Still plugging along: Ladies At Tea

Gaylynn M. Robinson     Ladies At Tea     Watercolor

Still plugging along with my Ladies At Tea. I have been working on the lady on the right very slowly.
Slowly due to the many activities that I have had outside of the studio.
Pre-wedding activities all of June along with my mini trip with my parents.
I came down with cellulitis on my left leg (calf).  A shot, two antibiotics and warm compresses
four times a day had me off my feet for a week.
My oldest daughter was wed on July 7th.
Then we went on vacation.
Here we are with summer almost gone. Which was pointed out when my letter
came to say when we are to return to school ...August 15th.

 Today, I finally was able to work on my gals.
I am not liking the background. Too blocky (is this a word?) I will have to think on how to correct this.
As for the blue lady...I think I went too dark to fast on her skin tones.
I will have to make myself do small areas with very light washes to get her where she needs to be.
I seem to be fixed on her and not working on  the pink lady and other areas which make the progress slower.
Something else I will have to correct.

Gaylynn

2012 Viewpoint...

Gaylynn M. Robinson     Sleeping Beauty     Watercolor


I received notice that Sleeping Beauty did not make it into Viewpoint.
So I will have to try again next year.

Gaylynn

WIP Ladies at Tea

Gaylynn M. Robinson     Ladies At Tea     Watercolor

The "Ladies" are coming along. I have been focusing on the lady in blue. After I took the picture (saw how the painting looked) I feel I went too dark too soon in her shadow on the neck. I am finding it hard to keep gray/white hair just that gray/white. I am liking the reflections on the table so far.

I took a quick trip with my parents. We went to see Passion of Christ Gardens in St. John, Indiana. The garden was beautiful. 

The communities catholic church next to the gardens was just as spectacular. The outside looked like a basilica. Inside was modern and beautiful.

From there we went to Elkhart, Indiana. Here in Amish country we saw flower gardens that were made to look like quilts. Very beautiful.


Three weeks to our third wedding in 18 months.....all three daughters will be wed. I think I could be a consultant now hahaha.

Happy painting,
Gaylynn

Completed Sleeping Beauty

Gaylynn M. Robinson     Sleeping Beauty     8 1/4" X 10 1/2 "   Watercolor

I completed Sleeping Beauty and entered her in the Viewpoint Show that is scheduled for August.

I am pleased with the painting as a whole. I like the netting on the skirt of the dress,the hair and face. 

What I am on the fence about is the couch. More specifically the pillows behind her.

I had debated on making the couch a solid color, which would have been 

easier to make the creases and movement in the cushions. However, I felt that would

have taken away the charm of the scene.

So fingers crossed that the judge likes her too!

Gaylynn

WIP Sleeping Beauty

Gaylynn M. Robinson     Sleeping Beauty WIP     Watercolor

I have jumped around a lot in this painting.

I have the dresses layers,

the skin tones and hair all started. 

If that wasn't enough, I have the beginning washes on the couch.

Sometimes I wish I could  just do one area 

at a time. But, I always get ahead of myself.

I need to slow my pace. :-)

I am not sure how I will do her waistband

of sequins and silver star barrettes. 

Hoping I don't muddy the shadows.

Gaylynn

WIP Ladies At Tea

Gaylynn M. Robinson     Ladies At Tea WIP     Watercolor

I have added the some shadows in the skin tone 

on the face, neck, arms and the hair

on the ladies.

School is winding down. I have seven days 

(six with interns) until summer break. 

I am looking forward to catching up on many

things around the house. Painting is at the top of my list.

Of course, there is household chores, my summer job and

the up coming wedding of my oldest daughter 

in early July. 

But,

All those things are for me and I am excited to begin!

I was stressing over getting these paintings done for the

May 31st deadline for Viewpoint.

Then I read my friend Rhonda's blog about

letting go, because she too was trying to paint for

the opportunity to get into the show. 

Rhonda did not like the fact that her painting became a chore.

She was painting to enter a show and not for the

enjoyment of the process.

In that moment I let go.

I excepted that if one or both gets done then

I will enter. If not, oh, well. There are other

shows to enter when I have something I 

am proud of and ready to enter.

Thanks Rhonda for your sound advice.

Gaylynn

Happy Mother's Day -Sleeping Beauty WIP

Happy Mother's Day to my mom and all the mom's reading this blog.

I hope you have a beautiful day.

 

I am still working on the Ladies At Tea, but 

I have another painting started that I wanted to share. 

Since I am the mother of three girls I could relate to this scene.

Gaylynn M. Robinson     Sleeping Beauty     Watercolor WIP

I chose this pose to paint because I liked the "story" of the girl 

worn out after her exciting evening and the dress. 

The dress is layers of netting in yellow orange and hot pink.

I laid in a base coat to the dress and flesh tones.

Gaylynn M. Robinson     Sleeping Beauty     Watercolor WIP

 

Then I began layering the different colors on the dress.

I am liking the challenge of the dresses layers of netting.

Happy Mother's Day

Gaylynn