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Painting Reflections: Milk Frothing Pitcher (Days 28 – 30) #stradaeasel Challenge

Reflections Are New. That is to say drawing and painting reflections is something new for me! Intention. Greetings!  I’d like to share with you my last three pieces for the #stradaeasel January Drawing and Painting from Life Challenge.   What I’d like to talk about is drawing and painting reflections.  You see, I do not […]

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Day 26 & 25, Strada Easel Challenge; Rose Colored Glasses

About The Easel. Greetings!  Only five days left in the Strada Easel January Challenge!  This month seems to be flying by all of a sudden!   Life became busy and next thing I know, its Day 26! Recently, I was asked the question “what makes a Strada Easel so special?”   What an excellent question […]

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Experimenting Day! Two Horse Studies: Day 18 #stradaeasel January Challenge

Experimenting With Paper and Paint. Greetings! Strada Easel challenge day 18 studies are about experimenting.  For my first piece, I decided to try Daniel Smith‘s “Moonglow”, a lovely blend of pigments that make a nice neutral grayish tint.  The experiment?  Getting a feel for how the blend of pigments handles. This first study was done […]

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Experimenting Day! Two Horse Studies: Day 18 #stradaeasel January Challenge

Experimenting With Paper and Paint. Greetings! Strada Easel challenge day 18 studies are about experimenting.  For my first piece, I decided to try Daniel Smith‘s “Moonglow”, a lovely blend of pigments that make a nice neutral grayish tint.  The experiment?  Getting a feel for how the blend of pigments handles. This first study was done […]

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Muddy Colors: Day 17 Tea Time-R*

Muddy Is Good.  Day 17, #stradaeasel Challenge. Greetings!  Today’s muddy color study is Day 17 of the #stradaeasel challenge.   I was pleased with the grays I used today and thought I’d share with you how I achieved these subtle colors. The Set Up. To begin with, today’s still life set up was gray.  What […]

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Day Four: Tea Bag With Lemon; Strada Easel January 31 Day Challenge

Add Lemon. Greetings!  Lemon and tea just go together like pepper and salt.  So, on day 4 of Strada Easel’s  challenge, I added a wedge to my tea bag still life.   I rarely have a fresh lemon in the refrigerator, but today I did.  So, it was inevitable that a wedge or slice would […]

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31 Day #StradaEasel Challenge; Draw Or Paint From Life (Day One)

Challenge Time. Hi!  I’m joining in the #StradaEasel January 31 Day Challenge!  The idea is to draw or paint from life every day then post the work to a personal facebook page.  Then, at the end of the month, those artists who have completed the challenge are entered in a drawing for a Strada easel. […]

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