tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71040348047120214402024-03-15T16:46:33.553-04:00 WATERCOLORS AND WORDS<br>
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by R H (Rhonda) CARPENTER
<br>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comBlogger3482125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-88005408143872917802024-03-13T10:30:00.002-04:002024-03-15T11:36:30.306-04:00GOUACHE INTEREST?<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> It seems like every spring I’m in the mood for something new and turn to printing with acrylics or painting with gouache. I have 2 books on how to learn and use gouache but haven’t really delved into it enough to know what I’m doing. So take a few online short courses from Sktchy or Domestika every now and then. And got a good 40% off on this lesson by a girl in Spain doing gouache portraits (also animals). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">She is not the greatest teacher and I thought I’d missed an introductory video but, no, she doesn’t talk about the colors she uses, the paper she paints on, or the type of brushes (but I learned that in other lessons so no big deal unless you’re an absolute beginner). So I watched her paint swatches of color on the portrait she did and then did my own, using my colors. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBAljVRQ2KcDuyejBq_ZB1F1mLABkID8NyHtXSqnHCG0sUzroxUNK_vxCG6Ap4_u33qLg5RzH5xjQMCM-aFmOaa3N6NuuYFYjnGBGzGBPb6BXkwffxDGXYA4V_DKh7ahquomOZN7cmd7SlnCrVs1vlUtq8CZGJu42JEFdGoX7lh2Fqd-IXEFJP8ihgaC2/s2160/IMG_3108.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBAljVRQ2KcDuyejBq_ZB1F1mLABkID8NyHtXSqnHCG0sUzroxUNK_vxCG6Ap4_u33qLg5RzH5xjQMCM-aFmOaa3N6NuuYFYjnGBGzGBPb6BXkwffxDGXYA4V_DKh7ahquomOZN7cmd7SlnCrVs1vlUtq8CZGJu42JEFdGoX7lh2Fqd-IXEFJP8ihgaC2/s320/IMG_3108.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYQlIWyD9BSZDxhPwnQ_ktk5BX-XihLN6nBNZLYDzQnb1CDbJ7ssuyncoIza0f8Ii4iWVLOlik0XVdPrY0HlWBrnZ7KguME_E1VS2p5ApeaZbCJ25QMP7JiGUA4oAJR2yuUl5P5m58kLL2aoYylcMI4XEyX4QVsIPNiaCHxbZ-VHLcDjVwweI-JbAmY9F/s1141/IMG_3115.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="1141" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYQlIWyD9BSZDxhPwnQ_ktk5BX-XihLN6nBNZLYDzQnb1CDbJ7ssuyncoIza0f8Ii4iWVLOlik0XVdPrY0HlWBrnZ7KguME_E1VS2p5ApeaZbCJ25QMP7JiGUA4oAJR2yuUl5P5m58kLL2aoYylcMI4XEyX4QVsIPNiaCHxbZ-VHLcDjVwweI-JbAmY9F/s320/IMG_3115.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Her painting is light and candy-colored and mine…isn’t! Ha ha</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3V4Txd5bjVCKaeNDemSZCeotHWReisw8K8It-liGn_QDSbsHz9Viu6KUPerC-XRAtVGqSKxDSV8Vw6YzkKhyfh8aO2mdeyI6x7cymew7dlRE3ufw0RmVNIKbM9E-5qI8kdjDliNg1FF2fMFrQfBKkiVN9CfZdEFuLaR7acsid20shywopjSNuhfDPHOW/s4608/DSCF4806.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3V4Txd5bjVCKaeNDemSZCeotHWReisw8K8It-liGn_QDSbsHz9Viu6KUPerC-XRAtVGqSKxDSV8Vw6YzkKhyfh8aO2mdeyI6x7cymew7dlRE3ufw0RmVNIKbM9E-5qI8kdjDliNg1FF2fMFrQfBKkiVN9CfZdEFuLaR7acsid20shywopjSNuhfDPHOW/s320/DSCF4806.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnQq3DAtEYjxNOwkbG3IA7VBjvLmRf45AKVocc7rUDrkB6QMq79EmNH2-Gee10V6NZ5fzq0RXNb_LA6ZCA_NRXxCfNDAjJo3zD6u0dv6eHgaYpZ54q6Md11LDezSWitqNXZT7N0PmARu6lxC2P1GA_XMF6LtQeKrjpGdfBqXt7HdoWNR7FZA4upAWCoGQ/s1579/IMG_3161.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="1342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnQq3DAtEYjxNOwkbG3IA7VBjvLmRf45AKVocc7rUDrkB6QMq79EmNH2-Gee10V6NZ5fzq0RXNb_LA6ZCA_NRXxCfNDAjJo3zD6u0dv6eHgaYpZ54q6Md11LDezSWitqNXZT7N0PmARu6lxC2P1GA_XMF6LtQeKrjpGdfBqXt7HdoWNR7FZA4upAWCoGQ/s320/IMG_3161.jpeg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_mr1WZEpgPoqCKSjhAwHZaiu0kau5cE7BVVgF0EALuKIP_QzZadjvo87guFtUTnrjjVIeihyNzA5nrhXDIdLkc_BJW5Czu-7lbFgH3CenXVBs4BU6l4LBsZJO6QPIgEeOaa5J5FmqzL78Y0pSpIB2t_Luy3jcPUlU7UcKzqKN4TwKZ12s2HdsEifH9nL/s2160/IMG_3159.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_mr1WZEpgPoqCKSjhAwHZaiu0kau5cE7BVVgF0EALuKIP_QzZadjvo87guFtUTnrjjVIeihyNzA5nrhXDIdLkc_BJW5Czu-7lbFgH3CenXVBs4BU6l4LBsZJO6QPIgEeOaa5J5FmqzL78Y0pSpIB2t_Luy3jcPUlU7UcKzqKN4TwKZ12s2HdsEifH9nL/s320/IMG_3159.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">But I don’t hate it. Not finished yet - need to darken the left side of his face so it’s more shadowed (esp. the eye) and move on. Next is a lion, which I won’t do because I don’t like it very much with all the colors…but I will do the 3rd one she is offering = a dog. For some reason, I think dogs are ok in lots of colors but lions deserve more respect!</span></div></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So what have I learned? A lighter first layer is best and you can still use all the colors you want. Shape the figure with the 3nd and 3rd layers and look for those darkest darks, lightest lights, and hard and soft edges. Whew! Plus, gouache dries differently…I think, if I remember right, dark colors dry lighter and light colors dry darker so…hard to keep that in mind while doing everything else, but I might be figuring some things out. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-81340182385052306232024-03-11T11:30:00.001-04:002024-03-11T11:30:00.133-04:00FROM SKETCH TO PAINTING<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Another painting done from inspiration in my sketchbook. Years ago, I took an open life drawing class (not structured lessons but a teacher there to help you and answer questions about your drawing as you went along…where I learned to sight measure for a figure drawing). So I have several large sketchbooks of things done in the class. Taking those out, I picked out a few to inspire me to do future paintings…here is the 2nd one.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dwnN68STv2JtDKBbxqpUEjkN3N9nQaTPJLLEpWlSMxvpe-FAm9wlvbwK6ZmXdgKer9mgMaSHGccTTmSLdKkD0WO6SQ6jQbIiy80k06h41Tc93zCDCqKjUt9VsAkcV2yuNKHmaDlixsrhXyrnATW1V28gci_pjFxzIKSEppsjCZ6pS455J4hKsDkpdNcs/s3453/DSCF4801.