Tuesday, November 29, 2011

"Silent Night" watercolor by Texas artist Linda Bein


"Silent Night"
transparent watercolor
22"x15"
$215

There is something peaceful and restful in the new fallen snow.  It is so quiet, a good time to reflect on all those blessings that you are thankful for. It seemed an appropriate time of the year for  "Silent Night"; it was done as a monochromatic demo.  Next time I may put in an evergreen tree (of course it will be blue) and one big bright star in the sky.  I have also thought of  putting footprints in the foreground, disappearing as they go off into the night.  It is a good lesson in glazing layer upon layer of color.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

"Frosty Reflections" watermedia painting by Texas artist Linda Bein

"Frosty Reflections"
11"x15"
water media
$125
"Frosty Reflections" was done as a demo in an adult art class.  I have a similar larger painting hanging in my studio that they wanted to paint.  We work on fundamentals each week and once a month choose a piece that is more abstract. We go with the flow, each one is always different, that's what makes it interesting.
Contact Linda at lindaabein@gmail.com

Thursday, November 3, 2011

"Turning of the Leaves" by Texas artist Linda Bein

"Turning of the Leaves"
11"x15"
transparent watercolor on 140# arches cold press paper
$80
To purchase contact Linda at lindaabein@gmail.com.

It is cool and crisp today, love the fall weather.  It is a great time to paint changing colors of the leaves.  This painting was done as a class demo.  We started with and under-painting, did negative painting, and then painted on the leaves.  And we ended with dry brushing and splattering.