Weekly BobBlast Issue 495

Best of BobBlast - Goof Proof Way to Draw a Simple Wine Glass


Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!

How to draw a simple wine glass? Quickly!


For centuries, painters have painted the beauty of a glass of wine. We are attracted to its color shimmering inside and the colors reflecting everywhere outside. The glass itself can be daintily thin or chunky.


I practice painting the various wine glass shapes, and note which glass is used for different wines. I practice by holding the glass and studying its features: Thin or thick stem, the bowl size and shape, is it an elegant wine glass - or a common, everyday one? Take inventory and decide first. Next, draw what you see. 


Place the wine glass on a table - I sketch it or take a photo of the glass at eye level, or “cat’s eye view.” Observe where the light source is coming from and any hot spots you see reflecting on the table.


Practice drawing your observations on a large drawing pad with a soft charcoal vine, by warming up with a full page of ovals and round bottoms. 


Wine glasses are made up of ovals, straight side lines or curved slide lines. When you are looking at the wine glass straight on, the top of the glass and the liquid level inside the glass should also be level.


Finish your wine glass by connecting the top glass edge with the sides and bottom - there’s your glass shape. Watch the video! Draw the stem, starting at the bottom center, going straight down to the flat base. That’s the “how to draw” part of this BobBlast.


For color, I pre-paint most of the background on a quarter sheet of watercolor paper. The top half is a dark, rich red - the lower half is the white of the paper. After the background color has dried, I paint-sketch the oval, bowl and lines of the glass and stem with a light color line. 


After the shape is sketched, I add the wine color, the table top color and the background. Watch the video so you can see how I work with adding the light source, sparkling hot spots and reflective color.


Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Cheers!


Give yourself a very cool Gift!

Black Friday Sale • Online Workshops • 50% Sale!


Go to our Zoomin' with Bob Workshop Section

Click here for the 2-day and 1-day Workshops

No code needed - the Special Sale prices for 

Burridge Online Workshops are already there!

This amazing offer is good through December 31, 2023 

Sign Up Today!


Enjoying Watching Bob's Monthly Demos? Join Bob Online!

•January 3, 2024

“Shadows!”

Click here for more info + more Monthly Demos for 2024!


Paint with Bob in his Studio in Arroyo Grande, California

The 2024 Studio Workshop Schedule is on our website!

Click here for more details


Burridge Critiques Your Art

Online honest critiques • Private one-on-one

Critiques • Coaching • Comments • Suggestions

Click here for more information!


We have Gift Certificates!

For YOU to give… or for someone to give YOU

Click here for more info!


New Burridge ArtWork - For sale on our website

Available Work and Small Original Paint Sketches!

Check it out!

Thanks again for watching and telling your friends! All my BobBlasts are archived on my website and my YouTube Channel. We post new studio tips weekly that offer real content, substance and useful techniques that work for me. And they're free! We appreciate your interest, questions, comments and support!

Below is a list of featured workshops - but did you know that I also offer private sessions in my studio and online? Perfect for beginners who want a crash course in watercolor or acrylic or for artists who are designing an exhibit and want to bounce ideas for content and techniques. I devote 100% of my studio time to you! Designed for 1 to 3 people - if you are interested or have questions, email kate@robertburridge.com

Our most current Workshop Schedule!

Paint with Bob in his Studio in Arroyo Grande, California!

Mentor, 5-day Instructional, Figure Painting and One-on-One Workshops

Click here for more info.

Contact Kate@robertburridge.com for questions.


2024


•January 3, 2024

Bob’s Monthly Online Demo

“Shadows!”

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more info


•January 5-7, 2024

Drawing & Painting the Figure with Motion and Emotion - ONLINE WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more info


•January 13-20, 2024

Tropical Escapaint! 

Loosen Up Painting Retreat in Mexico

Casa de Los Artistas

Boca de Tomatlan, 10 miles South of Puerto Vallarta 

Contact Robert Masla, (413) 335-4295

Click here for more info


•January 25, 2024

Neutrals! How to Create and Use - ONLINE WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more information.


