I'm proud to announce that I will be teaching a 6 week beginner's acrylic painting course in Grande Prairie, AB, starting January 25, 2010, 7-10 pm. Anyone who is interested, call the Centre for Creative Arts to reserve a space. Spots are limited, so call soon!! (780)814-6080
From Sept. 4-29, 2009, I have a show at the Centre for Creative Arts in Grande Prairie, AB, called "The Eyes Have It".
This show will display 30 original paintings for sale, as well as limited edition prints, open edition prints, and greeting cards. There is also a fundraiser for the Centre for Creative Arts Sept. 19th, 2009.
Hope to see you there!
The term “graceful as a swan” is quite fitting for this image, a beauty to behold. This artist is very new to FAA, stop by and welcome her. I am looking forward to viewing more of her work. “I am a wildlife artist, specializing in acrylic paintings of endangered species; I also paint pets, and accept commissions for paintings of pets or wild animals. I donate prints and original paintings to various conservation organizations around the world.”
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For the next stage, I used a darker mixture of transparent burnt umber and indigo with the sea sponge to emphasize the darker areas, then I used transparent raw umber for the lighter areas.
I emphasized the cracks, crevices and hollows with a mixture of burnt umber and indigo, using a dagger brush.
This is the first picture of my work in progress, Mountain Goat in Shadow. The most important thing to do when starting a painting is to draw out the main elements, in this case, the goat and the cliff face that the goat is laying on.
Next, I layed down the shadows of the rock, using Payne's gray. The key to getting the effect of granite, is to use a sea sponge. For the underpainting of the granite, I used transparent burnt umber, mixed with [russian blue. Then I used the sea sponge to dab on the mixture, varying the thickness to give an idea of depth.
Contest in guestbook
The first 100 people to comment in my guestbook will receive a signed art card! After you've commented, please email me at natrahl@hotmail.com with your mailing address, and I will send you a signed art card.
Welcome to my new website.
I'll be posting about new projects, future shows and donations; on occasion I will have a naming competition for a painting when I'm stumped for a title. When I do that, the person who posts the winning title will receive a free print.
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