Hey there!
Who can believe that we are into September? Good grief!
I was happy to find out that my painting "Floating Poppies" was accepted into the Crystal Lake Art Center's All Media show! Yippee Skippee!
It has actual Poppy petals collaged onto the surface. I did have to paint over them with acrylic, since the actual petal turned a ghastly mauve, gray color when it dried...yuck.
Oh, the many things I learn through experimentation! LOL
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Hot Off the Easel!
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Is My Hair Too Blue?
7 x 5
acrylic collage
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Idea Spark-lers
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Are you needing some painting ideas to get you going? Well, you've come to the right place!
Blind Contour Drawing.... What it is... and how it can help you!
Blind contour drawing is drawing the outside edges of something, without looking at the paper. Let your eyes travel the edges of your subject, and let your pencil match the speed of your eyes. It's almost a trust exercise with yourself. The hardest part about it is NOT LOOKING!
Put on your non-judgmental hat... seriously, you'll need it. :)
And why would anyone want to do this exercise?
Because it trains your eyes to really look at the edges of something, and you'll probably end up with some very interesting drawings that you can then develop into some very interesting paintings!
Click here for more detailed instruction.
My friend and fantastic artist, Margaret Stermer-Cox, introduced me to "Blind Contour Friday's." She's very dedicated to maintaining and improving her drawing skills with daily practice. If you want to improve quickly, daily drawing is the very best way to go about it. Check out what she does here.
Thanks for letting me share your terrific blog here, Margaret!
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