tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97477492024-03-28T23:30:00.908-04:00Randi ArtArt every dayRanda Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-28680053440910104212024-03-28T12:49:00.003-04:002024-03-28T12:49:29.330-04:00Flowers for Celina (Closeup of Portrait as of March 19, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aNeEMrJCxQE13Tt0Xs2WCbZxBkx8Mz8EFpaASWckNrgFcUEP6oLnw3ej21XXLaZEBHKfSlR_hyphenhyphenPmyr3sxAfa9NVb18eSSoWRYH5pAQoRpMaMPFH-_D3mI15f0bBjLUXQ6J-XT1wj2q8vObQ0yQKfWeIV7rOrvjCEvbFpyJxjRCko7WCmLGbVtw/s2781/IMG_1495.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="2781" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aNeEMrJCxQE13Tt0Xs2WCbZxBkx8Mz8EFpaASWckNrgFcUEP6oLnw3ej21XXLaZEBHKfSlR_hyphenhyphenPmyr3sxAfa9NVb18eSSoWRYH5pAQoRpMaMPFH-_D3mI15f0bBjLUXQ6J-XT1wj2q8vObQ0yQKfWeIV7rOrvjCEvbFpyJxjRCko7WCmLGbVtw/w400-h365/IMG_1495.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a closeup of my portrait of Celina, as it looked on March 19, 2024. That day I think I repainted the face at least five times, but I was learning more each time. Getting closer, but not there yet. I didn't make any changes to the figure or the background, so I am just posting the closeup.</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-11213275252459065162024-03-23T16:20:00.000-04:002024-03-23T16:20:00.401-04:00Flowers for Celina (Portrait as of March 16, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHL4h2N249Oi9OeVhfaaFcoDg-lRs3ORRuW2FITPVkbNZPM9jqK5dKPAxJU-mUfVQbs8IBhR9OEv7FjSCjMZkze7RjSkfG3nwIbEg0wYOym7yQYFUGoJ1SZa3m75XS9gklm3B3wG2pDDrB9P4NuGNWE16O6lRUx2P0FyMBBmErDsOxyFS5_4j3WQ/s2512/IMG_1482.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="2002" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHL4h2N249Oi9OeVhfaaFcoDg-lRs3ORRuW2FITPVkbNZPM9jqK5dKPAxJU-mUfVQbs8IBhR9OEv7FjSCjMZkze7RjSkfG3nwIbEg0wYOym7yQYFUGoJ1SZa3m75XS9gklm3B3wG2pDDrB9P4NuGNWE16O6lRUx2P0FyMBBmErDsOxyFS5_4j3WQ/w319-h400/IMG_1482.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the portrait I am working on as it looked on March 16, 2024. On that day, I made some changes to the face, based on the reference photo. I think the face is getting slowly getting closer to likeness. I also made adjustments to the position of the body and the posture. To be continued.</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-69458165307977716762024-03-22T14:11:00.005-04:002024-03-22T14:11:39.541-04:00Flowers for Celina (Portrait as of March 15, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUv01GJVKp89y4pAn3c9zwgmnszSehUIANRwvrytIrX93WFsOQjbcPxnCux5-xFpJXbJxzHnVcaka4-FDG08OsphT5PJfS9LDSSTG7YqWr3A_jbGAKTHJrZD8fTILjht_0o2DvhP6mCDcdw-bSRo21YJGxyu4kb7OxsLGX6l_lfYXuFP2NJnBeg/s3114/IMG_1477.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3114" data-original-width="2500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUv01GJVKp89y4pAn3c9zwgmnszSehUIANRwvrytIrX93WFsOQjbcPxnCux5-xFpJXbJxzHnVcaka4-FDG08OsphT5PJfS9LDSSTG7YqWr3A_jbGAKTHJrZD8fTILjht_0o2DvhP6mCDcdw-bSRo21YJGxyu4kb7OxsLGX6l_lfYXuFP2NJnBeg/w321-h400/IMG_1477.jpeg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my current portrait project as it looked on March 15th. At this point, almost all my effort was going into working on the face, studying my reference photo and trying to get a likeness. I felt like I was getting closer. . .but not there yet. . . . </div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-40217252010118091712024-03-21T17:11:00.003-04:002024-03-21T17:11:35.701-04:00Flowers for Celina (Portrait as of March 14, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_8bBuq4hcUx2-MOv_pond15y_niF9s2hbbdaPi1gL2hg7Z-qTPw0DzwRazoDcKAVn5XETIuK28Rgr5SUa2OvUO_hqhS-7vC8vctg6sgzyojLsTJmWSGkLXGUTbpUIbaLBfzHGvxrs62CEMIrNvlk7J-HUao6OXaM502TJGqCAX0ddKJ3cS7wGw/s3063/IMG_1467.