
Sunday, October 31, 2010
"At Least the Monkey is Happy" watercolor in progress by Kathy Michels

Happy Halloween, Maria Kovalenko Leysens
Saturday, October 30, 2010
"Finished" Child portrait in watercolor by artist Linda Young
I originally painted the background a light cobalt blue, then medium blue to build up the color; but his eye's and hair got "lost" and didn't stand out; in fact it was quite boring! I slept on it overnight and this morning when I awoke to the painting by my bed, I saw it with a fresh eye. It was apparent to me what was needed: depth and texture. The colors in the background I chose were combinations of (or straight) mixes of cobalt, burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, sap green and quinacridone red. There are many layers of glazing in the background and most of it was done wet into wet.
I'm happy with the way Roman turned out. I hope you have liked the steps to creating this painting from start to finish. I feel like I know Roman personally without ever having met this little man. Maybe one day, I'll get to meet him face to face.
Linda Young Watercolors website
The Visitors by RL Huff
"The Visitors" started off as a still life painting. But then, with all the birdseed everywhere, due to the feeder above, there were always visitors, and this picture just wouldn't be right without them!!! (A nuthatch and a chipmunk) Now I have 2 challenges ahead of me, after letting this one sit to see if there's anything I am not happy with, is a 12x24 of a barrel racer I need to start, and one titled "hunting season" that will be on it's way to getting paint on it today. :))) that one is 18x36, the biggest size I have ever worked with!!! It will be a humourous one, sorta like the visitors, but a little irony thrown in. :) Can't wait to see that one emerge!!!
This visitors one was fun to do, especially since it evolved a little differently than I had imagined. But isn't that the way a painting always goes!!
Last Bit of Green by Julie Riker
Friday, October 29, 2010
Another tease, Andy Smith, watercolor
A tease... of more to come.
is Nov. 19-21
The best display
of new paintings
will be on Friday!
Invitation
and info is on my
website.
My Lost Work

Every great artist has to have a lost work, right?
This was another of my waterfall paintings I did many moons ago. The setting is the bottom of Adam's Falls in Rickett's Glen park.
It was sold the very week I hung it in a local restaurant, about two weeks after finishing it. Spoke to the buyer a few years back and she admitted the painting was lost. Unfortunately, she had gone through a separation, moved and sometime after all the dust settled the painting was gone. I was younger then and took a lousy image. This is scanned from that image so it's somewhat poor quality. Acrylic. I don't remember the exact size, but it was fairly large. Approx. 26x30.
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Another Mixed Breed by Maria Kovalenko Leysens
My Fuller Lake by Mary Beth Brath

Thursday, October 28, 2010
"Double Glory" Oil Pastel by Tatiana Myers
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Child Portrait, painting stages of a watercolor by artist Linda Young
I've left the top of his head purposely lighter and mostly untouched for now; the shoulders are also slightly lighter. The background is next; but will have to be put aside for a day or so due my work schedule.
I haven't been able to put these posts on my own blog because the person who will be receiving this goes to my blog and on my facebook pages is a "friend". To post them there will ruin my client's Christmas surprise. The white balance is "off" as you can tell by the grayish looking white of the paper behind him. I have the painting stretched on a board that won't fit into the scanner; but when it's finished, I'll be able to scan and get a true color jpeg.
Linda Young Watercolors website
Enjoying God's Fruit - Acrylic Palette Knife Painting of Titmouse, Snow, and Berries by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski
8" x 10"
Acrylic on 300 lb watercolor paper
Palette Knife
'Fall at Fuller Lake'
Red Fox in Pumpkin Patch Pastel by Charlotte Yealey

