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Luscious Pink Roses

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Luscious Pink Roses, oil painting by Stefan Baumann

Luscious Pink Roses: Original Still Life Oil Painting by Stefan Baumann  12″ x 16″ Oil on Canvas Framing Framed in black wood with gold Signed Lower Right – Baumann Monogram GV  Date: 2013 Provenance On Valentine’s Day 2013, I presented my love with this bouquet of beautiful pink roses, and then I offered to paint a still life oil painting of the flowers and create a lasting tribute to the love we celebrated on Valentine’s Day.  I wanted to reflect a sensual and sultry atmosphere that compliments the pink roses and reflects the romantic mood of the day.  Love is…

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July 13th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Stefan Baumann, Cultivating Your Talent, in Oil, Inspiration, Painting, Plein Air, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists | Comments are closed

Great Compositions ~ Part 2

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                                                              Part 2 ~ Using the Golden Mean in Compositions The post, “Composition, Part 1,” was about the importance of creating a strong composition using the Golden Mean and how to  place and draw the lines of the Mean on the canvas before beginning to sketch.  In “Composition, Part 2,” placing the primary and secondary focal points and directional lines using the Golden Mean is explored.  Artists who know about and use the lines of the Golden Mean to place focal points and create dynamic movement in their paintings are able to subtly excite the viewer’s interest and entice them…

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March 16th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Stefan Baumann, Cultivating Your Talent, in Oil, Inspiration, Painting, Plein Air, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists | Comments are closed

Painting A Geyser in Yellowstone Park, Part 2

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“Yellowstone Geyser Primary Sketch” by Stefan Baumann

“Yellowstone Geyser, Primary Sketch” by Stefan Baumann Three Keys to Plein Air Success, Inspiration, Composition & Application, Part 2   Inspiration As demonstrated by painting a geyser in Yellowstone National Park, an artist must first be inspired by an idea, feeling or vision of what he wants to communicate with the viewer about the scene or location before applying any paint to the canvas. The source of inspiration may be the effect of light in the scene, or a feeling created by the lighting or the time of day, or it might come from several objects in a location that…

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February 27th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art Community Posts, Art Forms, Art Matters..., Artist Posts, by Stefan Baumann, Cultivating Your Talent, in Oil, Inspiration, Painting, Plein Air, Techniques & Discoveries, to Artists | Comments are closed