Canadian Blogger eh!
July 21, 2015
Thankful for my beautiful family. Love them all!
Category Painting
Acrylic Paint on 8.5 inch by 11 inch 110 lb. card stock. I’m naming this painting “On the beach” spring / summer 2015
Final thoughts:
Paint, draw, sketch, and or write, daily.
Beacon Tate
Canadian Blogger eh!
July 19, 2015
Thankful for beautiful sunshine, bringing warmth on a Sunday afternoon!
Acrylic Paint on 8.5 inch by 11 inch 110 lb. card stock. I’m naming this painting “Marilyn” spring / summer 2015
This is my rendition of a digital image, I found in one of my art books of Marilyn Monroe.
Final thoughts:
Paint, draw, sketch, and or write, daily.
Beacon Tate
Canadian Blogger eh!
July 17, 2015
Thankful for Friday night football (CFL) and that I live in a country (Canada) where anyone can be a spectator for the price of a ticket.
Acrylic Paint on 8.5 inch by 11 inch 110 lb. card stock. I’m naming this painting “Just Dave” spring / summer 2015
Final thoughts:
Paint, draw, sketch, and or write, daily.
Beacon Tate
Canadian Blogger eh!
July 15 2015
Thankful for time alone.
Acrylic Paint on 8.5 inch by 11 inch 110 lb. card stock.
Final thoughts:
Paint, draw, sketch, write, daily.
Beacon Tate
Canadian Blogger eh
July 14 2015
Thankful for France! Today is their national day!
Brushes
So many kinds of brushes, round brushes, flat brushes, flat-tipped brushes, fan brushes, flat wash brushes, bell-shaped brushes, thin brushes, thick brushes. Brush hairs made out of sable, squirrel, mongoose, goat, ox, imitation sable, hair blend, synthetic, pony, bristle. Brush sizes from 10/0 to 36 or whatever. Wide brushes are sized in inches, 1 inch wide, 2 inch wide, etc. What does it all mean?
The number system is not consistent among manufactures, no standards here! I have a very thin round number 4, that is a lot smaller than another manufactures number 1 round.
My understanding:
Round brushes:
Flat brushes:
Cleaning brushes – I like using acrylic and water colour paint as water is an easy clean up. While painting, I leave my brushes in water. Do not leave your brushes sitting in water for long periods, as it will splay the bristles. Remove excess paint with a palette knife, rinse the brush in warm water, reshape brush hairs, dry with the brush end sitting up.
There are products you may buy – brush cleaner and preserver. I have not tried any of these products at this point.
I painted this picture this morning with acrylic paint on vellum Bristol 14″ x 17″ 100 lb. paper. I’m calling it “Football – anyone” spring/summer 2015
Lessons Learned:
Final thoughts:
Buy the best quality brushes you can afford. Once you have your brushes, play with them and see what they can do. You don’t need all the sizes of brushes, truly there is not much difference between a number 8 and 9 round. Buy brushes from different manufactures, and different brush hair types, just to get a feel for the differences. Happy painting!
Beacon Tate
Canadian Blogger eh
July 9 2015
I am thankful for times spend with my beautiful daughter.
Thankful for the beautiful sunshine!
I’ve been studying one of my painting books and found something interesting, I wanted to share with everyone. It has to do with a mathematician from the 13th Century named Fibonacci, he recognized a series in nature, where the third number is the sum of the two preceding numbers.
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 etc.
Otherwise known as the “Golden Ratio” or phi. The ratio of 1.618 and can be detected through out nature, discovered in plants, animals, DNA, crystals, everywhere in life. Basically divide your picture plane into thirds both horizontally and vertically and never have the focal point in the middle.
I created this painting; I’m calling it “Blue Alien”. I used Acrylic paint on 8 ½ inches by 11 inches, 110 pound card stock.
Lessons Learned:
My thoughts:
While I don’t divide my page in exact thirds, this theory is used in design of web sites, photography, painting, and drawing; I do keep it in mind. Because it is found in nature and is all around us, it only makes sense that people would find your painting more pleasing.
Beacon Tate
Canadian Blogger eh
July 8, 2015
Thankful for Canada!
I sketched this with drawing and colour pencils on 9 inch by 12 inch 90 lb. drawing pad.
I painted on Watercolour 140 lb 9in X 12in paper with acrylic paints.
Not sure where I got the image from
My thoughts:
Sketch and or paint daily!
Beacon Tate
Canadian Blogger eh!
June 27 2015
Thankful for friends and family.
Acrylic paint on 8.5 X11
110 lb card stock
Final thoughts:
I painted this today, along with others, this is my favourite from today endeavours.
Beacon Tate
Canadian Blogger eh!
June 18 2015
I am thankful for dinners with family.
I paint everyday. I usually get up at five and paint for one to two hours. I haven’t really put together a “painting” per say; but I do paint daily.
I paint with acrylic paint, watercolour paint, and or ink. I use 8.5 by 11 inches, 110 pound card stock paper, or 100 pound Bristol / vellum Bristol in various sizes, or 140 pound watercolour paper in various sizes.
I research what to paint the day or night before. This avoids looking at a blank page not knowing where to start. I do my research on the Internet, books, magazines, videos and other sources. I keep my eyes open as I go through my day on what I could paint.
When I first started painting, I started out using low-grade paint and brushes. This is a mistake and can be very disappointing.
Sometimes I start painting and whatever flows onto the paper is what I paint. Other times I find a picture or painting and use that as a reference point. One of the hardest parts for me is how or what to paint in the background and still have the focus painting shine through. Sometimes I paint onto a blank page with nothing really in mind and use that painting as the starting point or background for a future session.
Really a good painting class would be beneficial. Sometimes I sketch out what I’m painting and sometimes I just paint or ink up the brush and get started.
Currently I paint faces. I read a few books on anatomy and painting portraits and find the more I read, the more I need to read. I am constantly studying if you will on how to do things better. All that needs to be taken into consideration, things I never thought about before. So many things to learn, so little time.
This is one of my first paintings. Titled “Blue Eyed Alien” 2015
Watercolour paint on 140 lb 9in X 12in watercolour paper
Lesson Learned:
Final thoughts:
Buy the best quality paint and brushes you can afford. Do your research on the Internet and or in painting books and consult the individuals in the art stores on what quality of paint and brushes fit your needs.
Do some research on what to paint before you get your brushes out.
I never try to copy a painting, I just study it to come up with ideas and hopefully get some insight into creating.
Draw and or paint daily!
It’s great if others like your paintings, but for the most part paint for yourself. Paint because it’s one of your passions, hours roll by and you get totally absorbed in it.
Beacon Tate