BobBlast #216

Little Gems into Big Treasures

Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!

In this BobBlast I show you some fun exercises - Painting my Little Gems. 
This is a short class at the upcoming  Trade Show - Artisan Expo in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  My final trade show of the year is the Art of the Carolinas in November . The links for both are below.

My practice paintings are 6.5"x9.5" - they are single subject paintings of pears, coffee cups, flowers in a vase ETC. I start off with a full sheet of watercolor paper - 22"x30" and divide the entire sheet into the same size images. I practice painting multiples of the same subject, over and over. I am experimenting and working out color combinations, practicing compositions and getting comfortable with the gesture of painting the same subject. 

Then, I paint the same subject again - only this time I make it larger, up to 24" or even larger. This time I am not going for the sketch, but a finished painting.

What do I do with the small paint sketches? I mat and sell them at Open Studio, outdoor art festivals or gallery shows in display bins.

This series of Coffee Cup warm-ups became a book cover for an Italian Publishing Company!


To start - Precut all the pieces and tape back together. Or - simply mark off the full sheet with the same size painting, i.e. 5"x7", 6.5"x9.5", 8"x10" - all on one sheet.
Tone the full sheet with a mid-tone color - that is your dominant color. Next, brush in your darkest dark and lightest light - you're almost finished! Work on all the small pieces at the same time - one right after the other - move quickly and make your decisions intuitively. You are mass-producing the same painting. Don't try to make carbon copies - they are in a series, so they will be similar.

I focus on painting only Little Gems:
*Single Subject
*Series of the same Object
*Practice all the Time
*No Two Alike
*Repeat Over and Over...

After a short while, painting and brushing color around will become automatic!

Thank you for your interest, questions, comments and support! 
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Here's a quick a reminder and some upcoming workshops and dates. 
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Featured Workshops:

September 4-7, 2018
Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting
4-day Painting Workshop (Tuesday-Friday)
North Valley Art League, Redding, CA
Contact Carla Canter, (530) 247-7104
or canteringreader@gmail.com

Sept 11, 12, 13, 2018
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage
Southwestern Watercolor Society
Dallas, Texas
Contact Lou Bono (469)744-7559 

September 17-19, 2018  (Monday-Wednesday)
Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting
Sedona Arts Center
3-day Painting Workshop (Monday-Wednesday)
Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
Contact (888) 954-4442 or (928) 282-3809

September 21-23, 2018  (Friday-Sunday)
Contemporary Abstract Figure
Sedona Arts Center
3-day Painting Workshop (Monday-Friday)
Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
Contact (888) 954-4442 or (928) 282-3809

September 27-30, 2018 
Artisan Expo
(505) 954-4179 ext. 119
artspot@artisan-santafe.com

October 15-19, 2018
Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting
5-day Painting Workshop (Monday-Friday)
Vancouver Island Art Workshops
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Contact Mary, (250) 714-8080 

November 8-11, 2018
Art of the Carolinas - Trade Show
Sponsored by Jerry's Artarama
Raleigh, North Carolina
Contact Sharon DiGiulio (800) 827-8478 ext 156 

January 7-11, 2019
Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting
Quayside Gallery, Pensacola, Florida
Contact Quayside Gallery (850) 438-2363
or Diane Goeller (850) 348-3652  dgoeller@cox.net
or Pat Page (850) 293-5414 pjpage@bellsouth.net

January 19-26, 2019
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage in Mexico
Casa de Los Artistas
Boca de Tomatlan, 10 miles South of Puerto Vallarta
Contact Robert Masla, (413) 625-8383

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"Little Gems into Big Treasures."

Little Gems into Big Treasures

Love, Peace & Happiness,
Robert Burridge
www.RobertBurridge.com
BobBlast #216 - Video run time 9 minutes, 47 seconds

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