Monday, August 31, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
Sripriya Sridharan
Size: 15 x 23"
Medium & Support: water colour & Paper
Artist Blog: http://ujeevni.blogspot.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Valérie M. - "Les Cerises"
- Title: "Les Cerises"
- Artist: Valérie M.
- Size: 30x40cm
- Medium & Support: Watercolor and pencil 2B on Montval paper 300g
- Artist Flickr Galery: http://www.flickr.com/
photos/94308632@N06/set
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Béronel
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Artist: Béronel
Size: A3
Medium & Support: Paper
Artist Blog: http://beronel.blogspot.fr
Painting Technique: Pencils, watercolor
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Terri Einer-Einer Arts
Artist: Terri Einer-Einer Arts
Image 1: I always print these out in black & white so I can image the image in my own style and color scheme.
Image 2: Outline in Black paint
Image 3: I then choose my color palette
Image 4: Block in the colors remembering where I want the highlights and shadows
Image 5: Finished!
Renate Arends - "Cherries in Stone Bowl"
Title: cherries in stone bowl
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Artist: Renate Arends
Size: 15 x 20 cm.
Medium & Support: watercolor on paper
Artist Blog: www.renatearends.blogspot.nl (aquarellen van renate)
Painting Technique:
My first painting in which I have used painting in layers. A real challenge for me because I had to wait until the previous layer is completely dry before the next.
I myself am very pleased with the result, particularly as to the colors of the background.
I have tried to approach the colors as well as possible by mixing colors. I found that the colors from the photo were not pure colors but "old" colors that I find very beautiful.
I have added the shadows because without the shadows it looked like the bowl and the cherries were hanging in the air. Now there is the idea that they are standing on something.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Lovive
- Artist: Lovive
- Size: 24 cm x 32 cm
- Medium & Support: Watercolour on paper
- Artist Website : https://loviveart.wordpress.
com - Painting Technique : Watercolour
Friday, August 7, 2015
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Challenge 55 - Bowl with Cherries
I was deeply touched by your emails communicating admirable enthusiasm and determination to complete the paintings in spite of everyday challenges life brings to us. It uniquely communicates how important it is to nurture our inner happiness, spiritual health, and need and & desire to practice, learn, and create.
About the composition
This setup represents a classical still life with the main light source positioned at the top left corner, and shadows heading into diagonally opposite direction. I took this photograph in the room with big windows and a lot of natural light coming in. This resulted in a significant amount of this window light being reflected from the surrounding walls back into the composition, and causing pronounced and distinguished reflected light in the shadow areas.
Instead of dark flat background, which is what we usually get in the photographs I added digitally some interest, so that the whole composition looks a little more closer to ready to paint as is. Of course you are free to use any amount of artistic license your like and create your own unique interpretation.
You will notice that there are no hard edges in the composition. All is soft, gracefully blending from one color into another, creating almost magical appearance and intriguing reality.
Please send your paintings by September 13, 2015. The next challenge will be posted on September 14, 2015.
Renate Arends
foto 1: sketch
Artist : Renate Arends
Title : "Still Life with Flowers and Fruit" by Juan van der Hamen y León, 1629
Size : 30 x 40 cm.
Medium and support : Watercolor on paper
Artist Blog : www.renatearends.blogspot.com (Aquarellen van Renate) Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Penny Lee StewArt
Artist: Penny Lee StewArt
Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches ACEO size
Medium & Support: Acrylic on heavy paper
Artist Blog: http://penny-stewart.
Artist Website: www.pennyleestewart.
Painting Technique: Painterly
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Friday, July 24, 2015
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Lovive
- Artist: Lovive
- Size: 24 cm x 32 cm
- Medium & Support: Watercolour on paper
- Artist Website : https://loviveart.wordpress.
com - Painting Technique : Watercolour
Béronel
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Artist: Béronel
Size: A3
Medium & Support: Paper
Artist Blog : http://beronel.blogspot.fr
Painting Technique: Pencils, watercolor
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Monday, July 6, 2015
Antonio Romero Santana
Artist: Antonio Romero Santana
Size: 39 x 28 cm.
Medium & Support: Acrílico sobre papel
Artist Blog: http://romerosantana.blogspot.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Mohepi - "Nature morte aux figues"
#1
#2
- "Nature morte aux figues"
- watercolours on Canson Fontenay, 300g
- 28 x 28 cm
- http://mohepi-aquarelles.
blogspot.fr/
Monday, June 22, 2015
Challenge 54 - Still Life - Basket of Fruits (Old Masters Painting)
This visit proved again and again that there is no better motivation to create beautiful art then spending time looking at beautiful art. Similarly, as we all already know very well, there is no better way to learn, than learn from the best.
The last composition was very challenging for majority of the artists, and we all appreciate so much the brave attempts of a few who did participate and encourage all of us at PADT. Thank you very much!
About the composition
For this challenge and PADT artists I have chosen a portion of fairly large still life composition from the Metropolitan Museum of fine art. This really amazing painting has very pronounced all important elements of a good still life composition we can all learn from.
You can create a similar still life composition of your own, or choose only portion of this one such as the plate with figs or branch with fruits, as long as you pay attention to the following important elements.
- the light source is positioned at the top right corner, consequently all cast shadows follow the opposite direction, bottom-left.
- all shadow edges are very soft
- branches in the background partially appear from and partially disappear into dark background
- the back edge of the table is barely visible, and only behind the basket, to help communicate depth in the space
- the objects at the front are intentionally positioned closer to the viewer almost offering themselves, partially off the table so that they can create long and pronounced drop down cast shadows
- the colors of the objects in the foreground are brighter and more saturated, the colors of the objects in the background are darker and significantly less saturated
- the eye level (horizon line), even though not so distinctly pronounced as it would have been if this had been a landscape painting, is positioned at the brightest portion of the fruits in the basket, around top left golden mean.
Please send your paintings by July 26, 2015. The next challenge will be posted on July 27, 2015.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Valérie M. - ""Easter in the greenhouse - Pâques dans la serre""
- Title: "Easter in the greenhouse - Pâques dans la serre"
- Artist: Valérie M.
- Size: 27x20cm
- Medium & Support: Watercolor and pencil 2B on Montval paper 300g
- Artist Flickr Galery: http://www.flickr.com/
photos/94308632@N06/set
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Philippe Béronel
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Artist: Béronel
Size: A3
Medium & Support: Paper
Artist Blog : http://beronel.blogspot.fr
Painting Technique: Pencils
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Monday, June 8, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Monday, May 4, 2015
Challenge 53 - Easter in the Garden
About the composition
This sweet lady stole my heart when I recently visited Centennial botanical garden in Toronto.
It was Easter week and she carried adorable basket full of chocolates smiling and offering to every kid that entered the garden.
I told her that I am an artist and have a lot of fellow artists who would be very happy to paint her portrait if she would be so kind to pose for me so that I can take her picture and use as a reference. She gladly agreed and now we have very adorable subject to paint in this challenge. I hope you would really enjoy painting her portrait.
Please send your paintings by June 14, 2015. The next challenge will be posted on June 15, 2015.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Sabine from Painting in Tuscany
- Artist: Sabine from Painting in Tuscany.
- Size, Medium and support: 22x30 cm, Watercolor on Fabriano paper 300 grs
- http://paintingintuscany.
blogspot.it/ - https://www.facebook.com/
profile.php?id=100006321003440
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