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My Review of Plein Aire Style Frames

2012-01-16T20:16:00.001-08:00

Originally submitted at Jerry's Artarama Art Supplies

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By Janelle from Seguin TX on 1/16/2012

Pros: Quality Construction, Stylish

Best Uses: Home

I used the frames for commissioned paintings.

(legalese)

some diverse cards, some seasonal...

2011-12-19T15:51:00.000-08:00

I've made a few ecumenical and a few seasonal cards so far..

more cards, really enjoyed making them ..

2011-12-19T15:37:00.000-08:00

I so enjoy painting flowers, especially poppies... and food..:)

Ta dah.... here are some of the cards I've made.. watercolor originals..

2011-12-19T15:22:00.000-08:00

The lighthouse is Cheyboygan MI lighthouse. Waterscene is Lake Michigan. Hot peppers, I love.. limes are nummy, and the goatie is Angie's kid.

NOTE TO SELF....

2011-11-15T15:34:00.000-08:00

DEAR SELF...get back to your blog more often.. have been painting lots of watercolor cards.. not a total slacker.. will post some soon to prove it to you... thanks to me!!

Another sewing painting, an enjoyable second hobby of the years gone by..

2011-07-10T20:15:00.000-07:00

this was fun, since I'd sold the prior painting of threads, thought I'd do another in a different color scheme. don't we all love experimenting with colors..

this is eggshells and baby pomegranite...

2011-06-04T17:57:00.000-07:00

I like the mellow colors in this painting...

June is here and will be gone way too fast..

2011-06-04T17:53:00.001-07:00

Fresh veggies from the garden, these came from a friend's garden however, mine is eaten up by deer..:(

old spools of thread--

2011-05-17T17:32:00.001-07:00

these are old wooden spools of thread from my sewing box. With the old frame, they make a complimentary painting..

Now for some home grown oils..

2011-05-17T17:22:00.001-07:00

the collection of books, saucer and old cloth is family memorablia for my enjoyment and thoughts. Fond memories..

the golden roses in the golden pot was a try for a study in shading yellows and golds.

I love peppers to paint. Brilliant colors, pleasing to the eye for me.

these last two, the little one eyeing the chip bag thinks she's fooling us.. hmmmmmm......:) the baby's pic was the idea for the last painting here.. such a sweet, somber look.. such a doll!

I am remiss in posting paintings on time..

2011-05-17T17:14:00.000-07:00

these are some watercolors I've done recently.. have more that'll get posted soon. They're easy to travel with for me, moreso than oils.. so, when we gals go to other friends homes to paint, guess what medium.. watercolor..:) absolutely love both mediums! I do hope you enjoy reviewing these and thanks for doing so.

Pretty lady that loves gardening..

2011-04-11T15:49:00.001-07:00

This pretty lady is a wonderful gardener.. she's a joy to be around..

Here you can see a painting from an old photo..

2011-04-05T08:56:00.000-07:00

this is so enjoyable, some photos just want to be painted..:)

more to end the month of March... On to April!!

2011-04-03T16:54:00.000-07:00

these are all oils, Taquamonon Falls, UP, MI; Rebecca Creek Bridge Rd, TX and young lady from old picture..:)

Getting behind in postings.. April is here already!!

2011-04-03T16:43:00.000-07:00

these are a jumble of March paintings.. 2 from old photos, and red onions are all oil, the poppies and vase with flowers as you can tell are watercolor. I'm playing with watercolor again.. enjoy both mediums.

Tried a landscape, not my favorite...

2011-03-07T10:16:00.001-08:00

good old Texas cattle in the old west.. ramshackle buildings, rusty roofs.. old cistern in the back.. make shift fence and gate.. thinking I should stick with portraits..:) Well, you have to try new things and larger things occasionally.

This is taken from an old black/white photo

2011-03-07T10:10:00.000-08:00

She was sitting on the porch with her grandparents and momma about 60 years ago, the wind was blowing her hair.. the colors of the dress I made up.. looks nice in a gold frame.. ahh, memories..:) fine details were sketchy at best, but she was captured..

Here's a sweet greatgrandson of a fellow artist..

2011-02-27T12:42:00.001-08:00

They are sooo precious.. and grow up so fast, ahhh, such is life...:)

One done in February so far...

2011-02-20T20:02:00.000-08:00

I am working on another portrait now, a grandson of a friend. This baby girl is a greatgranddaughter of a local painter. She's looking stern maybe, or puzzled??:)

This is for Paws In Prison, fundraiser..

2011-01-29T09:47:00.000-08:00

This is a friend's little Yorkie.. such a good natured one... loves his blue blanket..

2nd painting of the new year..

