Branding is Fun!

As Artists we are told over and over again to 'brand'.  Its taking me years to figure this out.  Seriously, years.  So if you are still struggling with this know that you are not alone.  

And now, after years of thinking what my 'brand' would be I have one! 

Drum roll please!  

Yippee yippee yay yippee yay yippee yay yippee yay!

PRINCIPALS of DESIGN (5 of 16)

The principles of design are the fundamental parts of an artwork.  Identifying these principals is one way to understand an artwork.

#5 - VALUE

     Value in art refers to the lightness and darkness of color and is often described in varying levels of contrast.  

     A value scale shows the range of tones from white, which is the lightest, to black which is the darkest.  The closer together the values are on a scale, the less contract we see.  

     Artists utilize a range of techniques to show value, including use of line and intensity of color.  

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Artist
The Banjo Lesson, 1893

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

A favorite of mine - I love his work from later in his life when he started the Cubist era.  

As a significant influence on 20th-century art, Pablo Picasso was an innovative artist who experimented and innovated during his 92-plus years on earth. He was not only a master painter but also a sculptor, printmaker, ceramics artist, etching artist and writer.

PRINCIPALS of DESIGN - SHAPE (4 of 16)

The principles of design are the fundamental parts of an artwork.  Identifying these principals is one way to understand an artwork.

#4 - SHAPE

     A shape is an enclosed area of space created through lines and other elements of the composition.  Shapes can be geometric or free-form.  

     Geometric shapes are precise - like squares, triangles, rectangles, polygons, etc. 

     Organic shapes are free-formed and curved, like people, animals, trees, and other natural elements.   (Below chart also includes geometric as mentioned above).

Look at shape:

Pablo Picasso, Artist

Three Musicians, 1911

PRINCIPALS of DESIGN - FORM (3 of 16)

The principles of design are the fundamental parts of an artwork.  Identifying these principals is one way to understand an artwork.

#3 - FORM

    Form is an element of design closely related to shape, but form is always three demensional.  A form is measurable by length, width, and height, and encloses volume.  Forms can be actual 3-D forms created with sculpture or architecture, or they can be implied forms where the artist creates the illusion of the form onto a flat surface.  

While a two-demensional shape can be seen from only one side, a three-demensional shape can be viewed from any side.  

PRINCIPALS of DESIGN - TEXTURE (2 of 16)

The principles of design are the fundamental parts of an artwork.  Identifying these principals is one way to understand an artwork.

#2 - TEXTURE

       Texture refers to the tactile qualities of a surface -- the way objects actually feel or the way they look like they would feel.

       Sculptures, ceramics, mixed-media collages, fiber art, etc., may have bumpy or varied surfaces - actual textures you can feel.  A painting, drawing, print, or other two-dimensional work can be made to look like a textured surface - implied texture.  

Great example of line work in art:

Jan Van Eyck - Artist

Arnolfini Portrait, 1434

PRINCIPALS of DESIGN - LINE (1 of 16)

The principles of design are the fundamental parts of an artwork.  Identifying these principals is one way to understand an artwork.

#1 - LINE

         A line can be described as the path of a point moving through space.  In an artwork, there are many types of line.  We can look for the direction of the line, the feeling of the line, the quality of the line, and how the lines move our eye through artworks.  

Line can be described in many ways:

                 active - passive                            bold - delicate              
           flowing - light                              straight - curved
           thick - thin                                   long - short
           broken - continuous                   geometric - organic
           implied - actual                          precise - irregular
           contour - outline                        vertical - horizontal
           perpendicular - parallel            zig-zag - direct

Great example of line work in art:

Marc Chagall, Artist

I and the Village, 1911

Baby I'm Back!

Baby I'm Back!

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Thank You.

Title:  Loving The Blues

Original Oil Painting on Canvas Board
Sides Painted

  Ready to hang.  No frame needed.  

Size of painting:  20"h x 16"w

For Sale:  $340.00

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Flower #1 - Oil Painting. . . . .

Title:  Flower #1

Oil Painting Canvas Board
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Size of painting:  8"h x 10"w

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Pet Portraits done on Commission

Mozart, Orange Tabby 
My Kitty Kat

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Oil Paints

24"h x 18"w

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Women in a Series #2

Title:  "Come on In, Darling, The Water is Fine" 
(after Nagel)
Women in a Series #2

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Young Girl Model #2

Young Girl Model #2

Pastel with an Acrylic Wash Background
 on Quality Drawing Paper

Size of painting:  24"h x 18"w

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Young Girl Model #1

Young Girl Model #1

Pastel with an Acrylic Wash Backgroung
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Size of painting:  24"h x 18"w

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Handsome Male Model #1

Handsome Male Model #1

Charcoal on Quality Drawing Paper

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ALH Student Exhibition

2019 ALH STUDENT EXHIBITION

Opening Reception: 6 – 9 PM Friday 

August 2, 2019

Exhibition Dates: August 2 - 24, 2019

Main Gallery


I have a painting in this exhibit!

Emily - The Dancing Queen - Step Four and Finished!

Private Collection

Oil Paints

16 x 20

Emily - The Dancing Queen

Progression Steps of Portrait in Oils - Step Four and Finished!

I absolutely love this painting!  Why?  Because Emily -The Dancing Queen is my granddaughter!

Art Exhibit

MARK YOUR CALENDAR HOUSTON PEEPS!

Exhibit - August 2nd through August 24th

Art League Houston - 1953 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006 (next to Texas Art Supply).

I have ONE piece displayed in this exhibit that will be for sale! But there are many other beautiful pieces! You many just fall in love with one and just have to have it! Hope to see you there!

Original Oil Painting - Still Life #4

Title:  Still Life #4 

Original Oil Painting on Canvas Board
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Size of painting:  24"h x 18"w

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This oil painting is done in grayscale.  I just LOVE grayscale paintings.  They are very sophiscated to me.  Anyone who knows me and has been to my home knows that I have grayscale throughout my home.  

Prints available on Fine Art America (see link under 'myshops' above).  

"Waiting" Women in a Series #1 - Oil Painting

Title:  "Waiting" 
Women in a Series #1

Oil Painting Canvas Board
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Size of painting:  10"h x 8"w

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     This is the first in my series on women.  Figurative women. Women who have something to say, some emotion that they are showing.  I am not sure how many women I will paint.  I have this voice in my heart that is telling me to do these paintings.  It speaks to me every day, all day!  I will give in to that voice.

     So here I start with "Waiting".  Why?  Because all females have experienced the "Waiting".  Waiting for a husband or boyfriend to finally put down his cell phone.  Or "Waiting" for a lover to ring the doorbell.  Or maybe she just "Waiting" for her Uber ride to bring her to the ballet.               

     It's whatever you want, whatever you see when you look at her.  For all those times you too have stood, dressed in your best,    "Waiting".

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