Oil painting still life with tea pot

 

Titled: “Tea for one”

The artwork story should become part of who we are at all times, it gives more depth and meaning. From the tittle to the extra stroke you put in there, there’s got to be a meaning.  Art with out substance is “tasteless” so the art making goes beyond of just “I like to do it” or it “is my therapy” or “I am very good at it etc….

Since the beginning to an end, every artist has a story, and no artist is ever boring, we all have it and this should be enticing, even in what you might call your despair. If there’s a mystery or silent in your brush strokes from the materials you use to prime your canvas, the mixture of your darkest darks or any other feelings or attitudes you choose to create your art with.

“ We are story tellers” tell your story well…

Compelled your viewer to say this is meaningful this has substance, this is great and will love to have it!

Learn more about the history of this painting here: myworld.ebay.com/ArtinWater

Art is also one of the best chicken soups for the soul

 

 

How to miniature works

“Ideas don’t come out of no where” there's always something that pushed you to do your work, often I too learn from others, about what they do and their different ideas.   This video, tips and tricks with different ideas on how to work in small miniatures, that you can also apply to your bigger paintings!

Oil figure women painting sketch

 

 

Here is the process of one of my resent painting  5” by 7” 

Original ACEO Art rooster

 

My favorite ACEO for this week is of a rooster with a peculiar character, and realistic eyes.

Titled “handsome”

The ACEO was made from dark to light as the entire canvas was covered, highlight's where last to be applied.

Oil painting flowers and bird

 

work in progress

Oil painting progress

Painting size is 24” by 36”  made in oils using the technique Italian term  “Alla prima” also known as  wet in to wet.

History about Artwork: This painting is a dream not long ago where, established and plotted different ideas, the blue jay is a bird that in repeated occasions has  being seeing all over  along with the red cardinal.

Please note:this painting has of course an exaggerated flower, and a calm peaceful sky ~ and it will be titled “Hope” or “The gift of”…not sure yet … on the mean time is my greatest pleasure to show you part of the process.

Still Life Oil Painting progress

 

I like to introduce you to a new oil painting.  Still Life in Oils 12” by 12”  and for the obvious playing with the background which is painted simultaneously with the still life, aiming for texture and a good color scheme letting it rest or stepping back .   

Working from photographs, but ahh que mas da, tengo que jugar con lo que esta a mi alcance en el momento si al verlo te hace feliz, lo demas no importa~

Original oil painting sketch roses

 

Titled “timid”

Today a beautiful day and sunny! this bouquet of roses flowers from my neighbors yard. Hard to resist a decision had to be made.  Sketched under the sun, noticed they are huge like peonias* but with less petals…

The beautiful pink colors still can’t be mimic by paint. Holding the brush straight as if a charcoal and giving a straight forward response with the brush to mimic form… and there you have it!

The painting measures about 7” by 8”  drying happily at the moment .

This is the song that inspired the process… hope you enjoy!

remember to continue creating!

Oil painting landscape

 

Miniature Oil sketch painting landscape

Today wile running errands took a second look at the same spot behind the nearby department store. This beautiful Idea came up wile the image was still fresh in mind, allowing to be painted from memory and with freedom to do some changes with out relying in a reference photo or camera.

The purpose also record the end of summer, wile the trees are in full green and the sky looks like if it never rained.

 

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Portrait painting Marilyn Monroe

 

Titled: The way you… remember me

Made in 140lb  watercolor paper  about 12” by 18”  The time spent on this painting is worth it, standing proud on the canvas with a realistic look an inviting pose, happy to be able and share it.

please note: camera muted some of the colors, the shot was then taken in a slanted angle.

Wile working on miniatures, other watercolors that need touchups and rework

Here is Young the Giant- My Body

watercolor flower painting poppy

 

 

Watercolor flower poppy 22” by 30” 

The  goal for this one was to incorporate  movement with in the flower by adding extra petals, abstraction and form combined with high color loaded with energy and intensity, the flower was positioned off center for a better view.

But not all this is just mainly technical there’s a lot of feelings in to them, painting just to paint…don’t think so… But painting with feelings, good energy, perhaps memories or conversations… makes it more interesting.