8-1/2x11
Pastel on Wallis paper
I visited this pumpkin patch last October to pick out pumpkins with my grandchildren and while I was there I kept thinking that it would be great to see a red fox run by. So a year later while going through my reference photos I pulled out the photos I took in this pumpkin patch . Then I went through my wildlife photos and found a fox photo I took years ago that was small and blurred since this fox was trotting through a field one morning. That's how I got the idea to create this pastel.
Child Portrait, the painting stages of a watercolor by Linda Young
Linda Young Watercolors website
Monday, October 25, 2010
Painting Demonstration, ANDY SMITH, watercolors
Open House held Nov 19-21 all the paintings
are being held secret until then. I am not working
on blogs until after that time. On my personal
blog I am featuring a demonstration. If you are
interested go to: http://www.andysmithartist.blogspot.com/
Scroll down to 10/21 for Step 1.
Questions are welcome. Below is a sample...
The very beginning.
A hand drawn sketch
that will be my guide.
RED LEAF 2
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
63/100
'Red Leaf 2'
Oil 5 x 7
63/100
Day 63
When I found this red leaf, the bits of orange and
yellow in it, as well as those curling tips were begging
me to paint it. After taping it onto a support so that I
could study it and begin the painting, I decided that the
masking tape was going to become a part of the
painting itself. What do you think - do you think
that it works?
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here on this blog, please contact me.
No new Photo to share, yet (soon!)... new website!!
Smoke and Dust, 9 x 12, oil on panel, by Ron Donoughe
"Reflections of Autumn" by Debra Tritt Kreiger
"Reflections of Autumn" 10"x7.5" on 140lb Arches paperThis is a piece I did plein air painting at Fuller Lake last week. I finished the painting in my studio. It turned out to be almost abstract! So much activity going on in nature in the fall season. All the wonderful textures and colors. My senses seemed to go into overload! I thought this would be a different view as the last brightly colored leaves are hanging on and the branches are ever so close to the water. It was a beautiful day!
Debi Watson ~ New Watercolor Painting ~ Deer
October - the cornfields are picked over and last year's fawns are getting big. With the weather changing, it's foggy some mornings, until the bright sunlight burns through it. Fall is my favorite time of year.Sunday, October 24, 2010
"Standing the Gap" by Michael LeKites
Still a work in progress. I've done a little more refinement in several areas. Toned down the stone and changed direction of some of the lines. I've refined the ground some more. Plan on bringing the grass over a little further on the left. The path is coming from the right, going through the arch and down the right behind them. The largest work still unfinished is her dress, her belt and necklace. His front foot is unfinished. His weight is on the side of his foot, so there is an angle to the front foot.
There are lots of little things that need work. The background needs more refinement. Things like that. I'm not completely happy with her eyes, but at some point you have to say it' s enough and move on to the next thing.
I'm still having some trouble taking images of this and I'm not sure why. Its very glossy (been using touch up varnish to keep the dry areas wet). Getting a lot of reflections in the painting that I never seemed to have trouble with in other works.
I've also come up with a title. A little different than what I thought. A somewhat different story than I had planned.
FALLING LEAVES AT FULLER LAKE
Plein Air Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Linen Panel
9 x 12
The day we were to meet at Fuller Lake in Pine
Grove Furnace, the day started out with dark clouds
and drizzle. Fortunately, the clouds moved out quickly,
and we had a beautiful, sun-drenched day. The breeze
skittered the leaves across the water and through the
air, and the colors were fantastic!
If you would like to see more of my work,
please visit my website or my blog. If you are
interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see
here on this blog, please contact me.
A Few Pages of My Book
Journal Pages - India - Jennifer VonStein
Lemons & Flower - Acrylic Palette Knife Impressionistic Still Life Painting by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski
This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's Paint and Draw Together Blogspot. It was done with a palette knife using acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped 12" x 12" canvas. The bowl in her photograph was translucent, and I must admit defeat with painting that translucency and painted it a more opaque bowl. For the sake of art, some things have to be altered for the viewer to see a more understandable piece....and, this was one of those times. I also cropped and flipped her photograph... Please visit Lela's PADT site to see the original photograph and the many renditions being submitted by other artists. If you have any questions, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com To see more of my works, both representational and abstract, visit my website and blogspot at:
Child Portrait, The painting stages of a watercolor painting by Linda Young
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Tatiana Myers 2009 - 2010 selected art works.
"Searching for the Light" watercolor by Kathy Michels
http://www.artbykathymichels.com/
prints are available for sale on most pieces
Baby Time Drawings by Kathy Michels


