Kathy's Poppy and Ellen's Iris in Progress

Ellen's Iris Completed

Still Life in Acrylic Painting Class

My Acrylic Painting Class worked on a Still Life set up in the room....not from a photo.  Each created their painting of the still life from where they were in the room. Thus they each had a slightly different perspective of the still life.

 

 

 If you look in the the background you will see that I created a grid over the still life with a matt and some tape.  The students then from their seat drew their own grid on their canvas and marked out the placement of the objects according to the grid.











Then they layed out the dark and light structure of the still life scene.  This is called the notan.  I asked them to look for interesting shapes in their layout.

Then they blocked in the major colors and values. . 

 Here are the completed paintings together.

Below you can see each painting with the student

 Ellen's painting

Flo's Painting

Kathy's painting
Theses painting were done in Judith Reidy's afternoon acrylic Painting class at
Greenfield News and Hobby.

Student Still Life

David' s Painting

Lily for Thinking of Summer by Judith Reidy

Now this painting I created for a private student at their home who wanted to learn paint a lily.   They followed me painting their own painting as I  developed each step along the way to this complted lily. .  

Judith Reidy's Stour River Boat Tour View: Gainsbourgh's Painting Area

Theses following paintings of mine originated from a trip in Essex, England near a town called Great Henny.  This view of the Stour River and other views forthcoming are typical of what Gainsborough painted in this his countryside.  The land the shapes of the trees and the water all tell you the story of pastoral peace and comfort.

Stour River Boat Tour View 1a
by Judith Reidy
Acrylic 9" X 12"

Stour River Boat Tour View1b
by Judith Reidy
Acrylic 9" X 12"

Stour River Boat Tour View1c
by Judith Reidy
Acrylic 9" X 12"

Stour River Boat Tour View 1d
by Judith Reidy
Acrylic 9" X 12"

Stour River Boat Tour View 1e
by Judith Reidy
Acrylic 9" X 12"

Stour River Boat Tour View 1a demo
by Judith Reidy
Acrylic 9" X 12"

Canyons, Vikings and a Fly Fisherman

Fly Fishing by Judith Reidy 

Vikings by Judith Reidy 

AZ Rockscape by Judith Reidy

Great Henny Family Favorites

Milbank Home by Judith Reidy

View of the Church by Judith Reidy 

 Milbank Home, Vicar Home and Church by Judith Reidy

 

Just for the fun of it, favorites of the series of 59

Pool Table  After Van Gogh's Night Cafe....... by Judith Reidy

Golden Gate Bridge by Judith Reidy

Alps by Judith  Reidy

Three Paintings of the St Mary Churchyard in Great Henny, UK - 3 of 59 Commissioned Watercolors

Tree and Lynch Gate by Judith Reidy

Church Entry by Judith Reidy

Stone Church by Judith Reidy

Three some from the 59 Commissioned Paintings

Church Spire by Judith Reidy

Coggeshall Clocktower by Judith Reidy 

Playa del Rey Sunset by Judith Reidy

Some People from the Commissioned Watercolors

Coffin Grandchildren
by Judith Reidy

I have got more to show you.....Now here are 4 more from the 59 commissioned.watercolors I did last month. Below I have a 4 more sample paintings followed by a slideshow.

Emily Drinking Tea in Cusco
 by Judith Reidy

Grace and Grandma
by Judith Reidy

Portrait of a Singer
by Judith Reidy 

Portrait of Her Brother
by Judith Reidy