Motherly Musings
She Lights Up Our Life, oil
Yesterday was Mother’s Day and I had such a lovely day! The weather was perfect, sunny, in the high 60′s, and flowers were abloom! I worked for a short time in my boutique, then went into my studio and worked on my large new colorful landscape and gabbed with my mom and mother in law on the phone. I then had a scrumptious dinner prepared by my son on our deck. My 3 sons, my husband and I had dinner, which was after a video chat with my daughter and grandchildren. We finished the day watching a Phillies game. They lost, but who cares? I had such a nice day with family and art, what could be better?
Read more at: The Color Green.
A Day in the Life: Oil Pastels
Yay! I have had some small increments in time of painting in my studio! I am working on a vignette of some poppies in oil pastels on gessoed illustration board.
Poppies
I felt like using some bright red, what do you think? I love the hand of the painter that shows through in oil pastels. So fun, it is similar to coloring with lipstick. I needed some fun coloring, don’t we all?
Read more at: Space.
Musings
earrings
I am back from all the holidays and have been working away in my beautiful new boutique. I have so many awesome, creative pieces in my shop, it is a bit overwhelming! I have a dilemma, though. I have a new business that needs constant attention, but I have so little opportunity for myself to create. I need time to paint and sew! I hope I can work this out, because my creativity ventures are me, my soul.
Patio
I spent 1 hour in my painting studio this morning, that’s a start!
Read more at: Food Paintings.
A Day in the Life: Oh, Lots of Things
gesso drawing
I finally got into my painting studio, after having several weeks where I didn’t paint. It felt good! First, I did my ritual of cleaning and straightening up to get myself organized. I made a list of pieces I want to work on, then I dove in.
I began by sketching on gesso illustration board. I hope to make some figure studies in oil pastel, good start.
red flower
Then I worked on a previous started oil pastel of a floral, fun!
blue scarf
Oh, and then there are the cool new scarves I am making. Had a good day!
Read more at: Color Theory.
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A Day in the Life: Green, the Color
Hidden Spring
Green was the subject of my watercolor class tonight. Living in Pennsylvania, I am surrounded by green for 3/4 of the year. Anyone who wants to attempt to do any kind of landscape or still life painting here must know how to deal with this ubiquitous color. Here is the secret to painting green, you must have lots of different shades of this rich color. Dark green, yellow green, pale green, blue green, you get the picture. Look outside at the foliage around you and pick out all the different greens that you see.
Landscape
See all the shades, earthy tones, brighter greens…
Lavender Farm
This also goes for green objects.
Pepper
Your eye will think something looks real, like a painted pepper, if it has different shades showing the local color.
Roses in Magical Mendocino
Thinking about this can make just looking out your window fun!
Read more at: Wet into Wet Watercolors.
Inspiration Thursday: Mother and Child Paintings
When I was listing my new necklace in my Etsy shop today, I was thinking of how much I favor mother and baby paintings.
Mother and Baby Pendant
Especially the paintings from the Impressionist period, and especially Mary Cassatt.
Mary Cassatt, Mother and Child painting
There is something so tender and sweet about these paintings. Soft colors and gentle painting dominate the works.
Bathing
Love and warmth dominate the canvases.
Mother and Children
Such empathy and concern portrayed by the mothers,
Mother Watching
The painting that is showcased in my pendant is from an oil painting I did of a mother and baby.
She Lights Up Our Life, oil
Now, that was a fun painting to paint!!
View my short art history video about Mary Cassatt.
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