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Bhavani: I am a contemporary artist who loves to use bright bold colors and expressive brushstrokes to give a unique spin on a variety of subjects. The brush is mightier than the pen :). While every painting tells a story, there is a story behind every painting as well. Through this blog, I hope to share these stories with you and give you an inside look at my creative process of creating a painting from inception to design to the finished work. Happy Reading!

Portrait Painting Tip #2 Break it down into 3 distinct values

A 9-step value scale divided into 3 value families The key to designing a good painting is to break it down into 3 value families -lig...
The plein air adventures of Ruby Redfern

The following is an excerpt from Ruby Redfern's personal diary July 2019 Day 1 I breathe in the warm ocean air. Jetlag, delayed flights...
Classical realism vs the rest of the world

Painting by Nelson Shanks After my training (about a year in a classical atelier), I came out believing that classical realism is supr...
Your subject is lying to you... it happens more often than you think.

Have you ever been in a situation where you are painting with cadmium red out of the tube but it still doesn't look red enough on the c...
In a world where you can be ANYTHING, Be KIND

@bhavanikrishnanart I ripped-off a T-shirt quote for my title. I saw my yoga teacher wearing it and it made me think for a long time....
100 heads 15-16

Just bought a brush pen yesterday and I am loving the feeling of it. Here's 14-15. Manet copy with brush pen Sktchy ref with...
100 heads #81-90

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Portrait Painting Tip #3: The fall of light

James Gurney has an excellent article on the color zones of the face with examples and I will refer you to it http://gurneyjourney.blogspo...
100 heads #95-98

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