Flowers and paintings enhance each other
Flowers and paintings are a natural fit. Don’t you think? I started to take some pictures, and there were flowers which I had used for watercolor class as a reference material nearby. Colors came out more balanced, and the ambient impact was flawless.
I decided to sell both: flowers and plants as we move ahead. I think it is a great idea because I have numerous plants and numerous paintings. In fact, I have many hundreds of paintings.
Enjoy the recent paintings
This time, you can enjoy my recent flower paintings surrounded by more beauty of live plants and blossoms.
New priorities in art instruction
I also rescheduled and regrouped my priorities in art instruction. When it comes to art instruction and teaching, I enjoy students, who have genuine interest in learning something new and in developing their skills as opposed to those who just hope that painting paints itself. Everything requires work and efforts. The result of flower painting is very pleasing.
Small groups: big attention
My space can accept quite a lot of students, but I decided to have rather individual and private classes or small size groups. That gives me the opportunity to review all important aspects of getting somebody started in drawing, watercolor and acrylic painting. Large groups suit more the art entertainment, like painting in bars and restaurants. They don’t care about quality or skills one develops, but I certainly do.
Experience helps
Also, individual or private art classes require very high level of art instructor’s skills, and not everybody has them. Well, I do. I have huge experience and I have definitely explored practically everything when it comes to creation of a drawing or painting. I am extremely good at drawing, as well as I have worked out my personal watercolor and acrylic painting style. It sure takes many years, not hours.
Preparation of an art class
I know how people use to think that art class does not require much preparation time. It is straight the opposite. I frequently adjust not only the painting subject, but also level of difficulty, and pay attention to availability of materials and reference materials. That can take sometimes 4-6 hours. The follow up classes on the same painting subject take less preparation time, but it is never less than a few hours. I have to review what every student has achieved so far, what and why they need to work more at. I switch from one painting subject to another if student or group cannot handle it.
Advantages of private or individual art classes
I believe, private or individual art class is the best solution for people who want to seriously engage in art or feel uncomfortable with other people around them. It will definitely lead to faster achievements and results. More ideas about painting flowers with acrylic: Create beauty
Please, review schedule and let me know if you are interested in any art classes: Sign up for classes
I am always happy selling a painting to people, who love art. You are welcome to contact me via Contact page and visit the studio at any time which suits my and your schedule.
Meditate with color and line and treat yourself with an extremely wonderful experience!
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Nice flowers painting. I got some pictures of my Azalea bush which is in bloom now. I could make a painting of it one day. So many ideas a lot of them turn into paintings but a lot also end up not becoming paintings.
Thanks Shawn! Azalea would make great painting.
I was just working on a drawing for next class, and the problem always is students always paint not big enough. I’m trying to push my students to do at least 16 x 20 in watercolors. The smaller something is, the more difficult to paint it.
I know what you mean: so many ideas and not enough time and opportunity to turn them into painting. That is a fact. I don’t even watch TV any longer, I mean, not at all. Just to have more time.
I find I do not do as well at huge paintings, ie 24″ x 30″ most of the acrylics I do are 20″x 16″ or 24″ x 18″ with watercolour I usually work 11″ x 15″ I have also done some very good small paintings, 9″ x 12″ or smaller, but know they will not be as detailed. I guess we all get used to creating art a certain size.
These are good sizes.
I have to demonstrate for art classes like at least 3 times a week, so, the time art class lasts does not allow for anything larger than 16 x 20 in. I obviously do not throw these paintings out, but finish them, there is a lot. Unfinished, too. When I paint my own, my favorite sizes are full sheet watercolor (30 x 22 in) and also 30 x 40 acrylics. I do also all drawings rather large in order to create paintings later, with the smallest being 20 x 24 in. My eyesight is not that great, but I do draw and paint without glasses, I use glasses for reading, therefore, I have to paint everything that big that I can see, that simple. I was never really in small sizes, and 20 x 16 feels small, but it is still decent, also I have 11 x 14 watercolors (approx. 1/4 of sheet) since I prefer Saunders-Waterford and Arches, as heavy as I can afford.
The problem with students is not the size of paper or canvas, the problem is the tiny stuff they want to put on them. It is very difficult to show shadows and contrasts, as well as values on things that are size of tip of our thumb.
You said exactly that: you won’t create tiny details on tiny things because that makes an overcrowded feel, yet, not that impressive look.
It would take many years before I could ever paint such lovely flowers and scenes as you do…. That’s okay though because I just enjoy the process of trying… Diane
Thanks Diane! Well, it took me many years, as well. However, I was very good at drawing from the very start. I was drawing a lot from real things because I never had camera until I moved to Canada. I believe that one can learn drawing only from reality and afterwards we can move to photo references if we have no other choice. My flower paintings in acrylic and also most of watercolor still life and floral paintings are based on drawing. I would say that frequently such close-up painting will literally depend on how good the drawing is.
Most of my students have difficulties with using brushes and deciding when and what to use. We can paint the entire painting with 1 brush, too. It is usually not the brush, but how we use it. For acrylic, brush stroke, its softness or strength and pressure on brush are all important things.
There is nothing wrong with painting and learning until you get where you want to be.
Some of my paintings also have taken very many hours, not 2-3 hours, but rather 30-60 hours. I wait for layers to dry and then get back to painting.
In watercolor, drying times and moist paper times are very important.
I was just thinking about you the other day and wanted even to go to Facebook and check out what were you doing.
I will have to move this summer again, probably pretty soon, so, I cannot catch up with everything. Nice to hear from you!
I always appreciate your painting tips Inese… I’m sorry that you have to move again so soon as I know how tedious and stressful such moves are… especially that you have so many paintings etc to also move….. hope your health is somewhat better…. take care…Diane
Thanks for thinking about all of this! My health is fine. I believe I am certainly doing the right things and I am sharing that on my other blog.
I always go against the flow and I never follow on advise that is supposed to suit everyone.
You probably know that I have accumulated quite a large health related knowledge over the course of more than 35 years since I was literally forced into research.
I am glad my paintings tips are somewhat useful.
One of the best is: whatever you paint, paint it large. The subject should be large, not necessarily canvas.
Make some things more important and some other parts more abstract.
Focal point is good, but it does not always apply, therefore, we choose more important segments or parts with more intense colors and stronger values.
I will become a professional moving specialist if it goes on like this. It is about 28 or so moves in my life. The number might be higher, actually. I moved with 1 suitcase in 2004 from Latvia to Canada.
I did not unpack lots of things, and I do not intend to unpack everything again.
Well, with moving, there is no stability or permanence. Unfortunately, it is not any longer that one could rent a place and stay there. Most landlords are abroad or have lots of properties and since the value of them has started to go down, they try to sell, to rent and anything else. That means, moving all the time which is very unfortunate.
I do intend to unpack only the most important things. That hurts, but what else can I do?
We’ve move also a lot.. not as many as you but about 14. It’s strange but when we married we thought we wouldn’t since we both as children had to move too many times… but alas circumstances seemed to arise so moved we did…..
Hope this move is good for you Inese… take care Diane
That happens a lot. So, you know what that means.
It seems that for me living just in one place is in the past.
Well, this move is a very close one, and since I sorted out so many things last year, and since I haven’t even unpacked everything, it will be easier for sure. We will also have a wider window for moving things over as opposed to just one day. I think it will be much easier. It’s literally 5 minutes from the current place. We like South Ajax a lot.