Showing posts with label acrylic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acrylic. Show all posts
Monday, October 10, 2011
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Two More Calendar Choices!
I just updated my CafePress Art Gallery with two more 2010 calendars filled with my original art!Please visit my Kauai Art Gallery at http://www.cafepress.com/KauaiArt.
Aloha,
Marionette
Thursday, July 2, 2009
New Paintings From My Studio
Shipwrecks Beach Acrylic on canvasFor more info on each of these paintings, please click on the image or the link provided or visit my Etsy Gallery at www.kauaiartist.etsy.com .
Aloha from Kauai,
Marionette
www.kauai-artist.net
www.kauaiartclasses.blogspot.com
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Two Acrylic Paintings
I'm back! I haven't been posting to my blog recently since my internet connection was acting up. That was actually a good thing since I had more time to finish some new (and not so new) paintings. The second painting, Water Garden, took me almost two years to finish. I started working on it about the time I opened my studio, Painting Paradise, but then put it away to work on other projects. I recently found it in a corner of my studio and made it a priority. I finished it this week, but had some paint left over (I don't like to waste good paint :-) so, I thought I would get out another piece of canvas and work on a new painting, Rhythm of the Ocean, below. Surprisingly, I completed it in one day! It just goes to show you that a painting may take anywhere from two years to one day! You just never know. Hope you enjoy them both!
Water Garden
Both of these beuties are available for purchase in my Etsy Shop: www.kauaiartist.etsy.com !
Aloha from Kauai,
Marionette
www.kauai-artist.net
Water GardenBoth of these beuties are available for purchase in my Etsy Shop: www.kauaiartist.etsy.com !
Aloha from Kauai,
Marionette
www.kauai-artist.net
Monday, March 16, 2009
Orchid Paintings Update
Remember this one? I was in the process of completing this acrylic orchid painting in a previous post and now it is finished! I also included a before and after of a watercolor orchid painting that I am also going to enter into the 3rd Annual Kauai Orchid and Art Festival Art Show and Competition on March 27 & 28, 2009. This year's them is Orchid Fantasy.
Happy Orchid Acrylic on Canvas
Kiahuna Orchids Watercolor with Pen and Ink
Happy Orchid Acrylic on Canvas
Kiahuna Orchids Watercolor with Pen and Ink Come paint with me in Hanapepe during my class, Painting Kauai's Exotic Orchids – Saturday, March 28, 10am-1pm at the park in Hanapepe during the "Orchid Festival". In this fun watercolor class you will learn to paint a beautiful orchid flower using some basic painting techniques. All levels of experience are welcome and all materials are provided. Fee $30. Check out the Official Hanapape Website for more info! For more info about theclass, Click Here.
I was also featured on Kraftouch Treasures' blog today as "Star of the Day".
Aloha and Have a Great Day!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Mahalo for Voting!
Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas 11"x14"
I recently entered this new painting, Na Pali, in an online art contest and it made it to 5th place out of 466 entries worldwide! My good friend and fellow artist, Schar, made it to 6th place! Way to go Women Artists of Kauai! Mahalo Nui Loa to everyone who voted for us! It was a very fun and interesting show indeed!
Aloha and Have a Creative Day,
Marionette
www.kauai-artist.net
www.kauaiartist.etsy.com
Thursday, January 8, 2009
"Baby Beach Bungalow" Step-By-Step
A few weeks ago I received a commision painting job from Sherri. She and her husband were visiting the island of Kauai on their honeymoon (Congratulations!), and she wanted to have a painting created of the bungalow where they stayed.
She came across my website and loved the style of my Kauai Coffee Visitor Center painting and wanted something similar. After a few emails (we've never met in person), I took my camera and headed out to the famous "Baby Beach" of Kauai's south shore. I snapped several pics of the house and also a few of the beach itself (look for an upcoming painting of this one in a future post).
Well, I always wanted to capture the "steps" that I take to create an acrylic painting. So I remined myself to take a picture every so often while working on this piece. In my acrylics classes, I always stress the importance of blocking in the major colors and shapes before painting the details. This is what you see in step #1. I love the bright blue color of the sky here in Kauai!
Step #1 
Step #2 
Step #3 
Step #4
Step #5 
Baby Beach Bungalow
She came across my website and loved the style of my Kauai Coffee Visitor Center painting and wanted something similar. After a few emails (we've never met in person), I took my camera and headed out to the famous "Baby Beach" of Kauai's south shore. I snapped several pics of the house and also a few of the beach itself (look for an upcoming painting of this one in a future post).
Well, I always wanted to capture the "steps" that I take to create an acrylic painting. So I remined myself to take a picture every so often while working on this piece. In my acrylics classes, I always stress the importance of blocking in the major colors and shapes before painting the details. This is what you see in step #1. I love the bright blue color of the sky here in Kauai!
Step #1Next, I started to slowly develop the painting. Added a few details, but mostly working on the underpainting. Acrylic paint can be very opaque especially when mixed with titanium white. Therefore, if you make a mistake at this point, you can cover it up and keep on paintin'!
Step #2
In Step #3 I started to develop more of the house, porch and garden. I didn't like the blue color I put on the left-hand side of the house because it looked too much like sky, so I greyed it out a bit. This was challenging to get the right shade.
Step #3Finally, I started to work more on the palm trees on the sides. I wanted to get a lot of detail in the underpainting part of the trees. Lots of details in the background without worrying about the foreground until last.
Step #4In Step #5, I worked on more detail of the house and palm trees. I also painted the adorable coconut that was so appropriately placed near the entrance to the house!
Step #5Drum roll please! LOL! Here's the final version of the painting! I hope Sherri likes it! I spent lots of time on the palm tree details. Whew!
Baby Beach Bungalow
11"x14" on Canvas (painted on the edges in a Gallery Wrap Style)
Baby Beach Bungalow (Detail)
Baby Beach Bungalow (Detail)
Hope you have enjoyed this demo of my acrylic painting technique! I offer classes in acrylics, watercolor, silk painting, scratchboard, drawing, and soon to add a class in pastels! I teach Tuesdays through Saturdays at my Waimea studio on the island of Kauai! All materials are provided so you can drop in anytime to experience the "Creation of ART"!
Aloha,
Marionette
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