April 29, 2013

What a damp and dreary Day, I know we need rain, but this is a bit much. A week of rain..

The Maples are full of little green leaves, as are the Ash. The crabapple is in full bloom with the neigborhood Bumble bees having a Banquet. And the grass is growing like a weed.
SPRING IS HERE AT LAST...............

I FOUND THIS INFORMATION ON "COREYMARIE.COM" AND WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

                              WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES


USE WATERCOLORS IN PLACE OF AN INK PAD WITH YOUR FAVORITE RUBBER STAMPS.

SCRATCH A STILL VERY WET SURFACE WITH AN UNBENT PAPERCLIP, THE COLOR WILL APPEAR DARKER WHERE YOU SCRATCHED.

SCRAPE AWAY BARELY DAMP WATER COLOR WITH THE EDGE OF A CREDIT CARD.

LET YOUR WASH DRY COMPLETELY, THEN USE SANDPAPER TO REMOVE COLOR AND ADD TEXTURE. (GO EASY)!

WHILE THE WASH IS STILL DAMP (SHINY) USE A PAPER TOWEL TO BLOT AND LIFT SOME OF THE COLOR.

MAKE A WAX RESIST: USE A WHITE CRAYON TO COLOR THE AREAS YOU WANT LEFT WHITE, THEN PAINT OVER THE CRAYON MARKS.

CREATE TEXTURE BY SPRINKLING SALT ON TO A STILL WET WATERCOLOR WASH.

USING A BRUSH OR q-TIP, PAINT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL ONTO A DAMP OR NEARLY DRY WASH.



I KNOW IF YOUR ONE OF MY STUDENTS, THIS ALL SOUNDS FAMILIAR.

JUST A FEW THINGS WE HAVE ALREADY COVERED IN CLASS, BUT ITS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE HOW OTHER ARTIST USE THESE TECHNIQUES.
I WOULD HOPE YOUR TRYING THESE IN YOUR PAINTINGS.

IN CLOSING ,  REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN WHEN PAINTING.
PAM

APRIL 26,2013

WE AWOKE TO A BEAUTIFUL DAY FILLED WITH SUNSHINE AND COOL TEMPS, BUT THAT'S OK, IT'S TO REACH 65 THIS AFTERNOON.
ALL I SEE OUT IN THE YARD ARE THE WRENS, BLUEBIRDS AND ROBINS BUSY SINGING AND MAKING NEST FOR THEIR NEW FAMILIES. THE TULIPS, DOGWOOD AND MAPLES ARE IN FULL BLOOM AND THE POLLEN IS GETTING HEAVIER. BUT THAT'S WHAT SPRING IS ALL ABOUT.

I SAW THIS ON PINTEREST FROM PIKALAND.COM AND WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

                            5 THINGS TO REMEMBER
                              (WHEN YOU ARE DRAWING)

1. STEP BACK......FROM YOUR WORK.
     WHEN YOU STEP BACK FROM YOUR WORK YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING.
     TAKE TIME TO REFLECT ON WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT'S NOT.

2. DRAW WHAT YOU SEE........ NOT WHAT YOU KNOW.
       REMEMBER TO KEEP LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'RE DRAWING ALL THE
       WAY TO THE END.

3. CONSIDER COMPOSITION........... WHERE DO YOU WANT THE FOCUS
        TO BE?  HOW WILL IT ALL BE LAID OUT?

4. BE PATIENT.......... WITH YOURSELF.
         NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN DRAWING. YOU'RE STILL       
         ALWAYS LEARNING.

5. ENJOY THE PROCESS.


PERSONALLY I HAVE FOUND THESE TO BE VERY GOOD RULES TO FOLLOW.

SO GRAB A PENCIL AND START DRAWING.

MY THOUGHT FOR TODAY.......

IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE A SMALL JOURNAL AND PENCIL IN YOUR POCKET FOR QUICK LITTLE SKETCHES.

TILL NEXT TIME......................

April 24th,
I walked across the green  lawn to my sister house to let the dog out, such a Beautiful dog, he is a Norweign Elk Hound. He's always glad to see me and always wanting to play.

The Blueberries are quite green with beautiful white flowers, the tulips are dressed in their yellow, red and pink attire,the Dogwood has Beautiful flowers swaying in the breeze of Spring.
And we can't forget the red Maples with their flyers.
 I see a Robin with twigs in its mouth, ready to start setting up house keeping, the wrens are flying in and out of the birdhouse making ready for babies. I guess you can say Spring has sprung.


"When daisies pied and violets blue
And lady's smocks all silver-white
and cuckoo buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight."
                                 SHAKESPEARE - SONG


Have you heard of ENCAUSTIC  Painting?

If you would like to give it a try, here is a little thing you could try.

Supplies:  Paper(watercolor)   Crayons     knife   wax paper

How to's:   place watercolor paper on wax paper.
                       shave some crayon on to watercolor paper.
                       colors to use, Orange - red - yellow - Light green - medium green -
                          dark green- and purple.

                       Cover with waxed paper and iron. It will melt the crayon.
                     As it melts move the iron to create a design of your choice.
                     Let it cool down, remove the waxed paper and you'll have
                      your 1st Encaustic Painting.

Try it , it is a lot of fun and you never know what your going to create.
Have a Wonderful day and think of Creating a piece of Art.

 

WATERCOLOR AND WHAT IT MEANS TO ME.

I FIND THAT WATER COLOR IS VERY RELAXING TO ME AND I LOVE THE SOFT

COLORS YOU CAN MAKE, AS WELL AS MORE VIVID COLORS.

SOME INDIVIDUALS  FEEL THAT WATER COLOR IS DIFFICULT, WELL ALL MEDIUMS

ARE DIFFICULT UNTIL YOU LEARN THE TECNIQUES.

THE SECRET TO WATER COLOR IS CONTROLLING THE WATER IN YOUR BRUSH.

IN THE CLASS I TEACH, I CAN'T SAY THAT ENOUGH.

THE SECOND THING YOU MUST LEARN IS THE ART OF MIXING COLORS.

YOU BEGIN MY TAKING YOUR PAINTS AND MAKING A COLOR CHART, WHICH IS

VERY HELPFUL IN FINDING COLORS FOR A PAINTING YOU MAY BE WORKING ON.

TAKING CLASSES FROM DIFFERENT INSTRUCTORS CAN BE VERY REWARDING.

 AS EACH INSTRUCTOR APPROACHES THE MEDIUM DIFFERENTLY. YOU WILL LEARN

OVER  TIME WHICH APPROACH YOU LIKE THE BEST. I FEEL THERE IS NO RIGHT OR

WRONG, JUST CORRECT TECHNIQUES, WHICH YOU APPLY IN YOUR OWN WAY.