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Light and Shadow Across the Still Life
For this week’s Tuesday night still life, we placed a spotlight low on the table, emphasizing the shadows the objects cast.
This is Where We Will Plant It
I moved the potted azaleas around for a few days and think this may be the perfect place for painting them over the next few years.
Narcissus on a Shopping Bag
Narcissus make me smile, I hope you get a smile from these too.
Papaya on a Breakfast Tray
Our online Tuesday still life group painted two beautiful papaya halves on a breakfast tray. I liked my sketch but felt my composition needed something more, and today I painted in the azaleas and blue vase over the second papaya … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Shizen paper, Blue Vase, Gouache, Papaya, Still Life
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Azaleas with Philodendron
Azaleas mean spring is here again, hooray! And don’t they look great with a philodendron leaf in a blue vase?
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Tagged Azaleas, Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, Philodendron, Spring
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Philodendron and Amaryllis
It is Tuesday, which means it is still-life painting on Zoom. Tonight we painted an amaryllis along with several philodendron leaves. I like a shapely philodendron leaf because its irregular border and empty spaces are so much fun to draw.
Tuesday Night Still-life
Our Tuesday night still-life group met online, and we were quickly engrossed and painting away. The pot was tilted on its side and I spent forever trying to get the angles of the mouth and sides to look right. I … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 