Tag Archives: Art theory

Apple Can Brush (huh?)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

I know the title sounds like random word salad but since the still life objects are equally random I think it is fitting. The tin can in the painting is from a can of Trader Joe’s Split Pea Soup. I … Continue reading →

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The Color of White (Cool)

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

The Daily Paintworks‘ challenge last week was to paint a white object sitting on patterned fabric using only primary colors and white. For this attempt I decided to use some turquoise, patterned wrapping paper instead. The wrapping paper had clever little snowmen … Continue reading →

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Simplified Shadow Mass with Kwan Yin, Pepper Sauce and Camelia

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

In the Simplified Shadow Mass exercise you practice visualizing the darks and shadows grouped into as few shapes as possible and paint them in one dark color. Then you can vary the colors for the rest of the painting. I … Continue reading →

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Finding My Painting Process; 10 Minute Orange Exercise

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

I read about the Daily Painters’ 10 minute exercise (paint the same thing four times, 10 minutes each) and thought it sounded like fun. What I learned from my attempt (below) is that I need more than ten minutes to … Continue reading →

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The Color Temperature of Light: Lighting Still Lifes

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

When painting outdoors, lighting is controlled by the sun, clouds, atmosphere, and time of day. But in the studio you get to choose your lighting source from window light to bulbs of all kinds. In an article about color in … Continue reading →

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Limited Palettes 2-Color Studies

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

Following in the footsteps of Kathryn Law’s 36 (!) color studies inspired by the Peggi Kroll-Roberts Limited Palettes video, I returned to doing more of my own. As Kathryn explains on her post, it’s all about learning what your colors … Continue reading →

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My Super Bowl (of apples) Sunday

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

I don’t really “get” football although I have fond memories of men (my father and others) gleefully yelling at televised games. I didn’t want to feel left out of the Super Bowl Sunday festivities so I celebrated in my own … Continue reading →

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Tea and Butter, Surface Quality Study #2

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

This is my second study based on Peggi Kroll Robert’s “Surface Quality” video. In order to paint along with her in the video, I tried to use the same elements: a yellow table (or cloth in my case), a cup … Continue reading →

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Tea and Lemon, Surface Quality Study #1

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

This painting is a study based on the exercise in Peggi Kroll-Roberts “Surface Quality” video. I watched the video, then turned it off and painted from my still life set up, trying to incorporate the lesson: paint the darks with … Continue reading →

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Sit Stay Cafe Girl Sketch in Oils

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

When I painted this oil sketch I had three inspirations: First was the Peggi Kroll Roberts video focusing on designing value patterns by simplifying and grouping values, even when the colors are different (e.g. the red umbrella and green trees … Continue reading →

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Painting Value Studies with Peggi Kroll-Roberts DVDs

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

After viewing and savoring my Peggi Kroll-Roberts DVDs, I’m doing the exercises she teaches in them, starting with value studies. To keep it simple and focus on values I used colored blocks for my subject. Above is the last study of the … Continue reading →

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My Oil Painting Breakthrough: Striving Pears and Peggi Kroll-Roberts

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

My friend Kathryn Law wrote on her blog about the workshop she took with Peggi Kroll-Roberts and about Peggi’s instructional DVDs. The videos focus on the things I most wanted to learn, especially creating strong value patterns and making rich … Continue reading →

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