I have been working on a new mini series inspired by the “Masters” each artwork is painted on very good quality watercolour Paper and painted with Acrylics.
( all my artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity)
This artwork comes unframed.
1st master mini painting – Mona Lisa
I have had heaps of fun playing around with different quirky portraits so check out my latest …. My quirky Mona Lisa…
My quirky Mona Lisa ...
I have been playing around with blending Oil Sticks and Oil Pastels trying to use as many colours as I can to create some Portraits…
Meet ” Naranja”
Naranja - Oil Sticks
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I have always been fascinated with faces… and this year I have been having a blast doing an online course called Life Book with Willowing Arts.
I have so enjoyed learning about portraiture , this course has really given me the confidence to step out and really explore different ways to paint and draw faces, and now I am trying to use what I have learnt in how to create a face and start to create my own style incuding different textures with my mixed media!
If you have always wanted to do portraits then check out Tamara’s site ! here www.willowing.org
All these Portraits are Painted with acrylic paint, some backgrounds are painted some are I have created using different forms of stamping.
So here are a selection of the fun and fantastical faces I have created …
thinking…
I wonder…
half the story…
Pixie
Blueberry surprise
Looking Back…
Value = the Lightness or Darkness of a colour.
To Brighten a colour paint its complementary colour beside it.
Complementary Colour – Combining a shade, tint or tone of one colour and the colour opposite on the colour wheel.
When two tones far apart from each other on the value scale are selected for example dark brown and cream, and these tones are painted right beside each other, sharing a common edge, then that pair of tones are said to be in HIGH CONTRAST.
High- Contrast pairs of colours appear to come forward, while Low-Contrast pairs of colours appear to recede
In this photo below …
1) I have mixed a blue background, and painted the korus with Van Dyke Brown and Titan Buff.
2) When paint is dry I have made up the background colour and mixed this with a glazing liquid and painted over the Korus that I wanted to appear to recede into the background.
Contrast colours with values …
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Transform - By Donna Steel
Playing around some of my Artwork Images and my own photography came up with this Image – Transform
cheers Donna
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Donna’s Art Tip of the Week – Titanium Vs Zinc White ?
My Art Tip of the Week - Sunday 8th January 2012
Tip 1. Titanium Vs Zinc White ?
Make sure when mixing White to a colour you use the right one for what you are wanting!
Titanium White is more opaque and when added to a colour changes that colour giving it more of a Pastel Tone.
Zinc White is more Translucent and when added to a colour just slightly tones down that original colour rather than changing the overall tone of it.
See Below
Titanium Vs Zinc White!
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Below is some close up photos of the rocks and houses in original artwork above.
1020mm x 510mm
4 Sale
$4800.00
Taylors Mistake is one of my all time favourite places in Canterbury and love the lovely old iconic baches that are nestled into the side of the hill.
This artwork has been created using my own photography for inspiration and likeness, the beautiful Golden Mediums and Paints. This artwork comes with a Certificate of authenticity with the Artworks number and products used to create it.
For more information please contact Donna at donnasteel1@xtra.co.nz
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I believe that art is a great way for Children and Young people to express themselves!
I am really pleased to announce some EXCITING NEWS !!
Young Teen Art Classes at Papanui High 6-8pm Thursday nights 2012!!
Term 1 2012 Papanui High School
Art –The Next Step- Painting and Mixed Media for your Teens
Learning how to create your own works of Art while experimenting and playing with Acrylic Paints and Mediums.
This class will provide an opportunity to discover your own creativity by exploring some exciting and unique forms of acrylic paints and mediums. You will grow in confidence as you learn product knowledge and different techniques to create your own unique works of art!
This Class would be great for Teens that love art at school, that enjoy art but maybe bored and need some challenges, teens that would like to expand their knowledge and explore different forms of paints and mediums.
.1) Learn the differences between acrylic paints and mediums such as Paints, Gels, Pastes, Grounds and Additives
2) -Explore Colour: Modern vs Mineral pigments and experiment with colour mixing.
3) – Look at different forms of textures such as fibre glass, papers, ribbons, textures, pastes, gels, and additives .
4) – Experiment with different painting techniques such as painting, washes and impasto painting .
5) – Ideas and Composition – Working on how to come up with ideas and then how to translate them into your own unique works of art.
For more information of starting dates and prices etc… please contact Papanui High Schools, continuing education department!
http://intranet.papanui.school.nz/course/view.php?id=127
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Still a work in progress … but coming along really well … check it out 
A work in progress... just starting to add some colour ...
Just starting to add some colour to those hills and trees, bushes …
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