As I sit here getting all my artwork organized I ran across these two drawings. They were so fun to do for a little practice. When our youngest son flew the coop a few years ago we joined the rank of empty nesters. It was then that I started devoting as much time as possible to my art.
I still love every minute of it. I have seen people start drawing and painting after they retired at 60, 70 and 80 years old. The work they put out was just breathtaking. You can never be too young or too old to pick up a paint brush. I did these drawings as I began practicing baby features. This was at a time when I was meeting these retirees who were such an inspiration.
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Sedona Stream
It's show season! Which for me, means travels to Minneapolis, San Francisco, Tampa, Savannah and Pasadena (my present location). Next up are Atlanta and Raleigh. Oh, and I went to India for week, too, because I needed a break!
So many beautiful paintings have been posted - I am truly thrilled to be a part of this group.
Sorry I haven't posted as much, but I have been busy painting! This painting is inpsired by Oak Creek in Sedona, AZ, and is acrylic used on a new surface by Strathmore called Wet Media Board. The surface was pretty cool - even when my paint was thoroughly diluted it didn't buckle. Very smooth. The watercolorists in the group might like to try it!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Debi Watson Magazine Article
My article on how to paint snow in watercolor is soon to be out in the December issue of Watercolor Artist magazine. It's a painting challenge with prizes. I also made a free video of how to paint snow using the same steps as the magazine article and you can view that at:
www.youtube.com/debiwatsonwatercolor
Debi Watson website: www.debiwatson.com
Ashcombe Autumn by Julie Riker
Child Portrait in watercolor, the start by artist Linda Young
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Fox Sparrow
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Sue by Maria Kovalenko Leysens
Chambersburg, PA Miniature art show.
4 x 6 ", Pastels on Wallis by Tatiana Myers.
One of my miniatures accepted into Chambersburg 2010.
This month is busy with art shows, dog shows and gallery exchanges... Therefore I'm not posting a lot. My latest news are: two more of my miniature paintings were accepted at one more juried show of miniature art. This time it is 26-th Annual exhibition of Council for the Arts, Chambersburg, PA.
It this year's show: more then 100 artists from all over United States and around 200 of exiting little paintings.
Opening reception: Friday, November 5, from 4 to 7 PM.
Show dates:
November 5 - January 8.
Doc by Maria Kovalenko Leysens
BACKYARD GATE By Cecelia Lyden
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
"Peppers" By Debra Tritt Kreiger

Here is another taste of the harvest. By the time I had gotten around to painting these they got a little wrinkled! Made for some interesting textures.
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You can do some holiday shopping at Deb's Gifts
Monday, October 18, 2010
MORNING SHADOWS and AUTUMN GRASSES By Cecelia Lyden
This past Friday and Saturday I attended a plein air workshop in Newtown, PA., a farm on PLumsock Road. It was hosted by Valerie Craig, a wonderful plein air artist from the Philadelphia area.http://www.valeriecraig.com/index.htmThe setting and scenery were perfect. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the autumn colors were glowing. BUT, the temperature was cold and there were gale force winds blowing non-stop. Easels were toppling everywhere. I lost all my turp. Luckily ,Valeri had some to spare. In spite of the constant pressure of holding my easel in place. I managed to do 3 paintings. Plus, I enjoyed the beautiful farmland, the instruction and being in the company of other artists.
'Study of an Orange-Spotted Sunfish'
Today's Work in Progress by Mary Beth Brath

Sunday, October 17, 2010
Untitled by Michael LeKites
A little more progress. Still much to do. Decided on some changes on the ground. Behind them on the other side of the wall I'm thinking larger grass/wheat kind of thing. Spent more time refining the vista. Some parts still not quite happy with, but it's a beginning. Possibly the one thing I am most frustrated with is her dress. Not happy with the colors and my lack of patience with oils is showing here. I love what they can do but I hate the time it takes to get there. Think I won't be able to finish her dress until I find a tube of something brighter to help with the highlights. I brilliant pink or something. Brilliant magenta. I'll find it. Everything is oil now, too, by the way. Getting closer. I'm thinking maybe 20 more hours or so. I would really like to have this finished by this weekend. That probably means another two weeks.
Please forgive my poor image quality. I took this with lamps and had a little trouble getting the picture right. It was either too bright or too dark. Usually I take my images outside in sun light, but I've been having some trouble with the camera catching the weave of the canvas and washing out the image. Going to have to remedy this camera issue I'm having.
Friday, October 15, 2010
RED LEAF
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
62/100
'Red Leaf'
Oil 6 x 6
62/100
Day 62
The leaves are really coming to their color peak here
in Pennsylvania right now. It seems that everywhere
I go I am picking up the ones that fascinate me because
of their color and/or shape. This one really caught my
attention because of the shades of red, and those curling
leaves.
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please visit my website or my blog. If you are
interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see
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