Carol Marine Apples - May 2011

With my confidence up after Blue Drape I tried to duplicate a painting that I like by Carol Marine, a local Austin Impressionist artist. Apprentice artists during the Renaissance learned their craft by copying paintings. I used her painting as practice for duplicating shapes and capturing folds. Carol's original is called "Delve Into Chaos". It is reassuring that Carol still finds folded fabric a challenge with all of her experience. I liked the result so much that I gave this piece to my mom for Mother's Day. Of course since it isn't my work I didn't sign it.

Blue Drape - April 2011

I am probably not alone when I admire how the Old Masters were able to paint fabric. When it was my turn to give a cloth drape a try, you know I was really nervous. I kept saying silently to myself that of course it was possible. The Old Masters painted intricate fabric over and over again. This drape wasn't even velvet. Now that I have done this once, I have confidence that I will be able to do it again and even enjoy it.

Plaster Remnant - April 2011

Well this is different, huh? Jean found this plaster decoration from an old building at an antique store. So of course she wanted us to paint it. What I want to know is, now that we have painted it, what is she going to do with it?

Rogue Lemon - April 2011

I decided to apply what I have learned so far painting from someone else's painting rather than a live setup. This simplifies the problem because many of the decisions have already been made by the original artist. Still it gives me a chance to try to mix colors that duplicate the original. The original was painted by Julian Merrow Smith, an English artist who lives and paints in Provence.

Avocado - April 2011

We completed the tour of the color wheel with Green. Where do we go next? I swear that I was not thinking of the alphabet when I suggested that we paint avocados. I just love the way that they look, and taste for that matter.

The next post is NOT going to be bananas! I promise.

Green - March 2011

Getting the shape of this pepper was tricky, but I like the way it turned out.

Blue - March 2011

What? No fruits or vegetables? Jean thought I wasn't ready to paint blueberries so we painted this little handmade blue ceramic pot that she has. Jean collects little pots so there were lots of choices. I am practicing soft edges.