Showing posts with label cottage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cottage. Show all posts
Monday, October 10, 2011
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
New Merchandise
I recently added some new images and items to my CafePress Gallery!I hope you will do some shopping at http://www.cafepress.com/KauaiArt !
Aloha and Have a Great Day!!
Marionette
Monday, January 11, 2010
Imagekind
Happy New Year! Wishing all of my blogging friends a very happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!
I recently joined Imagekind, a print on demand website that is the sister company of CafePress. They offer printing on different types of paper, canvas, framing and even greeting cards of these three images. I will be uploading more of my art soon. Visit my Imagekind page at http://marionette.imagekind.com/ .
Aloha and Happy Creating,
Marionette
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Mele Kalikimaka
Wishing Everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Safe, Healthy, & Happy New Year!
Mahalo Nui Loa!
Mahalo Nui Loa!
Mele Kalikimaka,
Marionette
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Celebrate International Artist Day
October 25th is "International Artist Day" and to celebrate, I am having a 20% off sale at my ArtFire shop now through October 25, 2009. You don't need to be a registered member to purchase anything. My 5x7 prints are on sale for $8 each (regularly $10) and my 8x10 prints are on sale for $14.40 each (regularly $18). There are 29 paintings to choose from! Aloha and Have a Warm and Sunny Day!
Marionette
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
Friday, February 20, 2009
Watercolor Class - Works in Progress
On the first and third Tuesday of the month, I teach a watercolor class at the beautiful Waimea Plantation Cottages from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Look at the lovely paintings these students have created of the cottages! It is always a fun class in a very peaceful, colorful environment! Many Mahalos to the staff at the Waimea Plantation Cottages for hosting my classes!!
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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