Palette, Paint and a Pinch of Salt: On the Easel

April 16, 2010

On the Easel

In recent days I have had a wonderful opportunity. In efforts to improve my painting abilities, I belong to a forum of watercolor painters. The website belongs to Susan Harrison Tustain, a brilliant artist from New Zealand. She has generously offered her expertise, comments and criticisms, to those of us who participate in painting challenges using her method of watercolor painting. Here is the progression of my efforts to paint sweet faced Imogene, the artist's grand daughter. It represents about 50 hours of work. Here she is straight from my easel...

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UnknownApril 16, 2010 at 11:28 PM
What a sweet face! God gave you a wonderful ability to do beautiful work. Thank you for sharing.
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GlendaApril 17, 2010 at 9:17 AM
Glenda, I understand that faces and hands are among the most difficult subjects for painters to do well. You have done a wonderful job of painting this little Imogene's face. I feel I have looked into her eyes, too! Hope you do some of your grands, if you haven't already. :)
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Thanks for the Visit (Please leave a post so that I may know that you have dropped by.)

Hi, my name is Glenda McClellan. I am a southerner living in the midsection of Ohio. Though many still ask, "Where are you from?" I am happy to say I am a Virginia girl. But after twenty odd years I can truly say Ohio is my home. I discovered watercolor here about twenty years ago. As mainly a self-taught artist, it has been many sheets of paper and many hours of trial and error. My method of watercolor has been, "OH...OH...OH ... well, it will be Okay." I fell in love with it when an evangelist's wife, Esther Pyle, allowed me to use her paint. I watched the mingle and flow of the colors on her palette and my heart was stolen. Watercolor is a fickle friend. It is always contrary and always suprising. I never grow tired of the effort. I am never pleased with my outcome. I always return. One thing that watercolor teaches me is that you have to make a success of what you have been given. Not all plans work, but you can still make it work. In future posts, I hope to share past paintings from "The Under the Bed Gallery." Also, I hope you will enjoy viewing the efforts currently on the easel. Drop by anytime.