Late-Winter Flowers Art

Art Demonstration Video - Mid-Winter Roses and Artist's Garden Flowers

Happy Creativity Everyone. My art, art prints and art gifts are available here, and for the art tutorials click here.

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Prints Decor & Apparel - Artist's Mid-Winter Garden

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Art Demonstration Progress

I'm pleased with how my current artwork in progress is progressing after two painting sessions. I have three tutorial videos being developed from the creation of this artwork.

With all these beauties somehow managing to bloom in my garden in mid-winter, I had to paint them. 

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Advice to new exhibiting artists

 Don't allow negative comments from a minority discourage you from exhibiting your artwork.

I received respect as an artist and similarly showed my exhibition viewers courtesy. I could count only a handful of funny, insensitive comments in decades of exhibiting art.
At one of my art exhibitions, I once got, "Nice hobby, dear."
I replied with, "This is my profession."  
Viewer response has to do with the presentation of our art, where we exhibit it, and our confidence in representing it. Fake confidence until you have it so that you don't accidentally invite negative comments.
I also got a, "I'll buy it, but you have to make it a better price first."
I  picked up a pen and put an additional zero on the price tag —which I then refused to remove when he wanted the artwork - because I'd not liked the way he had spoken to me.
Later, another exhibition viewer loved the artwork and didn't quibble at that new, better price. I reduced it for them to what I felt was fair, but not to its former lower price.
I never sold my work to anyone who spoke disrespectfully to me.

My Schmincke Extra Soft-Pastels

I painted this work using my Schmincke extra-soft pastels  The list below shows you my current sets Of course, I only used a few of these colours for the painting.  What I loved about these two sets is that they build on each other to establish a good collection of colours and tones without much repetition.  I find the Schmincke extra-soft pastels are a joy to use. 