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3453" data-original-width="3279" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dwnN68STv2JtDKBbxqpUEjkN3N9nQaTPJLLEpWlSMxvpe-FAm9wlvbwK6ZmXdgKer9mgMaSHGccTTmSLdKkD0WO6SQ6jQbIiy80k06h41Tc93zCDCqKjUt9VsAkcV2yuNKHmaDlixsrhXyrnATW1V28gci_pjFxzIKSEppsjCZ6pS455J4hKsDkpdNcs/s320/DSCF4801.jpeg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="3219" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsLHN0zIc55kn407Ecy13Bzh5vunVmOSlR4hvDMxxbi2-FdhbdZFxCoy8i2ekq8Q6JFCo07X4UljONvFr3iszWR5dd7q7wzHbJuDWA1Rzgn4_waOZ7vsncYm_9zJsx_eo_eNE9aN_1uQJAmPZuUPzc7iJ4zA5p3K04gU_mb_OS3MLT7qXJUnHTbZl_9LV/s320/DSCF4802.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">The sketches and then one of the sketches changed to eliminate the legs and flatten the face (I mean, mermaids wouldn’t have large noses because they don’t breathe like we do, right?)</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjVjxGUzpL3x_lNaurdCHtCA4mmmWMeI6hfsjCrnZJm34hBurYXcwbz9tkYak2j91g7aVX8I0FoQXQdM8mt00yBI30Gdw1zwYpv4tqvTfWWCfBbiQw4c9rjzbdWY6lN6v2F0eGg3Zmbs_9bt88i6ayKdCys78EKGUVpVjTMa5FpWg1rcf_8NziECHeWdj/s2269/IMG_3102.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="1711" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjVjxGUzpL3x_lNaurdCHtCA4mmmWMeI6hfsjCrnZJm34hBurYXcwbz9tkYak2j91g7aVX8I0FoQXQdM8mt00yBI30Gdw1zwYpv4tqvTfWWCfBbiQw4c9rjzbdWY6lN6v2F0eGg3Zmbs_9bt88i6ayKdCys78EKGUVpVjTMa5FpWg1rcf_8NziECHeWdj/s320/IMG_3102.jpeg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Then, the painting. I liked the way the Lunar Blue (Daniel Smith) created the interesting texture in the tail and hair. </span></div></div>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-68772488425560034042024-03-08T09:30:00.002-05:002024-03-08T09:30:00.132-05:00SPRING ON YUPO <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBSPJlyt5KIJKKeelglfNMRZ1YH7rgzsZoE_k-MKAvful7XHEhGPdLdOGwwanRuwO00T3Wg2DgYss9Hs8aLleUJNv1iv8ZwuWc_MsxhnqHjsmjPyQXCP3XGyDB7jktD3_S_th8BR3kb_6ps7YmhP5QO0fRQniDhDNJXrJAZvJPiMPhW7jBBGwT88g6cug/s1827/IMG_3043.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1503" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBSPJlyt5KIJKKeelglfNMRZ1YH7rgzsZoE_k-MKAvful7XHEhGPdLdOGwwanRuwO00T3Wg2DgYss9Hs8aLleUJNv1iv8ZwuWc_MsxhnqHjsmjPyQXCP3XGyDB7jktD3_S_th8BR3kb_6ps7YmhP5QO0fRQniDhDNJXrJAZvJPiMPhW7jBBGwT88g6cug/s320/IMG_3043.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">Over on my Facebook account, I started doing little things and calling them March Madness. Just the painting or sketch without descriptions. This is one of those, on YUPO and letting the paint flow. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Have a good weekend!</span></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-32934937219226562672024-03-06T09:30:00.002-05:002024-03-06T11:56:28.411-05:00FROM SKETCH TO PAINTING<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Another sketch I did a while back…I have a large sketchbook full of drawings done in a Life Drawing Class and other odds and ends of sketches done while watching TV. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCzgrMT5vSJEl_q6NItQ0O0lf7OoADTIvxrO5Y8uwPyQkZq2n5Bwb5vmcxJA4-ak8fdPSvvDHHXrZmFksbxl4N3_YhIRrWq35wHBjFDVaN8xWkCuFzVPfqRhL8m3JJ_KoO_-g8te08qukqVlwd4mDq015WHtNZkHAo1ob3vnz9Uu4f4Ht2QoHYRikYZQb/s2853/IMG_3003.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="2853" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCzgrMT5vSJEl_q6NItQ0O0lf7OoADTIvxrO5Y8uwPyQkZq2n5Bwb5vmcxJA4-ak8fdPSvvDHHXrZmFksbxl4N3_YhIRrWq35wHBjFDVaN8xWkCuFzVPfqRhL8m3JJ_KoO_-g8te08qukqVlwd4mDq015WHtNZkHAo1ob3vnz9Uu4f4Ht2QoHYRikYZQb/s320/IMG_3003.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So the sketch is there, I trace it and then begin painting but I had to real plan for this other than making large and small sections of color. And when you don’t really plan, you often get things you don’t want…</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUEgufYrQzJEpyL8tuebz94qpv0PYwhnmFzPBg3BCAfOlAoaZvUSZ7xsIDHVFyqang1zgIsssGZjOP-LHBYpNyVTY7W8lQAkzEwt5bTD_1CNhiiTVpNbLBqXyhKVMNcTcXuyEVWMJLPC523LyVKjoVLoNo0nUgfMbWNeQYVDN7kQ2rM5XjZAXMzC88N7y/s3264/IMG_3009.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUEgufYrQzJEpyL8tuebz94qpv0PYwhnmFzPBg3BCAfOlAoaZvUSZ7xsIDHVFyqang1zgIsssGZjOP-LHBYpNyVTY7W8lQAkzEwt5bTD_1CNhiiTVpNbLBqXyhKVMNcTcXuyEVWMJLPC523LyVKjoVLoNo0nUgfMbWNeQYVDN7kQ2rM5XjZAXMzC88N7y/s320/IMG_3009.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And you sometimes get happy surprises…like the fact that the sections/blocks of color at the lower left made me think of a colorful dress she was wearing…</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFj74PGCSqZyTPGywhEM5rVmBMsdPM8vJLF1qqnv8DdnnEzLNgkRrmkr3hd4FYdFPKANjyTjFDCbKVzhHamI-o0YtGIxX6lnwwF3X2lih18wpoTybQ6oS03j6gho6OmaXgi-mMQ6a_6ID8cJc_kkd0OoGyQuQrO1-Q3ch2JxF_8kSmPmUgJjaAoviCZ04/s3054/IMG_3016.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="3054" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFj74PGCSqZyTPGywhEM5rVmBMsdPM8vJLF1qqnv8DdnnEzLNgkRrmkr3hd4FYdFPKANjyTjFDCbKVzhHamI-o0YtGIxX6lnwwF3X2lih18wpoTybQ6oS03j6gho6OmaXgi-mMQ6a_6ID8cJc_kkd0OoGyQuQrO1-Q3ch2JxF_8kSmPmUgJjaAoviCZ04/s320/IMG_3016.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Not quite done but…where do I go from here?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Sorry but the paper is very buckled so can’t get a straight-on shot, especially when it’s still wet in areas. (Is the bright red at the left side too distracting? What colors should I make the white arch…or, should I paint white in another area and leave that arch there - the white of the paper?)