No answer yet, but I certainly enjoyed picking these blossoms froma patch in my garden. My perennial garden is filled with blossoms and I wanted to catch them before they wilted in our 90 degree heat today.
Then they begged to be painted so I obliged.
This paintings are being sold for $250 and 25% will be be used ship medical supplies to Ukraine.
When I woke up this morning they were ready and willing.
So I broke out the paints. Before I knew it they were perky and ready to go.
Navajo Daffodils $125.00
If you’re ready for them to grace your home, just let me know.
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Will Kemp offers an Advanced Still Life Class as part of the Will Kemp Art School. Since that is the style of art I really love, I decided to give his class a try.
I live in a retirement community. I used to paint still life in oil paints, but that was nearly 15 years ago. There is a large Art Room for our use, but they’d prefer that we work without solvents. That limits media to acrylics and water colors, neither of which I like working with.
A friend recommended I try water mixable oil paints. I exclaimed, ‘Who knew!?!?’ I found a beginner set of Winsor Newton Artisans. I posted some samples of the early pieces I did using those paints.
I supplemented that set with the few additional colors recommended for this class. I re-learned a great deal by taking Will’s class. Here’s the painting I completed there.
I went on to Will Kemp’s Beginners Still LIfe videos with the WSO sample colors. I wanted to see if I could work with them. The Slver Goblet showed good reflections and the Grapes and Green Tomato looked good too, even though the chiaroscuro got away from me.
Will Kemp also offers an Advanced Still Life course. I bought it and did this lovely setup. The oranges reflect beautifully in the mahogany table.
There are several other course available on his site. I found him to be a wonderful teacher. You may too. Will Kemp’s Courses.
I painted with the Royal Talens Cobra set of Water Mixable Oils. I got the 10 color set from Dick Blick. You can get the set by clicking the photo.