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="2479" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_8bBuq4hcUx2-MOv_pond15y_niF9s2hbbdaPi1gL2hg7Z-qTPw0DzwRazoDcKAVn5XETIuK28Rgr5SUa2OvUO_hqhS-7vC8vctg6sgzyojLsTJmWSGkLXGUTbpUIbaLBfzHGvxrs62CEMIrNvlk7J-HUao6OXaM502TJGqCAX0ddKJ3cS7wGw/w324-h400/IMG_1467.jpeg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the portrait I am working on as it looked on March 14th. At this point, I was concentrating on the face. I used my reference photo as a guide. For the face, I am working on a very small area with a small brush, and only brown and white paint. At this point, I felt that I was still "learning" Celina's face. (Of course I do know Celina's face, but did not know her as a young woman.) Anyway, I began to feel that I was coming closer to the features that I saw in the reference photo, but was not quite there yet. To be continued. . . .</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-31038232518128161962024-03-18T17:41:00.003-04:002024-03-18T17:41:22.950-04:00Flowers for Celina (Portrait as of March 13, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdaG7oG5giaV_2nWZtk0KsgdolcnB9imjt4BshAXIwJbdt3R0nwP68eGbwL-UZBlDdEAUcX54NdXXRiX5qQuBhZc_QjK2Swu-D_tC6GuApoATPPEWR2fLpzzDZU7J_kVi0Z2RhfvDPg7bM8uFzGil6Th4pCC6u2i343K-4aTU1Rh2_JOtRs1RmQ/s3512/IMG_1459.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3512" data-original-width="2864" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdaG7oG5giaV_2nWZtk0KsgdolcnB9imjt4BshAXIwJbdt3R0nwP68eGbwL-UZBlDdEAUcX54NdXXRiX5qQuBhZc_QjK2Swu-D_tC6GuApoATPPEWR2fLpzzDZU7J_kVi0Z2RhfvDPg7bM8uFzGil6Th4pCC6u2i343K-4aTU1Rh2_JOtRs1RmQ/w324-h398/IMG_1459.jpeg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the portrait as it looked on March 13. I used the revised lines (marked the previous day with red conte) to make changes to the canvas. I introduced a bit of green just so I could keep track of the changes. Although I worked a little on the face, at this point, I was concentrating on the position of the body, trying to show the slight turn to one side. To be continued. . . </div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-4149753126341256602024-03-16T18:10:00.005-04:002024-03-16T18:10:42.531-04:00Flowers for Celina (Portrait as of March 12, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWJ596fkc0ycdirUigSkzCsIELnUfvWA3Dgg_hWQ6c7d1KufnHPPs9zdtv2Zqm43Dt91IIs-CbEGQktmEg0MCY_KoFjxH8YYW25mbLMNM3bxv4LEWHWjeaZhm668yd-2dL_wqlIeTaor0wGU_pFOZG5bj60CrmOWKf_eyk8yAZ1Ern4hyo37lFA/s3356/IMG_1457.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3356" data-original-width="2702" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWJ596fkc0ycdirUigSkzCsIELnUfvWA3Dgg_hWQ6c7d1KufnHPPs9zdtv2Zqm43Dt91IIs-CbEGQktmEg0MCY_KoFjxH8YYW25mbLMNM3bxv4LEWHWjeaZhm668yd-2dL_wqlIeTaor0wGU_pFOZG5bj60CrmOWKf_eyk8yAZ1Ern4hyo37lFA/w323-h400/IMG_1457.jpeg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the portrait I am working on as it looked on March 12. At that point, I was still working on the position of the figure, showning a slight turn to the side. I did more measuring than painting, but you can see the newly corrected lines marked with red conte crayon.</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-37089875839341976992024-03-15T15:52:00.000-04:002024-03-15T15:52:15.780-04:00Flowers for Celina (Closeup of Face) as of Mar. 11, 2024<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18xek43YfpYhJWoxAQMKM4d2x_-8ZSJLH8GhlaBE6UPXaUfyGgxwfpu0RChiFqOCrWnFEsWTtyws3_0lrsUb_taQa2fjBY0U4tilH58XBx9d3d5k5s-7YalErHEr6bNVJ8fZDRYiXVp3x43ArwTGsCPk5uEfsi12pNa5cEDukp7e9PDP3JNVlLQ/s3219/IMG_1454.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3219" data-original-width="2895" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18xek43YfpYhJWoxAQMKM4d2x_-8ZSJLH8GhlaBE6UPXaUfyGgxwfpu0RChiFqOCrWnFEsWTtyws3_0lrsUb_taQa2fjBY0U4tilH58XBx9d3d5k5s-7YalErHEr6bNVJ8fZDRYiXVp3x43ArwTGsCPk5uEfsi12pNa5cEDukp7e9PDP3JNVlLQ/w360-h400/IMG_1454.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a closeup of the portrait I am working on, as of March 11, 2024. Because I had to change the position of the body, I consequently had to repaint the face.. It's a little better, but not there yet. But each time I re-paint the face, I am learning.