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April 29, 2022
Kathy
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What’s On My Easel

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This lovely small painting of a pink tulip is my newest finished painting. It is a beautiful pink tulip surrounded by gentle curving tulip leaves. The painting is a 5 x 6 inches wrapped canvas. The painting wraps around the sides of the canvas.

I took the reference photo on a trip to Longwood Gardens. They have the most beautiful flowers in the world. Well worth a trip if you are headed for southeastern Pennsylvania.

This beautiful pink tulip stood out in a giant sea of light and dark pink tulips. It was an easy decision to decide what to paint after my trip and a phone full of flower photos. Look for this painting to be posted on my art shop in the next few days.

September 23, 2021
Kathy
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New Jack O’Lantern Painting

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“Pumpkin Family” painting is finished ! A family of pumpkins with an impish jack o’latern sandwiched between two parents pumpkins.

I started this fun painting several months ago. I even posted a blog post on it when I was first working on it. You can see the before photo below:

After being set aside for other projects, I pulled it out last week & finally finished it!

It is 8 x 16 inches gallery wrapped canvas. The canvas wraps around the sides of the painting so framing is not needed. I used layers of oranges, yellows, maroons, and browns for the pumpkins. Greens & yellows for the stems. The background is a periwinkle blue to help pop the oranges of the pumpkins.

You can find this adorable Halloween painting listed on my SibStudio Etsy shop. Enjoy!

June 17, 2021
Kathy
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What’s on my easel this week? 6/17/2021

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On my easel right now is a painting in progress of three pumpkins. I sketched the pumpkins on the canvas with chalk several weeks ago and set the canvas aside. This week I was in the mood to paint pumpkins 🙂

My favorite size canvas of the moment is a 16 x 8 or 8 x 4 inches long canvas. It gives focus to the subject being painted. Luckily my buyers agree, as these sizes are their favorites as well.

I like the composition of a pumpkin trio. It brings a nice balance to the horizontal canvas. I always have some fun at the end with the littlest pumpkin that you will see in my next update. So far in this painting I have painted in my mid tones and my initial darks and lights to give fullness to the pumpkins. Stay tuned to updates and the finished painting!

December 13, 2018
Kathy
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Pantone Color of the Year 2019

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Pantone Color of the Year 2019 Living Coral & Steve
https://www.pantone.com/color-intelligence/color-of-the-year/color-of-the-year-2019

The newest Pantone color of the year for 2019 was announced a few days ago.  

“Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment…..Symbolizing our innate need for optimism and joyful pursuits, PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embodies our desire for playful expression.”

Coral is a classic match with grays, crisp whites, aqua, turquoise blues and sage greens. I like that coral can be soothing or bright and crisp depending on what other colors it is paired with. 

Coral is a natural match with turquoise  for a summer palette .

Sherwin Williams blends coral with grays, whites, and sage or turquoise green.

I like this coral color.  Expect to see it in spring and summer clothing,  and home accessories.  I will be including it in paintings and sewn accessories this year. 🙂