Posting a few more miniature paintings today. Thank you for taking a look....
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Showing posts with label aceo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aceo. Show all posts
Thursday, October 19, 2023
ACEO Watercolor & Ink Original Impressionistic Landscape Forest at Dusk Purple Green
It's been awhile since I've posted but I'm glad to be able to share my latest ACEO Landscape.
Small format painting allows me to express energy and mood; I enjoy watercolor moving around the paper in combination with the dots and dashes of ink. I enjoyed painting the impressionistic purple and green forest.Sunday, February 26, 2017
Does Mood Influence Your Art?
People have asked me do you have to be “inspired” to paint
and I usually say no but mood does influence the subject matter in front of me.
Painting or constructing art is a process
of searching and researching in my mind and environment until I’m ready to say
it with paint…
This ACEO was a happy thought regarding a day at the
Carnival but it’s been raining and cloudy the miniature painting is a little
more moody and impressionistic... So did
the rain and my mood affect the painting?
Yes, I think so...
Monday, July 28, 2014
Original Watercolor Ink Aceo Landscape and Experiments
ACEO Chinese Ink Paintings
The first image is my fantasy impressionistic tree in a summer cloud burst on 140lb. watercolor paper with watercolor and ink. This miniature work is a combination imagination and enjoyment of color. Well it’s not a total fantasy, I often see a tree this shape near a park I travel. Smaller paintings can stand alone or are the basis for larger work.
The second image is ACEO’s I had painted in the past on thin rice paper with sumi ink and bamboo brushes. I appreciate calligraphy and sumi paintings so I gave it a try. The works on rice paper were mounted to a backing paper with glue in order to smooth out the edges and bring out the color of the work.
What I enjoy about the smaller format efforts is the ability to experiment with different tools, processes, mediums and genres. Sometimes my experiments don’t work but at the very least I’ve learned about a new product, art form, and had a little (2 ½” X 3 ½”) art adventure.
If you want to experiment or collect art, ACEO miniature artworks are a wonderful way to start.
Friday, June 27, 2014
Two Eyes, Two Ears, and a Mouth (Portraits)
This Fine Art Friday collection celebrates contemporary portraits. What I enjoy is the diversity of genre, size, and medium. Each one of these artists had an idea regarding a portrait/face and made it their own creative statement.
Updates and News:
I found an art team on Etsy that celebrates small format art. An SFA is no larger than 14" square but carries a visual punch. You can see some examples in the above collection
A couple of new followers, thanks so much for the support, here are their links to see their latest work:
Jennizart
Dixsterlingdesigns
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Mexican Folk Art: "Day of The Dead" Gallery
“The Day of The Dead” is a celebration and memorial of friends and loved ones that have passed away. What a great idea and tribute to family and friends... This tradition has roots in the Mexican culture.
I think the artists have captured the spirit of the theme with thoughtfulness and some humor. Although the images are dramatic, I appreciate the sentiment of remembering love ones...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Artist and Artisan Gift Guide on Etsy by JC Strong
One of the great features of having my own art blog is the ability to recognize the artistry of my fellow artists and artisans. The artists featured in this treasury "Wishing Everyone a Smooth Holiday" have made the Thanksgiving and Christmas Season a little easier with their beautiful art, jewelry and fashion accessories.Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a mellow holiday season.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Highlighting "Day of the Dead" Art
"Day of the Dead" Art Tribute II' by jcstrong" It is said "The Day of The Dead" is a celebration and memorial of friends and loved ones that have passed away. What a great idea and tribute to family and friends. These artists and artisans have made creative tributes to this day. These are some of my favorites in this genre...Thanks for looking.
It is said "The Day of The Dead" is a celebration and memorial of friends and loved ones that have passed away. What a great idea and tribute to family and friends. These artists and artisans have made creative tributes to this day. These are some of my favorites in this genre...Thanks for looking.
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Ink Original Painting and ACEO Black and White
It poured down rain today. I'm not complaining Southern California weather is pretty moderate compared to other states. I stayed indoors and adjusted some ink paintings and researched my next work. Today all my ink work is with Chinese ink. It has a rich organic quality that fits my style.
The ink is almost applied like watercolor with a brush instead of a pen. The surface of the tree painting is double shuen paper and the rose painting is on watercolor paper. Each paper has different absorption rates. The tree/landscape is a good example of how delicate paper causes the ink to spread in an organic way. It's a matter of patience and trial and error.
This is a little tip for beginning ink painters. The amount of water you have in your brush is important. Less water offers those strong black strokes. More water provides a variety of greys.
I use "shop" towels mechanic's have to clean up their work. The towels are very absorbent. Stroke your brush on the surface before putting it into the ink. It assist's the painter in the battle to have the correct amount of water to ink. Till next time stay dry and comfortable.
Shop Updates:
The best part of membership in the artist community is being able to highlight other peoples work. The following are art selections curated by fellow artists. Just click and you'll find a variety of creative works:
Expressive Mix Treasury by ArtedeJoie highlights contemporary artists and artisans and their art work.
Be Patient Someone Will Find You by Masibill nice collection of art and accessories.
So Talented by EvelynMcCPeters is a an artistic overview of the Visual Artist Street Team.
Fall Favorites by Schemata a lush collection of fall color, art, jewelry and fashion.
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