Samples For Upcoming Painting Workshops

This week, I have been busy creating sample paintings for my upcoming workshops. It’s going to be a very busy spring and summer!

Trees, baseballs and arrows… A few of the workshops are for local library programs, so I created paintings that went along with their summer theme of “sports.”

I have a “Paint along with me workshop” for adults as well as a few painting workshops for teens scheduled for this spring and summer.

My niece loves arrows, and I am enjoying watching the Arrow TV show with my husband. Also, I shot a bow and arrow when I was a kid, so I figured I should include an arrow painting. Actually, I think it will be a really good instructional painting. I painted three arrows with each one having more details/difficulty, so they become more challenging as you paint each one.

This picture below shows the different sizes. (And notice there’s only a tiny bit of paint on my fingers!) 🙂

It was an interesting process to create a painting, knowing I would be teaching a beginning student how to paint it. I actually took notes in my sketchbook as I painted and wrote down all the paint colors I used. I also tried to keep the color palette’s pretty simple and used just two brushes. It was certainly a different process than when I paint my own paintings. But I did have fun with it, especially the little baseball. I think I may need to do a couple more sports balls… you know, just so I have more examples. 🙂

Have a wonderful, creative, day, Janell

14 thoughts on “Samples For Upcoming Painting Workshops”

Oh, the tree is beautiful, Janell. I love the baseball too…perfect timing with the season just starting. 🙂

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Would you be willing/able to teach us to paint…way out in Douglas, Massachusetts? (Only a little kidding…!) No money in it!

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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
ALL GOOD—FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF SKILL LEVELS. ..BUT DOES SHE DO MASSACHUSETTS?????

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Thanks, Jill.

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Jonathan, I have never been to Massachusetts, but one of these days I hope to get to visit your lovely state. 🙂

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Until then…we’ll just have to dream…! 🙂

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I love your little cherry blossom, so pretty!!♥

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Thanks, Suzy. Cherry blossoms are one of my favorites!

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You must love the workshops. I have always wanted to paint but have a tremor and am unable to hold my hands steady and have limited fine motor control. I envy anyone that paints. I especially love the baseball painting. So cute!

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Hi Elizabeth, yes, I do love teaching workshops, I teach quite a variety and working with teens either makes me feel young or really old! 🙂 I knew a realist painter who developed a tremor and he quit painting. His wife urged him to try impressionism painting and he did and they are absolutely gorgeous! I hope they found your luggage — I am assuming your camera was in your carry-on luggage!

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