Monday, October 1, 2012

Klimt's "The Kiss"

My best friend & I went to our first Art Uncorked class to do Klimt's "The Kiss".
This is one of my favorite paintings.  I have had a coffee mug with this painting on it forever.

We met at the bar/painting location and had a yummy flatbread pizza and I had a glass of lovely champagne. My BFF had white wine sangria, which she loved.

We started painting after eating & drinking.....which relaxed us and everyone was in a fun mood!
The beginnings.... working on the background.

BFF hard at work on the background.

Adding heads.

This is my finished painting that I brought home.  However, everytime I looked at it I did not like how they look like they are on the edge of a cliff and the proportions of him standing and her on her knees bothered me.  Even though I liked her dress and feet I decided to make changes.
It was easy enough to hold the bottom corner under the sink and scrub off the paint.  
Then I went back in and made the changes.


SO here is the finished work.  They are BOTH Standing on a grassy, flower field.
Now I only wish I had not started their head so close to the top of the canvas.  
Next time I'll think more about the layout and proportions before starting.



Monday, September 10, 2012

Giraffe in Oil Pastel

A cute Giraffe colored with oil pastels.
I haven't decided on the background.

I think it would be a fun project to add an iPod and ear buds to him or add a pretty scarf for the winter.



Thursday, August 30, 2012

Trees & Puppies with the girls

The 2 big girls wanted to do their own versions of Klimt's "Tree of Life".

My little friend & I did the "Blue Puppy"



BY K.T.  age 12 


BY N. age 12

 



Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Matisse's "Green Woman"

This is my work that is a copy of Matisse's 1947
 "PORTRAIT OF LYDIA DELECTORSKAYA"



Friday, August 24, 2012

Birds on a Wire

Here is the painting we did last night at the Art Uncorked class.

Birds on a Wire.


Monday, July 30, 2012

Finished a couple more


I decided to add big leaves and some smaller leaves around the sunflower.
I think it is finished.  There can always be more leaves added. 
But at some point you have to decide that it is finished.

Also added a few more things, circles, dots, colors & squares on the ground to
wrap up this painting.
It really is a unique version of Klimt's Tree of Life.
Again, more could be painted on, but I think it is finished.
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Monday, July 23, 2012

Kandinsky's Concentric Circles

D, age 9, chose to work on Kandinsky's Concentric Circles.
I helped measure out the squares and squeeze out the paint but he took over from there.
He did ask my opinion about color placement a couple times but, he did it all by himself.
 
 
 
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Works in progress


"Venice at Twilight"
Monet
Acrylics on canvas

work in progress, leaves and greenery to be added
Sunflowers
acrylics on canvas


work in progress, more branches & leaf decorations to be added
Tree of Life
in style of Klimt
acrylics on canvas





Saturday, June 30, 2012

Kids' Art projects

MONDRIAN  "Broadway Boogie Woogie" construction paper designs

K age 12

D age 9


PICASSO  "Three Musicians"
Cubist collage of musical instruments
 chalks & ink on paper
K age 12

Mrs. Marr

D age 9


MONET "Poplars"
  acrylics on paper
D age 9

VAN GOGH  "Starry Night"
Oil Pastels on paper
K age 12

Mrs. Marr

D age 9

REMINGTON - Desert Landscape
torn paper and chalks 
D age 9

K age 12

Georgia O'Keeffe
Watercolors
D age 9

KT age 12

This collection of works is from our couple months of using the art program called "Meet the Masters"

check out their website and let me know which artist your child is interested in learning about and/or doing the art project at:



Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Watercolor

ZEBRA Color Wheel
Instead of a boring wheel, let's make a handsome Zebra using the colors we
create on a color wheel from Primary Colors & Secondary Colors

Fun Shapes make a COOL Color Study in Watercolors


Watercolor of Agapantha with a Hummingbird.