Artichoke

 Whoops, you'll have to turn your head for this one. ;)

Corinna

Self Portrait

Here is one of my self portraits. It is still in progress.

-Corinna

Watercolor Self Portraits

                                             Last one....... Think maybe the eyes are to big!
                                                                      Darla Sikes

Watercolor Self Darla

                                                       I had more fun with this one!
                                                                    Darla Sikes

Here you go Marty this is for you haha :) from Bianca

"Front of Ranchos Church Painting"

                                                 credit given to - Georgia O'Keeffe
                                                        "Front of Ranchos Church"
                                               Worked on this some more after class!
                                                                 by Darla Sikes

Pointillism project - Gretchen Powers

Grisaille Star - Gretchen Powers

Watercolor classwork and homework

This is a page from a magazine reduced to one value.  Started in class and in progress at home.  Isn't she lovely?

Charmaine

Watercolor classwork

This is my change purse painted in class in watercolor in two different values.

Charmaine

I don't have a specific artist but I do like this painting!

(Bianca)

Playing with colors.

Here are a few simple color paintings I did. In the top painting I surrounded the colors with various hues of grey.
Corinna Ripple

Still Life with Color

                                                   Assignment 4  -  Still Life with color
                                                                     by  Darla Sikes

Small Flowers

Here is a small painting I did the other day.  Using "Painting with the White of the Paper" as a guide.

Charmaine

 

Grisaille

                                             My first Grisaille...... What a challenge!
                                                                     Darla Sikes

Chicken Shapes

                          I used Aureolin Yellow, Cobalt Blue, and Indian Red to mix the grays.
                                                                    Darla Sikes

Still Life

                                                           Still Life using grays.
                                                                    Darla Sikes

Breezeway

Here is a painting I did this morning using only grays.  I did not realize it was crooked until I finished it.  But I still like it.

Charmaine

Another Watercolor Fav

I don't know why, but pictures of boats and water are really jumping out at me now for some reason.  Here is a great one by Winslow Homer (don't know its name).

 

Charmaine

Watercolor Favs

There is a kind-of funny story about this painting.  Before I ever moved to Ruidoso and began to paint, I visited the Hurd la Rinconada Gallery and fell in love with this print, framed.  I never dreamed of purchasing it and never thought about it again until the next time I happened to visit the gallery after I had begun painting.  This time I couldn’t say “no” to it but it was pretty expensive and I hated to spend that kind of money for a print.  But I was weak, and so I actually put in on “lay away” and paid it out over three months.  This is a prized possession  in my home and it will always be special to me because it is one of the few pieces of art I ever looked at, paid attention to or had speak to me before I began painting.  I love it.   It is by Andrew Wyeth and is called "Around the Corner".

 

Charmaine

 

This week we will be exploring the colorful world of watercolor grays. John Singer Sargent's painting, Santa Maria della Salute and Simplon Pass are amazing examples of powerful grays.

 

Oscar Bluemner

Another favorite watercolor and multi-media artist.           Jean Wright

O'keeffe

A beautiful water color by Georgia O'keeffe.

Posted by: Corinna

Jennifer Stone

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My Last watercolorists is Jennifer Stone.  I love her work and the effects she gets with collage on paper. 

                                                      Posted by:  Darla Sikes

January 16, 2014        This is the last of my watercolorist. This painting is created by Tom Noble. Tom is from Taos, New Mexico. I love is free style and use of color.              Jean Wright

Mike Kleimo

                                                                                                                                 

 

Mike Kleimo really captures the flavors of Mexico where he lives and paints in San Miguel de Allende.

Posted by: Corinna Ripple

Pomm

I love Pomm's work - all of it.  You can see her galleries here  http://www.pommfineart.com/watercolor_painting_galleries.shtml     

                                               Posted by:  Darla Sikes

Study of an Apple

I love Paul Cezanne's work.  This one is called "Study of an Apple" 1885. 

                                           Posted by :  Darla Sikes

January 15, 2014          Another watercolor by Tom Fong.      Jean Wright

January 15, 2014               Here is another one of my favorite watercolorist......Tom Fong.  He does some
incredible work!      Jean Wright

January 15, 2014           Georgia O'Keeffe is another one of my favorite watercolorist. She was born
in 1887 and died in 1986. It seems as though most of her works are in oils but there are quite a few
watercolors. This is one of my favorites.      Jean Wright

January 15, 2014            I am going to add my favorite artists one at a time.  This is Arthur Dove
 who was born in 1880 and died in 1946. He painted in all mediums but I love
his watercolors.     Jean Wright

John Marin (top)

Georgia O'Keeffe (bottom)

First Day..

Looking forward to class tomorrow and to a great semester of learning together.
Marty Lane...Poetic Undergrowth...2008