Limited Edition set of 120 Half Stick Schmincke pastels. Colours included are:
- 007M Titanium Yellow
- 003O Permanent Yellow 2 Light
- 008M Vanadium Yellow Light
- 002H Permanent Yellow 1
- 008D Vanadium Yellow Light
- 009M Vanadium Yellow Deep
- 010H Orange Light
- 005O Orange Deep
- 005H Orange Deep
- 042H Permanent Red 1 Pale
- 042M Permanent Red 1 Pale
- 044O Permanent Red 3 Deep
- 040O Vermilion
- 041O Scarlet
- 044H Permanent Red 3 Deep
- 041H Scarlet
- 046D Carmine Red
- 043B Bordeaux
- 043D Bordeaux
- 049D Purple 1
- 047D Rose Madder
- 048H Quinacridone Violet
- 043O Bordeaux
- 046M Carmine Red
- 047O Rose Madder
- 049O Purple 1
- 050O Purple 2
- 056H Reddish Violet
- 052D Manganese Violet
- 057M Bluish Violet
- 063O Ultramarine Deep
- 600O Delft Blue
- 062H Ultramarine Light
- 600H Delft Blue
- 060D Ultramarine Blue Deep
- 062B Ultramarine Light
- 600B Delft Blue
- 061D Phthalo Blue Deep
- 067D Indigo Hue
- 069B Bluish Green Deep
- 069B Bluish Green Deep
- 069B Bluish Green Deep
- 069B Bluish Green Deep
- 690D Cerulean Blue
- 066M Prussian Blue
- 690O Cerulean Blue
- 065H Greenish Blue
- 650D Cobalt Turqoise
- 065B Greenish Blue
- 068H Bluish Green
- 065O Greenish Blue
- 071M Light Green
- 071B Light Green
- 070H Leaf Green Deep
- 072H Leaf Green Deep
- 077H May Green
- 075H Mossy Green 1
- 076M Mossy Green 2
- 077O May Green
- 075O Mossy Green 1
- 086O Olive Green 2
- 083M Bohemian Green
- 084O Chromium Oxide Green
- 080O Cold Green 1
- 094M Greenish Grey 2
- 082M Verona Green
- 075B Mossy Green 1
- 086D Olive Green 2
- 084B Chromium Oxide Green
- 083B Bohemian Green
- 073B Leaf Green 2
- 081D Cold Green Deep
- 074B Phthalo Green Deep
- 082B Verona Green
- 094D Greenish Grey 2
- 093D Greenish Grey 1
- 030B Greenish Umber
- 013D Ochre Light
- 028D Olive Ochre Light
- 093O Greenish Grey 1
- 030M Greenish Umber
- 028M Olive Ochre Light
- 029O Olive Ochre Deep
- 014M Gold Ochre
- 032O Brown Ochre
- 017O Orange Ochre
- 033O Burnt Green Earth
- 017H Orange Ochre
- 016D Flesh Ochre
- 021B Pozzuoli Earth
- 033B Burnt Green Earth
- 037D Sepia Brown
- 035B Burnt Umber
- 025B Dark Brown
- 022B English Red
- 023D Caput Mortuum Pale
- 024O Caput Mortuum Deep
- 023M Caput Mortuum Pale
- 022O English Red
- 019M Burnt Yellow Ochre
- 018O Burnt Sienna
- 098N Neutral Grey
- 035O Burnt Umber
- 036O Van Dyke Brown
- 037M Sepia Brown
- 098L Neutral Grey
- 001D White
- 091O Grey Blue 1
- 061O Phthalo Blue Deep
- 067O Indigo Hue
- 091H Grey Blue 1
- 090M Grey Violet
- 095M Cold Grey
- 092O Reddish Grey
- 098H Neutral Grey
- 092B Reddish Grey
- 090B Grey Violet
- 099D Black 
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Wooden box set of 60 assorted pastels. Colours include:
002 O - permanent yellow 1 lemon
003 D - permanent yellow 2 light
004 H - permanent yellow 3 deep
004 D - permanent yellow 3 deep
010 D - orange light
005 H - orange deep
005 D - orange deep
042 D - permanent red 1 pale
040 D - vermilion
041 D - scarlet
044 D - permanent red 3 deep
046 D - carmine red
044 B - permanent red 3 deep
045 D - madder lake
047 D - rose madder
013 O - ochre light
014 O - gold ochre
016 O - flesh ochre
035 O - burnt umber
023 O - Caput mortuum pale
021 O - Pozzuoli earth
032 H - brown ochre
033 D - burnt green earth
022 D - English red
036 D - Vandyke brown
036 B - Vandyke brown
024 B - Caput mortuum deep
045 B - madder lake
048 B - quinacridone violet
050 D - purple 2
091 D - grey blue 1
091 H - grey blue 1
091 M - grey blue 1
064 O - cobalt blue hue
062 O - ultramarine light
064 M - coballt blue hue
062 M - ultramarine light
064 H - cobalt blue hue
062 D - ultramarine light
063 D - ultramarine deep
063 B - ultramarine deep
061 B - phthalo blue deep
066 B - Prussian blue
066 D - Prussian blue
059 D - deep violet
077 M - may green
077 D - may green
077 B - may green
085 D - olive green 1
072 B - leaf green 1
070 B - leaf green deep
091 B - grey blue 1
097 D - serious black
098 K - neutral grey
098 N - neutral grey
098 O - neutral grey
001 D - white
893 D - gold
894 D - silver
910 H - white pearl

Free content that you may use. 
There are some great sites where you are able to obtain free domain images that you are allowed to use for your art. Pixabay (there are many others) is the free domain image source that I turned to for an image of a brush and a pen that I could combine in a photo editing program to create my Ryn Shell pen logo above. Photographs and photo editing skills are great aids for creative work. I'll strive to steer you from being dependent on them when creating art work. The human eye sees in a different may to a camera. 

Always check that they state that they are copyright free. Never assume they are.