</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-57373645855698443002024-03-12T16:58:00.002-04:002024-03-12T16:58:24.864-04:00Flowers for Celina (Portrait as of Mar. 11, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj2vX3IzE__eWXMLbreLn4KWnTk1b6Ya1RHj8B6hKxf_UH_DIgyGIFXlR9B0gaWOOD2fcY2HcH_dEUHF2Nid6WWavh01UE7F3QWb8DoNLO7RXEvNhHUKgmxvPUE-JKBKQlsegRE_rghqL-h_r2dFSk_GtsidNfVnwJmXUfiYNp1LkcO86_NLb6Q/s2300/IMG_1455.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="1832" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj2vX3IzE__eWXMLbreLn4KWnTk1b6Ya1RHj8B6hKxf_UH_DIgyGIFXlR9B0gaWOOD2fcY2HcH_dEUHF2Nid6WWavh01UE7F3QWb8DoNLO7RXEvNhHUKgmxvPUE-JKBKQlsegRE_rghqL-h_r2dFSk_GtsidNfVnwJmXUfiYNp1LkcO86_NLb6Q/w319-h400/IMG_1455.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the portrait I am working on, as it looked yesterday. I went over the body position, measuring the photo and then measuring the image on the canvas. I made a lot of changes, the most noticeable to the position of her left arm. I marked the changes with red conte crayon, just so I could see them. Then I used brown and white paint to make the changes more visible. The red from the conte added a little color. I also measured the face (photo and canvas) and spent some time trying to get a likeness. I am closer, but not there yet. But that's okay. I need to get the figure right first. To be continued. . . .</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-628944811662511882024-03-11T16:51:00.005-04:002024-03-11T16:51:57.367-04:00Flowers for Celina (Closeup of face) as of March 10, 2024<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc1G_6VLHsptquv86DZPrO8Z9j9mFngjdHruLdMZhScIEi04oZsiLI-GWEJYsMJ6XyChyphenhyphen6Lqo0d_02uH1-uZT7JkgAcG1KkivuiqNzld8NfxsRq53HIwbQG9hIvn7vAOldyHLXbiN7y4zVgiouIY3JlA7lj7yPpEJ8KVXGfl4JHhjRf1Ao7YlPA/s3197/IMG_1453.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3197" data-original-width="2936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXc1G_6VLHsptquv86DZPrO8Z9j9mFngjdHruLdMZhScIEi04oZsiLI-GWEJYsMJ6XyChyphenhyphen6Lqo0d_02uH1-uZT7JkgAcG1KkivuiqNzld8NfxsRq53HIwbQG9hIvn7vAOldyHLXbiN7y4zVgiouIY3JlA7lj7yPpEJ8KVXGfl4JHhjRf1Ao7YlPA/w368-h400/IMG_1453.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yesterday I posted a photo of this portrait in progress, and today I am posting a closeup, taken at the same time. Yesterday I was concentrating on the figure and realized that the position of the head was wrong. I managed to fix that, but had to repaint the face. In the process, I felt I was losing ground with the likeness, but it is much better to make changes in position now. To be continued. . . .</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-53182427081105015072024-03-10T16:14:00.005-04:002024-03-10T16:14:40.993-04:00Flowers for Celina (Portrait as of Mar. 10, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMDYJrQKxUpWSub_VlJuK7sw-G07iScLoEWjLngw03WEAcNMQX-bcc3gLtkZFeRj6NJC7-qQ4Jrr9S2XPwhbTPvbIWNdKOz81ZxRlIn8gmTG2gdmeMNhrn0MhFj0ShsWU5afi_3RYpCnajiTcoQISl7S-ZkcFxT0oA8B0PTJ723Ysj6YxJ_KJVg/s3429/IMG_1452.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3429" data-original-width="2785" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMDYJrQKxUpWSub_VlJuK7sw-G07iScLoEWjLngw03WEAcNMQX-bcc3gLtkZFeRj6NJC7-qQ4Jrr9S2XPwhbTPvbIWNdKOz81ZxRlIn8gmTG2gdmeMNhrn0MhFj0ShsWU5afi_3RYpCnajiTcoQISl7S-ZkcFxT0oA8B0PTJ723Ysj6YxJ_KJVg/w325-h400/IMG_1452.jpeg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I worked on this portrait today. I started by working on the face, using my reference photo. Then I did some work on the figure, but noticed that the position of the head needed to be adjusted. There was too much tilt. That meant making some more revisions to the figure and also reworking the face. So even though I feel like a lost a little ground on the face, the head position is better. And it is important to make that correction now, rather than discover the mistake later. To be continued. . . .