Showing posts with label Purple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Purple. Show all posts
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Friday, August 30, 2019
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Saturday, July 7, 2018
"A Shower of Jacaranda" by Lynda Cookson
I'm back painting oils! My decision to go back to watercolour only didn't last too long ha ha ha
I celebrate with .....
I celebrate with .....
"A Shower of Jacaranda" by Lynda Cookson
Thursday, March 8, 2018
"Impact" by Lynda Cookson
Another abstract study to help me with The Big Painting.
Painting no. 28 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Impact"
Oil on Paper
7.5" x 11" (19 cm x 28 cm)
Painting no. 28 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Impact"
Oil on Paper
7.5" x 11" (19 cm x 28 cm)
"Impact" by Lynda Cookson
Monday, March 5, 2018
"Farm Windmill" by Lynda Cookson
This one's not for sale. It's a study for a much bigger painting I'm working on.
Painting no. 26 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Farm Windmill"
Oil on Canvas
Painting no. 26 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Farm Windmill"
Oil on Canvas
"Farm Windmill" by Lynda Cookson
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
"Pals for Tea" by Lynda Cookson
I often keep surfaces (paper, board or canvas) from failed paintings and clean my palette knife on them ... or fill them with palette knife strokes of left-over paint. They make interesting backgrounds and props for simple, warm-up paintings. Here's one of them:
Painting no. 21 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Pals for Tea"
Oil on Board
4.5" x 6" (12 cm x 16 cm)
Painting no. 21 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Pals for Tea"
Oil on Board
4.5" x 6" (12 cm x 16 cm)
Price : €35 plus €12 shipping
"Pals for Tea" by Lynda Cookson
All the paintings in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge are for sale here:
My website : http://lyndacookson.blogspot.fr/p/30-paintings-in-30-days-challenge.html
Friday, February 9, 2018
"Lone Sunflower" by Lynda Cookson
7 February 2018
Painting no. 7 of 30 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Lone Sunflower"
Impasto Oil on Canvas
10" x 13.5" (26 cm x 34 cm)
Painting no. 7 of 30 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
"Lone Sunflower"
Impasto Oil on Canvas
10" x 13.5" (26 cm x 34 cm)
"Lone Sunflower" by Lynda Cookson
Saturday, July 8, 2017
"Tropical Flowers" by Lynda Cookson
I've recently, because of down-sizing and moving into a much smaller home, destroyed a few of the larger paintings I had in stock. "Tropical Flowers" wasn't one of those! She's hung in my bedroom for a few years now and is going straight back into our new bedroom pretty tout suite!
Collage of "Tropical Flowers" by Lynda Cookson
Detail of "Tropical Flowers" by Lynda Cookson
Saturday, April 22, 2017
SIGNS OF SPRING, 8X6", OIL, SOLD
Purchase here
SOLD
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Abstract Daily Painting, "Layers", Seascape, 6x8" SOLD
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Well, maybe it's not exactly abstract, but it's not exactly impressionistic either. I easily get confused over all the different types of "abstract" works.
Therefore, I will just proclaim that it is painted freely and freshly, just like the sea.
What would you call this style?
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
What are your Favourite Colour Combinations? by Marion Hedger
My friend, artist Sea Dean, posed the question "If you had to choose just two colors what would they be and why?" But it was not as simple as saying blue and yellow, of course she wanted more detail - exactly what shades, which brand etc.
This got me thinking. I use a lot of colour in my paintings but my palette has evolved to always having cadmium yellow medium, ultramarine blue, winsor blue, dioxazine violet and alazarin crimson and often viridian squeezed onto the palette. These basic colours provide me with combinations that suit the Provence landscape. I add yellow ochre pale for some buildings, rocks and pathways and also use other colours as required. I use winsor and Newton oil paints as the consistency is right for me for both palette knife and brush.
I can't say that I have two favourites but there are certain combinations I love and here are two:
Pale purple and green/turquoise
This painting is based on the shimmering combination of the violet and turquoise
For the pale purple I mix diox purple with white, sometimes adding a touch of pink (permanent rose or al. crimson with white) or a touch of pale winsor blue depending upon the temperature I am trying to achieve. For the green turquoise I will mix a combination of phthalo blue, lemon yellow, white and often viridian and winsor blue to get the correct colour.
Yellow and purple
This combination is difficult to pull off because they are both such vibrant colours. It is important to make one of them more dominant than the other. In this painting the purple dominates but the yellow is the star
Of course the yellow doesn't need to be vibrant, the combination works just as well with purple and yellow ochre
This got me thinking. I use a lot of colour in my paintings but my palette has evolved to always having cadmium yellow medium, ultramarine blue, winsor blue, dioxazine violet and alazarin crimson and often viridian squeezed onto the palette. These basic colours provide me with combinations that suit the Provence landscape. I add yellow ochre pale for some buildings, rocks and pathways and also use other colours as required. I use winsor and Newton oil paints as the consistency is right for me for both palette knife and brush.
I can't say that I have two favourites but there are certain combinations I love and here are two:
Pale purple and green/turquoise
This painting is based on the shimmering combination of the violet and turquoise
For the pale purple I mix diox purple with white, sometimes adding a touch of pink (permanent rose or al. crimson with white) or a touch of pale winsor blue depending upon the temperature I am trying to achieve. For the green turquoise I will mix a combination of phthalo blue, lemon yellow, white and often viridian and winsor blue to get the correct colour.