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Did add white (acrylic) and I think it’s done…</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfagM5s9GjAz30rcnCiKqgjJPpLDA3uubLt1hmCfgL_Yt400AT_UMpoVQDXV5K6SAqr1sNKHw8uhCovllHEdJxbbezeaOIsQpQPdPL0UN-k3jWTeBaKH2L6mKvE8iQBZDp56FpQF741wFbaXN0jtHsagXicC0Z35lITa1TsewGSuQekx1EvoVZ_EPUKzY/s2414/IMG_3034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="2414" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfagM5s9GjAz30rcnCiKqgjJPpLDA3uubLt1hmCfgL_Yt400AT_UMpoVQDXV5K6SAqr1sNKHw8uhCovllHEdJxbbezeaOIsQpQPdPL0UN-k3jWTeBaKH2L6mKvE8iQBZDp56FpQF741wFbaXN0jtHsagXicC0Z35lITa1TsewGSuQekx1EvoVZ_EPUKzY/s320/IMG_3034.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-65668058380880040802024-03-04T10:48:00.003-05:002024-03-04T10:48:52.576-05:00BACK TO ALMOST BLACK…BUT NOT QUITE <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgwwZWOuiHqDUrZ5oXiX2VJ4tJNOeeYyVL22J55lifFOc_qoE4H8zXj1GSrcbzJpyhf7MQP_NwnLYyoFpeCthamaL_bb1SbV0XyunwjNzdVzzvmpu9TUxshs7l9pLLEsU9v8GgtuLb1fOAD2jB6NLGGM4Yicbc5kZjV8jrjA7hZGhL-SxJ9xT2H_0KvcF/s2093/IMG_3008.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2093" data-original-width="1506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgwwZWOuiHqDUrZ5oXiX2VJ4tJNOeeYyVL22J55lifFOc_qoE4H8zXj1GSrcbzJpyhf7MQP_NwnLYyoFpeCthamaL_bb1SbV0XyunwjNzdVzzvmpu9TUxshs7l9pLLEsU9v8GgtuLb1fOAD2jB6NLGGM4Yicbc5kZjV8jrjA7hZGhL-SxJ9xT2H_0KvcF/s320/IMG_3008.jpeg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just a little black crow looking at his reflection in the water.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I’m trying to work on something every day in March and calling it March Madness (cannot do the 100-day challenge thing…too intense).</span></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-40723913855516890052024-03-03T09:30:00.001-05:002024-03-03T09:30:00.143-05:00GRANULATING ROCKS IN THE TURQUOISE SEA <p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just working on some things using the granulating colors and trying to get some good texture. Looks like my horizon line is skewed…just needs cropped differently. The first painting is when I really worked with the granulating colors and water drops to get the textures, then I darken it a bit while still adding water drops to make the colors separate. Tilting the paper helps the pigment and water move and separate. Fun (small painting, only 1/4 sheet). </span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqygtnhbLsrucDvufynMa3TRWYLgVF8CELVNIdM534_eWGIm-EAvc5zsEYiabZtpFvVQWfe4E8b7b2P9-A8LlODR-BVzLpePHTv9AVP4xlFocyFmPNcupandw60zetAZvE9648nsiZuvO98X2V4RFZkB2rnqgnLDtdfdvx3rIxwxE49AsSwXCrRaZFv-4/s2509/IMG_3002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="2509" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqygtnhbLsrucDvufynMa3TRWYLgVF8CELVNIdM534_eWGIm-EAvc5zsEYiabZtpFvVQWfe4E8b7b2P9-A8LlODR-BVzLpePHTv9AVP4xlFocyFmPNcupandw60zetAZvE9648nsiZuvO98X2V4RFZkB2rnqgnLDtdfdvx3rIxwxE49AsSwXCrRaZFv-4/s320/IMG_3002.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxsiaMSwn3wDk3hLHcNYd8qXcJ4aRDasM0F25XP_-uL2pFHaFs2rT71R-fFR0iUF-PoCsmo93o7N5Hw-pDzD3nv2SA_bL6eE7oIKJjc50TLzaUfhBaBho7yImmYc09G12xXF7fYTJytk-Ne05hfOAAn7gARwjY3SJMW1l4m8ktyaZZhek86nwY9WPPrU1/s2724/IMG_3006.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="2724" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxsiaMSwn3wDk3hLHcNYd8qXcJ4aRDasM0F25XP_-uL2pFHaFs2rT71R-fFR0iUF-PoCsmo93o7N5Hw-pDzD3nv2SA_bL6eE7oIKJjc50TLzaUfhBaBho7yImmYc09G12xXF7fYTJytk-Ne05hfOAAn7gARwjY3SJMW1l4m8ktyaZZhek86nwY9WPPrU1/s320/IMG_3006.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-66233325898188124512024-03-01T09:30:00.003-05:002024-03-02T15:14:32.791-05:00CAN YOU HAVE TOO MANY MERMAIDS? <p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Yes, you can. I totally ruined the first one and even took a set of POSCA Pens to it…ugh. (The mess is not shown here.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So I started over…after revising the sketch again (the sketch was done in a live drawing class many years ago so the model did have legs). </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VTO-6QQAywBpqPQ1bQKr5fwLD4-6T5vDRqb748W1IlybjeIxWVEldsTJp5q42_CQhWOXjZRhGNq5n3eP9a2iqkXE7MYrHw7VaZvrjGpveg7X0D1k2wGiavDvYDR9llqJQDa2R2wTtiQ8JFHegTT-UcOdUm36MQjkFC7S3wbdAl9AVOHm_vl0EiR2NV3s/s2627/IMG_2956.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="2627" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VTO-6QQAywBpqPQ1bQKr5fwLD4-6T5vDRqb748W1IlybjeIxWVEldsTJp5q42_CQhWOXjZRhGNq5n3eP9a2iqkXE7MYrHw7VaZvrjGpveg7X0D1k2wGiavDvYDR9llqJQDa2R2wTtiQ8JFHegTT-UcOdUm36MQjkFC7S3wbdAl9AVOHm_vl0EiR2NV3s/s320/IMG_2956.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZ1S0zy8nvY97PS2E_9nbJ8o5O7-oygtMbsw8ORJ6mDnnG4kMOns4lk9qAtTmzMiLqhn7vDDz3MLhQiTQdekFsvOZXnX1K5mX1n0pTNDAmmnnHmMfbLy3fE1pl4iwNc5eu3tsOFWObWavORkon60W2DpdlhvtUY-z2qC_csXaakaIX2XksPnArP25NGw7/s2365/IMG_2963.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="2365" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZ1S0zy8nvY97PS2E_9nbJ8o5O7-oygtMbsw8ORJ6mDnnG4kMOns4lk9qAtTmzMiLqhn7vDDz3MLhQiTQdekFsvOZXnX1K5mX1n0pTNDAmmnnHmMfbLy3fE1pl4iwNc5eu3tsOFWObWavORkon60W2DpdlhvtUY-z2qC_csXaakaIX2XksPnArP25NGw7/s320/IMG_2963.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just a little tweaking…</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-CQWzAkt8zqMgMEHhaFXy4Kz_a-lEoY5XGyCCmUtRRU8WMBvoZEZ7qMTRUHDQni_a2-w8zly4ycthjwcqwvhzvxrg8OnZRIfTRyMPi5L-cjJZ6pjsIAWKezPJ8_bOCMrocefjeFZWut9Qj3BIkf9tlkRmW-0xFA0d3hyODf866RGsmaRa_VHDfoy07dI/s2542/IMG_3001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="2542" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-CQWzAkt8zqMgMEHhaFXy4Kz_a-lEoY5XGyCCmUtRRU8WMBvoZEZ7qMTRUHDQni_a2-w8zly4ycthjwcqwvhzvxrg8OnZRIfTRyMPi5L-cjJZ6pjsIAWKezPJ8_bOCMrocefjeFZWut9Qj3BIkf9tlkRmW-0xFA0d3hyODf866RGsmaRa_VHDfoy07dI/s320/IMG_3001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-33532046622917396082024-02-28T09:30:00.001-05:002024-02-28T09:30:00.134-05:00MY UMBRELLA (AFTER MARIE BASHKIRTSEFF)<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Somehow I signed up for a newsletter - I am always doing this and then find I don’t spend time to read them so unsub from them later on. But this one was interesting and I read it. It’s by the artist, Dan Scott, and he was talking about the painting, The Umbrella, by Marie Bashkirtseff. Her painting was in oils and it was gorgeous - the skintones against the darks were luscious and pale. So, in the newsletter, Dan talked about hard and soft edges, darks and lights, and how Marie lived a very short but prolific life. