Oil Painting live demo by Deborah Ridgley!

Hi all,
I am so glad to be posting again. I would like to share few pics while I had attended a live demonstration of oil painting by a local artist, Deborah Ridgley, which was held at Kenwood Plaza Art Store, Cincy. Infact it was the first time I ever saw oil painting demo from a live model. (well, i gotta know that the model was currently a Fine arts student at DAAP, UC, Ohio). Posting some of pics from the demo. It was a 3 hour long demo and I was really glad to see the painting process and learn.


Final painting from the demo!
Artist at work!
Explaining techniques

Acrylics Demonstrated!

Hi,
I thought of sharing few pics I clicked while I had been working on one of my acrylic paintings. I would like to share few pics which show the stages of a painting. I have to admit I painted this piece and gave it away to my close friend for whom I painted it but every time I had this feeling that something was missing from the painting, so I took it away from him and retouched it (should i say :)) and added that tint of life by adding oranges and lilac of sky and correcting it. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I am also planning to submit this piece for the upcoming Clifton Cultural Arts Festival in Clifton in August!





(P.S. I really do not like the way images get uploaded in blogger, so i thought of using the edge of photoshop to give a better view of stages of a painting! hope u like it. The numbers on images denote the steps in order!)

Pastel painting Demonstrated -2

Hi all,
I am back to provide demonstration of one of my pastel paintings which i painted on a blue colored paper so that the color of stormy sky could bleed through the painting. I would like to post pictures of the painting in progress so that you can have a peek at the stages of a painting taking shape!
Below are the images. I hope you enjoy it!

Step 1


Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Beautiful Quotes on Art

Here are few of the quotations pertaining to arts which I personally like and believe resonate with my soul..


"One day I am satisfied, the next day I find it all bad; still I hope that some day I will find some of them good..."--Claude Monet



"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." -Claude Monet

"Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life"--Pablo Picasso


"All any man can do... is add his fragment to the whole.
No man can be final... but he can record his progress...
What he leaves is so much for others to use as stones to step on, or stones to avoid.
After all, the goal is not making art... It is living life.
Those who live their lives will leave the stuff that is really art."
----Robert Henri, The Art Spirit

Pastel painting demonstrated-1

Hi,
As promised, I am back to demonstrate steps while a pastel painting takes shape! I though of clicking pictures as my painting progressed. Following is my model for the day! Well, to be frank, this is a really cute snowboy, I had bought from Walgreens store during last Christmas in Cincinnati. This cute belonging has since then enraptured me by its sheer cuteness and I decide to capture its persona in none other than the vibrant pastel painting. You can find the completed painting in my "pastel paintings" section


(My model for the day)

STEP 1:

First, I lay down basic colors and block the background with a warmer shade.








STEP 2:





STEP 3: Building layers of color and trying to carve shapes and few details, as of now


More details added and the subject approaches reality in some ways! :)

View my final pastel painting in my pastel painting section!

Some of my doodles- Sketches

Hi,
I now realize the art of preservation, in other words the art of keeping memorable works preserved. Yes, luckily, I had kept some sheets of sketches I did in my college days. Today, as I pen my blog post, i am excited to include here some of sketches I did in past years.

(Done using Felt pen in 2010)

FELL FOR PASTEL!

Well, as the title goes, I have to acknowledge, discovering pastel colors and painting using them has been one of the merriest things I could indulge on earth!
As a matter of fact, I discovered pastels myself but little did I know the sheer vibrancy, luminosity and potential of this medium, which is also a favorite medium for plein air artist as well.

Coincidentally, and quite humorously though, I do not own a studio of my own, but I have been able to chalk out a small space for painting in my "Studio" apartment! :) As I began painting, I thought of clicking pictures of my work in progress and so I would like to share with you the steps of my painting as it took shape!
I am really grateful for the great Plaza Art Supplies store in Clifton, Cincinnati, from which I buy most of my art supplies and which is a couple of blocks away from my place!

I would like to share two of my pastel paintings here. Please read my blog posts following this as I shall be demonstrating steps of pastel paintings in progress for some of my paintings!!


(This one I painted from a model :)as in I arranged the colorful empty wine bottles and painted form them)

Encaustics--A versatile medium of art!

Painting: The Forbidden Fruit (Encaustics)

Hi all,
I am indeed glad to have made a blog ( though I plan to have a personalized webpage for arts in future) through which I can share my journey of art with you. Some months ago, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop on encaustic hosted by artist Ursula Brenner (). I t was the first time I realized that one could actually PAINT using wax! Till now, I knew about candle making using wax, but after I explored the beauty of encaustics, I was overwhelmed with joy and was happy to learn some techniques which were demonstrated by the famous artist. I share with you some of the paintings I completed myself using amazing medium of Encaustics.

P.S. The painting of evening landscape was done using paper and transparent wax. No color was used!