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Everyone needs a space of their own to
draw out the energies of the muses. It does not matter if it is
a room of your own or just a desk in the kitchen, every woman needs
a private place to identify her inner self.. Here is where you keep
your clippings, pictures, letters, notes, art supplies, idea notebooks
and anything else that gives you personal motivation to create,
for creation is a direct link to your soul. In my lifetime I have
had private spaces in a basement next to a furnace in Wisconsin,
in an attic under the eaves in Colorado, a patio in California,
and a deck in Florida. It did not matter where, for once I was comfortable
in my corner with my motivators by my side I was immediately transported
to my creative self. Exhibitions/Workshops Stephanie
Hansen - Papier Mache
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Transparencies with Jane Tilton
No matter how you paint, transparencies are important. Children and beginning painters tend to separate their objects in a picture. In our real world it seems something is almost always in front of something. For this lesson we will try for a unique representation by making everything transparent. The secret is in the change of tonals everywhere something hides behind something else. For this lesson we will pretend that the whole visual world is SEE THROUGH. There are no solid objects in this lesson. Even if you only paint realistically you will find it is an ideal way to pull your painting together by doing a quick see through sketch. You will see if you have your table deep enough to hold your still life or if your horizon line is too close to the front of the canvas to hold that whole forest you are painting. For realism this technique works great but you must remember that my approach leans toward modern art. I do not care if it could happen in reality, just if it looks artistic. Note example of the orange over the pear and the orange on the shelf. It must be floating, as their is nothing for it to sit on. If I was going for realism that shelf would have to be much deeper into the picture rather then the dark bottom it now has. I concentrate on a feel rather than facts but I did start with receding planes based on perspective. Now, give it a try: Step 1: My first step was to think about an idea of what I wanted to express. In this case I was working on free flowing contours, dark and light overall patterns, and transparencies. Flipping through my files I decided to use this picture as inspiration:
This is a newspaper clipping from Nov. 1, 1984 from the Islander News. I lived on Anna Maria Island, Florida then and Sarasota Bay was always busy with sailboats. Yes, reality is the starting point. After studying the picture for a while it was put away and the drawing pad came out. This way you are able to express your personal impression without reality interfering, using contours only. Step#2 DRAW PAGES OF CONTOURS UNTIL YOU COME UP WITH A COMPOSITION WITHIN A FORMAT THAT PLEASES YOU. Be sure to have one object in front of another. (contours are just the outline of object, no details and does not have to be realistic, just artistic.
Step#3 Add some lines across the painting horizontally, keeping in mind the emotions of the atmosphere. Then shade down with different tonals alternating dark and lights as you proceed.
STEP # 4 Paint the picture in miniature, in tints and shades of a very limited color palette, concentrating on the dark and light distribution. Then paint the larger painting usinging different tints and shades of one or two colors. This method is also an excellent way to try out different color harmonies with pleasing results
For a much simpler experience try placing three jugs in an interesting arrangement and turn them into a transparency.
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