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Small Painting Demo

July 2, 2019
Posted by Karen Hale
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My YouTube channel has over 100 painting demonstrations with more being added every week. They are meant to be a glimpse into my process but I have many people tell me they find them useful in their own painting adventures. Small format pieces are popular on my website, my Etsy store, and Artful Home so I create a lot of them. Below is the latest one called, “Blue On Blue” that I thought I’d share with you..

22 Mar

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Texture Technique

March 21, 2021
abstract art, abstract painting, acrylic painting, art demonstration, art for the home, colorful art, how to paint, painting techniques, watch an art demo

I don't like to waste paint so if I have some left over it usually goes on to a blank canvas to be dealt with at a later time. This week lots of bright...

08 Mar

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LIghts, Camera, Action

March 7, 2021
abstract art, acrylic painting, acrylic paintings, art demonstration, art photography, colorful painting, painting photo

Updating photos and doing very short videos has been my project the past couple of days. My store on Etsy.com encourages short (5-15 sec) videos for each listing. Since I have close to 300...

22 Feb

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Sunshine Yellow

February 21, 2021
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In keeping with my obsession with color lately here is one with lots of lovely yellow hues. When I was working on this it was a cold blustery day and yellow was an ideal...

08 Feb

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In Love With Color

February 6, 2021
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I have always been in love with color. Since I am in business and earn my keep creating and selling my paintings, I do have to be aware of trends in color and design...

10 Aug

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Flowers to Savannah

August 8, 2020
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It's always a welcome and gratifying thrill when I hear that one of my paintings has sold online. "Flower Patterns" sold the other day through the online gallery, Zatista. It's on its way to...

01 Jun

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Just Sold

May 31, 2020
impressionist style, interior design, landscape painting, painting in progress, painting techniques, watch an art demo

"Harmony and Peace" has just sold and is on it's way to Texas to a new happy home. This landscape piece was painted a year ago and little did I know at the time...

27 Apr

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Taking A Breath

April 26, 2020
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"Taking A Breath" is the name of the painting highlighted this week but I think it's a good mantra these days. Spring is my favorite time of year with everything coming back to life. ...

On The Edge of Blue, 30X40, price on request

13 Apr

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Time For Calm

April 7, 2020
abstract art, art demonstration, art for the home, coastal paintng, impressionist art, interior design, landscape painting, watch an art demo, water paintng

With all the disturbing news I felt a calm and serene image was in order. "On The Edge Of Blue" is a minimal painting with a cool tranquil palette. It was created before the...

10 Feb

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Using Stencils in Artwork

February 9, 2020
abstract art, abstract painting, acrylic painting, art demonstration, art for the home, colorful art, how to paint, living room art, watch an art demo

Layers, layers, and more layers, that's what my paintings are all about. Seeing how one covers the next and then revealing what's underneath is fascinating. I have recently been adding the use of stencils...

06 Jan

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Reinventing A Painting

January 5, 2020
abstract paintings, acrylic paintings, art demonstration, art showcase, artwork, interior design, living room art, paintings on sale, watch an art demo

Working all the time makes for a lot of stock. Some I like and some, after looking at them for awhile, are just ho-hum to my eye. Depending on how I see them, they...

02 Dec

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Art of Impressionism

November 15, 2019
acrylic paintings, art demonstration, art for the home, how to paint, interior design, landscape painting, pond painting, watch an art demo, water lilies

"Impressionism is only direct sensation. All great painters were less or more impressionists. It is mainly a question of instinct." Claude Monet Summary of Impressionism Impressionism can be considered the first distinctly modern movement in painting. ...

25 Nov

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Painting Small

November 15, 2019
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Just because you're canvas is small doesn't mean you skimp on the detail or overall effect. I do a lot of small 6x6 paintings for one of my online websites and at first struggled...

Martha says:

July 16, 2019 at 3:05 pm

Oh my, you make that look so easy…and it just isn’t! I wish I could listen to your brain think!
1. Karen Hale says:
  
  July 16, 2019 at 6:20 pm
  
  Thanks for stopping by, Martha. I appreciate your support.

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