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How would you categorize your painting style?: realistic, impressionistic wanna-be, too much detailed

Which medium do you prefer? eg. oils, acrylics, etc.: oil

Are you a full time artist?: Full Time

Who are your favourite 2 artists?: Richard Robinson, Charlotte Wharton, Suncage, Vladimir Volegov and more!

Do you have any goals for your painting?: To improve ... get loose.. do paintings for others... to express myself and God's beautiful creation

What's your website address? (If any): http://sharon-casavant.artistwebsites.com

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background for Animal Portraits

Posted on February 25, 2013 at 13:27 3 Comments 1 Like

I have been doing dog portraits. I am doing them from photograph. This one, the person wants the chair to be the same color it is, but it is woven cloth and a few colors combined. I don't want it to overpower the dog with the design in the chair. I am thinking to leave it as it is, or to make the swirls an off-white. Also, the background color I am having trouble with. I know I should incorporate some chair color into the dog's shadows? to harmonize? But darker? Hence, warm dog, cool…

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Large Painting

Posted on February 16, 2012 at 14:01 91 Comments 0 Likes

I am about to undertake a large painting in oil. It is 4 ft by 2 ft horizontal. I want to paint Mount Rainier in Washington. The mountain is off to the right, not taking up the whole painting. Any suggestions how to go about this? I have printed out some photos and taped them together so far.

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At 9:26 on July 2, 2015, Tim weeks said…: Thank you Sharon happy to accept!

At 7:49 on July 1, 2015, Pauline Le Merle said…: Hi Sharon, thank you very much for your friend request, I'm very happy to accept :-}} Pauline

At 10:41 on February 21, 2015, Chuck Warner said…: Hello Sharon, Scratch art I guess has been around in one form or another for quite sometime, but I was only made aware of it the end of Sept this past year. We were on a 3 week trip to the UK, two weeks guided tour, one week on our own in a rental car. Met an artist I had met on one of these art sites and she introduced me to scratch art. You start with a piece of 1/8th inch masonite that has a layer of white clay applied and then a layer of India ink over the white clay. Using sharp tools you scratch away (etch) the black exposing the white. You develop the picture with various scratches. I apply a light wash of watercolor and then scratch again and repeat until I achieve what I want. Usually 3-4 scratches and 2-3 w/c washes. Last scratch puts in the highlights. I did a a 3 e-mail series of various steps, from first scratch to finished work. I would be happy to send to you if you are interested.. It's not a fast process, but the results can be quite dramatic. I am now doing Pet Portraits in two sizes. Having a grand time.. Chuck :) XX

At 6:11 on February 20, 2015, Elizabeth D. Smith said…: Please call me Liz. I should add a photo. But I try to protect myself. I am being foolish I know.

At 10:24 on January 8, 2015, Richard Robinson said…: Yes I think they don't all paint and don't all pay for each month - just join in when I they want to.

At 9:39 on January 7, 2015, Richard Robinson said…: :-) No you can join up until the 23rd Jan.

At 21:52 on January 6, 2015, Richard Robinson said…: Hi Sharon, I guess you mean February because workshop 39 is what is going on now in January. There will be two more Italian based workshops then I'll change to something different .

At 12:08 on May 25, 2014, Ana Murza said…: Thank you Sharon, I appreciate very much your like and comment on my Workshop32. Cheers, Ana

At 11:06 on May 22, 2014, Ana Murza said…: Thank you Sharon, for your like and wonderful comments.Cheers, Ana

At 19:13 on May 20, 2014, Ana Murza said…: Thank you very much Sharon, for accepting my invitation! No my profile picture is not a picture of me, all though is so close as when I was a child even the scarf, it is a copy I made after one of the Romanian master, Nicolae Grigorescu. A friend of mine commissioned it about eight years ago. Thank you again for accepting my friendship and for asking. Cheers, Ana