•January 29-February 2, 2024

Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage

Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson, AZ

Sponsored by Madeline Island School of the Arts

contact 715-747-2054

or misa@madelineschool.com

Click here for more info


•February 6, 2024

Bob’s Monthly Online Demo

“Using the Golden Section Composition”

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more info


•February 8, 2024

Artists in Action: Entering Juried Shows & Festivals

Sponsored by West Business Development Center 

Thursday, 12:00 - 1:30 PM PST

This is a FREE seminar

Click here for more info and to Register!


•February 12-16, 2024

Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage

Palette Productions, Pensacola, FL

Contact Pat Page, call or text (850) 293-5414

or pat@paletteproductions.net

Click here for more info


•February 29, 2024

Painting Light & Shadows - ONLINE WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more information.


•March 5, 2024

Bob’s Monthly Online Demo

“Painting with Luminous Colors”

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more info


•March 14-17, 2024

Robert Burridge Studio Mentor Workshop

Come paint with Bob in his Studio in Arroyo Grande, CA

(includes individual mentor time, demonstrations and personal theme development)

4-day Workshop/Mentor Program, limited to 7 enrollees

Contact kate@RobertBurridge.com for fees and details.

Click here for more info.


•March 20, 2024

Abstract Florals from Loose, Colorful Splatters - ONLINE WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more info


•March 22-24, 2024

Robert Burridge 3-Day Instructional Studio Workshop

Painting with Dry Pigments, Chalks & Powders - IN-PERSON WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more info


•April 6-7, 2024

Non-Objective Mixed Media Painting - ONLINE WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more info


•April 13, 2024

Quick & Easy Drip Tree Tricks - ONLINE WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more information.


•April 19-21, 2024

Abstract Figurative - ONLINE WORKSHOP

Sponsored by the Sedona Arts Center

Contact (888) 954-4442 or (928) 282-3809

Click here for more info


•April 27-28, 2024

Painting with Dry Pigments, Chalks & Powders - ONLINE WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more info


•May 4-5, 2024

Painting Figures without Painting Figures - Online Workshop

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more information.


•May 12-18, 2024

Non-Objective Mixed Media Painting

Hudson Valley Art Workshops, Greenville, NY

Contact Kim LaPolla (518) 966-5219 or (888) 665-0044

Click here for more info


•May 20-24, 2024

Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage

Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff

Boone, North Carolina


May 29, 2024

Figures in an Abstract Landscape! - ONLINE WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more information.


•June 1-2, 2024

Paint Bob’s Circus! - Online Workshop

Sponsored by Robert Burridge Studio

Contact kate@robertburridge.com

Click here for more info


•June 10-14, 2024

Robert Burridge 5-Day Instructional Studio Workshop

Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage

5-day Workshop in Bob’s Arroyo Grande, CA Studio 

Limited to 10 enrollees 

Contact Kate@RobertBurridge.com for fees and details.

Click HERE for more info


•June 17-20, 2024

Non-Objective Mixed Media

Dillman’s Art Workshop Retreat, Lac du Flambeau, WI

Contact (715) 588-3143 or art@dillmans.com


•June 22-23, 2024

Loose Florals & Landscapes

Dillman’s Art Workshop Retreat, Lac du Flambeau, WI

Contact (715) 588-3143 or art@dillmans.com



For more 2024 Workshop Dates click here!

Hope you have enjoyed these short, weekly blasts!

Sign up on my website and keep watching. There are lots of them!

Click HERE to view BobBlast Issue 495 video!



Best of BobBlast - Goof Proof Way to Draw a Simple Wine Glass

Love, Peace & Happiness,

Weekly BobBlast 495 - Video run time 18 minutes, 33 seconds


BLACK FRIDAY SALES

50% Discount

Zoomin’ with Bob Online Workshops

Go to RobertBurridge.com

no Code needed!


50% Discount

All PRODUCTS

(excludes Vimeo and Color Wheel app)

Enter Discount Code for products

BLACKFRIDAY2023 at Checkout


Last Day for Black Friday Sales - 12/31/23!


For more info about Bob's Workshop Schedule click here.

Robert Burridge
Click here to Sign Up for the Weekly BobBlast. Or scan the QR code!