Showing posts with label linear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label linear. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Mantled Epoch..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews







Mantled Epoch is cut from the same paper as the previous post. I am glad I stuck with this set of abstracts, always a little worrying to rely on one's design sense, but I do love that 'angst' in my art.


 I began (after I had cut the full sheet in half as with my previous painting) by turning the remaining 'demo' image upside down.


As I worked by blocking in some hefty darks, I rotated every few minutes, and kept doing that till I settled on a pleasing composition.


Just by rotating the piece as I progressed, I saw so many opportunities evolve. Each rotation looked so different, and the focus became a different area of the painting.


 I had a hard time, as with my previous post, to finally decide which rotation pleased me the most.
Eventually it was this one.


See the process of my thinking below, remember I had no reference with any of these abstracts, I just 'went with the flow' so to speak (pun intended).


This piece is 13" x 19" unframed
It is a pastel on red Sennelier paper.


$350 plus S/H


Prints of this image are also available through Fine Art America:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/mantled-epoch-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true







See the stages of this painting below..
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Rae works and teaches in all mediums.. please contact her through her website at:

                                                         http://raeandrews.com

Monday, February 27, 2017

Rose..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews



I had the very wonderful pleasure of attending a mini workshop yesterday with JEANNETTE CUEVAS ..

Her technique is pastel over a watercolor base on cold pressed watercolor paper.

My attempt here was not wonderful however, and I came home and did more to it today and felt a bit happier with my result. Enough to put it on my blog site for sale now. I hope you agree.

Jeannette's style is linear, small strokes, one over the other to achieve such delicate nuances of color and tone, it's mesmerizing  to watch.

I usually work so quickly and am much heavier with my application of pastels, and her soft and delicate approach is very foreign to me.. 

Still I LOVE the technique and I thank Jeannette for her patience with us all, I for one will keep trying..

Here is a link to Jeannette's website..well worth seeing her wonderful work.
http://jeannettecuevas.com/#home

This image is for sale.. 
12" x 12"
$250 plus S/H

Prints of this image and more are available through Fine Art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/rose-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true


Thanks for visiting...

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her many techniques . She uses all media.

Please contact her through this blog, or via her website at:





Cheers, 
Rae