Friday, August 5, 2011

Bowl, Plate, Spoon


Would someone please tell me the secret to drawing ellipses?  Am I going to have to struggle with them the rest of my life?  I tried cropping this to make it look better - not so much.  Found this bowl at good will and I think it has a lead glaze but I love the shape.
Drawn with 4 colors of Caran Dasch crayon and a wet brush - very quick.  Our Plein Air group had a great reception last night, excellent turn out and we had the best three piece ensemble (Blue Grass) called the Red Cedar Shakes.  It really was a chance for Portland Plein Air Painters to shine.  Celeste has put up an album slide show if you are interested.  More pictures are coming from other participants.  Have a great day. I am!

11 comments:

  1. Hi Carrie, gorgeous color! I know there are stencil like plates with different elipses so one can quickly make a perfect oval. Frankly, I prefer a little wobbly but the hand of the artist. Perfection is over rated! I'm going to check out the slide show now.

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  2. Well done!! Congrats Carrie!!
    Have a nice weekend!

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  3. I love the blue bowl...beauuuutiful! Your ellipse looks awfully good to me!

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  4. Thanks for stopping by Kalina. We should be getting 'debriefed about Portugal any day.
    Thanks for the idea Myrna. I guess I need to do some practice because I seek near perfection. :)) or Maybe uniformity so the perspective reads well.
    Franze, I see you have been painting and posting.Great!
    Hi Celeste, Good luck in Vancouver today!

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  5. I agree with Myrna--perfection is over rated; this is beautiful. I find neat stuff at Good Will, too.

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  6. Fabulous colour and transparent feel.

    As for ellipses, they are a challenge. Mike Sibley explains them fairly well. I hope this will help you too. http://www.sibleyfineart.com/tutorial--draw-ellipses.htm

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  7. Carrie, Your cobalt is just wonderful! Love it! :-)

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  8. Thank you Hallie, Jeanette, and Dee, for stopping by. Your comments are helpful and appreciated.
    Carrie

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  9. Carrie, this is gorgeous. I love the color, the wet look, the composition. The accuracy of the ellipses is irrelevant.

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  10. I know what you mean about ellipses; I struggle with them all the time! I love the blue and I would not have thought twice about your ellipses had you not mentioned it. Festive!

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