Winter Whites - A few more of my favorites

There is  nothing like a blanket of winter snow to turn a beach town into a beautiful gray-scale color scene.  Here are a few images of my home and town covered in white.

 

The first snowfall of the season was beautiful and completely changed the look of our town.  It was also rare enough to leave us wanting more.

Student Spotlight - Women Who Art

This weeks spotlight shines ever so brightly on the very talented, Cindy McWater's and her Winter Snow Scene Portrait.  Cindy began painting this sweet image of her daughter and grandson last February.  She worked on the painting throughout our cold, wet winter.  Set it aside during the heat of summer.  Started painting her portrait again this fall and finished it just in time for the arrival of grand-baby number two, who is due this week.

A Snowy Day

Cindy began her painting with a graphed out sketch of the winter scene and a palette of green, gold and red acrylic paint.  A field of Evergreen trees arose from the background with dashes of color from her complimentary color palette.

White paint was quickly layered in various directions to add motion and texture to the snow.

Her daughter and grandson gave a burst of color and life to the quiet field of white.  While a layer of white, red, green and blue paint add a delightful quality of movement and light to the trees and shadows.

Once the basic shapes and color values were created, Cindy continued to use her basic palette to develop the work with layers of paint.

Painting in Process:

The work in process as the images, shown in chronological order, speak for themselves.

Cindy holding her daughter and grandson's finished heirloom painting.  A true work of love that will be treasured forever.  We can't wait to see what develops with grand-baby number two!

A Cool Image for a Hot Day...

My husband, daughter and I were suppose to head a few hours south for a college tour today but decided to reschedule due to the high, and probably very uncomfortable heat index.  So, instead of hitting the road early, I hit the paints and finally finished a commissioned portrait painting.  Which is, ironically, the perfect painting for a hot day like today.

The original photograph
and
the painting in process:

The beginning ~

The middle ~ 

The end.

The original photo and the finished piece side x side.
I am used to painting water in its liquid form ~ this was my first attempt at painting a snow-filled  winter scene.  I hope the recipient loves it!

In case these images have you craving something cool and refreshing:

 Here's a Fountain-Style Vanilla Malt Shake recipe that you might want to try.
Find the recipe here

The vanilla shake reminded me of the snow covered hills :)
Cheers.