</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-81152917837503211642024-03-04T16:05:00.004-05:002024-03-04T16:05:51.545-05:00Flowers for Celina (Closeup of face), Painting as of March 4, 2024<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWIFeroqh3PzM5SfY694-2KGxaEmPxL7noNI_NcmMUzkYD3kkeXD8qhPUaFtw2YgKuwOL5cQtyfDYYiRW3CxZWRDT4X4iWJqXsOf1qIXpG2x4cjl3heYAyoD4BYRaK3rCSIFiUKKOH0aZMdMvDt5GEJob-aRpbXU6PCrlDucnY2oB5B2S3StWdQ/s3855/IMG_1446.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3855" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWIFeroqh3PzM5SfY694-2KGxaEmPxL7noNI_NcmMUzkYD3kkeXD8qhPUaFtw2YgKuwOL5cQtyfDYYiRW3CxZWRDT4X4iWJqXsOf1qIXpG2x4cjl3heYAyoD4BYRaK3rCSIFiUKKOH0aZMdMvDt5GEJob-aRpbXU6PCrlDucnY2oB5B2S3StWdQ/w314-h400/IMG_1446.jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was short on time today, but worked on this portrait anyway. Using my reference photo, I began to block in the face. I painted over my sketch on the canvas, using white and brown. My goal wa just to block in the major areas of light and shadow. There's a long way to go, but it is good to start painting.</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-7451099363269424592024-03-01T11:59:00.005-05:002024-03-01T11:59:37.731-05:00Flowers for Celina (Sketch on canvas as of February 29, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluOMU2XjzFTtHYcRC0HRiXUIh8EG2hwX8HJts8KPOaGFQQNfWgR_31yRa-O7no9HC5hp9yzVONfUjpfonlnQYiZbCTWkkiwYCvgsnBh-WL0x-N-aPDEs4orWAUe1E8OdBMznO15Kc_gQ2_mQ5ACBUL_EOwJKWQt8hcWI9qL4g7dT-bNcjt37A5Q/s2466/IMG_1444.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="1975" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluOMU2XjzFTtHYcRC0HRiXUIh8EG2hwX8HJts8KPOaGFQQNfWgR_31yRa-O7no9HC5hp9yzVONfUjpfonlnQYiZbCTWkkiwYCvgsnBh-WL0x-N-aPDEs4orWAUe1E8OdBMznO15Kc_gQ2_mQ5ACBUL_EOwJKWQt8hcWI9qL4g7dT-bNcjt37A5Q/w320-h400/IMG_1444.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I worked on this portrait yesterday. I am still just sketching on the canvas. Using my reference photo, I refined my sketch with conte crayon (using a different color so I could keep track of what I changed). I made some adjustments to the figure and to the position of the head and neck. Because the face is so small, I switched to colored pencil to sketch in the features. I also used conte crayon to block in the background composition. (The face is beginning to look familiar. . .) </div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-34895559254429374232024-02-28T15:54:00.003-05:002024-02-28T15:54:54.748-05:00Flowers for Celina (Sketch on canvas for portrait)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HxN954MynVqNaZ99Q7g1yA0KVUMXxdXSTLiz4avcavMe7u2x5GzJHDnRdvhvpNxoUY5owASwscsfiSve9DJ-rSpv2LdTtjJdDAjcVr-dubOgYOYGDatpkgzvvIQYoD2FzerXXMrcLPo4DLcOux6kBrGUR4okPAaK0dXqfs-I_NCq9Jhyphenhyphenq9uL1w/s2527/IMG_1418.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="2047" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HxN954MynVqNaZ99Q7g1yA0KVUMXxdXSTLiz4avcavMe7u2x5GzJHDnRdvhvpNxoUY5owASwscsfiSve9DJ-rSpv2LdTtjJdDAjcVr-dubOgYOYGDatpkgzvvIQYoD2FzerXXMrcLPo4DLcOux6kBrGUR4okPAaK0dXqfs-I_NCq9Jhyphenhyphenq9uL1w/w324-h400/IMG_1418.jpeg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the beginning of my next painting, a portrait of Celina standing among rows of flowers. This will be based on the photo reference posted here January 25th. This is just a sketch on canvas, using conte crayon. I usually begin painting by laying out a grid, That's especially important when you are drawing a figure. This is from February 14th, and a very hectic schedule has kept me from returning to it. But I plan to resume work on it this weekend. </div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-48476631225908438852024-02-18T17:43:00.001-05:002024-03-09T17:45:36.299-05:00February Daffodils (Photo with Prisma's "Flora" filter)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvxi_eaRzHwYO5w-hPLcuFdgQohQdGPNTI-UjLJg4WaMQIbG1iEG_CxDvGntf0ySKptJCFhEl6a33Kr9VOM9gddO9ZKVPhHkVpGgNvMPX0spBKV5ZsZdwCFGVZk0hoY5UA1pB8W_QcC8jN4dAR-_vtf8cG5RSc6wVhC0poU31_HVlwmhlWAQ9mQ/s1056/IMG_1437.