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Botanical Abstracts

Lots of new things going on this week in the studio. This past month a visitor to the studio was looking for a larger journal and plan book. She liked the idea of having an original painting as the cover for the journal. After thinking about her suggestion, I decided to try painting on a new hard bound journal with lots of pages to be used either is a sketchbook, a journal, or even a daily planner. The first sample is below.

The goal was to create a class that would be easy and fun where you could create your own hand painted, hard bound journal.
So far this week I have been working on samples of different types of covers and making sure the process is simple and fun. Below are a few Sample images that I have come up with. They are part of a new Botanical Abstract series.

As of now it appears the class will run about 2 hours. I would supply everything you would need ( including the hard bound journal) Hopefully the cost would be around $30. I would love to hear from you. Is this something you might be interested in doing. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated. I’ll post more sample journals next week.

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I hope you will check back often.
Suzzanna

8/28/2016 0 Comments

Getting Organized for the 30 in 30 Challenge

I took a little time this afternoon and worked up a list of possible themes for the 30 paintings in 30 days Challenge. Some of the artist participating in this Challenge are going to use one overarching theme for the whole month. I have decided to focus on a new technique for me and then break that process down into small, traditional elements of the artistic process. So I started jotting them down, this is what I have so far; line, shape, form,color, texture, value, and space.

Lines...A Line is a mark with greater length than width. Lines can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
Shape...A Shape is a closed line. Shapes can be geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes. Shapes are at and can express length and width.
Forms... Forms are three-dimensional shapes expressing length, width, and depth. Balls, cylinders, boxes, and pyramids are forms.
Color...Color is light reflected off of objects. Color has three main characteristics: hue (the name of the color, such as red, green, blue, etc.), value (how light or dark it is), and intensity (how bright or dull it is).
Texture...Texture is the surface quality that can be seen and felt. Textures can be rough or smooth, soft or hard. Textures do not always feel the way they look; for exam- ple, a drawing of a porcupine may look prickly, but if you touch the drawing, the paper is still smooth.
Space...Space is the area between and around objects. The space around objects is of- ten called negative space; negative space has shape. Space can also refer to the feeling of depth. Real space is three-dimensional; in visual art, when we create the feeling or illusion of depth, we call it space.
Value...Value refers to the lightness and darkness of areas in an artwork. White is the lightest value, while black is the darkest. A value scale shows a range of lights and darks.

As the week's progress I will be able to use more of these trDitional elements in the prints. This is going to be a really great Challenge.

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Sue Frank
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8/28/2016 0 Comments

Ready To Begin

In less than 5 days the new 30 Paintings in 30 Day Challenge will begin. I am really excited about this new challenge. For a little over a year I have been starting off my morning with a cup of coffee and a daily abstract painting. This past May I injured my knee and this part of my morning had to be put on hold. Well, "I'm Back" Many artist will tell you that one of the best ways to improve your craft is by ; painting, painting and more painting. I completely agree. so here goes; My goal is to spend the month of September working on a new technique. I love the idea of creating my abstracts, incorporating more than one technique.
I have ordered a number of new materials from Blick Art and Plaza Art for this upcoming challenge. On the not so small list, is a new Gelli Plate. It is a great way to Monoprint without the large press. It will allow great backgrounds to be created, using masking, shapes can easily be incorporated into the abstract.
Be sure to stop by to check out the days results. I'll be sure to add a link to my supply list as new material is included. Till Friday...Happy Painting.

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