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BobBlast #238
Let's Paint Something Today.
Welcome back to another BobBlast.
Do you get the urge to paint today... but don't know what to paint? Well this is
what
I do:
Paint something
.
Anything
. Usually a simple object, a fruit, a cup.
Anything simple.
Look at a simple object as a
simple still life with a strong, single light source and paint what you see.
Paint it three times. Three small paper pieces - 8x10 inches, 9x12 inches - your choice. These are my morning warm ups, my "practice" pieces. When given the opportunity, I practice this routine every morning before I work on larger paper and canvas pieces.
This practice time is a relaxed way to teach yourself to paint looser, wetter and freer. Doesn't take long - and you have everything to gain!
I begin on a clean table, covered with 4 mil thick plastic. The table now becomes my palette. Squeeze out dollops of fresh acrylic paint - including black and white. I start by wiping the mid tone of your dominant color. Let dry.
Today, my three warm up paintings will be a single pineapple. I start loose and abstract all over the surface (on top of the mid tone) with a variety of colors. Then I begin the reductive technique of negative shape painting - I paint away any parts that don't look like a pineapple!
You will see in the video demo that I stress the importance of a strong light source. With that in mind, now you will know where to place the darks and lights - the shadows and hot spots - for a dramatic, eye-popping interpretation and impression of a single pineapple.
I see a new series of fruits and vegetables in your future...
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Featured Workshops
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage
Art Center Sarasota
707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Demo: Sunday, February 3, 1-3 pm
Contact Elizabeth Goodwill, Education Director
Experimental Workshop for the Advanced Painter
Art Center Sarasota
707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Contact Elizabeth Goodwill, Education Director
February 22-24, 2019
Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting
Donna Downey Studios
109 Saddletree Road,
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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email donna@donnadowney.com
February 27-March 2, 2019
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage
The Villages, Florida
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Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage Workshop in Mexico
San Miguel de Allende
Contact Flying Colors, (858) 518-0949
FlyingColorsWorkshop@gmail.com
Kudzu Art Zone, Norcross, GA
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Postmodern Collage Painting
Lake Granbury Art Association, Granbury, TX
Contact Dr. Diana Littlejohn (817) 326-5629 or
Loosen Up, Fix & Finish!
Lake Granbury Art Association, Granbury, TX
Contact Dr. Diana Littlejohn (817) 326-5629 or
Postmodern Polyptych Painting
Leading Edge Art Workshops - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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