OILS * PASTELS * FIGURATIVE * LANDSCAPES * NUDES * FLORALS



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Burpengary, Queensland, Australia
For as long as I can remember, I have always loved art... I often get asked 'what inspires me?' When I was growing up...we made our own fun. We didn't go on expensive holidays or theme parks, our holidays were spent camping or we would rent an old 'beach' house and play on the muddy tidal flats, pumping yabbies for fishing. As a family we would go for Sunday drives....we might go for a bush walk, search under logs for 'critters', picnic in the middle of 'no where', or go for a cool swim in a rock pool in the mountains. When I first started painting, I mainly painted the beautiful places that my husband and I tavelled to on our many camping journerys. Now that I have my 2 beautiful girls...I am sharing the beauty of the outdoors with them, and they now feature quite often in my artwork. I have been told by many people, that my artwork brings back childhood memories for them, and I hope that my artwork reminds you of a special memory too.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

'Playing in the Stockyard' - Painting Stages



Stage 1 - darks are painted using 'permanent mauve' and 'prussian blue'.  I commence painting a 'turpsy' underpainting.

Completed 'underpainting'...I leave this a couple of days to dry.

Stage 2 - I use a thicker, oilier, slow drying medium.  I commence the painting, starting with the backbround, forward.

nearly finished......

Finished painting.....
'Playing in the Stockyard' 
OIL on stretched canvas - 61 x 56cm
Posted by Amanda Russian at 1:17 PM
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4 comments:

  1. Candace X. MooreOctober 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM

    Outstanding post, Amanda. Really appreciate being able to observe how you problem-solve as you progress through the painting.

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  2. floresOctober 30, 2009 at 7:34 AM

    Precioso, un abrazo

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  3. UnknownNovember 4, 2009 at 10:46 AM

    I get blown away with your work Amanda.
    It's art at it's very best. SUPERB.

    ps. Hope you are well. Hugs.

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  4. Amanda RussianNovember 4, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    Thanks so much, Dors

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