Step Eight. Paint. I’ve worked on ALL the areas and now I just need to wait for them to dry…or at least become tacky enough that I can apply another coat. I have added a little more contrast to the light and dark areas of the orange. I still would like to go back into […]

It’s Smarch I mean March! Hello, it’s the beginning of a new month and I’m still working on Poppy! Thankfully I will be done before the end of the day 🙂 but I wanted to post this image of my progress before I complete the painting! As you can see I continued working on the […]

Confession. Ha ha, yes, I cheated earlier by giving a sneak peak of the painting. I couldn’t resist but here is the proper post ;p Step One. What is the painting for? One of my goals this year is to enter more art exhibitions, especially juried ones. Time permitting is a huge factor and I […]

Poppy continued! Step Eight: Paint. Yesterday I was able to work on the painting a little more. Continuing with the petals and trying to make the oranges work together. Slowly working my way around the painting I added more definition to the light and dark areas. I completed the background. The shades of green used are […]

Poppies elicit many feelings and evoke many a varied thought depending on the viewer. For me a poppy represents beauty and loss. Beauty because of it’s delicate petals and intricate centres. Loss because it reminds me of those who have fallen in times of war, as this is the more widely know symbol for a […]

Another successful painting session was had on Thursday! Less than a week left before I have to send off my entry…so time is a ticking. Here’s my progress thus far… Step Eight: Continue painting…I’ve been working really hard while mixing colours to think about the darks being warm and the lights being cool. It’s not […]

The holidays always seem to throw a wrench into being productive but alas I suppose it’s worth it. Enjoying the company of Family and Friends is an acceptable substitute to painting ;p Seeing as the festivities are over I can now get back on track! I have continued on with Step Eight. Painting in more […]

Hello all, As promised, here’s another installment of my painting progress. I was only able to work on my piece for a short time yesterday, so there isn’t an astounding amount of progress to show but that’s better than nothing!   Step Seven: Applying a colour wash. I like to do an acrylic colour wash […]

Hello! I’ve been extra productive over these past couple of days and have managed to start four paintings! One is a commission and the other three are entries for juried exhibitions (due in January, February and September). Granted that September one is crazy early but I may use it as a double entry for February, […]