~The artist in a room full of people he or she is the one in a corner making notes, sketching and observing… everything is interesting an never boring.

Oil painting women sketch

 

Oil Painting Sketch women

 

charcoal sketch prior to painting

Watercolor flower painting Iris

Titled "unnoticed"

Watercolor flower painting Wild Iris and painting process

  When encounter with  the flower seems not interesting,  but once you get closer you start noticing the extravagant design, growing unnoticed by must visitors, this beautiful wild iris is no more than 3 to 4 inches in size but packed with details, resembles almost an orchid with less texture. 

The flowers veins inside are black and the petals are pale yellow with a touch of orange, the inside is very pale almost white...The first sketch was made.

Taking notes along the way, noticed also how the bud grows from inside and once the flower starts to wilt, the color changes to an almost dark purple tone.   This flower is so complicated that  it is not over. 

The flower grows wild around the rim of the park lake...you can see it sprout in the midst of summer, the inside was changed to a bearded instead.

Careful study and research should not be taken slightly, in the process of learning no shortcuts are allowed.

For the painting: The watercolor paper was submerged various times in water then the first layers of watercolor where applied, once the color is poured you start seeing what it looks like a form and shape.

  It is fun, because you often don't know what's next, once color is applied then is lifted up,  adding alcohol for interesting shapes and contrast.

Oil Painting Portrait and video

 

Portrait of a young women in Oils

With this portrait, the disadvantage was time. The good thing in my opinion is that despite of the risks taken the results are favorable, in the process of making the painting, the eyes view was changed several times from eyes looking down,closed to open. (glad wasn’t ruined)    

Oil Painting Portrait by Vargas

It is important to continue, nothing gives more satisfaction than learning, experimenting and continue pushing your self. For this portrait, the larger strokes where used to define the face, hiding shadow within the background.

Understanding New Art Work

 

So much that we can say about our brush strokes that goes in to the canvas like single phrases of pure poetry, the music, the love, enchanting laughs of mistakes and no no’s, but we continue… for the Art and for our sake and so forth. But what are we really portraying?   This might not be as pretty as it looks, to understand a painting or artwork can take an entire different meaning for us. I thought it was fair to explain this painting because it is about time.  It is important to do this and it will be easier for the viewer, gives more value and heaviness to your paintings as well.

A resent visit, told me that it was amazing once the painting was explained to them, this was in the case of the artwork  titled conception in which it is representing Cycle of Life, when I told them the flower is pregnant, if you look closer… and point out… it is carrying a fetus, the artwork became serious, and enticing to them, I felt it was my responsibility to give them the (representational) meaning. The artwork  has many other connections, but after that, became something to appreciate more and admire.

New Artwork on Hot Press Watercolor Paper.

 Now about New Artwork, we must also understand that is still early we are also finding our selves in a painting, I am in the mode of stepping back and asking, what is the next step?~ The next step can take weeks or perhaps minutes, don’t precisely know this, but so far will explain some of it as much as I can.

  The black background on the right, since I am a right sided painter it means mystery, death, the subtle, unknown, creativity itself, but if you look the entire painting can be read from right to left as well .  The black sugar cup, jar or bowl it also represents the same, sort of like a box of Pandora. you can see it is not opened.   All of my works are representing of something… that is going on around, I also include other things : For example , War, famines, disloyalty, Jealousy, etc…that you can tell by my obvious use of colors and the disconnected patterns.

  But since despite what is going on… I know there’s still good and beauty that is how the entire picture connects. Making a strong statement about your Art should be important to you.   In my case,  must important is the skill, that  endurance, trial and error, that we must go trough, regardless if the artwork it is liken by us others or not.  The purpose also of giving a chance to elevate the medium value~ which is Watercolors. 

 

Oil Painting Tea Cup Rose and Bird

 

 

Holding on for so long with this little painting, thought on making justice today and finish it. Hope you enjoy the music…the camera angle is slanted, the idea was to bring up the lights as white as possible using paint straight from the tube.

Ray LaMontagne - Be Here Now

Ray LaMontagne - Be Here Now in concert at the BBC.
All the credits goes to the BBC  Via Youtube Ikkegp