Yellow and purple
This combination is difficult to pull off because they are both such vibrant colours. It is important to make one of them more dominant than the other. In this painting the purple dominates but the yellow is the star
Of course the yellow doesn't need to be vibrant, the combination works just as well with purple and yellow ochre
Saturday, August 27, 2016
"Red Poppy" by Lynda Cookson
I'm on a roll with the Red Poppies! This one, oil on paper, is for sale HERE or click the images or their titles.
All my art for sale can be accessed from : http://WildSummers.com
All my art for sale can be accessed from : http://WildSummers.com
Monday, August 22, 2016
"Poppy Amongst Lavender" by Lynda Cookson
I've just returned from a visit to my daughter and three granddaughters in the UK. The eldest two girls are old enough to feel special about a day alone with granny. The seven year old, Evie, decided that a day at the Lavender farm, picking armfuls of lavender, was her choice .... but she forgot about all the bees! Never mind, calm reactions meant that the bees were soon forgotten and a paper bag was filled with not only purple lavender, but white lavender as well.
Amongst the lavender, wild Poppies were growing ... which brought this little study into being.
"Poppy Amongst Lavender" is available for sale HERE or click either of the two images below or their titles.
My website for all art purchases can be found at : http://WildSummers.com
Amongst the lavender, wild Poppies were growing ... which brought this little study into being.
"Poppy Amongst Lavender" is available for sale HERE or click either of the two images below or their titles.
My website for all art purchases can be found at : http://WildSummers.com
Monday, August 15, 2016
"Jug of Daisies" by Lynda Cookson
Daisies are my favourite flower. I love their freshness, their perkiness and their purity. And what better place to put them than in a favourite jug bought on my travels to Portugal.
"Jug of Daisies" is oil on paper. Please click the image to go through to the sales page.
"Jug of Daisies" is oil on paper. Please click the image to go through to the sales page.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
"Hercules" by Lynda Cookson
I was born in the Chinese Year of the Horses ... so, I had a period where I simply had to paint horses. I kept "Hercules" to myself for a few years but he is now for sale by CLICKING HERE or by clicking on the images or its title.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Tiny Little Heart in Purple by Judy Mackey
"Purple Little Heart"
2" x 2", Oil on stretched canvas + easel
Website: JudyMackey.com
If you are interested in purchasing "Purple Little Heart", please email me at judy@judymackey.com.
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Friday, May 15, 2015
"Solo" by Karla Nolan, unframed oil pastel painting
I don't know if you've noticed but SPRING IS HERE! Hooray! That means iris and I really like iris. So does my husband, we have them planted all over the garden. This is my second oil pastel painting and I'm pleased with how it turned out, although there is so much to learn in this medium. Whew! Art means never stop learning..............that doesn't sound right, but you get the idea, right?
"Solo", 12"x9" unframed oil pastel painting on sanded paper, write me at KarlaNolan@gmail.com for more information
"Life is an onion and one peels it crying."--French proverb
Escapism. Defying time. Serenity and solace. Reliving treasured moments...the reasons I paint and make artwork. The creative acts are surely the most pleasant and yet difficult of all. Color and form are special friends. The challenge of perfecting artwork is monumental and exhilarating. This effort has grown to be both friend and family, which are the two most important aspects of my life. Judaica is my most challenging art...Hebrew and I don't always get along!
I'm mainly self-taught in art, relying on intuition, experimentation, benefiting from studying books, visiting museums, galleries and learning painting techniques from other artist friends/relatives. I've studied pastels with Clive Tyler, taken oils with Daniel Edmondson. My newest medium is painting on glass, inspired by an Italian master, bringing this art technique home and applying my own topics. My oils are mainly with palette knife.
This art style might be called "abstract realism", an oxymoron in its own right. Favorite contemporary artists include Cruciani, L Horowitz, Berberian, S Stork, C Tyler, D Edmondson.
"Life is short, use color!"
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Daily Painting | Abstract Painting | Small Oil Painting | Wishful Thinking by Carol Schiff | 14x11" SOLD
Well, it has happened again.........I had the urge to try my hand at abstract again.
I was determined to do a mixed media abstract, get out my many Golden mediums, and just have a fun day playing. Kind of like kindergarten. Why did I think that?
Don't I know that mixed media abstract is one of the most stressful things I can try? Why don't I remember that my mind goes blank, that I'm not one of those people that can stand in front of a blank canvas and pick up a brush without a plan?
Why do I always think, this time it will be different?
Well it wasn't. I worked at least 4, maybe 5 hours with my Golden mediums, getting the texture just right, carefully choosing the acrylic colors, blah, blah, blah. It was a mess.
The next day, I sanded down as much as I could, turned to my beloved oils, and ended up with this result. Something I can live with. Something that might give me a tad more confidence the next time I decide to do an abstract. Something that I really kind of ........ like. NEVER GIVE UP!!
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
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Well it wasn't. I worked at least 4, maybe 5 hours with my Golden mediums, getting the texture just right, carefully choosing the acrylic colors, blah, blah, blah. It was a mess.
The next day, I sanded down as much as I could, turned to my beloved oils, and ended up with this result. Something I can live with. Something that might give me a tad more confidence the next time I decide to do an abstract. Something that I really kind of ........ like. NEVER GIVE UP!!
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
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