From the riot of shapes and color above, Sara moves to this highly organized and gridded scene. This is also looking out her back door, by the way. We love the sun-drenched wood of the deck supports and can't wait to see what lies beyond.
Steve has finished his triad-testing and is taking his official new palette for a spin with an actual painting. And what better subject than this lovely floral? The composition is exquisite and the colors are complementary (notice how the lichen-covered branches tend toward green?). We're eager to see how this progresses.
Interestingly enough, Ken's last painting in the Not That Damn Cat Again series looks like a tree! He's using indigo and sepia to paint the dark fur-like texture down the cat's nose. This is another one where you'll want to come back to see the outcome. It promises to be as beautiful as the rest of the series.
Just as an added bonus, we thought you might want to see Ken's sacrifice sheet. Most of us use a small scrap, but Ken's using a full sized (15 x 22) old painting to test for the fur colors and patterns.
The rest of us are into portraits (not cat portraits, but actual people). Elaine O. begins this sweet portrait of a little girl playing. We like the way she's so prominently positioned in the frame and the way she's foreshortened.
Elaine T. is working on portraits, too, but this is no sweet little girl. Yes, it's Flash Gordon and the painting is getting better all the time. We love the solidity and muscularity of the figure. And we are impressed by the way the radium fire gives the reflected lighting on the body a perfect reason for being.
Tony's back and he's into portraits too. He began this character-filled painting of a man he met in Greece. Look carefully at how the subtle colors clearly define the planes of the man's face.
Here's another portrait of a man by Tony. But this time, he's gone back to using water-soluble ink in a calligraphy marker and adding shading by adding water to the lines. He's also added two touches of watercolor—perfectly placed.
Tony's been busy experimenting with his "water-soluble ink" technique. Here's another portrait with color pulled out of the black lines of the drawing to model the shape of the subject.
We simply love this one! Tony did this graceful hand study with only ink and water. We love the technique and the elegant way the elongated hand is posed.
And, just for fun, Tony did this "color wheel" using his black ink with some red watersoluble marker.
Dana finished her plaid. Admittedly, she's starting with more colors than usual in her palette, but this is more than the sum of its colors. It actually seems to move, doesn't it?
From there, Dana works on a color wheel, starting again with more distinct lines and clearer labels.
And, as if she hasn't already done enough, Dana did this tiny portrait. She added watercolor to a pencil drawing, which is how she was able to get the incredible texture you can see if you zoom in.
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