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This little yellow cup is my new favourite still life object. So cute! These flowers from my garden sat perfectly in it. You can check out the time lapse video of me painting this one on my Instagram.

jewels

 

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I got to indulge in my favourite colour... again! Opera Pink (yummy), which I floated onto the page next to some warm reds. Then, all those cool greens and blues in the jar, those floaty bits, so abstract and fun to paint. Yummy, yummy, yummy!

spring circle

 

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I finished planting my garden today! It was the perfect weather for it - not a cloud in the sky and there was a constant breeze. Ahh. The circle of spring.

a rosy glow

 

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Pink Roses in the morning glow. 

fallen heartstrings

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Backlit painting of two pink flowers, and a little friend who is a bit heartbroken... he ended up on the sidelines. But the two big friends are looking out for him. : )

Here are a few detail pics and the painting matted. 

a lion

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I think this guy speaks for himself.  ; )

Crimson Stars

 

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These red pears are called Starkrimson... so I played around with the name of them and came up with Crimson Stars. ; )

on a bamboo break

 

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This cutie-patootie is on a break. A bamboo break!

the favourite old suit

 

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Today's coat is a lot different than yesterday's big yellow one! ; )

This is the first time one of my "In Conversation" paintings has the subjects standing. No one is sitting at cafes right now! #doh.

Another very splish-splash watercolour. There really is no medium like it.

The time-lapse film of this one is over on my Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/noramacphailart/

The Yellow Jacket

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People reading - it's such a great painting topic and has been through art history. I think because the reader is so involved and concentrating on reading, that it makes for good body language. The big yellow coat was an added bonus.

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the artist's apron

 

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This two-colour-palette portrait was painted with a warm red and a cool blue, and white of course. I love the limited palette because, not only does it create consistent greys, but it forces me to really find colour variations in just two colours.

be a friend

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More and more I realize how much adding people's hands helps with expression. In this piece, they kind of mirror each other. One of my pieces for my ongoing "In Conversation" series.

Figure Drawing Practical Tips Registration

Hello and Welcome! The 3 hour class description, supply list, and my CV are all here for you. I've been teaching art for seven years and a year ago, I brought it to Zoom! 

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FULL

CLASS IS FULL 

FIGURE DRAWING Practical Tips

SATURDAY APRIL 24 '21

11am - 2pm ET

$55 CAD 

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 In this Zoom class we will explore figure drawing

using a practical approach

with lots of helpful tips!

An easy-to-remember measuring system,

focusing on specific body parts,

encouraging mass,

and how to bring it all together,

will all be demonstrated.

Get your sketchbooks out and your pencils ready,

as you draw-along with me

learning many figure drawing tips along the way!

Some figure drawing experience is recommended.

Please be familiar with Zoom before attending.

Questions? Just ask - nora904@yahoo.com

SUPPLIES

A sketchbook (9x12") or Newsprint Pad,

Your favourite dark pencils or pens,

(I'll use 6B pencil and charcoal pencils)

A few coloured pencils

PDF

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with some handouts of what I cover,

after the class.

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Zoom LINK will be emailed Thursday Evening.

This class is not recorded (just like real life 😉).

Waiting Room opens at 10:45am EST.

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Regal Portrait

 

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Well, I continued with the same model and I'm sure happy that I did. All the lovely oranges in his skin tones created a nice balance with his dark hair and jacket. I love the earrings and the little anchors on his costume collar. And for the hightights, I just went for it with bright blues and pinks. Check out the previous post for this one's 'pair'.