Portrait Demonstration


For the 2nd Saturday Downtown Long Beach Art Walk at the ArtX studio on 3rd and Elm last night, I painted a portrait of my good friend, Luz Morales. I'll be conducting a Portrait Workshop there in the near future, so stay tuned! My next demonstration there will be February 11, for the Grand Opening starting at 6:00 pm. Please come over and say hello...

Back to the Easel 

I really have been working on this painting a lot since my last post - in fact, I feel like I'm in the home stretch now! Of course, the most critical part of the whole painting is the two little fishermen on the pier. There are a few more details, like the shadows under the pier and bridge, the addition of some red leaves in the background trees, breaking up that dark area behind the tree trunks, and painting the edges. OK, that's still a lot of work. When will I ever be able to estimate the time it takes to do a painting? Does anyone have a magic formula? Anyone?

BRIDGE OVER PEACEFUL WATERS

A little stone bridge adds to the charm of this idyllic scene... keeping the color harmony in gold and lavender. You can see the stream beyond the bridge rippling along, with some reflection of the stones and flowers at its edge. Next will be the red mill house. The roof is done, but the rest of the house and water wheel await the magic brush.

I'll keep you posted!

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How to have a Great day!

Enjoy this beautiful video by Louis Schwartzberg, and have a great day:

Tustin Art League: November Meeting

Tustin Art League: November Meeting: At our November meeting, Alice Leggett will do an animal portrait. Members should bring an 8" x 10" picture of their pet. Alice will pic...

Painting the Trees

The background trees are started!

Using only the colors on the palette, I have begun the trees in the upper left corner. It feels good to paint with full bodied oils - no mediums - lots of paint on the brush and simple, multi-directional strokes that define the form. In this case, I used a Rosemary & Company Ivory Long Flat brush. Springy and easy to clean!