BEHIND THE SCENE: some oldies

Love to paint, but some days, it's hard to get going. Revisiting some oldies...

via Photoshop!

fine art with winter holiday elements

SNOWY PASTEL SKETCH

From boring to pretty...

a bit of snow can transform the landscape, outside my window.

BACK ROADS OF DELAWARE COUNTY

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree"  Emily Bronte

FALL NOCTURNE

At the bend of the road, glimpses of setting sun.

TIPS ON THE RIGHT ART SUPPLY

Sometimes, choosing the right paper is half the job. I love the way the grain of this paper is just right for indicating the misty & moody fall hues, 

thru the use of graphite & pastel.

FALL HUES OUTSIDE MY STUDIO

Another morning of trying to capture the light & atmosphere. I want to emphasis the contrast between the yellow foliage against the dark silhouette of the meadow.

graphite sketch with dashes of pastel

Adding other colors would change the mood of the scene.

SUNFLOWER PATTERN

Sometimes, it's as simple as looking up in the sky to send me back into my studio.

SKY+DAISY+SUNFLOWER= NEW DESIGN

BEHIND THE SCENE, revisiting some old ideas

A collection is never finish. Some late daisy from my garden, last week, inspire me to dig out some illustrations from my archive...

Revisiting & experimenting with icons & texture. Photoshop allows me to try out a few variations fairly quickly.

WIP

DAISY & APPLE INSPIRATION

Beauty in the simple... Let's see how far I get 

with these daisies & apple from the garden?

PLEIN AIR WITH PASTEL

Always searching for ways to express my reaction to nature's beauty. The best part of plein air painting is that I don't get caught up in details. 

I like to use pastel to express a misty morning. I love the spontaneity of the medium. Pastel tends to evoke rather than inform.

I was not far from home, so I can easily clean up. I'm at a stage where I cant decide if I just want to play with pretty colors or experiment with some color combo to express the mood of a foggy morning...

with the fog burning off, it's a different scene!

MEADOW WEEDS, EN PLEIN AIR

Ten thousand pictures come & go every day. Just dont have the time to paint every picturesque corner of Delaware County. It's always a treat to be able to set up my easel to start something. This is an easy scene, since Summer is all about greens.

an excuse to play with pretty greens

mostly strokes, that's how grass grows

I usually rely on my memory to finish the painting in my studio

finish!

ARTIST OPEN STUDIO

It's open studio time! It seems there's a different art tour happening every weekend. I wonder if artists will out number farmers eventually, in my area. This gallery at Rosemary Farm is most interesting. You just have to look out the window & see the artist's inspirations. This horse sanctuary is started by one little artist, she's doing some amazing things!

PAINTING SUMMER FOG

Another morning of trying to captue the light & atmosphere. I use clear blue & soft purple hues to convey the tonal feeling of how the fog softens the whole landscape.

EXCERCISE WITH BLUE & MAGENTA

What a difference a day makes. One view, many moods.

From endless rain to colorful sunset. Mother nature never repeats itself.

EXCERCISE WITH GREENS & PURPLE

Sometimes, inspiration to start a new sketch is as simple as using up some extra paints that's on my palette.

With all this rain in May, the mountains are bursting with greens!