice but that landscape! OMG!</div>
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And here’s a better version I did after his workshop. I think this one has a little more WOW to it.</div>
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Thanks for reading!</div>
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Keep painting.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-50623642688844876072016-04-17T16:27:00.002-04:002016-04-17T16:27:44.426-04:00Horse Barn Open House April 30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
April 30, 2016, there's going to be an Open House at Wendover Place! Admission is free. There'll be food, fun and horses. <br />
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Don't ride? Bring your camera or sketchbook. Watch veterinary and horse grooming demonstrations and more. <br />
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Day: Saturday, April 30, 2016<br />
Times: 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.<br />
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Place: Wendover Place (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/jvV2pBbZcow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/maps/jvV2pBbZcow</a>)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-64140482699001425262016-02-27T09:50:00.005-05:002016-02-27T09:50:56.801-05:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There are lots of other things going on in Orlando, Florida, today, 2/27, but if you have a few minutes to stop by the Hobby Lobby on East Colonial, I am doing a brief <a href="https://www.facebook.com/45877822923/photos/a.142940917923.108164.45877822923/10153196265367924/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">demonstration </a>of what I learned at the Janet King workshop. The demo will begin at 1:30 before an open studio watercolor class.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-73513375663460780992015-11-21T20:15:00.001-05:002015-11-29T14:17:08.835-05:00Mennello Museum Watercolor Demonstration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Central Florida Watercolor Society is doing some demonstrations at the Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando, Florida. <br />
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One Saturday, I decided to use some tracings I've had ready to transfer to watercolor paper for several years. I finally found the perfect opportunity to paint one of them. The reference photo I used was taken by a good friend, Cheryl West and used with her kind permission.<br />
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I completed this painting from start to finish for the demonstration. First, I started by drawing the flower on a piece of tracing paper. I then transferred that drawing to a sheet of watercolor paper and painted the flower. You can see me transferring the drawing in <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MennelloMuseum/photos/a.10153499958238381.1073741887.39245893380/10153499958298381/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">this picture</a></i>.<br />
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By drawing on the tracing paper first I can erase and make as many corrections as necessary. This also allows me to use the same drawing multiple times for other demonstrations.<br />
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I was scheduled to do a second demonstration on November 28, but got sick so I had to cancel. However, I am scheduled to do another on December 26. I think I'll do some pink and white flowers this time.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MennelloMuseum/" target="_blank">Mennello Museum of American Art</a><br />
<a href="http://www.centralfloridawatercolorsociety.org/" target="_blank">Central Florida Watercolor Society</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-5073766679119758802015-10-03T09:01:00.002-04:002015-10-03T09:37:16.498-04:00Portrait in Charcoal - Sam Winchester<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A fellow instructor at Michaels, Alex Rice, who is much more adept at painting and drawing the human figure as I am horses gave me some very good advice a few weeks ago. Draw portraits of people you like.<br />
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During a recent Open House at the store I'd asked him for some tips on learning to draw people better. This happened to coincide with the<u> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23SupernaturalArtShow&src=tyah" target="_blank">#SupernaturalArtShow</a></u> on Twitter.<br />
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A few months ago I'd captured a picture of Sam Winchester from a scene in the TV show "Supernatural". As soon as I saw it I immediately thought to myself "This would make a great chiaroscuro drawing in charcoal." (One of my favorite mediums.)<br />
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The drawing I entered in the online show is the result. I've been working on it a little bit almost every day. Some mornings I had a few minutes before I had to go to work. Once in a while I had a chance to work on it a for a few minutes after I got home from work. And the morning of October 3 (a Saturday) I ate waffles for breakfast. (SPN fans know this is a favorite food of Team Free Will's dreaded nemesis Metatron). Then I got to work right away to put the final touches on my personal portrait of Sam Winchester.<br />
