Tag Archives: paintings

Artists Who Inspire: Meet Rita DiCaprio

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Mary

It’s a real pleasure for me to introduce you to Rita DiCaprio of New York North Fine Art. Rita was one of the very first artists that I met online when I began painting four years ago. She also paints … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists Who Inspire | Tagged artist, artist interview, oil pastels, paintings, Rita DiCaprio | 57 Comments

Personal Challenge – Rocks: #1 Shoreline Boulders

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Mary

Time for a new personal challenge. This time the challenge will consist of 15 paintings of different size rocks or boulders in a variety of settings. Rocks/boulders were chosen because I wanted to work on size, forms, textures and colors. … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges: Subject Matter Studies, OPs New Paintings, Rocks/Boulders | Tagged boulders, Oil Pastel, paintings, rocks, Seascape, shoreline, water | 53 Comments

Three Studies of Underpainting Color Choices

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Mary

There are a number of underpainting techniques that I enjoy using with my oil pastel paintings: watercolor or soft pastel washes (washed with either water or alcohol), and gouache – acrylic – oil thinned paint. Each offer a different result … Continue reading →

Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings, OPs Techniques | Tagged acrylic, clouds, gouache, landscape, oil pastels, paintings, sky, soft pastels, underpainting, watercolor | 36 Comments

Hay Field, oil pastel

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mary

A challenge on Wetcanvas for oil pastels was a field with hay bales. I haven’t had an opportunity to paint hay before, so I figured why not give it a try. This oil pastel (9×12) was painted on Mi-Teintes pastel paper that was tinted Cad. Yellow, which looked … Continue reading →

Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings | Tagged field, hay bales, Oil Pastel, paintings | 32 Comments

Landscape Painting, by Mitchell Albala – book review

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Mary

Full title of book: Landscape Painting, Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice, by Mitchell Albala. If you’re in the need for instructions on how to paint landscapes then this book may be for you. Why I … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged artist, book, illustrate, landscape, painting, paintings, technique | 2 Comments

Autumn Pathway

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Mary

Don’t you love finding quiet pathways where you can wander about and enjoy some down time, especially during the Autumn months. As if on cue, Mother Nature gives us a gift every Fall sprinkling magical colors here and there making … Continue reading →

Posted in About Oil Pastels, OPs New Paintings | Tagged autumn, colors, Fall, oil pastels, paintings, pathway | 17 Comments

Painting Sunlight & Shadow with Pastels, a book review

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Mary

For a long time I struggled with creating believable shadows and light using oil pastels (OPs), few credible resources exist for Op artists. I wanted a source with easy to understand explanations and demonstrations for painting sunlight and shadows. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged aerial perspective, art studio, artist, artists, blacks, color, light, maggie price, oil pastels, paintings, shadows, soft pastels, spectrum, temperature, weather, white | 13 Comments

Monet’s Years at Giverny: Beyond Impressionism, a book review

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Mary

The last 40+ years of Claude Monet’s life were mostly spent at his property in Giverny, France. It was during this time that Monet cultivated his most significant work, the property gardens which became the inspiration for many of his … Continue reading →