Reverse Painting on Glass Plates

I am getting ready to teach this workshop to paint on glass plates.  It is fun to do and they make great gifts or to keep for yourself.  If you are in the San Diego area stay posted for times and location!

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Find Your Color Palette From The Masters

I want to share with you a blog post on color palettes of master artists.

Art Varsity is the website, and they have taken 35 famous paintings and listed the dominant colors used by the artists. This is a cool idea and a great way to find out what color combinations inspire you.

My favorite palettes were two paintings by Henri Matisse. What are yours?


35 Inspiring Color Palettes link

Cheers,

Vicki

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Nature's Colors and Sounds

A friend and I took a nature walk this weekend at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. We went when it first opened -- no crowds, the air still and quiet except for nature's sounds.

I love taking short videos of different sounds I hear:

Nature is also a master colorist. All beautiful color combinations. All right in front of us.

Keep Creating!

Vicki 

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