Outgrown
This past Saturday, the About Face plein air group painted at an old house with big trees off Farrow Road between subdivision construction and huge new car dealerships on Killian…
What Is A Gallery Wrap Canvas?
Have you seen a description of a painting on a gallery wrap canvas and wondered how that was different from a regular canvas? A normal stretched canvas is stapled…
What Is A Plein Air Frame?
Have you seen a description of a painting as framed in a “plein air” style frame and wondered what that meant? Plein air painting is done “in the open air”…
Are You a Purchase Patron?
This week I submitted three paintings to the Fine Arts Exhibit at the South Carolina State Fair. The painting above, “Under the Bridge” is in the CITY OF COLUMBIA -…
Rich Happy & Hot LIVE
Please take a look at my latest video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/lucindahowe#p/a/u/0/0WIOdzaYl4g I've learned a lot about entrepreneurship from Marie Forleo, so I've entered a contest to attend her Rich Happy &…
Save the Date: February 10-12, 2012
In the Steps of Van Gogh Paintings by six artists inspired by the hill towns and vineyards of Provence. Pam Bulak Donna Gore Lucinda Howe Glenda Keyes Roy Paschal Barbara…
The Cicada Emerges
Last week I showed how to create a stencil and to apply molding paste to make a raised image of a cicada, the good luck symbol of Provence. Here are…
How to Create Your Own Stencil
Last week we talked about incorporating stencils in your acrylic paintings. To personalize your design, you can create your own stencil. In this example, I am showing the steps to…
Creating Texture with Stencils
Using a stencil is another way to add texture to an acrylic painting. You can use plastic stencils from the hobby store that are used for decorative wall painting or…
Smooth is a Texture, Too!
Last week I encouraged you to experiment with acrylic mediums to add texture to your paintings. The dictionary defines texture as “the characteristic visual and tactile quality of the surface…