2011-01-24T07:35:00.000-08:00

Rosie Posie at the beach, can't see the beach, but she's ready.. :):)

My First Painting of the New Year...

2011-01-09T13:03:00.000-08:00

This young lady was a challange because of the teeth.. just takes time and patience.. another practice where I learned more..

Have a great New Year upcoming..

2010-12-29T10:04:00.001-08:00

This is my last painting of this year. Have another one started. It is a portrait of a great kid, taking me time to figure out just how to get it right. That's what it's all about, practice and more practice. Think I still like portraits best but occasionally do a landscape to rest the old eyes and do a more relaxed painting.. altho, I love the challange of the portraits.. I hope you all have a wonderful and happy New Year.. This scene is West of Austin in the hill country area.. gorgeous scenery and good hiking.. watch out for creepy crawlers and striking ones too..:) I don't really think landscapes are my forte, if indeed there is a forte.. oh well, it is for relaxing and enjoying.. and that is after all, the main purpose..

I did complete another before the year is gone.. maybe one more???

2010-12-24T12:25:00.000-08:00

This is an oil of a greatgrannie and her new sweetie.. such tender moments..:)

Maybe the last 2010 painting...?? maybe not..:)

2010-12-18T11:30:00.000-08:00

I just finished this portrait of a sweet young man.. have another started, will see if I get it done this year.. all of you have a wonderful new year upcoming.. hope for lots more art, joy and peace and happiness for us all..

Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving to you all..

2010-11-22T07:43:00.000-08:00

I think I am trying to get back to painting more once again.. Had a wonderful email about a woman, Kaziah Hancock, that paints fallen soldiers... What a great, albiet tragic tribute.. I have a friend that just lost a loved one on the police force.. Kaziah's email inspired me to do a painting of him. You will see it below.. Can you believe another year is gone, happy painting and a fulfilling life to you all for the coming year..

Tribute to a Fallen Officer...

2010-11-22T07:37:00.001-08:00

This man served his country by being a police officer. He was shot and killed several weeks ago, heart breaking for those that knew him. This painting is a small token of appreciation for his family.

Greetings, August is about gone.. did some traveling, gotta get back at it....

2010-08-21T12:17:00.000-07:00

This is a painting I entered in the art league's 4th annual Fantasy Show.. theme of this show was figures of speech... can you guess my title??? try, STARVING ARTIST.....:) didn't win anything, but was fun coming up w/ ideas, had 52 entries and no duplications... pretty imaginative I think.

Hi, the month of June has been busy, busy.. not much painting done though.. will be scanty for a time:)

2010-06-29T12:54:00.000-07:00

these are two oils I finished in June, trying to get some painting in.. trying new things. the camping pic I used a palate knife on some of it, trying to loosen up the effect. the baby I did on unprimed hardboard, found that the oil soaks in a lot.. like the effect of the look though.. think I will keep playing with different ideas with no specific goal in mind for now, just to play, enjoy and keep painting.. see what comes with July..:)

Where did the month of May go???

2010-05-31T14:16:00.000-07:00

I can't believe this month is about over. We have been getting ready for the arrival of a greatgrand.. the summer may get by us before I get back to this site and get some painting done. Hope you all had a beautiful Memorial Weekend and remembered our men and women that fought for our freedom.. we are very blessed and thank them profusely. I will get back here when things settle down, until then have a great and happy, peaceful summer.

More paintings for April... has been such a pretty month...:)

2010-04-25T16:19:00.000-07:00

Here is a bit of variety, the island sunset; pretty young lady by the lake shore and a little Ms Thang.... she so loved dressing up with all the goodies she could find..:)

This lady has a fun gallery to check out..

2010-04-15T14:56:00.000-07:00

She paints also and has a little gallery in her home, very interesting to browse through....

One of Our Art Leaguers...

2010-03-30T16:35:00.000-07:00

This man does beautiful torso casts.. and pottery....

Two more gals I volunteer with..

2010-03-29T15:07:00.001-07:00

This is a mom-daughter team that help out others.. I like taking pictures of my paintings, it helps me see where I need to improve. These paintings show me to learn more about hair detail. Hopefully, we will see progress in this area in the future.. The spring weather is so delightful recently, only wish it could go on and on......:)

Cowpoke, Devon... he's a handsome one..

2010-03-17T15:17:00.000-07:00

this is a young horseman, handsome one for sure...

here is a young swimmer in his wet suit..

2010-03-16T17:28:00.001-07:00

This is Jess, he and his brother are handsome youngsters.... enjoyed painting them.

Greetings on a beautiful, sunny day...

