Nobody likes that feeling of staring at a blank canvas and wondering what to paint. Last year I created my painting project backwards beauty which are nostalgic portraits of women. I used AI to get the ideas out of my head and materialize in real life. It was scary at first but once I embraced the unknown and just dove in with curiosity I had a blast and now I have an abundance of ideas of what to paint. Today I want to bring you behind the scenes to show you my process for starting a new painting. I will be sharing my process for creating AI Reference art and how I alter it take it to that not level image that I can’t wait to paint. After that I will share with what I do to prepare a large wooden canvas board for painting. Then I going to share with you my preferred way of transferring the image onto the board.
Backwards Beauty Series
6 Tools I Wish I Knew About Sooner | Free Giveaway | Game Changing Artist Tools
Today I am sharing with you 6 of my favorite art tools that have leveled up my art studio. Things that have made a difference in the way I work in the studio. I am super excited to share with you that my online shop is open and as a thank you I am giving away a print to one lucky winner.
This painting has a story |•| Painting Tips and Tricks | In the Studio with Jan
We are in the studio painting this week. I am sharing my inspiration behind this portrait of Leonora and Brad Pitt ... aka Lancelot aka the blonde bombshell. I also share with you how to fix your painting mistakes if you can't figure out just where everything went wrong. I am sharing a really good tip on how I use photoshop to help. Also sharing my struggles on finding balance between getting lost in the flow of creating and sharing my process.
The making of Diana the painting | No Words | Visual story | Oil Painting tips
This weeks video starts off by rewinding the clock back to when the weather was warm and I was sitting under a tree painting Diana. Then it step back in time to present day where we are having a snow storm and I am cozy inside my studio working on Diana the painting. This one I wanted it to be a visual story with no words because I just loved the contrast of the two different season that this painting has been created. I think each season has its beauty it's just a matter of finding joy in the things that speak to your heart. I also give my tips on how to tone your painting to change the mood of it and a quick and easy way to make a gradient background from a light color to a dark color. Next week I am starting on a fun painting of Leonora and her little furry brad pit. New video every Tuesday.
Homestead Gardens
Come with me to Homestead Gardens for a calm look around with festive music. This place has 5 huge greenhouses full of goodies. They really do it up this time of year and I am so excited to share it with you. Let me know if you have a garden center in your area like this one.