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Sunday, May 14, 2017

New Sunday Studio Video...Painting a Wildflower Meadow

'Among the Thistles'           12x24          pastel         ©Karen Margulis
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It was a great Mother's Day.  I got to do my favorite things.....poking around thrift stores and painting! I found some good art and travel books in the thrift store and got a chance to spend the afternoon in the studio. I decided to do a Facebook Live broadcast to share the development of today's painting 'Among the Thistles'.  You can see the video on my You Tube channel here:

                                                     https://youtu.be/UPL2gpyp5UI

Here are a few details of the painting to give you some background:

  • I am using Uart paper 500 grit that I cut into a 12x24 piece. I taped the piece to a piece of foamcore. I wanted a long and narrow piece of paper to capture this little slice of a meadow.
  • I did an alcohol wash underpainting with Derwent Inktense sticks and rubbing alcohol.
  • I used Terry Ludwig pastels mostly the Richard McKinley landscape set.
  • I used Blair Low odor workable fixative to build the layers of the grass.
  • I added the bumblebees at the very end of the painting using just a few simple marks.

I hope you enjoy the video. It is unedited in a very informal format but just imagine you are a fly on the wall of my studio watching me paint!

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5 comments:

  1. Esther Jones5:33 PM

    Karen, I just did a small bee on a painting and found myself wishing I could remember how you make your bees. Have you done a close up example of those somewhere?

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  2. Tres5:57 PM

    Love your videos. Very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to do these.

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  3. MYSTELIOS 2:25 AM

    Very beautiful spring landscape painting !!!

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  4. Monte Wills1:41 PM

    Love love love your work! Thanks for sharing your videos and making the time to create them. This wild flower painting is amazing! Your relaxed approach and superior technique make a fantastic combination. Keep up the great art!

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  5. BJR6:28 PM

    O!...a typical Monday and then I found the video of my favorite of all favorites...a meadow with flowers, queen anne grasses,,,and bumble bees. Very beautiful! I loved being able to watch and see how you do it. (Maybe I'll try an atc with my pastel pencils. I'm in bed, you know.) We'll see how it goes. ;)

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