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="912" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvxi_eaRzHwYO5w-hPLcuFdgQohQdGPNTI-UjLJg4WaMQIbG1iEG_CxDvGntf0ySKptJCFhEl6a33Kr9VOM9gddO9ZKVPhHkVpGgNvMPX0spBKV5ZsZdwCFGVZk0hoY5UA1pB8W_QcC8jN4dAR-_vtf8cG5RSc6wVhC0poU31_HVlwmhlWAQ9mQ/w345-h400/IMG_1437.jpeg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the first week of February, my daughter brought me daffodils. Of course I took pictures. On February 18th, I chose the best of the photos and added Prisma's "Flora" filter.</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-39063233034244729322024-02-17T16:32:00.004-05:002024-02-17T16:39:45.425-05:00Valentine Bouquet (with Prisma's "Highway" filter)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSmnO5BBNVyQRB7XMdzhA3sgdzkmW6GXdKUW3NN5BfRusq8-SusHoxLQakeBpPzBCNZzWau8iTHX4vmgXF_QpaRTS38duWXXfRF308FsdlKM-fGbAxIz3b29cx8PvreyJY51rPQZQexynSCS9JsyaVYXX66PAY7zdhf086erkKlEdBMOgmu5wCA/s1022/IMG_1426.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSmnO5BBNVyQRB7XMdzhA3sgdzkmW6GXdKUW3NN5BfRusq8-SusHoxLQakeBpPzBCNZzWau8iTHX4vmgXF_QpaRTS38duWXXfRF308FsdlKM-fGbAxIz3b29cx8PvreyJY51rPQZQexynSCS9JsyaVYXX66PAY7zdhf086erkKlEdBMOgmu5wCA/w339-h400/IMG_1426.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is another view of my Valentine flowers. In the photo that I started with, there was a floral-patterned tablecloth in the background. I decided to see what would happen with a Prisma filter. Most of the filters I tried made things even harder to see, but this filter, called "Highway", muted the background colors, leaving a black-and-white background but strongly colored flowers in the foreground. I really liked this so I am posting it. </div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-50546124167232844142024-02-16T11:44:00.004-05:002024-02-16T11:44:31.004-05:00Valentine Flowers from My Daughter<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yScrA7TA_50jiQoYRbc0gtzgZHMXCVCKxyOSvzkHZvGBI6MpaBk67mranCu6mVgWMyt777ZQ1LVQzFeVWG6Oz23F-ZX3VXjqznSir3oHmU3l23SjSagEvumaAtlXPqpUlgMMxC0vMPn21oiJD2Q_6CrCpSAESGZtuj0poYk1eqbwDkFRyXORpQ/s3352/IMG_1430.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3352" data-original-width="3019" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yScrA7TA_50jiQoYRbc0gtzgZHMXCVCKxyOSvzkHZvGBI6MpaBk67mranCu6mVgWMyt777ZQ1LVQzFeVWG6Oz23F-ZX3VXjqznSir3oHmU3l23SjSagEvumaAtlXPqpUlgMMxC0vMPn21oiJD2Q_6CrCpSAESGZtuj0poYk1eqbwDkFRyXORpQ/w360-h400/IMG_1430.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My daughter surprised me with some flowers on February 14th. Today I took a closeup of the bouquet, and cropped the image to get this composition.</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-59764383408070564292024-02-14T23:50:00.007-05:002024-02-15T00:02:27.177-05:00Pink Roses with Prisma filter<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1p_2CkgyScYDv5dSAj_Hk5MyUG3iuC6Ga_oAJSSfdTlOYOd_udPY-y06EHX8lFB7WOg3mLKb8jVG1xe1fxBgIFIYWPuoKAf-4j3KynZgm12rtjimuJgwfyAJa8PBa5UG4ljINowUgEIUDj20RlN8aIHozT1hAtNU2Hiynn7tzT0TEyXuUsy_Dw/s1032/53530407149_6e6cd41433_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="936" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1p_2CkgyScYDv5dSAj_Hk5MyUG3iuC6Ga_oAJSSfdTlOYOd_udPY-y06EHX8lFB7WOg3mLKb8jVG1xe1fxBgIFIYWPuoKAf-4j3KynZgm12rtjimuJgwfyAJa8PBa5UG4ljINowUgEIUDj20RlN8aIHozT1hAtNU2Hiynn7tzT0TEyXuUsy_Dw/s320/53530407149_6e6cd41433_o.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I wanted to find an image for February 14th, so I searched and found some photos of roses that I took back in June of 2021. I added Prisma's Oleander filter and really liked the result. Then I </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">realized that some of the leaves had been munched on, so I used iPhoto's retouch tool to repair them. Now I can send this out to wish everyone love today and everyday.