We have been in social distancing mode for two months now. When our schools let out for Spring Break on March 12, we thought they might let the students and teachers take an extra two weeks as an abundance of caution. Instead, and we were in total agreement after seeing how coronavirus has spread, school has remained "out," with distance learning replacing regular in-person schooling. Today was the official last day of school.
My family have spent the last eight weeks still working hard, as we have two teachers, a high school, and a college student among us. But the lack of commuting and social activities left us with plenty of time after work was done to indulge in art. One project that I have been working on is the prep work for some landscape paintings. My source of inspiration is images from a Vermont Facebook Group, with plenty of blissful landscapes represented. My process thus far is to take an inspiration image and edit/tweak it in photo-editing software. This way, I can correct color, remove distracting elements, enhance a bland sky, and crop to the ratio I want. Finally, I use the artistic treatment of "oil painting" to give the look of brush strokes, soften edges, and simplify the color palette in the scene. These treated images will be what I work from when I start painting. Following are two Vermont scenes in the original images, with the edited version beside it. I will post more about my painting process as I work through these projects. My main goal is to paint a rather large watercolor painting to hang on the wall over our couch.
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AuthorI am Kelly - a wife, mother, cook, gardener, sewist, and much more. Creativity is the gift that I have been blessed with, and it has been a river of blessings to me. A creative outlet is good for you, body and soul. This blog is about helping you find ways to fit more creativity into your life, to enrich your own life and that of others. Archives
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