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My idea for the Van Gogh project was to do a still life in the spirit of Van Gogh. I wanted to use the colors and subjects that were dear to Vincent, but not to try to copy him. I started by selecting colors and values from Still Life With Quince Pears and Vase With […]
I’m almost done with the Van Gogh project piece, but I’m late for this week’s Weekend Drawing Event, and missed last week’s altogether. There’s one WDE image I’d like to get completed from this week’s photo group, if I can.
February’s study of Vincent Van Gogh officially ends tomorrow, but I’ll leave you with an updated […]
If you recall, the sunflowers I’m doing for the Fine Line Artist’s study group began as a horizontal sketch, and the vase had 15 sunflowers. The biggest change came when I altered the format from landscape to portrait. I’m also down to 12 sunflowers, which is okay, because Van Gogh also did a Vase with […]
In a letter to his friend Emile Bernard, Van Gogh wrote that there is no blue without yellow and without orange…
I started the sunflowers with an underpainting of dark red using soft pastel and then wetting it with water. I thought the vase a bit large, and that’s been made smaller. Next, I started adding […]
Van Gogh was influenced by the impressionists and their use of bright colors. He knew that a color would appear more intense if it’s opposite were placed adjacent to it. Primary colors on the standard color wheel are directly across from their opposites, which comprise the secondary colors of the wheel.
What’s interesting about Van Gogh’s […]
Good grief. I’ve been so involved with my self-imposed art studies that I forgot some really big news. What’s the really big news? I’ve been featured as artist of the week at Artist’s Progress, hosted over at Blogspot. Wow!
Sue Whittick’s blog includes how-tos on all kinds of media. Her most recent works are using […]
In my last post, I began discussing possible color schemes for my sunflower piece. Van Gogh is known to have used pieces of yarn to test his color combinations. I cheated and used my printer to create a sheet of thumbnails. Then I used some really old colored pencils to test some color […]
Van Gogh loved sunflowers. He painted them in the landscape, but is better known for them in his still lifes. He began the famous series of sunflower paintings as decorative pieces for the yellow house in Arles, where he and Paul Gaugin shared living quarters and studio space for a short time.
Vase With Fifteen Sunflowers, […]
During 2007, the Fine Line Artists are studying a different artist each month. Understanding that group projects are often more fun than solitary study, they offer an invitation to anyone who’d also like to participate. This month, they’re studying Vincent Van Gogh, and I’m having a wonderful time looking at masterpieces and reading about […]
Last week I got caught up with the other kids getting my images posted for the WDE. This week, I’m late again!
Another image from the sketchbook, Ducky Daycare took about an hour and 45 minutes. Some of the ducklings remain incomplete, as 15 minutes was NOT going to be enough time to finish the drawing. […]
