Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Craziness
I need to straighten things out.. Somehow I have AnitaG STewart and another blog Stewart Gallery going.. I need to tie the two together..
Any suggestions ?
I blogged info under STewart Gallery but it shoudl have gone under Anita G Stewart
Any suggestions ?
I blogged info under STewart Gallery but it shoudl have gone under Anita G Stewart
Dec 26,2010
Anita the Artist
Thrilled to pieces got a nice big easel for Christmas that will easily hold a 6 ft x 4 ft canvas. I have struggled to paint large canvases on a small frail metal easel -held together with safety pins... for a several years now and am so excited that I won't have to struggle as much..The only thing is that if I need to work on a canvas vertically instead of horizontally.. I will have to move my easel I guess to the den or my bedroom where there are vaulted ceilings..
I finished my Christmas oil portrait of my parents.. I sent it to them via my nephew who is living with us. He wetn back home but we stayed here.It was on a lined canvas.. life size faces.
I learned a lot about myself as I painted..I used a photo that captured a moment of laughter between my parents.. I think it was my fear that my mom wouldn't like a painting that didn't show her in a "normal" perfect,posed position kept me from painting it like I wanted to.. It's strange ,the depection of a quick laugh between my parents rests on her face croooked into her chest with a huge grin tucked to the side..
When I first started the painting.. I had it just like the photo but it was hard to tell if she was laughing or crying.. I wish I had kept it that way..
I sstrive to let paintings come alive to be who they want to be.. I reworked her smile 7 or 8 times.. I was fighting myself.. I should have kept the flow going.. kept myself out of the equasion and it would have come together quicker and easier sooner.
I was able to capture the essence of my dad and even make changes .eyes open instead of shut with no problem..
I will post a photo of it later.. Maybe.. I don't feel that it is finished the way it should be.
Anita the Art Teacher
I posted a pic on facebook of one of my students who used a photo to do a painting for a pressent for her son. It was fun to watch her progress. It was of a neon sign that reads"Blue Skies ahead". I really enjoyed the time with her ..Sharing my expertise on mixing colors , checking the sizes of her shapes ..experienced observatiosn that saved her time and mistakes that would need to be reworked.It helps to have a more experienced artist help you.
http://http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1822583&l=2f0b2d61c6&id=1045939112
Teachers need to be students as well.
Anita the Student
I am very excited about the opportunity I will have to advance my sculpture skills. I was the winning bidder on my lessons at Cherry Lion Sculpture Studio../http://www.cherrylion.com/classflyer10.jpg
This should be a win /win for me in sculpture and in painting. I discovered in the late 80's that working with sculpture will improve your painting skills as well.. in showing 3D. I can't wait to see what happens.
Thrilled to pieces got a nice big easel for Christmas that will easily hold a 6 ft x 4 ft canvas. I have struggled to paint large canvases on a small frail metal easel -held together with safety pins... for a several years now and am so excited that I won't have to struggle as much..The only thing is that if I need to work on a canvas vertically instead of horizontally.. I will have to move my easel I guess to the den or my bedroom where there are vaulted ceilings..
I finished my Christmas oil portrait of my parents.. I sent it to them via my nephew who is living with us. He wetn back home but we stayed here.It was on a lined canvas.. life size faces.
I learned a lot about myself as I painted..I used a photo that captured a moment of laughter between my parents.. I think it was my fear that my mom wouldn't like a painting that didn't show her in a "normal" perfect,posed position kept me from painting it like I wanted to.. It's strange ,the depection of a quick laugh between my parents rests on her face croooked into her chest with a huge grin tucked to the side..
When I first started the painting.. I had it just like the photo but it was hard to tell if she was laughing or crying.. I wish I had kept it that way..
I sstrive to let paintings come alive to be who they want to be.. I reworked her smile 7 or 8 times.. I was fighting myself.. I should have kept the flow going.. kept myself out of the equasion and it would have come together quicker and easier sooner.
I was able to capture the essence of my dad and even make changes .eyes open instead of shut with no problem..
I will post a photo of it later.. Maybe.. I don't feel that it is finished the way it should be.
Anita the Art Teacher
I posted a pic on facebook of one of my students who used a photo to do a painting for a pressent for her son. It was fun to watch her progress. It was of a neon sign that reads"Blue Skies ahead". I really enjoyed the time with her ..Sharing my expertise on mixing colors , checking the sizes of her shapes ..experienced observatiosn that saved her time and mistakes that would need to be reworked.It helps to have a more experienced artist help you.
http://http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1822583&l=2f0b2d61c6&id=1045939112
Teachers need to be students as well.
Anita the Student
I am very excited about the opportunity I will have to advance my sculpture skills. I was the winning bidder on my lessons at Cherry Lion Sculpture Studio../http://www.cherrylion.com/classflyer10.jpg
This should be a win /win for me in sculpture and in painting. I discovered in the late 80's that working with sculpture will improve your painting skills as well.. in showing 3D. I can't wait to see what happens.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Nov 29
Hot Hot Hot
Can You Believe It?
..She took her first art class with us when she was 8 yrs old..a decade later she attends a meeting at Suwanee City Hall of the North Gwinnett Artists Association. After I finished speaking to the group she showed me this beautiful self portrait she did by hand in pencil for her current college art class.. Her mom was very complimentary of the classes she took with us over 10 years ago -- when we were called Buford School of Art and resided on Main St in Old Town Buford.
Just Call on Me 678-230-4937
Adults are calling to sign up for our Mon night clay class.. We have gotten calls as well for gift certificates for classes - Great Holiday Gift Idea.
Getting ready to put the next art gift certificate in the mail ASAP.
Thank You to the Folks who sponser us:
Studio 8 in Suwanee,GA
DataVoice in Suwanee,GA
Buford Lanier Women's Club in Buford,GA
Hello to our new Business Partners :
North Gwinnett Artist Association in Suwanee,GA
North Gwinnett Middle School in Suwanee,GA
We hope this partnership is a great benifit to all concerned and a huge asset to the community.
We welcome your comments.
Check out our art school where Art is Cool
http://www.anitasartscool.com/
Check out my artwork on Face Book
http://http//www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1045939112#!/pages/Anita-Stewart-Gallery/125900793791
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