I haven’t try painting in a limited time. Often I think myself is a slow painter. If I can bypass the “timely manner” practice I would. Last year my parents were staying with us. With their help I could paint some pieces during the pandemic. After they went back to their home in November, thingsContinueContinue reading “Oil painting with limited time”
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Green foundation in figure oil painting
Background After using green foundation technique for pastel portrait drawing, I wanted to try it with oil paint. Cuong Nguyen has 3 videos for an oil painting portrait. https://youtu.be/HQjwtyOITKY https://youtu.be/MFWf-2p0cf8 https://youtu.be/Kb33fEopJKQ My painting practice I tried with his palette using burnt umber, ivory black, yellow oxide and titanium white. However, mine is not as “green”ContinueContinue reading “Green foundation in figure oil painting”
Oil painting hot chocolate with marshmallows
I love chocolate. My mom loves hot chocolate. I can’t recall when she began to fall in love with this drink but the result is whenever we made a family order, it has to have hot chocolate. When we are at home she loves to drink Swiss Miss Dark Chocolate. Every time we went toContinueContinue reading “Oil painting hot chocolate with marshmallows”
First experiment on DIY 3D liner using oil paint/medium
One day I wanted to paint like stained glass with 3D liner. Actually, I’ve tried glass painting in my college days. But I don’t want to purchase whole set of glass painting gear at this point. I wanted to try using what I have on hand, oil paint and medium. Well, the painting part wasContinueContinue reading “First experiment on DIY 3D liner using oil paint/medium”
Oil painting pet portrait for my cat
It has been over 3 months since Naomi came to our home. I finally did an oil painting pet portrait for her. It is not a smooth adapting process if I would say, but I’m glad that at least I keep my calm and try to solve problem one at a time. First, I spentContinueContinue reading “Oil painting pet portrait for my cat”
How can i paint a jumping spider “Cute”
One day I caught up a video on YouTube called “Lucas the spider”. I was really interested in this concept. And Lucas the spider just “cute”, especially the voice. To be honest, I can’t deal with insects. I’m OK with butterfly (not caterpillar stage) and bees as long as they don’t bother me. But moreContinueContinue reading “How can i paint a jumping spider “Cute””
Palette knife painting studies
Finally, 2020 is done. Although this year is tough, I am glad that I was able to try new painting methods/subjects. Palette knife painting was one of them. The first piece I tried was “Pathway to lighthouse”. Palette knife practice #1 I put the base color layer by palette knife only. And then I wentContinueContinue reading “Palette knife painting studies”
Oil painting Night watcher black panther
Initial thoughts Years ago I purchased some reference photos from Jason Morgan’s website. There is one black panther photo I really like. But it takes me almost 2 years to finally have the confidence to actually paint it. When I look at the photo, I have this scene in my mind. A beautiful big blackContinueContinue reading “Oil painting Night watcher black panther”
Oil painting for new office
Last November I did a large oil painting for my husband’s new office. It was inspired by a piece of rock slice. It was the first painting I did in 24 inch by 30 inch. I’m planning on a 24 inch by 36 inch one for my living room. My goal is gradually trying outContinueContinue reading “Oil painting for new office”
More oil painting on Canada goose feather
Previous post I did a tiger’s eyes oil painting on piece of Canada goose feather last year. More finished paintings on feather This year I am able to made two more feather painting. Still the same batch of feather. I didn’t find any more good condition feathers in 2020. o(╯□╰)o One is farm land. ThisContinueContinue reading “More oil painting on Canada goose feather”