Faye's Paintings

2012-01-02T13:00:00.000-08:00

This is how "Hello Birdie" began. I drew from looking at a favorite photo, then put some block-out medium on certain areas to cover where I wanted to maintain the white of the paper. I also put down a few of the light values of the bird colors.

2012-01-02T12:58:00.000-08:00

Adding medium values............

2012-01-02T12:50:00.000-08:00

Just need to remove the block out, add medium and some darker values. Also do background washes that enhance the theme.

2012-01-02T12:41:00.000-08:00

The final painting

Shattered

2011-12-15T17:34:00.000-08:00

This painting was chosen for the "Artist Registry" annual show at the Gallery at Avalon Island in downtown Orlando. Opening reception this evening was great - lots of watercolors in the show, and a good crowd.

"Wild Planet" show in Sanford

2011-11-20T17:00:00.000-08:00

"Hurry Home" was done from a photo I took of Holmes as he rested his head on the bed like he did when watching for us to return when we were in Tamarac and left hime for a time.

"Ugly Ducklings Transforming" emerged from a "pour and cover with plastic" technique.

"Enchanted Forest" was done a while back and is a fantasy sort of image.

All three were accepted for the Sanford "Wild Planet" show at the Historic Sanford Welcome Center.

Art of Healing Show - Florida Hospital

2011-09-10T17:48:00.000-07:00

Florida Hospital in Altamonte Springs has a gallery called "The Art of Healing." This painting was selected for the current show which opened this week and runs through January 2012. This show's theme is "Falling in Love."

St. Andrews Chapel Painting

2011-06-01T13:48:00.000-07:00

Just finished this painting of St. Andrews Chapel in Sanford, Florida. I enjoy quilitng with the ladies there and attend special events as a long time follower of pastor, RC Sproul. The photo I worked from is from more than a year ago, so pond was full and trees smaller than now. The setting is the very best of "man made" and "God made" scenery working in harmony.

Bok Towers paintings

2011-05-17T12:49:00.000-07:00

Two new paintings begun on site on the Central Florida Watercolor's trip to Bok Towers in March, and finished in home studio.

Exceeding Solomon's Glory

2011-04-08T16:45:00.000-07:00

This was a fun painting to do. I wanted to again start with no plan in mind - just put some colors down and let them direct my thoughts. Love the "opera" shade with some oranges and the dark blues together. It reminded me that when I look at any vegitation it exceeds the glory of a high fashion designer. Love that organic flow.

2011-03-15T11:48:00.000-07:00

Here is a pretty low teck video of my show at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Altamonte Springs this month. Had a wonderful reception last Thursday.

2010-09-25T10:47:00.000-07:00

This painting is currently on display at the Gallery at Avalon Island in downtown Orlando. It is one of my favorites because it flows so freely and was execuited with my favorite method. I just put some colors down and let them flow and then played with edges till something developed. I call it
"Floral Dance." I really need to find catchier titles for my paintings. Let me know if you think of anything else for this one.

2010-07-01T09:36:00.000-07:00

This is a large 2' by 3' acrylic painting. Yes, don't tell my watercolor friends, but I've been dabbling in acrylics and canvas lately. It's called "Consider the Lilies," and is my reminder of God's constant care for us. When I get to fussing and worrying I hope to look upon the painting and be reminded of God's larger picture that I can't take in all at once as He does.

Pets

2010-05-01T08:40:00.000-07:00

As long as I'm doing pets, I better include our own

Sherlock Holmes. This one was done in watercolor a while back.

Pets

2010-05-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

2010-03-14T15:11:00.000-07:00

I had a photo from long ago that I used for this painting of the Split Rock Light House near Duluth in Northern Minnesota.

2010-03-14T15:05:00.000-07:00

I worked from a photo of Italy in Epcot, just around the corner from another favorite scene that I painted previously.

Mel Stabin workshop

2010-03-14T14:54:00.000-07:00

Here are a few new paintings begun at a four day workshop with Mel Stabin.
Some of the important points I learned/relearned:
Essence of Water color:
• Think lyrical – not literal
• Think transparent fusion of shapes – not opaque (for most of painting)
• Let it be, simplify, let brush and water do their work.

Wilting Away

2010-02-11T17:02:00.000-08:00

I did this painting after being inspired by a student in a painting class I was teaching recently. She was using an interesting combination of greens and violets and it seemed like a strange combination, but looked really interesting in an organic setting. I love making shapes appear to pop out or recede by using hard and soft edges to shade and glaze with watery layers of pigment.

Among the Leaves

2010-02-11T16:54:00.000-08:00

This is the painting that was selected for the RSVP show at the Maitland Art Center this month. It's one of those that started with abstract washes and the forms suggested flowers and bugs so that's what it became.

