tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643591416765136797.post4040684007635113268..comments2023-09-09T16:34:56.528-07:00Comments on Jennifer Bellinger Studio: Still Life with Stawberries I, oil on gessoboardJennifer Bellingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08129390129489412548noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643591416765136797.post-17717529266353140102008-05-23T13:10:00.000-07:002008-05-23T13:10:00.000-07:00Thanks Christine, I do strive to keep loose, or at...Thanks Christine, I do strive to keep loose, or at least the appearance of loose. I think what helps me along that path is that I have no patience to sit there and obsess. Not that I don't obsess in other ways.... I am also trying to use big brushes and their edges, sides etc instead of reaching for small brushes.Jennifer Bellingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129390129489412548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643591416765136797.post-57902650745481250382008-05-23T11:07:00.000-07:002008-05-23T11:07:00.000-07:00hi jennifer, i'm so behind on my blogs lately! thi...hi jennifer, i'm so behind on my blogs lately! this is just lovely, when i first saw it i was really blown away by those strawberries, then i saw the waffle weave of the towel....fabulous!! i love how you kept your brushstrokes so loose yet the painting appears much tighter, i know how difficult that is, yet you made it look so easy!!Christine Mercer-Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172684068981411097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643591416765136797.post-63719943770942135412008-05-20T19:07:00.000-07:002008-05-20T19:07:00.000-07:00Thanks, Elizabeth.I have been using a new brush by...Thanks, Elizabeth.<BR/>I have been using a new brush by Robert Simmons "Titanium". Love them. The number 4 bright is perfect for these 6x6 panels. After the block in I switch to sables (in order to lay on the deep reds, the sables don't lift the wet paint underneath.Jennifer Bellingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129390129489412548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643591416765136797.post-19605680592101875502008-05-20T17:06:00.000-07:002008-05-20T17:06:00.000-07:00I love the deep, rich reds offset by the delicate ...I love the deep, rich reds offset by the delicate light blues! Beautiful!eLIZabeth Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853872667353264839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643591416765136797.post-10790781735378622582008-05-20T14:28:00.000-07:002008-05-20T14:28:00.000-07:00Hi Katie Mae,Ahh, the waffle weave. Well, it is re...Hi Katie Mae,<BR/>Ahh, the waffle weave. Well, it is really just a matter of laying in the dark patches, then the lighter color..then going back with more dark patches, bumping up the lightest areas, kind of a dance of back and forth. I also take paint off with whatever shape tool I need for effect (painting knife, wipe-out tool, brush handle, finger, etc.) Always, I put down the darks first..if you put the lights in first you will lighten the darks where they meet. The darks are thin paint, the lights progressively thicker. I think beginning painters are afraid to keep going and quit too soon before patches of other colors/values are added that give depth and texture. Click on the strawberries to see enlarged view and brushstrokes. Pretty loose and not all that detailed. I don't have patience for tight detail.<BR/>You can always wipe paint off if you go too far. I let some shapes go beyond where I want them, too, and then come back in with adjoining color to redefine (like putting sky holes in a mass of trees). Hope this helps. Thanks for visiting!Jennifer Bellingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129390129489412548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643591416765136797.post-17290368133951997712008-05-20T10:34:00.000-07:002008-05-20T10:34:00.000-07:00I love doinh strawberries...How on earth do you do...I love doinh strawberries...How on earth do you do that waffle weave? I would be totally lost!ArtGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957009573094378867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643591416765136797.post-40129486527754745762008-05-20T06:11:00.000-07:002008-05-20T06:11:00.000-07:00Hi Teresa, I was in Geneva in 1972, a college stud...Hi Teresa, I was in Geneva in 1972, a college student traveling for 5 months in Europe. Those were the days! Thanks for visiting my blog!Jennifer Bellingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129390129489412548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643591416765136797.post-39538612666027271962008-05-20T00:01:00.000-07:002008-05-20T00:01:00.000-07:00yum! these look really delicious! come back to ge...yum! these look really delicious! come back to geneva for visit!theresamillerwatercolorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392595279030557008noreply@blogger.com