Acrylics | Lucinda Howe

Sunny Days

Another delivery of fresh seasonal flowers from Boone Fox Farm is the inspiration for this week's painting. I decided to get out my acrylic paints this time and start a…

Philip Mullen Mountain Lake Aviary 1998 Acrylic on canvas 72x52 inches on exhibit at Richland County Library 2023

Artist Date: Philip Mullen Exhibit

lucindahowe
April 18, 2023
Acrylics
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Last week I went on an Artist Date to the Richland County Library, Main branch, in downtown Columbia, SC. An Artist Date is a concept I learned years ago…

Printing Hosannas

This week I was inspired to do some gelli plate printing with palm branches that I brought home from Palm Sunday service at church. I had done something similar two…

Live Oaks #2

lucindahowe
January 31, 2023
Acrylics
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The old live oaks of the South Carolina low country fascinate me with their gnarled shapes and contrast of light and shadows. This demo shows how I used a…

Painting in Layers

lucindahowe
January 16, 2023
Acrylics
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Last week I posted this painting of a live oak allée near the South Carolina coast. I started this piece after seeing a demonstration by Gerard Erly at Trenholm Artists…

Are You in Control?

lucindahowe
January 10, 2023
Acrylics
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Over the years that I’ve been studying self development, working in the corporate world, and making art, I’ve observed that there are some things we can’t control. We can’t control…

How are you feeling today?

Hello friends, Welcome to 2023! If you’ve been scrolling the internet in recent weeks, you’ve read that 2022 was the best or worst of years. 2023 will be even better…

Making small adjustments What is next?

Making a Collage

lucindahowe
November 23, 2021
Acrylics
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This week I'm making a nonrepresentational collage by tearing and reassembling pieces from gelli prints. I'm featuring autumn colors and textures and a cruciform (aka parallel X) composition. I'm consciously…