Tag Archives: contrast
Painting of the Week – Sparkling Light
Create Drama with Contrast
Perhaps you have noticed a white building looking particularly bright in the morning. Here the big white cl...
Painting of the Week – Not A Mural
Contrast
For Staples High School, I painted my impression of “Stairway to Heaven” over the lockers on the third floor when I was a sen...
Painting of the Week – Picking Apples
Brush Stroke Direction
It is Labor Day weekend! I hope you get all your work done and enjoy this most colorful time of the year. I env...
Painting of the Week – Trolley Rides, Hang On!
Change the Intensity in your Color for your Center of Interest
I thought I’d spice things up with an old San Francisco painting. This ...
Painting of the Week – Garden Song
Making a cool dominant painting
Painting of the Week “Garden Song” by Fargo Artist Ellen Jean Diederich
Phlox, Coneflowers and Salvi...
Painting of the Week – Lakeside Birch
Drama Isn’t Required
This summer, I frequently walked passed these birch trees in front of a neighbor’s lake home. Easy to admire, t...