I Enjoy Being a Girl

I Enjoy Being a Girl - Stage 1

Someone recently asked if I had any blog posts that discussed the techniques I use, so I decided to take some process photos of a piece I was working on...hope this helps! 

With the still lifes in particular I start with a very rough sketch (with my brush and a color similar to the color I tone the panel, but slightly darker...usually a brown, yellow ochre, and white). Then I slowly make my drawing color darker in value and refine it into a tighter, more finished drawing. (shown above)

I Enjoy Being a Girl - Stage 2

The next thing I do is to start filling in the colors I see...going from the darkest darks to the lightest lights. This painting was tricky because I'm used to focusing on making things round...lightest in the center and then gradually getting darker, but all bets are off when you're painting something like chrome...I just played around with it...

I Enjoy Being a Girl - Stage 3

I Enjoy Being a Girl Study

6"x6"

Acrylic on panel

The finished painting! I deepened the darks and lightened the lights...put in all of the details, the foreground, background, and shadows....Since I use acrylics, I've found certain mediums very helpful, such as Golden Acrylic glazing gloss and liquitex slow dri blending medium. I've had a few great teachers. Clint (Clinton T. Hobart) has really helped me learn these techniques.

Teacup and Raspberries

Teacup and Raspberries

6"x 6"

Acrylic on panel

New still life...This teacup is part of a set my grandmother passed down to me...I love the details...the wavy gold line at the base...and what goes better with white and gold then red....picked out the raspberries...second time I've attempted to paint them,,,,I was thinking about painting cherries, but they're out of season...I think the raspberries work well...

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Tea Set and Raspberries

Tea Set and Raspberries

6"x6"

Acrylic on panel

I decided to paint part of a cute little tea set my boyfriend bought when we were in Salem Massachusetts last year.  We decided to do the whole touristy witch  trial thing on our way back from doing some family stuff in Boston. I wanted something red to go with the tea set...Cherries and cranberries were out of season so I decided to pick up some raspberries which I had never painted before...I was a little worried because they are so intricate, but I feel like I tackled it pretty quickly...My grandmother used to collect pieces from different tea sets and when I was little we would have tea time, which was always so much fun...usually we would have something like shortbread with our tea

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