Have a Great 4th of Jully

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

About This Painting:

This is a .99 cent auction to celebrate the 4th of July. If you are like Yogi Bear you will have a few of these in your fourth of July picnic basket. Just be careful so those pesky little bears don't get it first. So whether you are off to Jelly Stone Park or the beach pack your PB&J's for a fun fourth of July.

Peanut Butter and Jelly

5x7 oil painting on a canvas panel

Media: oil painting

Size: 7 in X 5 in (17.8 cm X 12.7 cm)

Price: $0.99 USD

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The Elements of Design -LINE

The elements of design: LINE
A line Actual or implied creates a boundary ,defines an edge or indicates a direction.


Characteristic of Line are: Width - thick, thin, tapering, uneven Length - long, short, continuous, broken Direction- horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curving, perpendicular, oblique, parallel, radial, zigzag Focus- sharp, blurry, fuzzy, choppy Feeling- sharp, jagged, graceful, smooth

Types of Line:
Outlines- Lines made by the edge of an object or its silhouette.
Contour Lines- Lines that describe the shape of an object and the interior detail. Gesture Lines- Lines that are energetic and catch the movement and gestures of an active figure. Sketch Lines- Lines that capture the appearance of an object or impression of a place.
Calligraphic Lines- Greek word meaning "beautiful writing." Precise, elegant handwriting or lettering done by hand. Also artwork that has flowing lines like an elegant handwriting.
Implied Line- Lines not actually drawn but created by a group of objects seen from a distance. Implied line is the direction an object is pointing to, or the direction a person is looking at. ( I like this one a lot)

An implied line is one that the viewer imagines. Value, Shapes and Color can create lines.

Zigzag lines:
Freedom Cupcake, Fourth of July

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Freedom Cupcake
10x10x1 1/2
oil painting on stretched gallery wrapped canvas

Media: oil painting

Size: 10 in X 10 in (25.4 cm X 25.4 cm)

Price: $250 USD

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Implied Line

Conga Cherries

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Conga Cherries
5x7
oil painting on a museum quality panel ready to frame.

Media: oil painting

Size: 7 in X 5 in (17.8 cm X 12.7 cm)

Price: $100 USD

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Light and Shade the Elements of Design

Art by Delilah With a Passion for Painting

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself. Truman Capote

Value: Refers to the light and darkness of a tone.

A lot of us use the terms hue, tint, tone and shade when referring to color in art, but did you know each of these terms has a very specific meaning? For a painter, knowing the difference between them all is important when communicating concepts in your painting.

Tones are created when you add both black and white to a hue.
 Value contrast refers to the difference in value between one tone and another, Black and white represent the extreme of in value contrast with the varying shades of gray in the middle.

Adding black to a color will darken it. This is caller a shade. Adding white to the same color will lighten it , this is called a tint.

If you slightly squint your eyes, you will see that at least 2 and possibly 3 values of color make up any object in the natural world. Practice creating entire paintings with no more than 3 values on any object. Paint a few of those and you'll discern a rhythm between areas of 1, 2 and 3 values. It's a fun game.

A Morning Read

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A Morning Read
6x4
oil painting on a museum quality panel

Media: oil painting

Size: 4 in X 6 in (10.2 cm X 15.2 cm)

Price: $50 USD

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The Elements of Design in Painting

Art by Delilah
With a Passion for Painting

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try” – Dr. Seuss



The elements of design are the basic strategies you use in your composition. It doesn't matter what your subject is or style they apply to all paintings.

Elements of Design:
The elements of design are building blocks to develop your painting. The basics are: Value,color,shape,line,and texture. All painters deal with these elements.

When you have finished your painting check the elements. Could the art be improved by push one of these elements more? Develop an exit check list to see if you have used this design elements.

Blossoms and Oranges

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Blossoms and Oranges
16x20x3/4 oil painting on gallery wrapped stretched canvas

Media: oil painting

Size: 20 in X 16 in (50.8 cm X 40.6 cm)

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Art is an Event

"Art is something else. Art is fluid, transmutable, open-ended, never complete, and never perfect. Art is an event." (Robert Genn)

Robert has left us but his words and art live on.





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Move your painting to the next level

Dissatisfaction is the first step toward moving to a higher level.

You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind. The rational mind doesn't nourish you. You assume that it gives you the truth, because the rational mind is the golden calf that this culture worships, but this is not true. Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.” 

Making quantum leaps in our progress as painters is critically important.
Remaining stagnant is not an option. But quantum leaps don't usually occur on their own. Great painters recognize when they are in a rut and intentionally place themselves in an environment that challenges them and forces them to try new things. ultimately, growth as an artist comes once you break out of your comfort zone to a place you feel free, a little uncomfortable, and suddenly reinvigorated about your work.

 ▢ 1. Know that dissatisfaction is a blessing. Reaching a level of unhappiness with your work is a sure-fire way to be on the lookout for change. Embrace your dissatisfaction.

 ▢ 2. Immerse yourself in the work of great masters. Go to the museums and study their works. Stare. Paint their paintings in your mind from start to finish. Try to figure out how they made every brushstroke. Their breakthroughs will register in your mind and will help you make your own breakthroughs.

 ▢ 3. Paint feverishly. The worst thing you can do is stop. Instead, ramp up your painting time. Stop thinking and start painting intuitively. Stop judging yourself. Just paint, experiment, and challenge yourself.

 ▢ 4. Confuse your brain with multiple mentors. Though others will tell you this is the worst thing you can do, it's the best road to finding your own breakthrough. Following a single mentor is a great road to becoming a clone. Study with different people in an environment where your brain can get constant stimulation with lots of painters at the same time. Even the most experienced painters study other painters in order to stimulate brain activity and increase their knowledge. "

Now turn off the computer and start painting.

Flight of the Bumble Bee

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Paint you mind, expose your ideas

"Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of crackpot than the stigma of conformity." - Thomas J. Watson, Sr. (1874-1956), Founder of International Business Machines (IBM)



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