Friday, March 7, 2014
"L' orchidée du jardin botanique" by Valérie M.
- Artist: Valérie M.
- Size: 24x30cm
- Medium & Support: watercolor on Bamboo paper 260G
- Artist Flickr Galery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/
94308632@N06/
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
France
Artist: France
size : 24 x 30 cm
médium, support: pastel on canson paper
Artist blog: misstoutoufrance.skyblog.fr
painting process: The paper is strange, hard and the
pastel doesn't penetre . Well, I rubbed only the flower for more
softness and that makes its effect!!!
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Brigitte L
Taille : 24x30
Medium et support : aquarelle sur papier 300gr
Peinture Technique :Figuratif
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
Jenni Twidle
9.5"x7"
Gouache on sage green mount board
Jenni Twidle
Artist Comments: It is actually
painted on a mid green background and there is a lot more green in the
flower. The yellow and white are ok. Two photos of the same painting are included in this post - the top one is better, but the flower markings don't show up as in the original in the top photo.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Challenge 44 - Lady's Slipper Orchid
The last challenge "Antique Rugs" brought forth so many exquisite paintings each of which demonstrated the creativity and imagination which transforms a photo into art. I want to thank everyone for participating and sharing their beautiful paintings. Whenever a new painting appears on PADT, it is so nice to study it and see how the artist interpreted the photo. An artist recently wrote that when she visits PADT she feels like it's a "tranquil oasis in the internet" and I am grateful to everyone for their support in making it so.
About the composition
I had been away from home for the last few weeks visiting Montreal and I shot the photo for this challenge in Montréal Botanical Garden (Jardin Botanique de Montréal ). With many indoor greenhouses, thousands of plants and bird species, this beautiful garden is one of the largest nature museums in the world. And the rainforest greenhouse in the garden certainly provided a warm escape from Montreal's chilly weather :)
The "Lady's Slipper Orchid" in this picture is a very fascinating flower. In many orchids, one of the petals forms a landing platform for insects; here the petal is transformed into an elegant pouch-shaped insect trap. Unlike the pitcher plant which has a similar pouch, this orchid does not trap insects to eat them. It tricks the insects into helping in the fertilization process.
The petal which is shaped like the trap is called the lip of the orchid and lures the visiting insects and they invariably end up falling inside the pouch which has very slippery walls. However, one location in the pouch which is closest to the pollens is not slippery, here we have tiny upward pointing hairs. As the insect climbs up on this "hair ladder", squeezing past the pollens, it either carries away the orchid's pollens or leaves the pollens from another flower here.
In this challenge I invite you to use this reference photo for your paintings and drawings to paint this exotic intelligent flower.
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Please send your paintings by April 1, 2014. The next challenge will be posted on April 2, 2014.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Horst Hittenberger
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- Artist: Horst Hittenberger
- Size: 14 x 11
- Medium & Support: Oil on canvas panel
- Artist Blog: http://
horsthittenberger.blogspot. com/ - Artist Website:
- Painting Technique : Representational
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Valérie M.
- Artist: Valérie M.
- Size: 24x32cm
- Medium & Support: Bamboo watercolor paper
- Artist Website: https://www.facebook.com/
valeriemafrica - Painting Technique : watercolor
Monday, February 3, 2014
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Angela Sullivan - "Big Blue Jug"
Medium: Oil
7x5 canvas panel
Artist: Angela Sullivan
Blog: www.angelasacrylics.blogspot.
Website: www.asullivanart.com
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
France
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Artist: France
Size: 40 x 30 cm
Médium; oil painting
Artist blog: www.misstoutoufrance.skyblog.
Update from artist: The new version is posted below the earlier version. In this "I added shadow
under the armchair and the carpet is smaller."
Update from artist: The new version is posted below the earlier version. In this "I added shadow
under the armchair and the carpet is smaller."
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Antonio Romero Santana
Size: 31 x 44 cm.
Medium & Support: Acrílico sobre papel
Artist Blog: http://romerosantana.blogspot.