</div></div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-37337865144153106202024-02-07T13:40:00.001-05:002024-02-07T13:40:15.039-05:00Reposting: Birthday Present for Me<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWOmXl-guH9ti7bH0T_tVmwK3zSRe-kDnJvqavG6P4Lj5cYKfrlrl5tcD_onTFJeVSq3wGlqg04dCQlLdGpZJIlbQ7_sbjC-mwbHNazkGNjSofq3ZerRWBQGB36Ws6R0ihRuv3vz9wj8E7l_GVDXUJ7sJXp3PPrbZF90Odm1y91bZOPEKLTsaOQ/s1338/Birthday%20Present%20For%20Me.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1338" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWOmXl-guH9ti7bH0T_tVmwK3zSRe-kDnJvqavG6P4Lj5cYKfrlrl5tcD_onTFJeVSq3wGlqg04dCQlLdGpZJIlbQ7_sbjC-mwbHNazkGNjSofq3ZerRWBQGB36Ws6R0ihRuv3vz9wj8E7l_GVDXUJ7sJXp3PPrbZF90Odm1y91bZOPEKLTsaOQ/w400-h383/Birthday%20Present%20For%20Me.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my birthday, I am reposting this because in 2024, I am still grateful. Here is what I said in 2021: "For my birthday, I am reposting this image of myself with my parents, receiving a birthday present. The original photo was taken by my uncle, Ike Fitterman, and I added color and posterized it back in 2010. I would like to express belated thanks for the present of the slip. And for the little party. I am also grateful for this photo, because even though my parents were together till death parted them in 1983 when my mother died, I don't have that many photos of myself with both parents. In fact, I am grateful that my parents met at all, through circumstances created by World War II, when my father -- from Brooklyn -- was stationed in Pueblo, Colorado, and met my mother at a USO dance in 1942. They married just before he was shipped overseas to do his bit against the Nazis. And I am grateful that he came home safe from World War II, because of course I wouldn't have been born otherwise! I am grateful for many things my parents taught me, and for many things they gave me, but beyond anything else, I am grateful for my life, the first gift they gave me. I often think about that, but here in February of 2021, I think it is time to say it. It is a gift to be alive, and I am grateful for it."</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-63217806824342238012024-02-02T13:53:00.002-05:002024-02-07T14:04:20.126-05:00Spring at Kelleher Pond (Oil Bar and Acrylic Painting)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLUEHDyjaf-0OSJ-np9MCtDMWyKmFs1rwedFkkc2SELtg9N5UXi4aiGoGSSuqMQ-kfYjCQcU7numDDdLpQ-mUeCMmHctLBdxzJuSKLkLdxbdSw_MLKfI507vz3Xfc4lXInpMP8tmdogOIhAbG47ORghSaFeKbC80Tlq0PvbJpl5pOSaMnC9mg9g/s2108/IMG_1404.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="2108" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLUEHDyjaf-0OSJ-np9MCtDMWyKmFs1rwedFkkc2SELtg9N5UXi4aiGoGSSuqMQ-kfYjCQcU7numDDdLpQ-mUeCMmHctLBdxzJuSKLkLdxbdSw_MLKfI507vz3Xfc4lXInpMP8tmdogOIhAbG47ORghSaFeKbC80Tlq0PvbJpl5pOSaMnC9mg9g/w400-h400/IMG_1404.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my painting as it looked on February 1. I added a bit more detail to the foliage close to the shore line, and made a lot of other small changes that no one will notice. And then I was ready to say that it was finished, and just in time, too. So I signed it, and later that day, I delivered it to the Beverly Historical Society, along with another painting, for the upcoming exhibit, "Colors of Beverly."</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-31306576256646806242024-02-01T15:30:00.002-05:002024-02-05T12:22:50.015-05:00Spring at Kelleher Pond (Painting as of January 30, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi740hIqAz4MfIAyzWCHfyzzt_4KHV9YbYLoR6Mnio7IXS5-kopygxVYDGvJXxulXLuMZTUkYYmGWu9AjQTPRUX5CoHIEht5RZTKboUe9HJ8lERK_zAbngXylif5a-xqFtRHCBUYncVYFIqKlgRLk81EWX1o3jDqeGdnfBuMIUEz4KOjKmxwl7nXw/s2145/IMG_1401.