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAMIqFgBK0aYRp41UwT6hiEQRReLVcO6qNOMVGF6qdwQXUHH-0SRtrdWWdc-98Ik82PTO6js30q3TduCvqwAvPnZdgFZh6pDv1nt4QRUD3jA4NBmCOy7B0QOVG5nv-cPtfzvdQFCfy9pqqdsUT7mQc3_Q9MycW9j8m6SVFSKs4KLSd3-64LYcQEtgINTl/s2160/IMG_2922.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAMIqFgBK0aYRp41UwT6hiEQRReLVcO6qNOMVGF6qdwQXUHH-0SRtrdWWdc-98Ik82PTO6js30q3TduCvqwAvPnZdgFZh6pDv1nt4QRUD3jA4NBmCOy7B0QOVG5nv-cPtfzvdQFCfy9pqqdsUT7mQc3_Q9MycW9j8m6SVFSKs4KLSd3-64LYcQEtgINTl/s320/IMG_2922.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And I just had to try myself with watercolor but…</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I started with Daniel Smith Lunar Black which is a VERY granulating color…could not get the deep, rich darks I wanted (first painting in watercolor).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKpiHtL2i0jyfhJ56Xh6ckMzCA9ZKSptw8zKFnrMsayctUBQk7WYVCUQWwpsPF3mWAbtcsZklPbapBNYv3AxfowsuGj09bcdohGNZd6suagJ5GkVLGAQNYKcIJt6ItPOuXo_MaXlZvG7Io6rNTMuxqQG5LrL3KHwtgd-tLVOCy4Q1DDrp2jjnpv-2Nua8/s1924/IMG_2935.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="1481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKpiHtL2i0jyfhJ56Xh6ckMzCA9ZKSptw8zKFnrMsayctUBQk7WYVCUQWwpsPF3mWAbtcsZklPbapBNYv3AxfowsuGj09bcdohGNZd6suagJ5GkVLGAQNYKcIJt6ItPOuXo_MaXlZvG7Io6rNTMuxqQG5LrL3KHwtgd-tLVOCy4Q1DDrp2jjnpv-2Nua8/s320/IMG_2935.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So I tried again, using a mix of Lunar Black and Indanthrone Blue to get the “blacks” in it. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiakSZMaXMCQLmzNK3xYuC08_kza0eMNOqzZdTDNDyXruC8S_6LDKbSTR1J6Ebi35xfjHyRa2bXkkeEGFfLIJAGJ-jvHdP9xbw-7YR13djSlC9DbQLTp_PxU1oZ3BxeIvKT_XUSiOolTC7spz7YfslQz_9y80zp-cP6TJOb-4jhCh-AqgJ31cNDPoQRf3d/s1688/IMG_2947.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="1298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiakSZMaXMCQLmzNK3xYuC08_kza0eMNOqzZdTDNDyXruC8S_6LDKbSTR1J6Ebi35xfjHyRa2bXkkeEGFfLIJAGJ-jvHdP9xbw-7YR13djSlC9DbQLTp_PxU1oZ3BxeIvKT_XUSiOolTC7spz7YfslQz_9y80zp-cP6TJOb-4jhCh-AqgJ31cNDPoQRf3d/s320/IMG_2947.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course, this looks nothing like the painting by Marie, but I kind of like it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-64668701981404490552024-02-26T09:30:00.001-05:002024-02-26T09:30:00.135-05:00NATURAL GREYS <p> An artist who has videos on YouTube shared how she does shadows on her nature paintings and I liked it a lot. Her name = Kelly Hoernig. You should check her out. She does a lot with sketchbooks and nature.</p><p>Here is my version on her lesson. She uses Daniel Smith German Greenish Raw Umber added to Daniel Smith Lavender. I used Holbein Lavender (which I had) and then tried out the Umber with Verditer Blue. Both the Lavender and the Blue are opaque colors and I liked both mixes.</p><p>I added the little bit of driftwood at the bottom for my own…the single acorn and the bud was from her lesson.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLoHyn0M-MQlSulK69tb-bdFxYCOfVXwSYNHKma1zm1OwCtu2BOFVJXrS3Hj5wBduRVMxIkiYBttiTxMxQFcd8sq2Sy-5xklN7a8K4q5WjdOIPVYsYvmctAqXVgvW1KT4UNEYHr17MxgDASwKK245zQP6MiCwec8rfRR0jyiP_DctYD1gGZQWdirLHvod/s2555/IMG_2934.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="2555" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLoHyn0M-MQlSulK69tb-bdFxYCOfVXwSYNHKma1zm1OwCtu2BOFVJXrS3Hj5wBduRVMxIkiYBttiTxMxQFcd8sq2Sy-5xklN7a8K4q5WjdOIPVYsYvmctAqXVgvW1KT4UNEYHr17MxgDASwKK245zQP6MiCwec8rfRR0jyiP_DctYD1gGZQWdirLHvod/s320/IMG_2934.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-23377080625345841612024-02-23T09:30:00.001-05:002024-02-23T09:30:00.131-05:00GRANULATING COLORS ARE SO COOL<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Still playing with granulating colors, but not for landscapes - you can use granulating colors for everything!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9eozU5I0w-YecYPrdI97f-7QY3zDBZQxbKQAzmnZhM9smp776fBeH0YqRmdDbm4cm1Kf_WgQROS271vqDjUFSyBi3eJkSsUe5QJciJ1rnNBZi-lzVJaslxMSHorqqEtT-xwH8K_lTmo8zRwxyTrxWYUcQJunttOEAFIJDcgwIIfY-UuM6q_GVUYEOhdV/s2513/IMG_2514.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="2513" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9eozU5I0w-YecYPrdI97f-7QY3zDBZQxbKQAzmnZhM9smp776fBeH0YqRmdDbm4cm1Kf_WgQROS271vqDjUFSyBi3eJkSsUe5QJciJ1rnNBZi-lzVJaslxMSHorqqEtT-xwH8K_lTmo8zRwxyTrxWYUcQJunttOEAFIJDcgwIIfY-UuM6q_GVUYEOhdV/s320/IMG_2514.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb4T-ksgwI5NYR0j0ZV5nxfn0pp66EXWrUwVpsijvu_jgqHCWpeogYaC1YktoYQP97GCx2umw-94HeJyIJoMJlmxjo8bM7_tTzNZraSJzdWyMCtKO5VnIPJLxzR6cZjNWCvxlE-Gd-QGBEMpaMR6_TTYRsk1TdoVJqP7JfPEgUdEhE4q13DYZ2mpDovB1/s1558/IMG_2538.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="1288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb4T-ksgwI5NYR0j0ZV5nxfn0pp66EXWrUwVpsijvu_jgqHCWpeogYaC1YktoYQP97GCx2umw-94HeJyIJoMJlmxjo8bM7_tTzNZraSJzdWyMCtKO5VnIPJLxzR6cZjNWCvxlE-Gd-QGBEMpaMR6_TTYRsk1TdoVJqP7JfPEgUdEhE4q13DYZ2mpDovB1/s320/IMG_2538.jpeg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-91776561128136960642024-02-21T09:30:00.000-05:002024-02-21T09:30:00.129-05:00READING ABOUT AND PAINTING MERMAIDS <p><span style="font-family: arial;">I’ve been reading while recuperating from the flare up of the back pain…mostly escapism about mermaids. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_K_rOICM8Q_FBi9zHd14rosS828ydsBcBXimS-lq484Y4eWl1sPqYrkK15xF1l7634nYjoiwwq8WP8zL_4TgLpB8-Q6FxFIM2Z1GUkjt_o_XFhcUWlbYRYBk8f1yu-RmHtPj2FRbAdK7JsPGgazDDUScqcSw3CdZFdEScbJritcaraQehSCl2zETEM3j/s3006/IMG_2905.