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To the Market & Other Gardens of Giverny – Day 4
Before leaving for France, I dutifully did some research about the area surrounding Giverny. I discovered there was a Sat. morning market in Vernon, a city just 4km up the road. So our schedule was changed and most of us went to the market. I had great fun buying clothes, as well as some soaps,hats, [...]
Painting in Monet’s Garden! – Day 3
Don’t I look like I am having way too much fun painting Monet’s pond? (click to enlarge any photo) Because we were going to have the opportunity to paint in Monet’s garden at least 3 times, weather permitting, I decided I just HAD to paint his pond. As someone said in our group, “You have [...]
My Pilgrimage to Monet’s Gardens in Giverny, France-Day 1
An artist begins her trip to paint in Giverny, France and at Monet’s Gardens.
“Stillness Springs” – a poem inspired by one of my paintings
Stillness Springs Steadfast grays and browns chill the bone. Lacy against the steel blues brittle in the cold. LISTEN It is still, the quiet deep below. A greater spirit slumbers knowingly. LISTEN It is born, The stillness is singing. The water Springs! LISTEN Someone fingers a flute. The yellows and warm [...]
Which Personalities do You See in These Paintings?
Can you see the personalities of PeeWee, Tika and Skjonn in these pet portraits? These three delightful Labradors have been occupying my pastel easel for the past several months. I have been commissioned to do four Memory Portraits from one family in Minnesota. From my in-depth interviews, I was able to learn about their unique personailies and [...]
Pet Portrait of Skjonn – Step #12
Something seemed to have “bit” me while trying to finish this Memory Portrait of Skjonn. It has been a struggle and I am not sure why. Is it her fun loving spirit and fear that I could not capture it? Or was it the color combination of being a black Labrador with both brown and [...]
Preparing Papers for Collage Paintings
Have you ever wanted to use very fragile papers in a collage but did not know how to prepare them? Often, some tissue papers can be so thin and flimsy that when it comes to applying them to the surface of collage artwork, it falls a part or disintegrates; hence making a mess and nearly impossible to apply the paper [...]
Pet Portrait Painting Process – Step 4 of Skjonn
Next layers of pastel applied The green-yellow water is gone! Or rather, it serves as a foundation for the blue that has been added. The sun shines brightly in the summer – hence the yellow under painting. Isn’t the sky starting to feel like summer? The pinks underneath give it a warmer blue. I had to warm up [...]
