Singer Sewing Fun

 

SINGER SEWING FUN

 

 

"Singer Sewing Fun"

22 x 27

Watercolor

 

This is a painting of my Mom's Singer Sewing Machine called

a Featherweight. She made a lot of my clothes growing up on

 this machine. I remember a prom dress she made for me.  It was a

pretty blue material with a sheer material over it.  She and my grandmother

taught me how to sew and follow a pattern.  I made a couple of

prom dresses for my daughter.

 

This painting was in a show in Breckenridge, Texas at the

Breckenridge Art Center.  I posted a picture of it on Facebook for

advertising purposes.  A former neighbor and friend saw it and

bought it.  Her mother also had this type of sewing machine.  The painting

reminded her of her mother sewing for her.  DeAnne also sews and

does quilting.  I am so glad "Singer Sewing Fun" has a wonderful new home and

is being enjoyed by DeAnne and her family.

 

 

PAINT, Professional Artists In North Texas is having several shows in the

area during May, 2014.

 

The Fort Worth Community Art Center

1300 Gendy St. across from the Amon Carter Museum

Fort Worth, Texas

 

Reception  is May 9, 2014, 6-9 pm

 

The Lancaster Theatre

Palace Arts Center

300 S. Main St.

Grapevine, Texas

 

Please visit and view the art by PAINT Artists!

 

COME BACK SOON!

 

 

Green and Gold Watercolor

 

 

GREEN & GOLD

 

 

"Green & Gold"

6x9

Watercolor

 

This painting was a result of a class project and similar to the previous post,

Leave of Gold.  Lots of yellows and gold colors splashed wet into wet on the entire

piece of paper in the beginning.  When dry, the yellow layer of leaves and stems were drawn.

Then a dark green wash covered the area behind the leaf shapes.  When dry another layer of

leaves were drawn and painted behind with an even darker green.  The light spots

were rubbed out when painting was totally dry.  Also the foreground was dampened  with a brush loaded with water. Using a paper towel I rubbed the paint off leaving a lighter green

 at the bottom of the painting.

 

 

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Comments are always welcome.

To see more of my paintings visit...

www.upstairsartgallery.com

www.canvasbycanvas.com

www.paintfineart.com

 http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/margie-whittington-297

 

 

 



 

"Leaves of Gold"

 

 

"Leaves of Gold"

9x12

Watercolor

by

Margie Whittington

 

A new painting I did as a demo in Tuesday Morning Watercolor Class

at the Fort Worth Woman's Club.

I used Daniel Smith quinacradome transparent colors of

gold, scarlet and sienna. This brand of paint is rich and lustrous in

color.  The under painting was a wet into wet wash of colors and splatters.

 I then drew the leaf and stems on the dried wash.  Using a dark

mixture of ultramarine blue, gold, scarlet and burnt sienna, I painted the negative

area behind the leaf shapes leaving the original wash color on the shapes.

A little separation and detailing and I was finished.

Please leave a comment and let me know your impression of this painting.

Thank you for viewing this post. Please come back soon to see more paintings.

 

www.upstairsartgallery.com

www.canvasbycanvas.com

www.paintfineart.com

 http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/margie-whittington-297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKETCHING WITH  PHIL

 

Phil, my husband, and I went sketching out doors last week.

We spent one evening at a park close by, Village Creek Park.

A perfect spring outing!

 

 

 

Phil's Sketch

 

 

Margie's Sketch

 

The following evening after Phil got home from work we went to 

Rose Hill Chapel, a rock chapel in a cemetery close by our home.

It was another beautiful spring evening and very quiet and peaceful.

 

 

Phil's Sketch

 

 

Margie's Sketch

 

Later in the week my friend Connie and I went out to sketch again.

While she was searching for her Father in law's resting place, I sketched

the Rose Hill Chapel again from another view.  I also drew a floral of

flowering Quince. It was a lovely spring afternoon..

 

 

 

 

Come back soon to see what quaint areas of our neighborhood we have

been sketching in.

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Bird's Nest

 

 

 

 

"Bird's Nest"

11x14

Watercolor

by

Margie Whittington

 

I entered this painting in the Fort Worth Community Art Center Biennial Art Show.

The opening or closing of the show was last Saturday on Gallery Night.

To my surprise it was sold.

 

I haven't blogged in a while but hope to share more of my art in my blog.

See you soon.