Here are my three images that I am promoting this week . You can only order these fine art stretched canvas prints this week at these great prices. From left to right they are:
Illuminating the Light 24"x36" canvas print $110.
Floral Reflections 24"x20" canvas print $90.
Tulip in the Rain 20"x16" canvas print $75.
Jo takes a problem solving approach to designing and painting a professional image while imparting his ' golden nuggets' of tips and techniques. He has a friendly non pretentious manner and is generous with his time and expertisewith a healthy dose of humour. You get to watch him live and see how he uses his brush as he paints. Even better, you get an edited download of the session to watch again at your leisure. He does a different picture each session with a different medium. He usually cycles through oil, acrylics, watercolour and pan pastels. He critiques students' work submitted online as well as the students who are working along with him in his studio. I have found these critiques very helpful in improving the design of my own work. He repeats his golden nuggets throughout the classes. At first I was overwhelmed by all the information but now I am using and being aware of what is working and why in my painting.
Read MoreThe other day I was looking at the pieces of art that I had not completed the last year. No matter how hard I worked on them, they were either uninteresting or just not working out. I was getting really frustrated. Then I realized that in nearly all the cases it was my composition, in particular my design that was the problem.
So I decided to look at my reference photos from a design perspective, rather than "Gee, I really like this shot. I bet it would make a great painting"
Here is the photo that I will be looking at critically from a design view.
What I Like about this:
What I don't Like:
So what am I going to do ? What would you do ? Stayed tuned to the next post to find out. If you see anything that you would like to add to the 2 sections above feel free to add your comments.
While I was in Banff over the Christmas holidays, I looked out of my son's dining room and saw these exquisite icicles hanging from the top of the window. I loved the way the light danced across the facets of the ice. I wanted to post process it with a cool temp in the front and a warmer glow to the back. I was quite happy with the way it came out. For a short time only ,you can purchase a 40'"x30" stretched canvas print of 'Dancing Fractured Light' for $166. There are only 10 available. Click on the picture below to order.
In December, I participated in a group art show and sale in our local community. I would like to thank Scott and his family for purchasing the original acrylic painting below. There are still prints available for this image on my website on Fine Art America. Click on the image below to find the sizes and media available .
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