I have always loved art and drawing. I've just never been any good at it... But I have a ton of art supplies and so I decided on Monday that I would try and put some of them to good use! I did try oils, but I am not patient enough for them to dry so I can continue to paint. So I sketched my current desktop picture onto a canvas and painted with acrylic paints.
I think it turned out pretty nice, but I am bias! :)
This is Part 1 - I actually didn't take any pictures of when it was just the sketch, but figured I would like to see the process.
Part 2 - I added more colors and asked for color options from my roommate.
Part 3 - At this point I realized I just wanted to at least get all of the petals painted and would go back to add some light/shadow.
Part 4 - The finished project! I thought that the colors went together well and actually can tell it is a flower (yes, it is a little off center). I might just have to try another one! :)
I will never forget the oil paintings my brother Matthew did while he was in highschool, one of The Little Mermaid and another of our brother Justin and a girl dancing. I thought that they were fantastic!!
Lately, I have had a lot of time on my hands and decided to take a look at starting a new hobby. I have always wanted to try oil painting but had a fear of being a failure. My friend, Bob, had started up watercoloring and was doing really well - so I decided I could "try" to oil paint.
Turns out that I am really enjoying myself and have found painting to be quite relaxing. I have included the first paintings I have worked on and if you make fun of them - please don't leave a comment! :)
The unfinished girl is something I still trying to figure out. I am testing different ways on how to do eyes or a mouth, or really a face. But I just formed an idea in my head and will see how that works out.
The Tulips were based on the tulips I received a couple of weeks ago. They were beautiful and I wanted to capture the love and beauty in something so simple.
The Space painting was just a random one I designed. I had created a blue background and all I could visualize were stars and the moon, so that is what is on this one.
I love art, I love the freedom I feel while I paint! Oils are a very forgiving tool to work with and that has helped. I look forward to create more pieces, one day they will start to look better - but for now I am still proud because I did them.
Last shot is a picture of me with my new glasses and new hair color. I went dark because I wanted to cover some old highlights! And I think it looks great - I had a wonderful colorist by the name of Andrew Wheeler.... I told him I would recommend him to all my friends! :)
