Artist Spotlite – Christine Kane

Artist Name: Christine Kane

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Title of Artwork: Before Dusk in Deep Snow

Dimensions of Artwork :   16×20

Medium: Watercolor and Pastel

Website: http://letspaintnature.com

Describe this Piece: This picture was inspired by a hike at Maple Lake in Willow Springs, IL after a heavy snow. I stopped at this particular location to admire the the soft evening colors and deer tracks that lead into the deep forest. Suddendly, I heard crows “cawing” in the distance. I always wanted to remember that moment so it became eternal in my painting. Nature is the greatest teacher.

Artist Spotlite – Kevin Bentley

Artist: Kevin bentley

Location: Nashville. Tenn

Title of Artwork: Lena Horne

Dimensions of Artwork: 19X26

Medium: Pastels

Website: http://www.bentleysportraits.org

Describe this Piece: This portrait is painted on velour with soft pastel

Artist Spotlite – Pete Fairweather

Artist: Pete Fairweather

Location: South-West Scotland

Title of Artwork: Shell

Dimensions of Artwork: Approx. 210mm x 145mm

Medium: Acrylics

Support: Masonite

Website: http://peter-fairweather.co.uk

Describe this Piece: I made this piece for an exhibition about the Scottish coastline for which I produced several series of paintings. I named the series from which this piece comes “Flotsam & Jetsam” because it focused on found objects that had been washed up on the shore.

I loosely painted in the shell then applied a heavy gesso (to retain the brush strokes) in the surrounding background. Multiple coats of acrylic washes were then used over the gesso, rubbing each coat down with wire wool before applying the next. Finally I worked into the shell with thick bodied acrylics.

The end result, unfortunately somewhat lost in the photography, was that the shell took on a three-dimensional appearance and the background had a deep satin lustre . I enjoy using various styles, subjects and media for my paintings, but I invariably return to detailed studies of elements within an environment. My preference has always been to use acrylic paints for such work but I also like to experiment with mixed media, including digital.

Artist Spotlite – Olga Erycheva

Name: Olga Erycheva

Location: Russia

Title: Pepper seller

Dimensions: 24×23 sm

Medium: watercolor

Support: paper 200 gsm

More Details About this Painting: I am new to painting — it’s only the last year, since I took brushes and started to experiment with watercolors, which I just fell in love with.  A couple of years ago traveling around Central Asia I took a photo of this old man who sold red hot pepper on a street market in a hot summer day. Using the photo as a reference I made this painting. I’d like to hear what do you think about it. Thank you all for having a look and for comments.

Artist Spotlite – Bud Sutton

Name: Bud Sutton

Location: Flowery Branch, Georgia

Title of Artwork: “The Mary Ann”

Dimensions of Artwork: 12×24

Medium: Watercolor

Describe this Piece: Old man and his old sail boat enjoying the mist and the breeze and the freedom.

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