Shirley Bond - "Cat on Chair"
Artist Shirley Bond
Medium Watercolor on watercolor paper 7" X 9"
A
difficult study. All the patterns were very difficult to do even though
I first did a small beginning sketch to try to figure the pattern out.
I loved the colors of the painting I found the bottom carpet to be
to overwhelming to the composition so I exchanged it for a cat on the chair.to try and center the composition.
After all in my house there always seems to be a cat on the chair!!Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Midori Yoshino
Monday, January 6, 2014
Challenge 43 - Antique Rugs
As we begin the first challenge this year 2014, I would like to once again wish all of us a very very Happy New Year!
Each of the beautiful paintings in the last challenge was such a visual delight. For PADT visitors and artists it was as if each day in the holiday season brought a new gift - the unmatched pleasure of seeing a wonderful new painting!
I hope this year brings many new exciting opportunities for all of us to do what we love so much - paint and draw and explore new horizons in art.
Thank You!!
About the composition
I visited a friend of mine, such a gorgeous human being, and very dedicated admirer and antique rugs collector. Needless to say how many still life compositions crossed my mind as soon as I saw this breathtaking display of antique tapestries and rugs. I listened to many wonderful history lessons and stories about people crossing the continents & deserts, with one of the rugs you see here displayed, being old 134 years.
In my personal opinion, this is the most complex challenge I posted so far on PADT. I hope you will collect your artistic courage and give it a chance to surprise you.
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Please send your paintings by February 16. The next challenge will be posted on Feb 17, 2014.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Jenni Twidle
12"x 8"
coloured pencil and pastel on black Canford paper
Artist comments - I
had very great difficulty photographing this. The paper was not really
suitable for coloured pencil because it would not take many layers. I
ended up embellishing it with pastels!
Jenni Twidle
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Marie-Claude Sauze
Size is 6 x 8 inches
Watercolor on paper
My website : http://mcsauze.fr
Technic watercolor
Friday, December 27, 2013
Antonio Romero Santana
Size: 31 x 23 cm.
Medium & Support: Acrílico sobre papel
Artist Blog: http://romerosantana.blogspot.
Monday, December 23, 2013
Nelvia Mcgrath - "Contemplation"
Title: Contemplation
Size: 9x12
Medium & Support: Color Pencil on Artagain black paper
Painting
Technique: First off I want to tell you all what a great job you did,
this was a toughie, at least for me. This is black paper and getting
back to white was tough. I did the rose mostly in watercolor white
pencil will a little yellow and pinks. But object is to finish and
learn something and that I did, just squeaking in under the wire. Happy
Holidays to all!!!
Nancie Johnson - "Flower with Glass"
Title: Flower with Glass
Artist: Nancie Johnson
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 9" x 12"
Artists blog: http://nancies-art.Sunday, December 15, 2013
Pat Koscienski - "White Rose and Wine"
Artist: Pat Koscienski
Size: 10" x 8"
Medium & Support: Acrylic on board
Artist Blog: www.patkoscienski.blogspot.com
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Sylvia Young - " It’s Christmas"
When i started this painting it was still November but as i worked on it, December crept up and before I knew it my husband is putting up Christmas lights, so I began adding a few Christmas additions to the painting.Hope this gets you in the mood, and I wish all painters a very Happy Christmas.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Shirley Bond
Size 7"x7"
Support: Watercolor on watercolor paper
Artist Notes:
Difficult to paint to get the black background dark enough but I did mask the outline of the rose and the brighter area of the wine glass before painting the background.
Jean-Michel Gruet
Acrylic, pastel and watercolor pencils on black paper.
24 x30 inches
Artist Notes: Minimalist approach
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Horst Hittenberger
- Artist: Horst Hittenberger
- Size: 12 by 9
- Medium & Support: Canvas Panel
- Artist Blog: http://horsthittenberger.
blogspot.com/ - Artist Website:
- Painting Technique : Realistic
Mari Jose Molina
Artist: Mari Jose Molina
Size: 20x11
Medium & Support: Acuarela sobre papel
Artist Blog: marijoepintora.blogspot.
Monday, December 2, 2013
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