2010-03-11T12:06:00.000-08:00

this shows the steps I take in painting .. I use a thinned down mixture of generally umber or sienna w/ a medium brush, depending on the size canvas. I block in colors 2nd, then tweek details and let it dry somewhat, tweek somemore, fill in back ground complimentary to the painting or related to the photo .. like a sandy background behind this young man. when it is dry I spray varnish it for a low luster look. Lots of painters don't date their paintings, but I prefer to for myself..

Two wonderful young women, I volunteer where they work.. and two young sailors... they were fun to paint, thought of their mama when she was little.

2010-03-09T06:51:00.000-08:00

what can I say? these are wonderful, young women working for a great cause..:) and the two little brothers look like they could be up to something..:) I think for my next painting, just to make it more interesting for us, I will take pictures in stages... from the messy underpainting forward.. then you can see the steps I take..

here's one I did last week, meant to get it in February's timeslot, oh well, she was fun to paint..

2010-03-01T14:06:00.000-08:00

Here is a lady that still teaches art to groups.. us included..:) You can see by looking at her, she's a pleasant lady..:)

February is almost over... can't catch time...:) here are somemore gal friends we paint with.. plus one unusual snowy yard in Northeast TX..

2010-02-25T13:48:00.000-08:00

Here is a 6" snowfall result in a friend's backyard in TX.. fun!!!

This is Terrie and her pretty red hair...:)

These gals are starting new watercolors at a class for fun... I took random pictures as stated before, and am having fun practicing on different positions... good exercises I think.. hope you enjoy them:)

Some of the SOAL gals, more to come...

2010-02-19T09:56:00.000-08:00

Ok, I did sneak in a landscape... is a larger, more 'meadowy' version of an earlier, 'deserty' painting I did.

I am practicing on the art league gals, random shots to try different circumstances of face positioning... what do you think?? keep trying faces, which I love... or do occasional landscapes, which I like..? I guess variety is the spice of life, will try to do new things... may discover something new and always learn.. have a great day!

and here is the 3rd painting, just completed..

2010-02-11T13:27:00.000-08:00

pretty little snow princess.... her name is Maggie...

3 just finished paintings.. oils...

2010-02-11T13:21:00.000-08:00

these two young men are twins, so I took pictures from different angles and to me, they look alike.. so I must have captured them pretty well...

Here is a tired cowboy, actually, just a tired pal..:)

2010-02-02T14:31:00.000-08:00

This is a special bud of mine... been married to him for 34 years, patient man..:)

Finally, am back to painting again.....:)

2010-02-01T08:33:00.000-08:00

The 2 youngsters are great grands, how time flies.. hard to keep up with progress....:)

The rainbarrel is a Master Gardener project, thought the stylized windmill was appropriate..:)

Since it is dreary weather around the nation, how about some bright colors today.. I appreciate those who have commented, please continue to do so, I am new at this and if you can offer assistance to responding, please do so.. I thank you vert much.... here are 3 projects completed in January 2010, Happy New Year to you all...:)

2010-02-01T08:32:00.001-08:00

2009-12-26T17:25:00.000-08:00

Greetings, we have been traveling some and I have been sewing some, about to finish that and get back to painting, have missed it.. will be posting some new work soon.. good to get back:)

Decked out and Ready to go in her tutu ....... oil

2009-11-02T07:14:00.001-08:00

This is a little sweetie all dressed up for Halloween.....

Old Friend Dave................oil

2009-10-30T14:27:00.000-07:00

This is a painting I just finished of an old friend Dave... would do anything for you if he could.. we have known and enjoyed his company for a few decades....:)

Amy..........5X7 oil on hardboard

2009-10-26T12:10:00.000-07:00

This is from an old photo ... my niece....:)

Three Musketeers.. oil

2009-10-25T19:51:00.000-07:00

These kiddos are sweet thangs...:)

A Sweet little kiddo... oil

2009-10-21T14:44:00.000-07:00

this is a special little girl..... she's an inspiration to those that know her...:)

2009-10-20T13:13:00.000-07:00

This is an oil of Nonnie and her grandson walking in the park... beautiful day...

Friends... oil

2009-10-14T06:50:00.001-07:00

This is my eldest granddaughter and her husband,
they make a cute couple..:)

John Pototschnik Oil Workshop in Seguin TX 2009

2009-10-07T14:14:00.000-07:00

This was a wonderful 2 day workshop.. we had lectures, a demo and learned a lot! our challange by John was to create a painting with a minimal palate.. 3 colors.. we made the underpainting using a raw umber.. you can see on my easel.. I mixed all the colors in my sand dune painting from the 3 primary colors of red, blue and yellow... and added white.. I was amazed at the sand colors and weed/grass colors I got by mixing those 3 bright colors.. It was fun and we met artists or up and coming artists from near Dallas, Houston and Abilene.. was a great time and well worth our time.:) Thanks to John and his patient wife for this visit.