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="3006" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_K_rOICM8Q_FBi9zHd14rosS828ydsBcBXimS-lq484Y4eWl1sPqYrkK15xF1l7634nYjoiwwq8WP8zL_4TgLpB8-Q6FxFIM2Z1GUkjt_o_XFhcUWlbYRYBk8f1yu-RmHtPj2FRbAdK7JsPGgazDDUScqcSw3CdZFdEScbJritcaraQehSCl2zETEM3j/s320/IMG_2905.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>And that made me want to paint mermaids more. Here are two I did prior to the back pain..</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The first one is trapped in a glass container and not happy about it; one just sunbathing. But neither are the mythical mermaids of song and sea shanty…no beautiful girls here with fish tails.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">First painting on watercolor paper 140# cold press. Second painting on YUPO paper (the plastic paper that makes your paint just slide right off if you don’t control the water). Watercolor and gouache on YUPO - a lesson in patience and letting go of too much control!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszUvYEy2UwNnBU-fN2m30g3OeZK8yjlb00yCeJoXvQlIwjpeMFNMz6VisPdUME7QixTlaym7pGOR-xmnB9zG51UYXLn_fSCduLs3fLtxLgGEvFcE_12a8zs1EqJsibSRhOBiZ-uhf4GkhW2bgzMmJUHYRC_6pwCS3KRssSpZBiWRMllsy_dKxMC1_Znay/s2826/IMG_2777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1843" data-original-width="2826" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszUvYEy2UwNnBU-fN2m30g3OeZK8yjlb00yCeJoXvQlIwjpeMFNMz6VisPdUME7QixTlaym7pGOR-xmnB9zG51UYXLn_fSCduLs3fLtxLgGEvFcE_12a8zs1EqJsibSRhOBiZ-uhf4GkhW2bgzMmJUHYRC_6pwCS3KRssSpZBiWRMllsy_dKxMC1_Znay/s320/IMG_2777.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlLCuI-iNXLTRu9ajlyRZHi7N5_wepzuQwSICtrYyFEyGQKcH1fppF9yTZwbTpnv4X1bpxfLvFssEyYerXo6hk_iuYhf0n7M_8FinHpkhGaLInUsBHGfmLB0DZZmx0GV33FWQmT2R6FV1D_09IKPFb3x5zMtimumzjqin1Q2PNAu0qUGoIqu_uuvpOjy7/s2553/IMG_2856.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="2553" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlLCuI-iNXLTRu9ajlyRZHi7N5_wepzuQwSICtrYyFEyGQKcH1fppF9yTZwbTpnv4X1bpxfLvFssEyYerXo6hk_iuYhf0n7M_8FinHpkhGaLInUsBHGfmLB0DZZmx0GV33FWQmT2R6FV1D_09IKPFb3x5zMtimumzjqin1Q2PNAu0qUGoIqu_uuvpOjy7/s320/IMG_2856.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-53187565456709034152024-02-19T10:13:00.001-05:002024-02-19T10:13:00.180-05:00OUCH<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Somehow, I’ve caused my back to be in some serious pain. I have no idea how I did it or what I did (nothing out of the ordinary), but I’ve been taking meds, keeping heat on it, resting (just sitting and reading or watching t.v. while sitting with heat wrapped around me), and some mild stretching. Not getting better so…to the doctor to see what’s going on (x-ray, maybe?). So no painting this past week. I can share what I’ve done before the back issue, though.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Remember when you were in school and the classroom was decorated for Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthdays in February? I do. And we made Valentine’s cards for every kid in class, had our own little cardboard mailboxes put up on the wall so kids could put cards inside the box and you could take them home. I think that kept any kid from being embarrassed if he/she did not get a card from everyone in the class (which did happen, of course). I think I was somewhere in the middle - I got some cards but my mailbox was never full of cards. I think this happened 1st - 4th grade and then ended. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I also remember the whole class making cards (it was a requirement and was done in class - probably get them out of math or social studies time) when I was sick from school with the measles…and the teacher brought them all to my home for me, along with any homework I needed to do to catch up. I think I was in 2nd grade, maybe 3rds, when this happened. Do kids still do these kinds of things or is this just too uncool for kids now? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Not sure why I’m thinking about these things. Guess I’ve got too much time sitting around. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hope your week finds you well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-77427964960515883442024-02-16T09:30:00.001-05:002024-02-16T09:30:00.143-05:00SOME MORE EXPERIMENTS WITH GRANULATING PIGMENTS<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Whenever I take a workshop/lesson online, I learn something - sometimes quite a lot. But I love granulating colors so played with some more paintings of my own after taking the lessons from Yesim Gozukara online. Isn’t it wonderful that we can take lessons from anyone anywhere in the world?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZKBnAfvlXHFcav8ZumPag6_Q4IO2oMhsMvgfEBwT-WG83l-WahUGRJC68vPHhffHNPcle_0A_SuAyAhWn06kS1JeZmG6PUHPp7JRnm2VZAv69RWVnoGFe3a5q4Dme0BgubZhQLV81UaCKB1OlqIlM1qdmZANDotW_McRgbhw8uHcKJ0EhJA7YBCRrgYR/s2665/IMG_2243.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1939" data-original-width="2665" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZKBnAfvlXHFcav8ZumPag6_Q4IO2oMhsMvgfEBwT-WG83l-WahUGRJC68vPHhffHNPcle_0A_SuAyAhWn06kS1JeZmG6PUHPp7JRnm2VZAv69RWVnoGFe3a5q4Dme0BgubZhQLV81UaCKB1OlqIlM1qdmZANDotW_McRgbhw8uHcKJ0EhJA7YBCRrgYR/s320/IMG_2243.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-CW1s_6CIbVbCqaqWTXqaqI7JljHvDkRMe97u6rQQkEf17QP6Yb9QfYPa4Ur5_BjpJ2WtMKpnQAtwRt5gK0ZjUB4hapn-Zm_7P0vSKfCQtskLg4qWSC6bvKdoTh8kjMpwY66q93Y9AZitm8GtF1u5EoJLHHX3dF4u198-q72-Q_KoX9YDYN-8ZK-tyC7/s2246/IMG_2255.