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Showing posts with label texture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label texture. Show all posts
Thursday, January 27, 2011

PORTLAND DEMOS DAY 3: LINE!!! AND A SLIDE SHOW!!!!!

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As luck would have it, my draw paired TEXTURE as a secondary element with LINE as the primary element.  These just happen to be my two favo...
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Friday, July 16, 2010

ONE DAY TEXTURE WORKSHOP SCHEDULED!

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I have scheduled a ONE DAY TEXTURE WORKSHOP on Saturday, August 28th at the Sunnyvale Art Gallery .  This is a fun, fast paced exploration...
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Sunday, January 24, 2010

DEMO PAINTING ON A GESSO SURFACE: WORKSHOP DAY3 SLIDE SHOW!

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I demonstrated how to put a texture into the gesso surface this morning.  I painted this image on the paper in the afternoon.  Everyone wa...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

"KITCHEN SINK" Day at the Stroud workshop!

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Well, here is the result of throwing everything at the painting, including the kitchen sink. Betsy's demo painting is below mine. It i...
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Monday, October 12, 2009

LAST DAY OF WORKSHOP: TEXTURE!

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The last day of a workshop is bitter sweet. Texture is my favorite element and I always get a kick out of sharing my ideas and seeing what ...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

"SPLASH GIRLS" ROCK!!!

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Here is the slide show of the first paintings from the workshop. These women are a close knit group of friends who paint together and cal...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

GERALD BROMMER WORKSHOP DAY 3: HEAVY TEXTURE PLUS LINE

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Each day just gets better and better. I am very much attracted to this way of working. I hope to do a lot more in the future and have some...
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Friday, June 5, 2009

'MY BROTHER'S KEEPER"

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Here is the second painting I have done using the new Daniel Smith Watercolor Sticks. This is a full sheet of watercolor paper. I coated t...
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Sunday, February 1, 2009

HIGH KEY PALETTE PAINTING

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I was determined to paint an acceptable (to me) painting using this palette from Nina Leland's new color book. I created each palette b...
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Friday, December 19, 2008

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I hope to have the internet thing fixed today. In the meantime, I am working against time again to get this posted. I sat at the gallery y...
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Sunday, December 14, 2008

FRENCHMAN WITH SHAPE, COLOR AND TEXTURE AGAIN!

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I am having difficulties with technology today. My internet connection comes and goes and it is my computer that is the problem. My "...
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Saturday, December 13, 2008

FRENCHMAN WITH SHAPE, COLOR AND TEXTURE!

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Today I sat at the Gallery. I was expecting to be alone so I was surprised to find the committee for CWA Annual Exhibit working in the kitc...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008

TEXTURE AND COLOR EXPLORATION!

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This is a quarter sheet of 300 lb hot press watercolor paper that was a failed painting. I was anxious to try some of the new ideas I have ...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

SLIDE SHOW FOR FRENCHMAN: LINE AS TEXTURE!

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Here are some truly creative solutions to the weekly challenge using LINE AS TEXTURE! Tomorrow I will reveal the next week's LINE CHA...
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Saturday, September 13, 2008

FRENCHMAN: LINE AS TEXTURE #2

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I'm not sure this really qualifies as "line" but it certainly is TEXTURE! The stamp I used was web-like lines, so I started o...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

LINE AS TEXTURE PAINTING #1 FINISHED

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I spent a few hours today finishing up the painting. My biggest problem was getting the support board to be perfectly level. I am painting...
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Monday, September 8, 2008

DOMINANT ELEMENT: LINE...WEEK 2...LINE AS TEXTURE!

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Staying with LINE as the dominant element, use it as texture! Keep colors to maximum 5 tubes, your choice. Texture can be either visual or...
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Saturday, August 9, 2008

TYVEK TEXTURE TO THE MAX!

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I'm working on a new painting. I decided to try collaging with torn Tyvek. I saw a beautiful painting on Thursday by Leslie that had s...
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

OVERKILL!

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I texturized the dickens out of this piece of paper then kept piling on the paint. I used some of my new stamps in dots and checks for the ...
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Friday, August 1, 2008

NEW PAINTING...NEW TITLE

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The Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society has a theme for their annual show. This year the theme is "On the Edge". I was thinkin...
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