Day 13 of 28: "Gerty"

Day 13 of 28: "Gerty" (pastel, 6x6 inches) bid or buy

Gerty is the star of my Zoom demo this morning for the Pastel Society of Central Florida. They wanted to see a sheep, so I found this lovely sunlit angle on this ewe's face in my "good sheep" image folder.

I'll be sending the full-length demo video to the PSCF, and maybe they'll put it on their website. If they share it anywhere I'll be sure to post a link! 

Meanwhile, enjoy this quick GIF of the main progress points of the painting. 

I actually got as far as the 5th image in the morning demo, but I wasn't satisfied with the overall darkness of the painting, nor the disproportionate variance in the shadow values on the sheep. So afterwards, I took a good look and decided it was mostly the background that was too dark. So I wiped it all out, used gesso to lighten parts, and re-primed in gold. It took some experimentation (and more tweaks on the face!) before I was satisfied.

28-in-28 for February - Painting #3

 

Day 3 of 28: "Hey, Ewe!" (pastel, 6x4 inches) sold

I'm really scrambling to get my month of paintings up and running! This was a leftover from a batch of underpaintings from way back... might have been a workshop, I can't even remember. But it was nicely waiting for me on a shelf, ready to pastel! 

Here's a short montage of some clips of the pasteling here!

I had fun with the wooliness on such a small scale. Lots of tiny Pointillistic dots and dabs!

Shaggy Sheep

 

 "Shaggy Sheep" (pastel, 8x8 inches)

Here's a quick video of the shaggy star of November's Paint-Along! Woah, what a poufy hairdo! Quite popular actually, this ewe has been featured in several paintings over the years... you can see them all on my Patreon page here!

Click here to bid or buy

Sunset #60

 

"Sunset #60" (pastel, 6x8 inches) $300 framed

Here's the other little sunset from my September Sunsets paint-along!

Enjoy a quick progress GIF here!

 

Sunset #59

 

"Sunset #59" (pastel, 8x8 inches) $375 framed

This is one of the miniature sunsets I painted during my September Sunsets paint-along.

Enjoy a quick progress video here!

Halloween Skull Paint-Along/Draw-Along

 

Meet Harry... a spooky, bald, fleshless model. We'll be drawing or painting Harry in a variety of poses on October 30 at 1pm CT via Zoom.
I'll start off with a quick diagram of basic skull proportions, then will proceed to draw Harry using a variety of drawing materials on a variety of papers. You can use the medium of your choice. It’s whatever you want to make of it. We'll have a spooky good time!
Register for the Halloween Skull Paint-Along/Draw-Along here!

Pink Flamingo

 

"Pink Flamingo" (pastel, 8x8 inches)

This elegant bird was the star of my July Paint-Along. For a $10 pledge, you can watch the full painting process with commentary on Patreon!

Click here to watch a short speed video of Pink Flamingo's process.

On auction for a limited time at Dailypaintworks.com!

"Busy Bee" Paint-Along, June 12

 

June 12, 1pm Central Time on Zoom - “Busy Bee" Paint-Along!

$20
Honey Bees love lazy summer days! Come and paint Bees with us on Saturday June 12 at 1pm CDT 🐝

Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing! I will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, and tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don't have what I use.

I will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. I've had some attendees enjoy use oil, acrylic, pastel pencil, and even watercolor with my paint-alongs. It’s whatever you want to make of it!

All registrants will receive a link to the video a few days later.

Register here! https://www.ritakirkman.com/workshop/27077/busy-bee-paint-along-online

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And in case you missed the last post, I need to tell you... an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

The Feedburner team announced that their email subscription service will be discontinued in July 2021. As a result, Blogger’s email subscription widget, also known as FollowByEmail, will be turned off. Specifically, the email subscription system will no longer work and subscribers to Google blogs will no longer receive email updates.

SO! If you're receiving this post via email, I thank you for your subscription, but you will no longer be getting these delivered to you from my Google Blog after next month. 

But don't despair! Here are two ways you can still get my (almost) Daily Paintings in your inbox!

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Thanks so much for liking my work and following my blog. Here's to many more years of following my Website or my Patreon, and to many more years of creating!

Easter Bunny (Warm Fuzzy #72)

 

Warm Fuzzy #72 - "Easter Bunny" (pastel, 8x6 inches) available unframed for a limited time

The star of my April Paint-Along! I had painted this bunny a few years ago (Bunnyboo) She was always one of my favorites, and I like how she came out this time too! Less dramatic, but somehow sweeter.

See some progress pics from the video on this public Patreon post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50089755

This was my best attended Paint-Along yet! Here's a compiled screen shot of all the participants who painted along (and showed off their results.)

And here's the few who sent theirs to me afterwards, for better clarity! What fun!

You too can paint-along to the full-length video of this bunny for a $10 pledge on my Patreon page here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/vos-episode-49-49960704

"Easter Bunny" Paint-Along! April 10

 

Join us Saturday April 10 at 1pm Central Daylight Time for this cute bunny Paint-Along! 🐰

Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing! I will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, and some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don't have what I use. I even supply a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don't have time to freehand your drawing. No drawing skills required!

I will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. I’ve had some attendees enjoy use oil, acrylic, pastel pencil, and even watercolor with my paint-alongs. It’s whatever you want to make of it!

All registrants will also receive the video link a few days later, so if you have to miss any of it, no worries!

Register here!

 

 Here are some of the Frog paintings from last month... Ribbit!

 

A “Frog Prince" Paint-Along, March 13

 

 A “Frog Prince" Paint-Along with Rita Kirkman
$20

Join us Saturday March 13 at 1pm CST for a fun frog Paint-Along! This St. Patrick’s Day, nothing says “Green” like a Tree Frog! (“Cute enough to kiss!”)

Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing! I will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info and tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don't have what I use.

Hope you can come!
Register Here

 

Here are some pics from last month's Beach date Paint-Along! 

A Valentine "Beach Date" Paint-Along! Feb 13

 

A Valentine "Beach Date" Paint-Along with Rita Kirkman

$20

Join us Saturday February 13 at 1pm CST for a “romantic day at the beach!” 

A popular subject from years back, I painted these lovey gulls several times, even once in oils. I thought they'd make a fun Valentine this year as we all like to get outside and enjoy nature!

Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing! I will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don't have what I use, and even a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don't have time to freehand your drawing.

More info and Register here!

 

Here are screen shots from last month's Happy Moo Year Cow Paint-Along, well-attended and enjoyed! 

 

"Happy Moo Year!" (Warm Fuzzy #58)

 

Warm Fuzzy #58 - "Happy Moo Year!" (pastel, 8x8 inches) bid or buy

This is the famous cow from my first Virtual Paint-Along of 2021. You might have seen the ads on social media:

A fun time was had by all! Here are just a few of the participants who painted along on Saturday.

 

For a $10 pledge on Patreon, you can have access to the Paint-Along video (and many other demo videos), along with reference photo and prep info, so you can try this cow yourself!

I'm working on ideas for February's Valentine Paint-Along, and will post info by the end of the month! Stay tuned!

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Happy Moo Year Cow Paint-Along!

 

Kick off your new year with a Happy Moo Year Cow Paint-Along!

$20

Join us Saturday January 16 to paint this cute white faced cow. I painted her way back in 2012 from another pic. She's mighty photogenic!

Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing! I will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, a materials list including alternative underpainting methods in case you don't have what I use, and even a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don't have time to freehand your drawing. Easy Peasy!

Register here! https://www.ritakirkman.com/event/147017/happy-moo-year-cow-paint-along