This is a very large painting that I have started (30"X40"). Possibly a beginning to a new series. Been working on the layout for a couple weeks and am now starting to apply colors.
Excited to be participating in the Melbourne Art Festival April 27 & 28th. If you are able to, stop in and visit me at booth #44. Several new paintings will be unveiled!
This shows the progression of a painting. This is a 3ft X 5ft commissioned piece for a most wonderful nursery in Cresco, Iowa called Plantpeddler! This is in the very rough stages and the final will not be posted until its unveiling!
Be sure to check out the nursery at www.plantpeddler.com
No matter what you paint...what style your art when I teach you will hear me say "feel the painting". By that I mean put yourself into the art..feel the roundness of a sphere. Feel the coolness of the shade when you put your hand into the shade of your painted tree. Feel the heat of the sun..if you can not feel then perhaps you need to stand back and "feel" the changes you need to make. Imagine you are creating a sculpture..you have to feel the roundness of the object...the same with painting!
Whether it is an Iowa landscape or a flower petal...step inside and get the "feel" of the trees or the curve of the petals!
The classes at the Shueyville Art Gallery are a series of 6-2hour sessions. My students work to accomplish the sense of feel during these.