Kiss a Fireman ~ Day 11

On 9/11 it seems appropriate to talk about the generosity of others.  Here are two painting tips that have been drilled into me by 2 very generous artists/teachers/mentors.  And they are tips that really work to make your paintings better and are super easy to do.

 

1 - top photo - A dark line at the base on an object really grounds the object.  I have placed a dark mark at the base of each vase.  Thank you Jim Salem for repeatedly drilling that into me.

 

2 - bottom photo - A discarded mat close at hand can be used to isolate the image you are working on and give you a clear idea of what your next step should be.  Thank you Robert Burridge.

 

A big thank you to all the artists/teachers who so generously share their wisdom.

 

 And today and all days a huge thank you to firemen, police officers and first responders.  A kiss and hug to you all.

Remembrance
acrylic on paper
7 x 5" matted to 10 x 8"
$45
©Maggie Ruley 2014
 



nine floral paintings in progress
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Thank you to Leslie Saeta for hosting this challenge.

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Fast and loose ~ Day 10

Day 10 of the 30 Day Challenge and I continue to work on my flower series.





Abundance

acrylic on paper

7 x 5"

Matted to 10 x 8"

$45

©Maggie Ruley 2014

 

As I continue to work on the backgrounds of the paintings I only add minimal paint to the vase interiors.  I want to keep the transparent and reflective look of the vases.





nine little bouquets in progress

At the stage you see here the painting is going pretty fast and loose.  Jacklyn Karabaich asked me if I was using fluid acrylics.  They aren't fluid as in Golden Fluid Acrylics but I do like the softer bodies paints like Lukas and Amsterdam.  I also use gesso for my white.  A Bob Burridge trick.

 

 

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Duet ~ Day 9



Duet
acrylic on paper
7" x 5" matted to 10" x 8"
$45
©Maggie Ruley 2014

The painting above is the middle painting, middle row in the photo below.  You can see it changes a lot from this stage to the final painting.

This is a painting exercise I learned from artist

Robert Burridge

Nine little bouquets in progress



Each little painting is starting to take on a life of its own, but I still leave them joined.  They do not get separated until they are all finished.  All of the paintings get worked on at the same time.

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Mute Monday (almost)

Ring around the Rosie
acrylic on paper
7' x 5" matted to 10" x 8"
$45

Day 8
2014 Leslie Saeta's
30 in 30 Days Painting Challenge

Step 2 of the Robert Burridge style warm up

Photos from last year's workshop

 

 

 

Today's Bouquet

I 'm taking a Robert Burridge workshop in February, (birthday treat for myself) so I am refreshing myself with his techniques.  This will be my 3rd workshop with Bob.

Today's Bouquet
7" x 5"
acrylic on paper
matted to 10" x 8"
$45.00

Burridge starts his studio day with small warm-up paintings on paper.  A sheet of water color paper is toned and then divided.  While the paint was still wet I used the end of the paint brush to lay out basic shapes and composition.  The paintings are all 7" x 5".  By the way, did you know, that painting dimensions are correctly given as vertical size first and then the horizontal dimension?

The painting above was the lower right hand grid.  As you can see the final composition is different than the first one.  If you take a Burridge workshop you will hear him say, "Anybody who doesn't change their mind, doesn't have one." 

Today's Bouquet is painting # 7 in Leslie Saeta's 30 day Painting Challenge

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