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="2145" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi740hIqAz4MfIAyzWCHfyzzt_4KHV9YbYLoR6Mnio7IXS5-kopygxVYDGvJXxulXLuMZTUkYYmGWu9AjQTPRUX5CoHIEht5RZTKboUe9HJ8lERK_zAbngXylif5a-xqFtRHCBUYncVYFIqKlgRLk81EWX1o3jDqeGdnfBuMIUEz4KOjKmxwl7nXw/w400-h398/IMG_1401.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my painting as it looked on January 30th. I continued work with the oil bars. I used some light colors to create the appearance of water and clouds. I worked some of the oil bar colors into the foliage. And most important, I realized that the shore line was not horizontal, so I corrected that. Almost finished. . . .</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-67125882583576106692024-01-30T12:43:00.002-05:002024-02-04T12:47:17.397-05:00Spring at Kelleher Pond (Painting as of Jan. 29, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFUpI_LHlseLADb8ufFA5Ol3hmvi1PJKl-Jbqb-FnLsVZYTy72R9wn2nrcKQ3eLRCyCq9KiUvlIwsSWzoZXpZ71ZkagqKlYfvHxjQiYSPTF-LmOeCSyE3_kIXwOukqqjdnqm32OGoq9ZBAzXH0AdXdoTTBQ4ovRpBNw17z2VynoXwZKoabCRLEw/s1409/IMG_1397.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="1409" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFUpI_LHlseLADb8ufFA5Ol3hmvi1PJKl-Jbqb-FnLsVZYTy72R9wn2nrcKQ3eLRCyCq9KiUvlIwsSWzoZXpZ71ZkagqKlYfvHxjQiYSPTF-LmOeCSyE3_kIXwOukqqjdnqm32OGoq9ZBAzXH0AdXdoTTBQ4ovRpBNw17z2VynoXwZKoabCRLEw/w400-h399/IMG_1397.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my painting as it looked on January 29th. I began to introduce oil bar, using a new set of colors that I bought last year. I had to do some experimenting to see what each of the oil bars would do. Some are transparent, some opaque, and some translucent, and none an exact match with the colors on the canvas. You can apply oil bar over acrylic but you cannot apply acrylic over oil bar, so in a way, there was no going back. (And I was trying to make a deadline.) But I decided to live dangerously. I started by applying some pale yellow and translucent white to the yellow patches on the path, and that toned things down a bit. I used a dark blue color as a neutral to blend in the purple shadows. I also used it to sharpen some of the dark lines. I was trying to apply oil bar where it would be helpful, but not everywhere because I wanted the bright colors of the acrylic paint to show through. To be continued. . . .</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-48551612536709341972024-01-29T17:26:00.003-05:002024-01-29T17:26:30.918-05:00Two Paintings in Galatea's Member Show<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAss1fEyn-wWOx24_hZXrHN6f9CKji6TbDi0dxTEElFRJjqGkJI9dpsJJtGcdyJUdh2g9ZyO2zYABdwzvQTDHpSvBB9b6hKfibjrjVhNIP0lXQ45a1Cbl7MKX4TFFYUqNkDurPSjoS4zxq0C1kWBeGiYYLZzXpVa6ABXZcnGn2QRov5jeDFoLubQ/s3784/IMG_1387.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="3784" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAss1fEyn-wWOx24_hZXrHN6f9CKji6TbDi0dxTEElFRJjqGkJI9dpsJJtGcdyJUdh2g9ZyO2zYABdwzvQTDHpSvBB9b6hKfibjrjVhNIP0lXQ45a1Cbl7MKX4TFFYUqNkDurPSjoS4zxq0C1kWBeGiYYLZzXpVa6ABXZcnGn2QRov5jeDFoLubQ/w400-h253/IMG_1387.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yesterday, we braved the weather to pick up two of my paintings at Galatea Fine Arts in Boston. My paintings had been part of the annual members show. This was also my first chance to see the show, and it was great! As always, it put a big smile on my face to see so many talented artists at Galatea! After my little tour of the display, I took this photo of my paintings, and it then was time to hit the road. We got back to Beverly just as the wintry mix was turning to ice. The paintings are "Near Vail in Summer" (left) and "Above Dillon Lake" (right).</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-28953722724079011472024-01-28T16:00:00.001-05:002024-02-02T15:36:48.231-05:00Spring at Kelleher Pond (Painting as of January 27, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwxWPZ0ULgOVw_p0pT4qNAJ4DBW2V_LclNHdPEKepbdmmXL9zEZVv-KYzS2E9ujsovk4YDmtC_f8Wyq7VeSD3TunZ_6rK_Rm-VuKuFnXRF8kU2lirnmgzlWCJqS3HGBDRURpPuqDUvnQcxHMzPPYIUyBTRGN_kcNCo4i2-0y5khyp0Ty9XKtltg/s2238/IMG_1381.