Are you dreaming about painting art?
You may want to start painting, but you don't know where to start or how to do it? What are the basic techniques of painting watercolor? How do we use oil paints?
Are you looking for artwork? Art by Carol May paintings of butterflies, hummingbirds, animals and landscapes bring beauty and peace to our homes. You will find both watercolor and oil paintings.
Artists paint what we see around us. God's gifts are everywhere for us to enjoy.
It's a pleasure painting and sharing them. There's lots to see on the painting pages.
Some people believe painting is a gift. But I believe we can all learn to paint.
Painting is
more of a discipline, than a gift from God. We can all create attractive
paintings using the basic principles of good art.
Click down the page to see the four basics of creating good art.
Painting takes practice, just like learning to play the piano. Practice painting the tutorials.
Then you can use the same methods to paint your own individual creations.
The garden has beautiful flowers, butterflies, hummingbirds and lots of great things we can paint.
Out in the garden, my camera is always ready to capture intriguing images for a new painting.
In addition to painting art, it's my pleasure to share some gardening tips.
Painting and gardening are two of my favorite things. In college my major was horticulture with a minor in art.
Yes, we can learn the basics in school, but we learn more by doing.
Experience is the real teacher for both gardening and painting.
Yes of course, anyone can grow a garden. It's a great idea to grow a garden!
There may be some reason we can't make it to the grocery store or the florist shop. We can always enjoy yummy vegetables and pretty flowers from our garden.
We can plant flowers to feed the butterflies.
The Butterfly Bushes are busy with butterflies all summer. Hummingbirds visit them, too.
Can we grow orchids in the house? You bet we can!
Phalaenopsis (also, called the moth orchid) are perfect house plants. Their delightful flowers last for many months.
Find all this and lots more about butterflies, hummers, flowers and gardening on the GARDEN tab.
Awe-inspiring paintings all use the four basic PAINTING PRINCIPLES: composition, values, creating a focal point and a good use of color.
It's a joy sharing knowledge with budding artists. Forty years of
experience has taught me what makes a good painting. You can learn how to paint good art.
Country Barns (above) has been privileged to win two Best of Show awards.
It was painted with the four basics that create good art.
The step-by-step PRACTICE PAINTING tutorials explain;
Each step is carefully detailed, so you can practice painting. Then you can use the same steps to paint your own favorite subjects.
Getting started with oil painting.
Waves are not hard, they are fun.
Paint a red rose or multicolored one.
Add a waterfall to your landscapes.
It's a joy sharing my painting secrets. Glean from the step-by-step explanations and practice doing your own paintings.
How to save the whites in watercolor paintings.
Paint three different flowers with watercolors.
What is glazing and how to do it step by step?
Steps for painting a hummingbird with watercolors.
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