Recent content by Donna T

I hope you don’t have to be there for very long and that you’ll feel better soon. Digital art sounds like a good distraction.

If frogs can be cute this one is! Very nice!

I like the energy in this, laf! The dark colors swirl around while the lights break through to keep the mood from feeling oppressive, to my eyes at least. Lots of interesting marks too.

These are all so good, Grapes! The orange trees and their shadows were a complicated subject but you described the light so well. I can’t pick a favorite palm painting -each one has something interesting to offer. I’m not sure if you need to add the bridge to the last one. Would it take the...

Thanks Kay. The roots were fun because I didn’t have to follow the real things too closely.

Joe, I always enjoy your sketches! You have such a nice style of drawing. Sandra, the claws on that meerkat! You made him look so cute.

Thanks Sno. Spring isn’t far away!

I think this is a beautiful portrait! The texture of the paper seemed to work so well with the pastels, especially since it doesn’t have much tooth. Have you ever used clear gesso on watercolor paper? It adds a little tooth but I know Pastel mat is really nice. The whiskers and eyebrow hairs...

Thank you Joy! I thought the leaves would be so hard but I just put different greens in different places and tried not to stress about them. I appreciate such a nice comment so much.

Thank you Liz - I did pick them up, wash them off and eat them when I finished! Grapes, thank you so much! I am trying not to mess with the board/dark strip at the bottom. I had a nice level line at one point but it got lost so I'll just say it's a rustic cutting board. At one point I got a...

I sketched in the placement of the leaves as soon as I set these up because they wilted so quickly. Mixing the reds I needed was kind of a fun challenge. I used a photo to do the leaves when everything else was done but I tried not to get too detailed with them. oil on paper, 7x9in.

I love the colors you’re using, JennieJo, and the way the cools are on one side and the warms are on the other in the upper part. The person’s shape blends with the s-curve of the tree so it all makes one curving shape - and I can read a lot into that. Very interesting work!

Wow these are not only beautiful but each one feels authentic, as if you must have captured the colors very accurately! I’m noticing how you do the brush strokes in the skies so the colors lay next to each other.

I’ve been thinking about what you said about sharp edges when working from photos, Grapes, because I really fight them too. I’m going to try to blur my photos next time to see if it helps. Maybe I can decide where the edges should be sharp - not the camera.

Brrr but beautiful with the light coming through! I like how you kept the light to a minimum up front.