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="1903" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-CW1s_6CIbVbCqaqWTXqaqI7JljHvDkRMe97u6rQQkEf17QP6Yb9QfYPa4Ur5_BjpJ2WtMKpnQAtwRt5gK0ZjUB4hapn-Zm_7P0vSKfCQtskLg4qWSC6bvKdoTh8kjMpwY66q93Y9AZitm8GtF1u5EoJLHHX3dF4u198-q72-Q_KoX9YDYN-8ZK-tyC7/s320/IMG_2255.jpeg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0ugHENlwYIjiNlpY7pYd1lKCHez8s3FkCvxK7N0XNns3vOE3lMVMZit-nu0sbBT3Sl4Vh-3UGpRby4h_gGypDXboooTGSfu4WiUcxtbzgFONpqx4byYh7wHzpXZ21uKS6rqtp64R8Xt1C_MzkIfN7SMP0VbQLx5CIgjZagy-z50390EW6Q9geCf-Z6c3/s2622/IMG_2256.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="2622" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0ugHENlwYIjiNlpY7pYd1lKCHez8s3FkCvxK7N0XNns3vOE3lMVMZit-nu0sbBT3Sl4Vh-3UGpRby4h_gGypDXboooTGSfu4WiUcxtbzgFONpqx4byYh7wHzpXZ21uKS6rqtp64R8Xt1C_MzkIfN7SMP0VbQLx5CIgjZagy-z50390EW6Q9geCf-Z6c3/s320/IMG_2256.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-39365482801153120662024-02-14T09:14:00.001-05:002024-02-14T09:14:00.141-05:00ANOTHER GRANULATING LESSON<p>As I posted before, I took a 2-session class from Yesim Gozukara several months ago…and learned more about this wonderful technique of allowing the granulating colors to flow…</p><p>Now, my mess looks nothing like her beautiful painting did on the video, but I did it…and I will use this technique more often on other things because I am in love of granulating colors.</p><p>Here are my versions. (Top painting was just cropped to show the part I liked…the top 2/3; and the second painting was a total redo where I went a bit crazy with the granulation at the bottom…but I still like it.)</p><p>Will definitely do more paintings and remember to grab my granulating colors and granulating medium (Winsor & Newton) on various things in the future. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN33DDGxS3plpq5WwtVYE7wwKX0k6oh6ROaeUN72ucDR2EB_0GFcEbozqrjocdO0LLW4rhiioLib10Mf2CGhgmgABrc8dKQD1QowwgvxSxoZ-t0je2qtqsA7Q4-qRku9bPS2DiybHcm-omhAAxALyehUrVe-x1rEogwJc5j9tz8WExOZP32ctxqwIMN3wI/s1746/IMG_2298.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1746" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN33DDGxS3plpq5WwtVYE7wwKX0k6oh6ROaeUN72ucDR2EB_0GFcEbozqrjocdO0LLW4rhiioLib10Mf2CGhgmgABrc8dKQD1QowwgvxSxoZ-t0je2qtqsA7Q4-qRku9bPS2DiybHcm-omhAAxALyehUrVe-x1rEogwJc5j9tz8WExOZP32ctxqwIMN3wI/s320/IMG_2298.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6Qs4gLMr_S2jCzQCiknDIaXCa-_206TCW5rUQ9r8nTJpAnspWjYJTpcmxe9SGcENWp8pzwdCDQ2bilQgoFBOieNoFLVv77PdDA1_9FFH-bZO5Lk9VbgrkB1x4xzS04AbNoEJRfdUiJlewOZFo5JzfQmEVB8QysR7IgxIQTAp2ZV8BrntgRGska83GyyG/s2424/IMG_2301.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="2424" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6Qs4gLMr_S2jCzQCiknDIaXCa-_206TCW5rUQ9r8nTJpAnspWjYJTpcmxe9SGcENWp8pzwdCDQ2bilQgoFBOieNoFLVv77PdDA1_9FFH-bZO5Lk9VbgrkB1x4xzS04AbNoEJRfdUiJlewOZFo5JzfQmEVB8QysR7IgxIQTAp2ZV8BrntgRGska83GyyG/s320/IMG_2301.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-48769458292393169882024-02-12T10:00:00.001-05:002024-02-12T10:00:00.167-05:00TAKING ART CLASSES ONLINE <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I discovered the artist, Yesim Gozukara, from a Facebook post someone shared about workshops she did and what the artist learned there. She didn’t give much information, but suggested we go to Yesim’s site to get more info - which I did. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I love granulating colors and the look of her work with all its flowing, blending, melding pigments so I asked about workshops and she was having one in the next few weeks so…I signed up for 2 of the classes (she had a set of 4 at the time and I thought I’d take 2 and then the others if I thought I’d learn more or want more later).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The classes are done with especially WET paper, back and front and tilted on a board (the wet paper sticks to the board when it’s that saturated so no problems with moving the paper around while working to get the flow of the pigment. Also, she used a lot (mostly) granulating colors - which I had to try. I already had some but not all of the delicious colors she used.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We did mountains and seascapes as the first 2 classes and I learned a lot and also learned to get this look you really need good granulating colors, even adding granulating medium, and patience (something I lack).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are mypaintings from the class of the mountain scene. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The first is the finished mountain, the second is the start of it. I added more white (not lifting off back to white but adding white pigment - a white “ink” illustrator’s use to cover over places which is more opaque than gouache, and I kept drizzling water and granulating medium over it to get the look. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovAUeUj5l2Lss6Ic4OxdKtrxL8nBeku0rF3DrphvhL_syT4BiMkTP51D5RCsYhqciuTGfiFXWnjw8mGdSkLyRC1Wcc7G6GAhzf80VTXocDuQVB4oIccSXjGUrtOmbA-cgkp36ZuwL53Msn-FhCo7_AHC_dImcdSQ75kmIrOuYL4mgwHxyDpyD3hImIOA9/s2445/IMG_2226.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="2445" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovAUeUj5l2Lss6Ic4OxdKtrxL8nBeku0rF3DrphvhL_syT4BiMkTP51D5RCsYhqciuTGfiFXWnjw8mGdSkLyRC1Wcc7G6GAhzf80VTXocDuQVB4oIccSXjGUrtOmbA-cgkp36ZuwL53Msn-FhCo7_AHC_dImcdSQ75kmIrOuYL4mgwHxyDpyD3hImIOA9/s320/IMG_2226.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2DVRsTc1jld4AI5kFk53gS4u_bw7_gloQAy4l0bXHNLCqKSRAWqNZWuVptXgVTlIp21V2I9I55f7Cqbf8qES8Ydj2GGKFBc1bl8TBQQUgBMSaO2MXesqY2QCokASA8ycEwEQko5wphhQjHoCkqvaexGpgLFRP3Uu_CT51cdFuisJaoRk6bkeNTzORWA2/s2845/IMG_2170.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="2845" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2DVRsTc1jld4AI5kFk53gS4u_bw7_gloQAy4l0bXHNLCqKSRAWqNZWuVptXgVTlIp21V2I9I55f7Cqbf8qES8Ydj2GGKFBc1bl8TBQQUgBMSaO2MXesqY2QCokASA8ycEwEQko5wphhQjHoCkqvaexGpgLFRP3Uu_CT51cdFuisJaoRk6bkeNTzORWA2/s320/IMG_2170.