Interest Not Lost But On Hold - Lavender And Turquoise Painting

Lavender And Turquoise

12x12 Original Acrylic Painting

by Cheri Wollenberg

I looked at the number of posts I've made since 2010 here on my blog.  I've steadily declined each year in the number of posts which was sort of a shock!  I always hope to do better! However, I enjoy writing about my painting processes and the inspiration that motivates me to paint certain subjects.  I have favorite quotes from master artists that I hope to share this year along with my work.  Recently I've been curious about some techniques of mono-printing that I hope to share with readers.  To work with acrylics and these techniques has taken me far from my comfort zone, but in some strange ways has freed my mind to explore and take a few chances that I believe could be beneficial to the process of my painting.  This particular painting is acrylic!  I'm an oil painter by choice, but take a look at the texture that is in the background.  I love it! I'm also challenged as a palette knife painter, so maybe this is why this appeals to me (LOL).

This painting is listed in my Etsy shop.  You can find more information about it by clicking

HERE!

Painting Demo of Bouquet of Daisies - Daisy Dance

Daisies are cropping up all over alongside the roads in Northwest Arkansas.  I find myself dreaming up how to paint them as I travel on the road.  What is really scary is that I would like to stop.....doesn't matter where....and pick some of them.  Is this stealing?  They are wild flowers and they don't look like they belong to anyone!  I fear I have been a thief on occasion.  Tempting they are and I have decided to give you a very small story in pictures about this painting - a painting demo starting at a decision making point.  Here goes:

No....I didn't pick these daisies along the road!  Yes, they are fake!  I prepared a canvas with acrylic paints and did a quick, rough underpainting of the daisies.  I started my imagining a little too late, but I painted gray tones where I would place the daisies and I painted the vase brilliant yellow.  When it was dry I began to paint over the underpainting with my oil paints. 

I have a tendency to over-do everything!!!  I had such a good time painting the daisies that I tried to get them all on the painting support.  This created a perfect ball for a bouquet (a manicured topiary!) (laugh).  I decided I needed to take some of the daisies out!

Daisy Dance

12x12 Original Oil on Canvas

by

Cheri Wollenberg

This is better even though the bouquet is a little tight.  I could paint more flowers out, but this is where I'll stop.  I will paint another one with some real daisy flowers.  This was good practice!  Click here if interested:

Daisy Dance