Linda Hunt

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Moving right along.....this is oil and is 10"x 8".....will be for sale when dry  www.lindahunt.etsy.com

I am exploring my Procreate App ad enjoying the freedom that I have.....it is quick and colorful and just loads of fun.  Still continuing my Abstract painting class and I know that you all have seen the changes that I am going through.  I look forward to seeing how this will impact my oil painting.  Thank you so much for being a faithful follower......

This was an interesting to work on.  It is a high key painting and that presented its own kind of problem.  I really wanted the saltines to stand out and so I needed to work the values.  The smoked oysters were really fun to paint.  I have been wanting to paint them for months.  I am trying to decided whether or not I should include the roses that were on the paper the plate was sitting on.  I hope that I didn't make it too cutesy......what do you think?

I have included the initial layout of the drawing with the values being placed.  In the second listing I am beginning to lay in where the darkest darks will be and where the middle values will be and then where the lightest values are put in.  It was critically important that I work with only a few colors.  I chose cadmium red light, cadmium yellow medium, ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, emerald green, and titanium white.  This gave the the most beautiful gray violets and pinks.  The reds were vibrant and intense.  It was tricky making the ice.  The umbrella had to be drawn very carefully because it led to the focal point.  The second focal  was the pink salt shaker.  All in all I am very pleased with the painting.  It has a nice value structure which you can see in the last entry.

Michael's had a really fabulous sale on all Spring and Summer flowers and I bought these red peonies.  LOVE them and they were so much fun to paint.  I am working very hard on the compositions in my paintings.  To begin with I section off the canvas into 3rds length and width.  I focus on finding where I want to find the focal point and try to place it in the sweet spot. this is one of the intersections of the length and width lines.  Do you follow me?  It resembles a tic tak toe board.  The I find my darkest darks and two more values including white.  I then lay in the darkest values and then the middle values. I end by putting in my lightest lights.  At this point there is quite a bit of refining that takes place.  I work hard to use a very limited palette and find a nice harmony between all of the colors.  It is a felt thing at this point to decide when the painting is done. The future belongs to those who believe in the b...

Awww the tulips were in the grocery store ad I couldn't resist.  I bought the creamiest ones I could find........12"x 12"......canvas.....oil..... www.lindahuntfineart.com ...........I am reminded over and over again just how important the initial layout of a painting is.  Accurate, yet loose drawing in the beginning and then establishing your pattern of values.  I have been using Vermilion and Alizarin Crimson to to the drawing and light washes of values.  I like this because the color is easily absorbed into the painting.  I purposefully kept the color range narrow.  It is funny where one finds inspiration for a color scheme.  I took it from the cover of the latest Living Magazine.  It worked beautifully. Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. Rumi

12"x 12".....oil.....canvas.....painted from life.  The Asters were grown in my garden.....I am concentrating on my compositions and feel that they are tighter and more interesting.  I divide the canvas into thirds and find the 'sweet spot' in one of the intersections of the lines as they intersect.  This assures that the composition is not right in the center of the canvas and is more interesting and better aligned.......I also do a very simple yet accurate drawing of the general layout and then find the dark, medium , and light value structure.  With this painting I laid in the dark values first and then the secondary values and the light values are the last ones to place.  I stretch the values to create a nice tension. “I Think Goals Should Never Be Easy, They Should Force You To Work, Even If They Are Uncomfortable At The Time.” – Michael Phelp

Procreate painting....this image can be sold in print form through my Etsy shop.... www.lindahunt.etsy.com

I love the app Procreate and am learning many wonderful things.

Yes, another Procreate creation painting   llllooovvveee this program...too fun.....huge sale going on in my Etsy store..... www.lindahunt.etsy.com

This is an painting done on Procreate.  It was a painting that was just not working for me and I worked up the color on my iPad and now I will paint it on the painting in a similar fashion.

Almost lost the value structure.....whew....I really had to work with this one...I like it though....

New work.....revisiting some lessons from Dennis Perrin classes......this reminds me of the song from long long ago.....they brought her tea and oranges that came all the way from China.....does anyone remember? I remember the night vividly.... I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. —Maya Angelou

Graphite drawing.....14"x 11".....mixed media paper

Reworked this painting and am greatly pleased with the result.When do you know when a painting is done.  I used to have an instructor in school that said "when a painting breathes on its own...you know the painting is done."  I think you can just feel it when it is complete........... The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller

My objective today was to work as quickly and objectively as possible and paint an image that felt, smelled, and tasted like a pomegranate.  Rendering what I saw was really secondarily an goal.  It was hard because I had to stay in the moment as much as possible. Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. Hans Selye

I applied the Dennis Parrin method of painting with this painting and am very happy with the way that it turned out.  I have learned so much and definitely encourage anyone to take the course if you are so inclined....you won't be sorry.

I am taking a wonderful class on LIGHT from Dennis Perrin and I must tell you it is phenomenal.  This is my first painting using his method.  It was harder than it should have been because I chose tulips which changed position over night.  I had a wonderful drawing all laid out and the next morning....wallla....it was completely different...so very frustrating!!!!!!!  But hey, I have learned a ton!!!