Art. Painting. Photography. Creativity. I stretch for more.
I walked through an art/craft store over the weekend, my mind whirling with desire. Ever since working with the iPhone app, ArtistaOil, my lust for painting intensifies.
I lovingly gazed upon the paints with the oh so wonderful names; Cerulean Blue, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna
Exotic. What does one do with these? Gum Arabic, Ox Gall Liquid. Oil Painting Medium I and II…is there a III, I wonder.
For now, I’ll be content to dip the virtual brush of iPhone’s ArtistaOil onto my photographs
All photos taken by Angeline M with iPhone 4s
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Gorgeous! Need to go change my phone!
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Thanks Madhu. It is a truly incredible phone camera with apps that are amazing.
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Thanks for the pingback Frizz!
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it’s a little step from photography to painting…
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hi Angeline,
you inspired me to blog today:
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Hi Frizz….I’m happy I’ve provided inspiration! That’s a wonderful compliment, thank you!
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I’m beginning to feel that! I’m going to take baby steps and see what I can do. Thanks for the encouragement.
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Hi, Angeline!
Beautiful pictures; thank you for sharing them. Though I consider myself not an artist in the traditional sense, I often spend hours walking up and down the aisles of Michaels’ Arts and Crafts store, just dreaming . . . Occasionally I’ll pick up a blank canvas and let it sit around for inspiration. 🙂
Nice to meet you!
Blessings,
Cara
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Hi Cara, definitely good to see you here. Thank you for your compliment. You know, I was going to title this post “If I Were an Artist”, but quickly deleted that, because all of us, as writers, photographers, sketchers, painters, are artists. I grew up thinking artists were people who painted on canvas, but came to realize how limited my view was….but I was young then. Another good idea you give me here…a blank canvas for inspiration! I actually had one in my hands when I was in Michael’s.
Thanks for your words,
Angeline
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Vry cool. I really like that 2nd one.
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Thanks! That’s my favorite too. That gate is on a house around the corner that fascinates me…more coming on that later.
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Go for it Angeline. You could start small, with no stress.
Michael’s has a lot of starter kits that are inexpensive. Buy a watercolor kit with basic colors, brushes and a pad and just splash paint around. Don’t aim for anything but just get the feel for the paint . Play with laying paint onto wet paper, paint onto dry. Lay out layers of wash on the paper and see how the colors blend.
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Thank you for this idea!!!!! This excites me….I will be at Michael’s this weekend! I also saw a sign in the store that they have classes…..dare I? You’ve inspired me. Maybe I can be another Grandma Moses.
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I’m finally catching up but will have to come back and comment later on other/ future posts. Thanks for your patience! 🙂
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No problem, e….I just appreciate your fly-by to say hi 🙂
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TY! 🙂
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Love those conversions! I love painting…I miss it. Maybe one day when life is less hectic for me I can return to it. I will have to find that program though I really love the look and how you’ve done them!
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Thanks Ninali. It is a great program to work with. Once your kids are just a little older you can all have painting sessions together 🙂
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Interesting program you are using here, Angeline. Especially on your first photo it works very nice. Getting into painting or drawing is a good adventure. It is my favourite sometime alternative to photography and most of the time I carry a small pocketable sketchbook with me.
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Thanks Joseph. This program, ArtistaOil, is amazing to me. I took an art class in charcoal very many years ago, and it was hard work for me. I got a couple of nice pieces out of the class, but I never continued. I may try that sketchbook idea to get started again.
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great images. I have to tell you, Michael’s for me is a dangerouse place to visit! When I see all these artist tools, I want to try it all!!!
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Thanks Laz. LOL! How did you know that was Michael’s? I wanted to buy it all!! But I got photo frames on sale instead!
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