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Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - My Guardian Angel

My Guardian Angel

Watercolors

8 x 10 

2015

A commissioned work.  I love how it all came together.  

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Status Update!

I'm back!

Had a wonderful, wonderful vacation!  A 16 day cruise and land journey around and through Alaska!

Raw wilderness - raw beauty!

I think I have way too many photos to paint - but I will try!

See you soon!

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Sweet Girl!

Sweet Girl 

Watercolor Portrait

(Arches Paper 140 lbs)

Private Collection

5x7

2105

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - A Vase of Springtime

A Vase of Springtime

Acrylics

( on Premium Artist's Canvas Sheets)

8x10

2015

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Just a bunch!

Just a Bunch

Acrylics

(Paramount Premium Quality Artist's Canvas)

8x10

2015

This is a no brainer - everyone knows carrots are good for them!! 

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Watercolor Quotes I love!

Watercolor Quotes I Love!

"Watercolor is a medium of countless options but few second chances."  Gordon MacKenzie from his book The Complete Watercolorist's Essential Notebook.

and

"In my workshops it never fails to amaze me how people will travel great distances, pay out hard-earned cash for materials and instruction, and put up with crowded conditions just so they can study the effects of drying water.  Along with a little pigment and manipulation, that's about all that's happening with watercolor."  Gordon MacKenzie from his book The Complete Watercolorist's Essential Notebook.

For those of you who watercolor the first statement you understand, while the second statement will make you giggle!

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - A Mother's Day Bouquet

A Mother's Day Bouquet

Pastel Pencil and Watercolor

(Daler Rowney 98 lb, Acid Free Pastel Paper)

12x9

2015

Here is a bouquet of Mother's Day Flowers.  I don't think I know one women who does not love flowers, and always enjoys recieving them on Mother's Day and truthfully any day of the year!

This was an interesting painting.  It has been quite a while since I have worked with Pastel Pencils.  (I believe the last one was my rendering of The Corn Poppy (interestingly named after the flower) by Dongen c. 1919).  Working with Pastel Pencil and watercolors gave this painting an interesting effect.  And because it is paper for pastels, the watercolors were gingerly applied.  

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Barnyard Scene

Barnyard Scene

Watercolor

(on Arches Watercolor paper - 140 lb)

11x14

2015

Cruciform composition - my first, but certainly not my last.  I love the way it works!  Once again, the actualy painting is much prettier than the photo of the painting! 

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Work in Progress

Work in Progress

    Working on two paintings right now.  

    A watercolor pastel painting that requires a little more time than anticipated.

     Also a watercolor painting with the cruciform compostition.  Takes more planning that I had originally thought. 

    So stayed tuned . . . . 

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Tuscan Window

Tuscan Window

Watercolor

(Arches 140 lb paper)

FIRST PLACE HONORABLE MENTION RIBBON 

TOMBALL ART LEAGUE FALL JURIED SHOW 2014

TOMBALL, TX

I love this watercolor work and cannot understand why I forgot to post it on my blog!  Well, here ya go!

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Magick Bunny

Magick Bunny

Prisma Pencil 

FIRST PLACE BLUE RIBBON WINNER 

IN THE NORTHWEST ART LEAGUE FALL JURIED SHOW 2015

 HOUSTON, TX

Interestingly this was their biggest show ever with a grand total of 287 entries consisting of beautiful works of art in all imaginable mediums.  I entered the Non-Professional Drawing Category.  The medium for this work is Prisma Pencil.  It is one of my favorites.

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Fun pieces from my art class - April 6, 2015

These are just fun learning pieces from my art class.  Technique is wet on wet.  Quite the challenge because each piece was timed for 8 minutes of painting.  Yes the instructor timed us with an actual timer, which screamed loudly and rudely warning us that our 8 minutes of painting were up.  All paint brushes down please!

