V Is For…
V is for…
Ink, colored pencil
V is for violet. V is for Verona red, Vandyke brown, Victoria green, and Vienna lake. V is for verdigris, viridian, verditer blue, and vermilion, a very vivid red. V is for vine black, Venetian red, and for verdaccio, and neutral color used for underpainting.
V is for viewfinder, vanishing points, and squinting your vision. V is for vignette, vanitas, and for variety in a composition. V is for the vibrant visions of Venice painted throughout history, and for vernissage, a private viewing for VIPs before the exhibition begins.
V is for…
Ebony pencil, ink
V is for vellum, and for verso, the backside of the paper. V is for Viva paper towels, Venice turpentine, and the viscosity of painting vehicles. V is for value scales, and verifying the studio has proper ventilation before you varnish those paintings. V is for the visual excitement of a vigorous brush, and vise grips nearby when you need them.
V is for Van Gogh, Van Goyen, and Vermeer. V is for Velasquez, Vuillard, and Valadon, Utrillo’s mother, and the first female painter admitted into the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts.
V is for becoming a virtuoso at your craft.
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These are some very cool designs. I’m envious I can’t think to do something like them.
Thanks Bill.
These last few letters don’t have much in the art supply aisle!
V is also for ‘v’ery cool!
I love your rendition of ‘Starry Night’ and by the looks of it this alphabet series will be wrapped up before the year is done. Unless, of course, you really get stuck on ‘X’!
I’m waiting for the W.
Thanks Rita! Starry Night was fun. Van Gogh’s style works really well with ink pens.
Bill- ask & ye shall receive…