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-45642499269114758602024-02-09T10:03:00.001-05:002024-02-09T10:03:00.137-05:00Last Ones<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Last little sketches…</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3t2Gfp4oU7lYjswfI6Oi3ays9Tvq94Qdehr0Ft5QtKhcPdDJ6jFeK5fxHHNTMzLcoG_HQizydN03PxwCwJPWGA3BVH68s5DuUW2aprKTEUifEvPAMIhVNQanpgnkdiVLBJR_eErOmf97jN1GUSZHAoEN_zpcy7DDJeW9ic-hi2gwBpmd91bQ4iIxrTcu/s2131/IMG_2704.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2131" data-original-width="1877" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3t2Gfp4oU7lYjswfI6Oi3ays9Tvq94Qdehr0Ft5QtKhcPdDJ6jFeK5fxHHNTMzLcoG_HQizydN03PxwCwJPWGA3BVH68s5DuUW2aprKTEUifEvPAMIhVNQanpgnkdiVLBJR_eErOmf97jN1GUSZHAoEN_zpcy7DDJeW9ic-hi2gwBpmd91bQ4iIxrTcu/s320/IMG_2704.jpeg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUm9n87cPJvy65NqLf1k_KB01ovb6b_i0cYf4xItxNYSoGyGNQrKYqWMzmdqto6rtCsj5jpGg7JmtYmNBk39rza6VT0qQ52TBdEwtQyQTSyXYeBJt1vrnGed8qvVPcaRChVsrP9cMAp9qaydati1rg_cVh1bcoecE-RDQnoP-G1Z0uj5LZdTk9awJMvOl/s2172/IMG_2705.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="1894" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUm9n87cPJvy65NqLf1k_KB01ovb6b_i0cYf4xItxNYSoGyGNQrKYqWMzmdqto6rtCsj5jpGg7JmtYmNBk39rza6VT0qQ52TBdEwtQyQTSyXYeBJt1vrnGed8qvVPcaRChVsrP9cMAp9qaydati1rg_cVh1bcoecE-RDQnoP-G1Z0uj5LZdTk9awJMvOl/s320/IMG_2705.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My goal this year is to really hold back on painting every inch of every painting and retain some whites to give things more energy and pop. But I’ve been painting in watercolor since 2003 or so and haven’t learned this yet. I don’t mind going back in with white gouache or something but I’d rather remember to leave that white untouched…</span></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-29515808372886292992024-02-07T09:23:00.001-05:002024-02-07T09:23:00.190-05:00A Few More<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Just a few more from my Stillman & Birn small watercolor sketchbook. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAUiE03PgpBu0H0axCWiL9dNAI_iOvJsHZK05UBI-vB54oiIcsF9jf_eRXMwb11xnPIplQmYrNJwBo06IlFkAiWjVqlP-9tcYPPwAb74llupAHeBwbDsWLWkZ4DK913sk66KI549o4FyIqZNR3yInXGhsvU2KFcadyRlZaxzMZo82pqy4R_QOHMr7xynD/s2234/IMG_2691_Original.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="1909" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAUiE03PgpBu0H0axCWiL9dNAI_iOvJsHZK05UBI-vB54oiIcsF9jf_eRXMwb11xnPIplQmYrNJwBo06IlFkAiWjVqlP-9tcYPPwAb74llupAHeBwbDsWLWkZ4DK913sk66KI549o4FyIqZNR3yInXGhsvU2KFcadyRlZaxzMZo82pqy4R_QOHMr7xynD/s320/IMG_2691_Original.jpeg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_CVJjA-h1I1EpnrMhtPmufB5vVJEMfbTpTS1mu1Dx3ZMCQ8g0bNSWmCPFBiHpYtnFhz-XJY4wJpZKazLC_X0aGBG3bc1_Sqt_TPH6GmE38oflxr5PzswyHHm4AOKOluyebW6yc-D3kOQ63D-d1QN41HzVW8oH0inyJZMUXLh4paqU1a5dr2D5jZEoCev/s2203/IMG_2692_Original.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="1890" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_CVJjA-h1I1EpnrMhtPmufB5vVJEMfbTpTS1mu1Dx3ZMCQ8g0bNSWmCPFBiHpYtnFhz-XJY4wJpZKazLC_X0aGBG3bc1_Sqt_TPH6GmE38oflxr5PzswyHHm4AOKOluyebW6yc-D3kOQ63D-d1QN41HzVW8oH0inyJZMUXLh4paqU1a5dr2D5jZEoCev/s320/IMG_2692_Original.jpeg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b5YfLLjEyzRgZwwIG1yCCaocT-R07dcYYbJh-HvkFHsVokzvJ6b2Sp5IRTFjyx8y-x3KwFQBl-q8epb96c-eXAM7hbm6CxeunmAGAekqmymreGLqMhwizzFP9cLjbW9fHSLqRF8FcklD9CHk37j2OeLfjkyGacPZsvZT9OjhjMb_imYSgJ_5IEVSRRoB/s2197/IMG_2693_Original.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b5YfLLjEyzRgZwwIG1yCCaocT-R07dcYYbJh-HvkFHsVokzvJ6b2Sp5IRTFjyx8y-x3KwFQBl-q8epb96c-eXAM7hbm6CxeunmAGAekqmymreGLqMhwizzFP9cLjbW9fHSLqRF8FcklD9CHk37j2OeLfjkyGacPZsvZT9OjhjMb_imYSgJ_5IEVSRRoB/s320/IMG_2693_Original.jpeg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-36903577575072527272024-02-05T10:51:00.003-05:002024-02-05T10:51:49.196-05:00I’m Back<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> I just looked at my blog, which I have not posted to since 2022 (?) and saw that some of my favorite artists are still posting to their blogs. I miss them. And Facebook just makes one rush through without reading much or doing anything but glancing and Liking something…so I think I’ll try to get back to my blog again. I have been creating since my portrait class but no one here sees that if they don’t go onto Facebook. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So, here’s my first post:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While looking through Youtube videos, I saw something interesting by Kelly Hoernig. She took the idea from the book, Color In and Out of the Garden (by Lorene Edwards Forkner), who (I think) took the idea from the book, Local Color (by Mimi Robinson) - yes, we “steal” from each other and make things our own as we go (I hope).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So…got out a small Stillman & Birn watercolor sketchbook and some natural things I’d collected in my little art room…and did a few of these.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYL8poESJPT4gcubEslFNAK4d-MFGWa-Jao_WWxP956TATxsmLUYaf1TETxzeLsoDX2Yhh6U0XCM_iuMLXJe6DJ6mDThCXHS7HZnYAGqCIqoRiFgW1AlB91gIXIB3a7rxNsTQ-6_al-mio_2FxIw0VYJjWuhhjbXyqMBnzN_IrzuyytVd1xMJ95vu71N9/s2246/IMG_2688_Original.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="2015" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYL8poESJPT4gcubEslFNAK4d-MFGWa-Jao_WWxP956TATxsmLUYaf1TETxzeLsoDX2Yhh6U0XCM_iuMLXJe6DJ6mDThCXHS7HZnYAGqCIqoRiFgW1AlB91gIXIB3a7rxNsTQ-6_al-mio_2FxIw0VYJjWuhhjbXyqMBnzN_IrzuyytVd1xMJ95vu71N9/s320/IMG_2688_Original.jpeg" width="287" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bAyha5d5wnG5p12gPSspobDKzUa9Q7SPIzjy6x_5e1n26PysBRbC8WkywBOkKrw8OoSVGkMcp604HXFniOAV9hZXdoDDQD7vK5UdtcLStodvMGXlCI9eRFAhgeMY3j1w7H_pKfcyzoagP5ndG5guUhkOkA9G-lgnfLu0-tWnuklqsx_3z2TzP3lTQexs/s2198/IMG_2689_Original.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="2060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bAyha5d5wnG5p12gPSspobDKzUa9Q7SPIzjy6x_5e1n26PysBRbC8WkywBOkKrw8OoSVGkMcp604HXFniOAV9hZXdoDDQD7vK5UdtcLStodvMGXlCI9eRFAhgeMY3j1w7H_pKfcyzoagP5ndG5guUhkOkA9G-lgnfLu0-tWnuklqsx_3z2TzP3lTQexs/s320/IMG_2689_Original.