Monday, July 30, 2012
Maria Hauswirth - "Rosa"
Artist: Maria
Hauswirth
Medium: watercolor,
fabriano 300g, satiniert
Size : 30,5 x 45,5
cm
Blogspot http://mariahauswirth.blogspotSunday, July 29, 2012
Challenge 31 - Greeting a New Day
First of all I want to say a big Thank You to all who shared their paintings and took the time to provide comments. Our goal in the blog is to be able to help each other by providing critiques ... and we also learn by studying different interpretations of the subject by different artists … but I have discovered that being a part of this small group of nice friends also keeps me inspired, motivated and happy.
There were so many beautiful painting in the last challenge (Olympic Beach – Greece). I would really like to congratulate all the artists for their success in creating such captivating and marvelous paintings even with a very difficult subject. Each painting calls us to stop for a moment, relax and enjoy the splendour of nature all around us. I am reminded of the following lines from a book by Sir Martin Conway which I read sometime back -
"Some people can see beauty almost everywhere; they are conscious of beauty all day long. The gift of such perfect instinct for beauty comes by nature to a few. But it can be cultivated by almost all. ...And those are the really artistic souls... people who by nature and by education have acquired the power to see beauty in what they look at, and then to set it down on paper or canvas, or in some other material, so that other people can see it too."
About the composition
The boundaries of visual experience each painting gives us are limited only by the viewers sensitivity and imagination. When you analyze this composition, please look behind the obvious, behind the front screen. Explore it. Let it talk to you and listen to its story carefully. As your eyes glide following the light from the left towards the right side of the composition ... recognize the scenes of the future, the present, and the past embedded in its dazzling new promises, calm reality and the subtle shadows of disappearing memories.
If your first thought is that this is just a beautiful rose, please look again. Listen, observe, imagine ... Feel its power and paint it the way you see and feel it. Each of us will see hidden messages in a different way, hear different whispers, but I know that all of us will enjoy it.
In this composition I would like to invite you to follow your imagination, let it fly beyond the obvious and discover your dreams visualized in the art you are about to create. It makes so much difference, and the final painting tells so much more without even noticing it.
Let me give you an example. When I look at this composition I see a whole life in it.
I see the future - dazzling lights in the distance, promising a glorious life without worries and uncertainty. The faith that there is always another beginning, far away, but close enough to follow the guiding lights illuminating the trails.
I see the present - each living day as it goes by ... full of fulfilled and also ...sometimes missed expectations.
Then there is the past - vanishing memories and shadows of soon to be forgotten times.
If I am to put this composition in words it will be - Undeniably there is a hope, a new future about to begin which calling and waiting for us (the left side of the composition) ... there is the present reality (the clearly focused part of the composition) and ... there are hazy shadows of the past lost in the darkness of forgotten times (the right side of the composition).
Please send a photo of your painting latest by Sunday, Sep 16. The next painting reference will be posted on Sep 17.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Pragya Bhatnagar - "Heavenly Bliss"
Artist: Pragya Bhatnagar
Title- Heavenly Bliss
Medium/ support- Watercolors on paper
Size- 32cm/ 24cm
Website: www.facebook.com/DivineArt.PB
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
Maria Hauswirth
Artist Maria Hauswirth
Medium watercolor, fabriano 300g, rau
Size 27 x 35cm
Blogspot http://mariahauswirth.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Madhavi Reddy
Artist Madhavi Reddy
Medium Watercolor(Canson Watercolor Paper)
Size 8x11 inches
Blogspot http://gracefulpaints.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Angela Sullivan - "We Might Get Wet"
Title: We Might Get Wet
Medium: Oil on 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas
Artist: Angela Sullivan
Blog: www.angelasacrylics.blogspot.