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If it weren't for the SPN Art Show I'd keep picking at this drawing because I constantly see more I need to change or tweak here and there. But that is the way of the artist. Knowing when to stop and move on to the next project. If I keep messing with the drawing it might get a better. But in the end it will just become a complete mess.<br />
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So here it is for the world to see.<br />
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Love and blessings to all Supernatural fans around the world! Especially to my #SPNRewatch friends.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23akf&src=typd" target="_blank">#AKF</a><u> </u>(Always Keep Fighting!)<br />
Karen<br />
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Want to see all the show entries but don't have a Twitter account? It doesn't matter. You can view show entries on<u> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23SupernaturalArtShow&src=tyah" target="_blank">Twitter</a></u><a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23SupernaturalArtShow&src=tyah" target="_blank"> </a>with or without an account!<br />
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PS - About<u> <a href="http://www.britannica.com/art/chiaroscuro" target="_blank">chiaroscuro</a></u>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-11327846863759489822015-02-27T08:54:00.001-05:002015-02-27T08:54:30.391-05:0010 Paintings in Upcoming April 2015 Exhibit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've created a catalog to display the paintings in the show.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-56398332462346053252015-02-14T09:02:00.000-05:002015-02-14T09:02:50.143-05:00Portrait of Chester - A Work In Progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Paintings that require more time and detail are called a WIP or "Work In Progress". I am sharing one with you that I have been working on as a demonstration for the classes I teach at Michaels Arts & Crafts.<br />
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His name is Chester. I am doing this painting for a friend as a surprise gift. (Unless she finds this post.)<br />
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you can find out more <a href="http://about.me/karen.bowden" target="_blank">about me</a> or <a href="http://www.artwanted.com/email.cfm?ArtID=37881" target="_blank">contact me</a>.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-25409713264570417212015-01-26T12:00:00.000-05:002015-01-26T12:00:02.270-05:00Celebrate Literacy Week Florida January 26 to 30, 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This photo was taken in a used bookstore in Sarasota, Florida, at <a href="http://www.abebooks.com/a-parkers-books,-inc.,-abaa-sarasota/8098/sf" target="_blank">A. Parker Books</a>.</div>
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And if you live in Orlando, Florida, I frequent <b>Didi's Bookstore</b></div>
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Click <a href="http://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/celebrate-literacy-week" target="_blank">Celebrate Literacy Week 2015</a> for more information.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443824474042683598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18008311.post-12048344016226285902013-10-25T09:26:00.001-04:002014-08-06T10:22:37.276-04:00Cross-Country Clearprint Journal Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhLQY4F7At-uSkpvUHcI64HutZg8dzUzy9IaRAdQQEKXN2clF_w-G4xfjgqIxiMAzn0jMI9aTPw0dpYg3SiW9SBNW9mfj-IyyeREcf04T2oabsUejmrdWe0FNxOrwTea6StLs1Q/s1600/peptalk_clearpoint.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhLQY4F7At-uSkpvUHcI64HutZg8dzUzy9IaRAdQQEKXN2clF_w-G4xfjgqIxiMAzn0jMI9aTPw0dpYg3SiW9SBNW9mfj-IyyeREcf04T2oabsUejmrdWe0FNxOrwTea6StLs1Q/s320/peptalk_clearpoint.PNG" height="320" width="228" /></a>As part of a Chartpak project called "Cross-Country Clearprint", I received a blank journal in the mail <br />
the other day. I am to sketch, draw and/or paint whatever I wish on one page. I chose to fill that page with sketches of Peptalk, a horse I rode in my riding lessons for almost three years. He has since passed over the rainbow bridge. But I will always remember him.<br />
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I did the sketches from photos I took of him at liberty and in his stall. Some of the photos were blurry due to low light and I did not want to use the flash. (The flash can wash-out colors and flatten details plus create odd shadows.) However, I was able to "un-blur" the pictures in the sketches due to my knowledge of horse anatomy and close familiarity with the subject.<br />
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The sketchbook is 6 x 8 and is called a Clearprint Vellum Book. <br />
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Images from all of the Cross-Country Clearprint project participants will be available online at <a href="http://www.clearprintpaperco.com/#!cross-country/c1oyi">www.clearprintpaperco.com</a>. <br />
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