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpqYBZGLkMYFPEMswZdNEHU2PhOGGUIX4y53I7rTOkptgDUk3gYTuz2hwA_QufwzK6Vplvgx1IfMwrX_OM1WQz1R8n8GY-LVaD0pjdB9ys79MFfW23JR-Il_-bold9HCtjmuLBBQAtnThBXIEX9xCfYDcWUHFudTjYZTnVLVuYuLuTBI9iL-dSkUoIeOs/s2331/IMG_2690_Original.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2331" data-original-width="2126" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpqYBZGLkMYFPEMswZdNEHU2PhOGGUIX4y53I7rTOkptgDUk3gYTuz2hwA_QufwzK6Vplvgx1IfMwrX_OM1WQz1R8n8GY-LVaD0pjdB9ys79MFfW23JR-Il_-bold9HCtjmuLBBQAtnThBXIEX9xCfYDcWUHFudTjYZTnVLVuYuLuTBI9iL-dSkUoIeOs/s320/IMG_2690_Original.jpeg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hope you like them. A few more to come next post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And, after being away for months, I still remembered how to post to Blogger - yeah, me! Ha ha. </span></div><br /><p><br /></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-28715821642109245472022-11-01T09:00:00.001-04:002022-11-01T09:00:00.213-04:00THE END<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2T7ExXa_5Bwntt9Ca7Hfpl8_Lsq6WAO1oem0KfnVlmDY7QD2VxjGPAShcFtJjDbflfkGdoscoqj9oCKvzupB-Sdk3FBYrJ7O4mFhzxz8yjUwsxPiUY3NKuJDxB9S4qu-C0Miixx2NByJ0_EI7BhlFJU2XyXimv_sjQeVdWFDdBsFA8Z4Fzz9IZfZr0Q/s2502/35CA02E2-199E-4D13-8B95-3D9E7770FD1A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="1867" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2T7ExXa_5Bwntt9Ca7Hfpl8_Lsq6WAO1oem0KfnVlmDY7QD2VxjGPAShcFtJjDbflfkGdoscoqj9oCKvzupB-Sdk3FBYrJ7O4mFhzxz8yjUwsxPiUY3NKuJDxB9S4qu-C0Miixx2NByJ0_EI7BhlFJU2XyXimv_sjQeVdWFDdBsFA8Z4Fzz9IZfZr0Q/s320/35CA02E2-199E-4D13-8B95-3D9E7770FD1A.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Day 28 Challenge</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Teacher - Kyle Legaspi</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Mine, well, she looks sunburned but I kinda like the unusual look to it.</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZze-dJ8bS6OuYbem0Au_m0wusE-s8yYaOcUBublVF5LwL7uSx9ShsDBv9OJC9RUip-qISdW_y_JowN9JMeW2lQBWQO84QAEb26j2Kv9ru-ObNpDUhZJp03lsmv5X5jh2yVqQBvpE_QEsnSjMRcgDoiWw40bNj8sCPq0hM4gL0wd07tLYLGfwUMhLHw/s2338/CA3076D1-AB22-42D4-87D1-8B708A817195.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZze-dJ8bS6OuYbem0Au_m0wusE-s8yYaOcUBublVF5LwL7uSx9ShsDBv9OJC9RUip-qISdW_y_JowN9JMeW2lQBWQO84QAEb26j2Kv9ru-ObNpDUhZJp03lsmv5X5jh2yVqQBvpE_QEsnSjMRcgDoiWw40bNj8sCPq0hM4gL0wd07tLYLGfwUMhLHw/s320/CA3076D1-AB22-42D4-87D1-8B708A817195.jpeg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Day 22 Challenge</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Teacher = Kirsten Britt</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I think I am getting the hang of her style - she does her paintings on small blue mixed media sheets and then adds white pastel pencil at the end to bring back the whites but I just painted mine on watercolor paper. </b></span></p><p><br /></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-61798723812780616792022-10-23T09:00:00.001-04:002022-10-23T09:00:00.222-04:00GETTING A BIT BEHIND <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJ7t-WpUoWwXeHUBckk4K5tXxtZXnHykQ9bvdEh4-Xcyvu-Y3NhXfJw72pPGeP5KZ9hBJZcp6MuEgvptu1s3Ro5MgL7B8GmqxcuYk3R5oWcgpTCcWQSQ5KvSKcr1zqMAvU4MSZUKWhyNatHxphgh-LsqEKRiJLHMju83F1oCAAeCryuCkUl8WBKlwZA/s2446/D93E4CF1-EB72-4FCA-A0FA-4E73D8AC2516.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="1537" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJ7t-WpUoWwXeHUBckk4K5tXxtZXnHykQ9bvdEh4-Xcyvu-Y3NhXfJw72pPGeP5KZ9hBJZcp6MuEgvptu1s3Ro5MgL7B8GmqxcuYk3R5oWcgpTCcWQSQ5KvSKcr1zqMAvU4MSZUKWhyNatHxphgh-LsqEKRiJLHMju83F1oCAAeCryuCkUl8WBKlwZA/s320/D93E4CF1-EB72-4FCA-A0FA-4E73D8AC2516.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Day 19 Challenge</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Teacher = Rik Reimert</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>He painted the girl with her sweater a cobalt blue and although I love blue I wanted to match that bright red lipstick with her sweater so made that change. I seem to want to change from just what the teacher does, trying to make it more my own as I do more of these.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Normally, I’d share 3 portraits, but I’m behind now after getting a flu shot and having headaches and nausea (from the headaches) for 2 days. Better now but it’s supposed to be warmer this weekend so may go hiking for a while. I’ll catch up later.</b></span></p><p><br /></p>RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-82609137758608781262022-10-21T09:00:00.001-04:002022-10-21T09:00:00.392-04:00MORE PORTRAIT CHALLENGES <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzrYPgQxu41uQwdGT39EYmFj5mmGKdia-8EMlpzNHx7KbrKSYu9xUlKdIr-odaUk2BifJ1G4b_tqp_zz1aqqsYoZKPxd5gjyNqRTvt3Vi6CQ7VmC_6dYMjbulzctL8i68DPIyvoU7YcUTGpBeul5NGyfaPv4_wbnvgrtd9Eshed5OC1wyABq9F4dgeA/s2046/45AFABCD-F3EE-456F-ABE8-5AF36CDECBC1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1781" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzrYPgQxu41uQwdGT39EYmFj5mmGKdia-8EMlpzNHx7KbrKSYu9xUlKdIr-odaUk2BifJ1G4b_tqp_zz1aqqsYoZKPxd5gjyNqRTvt3Vi6CQ7VmC_6dYMjbulzctL8i68DPIyvoU7YcUTGpBeul5NGyfaPv4_wbnvgrtd9Eshed5OC1wyABq9F4dgeA/s320/45AFABCD-F3EE-456F-ABE8-5AF36CDECBC1.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Day 16 Challenge</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Teacher = Peta Harvey</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>This one was supposed to be done on tea-stained paper using sepia watercolor but I just got out my walnut ink and painted (using just a rigger brush) on white watercolor paper. </b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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