Blog: www.angelasacrylics.blogspot.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Krystyna Prus Szczepanowski
Artist: Krystyna Prus Szczepanowski
Size: 31 x 41 cms / 12" x 16"
Medium & Support: Watercolour On Arches Cold pressed 90 Lbs
Facebook page: Krystyna Szczepanowski Watercolours
Friday, June 29, 2012
Midori Yoshino
Size: 20cm x 24cm
Medium & Support: watercolour
Artist Blog:midoriy.blogspot.com
Artist Website: email midoriyoshino18@gmail.com/
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Renate Arends - "Day at the beach"
Title
Artist
Medium & support : Watercolor and paper
Size
Monday, June 18, 2012
Challenge 30 - Olympic Beach Greece
Viewing the abundance of creative interpretation and beautiful paintings in the last challenge reminded me of the following quote:
"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou.
It's been a true pleasure viewing so many different paintings each of which surprised us with it's own loveliness. On behalf of all of us I would also like to extend a very warm welcome to many new participants.
And above all, I want to say a big Thank You to all of us who take the time to provide comments and feedbacks. I know from personal experience how uplifting and motivational it can be for an artist to hear encouraging words from another artist about his/her painting. I know that each of us really really appreciates all the kind words and feedback we receive from our small group of warm hearted souls.
About the composition
I imagine we learned a lot about painting the form and details in the last few challenges. It is time for a change - something equally beautiful, just somehow different.
This is a photo I took last summer. of the gorgeous Olympic Beach in Greece. Even now, when I look at it, I feel a gentle breeze... the soft but dramatic rising of a new day ....and a general feeling that all my clocks have stopped counting time. For those of us living in North America it is hard to imagine, but for a week there, among thousands of tourists, I had almost no chance to see anyone using a cell phone or other advanced electronic equipment. I felt very rested and tranquil and am happy that I got a chance to visit this beautiful beach.
I am sharing this with you so that you can "feel the place" and paint that feeling of calmness and timeless beauty. Please pay attention to the dramatic light, the "hole" in the sky letting the Sun illuminate the stage - a relaxed couple under an umbrella and silhouette of a far away fishing boat greeting a new day.
Please send a photo of your painting latest by Sunday, July 29. The next painting reference will be posted on July 30.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Midori Yoshino
Title: White Lilies
Artist: Midori Yoshino
Medium: Watercolour
Blog: midoriy.blogspot.com/
Email: midoriyoshino18@gmail.com
Robie Benve
- Artist: Robie Benve
- Size: 16" x 20"
- Medium & Support: Acrylic On Canvas
- Web site: http://www.positivelyrobie.
blogspot.com
Nanda Devi - "White Lilies"
Artist . Nanda Devi
size 15"x 10.6"
Medium and support: Water colors on watercolor paper 300gsm
Artist blog :nandadeviy.blogspot.in
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Erma Pierce - Lily In Vase
Artist: Erma Pierce
Size: 7" x 10-1/4"
Medium & Support: Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. Coldpress
Artist Blog: ermapierce.blogspot.comThursday, June 14, 2012
Rita Vaselli - "Summer Lilies"
- Artist: Rita Vaselli
- Title: Summer Lilies
- Size: 12" X 9"
- Medium & Support: watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb
- Artist Blog: http://ritavaselli.blogspot.com/
Monday, June 11, 2012
Jenni Twidle -"White Lilies"
White Lilies
Coloured Pencil on Paper
6" x 8"
Jenni Twidle
http://craftymusings.blogspot.
http://jeanettesjottings.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Poungjai Anontachai Boyle - "White Lilies"
Title: White Lilies
Artist: Poungjai Anontachai Boyle
Mudium and Support: Watercolour on paper
Size: 5" x 8"
Artist Blog: http://poungjaianontachai.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Betty Hugill
Betty Hugill
Medium & Support: Watercolour on paper
Painted with watercolour pencils and enhanced with watercolour paints.
Ssize 4x6 inches
Blog: Betty-thewoodfairy.blogspot.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Judy - De Draad Aquarellen
Artist: Judy - De Draad Aquarellen
Size: 18 x 25 cm
Medium: watercolor
Artist blog: http://dedraadaquarellen.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
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