Morning Glories on the Birdhouse

2009-10-04T14:37:00.000-07:00

Greetings, it is October already... time gets away from me.. this is family time at the beach and morning glories .... two more oils I've recently done... our art league in Seguin is having a workshop for two days with John Pototschnik directing it. He is a well known artist from Dallas area coming down to share with us. He works in oil and does landscapes.. will be a good, fun experience and I will post something of his influence soon.. be fun to see what I take away from the learning process..

Poppi and Maggie fishing..

2009-09-05T12:15:00.000-07:00

this is an oil I just completed, pretty countryside in MO..

2009-08-31T17:04:00.000-07:00

Most of these paintings are in private collections now, I love doing this, if you have a photo of a special memory or place, maybe we could work together to get it done in oil for you... contact me and we can see what we can work out.... as long as you aren't in a hurry:) This is my relaxation and I turn on the soft music and get into it.... thanks for coming along on this journey with me.......

special paintings for special people...

2009-08-31T16:46:00.000-07:00

these were commissioned paintings....... sharing wonderful memories.........Family... so important!!!!!!!!

Critters....

2009-08-31T16:42:00.000-07:00

this is Rex, king of the yard.......... mama and her chickies....... and sweet Goatie........

Waterwheel in MO.....

2009-08-31T16:37:00.000-07:00

My husband built this 4' waterwheel for a cousin in MO.. looks beautiful in their back sloping yard... stream recycles and originates in a lake at the bottom of the slope.. green, lush.. peaceful.....

desert wildflowers, desert scene and .......

2009-08-31T16:24:00.000-07:00

2009-08-31T16:02:00.000-07:00

these are back in MI on one of our trips... Lake Superior at Paradise is cold and breathtaking... Taquamonon Falls is a 50' drop on the Taquamonon River in the Upper Peninsula... so much beauty there.....

2009-08-31T15:44:00.000-07:00

these are still lifes we did at a Lilli Pell workshop here in Seguin. She is wonderful and is offering us weekly lessons this fall... an opportunity not to miss...

several more portraits/water scenes

2009-08-31T15:32:00.000-07:00

do you recognize Canyon Lake?? hope so... and one of the buildings at Waldemar near Hunt TX.. the country scene can be anywhere in the south TX country, and mama and daughter fishing on the Gulf of Mexico... how fun..:)

Portraits in Oil...

2009-08-31T15:24:00.000-07:00

2009-08-31T15:13:00.000-07:00

Fishing on the Guadalupe River and Bubs swinging in his tire:)

Now on to Oils...

2009-08-31T14:57:00.000-07:00

Old Stagecoach Rd near Jefferson TX and Pasture neat Stockdale TX

2009-08-31T14:49:00.000-07:00

this is a birthday card I painted of a niece, pretty auburn hair, gorgeous smile.. drawing and portraits some better, now the pull of oils begins.

2009-08-31T14:44:00.000-07:00

here is my great grandmother and one of her daughters.. this is kinda primative looking to me now.. another sign of growth..:)

2009-08-31T14:42:00.001-07:00

2009-08-31T14:33:00.000-07:00

this is the Cheboygan MI Lighthouse.. I have a daughter in MI and when we travel there, we take photos for me to paint later.. my watercolor is showing improvement don't you think? this was done 2000, wow does time get away..

2009-08-31T12:38:00.000-07:00

this was a first portrait of a good friend's grandaughter.. pretty good for a start..she is wearing a wedding veil and had an impish look about her, not sure it was captured tho.. still not bad for tackling watercolor.

some of my older paintings..

2009-08-31T12:26:00.000-07:00

this is a watercolor from 2004, quite basic. Watercolor is difficult but sooo fun, the technique is opposite of oil, which I have been working with this past year. Watercolor has a totally different quality and feel, you have to draw a good picture first (this one wasn't drawn, just added color to see what happened:) I did improve as you will see from paintings added after this... I worked on watercolors several years and oils kept calling me. I went into watermixable oils and truely love them, have been working more with them the past year or two and will show you some.. they are creamy and fun to mush around and play with. I had done acrylics earlier and they are quick drying, fun and fast to work with, but oil kept calling.. had worked with them many years ago, the old turpentine cleaning brush oils... so messy and smelly... sorry to ramble, will get on to showing you more paintings and progress... I think..:)

about me....

2009-08-31T12:15:00.000-07:00

Greetings to You All... I am a Granma that enjoys painting. This is a first for me to start a blog. I want to encourage others to blog and share in the art challange. I hope you chat with me and we can encourage each other in our experience. I am self taught but have taken classes through the years and have attended workshops with some wonderful artists. We pick up new information with each project and it ever expands our hope and abilities. Do join me on my excursion in art.. let's grow together...:)