Artistic Aftermath - Eileen Kelly Art
  • Homepage
    • Art Blog
    • Current Events
  • Portfolio
    • Digital Art
    • Expressionism
    • Abstraction >
      • BD Series
    • Ink Sketching - Eileen Kelly
    • Organic Printing >
      • Gyotaku & Solar Printing
      • More Gyotaku Printing
    • Collage
    • Face Mask Project
  • About the Artist
  • Exhibitions
  • Healing Arts Services
    • My Journey-Holistic Healing
  • Salt + Light - Keys

Art Blog 

Favorite Triad combination

8/20/2016

2 Comments

 
I have always loved painting with Ultra marine blue and Alizarin Crimson. I find they compliment each other, allowing for a myriad of purple hues. Neither of these colors is a staining pigment therefore it is easy to move the color around the paper as well as lift it off  easily when working wet-in-wet. Since I have been working in triad combinations this week, adding raw sienna, which a soft and subtle orange-yellow,  has given me the ability to create a beautiful array of soft grays as seen in the two 5 x 7 watercolor studies below.
Picture
Picture
2 Comments

Roses

8/20/2016

1 Comment

 
I am still doing small studies in color with watercolors. I am finding this experience very freeing because I have no expectations and therefore the results can not be a disappointment. Working with only three primary colors (triads), there is no worries about colors not working together. All secondary and tertiary  colors are created from the 3 chosen primary colors. At first you may think that this would be a bit limiting, but I am quickly realizing this not to be the case. Below are two 5 x 7 quick studies of a rose cluster. Both paintings are done with the same triad [cobalt blue, rose madder, and new gamboge], on the same paper, wet-in-wet,  yet the outcomes are very different as you can see.
1 Comment

Iris

8/18/2016

1 Comment

 
This was another exploration with wet-in wet composition using triads.  Below are two 5 x 7 watercolors. The triad is listed below the painting.
Picture
Triad: Indigo, Alizarin, Lemon Yellow
Picture
Triad: Ultra Marine, Alizarin, Lemon Yellow
1 Comment

Playing with color

8/18/2016

0 Comments

 
These small 5 x 7 watercolor pieces were a study in color inspired by an article found in water color magazine. Using Triads of color each one was painted wet-in-wet, allowing the colors to interact, and then lifting  color using dry brush and paper toweling. The triad used in each study is listed below the painting.
Picture
Triad: Phthalo blue, Alizarin Crimson, Cadium Yellow Pale
Picture
Ultramarine Blue, Cadium Red Light
Picture
Manganese Blue Nova, True Red, Cadium Yellow Dark
Picture
Cobalt Blue, Rose Madder, Lemon Yellow
Picture
Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Raw Sienna
Picture
Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Raw Sienna
0 Comments

Mixed Media Abstracts

8/18/2016

1 Comment

 
I was given some mixed media paints as a birthday gift last year. Inspired by a good friend, I have finally taken the plunge to try them out. I love how these paints take on a life of their own. I have created the 3 pieces below; each on a 5" x 5" canvas board. I hope to incorporate these paints into some mixed media projects that are currently in the works.
Picture
Picture
Picture
1 Comment

Sandy Pond Golf Outing

8/4/2016

0 Comments

 
This 8 x 10 watercolor was painted for donation to the Sound Park Heights Civic Association. It will be raffled at a silent auction to be held during their annual cocktail party. This whimsical scene was inspired by the 6th hole at the Reeves Park Sandy Pond Golf Outing. 
Picture
0 Comments

ALNC Paintout Westbury Gardens

8/4/2016

1 Comment

 
This 8 x 10 watercolor was inspired by the beautiful Westbury Gardens. I just loved the Japanese lanterns that hung from this tree. This plein-air painting was done during an outing with the Art League of Nassau County in June.
Picture
1 Comment

    Author

    "The Beauty of Art is a Feeling" Eileen Kelly

    Archives

    March 2024
    November 2023
    October 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    August 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    August 2016
    July 2016
    March 2012

Artistic Aftermath
Healing with Feeling

Picture

eileen Kelly Art
'the beauty of art is a feeling'

  • Homepage
    • Art Blog
    • Current Events
  • Portfolio
    • Digital Art
    • Expressionism
    • Abstraction >
      • BD Series
    • Ink Sketching - Eileen Kelly
    • Organic Printing >
      • Gyotaku & Solar Printing
      • More Gyotaku Printing
    • Collage
    • Face Mask Project
  • About the Artist
  • Exhibitions
  • Healing Arts Services
    • My Journey-Holistic Healing
  • Salt + Light - Keys