Not Just A Painter
For the last two years I have been developing an exciting new interest-jewelry silversmithing. The thing that interested me was not traditional beading, but watching that flat piece of metal turn into a sculptural piece. I started taking metal clay classes which was just the beginnng. Then I began to go out of state to take classes with Kathy Wilcox for enameling and James Carter for fabrication. I really liked the move of metal between my fingers. I also discovered how I might incorporate my painting and...
Read MoreWhy do it different?
Lynda and I spend a fair amount of time trying to think of workshops, large and small, that people might enjoy. We have come up with a new idea. In this new year we will do a series of workshops where we will do a fairly simple still life, easy enough to draw off with no trouble and develop it in as many ways as they two of us can think of–for instance watercolor on paper, then watercolor on yupo and oil with a brush, then oil with a palette knife. Why would anybody want to do all these different ways. ...
Read MoreBig to Small-a year’s work
In the early part of this year I thought and painted large for quite a while. Doing the work for the hotel’s walls meant painting pieces up to 10-14 feet long, big strokes, big brushes and lots of paint. At the end of the year our thoughts turn to miniatures-5×7 to the smallest at 2×2. Lynda and I don’t enter the miniature show, of course, we do show small pieces here in Florence, and we have a Christmas tree in Charleston where we show minis. This year we are proud to add a tree at...
Read MoreLemelia Finished
One of the things that I love to do is to choose a favorite photo and do it in more than one medium. You have met Lemelia ( then known as Lemesha) before in a previous post. She was done in watercolor on Yupo. I had always meant to do her in colored pencil though. Look how different they are. The colored pencil took about two months to do and is 16×20. Where as the Yupo piece was airy and light, this one is lush and dark. In fact I spent a great deal of my time getting everything dark enough. The...
Read MoreCall for Entries Lynda English Studio Miniature Exhibit and Sale
Lynda English Studio Miniature Exhibit and Sale ELIGIBILITY- Open to all artists 18 and over residing in South Carolina. Any 2 or 3 dimensional fine art media. All works must be original. No photography. Lynda English Studio reserves the right to refuse any work that does not comply with the requirements stated in this prospectus or does not match the size requirements. In case of questions the juror’s decision will be final. The registration form must be completely filled out. The information on the...
Read MoreMore Colored Pencil Fun
I have been head over heels in colored pencil since you heard from me last. First of all last weekend we had a Beginning Colored Pencil Workshop in Charleston. For the first time I did one in someone’s home. It was a lot of fun. Check out the Lowcountry Artists page on Facebook. Helen Beacham had everyone, including the instructor, lay their pieces on the floor for a picture at the close of the workshop. She posted that picture on the Lowcountry page and dared everyone to pick out the...
Read MoreColored Pencil on Stone
While you all have been back here sweltering, I have just spent two great weeks in California, soaking up the Pacific Coast Highway atmosphere. There was a lot of it, sunshine, clouds, fog, COOL breezes, sun, fog, but all beautiful and lots of grist for the mill. I will tell you South Carolina Potters—-you’ve got it all over California potters. I only saw one real pottery store and most of it was run of the mill. A couple of days before we left Steve and I had been to the reception for Sasha...
Read MorePainting on Yupo
Painting on slick plastic takes a lot of the work out of your hands. You are not the painter so much as the facilitator. Lay in color, let it dry, lay in more color. Sounds normal doesn’t it. However, depending on how much water your paint has in it , it will float anywhere there is moisture. sometimes this is not so good and sometimes it is wonderful. You certainly have to be open to where the work might take you. As I do this more and more I am developing an unusual technique. Firstly, two benefits...
Read MoreCatching up
It has been a long time since I last posted on this blog. We have been very busy and a lot has been happening , not the least of which was a bad case of shingles that took me out of action for months. But we are back with a new blog, a new website and lots of new things to talk about. We welcome your interest and input. We were very happy to be a part of the new goings on downtown, doing work that would hang in the new Hotel Florence as well as the new Victor’s. We have been associated with...
Read MoreWedding Picture – Step 3
Still working on this large 24×36 colored pencil. What a joy. So often with colored pencil it seems that every layer gives some sort of pleasure. Here I have worked several layers on the front of the gown and one layer on the white back with a cream layer coming in over it. In the end the whole dress will look creamy white with subtle shadowing, but for now I have to have these much stronger colors. The sleeve of the blue shirt and the flowers (maybe) are done. This piece is really coming along quickly, I have...
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