Representational paintings done by Canadian artist Tessa Stanley. Landscapes, portraits and more
EXCITING TIMES! I will be adding my art and beadwork to the fabulous art / craft selection found at the Fernie Arts Co-op. I have been doing layouts of paintings to see what will fit. I am also going to try setting up my tent at the Fernie Mountain Market in July as well as at the Whyte Avenue Art Walk in Edmonton, July 12th. I’ve been busy painting and beading in anticipation.
Spring and summer have been enjoyably busy so far, with gardening, painting and sewing. I am psyching up for a festival in August, where I get to put up my tent and sell my wares. Lots of family and friends are arriving soon for some much anticipated visiting and shenanigans. Time flys by!
I have been fairly busy preparing for an upcoming Beading / Baby Moccasin making workshop that I will be teaching – thank you to the Elk Valley Metis Association for providing funding for the workshop!
Prior to Christmas I also managed to create a few paintings, mostly from my fabulous trip to Haida Gwaii. One has already been sold. A new painting is on the easel, but it is LARGE, so may be some time before it is finished.
Spring and summer have always been a busy time & this year has been far busier than usual. With a move, landscaping, gardening, visitors and camping trips, very little time was dedicated to painting. Today – finally – I have put a nice dent in a painting I had started a couple of months ago. Here’s a step by step of the painting process so far.
The underpainting – using burnt Sienna to draw in
Into the colour now and getting a gradation in the sky
More colour and lots of stepping back to see if I am digging the drawing and if the values (light and darks) are correct. I already see some areas I need to adjust once the sky is dry, but overall things are going well.