Getting ready to send out my second month of my print club, The Artemisia Post!
Brooke Bowen
@brookebowenart.bsky.social
Traditional Artist🌱Millennial 🌱Painter of people and maker of things
Still day 15, but I completed this painting like I hoped so I am sharing it here (🤫 don’t tell my insta followers, they aren’t getting pictures of the finished pieces yet) #oilpainting #traditionalart #bskyart
Day 15 of getting ready for my solo show, midday update! Finished the digital drawings for three of my paintings last night and this morning, I am going to display some of them alongside their finished pieces. Got a drawing transferred onto a canvas yesterday and have half of another transferred.
Sagittarius, your confidence will obscure your best laid plans🏹
Apparently I missed a bunch of days updating everyone. So I am going to call this day 12 of painting. Baby is refusing naps lately so painting has been a struggle 😭. Getting closer on this one. Need another layer on the ground and background, then add some plants since I can’t help myself.
Last year, an author mentioned my shop on her substack. It changed my income so drastically that this is the spike of orders from that *one* mention last year. Word of mouth for an artist can change everything.
Hopefully I will be able to finish this tomorrow! I will have another layer on the background, and then painting in the figure and the ground. Sooo close!
Decided I want to flip the values around on this painting! Now I will be waiting for this to dry a little to add more layering. Day 9
Day 9 of painting, working on digital color studies. This solo show has allowed me to use digital painting more.
Don’t you hate when you finish a ‘meh’ piece of art, it doesn’t sell, you finally give it away because you don’t want to see it anymore, and then years later someone asks to include it in a book? AND YOU NEVER TOOK A GOOD PHOTO OF IT 😭
Does anyone have suggestions on some good additions to water that don’t include caffeine? My go to has been a balance powder from Aulani Nu (rainbow candy and shaved ice flavored) that they have discontinued 🙁. Trying to cut back on my Pepsi Zero.
Day 7 of painting. Loving how the grass looks like stained glass right now. Really needing to finish this grisalle so I can get some color on the other pieces! Shoutout to my mom who is watching my youngest between her naps today 🥹
Day 6 painting update, trying to finish a whole lot of paintings before my show. I have been taking classes with @kaitlund.bsky.social to help me with doing a dragon. First of all she is a great artist. She has been a godsend to help me overcome my self-imposed blocks.
I am also looking forward to this show that I will also be in! I will have a piece from my ‘Woman with Eagle Wings’ show!
Carly Milligan@carlymilligan.bsky.social · 2y agoPreliminary drawing for "I see you" one of three pieces for a triptych that I can't wait to finish and share. The paintings will be on display at an up coming group show: The Compass Gallery is doing a fantasy show with an incredible line up of artists which I am thrilled to be a part of.
Day 5 of painting update. This one is larger and more slow going. Many more values that take more time to make sure they are right. Running away from the dragon
Friday Finnish!! Pekka Halonen (Finnish, 1865-1933) "Maidens at the Headlands (Original title: Neiet niemien nenissä)" (1895) Oil on canvas (131 x 95 cm) Private collection.
3rd day update, grisalle finished for a second painting. I have started the grisalle for a third and when that is done I will be starting color. The model is wearing an outfit I sewed and painted.
Midday update: day 2. While I work alla prima, I have found that doing a grisalle helps with some speed and efficiency when working towards a large project. When putting on another layer in a day or two, instead of glazing I will be matching my color to the value.
A painting I did of my pup’s last day of life. Back in 2020. She was a great studio companion for 12 years. #oilpainting #dogpainting #poodle #traditionalart
Rise and Shine!! Lena Christine Anderson 1939- Swedish children's book author/illustrator. 50 children's books. Long-collaboration w/Christina Björk , books about Storm-Stina , & Linnea (incl Linnea in the painter's garden (Claude Monet ) & about Maja , incl Maja's alphabet
