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However, I will attempt to lay out some thoughts and situations that will give artists some criteria This might prevent buyer's remorse when asking an artist to paint a portrait of a loved one, dog, or The buyer and the artist can have some agreement on what they each expect from each other: Deposit, how Looking back on my "career" as an art teacher, I don't see an artist. Why? {cough} Now, I am an artist who paints almost every day.

Lately, I have been successful with painting and recognition as an artist. See A Whim Turns a Win.

If you love spring flowers, these painting tutorials might get you started with trying some of your own. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you purchase from the links in this blog. I only post products I have used with satisfaction or know people who have recommended them. The funds from this partnership help me maintain this website, and I hope it gives my visitors some confidence in the products I promote here. 1. Simple Flowers Materials: (links are my favorites) Simple flowers. It doesn't have to be that hard. MY MOST POPULAR Idea Pin on Pinterest: click here ⬇️ A Watercolor Lesson Even YOU Can Do This IDEA PIN currently has 1,011 Saves, has 13,678 clicks, and has 525, 620 Impressions What does that tell you? It tells me that people like easy, and "I can do this" art. Simple Flowers samples 2. Zinnia Work in simple shapes. Find a real zinnia or a zinnia photo (check copyright) and have it handy to use while you are painting. This flower has a big circle, a stem, and big leaves. Remember, it doesn't need to be "perfect." Have fun. 3. Poppies It is more detailed than the zinnia, but in this case, I start with a light pencil drawing and then trace over the lines with a black ink pen. You must let the ink fully dry before starting the watercolor paint. Add the bright reds and greens, and it's like adult coloring books. 4. Stencil flowers You can always use stencil shapes for flowers. I used a template of petal shapes in this video. Supplies: Pencil, Watercolor paints, brush, stencils. Stencil flowers (0:24 sec) 5. Go Abstract A flower is a flower. The shapes change, colors change. Parts stay the same. “Nature is a teacher whose wisdom we can learn, without which any human life is vain and incomplete." ~ William Wordsworth Once you recognize this...pick up your paintbrush, sing, and dance: 6. Translucent Flowers This last sample lets you see how wonderful watercolor's translucent quality can be. It will take a little more practice, and the most important factor is to let the watercolor DRY COMPLETELY before adding another layer. The result is a visual delight. Waiting between layers is the key. (0:36 sec) Experiment...have fun. Book: Wildflower Watercolor: The Beginner’s Guide to Painting Beautiful Florals Pin it, please! Or comments below this post! Skillshare has great teachers and watercolor classes to follow. Join here:

Here we go: Supplies: Gallery wrapped canvas by Artist Loft Liquitex Basic Acrylics Paint Set White Nylon It's one of our favorite vacation spots: Sedona Arizona I do work from photographs (as many artists do It is a never-ending challenge for the artist. It's "quite" done.

This is a quick little blog post where I create a new and different work (not my usual watercolor). I LOVE white pen on black paper. I have several images that you can check here. Rolling the gel pen across the paper's surface is fun, which I find relaxing. Seahorse first phase (0.35 sec) Seahorse 2nd phase (0.24 sec) Finished Art * As an Amazon Associate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Art supplies used in this drawing: Black Paper - CraftMore Cardstock 8.5 x 11 inches 25 sheets Uni-ball Signo Broad Point white gel pen 6-pack Transon Acrylic Paint Markers - 8 pack (4 white and 4 black) Pin it, please.

after I started painting seriously, came through the Facebook page of a local coffee shop that invited artists Most artists retain their licensing rights for their work even after a sale. The good clients will insist on paying you up front, leave a lot of the artistic license to you, and I found a local watercolor artist in a similar style and started by browsing a gallery with working artists Whatever method you use to determine the price ensures you retain integrity in your skill as an artist

You know me as an artist. You've seen my subjects and my techniques. Between managing my artist blog, working in my home art studio, editing a website (actually two because You have met my maternal grandmother, Stella Wozenski, who later married a Gutowski.

If you have visited this site, no one would call me an abstract artist. This post will feature my artist friends on Society6. The artist wants us to know the subject matter by giving us the title, "Four Blue Dandelions." I thought this looked like an office cubicle for me, the artist. Hence, the name. Over 500,000 artists from over 200 countries worldwide choose to showcase their artworks.

Watercolor is my medium (check a recent blog post on this topic)... CREATE. Why? I have talked about how I love pen & ink with watercolor . It might not be much of "a change of pace," but it seems to be a HUGE change in style. This idea began when the owner of Heather a Boutique in downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia, had a quick chat with me while I visited her shop. Heather wondered whether some of the iconic sites in this historic district could be the subject of some of my greeting cards. The thought stayed in my head for months, pushed back by the strange intervention of Covid-19. Heather's shop was one of so many in Fredericksburg that needed to shut its doors in mid-March and continued to do so into the summer months. Like many shop owners, she had to devise creative ways of selling her wares remotely, by phone, email, and appointment. It's been very hard on the independent shops. Now to my revelation: Why not just pick a place, take a picture, pick a pen, and start? The result is quite striking, at least to my eye. Architecture has never been my strong suit. The curves of flowers and birds keep my arm loose, and accidents can be quickly adapted with some paint to the affected boo-boo. The straight, bold, perspective lines of buildings and facades are unforgiving. "Oops" cannot happen with a pen or ruler. Can I do this? Yes. Yes, I can. First came the photographs. A foray down to Fredericksburg on a lovely day gave me at least three different places to dive into. I knew well enough not to do this on a Saturday afternoon. Even during the lockdown in March and April, people were bound to be out walking their dogs along the tree-lined sidewalks. With my camera at the ready, I found parking spots (Fredericksburg is notoriously hard to park your car, and you had better beware: the local police might mark your tires and come back to boot that exact tire if you haven't moved in the allotted time frame). Below are the results. Hold the cursor over any fifteen images for the title. Click for more information. The jump to try my hand at architectural drawing is a change. Isn't it nice to "shake it up" sometimes? It can be scary, yet refreshing. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Click any link below and purchase any book. Books on Fredericksburg, Virginia General History - Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia:: Eclectic Histories for the Curious Reader Greater than a Tourist - Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA: 50 Travel Tips from a Local Books covering the Civil War in the area of Fredericksburg, Chancellor, Spotsylvania The Battle of Fredericksburg:: We Cannot Escape History (Civil War Series) by James K. Bryant II. Paperback and Hardcover Fredericksburg, Virginia: Eclectic Histories for the Curious Reader (American Chronicles) by Ted Kamieniak . Paperback, Kindle, and Hardcover Historic Churches of Fredericksburg: Houses of the Holy by Michael Aubrecht Paperback. Fredericksburg (VA) (Postcard History) by De'Onne C. Scott. Paperback The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock by Francis Augustin O'Reilly. Paperback Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful day. Click SUBSCRIBE to "Never Miss an Update." Prime Membership Benefits

This series introduces artists associated with certain states; this one features the state of Rhode Island job was to make the drawings for the engravings; his skill at drawing caught the attention of nearby artist Sturtevant’s formal artistic education occurred at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School and at the Colarossi Organized by the "Centennial Women," the pavilion showcased the work of female entrepreneurs, artists Burgeoning artists can also find their place at AS220, an affordable artist-run organization where artists

And hey, before I studied and worked as an artist, I too, made many of these rookie blunders. If it’s a piece painted by an original artist who has not intended for it to be framed and they have

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