Tag: step by step painting
Posted on August 4, 2019
by Christine
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When I speak with adults who want to paint but cannot seem to start there always seems to be the same reason why….. “It won’t look good.” Fear is a roadblock. Fear is also a liar. Fear is an active gremlin who convinces people…
Category: art, Artwork, nature, sketchbook, watercolor sketchingTags: art, how to sketch, nature, sketch, sketchbook, springbrook prairie, step by step painting, watercolors
Posted on June 7, 2012
by Christine
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Painting # 1 “Lakeside Pier” Image taken at Centennial Park in Orland Park, IL. Spring 2011. Pier and House will be shifted to the left a bit (so not to be in the center) and we’ll add leaves to the trees in front. Painting…
Posted on November 11, 2010
by Christine
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Last month at the art fair, my hubby had the chance to take a picture of a great horned owl that was being displayed by a naturalist. How beautiful and majestic! Let’s have some fun by trying something new…. We are going to paint…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, nature, wildlifeTags: art, Christine Kane Art, ckane, free art lesson, free demonstration, great horned owl, great horned owl pastel, how to paint an owl, owl, owl pastel, raptor, step by step demonstration, step by step painting, velour paper
Posted on September 20, 2010
by Christine
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Do you remember my hike at Bullfrog Lake after an intense but brief storm? Well, one tree in particular caught my eye. It is a tree which possesses such character, that it stops you dead in your tracts. It catches you staring at it for several…
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, Landscape, nature, step by step painting, storm, weatherTags: after the storm painting, autumn storm pastel, autumn tree, autumum storm, bullfrog lake, chistine kane art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, dark sky and tree, how to paint a tree, how to paint a tree in pastel, how to paint an autumn tree, how to paint pastels, step by step demonstration, step by step painting, step by step pastel, storm painting, storm pastel
Posted on July 26, 2010
by Christine
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This post and painting is dedicated to my beloved friend and artist companion, Sharon, who was taken away too early in life today, 07-26-2010. She always encouraged me in my art adventures and was one of my best cheerleaders. Sharon also had incredible talent…
Category: art, Artwork, butterfly, nature, step by step paintingTags: be free, Christine Kane Art, ckane, how to paint a butterfly, question mark butterfly, set free, sharon, step by step butterfly, step by step painting, watercolor butterfly
Posted on May 29, 2010
by Christine
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Yesterday I visited Papoose Lake in Palos Park, IL., part of Cook County’s protected Forest Preserves. I fell in love with a scene just across the lake; a water spout and an elm tree. Can you just imagine all of the peoples past, that went…
Category: art, Artwork, Landscape, nature, step by step paintingTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, elm tree, elm tree pastel, how to paint a tree, papoose lake, step by step painting, step by step painting demonstration, step by step tree, summer tree, summer tree pastel, water spout, water spout pastel
Posted on May 16, 2010
by Christine
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One of my all-time favorite wildflower is the Woodland Phlox. In many photos you usually see this plant as a blue cluster, however the ones I see in the woods are purple not blue. Here is my reference photo: Isn’t it a beauty? OK…
Category: art, Artwork, nature, Nature Sketching, step by step paintingTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, how to paint phlox, how to paint wildflowers, spring wildflower, step by step painting, step by step watercolor, watercolor phlox painting, watercolor wildflower, woodland phlox
Posted on May 1, 2010
by Christine
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While hiking I found the greatest feather ever! From tip to tip it is 13 inches…wow that’s HUGE! So let’s make a watercolor painting so we can remember this feather forever… Here is the reference photo. I had to tape the feather down because…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, hawk, nature, Nature Sketching, step by step paintingTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, hawk feather, how to paint a feather, raptor feather, step by step painting, step by step watercolor feather, watercolor demonstration
Posted on April 18, 2010
by Christine
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This is going to be a step-by-step demonstration on how to do a watercolor sketch. Sketches are quicker and looser than paintings. It’s great to make a sketch when you just want to get the main idea down without a ton of detail. You…
Category: art, Artwork, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, step by step paintingTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, how to paint nature, how to paint spring, sisters, spring sketch, spring watercolor, step by step painting, step by step watercolor, watercolor sketch, watercolor trail
Posted on November 21, 2009
by Christine
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Oh BOY! Do you remember the other day when I had a tiny little chickadee visitor at my feeder? I love him so much that I want to try to capture his uplifting acrobatic personality right on watercolor paper! Here we go, let’s make a watercolor painting…
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, chickadee, nature, Nature Sketching, step by step painting, wildlifeTags: black-capped chickadee, chickadee watercolor painting, Christine Kane Art, ckane, how to paint a bird, how to paint a chickadee, step by step demonstration, step by step painting