The reason behind the timing of the works were two fold:  1.  so the paper would not dry out.  Instructor had us wet the entire paper in the beginning.  2. also for us to learn 'when to stop painting'.  So many painters want to keep on going, thinking they will either correct an error or make the painting better.  What actually happens is that by adding more color or water the painting reacts as a palette by mixing the added water or paint on the art work itself.  The end result is that the work just ends up with muddy colors.  

stormy skies full of clouds over the ocean.  

brilliant sun set

at the harbor at sunset 

I have used both the wet on wet technique and the timed painting technique before.  They still are a challenge to me!

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Special Announcement!

Please visit my new site at:

contemporaryartworksbytheresa.com

Thank you!  I will still be posting on this blog.  I will be changing this blog to reflect my painting journey!  

Thank you for all your views!  Keep coming back please!

Theresa 

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - NWAL Spring Show 2015

Ready For The Northwest Art League Spring Juried Show 2015
Houston, Tx

March 21, 2015

White Frame:  Watercolor of White Cosmos - Medium is Watercolors

Black Frame:  Spring Flowers in a Water Pitcher - Medium is Watercolors

Gold Frame:  Magick Bunny - Medium is Prisma Pencil 

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Viola

Viola

Watercolors

(Arches - Hot Pressed - 140lb)

7x10

2015

Viola is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family.  Some Viola species are perennial plants, some are annual plants, and a few are small shrubs.  A large number of species, varieties and cultivars are grown in gardens for the ornamental flowers.  In horticulture the term "pansy" is normally used for those multi-coloured, large flowered cultivars.  So you see, although you may have wanted to call this a 'pansy', the terms "viola" and "violet" are normally reserved for small flowered annuals or perennials.  

(I painted this as part of a tutorial with Anna Mason from Watercolours With WOW).

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Vitamin C to the 10th Power!

Vitaming C to the 10th Power

Watercolor

(on Arches Hot Press Watercolor paper - 140 lb)

9 x12

2015

Juicy and sweet and renowned for its concentration of Vitamin C, oranges make the perfect snack!  They also contain high amounts of antioxidants and other nutrients that can help to boost the immune system.  

((I painted this as part of a tutorial with Anna Mason from Watercolours With WOW).

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Garlic Clove

Garlic Clove

Watercolors

(on Arches Hot Press Watercolor paper - 140 lb)

7x10

2015

Garlic is a species in the onion family.  Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, and chive.  Garlic is widely used around the world for its pungent flavor as a seasoning or condiment.  

The garlic plant's bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant.  Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes.  They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows an ssweetens considerably with cooking.  Some human studies found garlic supplementation to produce small reductions in blood cholesterol.  

(I painted this as part of a tutorial with Anna Mason from Watercolours With WOW).

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - Snowdrop Flower

Snowdrop Flower

Watercolors

(on Arches Hot Press Watercolor paper - 140 lb)

7x10

2015

The Snow Drop flower is formally known as Galanthus, Greek for milk flower.  These are perennials which grow from bulbs.  Each bulb generally produces just two or three linear leaves and an erect, leafless flowering stalk.  They flower between January and April in the northern temperatures.  There are a number of gorgeous Snow Drop gardens in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.  The short story "The Snowdrop" by Hans Christian Andersen follows the fate of a snowdrop from a bulb striving towards the light to a picked flower placed in a book of poetry.   

(I painted this as part of a tutorial with Anna Mason from Watercolours With WOW).

Contemporary Art Works by Theresa - White Cosmos Flower

White Cosmos Flower

Watercolors

(on Arches Hot Press Watercolor paper - 140 lb)

7x10

2015

The Cosmos is a flowering plant in the sunflower family.  Spanish priests grew Cosmos in their mission gardens in Mexico.  The evenly placed petals led them to christen the flower "Cosmos" the Greek word for harmony or ordered universe.  Cosmos, like many of our warm weather annuals such as marigolds, originated in Mexico and South America.  

(I painted this as part of a tutorial with Anna Mason from Watercolours With WOW).