The process...

11/6/2012

I absolutely LOVE step-by-step photos....and I love taking pictures of the different stages of my artwork. Sometimes I get to the "end" of painting and I look back at pictures and wish that I'd "ended" earlier....although JJ Jiang says that "a painting is never finished"....which is kind of discouraging if you think about it too hard.

Ha.

So, here's some step-by-step pics of my latest orchid painting. I had this thing sketched out for a long while, but I was afraid to start it b/c of how complex it was.....and mid way through, I thought I'd ruined it. Then again, I think that half-way through every painting.

What I REALLY wanted to accomplish was getting that boca effect in the background. I'm very slowly getting the hang of it, bit by bit. Enjoy!

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Karen

3/12/2013 12:22:37 pm

Love seeing how paint watercolors in stages. We do similar steps in painting. My problem is waiting! It is hard I like wet on wet , but can get into trouble at times. I am a shelf taught artist in a middle stage of my accomplishment with still lots to learn. I tried a studio but found it too expensive. I need to advance to have my own web sight. I love how you are sharing your information and skills. I work on a variety of flowers, animals and scenery. Hope to try portraits in oil and watercolor soon. I am recently recovering from a back surgery from a work injury and may not return to work and will have my lifetime passion to paint and learn !!!!! I am not very good at setting up a web site but plan to do so soon. I am currently working out of my house, with a bedroom set up as my art studio. Love your style and I also love to paint sunflowers. I am open to any suggestions you have. Your site is the first one I have really enjoyed. Thankyou

Cady

3/13/2013 01:20:52 am

Thank you, Karen. I'm sorry about your back injury and I hope it heals soon. I would highly recommend Weebly as a website site. It's the site that I made my website on and it's extremely user friendly and cost efficient.

Thank you for visiting my blog and I pray that your back heals quickly!

Keep painting! :)

Cady

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