I’ve been bowled over by the warm welcome here at #Mastodon. Thanks so much! :) As an #artist who’s struggled with the algorithmic commodification of #socialmedia, it’s been heartening to find a place that (thus far) is more like Ye Internet of Old. As to #art : Here’s a recent #watercolor#painting of a great blue heron entitled, “A Tempered Blue as of Sky and Water Commingled.” #birding#birdart#portfolioday
Hello #PortfolioDay! I’m a #watercolor artist from Alberta, Canada. I like to paint landscapes, flowers, animals. Anything from the natural world. My BFA was in printmaking, but I mainly draw and paint now, when I’m not writing. Past projects have included a World of Warcraft webcomic for five years fromdraenor.ca and lots of fantasy character portraits. #art#MastoArt#painting
Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker Hokusai died #OTD in 1849.
The Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji are noteworthy not only for their beauty and technical prowess but also for the cultural significance of Mount Fuji in Japan. Hokusai's innovative use of the then-new Prussian blue pigment helped to popularize his prints during his lifetime and influenced not only Japanese art but also Western artists like Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet.
Gentileschi is considered among the most accomplished seventeenth-century artists, initially working in the style of Caravaggio. She was producing professional work by the age of 15. via @wikipedia
With love from me to you - Inspired by a heart-shaped sunflower I spotted in a sunflower field, I painted this small floral still life using watercolors in bright tones of yellow, orange, red, green, teal, blue, pink and purple.
Did you know that a movie accidentally used a #painting thought to be lost?
#Art historian Gergely Barki was watching "Stuart Little" when he saw it.
He had only seen a black-and-white photo before but knew at once that the art in one scene was "Sleeping Lady with Black Vase" by #Hungarian Róbert Berény.
I feel like all that time I’ve been practicing shading is starting to pay off.
Sitting atop a fractal surface of black holes, Tribert tries to make Adenine, one of the molecules in DNA, but he didn’t get it quite right, probably because he got distracted by the cats. Maybe next time, Tribert.
Tribert Tries to Make Life
Doodle No. 140
8” square
Ink, highly lightfast (fade resistant) watercolor pencils and paint, and mica paint on Arches 300 GSM 100% cotton paper
I'm new to microblogging, but I'm going to try it out and see if it sticks. I have a lot of hobbies and figure I might be able to find something to say about them now and again.
I might post about crocheting, knitting, drawing, programming, or any other creative endeavor I happen to pick up.
I recently did some plein air sketching at Tucson Botanical Gardens & this cactus menorah was my favorite holiday decoration I saw there! I loved their use of yellow & red grafted cacti for the candle flames!