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March 2007 Return to Newsletter list
| Goals
for Your Art
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This is the second installment in the Marketing
information, but deals more with believing in what you
want. And to do this I need to tell you a story.
Drawing and painting were always just a hobby when I was younger. Then when I was 24, I walked into a shopping mall where many artists were sitting with their artwork. This had a huge impact on my world, and a voice inside me said "I want this". I didn't know how, but I was going to find out. So I joined this art group and learned more about painting, shows and selling paintings at the mall. But as I learned more about the art world, the little voice kept getting louder. Asking how do some artists become nationally known? I would dream about it happening to me, even while painting I would visualize what I thought it would be like with the traveling, having gallery shows, and selling paintings all over the United States, and it came true, beyond my wildest dreams. My full story is on my web site at My Journey As An Artist So decide what you want from your art or life. The more you visualize about it, the more opportunities will come to you. I have been doing this since the early 70's and there are times when I re-define my goals and focus my thoughts and energy toward that goal. How do you set your path toward your goal?
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Watercolor Corner
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This demo painting was a lot of fun to paint. So I
thought I would tell you the colors I have used in
this painting.
The background was Antwerp Blue, Perm. Alizarin Crimson, and a little bit of Hookers Green, and I always do my backgrounds first, so that I know what hue the silver will take on with the reflections of the background. The tulips I used Permanent Rose, Perm. Alizarin Crimson and Antwerp Blue. For the silver I used Ultra. Blue (green shade), Burnt Sienna, Permanent Rose. Art Tip: Painting silver or anything shinny, glazing in single colors to show the reflected colors that are in the other objects of the painting add interest to the silver and is part of what makes it so much fun to paint. So the additional colors that were glazed on the silver were Burnt Sienna, Hookers Green, Antwerp Blue. If you would like to follow along with me on a silver painting lesson. I have a watercolor dvd that comes with a drawing that you may trace and learn how to paint silver, just click the watercolor dvd link below. |