Little Ellie

2009-11-29T16:56:00.000-08:00

This is my recent favorite. I worked from a photo from years ago that I saw in Ellie's scrapbook while visiting. I photographed the photo and worked from that changing the background entirely as the original was all dark. Hope Ellie likes it!

2009-11-29T16:54:00.000-08:00

Here is one in strong contrast to the carefully drawn and painted flowers. This was a "just for fun" starting with no plan and see where it goes - any ideas for a title?

2009-11-29T16:47:00.000-08:00

Here are two new florals from recent efforts. Both were begun in a class I was giving at church (Willow Creek Church in Winter Springs, Florida). Both were started by drawing from actual flowers brought to class, unlike some previous ones begun with no planning and little or no drawing.

2009-11-09T13:34:00.000-08:00

Here are three paintings from the Joe Fettingus workshop I attended last week. We worked from photographs in a step by step format.

I was reminded of some important compositional cues like the strategic placement of repeating dark, medium and light values.

We worked very "wet in wet" most of the time and I was reminded of the aproximately 3 minute window of opportunity that once shut, requires one to let things dry before continuing.

University Club Show

2009-10-11T15:34:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's been a long time since I posted. Here are a couple of photos of the show at the University Club in Winter Park. I had 28 paintings in the show - all watercolors. It ran through the month of September.

2009-07-22T17:31:00.000-07:00

Here is a photo and close up shot of the bra I designed for "Braz for a Cauz." Florida Hospital is calling for artistically designed bras that will be acutioned and funds applied to underserved women getting access to annual mammograms. My design continues my garden theme from recent paintings, and has a sort of Victorian appeal.

2009-07-15T18:10:00.000-07:00

I am posting this larger because it's on a full size sheet of watercolor paper. I really enjoyed working large for a change (about 22"x 29"). I hadn't done a figure for some time so that was a nice change too. I liked working with the contrasts between the smooth white fabric and organic jumble of florals, but think the most successful part is the unfinished watercolor look in the background.

2009-07-15T17:59:00.000-07:00

Just for fun I've been cutting plastic grocery bags into strips and crocheting bags and rugs - here are a couple of samples.

2009-06-14T15:45:00.000-07:00

This is the finished painting that I was working on as the photo was taken at the Maitland Art Center. I started it with just some blobs of yellow and pink and then continued to add negative space lines and shapes.

2009-05-17T16:16:00.000-07:00

These are recent paintings that were begun at the Tom Jones workshop last month. They are currently a part of my exhibit on display at the Winter Park Hospital.

2009-04-13T16:28:00.000-07:00

This is the abstract floral that will be displayed at the Maitland Art Center for the "PARTICIPATION" event May 3-16th. I was delighted to be chosen as one of the 25 artists to be featured for this big annual fundraiser at MAC. It will be fun to do paintings in the park Saturday, the 16th, for patrons who buy my time at auction.

2009-03-15T12:02:00.000-07:00

This is "Garden of Eden" naturally named because of the snake form that emerges from among the leaf forms. It started out like several others in the "Garden" series with plastic over multi-colored washes.

2009-03-15T11:48:00.000-07:00

This is "Garden of Delights" the first in the "Garden" series, that was begun by using experimental techniques instead of a specific plan. For this painting I used plastic wrap over a multi-colored wash. When dry the plastic is removed and the painting sort of tells me what it wants to become. It's then my job as an artist to decide where to apply color in values of light and dark so that everyone else will be able to see what I see. This painting was recently selected for a National Museum of Women in the Arts show at the Gateway Center for the Arts.

2009-03-08T11:38:00.000-07:00

This is a painting of our dog, Holmes, or "Sherlock Holmes" formally. I was experimenting with a three color palate and was happy with how the dark burgundys looked for shadowy areas.

2009-03-07T12:49:00.000-08:00

This is a watercolor done from a photo of the Iowa farm taken in June - loved the shadows!

2009-03-07T12:42:00.000-08:00

This is a watercolor done last year worked from a photo I took while visiting at the farm in Iowa in January. I had a great time sledding with Paige and Gwen. That Spring there were massive floods in the area around Cedar Rapids and Vinton, but the farm was high an dry.

2009-03-07T12:34:00.000-08:00

This is a watercolor done from a photo of a Double Hybiscus that I took while it was growing in my patio. I also had some tiles made from this image and was very happy with the colors.

Floral

2009-03-07T12:27:00.000-08:00

This is a recent watercolor worked from a photo taken of the cactus that bloomed next to the house. It only blooms at night, but the blooms are large and beautiful for one night and then die within a day or two.