Art by Andrea Surace
I've always been involved in music somehow and used instruments or my voice as my creative expression. In 2007, I found myself without any guitar at my disposal. I picked up a paint brush and started painting. From that first Apple painting, I discovered that I had the ability to draw and paint. This blog shows my progress and growth since 2007. Enjoy! Favorite Artists: Andrew Wyeth, Georgia O'Keeffe, Salvidor Dali, Raphael, Manet, Dega, Beatrix Potter.
November 11, 2015
January 26, 2013
November 4, 2012
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter
My rendition of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
I love Beatrix Potter's work, so today I wanted to draw one of her characters. This is using colored pencils and pastel pencils. I forgot to add a background to her, so I'll do that right now.
October 15, 2012
Learning to use watercolor
So I'm learning how to use watercolor. The mouse was copied from someone else's blog. It helped me understand how he layered the color. I created the owl from a picture I found, after I understood the idea that watercolor doesn't have to "fill in the blanks". It's a little like sketching. Fill in only what you need to.
My natural instinct is to keep going and be as detailed as possible, so in a way, I'm retraining how I think about painting.
August 17, 2012
Dahlia and the Bear
So I have a lot of downtime on my hands at the moment, so I've thrown myself into painting. This is an Impressionistic Dahlia. The orange really pops because of the background. Blue is the opposite of Orange on the color wheel, so it's going to really stand out.
I saw a sketch of his bear on the internet, so I free handed him onto a painted background. He's really cute.
August 15, 2012
Two New Paintings
I was inspired by a local Coeur d'Alene painter I met named Tom Hanson who does abstract acrylic paintings. I've been trying to branch out and add a lot of texture to my paintings through mixed media or by pressing objects into the paint.
Here are my two latest paintings. (Again the color isn't as vibrant as it is in person)
Here are my two latest paintings. (Again the color isn't as vibrant as it is in person)
This is an abstract of the view of the mountains out my back door. |
February 2, 2012
White Tail Buck
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