December 2, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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MORE CEZANNE FRUIT BOWLS. Remember doing this wax resist technique in elementary school? In KinderArt we added a new twist to it by crumbling up the paper in our fists before painting over the crayon colored “painting” with dark blue … Continue reading
December 2, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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Cezanne Fruit. Fall, Autumn, Fruit Baskets, Thanksgiving. I instinctively dig out my Cezanne fruit paintings and find myself creating Still Life vignettes around the house. And the studio is no exception. KinderArt students, young and old alike, respond to the shapes … Continue reading
November 2, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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A VISIT WITH CEZANNE IN MY KITCHEN. My watercolor class recently spent a session “painting with Cezanne”. Instead of reproducing one of his works, and rather than paint the Still Life we set up for our class, I chose to … Continue reading
October 3, 2009
by Bonnie Porter
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INTERMEZZO LADIES. Fall Colors!Our centerpiece project this week was a pumpkin, picked up at a local fresh market. An excellent values study. An opportunity to contrast warm/cool yellows and figure out how to add those light green smudges on some … Continue reading
September 28, 2008
by Bonnie Porter
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MONDAY MONTAGE. Fruit Sketchbook. “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Edgar Degas I have been playing around with my same palette, recently going for darker tones and more layering of color washes. In this … Continue reading
July 27, 2008
by Bonnie Porter
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MONDAY MONTAGE: WARM-UPS. With any project we endeavor, we can benefit greatly from making an effort to get off to a good start. I’m finding that an appropriate kick-start seems to help me generate better work. No matter what kind … Continue reading