Ever have that feeling that you're about a half-step (or more) out of sync with everything and everyone around you?! I've been having that feeling most of this week. Lately, I've been working long days in front of the computer and today, I realized why I felt so out of sync! I haven't done any artwork this week! No wonder I'm out of...
Okay, bloggie buds and budettes, I need some input from all of you! I've been working on some more material on backgrounds and most of it is quite lengthy as backgrounds are not simple nor quickly explained. Perhaps some of it could be boring. So I'm going to let you decide whether you would like for me to continue to post the background...
That's what AccuWeather said the "feels-like" temperature was and it did! I think it was actually about 93º with little breeze to stir the air. But despite the intense heat with only the slightest of breezes, I did get in a little plein air time this weekend!!201 S. Evers StreetOriginal Watercolor by Laure Ferlita© All Rights Reserved5" x 7"This is 201 S. Evers...
Warning: Practice first! Please do not try these techniques on a "good" painting without first practicing on a failed painting, a practice sketch or a scrap of paper! It takes a few tries (sometimes more) to get the hang of doing backgrounds.Update: The piece above is Bright Beginnings and has been featured on the blog before - it is not a new piece!...
WIP #2: Pink-Petticoats PeonyWatercolor painting by Laure FerlitaIsn't she pretty?!! This beautiful peony reminds me so much of wearing petticoats when I was a child. They were usually white and sometimes had a touch of pink trim, and boy, oh, boy, did I think I was something! Of course, those kinds of petticoats were usually reserved for special occasions so they retained their...
WIP: Pink Petticoats Peony“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”Backgrounds are just as important as the center of interest (COI)!* (Maybe more so!)* If you don't plan them out as carefully as you do the COI, you run a huge risk of ruining your painting! I can't tell you how many times I've gotten excited about the COI, painted it while...
In the last few weeks, I've had a number of comments and questions on painting backgrounds and on using masking, so I thought I would try something new - a series of posts around these specific subjects. I had intended to start tonight, but had some unexpected computer issues today that took most of the day to resolve and I haven't had an...
Imagine my surprise and absolute delight when I received two blog awards today! Double Yippee Skippee!!!The first award is from Lori of Twin Cedars Drawing Board. Lori is a very talented graphite and colored pencil artist who has just entered and been juried into her first art show earlier this year. Thank you, Lori!The second award is from Soulbrush! Her blog is Soulbrush...
Sometimes thinking outside of the box, or in this case, the closet, can be a very good thing! I want to share an inexpensive marketing idea that my husband, Chris, came up with - I have an opportunity to display my work at a local business, The Compounding Shop of Riverview, but space is a bit limited. They have one of my paintings...
Bright Beginningsby© Laure FerlitaOriginal Watercolor4.625" x 6.625" (11.75 cm x 16.83 cm)2009, All Rights ReservedHere is our lovely rosebud getting ready to open to her full brilliance under the sun's warm and caressing rays! This has been one of those paintings that practically painted itself and it was such joy to be part of the process! No fights, no struggles, no "oh, no,...
Rosebud WIPby Laure Ferlita© 2009 All Rights ReservedAs you can see from the lack of progress on this sweet little rosebud, I haven't been doing much painting. I've been in video land learning about file types, resolution, conversion, clips, cuts, breaks, transitions and all sorts of video-speak. And so far, I've learned that I am totally clueless, and quite dangerous when I get...
. . . . in wishing my lovely husband, Chris, a very, very Happy and Wonderful Birthday!!! I'm not going to share any of the details as it might backfire on me, but he and I are the same age and will be for the next few months! ...
Rosebud WIP© Laure FerlitaI have been having the best fun today! I've been playing in the land of HTML and Blog! They are absolutely fascinating places with lots of nooks and crannies to explore and become lost in! The lovely Susie of 1stFloorFlat posted a tutorial about favicons on her Computery page. What's a favicon you ask? See that cute little ladybug up...
If you've ever tried to paint cherries, or any fruit for that matter, then you know they're not flat on the bottom. This means they tend to wander off. Most annoying when they're in a line-up and posing for a painting. But I suppose they don't know that. After setting up the cherries just thus and so today, I would sit down in...
Day's Last Light© Laure FerlitaWatercolor on Handmade PaperImage Size: 5.25" x 5.25"Overall Size: 7" x 7"All Rights ReservedI had the opportunity to view my blog on my sister-in-law's computer and nearly had a heart attack when I saw how horrible the image looked on the screen! Well, actually, the background. The flower looked like it was suppose to! The previous posts all included...
Rose WIP: Day's Last Light© Laure FerlitaAll Rights ReservedThis has been fun, I am surprised to say! This paper has a very unique finish that makes it very interesting to paint on and challenges me to think differently about how I apply the paint. To look at this paper, one would think that it would bleed into a fuzzy mess when touched with...
Rose WIPGoing out on a limb . . . . because I'm showing you this and I don't have much faith that it's going turn out well, but “they” say that's where the fruit is!! This is painted on handmade paper from a mill in Montreal, Quebec by the name of Saint-Armand. It is quite the intriguing surface - Chris said it look...
My apologies for the lack of posts this week. I've been doing some experimenting on various substrates and it has been most unsatisfactory! Almost all of it has or will be hitting the bin! Hence, I have had nothing to post and entertain you with! I've also been doing a lot of work on the computer in preparation for things that are (hopefully)...
