I picked up some tiny watercolor paper (the size of a business card) at the cash register at Continental Art. They are for painting tiny paintings and trading. I'll post one when I get one made. I'll send the tiny painting to the first person who leaves a comment and address on this blog.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Golden Paints
Tomorrow I teach, but Friday I will place my order for paints from Golden using the certificate I won. It's so much fun just picking out paints and not worrying about anything but what colors I want! I think I'll get some interference colors that look like two different colors depending on what angle you see and what other color they are painted on...I'll put some gold and pearl colors in too.
Monday, September 22, 2008
VAG 60th Anniversary Exhibit
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
I won, yipee...
"Homage to J.K." is finished
I added a wash over the left side of the book shelf and darkened the books piled on the top shelf. The bottom of the painting was darkened a bit as well. I drew a line to follow through on the inside edge on the right. When I looked at it from a bit of a distance...I then decided to sign it.
Now what Will I paint next?
Monday, September 15, 2008
A Work in Progress Part 4
BTW - I entered two paintings "Jennifer" and "Lilies Bright" (see my website) into the VAG 60th Anniversary Exhibit today and will hear soon whether they are both accepted, etc. Stay tuned...
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Recent Finds
I have finished my "Homage to J.K." and will photograph and post it tomorrow probably.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
In the Shadows Part 3
A Work in Progress Part 2
Sunday, September 7, 2008
A Work in Progress
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Recent work from Photos
Today I am posting a photo I took of our house guest and then the painting I did from the photo.
This second painting is a watercolor of a moth that I saw on our front entrance wall.
I gave the background some texture, by adding some darker areas in the shapes I saw on the stucco. After it dried, I added a thin wash of Ultramarine Blue to tone it down and allow the moth's colors to pop.
Please name these paintings for me...what title should I use? I will post the winner's choice.
Friday, September 5, 2008
ARTIST
Today I've started blogging! Check out my website for available paintings and prints at www.judewiesenfeld.com.
Here you will see my paintings in progress, my art tips and whatever seems interesting to me...artwise.
Please leave me your comments and questions. Let's make this a blog that you find helpful and fun.
So many beginners in art think of it as incredibly relaxing. I can get lost in my painting, but getting "into" it is never easy. Drawing correctly is a top priority. The best way to approach a painting is to take time deciding what to paint (like a good marriage, you want to develop the painting carefully). Lots of small correct decisions will carry you forward with the "development" of the work. Be patient! Most paintings don't look like much until very near the end when the darks and lights and "tweeking" takes place. Anyone can learn. Half the success is in the interest you have in the activity itself.
Today I would like to recommend to you two art books:
"Keys to Drawing" by Bert Dodson (the best book on the subject that I have found in the twelve years that I have been teaching)
"Painting Wildlife in Watercolor" by Peggy Macnamara and Marlene Hill Donnelly (beautifully illustrated paintings and detailed information on the process of painting animals)
The three colors you can mix to make a rich black are:
Crimson Alizarin
Sap Green
Ultramarine Blue
I prefer to not use black out of the tube, as it can create a hole in your painting...not literally (of course), but the area covered with the black will seem to be lost, ugly, not a part of the painting. If the black you mix is for trees, you can mix it with a little more green. If the area is a dark shadow from a blue vase, it can lean towards the bluer side of the scale, etc. Here is a painting of mine with a lot of black in it that is rich with red/green and blue color.

Today I would like to recommend to you two art books:
"Keys to Drawing" by Bert Dodson (the best book on the subject that I have found in the twelve years that I have been teaching)
"Painting Wildlife in Watercolor" by Peggy Macnamara and Marlene Hill Donnelly (beautifully illustrated paintings and detailed information on the process of painting animals)
The three colors you can mix to make a rich black are:
Crimson Alizarin
Sap Green
Ultramarine Blue
I prefer to not use black out of the tube, as it can create a hole in your painting...not literally (of course), but the area covered with the black will seem to be lost, ugly, not a part of the painting. If the black you mix is for trees, you can mix it with a little more green. If the area is a dark shadow from a blue vase, it can lean towards the bluer side of the scale, etc. Here is a painting of mine with a lot of black in it that is rich with red/green and blue color.
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