Patty's Yupo Painting

This is a painting created by Patty.  It was painted on YUPO paper - a new synthetic surface that was created for the printing industry.  Many artists enjoy painting on YUPO today because of the beautiful way the paint mixes on the surface of the paper because it is not  absorbed into the paper and lays on the top.  This is a lovely painting and beautifully demonstrates the possibilities of painting on YUPO.

PAINTING PEONIES

Theresa

Barb

Patty

Rose

Rosie

We did a lesson one Thursday afternoon on pouring paint so we all painted from the same drawing - as you can see - they all turned out very differently!  We had a lot of fun!

IN THE CLOUDS

We had a lesson in painting clouds one Thursday afternoon from Michelle on how to paint clouds.  We projected a photograph on the computer monitor and proceded!  I don't know which painting belongs to which person, so will label them next Thursday when they are here to identify them.  This was a lot of fun and we should do clouds more often!

THE FINAL CRYSTAL BOWL PAINTINGS

 

Rose

Barb

Rosie

Theresa

Patty

These are the final paintings of the crystal bowl project which was a lesson in lifting paint. We used the tutorial developed by Watercolor Workshop member Susan Roper. Thanks again, Susan, it was a great lesson. Our bowls were beautifully painted and everyone thought they learned a lot with this lesson.

TIMED VISUAL EXERCISE IN OIL - "TURNING LEAF" PAINTING

                                               Michelle                                                    

Rosie

Theresa

                                        

Barb

Rose

Yesterday, The Muses did a very interesting exercise in oil. We set up a still life in the middle of the room that looked pretty good from any angle and then covered it up. We had 2 wine glasses (different), and Turning Leaf wine bottle and 4 corks. After setting up our oil paint...s, etc., we uncovered the still life and stared at it for 10 minutes, trying to memorize the details, the spatial relationships, the shapes, and the colors the best we could. When the 10 minutes were up, we covered the still life and began the painting. We painted for 1 hour before we uncovered the still life. It was amazing how well everyone did. I am posting the WIP paintings after 1 hour.  The finished paintings will be posted when completed.

FINAL MONOCHROMATIC STILL LIFES

              

Rosie

Michelle

Patty

Barb

Rose

Theresa

These paintings are our second monochromatic painting project. I posted the works-in-progress earlier in the blog and these are the finished paintings.

Muses Visit the California Plein Air Impressionists Show at the Dayton Art Institute

On Wednesday, March 31st, we visited the Dayton Art Institute to view the California Plein Air Painters Show.  It was spectacular!  Such an impressive show!  After the show we ate lunch at the Cafe Monet before leaving for home.  We had a wonderful time and lunch was delicious, too.  Our server was kind enough to take our picture.

Craig's Bowl Paintings...Works In Progress!

The Muses set up another still life last Thursday to paint monochromatically.  We used a hand-crafted bowl that was created by Rosie's son, Craig and an assortment of fruit, leaves and a wine bottle.  We had a lot of fun and took the paintings home to finish.  I will post the finished paintings later.

Michelle

Rosie

Patty

Theresa

Rose

Barb

Milk and Cookies

Michelle and Barb went to Patty's house on Tuesday to  oil paint.  Michelle worked with brush and Barb with palette knife.  Patty isn't finished yet and we will post it upon completion! :)

Muses Paint A Still Life Monochromatically

The Muses met today and decided to paint a still life monochromatically - after much arranging and re-arranging elements, we finally came up with a still life that everyone was satisfied with.  Some of us worked with sepia and some with indigo.  These are all Works In Progross, and we will post the final paintings next week.  We had such a good time we decided to paint another one next week.

Patty's Still Life - "Olive Oil and Rosemary"

Patty and Michelle painted this week at Patty's home and set up this beautiful still life.  This is Patty's  painting - approximately 10"x8".  Beautiful!

This is Michelle's version of the same still life - also beautiful!

Muses Paint Fences for The Between Fences Exhibit at the Ross Historical Center

Theresa Designed this little boy, Sam, her grandson, catching butterflies.

Rose designed this fence depicting a dog who couldn't hold it "licker!"

Barb designed this fence with hollyhocks and the bluebird of happiness as a tribute to times past.

Michelle painted this beautiful fence depicting miniature horses which she photographed when in Ireland.

Rosie painted this fence depicting the beauty of wildlife along the fencerows she remembered from her childhood.

All of the fences were put up for sale and sold in a silent auction following the exhibit at the historical center.

Still Life Painting with Painting Knives

Theresa

Rosie

Barb

Two weeks ago we set up a still life for knife painting with a couple of pears and a handthrown lemonade pitcher my husband and bought in West Virginia 20 years ago.  Three of the muses were missing this day.

The Muses Pour Flowers in Watercolor

We had a great time pouring, blending and mixing watercolors a week ago, Thursday. Our subject was a lavender clematis from a photograph by Vicki Greene of Florida. Thank you, Vicki, for allowing us to use your picture.

This week we finished our paintings using negative painting in addition to traditional watercolor painting techniques. Rosie is going a step further by incorporating her painting in to her own creation - a collage. We will post that when it is completed.

Michelle's beautiful flower...gorgeous poured colors and almost abstract background.
Rosie is working hers into a collage after some beautiful negative painting. This is a work in progress.

Theresa created a soft beautiful painting in muted colors.

Barb used a lot of negative painting and bright colors on hers.


This poured painting was maybe not the most favorite project the Muses have undertaken, but all agree it was a learning experience.