A painting a Week http://h20color.wordpress.com Another GREAT Artist WordPress.com weblog Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:57:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/b3a0167c0adf28523e8c865d509c256b?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png A painting a Week http://h20color.wordpress.com Geisha Red http://h20color.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/geisha-red/ http://h20color.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/geisha-red/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:56:06 +0000 shanti marie http://h20color.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/geisha-red/ ]]>

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oil…. 10 by 10, oil on canvas, NOT FOR SALE ON DP…. donated to a charity Auction.

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I worked on the background and it looks a little better, I still think he could use a little bit more greying down, I think I’ll let this oil paint dry down and decide later. 18 by 24 oil on canvas

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In this photo I have my two models next to each other and as you can see it was very hot. No air conditioning and I had to shoot some photos pretty fast before both of them passed out!
I’m gathering reference photos for my new series “Geisha” but I may also include Kabuki as well, I think it will be a bit edgy but I won’t know till I get started. I usually allow the paintings to dictate what will happen in each painting. I’m thinking bold colors, big shapes and clean lines.100_1983

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This is the first pass of a watercolor painting I started back in 2008.

Here is an oil painting I’m doing now of this watercolor blue koi1
I’ll be sure to post it when I’m finished

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This painting is finished and will be shipped to the buyer this week, 18″ by 24″ oil on canvas.

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big-red 18 by 24 oil on canvas, $500.00 This painting is a commission and I just wanted you to see the progress.

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I’m painting this butterfly for a customer. It will have a halo ( currently masked out) and I may paint the background, I’m not sure yet if I ‘ll leave it plain white paper or paint it. The customer wanted it just white paper… I think it may need a background, we’ll see… stay tuned for updates. I will finish it by Sunday March 29TH 2009

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I started this yesterday ( Thursday) I like it but I may have to change two things. Its Oil on canvas 18 by 24. I’ll let it set overnight and decide tomorrow.
it was so beautiful today I think about 70 degrees….. I could hardly stand staying indoors and doing my work. I went to the lake (Lake Wylie SC) and walked for about an hour, with the dogs of course.

I am working on a big project right now… up loading some new lessons to my free art lesson’s blog and to the Art by example . com website. I plan to do some video taping tomorrow and after we get it edited there should be some free video of me painting my Koi…. Its all so exciting!
Check back to see how this painting progresses.
Shanti

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100_1351 This is a acrylic painting on wood. The wood was gessoed first then a layer of GAC 100 (“GOLDEN PRODUCTS” was painted over the gesso to seal the wood and of course the gesso. Finally I painted it in the new OPEN acrylics and some of the great metallic paints.

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