GirlMeetsArt

Acrylic painting of a blue barn © Chris Raymond

Detail of an acrylic painting of a blue barn © Chris Raymond

Big juicy color. Who doesn’t love it? This particular palette is one of my favorites. I used it to paint a somewhat abstracted barn in a weekend workshop taught by Brenda Belfield at the Art League School in Alexandria, VA. Actual size is 36″ x 24″

Let’s dance the night electric.

Over the years as I have taken various art workshops, I have learned how to short-circuit my internal editor. You know, that peckish creature inside your head that shoots down any ideas you might have for a new piece of work.

My secret? (more…)