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oil painting..."3 poppies"

{ 3 Poppies - oil on cradle board }

one of my newest oil paintings

i cannot say enough about the sheer joy that oil paint gives me!

the texture, oh man the TEXTURE!

love all the colors...smushed and blended!!!!

just channeling my inner Van Gogh and it makes me happy!

and now i wait 4 months for paint to dry, lol!

First paintings of 2015...

quite possibly falling in love.

i have been playing with oil paints the last couple days and although i find them incredibly messy & take an eternity to dry, I LOVE THE RESULTS.

i have been experimenting with textures, blending the R&F Pigment sticks with the traditional tube paints and i am thrilled with the results!

i am going to spend more time also developing my passion for abstract (nourishing if you will). i love abstract art, i find it fascinating and complex.

it feeds my souls quest for layer, texture and color...it feels raw, emotional and pure.

i have just ordered VanGogh oils for the STUDIO (mostly for myself, lol!)

my goal over the next several months is the discover, experiment and create

i want to work big & small, collage, develop several series and find the path i love most.

and as always i promise to share

what i learn with you

NEW "Workshop in a BOX"...

introducing my new online

workshop series...

this online series includes the complete video workshop and the tools/supplies needed to create it.

the first release in this series is my new

"Field of Vision" workshop

so many of you wanted to know more about using and creating with the R+F Pigment sticks that i wanted to bring you a workshop that not only provided you with the instruction you needed to begin creating the textural depth of using oil paints, but also the supplies needed at an incredible Workshop in a Box discount delivered right to your doorstep!

i chose to paint on a large 30x24" cradle board but you can choose to paint on a stretched canvas, wood panel or works on several pieces at the sam time to create your own small collection of works from these techniques.

here's a bit more about what you will learn in this first workshop...

http://www.donnadowney.com/online-workshops/workshop-in-a-box.html

register for the complete "Field of Vision" Workshop in a Box online course and receive

your painting supplies, video workshop and Workshop in a Box discount

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$175.00

OR

already have the supplies, simply register for the video course without the kit

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for only $25

watch the workshop trailer

feel free to ask any questions about this or any workshop i teach by posting in the comments or emailing me personally at [email protected]

R+F Pigment Sticks

in theory i loved the idea of oil paint pigments in a stick. i had seen other artists use them and had fallen in love with the layers of texture and the depth of color...

but i hadn't actually used them myself, until yesterday.

i cant believe i am about to say this, but i think i might have loved them more than acrylics!

WHAT??!!

i know, right!

Bill and i went to the Neue Pinakothek Museum while we were in Munich this weekend. I LOVE Van Gogh and the fact that the museum is home to 3 of his original works was all i needed to make a B-line right to it before the workshops began on friday.

after being right up next to his artwork, absorbing each detail and stroke of the oil paint, i had to try it myself...so i took out my R+F Paint Sticks and went to work on this 16x16" canvas

like i said, i am in love!