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2238" data-original-width="2224" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwxWPZ0ULgOVw_p0pT4qNAJ4DBW2V_LclNHdPEKepbdmmXL9zEZVv-KYzS2E9ujsovk4YDmtC_f8Wyq7VeSD3TunZ_6rK_Rm-VuKuFnXRF8kU2lirnmgzlWCJqS3HGBDRURpPuqDUvnQcxHMzPPYIUyBTRGN_kcNCo4i2-0y5khyp0Ty9XKtltg/w398-h400/IMG_1381.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my painting as it looked on January 27th. That day the main thing I had worked on with this image was modifying some of the shapes of the shadows on the path. I also repainted the sky. The rest of my time was spent on some tasks that I would usually due after a painting is finished. But because I was working with a close deadline in mind, I reversed the order of some tasks. I installed wire on the back of the painting, and then started sealing the edges with brown acrylic paint. I did this first while I was still working with just acrylic. I am going to add oil bar, which dries more slowly, and I don't want to have to wait for it to dry to before I can seal the edges and add wire. These tasks are not "artistic", but are certainly part of making art, and part of the calculation in figuring out how to make a deadline. To be continued. . . .</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-40176118618956335052024-01-27T15:20:00.006-05:002024-02-02T15:37:36.912-05:00Spring at Kelleher Pond (Painting as of January 26, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwsaFOzewTof27XaSmCENEclmS2RhDJ9KPkJIW7IIcZvGz2-ZaO2fspa9PEuwpP40ncm_bauoway4Pcx1zB_obmYEc9F0NuNGMNhlC6gqOxLx_r-96PUpqZReLAlCyANB3DHFmokf924IqikEGUEnSfODMC2ISKAO5HsZ6IFA96KrXPhas2Wh-Q/s1964/IMG_1380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="1962" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwsaFOzewTof27XaSmCENEclmS2RhDJ9KPkJIW7IIcZvGz2-ZaO2fspa9PEuwpP40ncm_bauoway4Pcx1zB_obmYEc9F0NuNGMNhlC6gqOxLx_r-96PUpqZReLAlCyANB3DHFmokf924IqikEGUEnSfODMC2ISKAO5HsZ6IFA96KrXPhas2Wh-Q/w400-h400/IMG_1380.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my painting as of January 26th. I continued working in acrylics, but my plan was to folllow with oil bar. This would be my first attempt at combining the two, and this was the perfect time to try, because I wanted to have this painting complete and DRY in time to submit it to an art show in early February. Beginning with acrylics would certainly speed things up, especially drying time, because I could use less oil bar. chose colors based on my reference photo, and it was easy to find good matches because acrylic paint offers some very bright colors, like the sky blue and hot pink seen here. I liked the contrast of the purple and yellow to create light and shadow on the path, but I was already planning to tone those colors down a bit with the oil bar. To be continued. . .</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9747749.post-26285089137713486932024-01-26T15:54:00.000-05:002024-01-31T15:13:42.431-05:00Spring at Kelleher Pond (Painting as of January 25, 2024)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUznt_UpeXTlvBsZoIo5WUdnRTgwQfjO5_tbsJuk0ssyzT_nE-lB40Hvs7oInz5vE56KkhuzjdQE-7MJge1tL18p7jZYtzgA56OpMbopDYhSQVAfiVGKu6dEcbQ8RJUUFcZRq3A8-nR8NGNl6H15fFcqzBHJ6xm63eh_Wf_trDTiff23DAtFW_w/s2491/IMG_1377.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2491" data-original-width="2452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUznt_UpeXTlvBsZoIo5WUdnRTgwQfjO5_tbsJuk0ssyzT_nE-lB40Hvs7oInz5vE56KkhuzjdQE-7MJge1tL18p7jZYtzgA56OpMbopDYhSQVAfiVGKu6dEcbQ8RJUUFcZRq3A8-nR8NGNl6H15fFcqzBHJ6xm63eh_Wf_trDTiff23DAtFW_w/w394-h400/IMG_1377.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my painting as it looked on January 25th. I used acrylic paint to set out the composition in blue, purple, and white. This is going to be painted a combination of acrylic and oil bar, a first for me.</div>Randa Dubnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933291318556475400noreply@blogger.com0