I painted this bouquet of roses from Jed Dorsey’s online class at Acrylic University. I’m fairly happy with the roses, not so much with the reflections in the vase. But this was fun!
9×12 stretched canvas. I copied Dorsey’s violet underpainting, but I don’t think I’d use that color next time. The violet color is truer in the half-painted image than in the initial drawing out image.
This is the week 10 painting for Jed Dorsey’s Mini Painting Challenge at Acrylic University. The name is “Golden Vineyard”. I’m not sure where Dorsey got the photo, but he did his painting on a black canvas. I looked at the reference photo, and it seemed more golden to me, so I went with a yellow ochre background.
This is on a 6×6 canvas panel, a brand I haven’t used before (Yes! All Media cotton). I bought it at my local Jerry’s Artarama, and found it to be extraordinarily smooth, more similar to Ampersand’s Gessobord than the typical cotton panel. I’m undecided about it, as I certainly didn’t like Gessobord when I tried it last year. We’ll see.. I have 5 more panels to use.
This painting came about because I had signed up for something on Ali Kay Studio’s website. I got a free paint-these-zinnias packet as a result, which included a reference photo, drawing template, supply list, and a photo of how Ali Kay did her own painting based off the reference.
I traced the template on to canvas, covered the pencil marks and did the value mapping in Payne’s gray (too dark, I think), and followed her process for underpainting (based on some of her YouTube videos). From what I can determine, she paints the complementary color — so the yellow flowers have a purple underpainting, and so on. On the whole, I think I went to dark on the Payne’s gray — not sure what color she uses — and in the past I’ve ignored pencil or charcoal marks (so I’ll continue to stick with that in the future).
I like Ali Kay’s style for portraits of kids and animals — not sure I’m sold for florals, so I went my own way and did my own thing. For better or worse. I am most satisfied with the flower pot, and using my brushstrokes to convey the cylindrical shape.
Glyn Macey is a British artist who paints in acrylics. I have his book Glyn Macey’s World of Acrylics: How to Paint Sea, Sky, Land and Life, and I’ve bought two of his online workshops (which focus on the NYC cityscape) which I haven’t started.
In his book there’s a photo of his painting of an L.A. sunset, which I liked and decided to try to do myself. 12×12 canvas panel.
I felt that the proportions were off on my first attempt at the week 9 painting for Jed Dorsey’s Mini Painting Challenge at Acrylic University. And the blended colors looked too green. So, this is my second shot at the painting, and frankly, I am happier with this version.
This is the week 9 painting for Jed Dorsey’s Mini Painting Challenge at Acrylic University. It’s based on a photo he took at Cannon Beach in Oregon. I really liked painting this one, but I want to try it again, because I want more beach in the scene, and for the rocks to be a bit smaller. 6×6 canvas panel.
I rarely listen to podcasts, but I recently discovered a podcast called the “Learn to Paint Podcast” that I’m actually listening to. So, I’ve been focused on artists who paint primarily in acrylics, and then checking out their social media pages (as always, a rabbit hole). I’ve discovered some artists I like.
Mark Mehaffey — Podcast Episode 5 — paints landscapes in acrylics. I originally discovered him on the Artist’s Network website; he uses red as his underpainting since it’s a mid-tone.
Jed Dorsey — Podcast Episode 27 — I already knew about him, and am a current member of his Acrylic University, and also doing his 52-week miniature painting project. (Update 12/18/24 – I like his work enough that I’ve purchased an original.)
Hashim Akib —Podcast Episode 50 — acrylics painter. I’ve bought two of his books — one on painting portraits, and one on painting landscapes.
Ali Kay — Podcast Episode 61 — She apparently has a membership class called “Paint Fresh” that I’m guessing is similar to Dorsey’s Acrylic University or even Paint Coach’s Patreon page. (Update 12/18/24 – I purchased a one-year membership to her class, but now I’m finding her work too “busy”.)
Teddi Parker — Podcast Episode 77 — Turns out she paints with (acrylic) house paints (!). Focus is on still life and reflections. (Update 12/18/24 – I like her work enough that I’ve purchased an original.)
Dianna Shyne — Podcast Episode 82 — one of the teachers at Acrylic University. I’ve taken her mini-painting cloud challenge just recently. (Update 12/18/24 – I’ve taken a number of her classes via Acrylic University, and bought some prints of her already-sold paintings.)
Vicki McGrath — Podcast Episode 84 — I found her on Instagram. She paints in gouache on watercolor paper.
Jim Musil — not on the podcast; I discovered him on Instagram because both Dorsey and Kay follow him. I like his landscapes so much that I bought some prints. Acrylics painter. (Update 12/18/24 – I signed up for his landscape class, and found out his paintings are based on a combo of photos and AI images.)
Karim Gebahi — self-taught painter in acrylics. I have bought a painting from him. His style in acrylics reminds me a lot of Chris Fornataro (Paint Coach)
Chris Long — oil painter. Expressive landscapes. (Update 12/18/24 – I have purchased one of his originals.)
Chris Fornataro (Paint Coach) — oil painter and teacher. Landscapes, portraits, still life’s. Many of the paintings he provides paint-along’s for Patreon subscribers are also posted on Instagram.
This painting was done on a 6×6 birch panel, prepared with gesso. It’s my version of Ali Kay‘s poinsettia painting. She’s an artist I recently discovered on Instagram who paints with acrylics, and I like her bold style.
This is my attempt at a paint-along called “Path to Lido” on the PaintCoach Patreon site. I was drawn to it about a year ago, and have wanted to paint it for some time, but as I painted, I got increasingly bored. My heart was not in it. So, one and done. This was on a 6×6 canvas panel.
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