OT - My new hobby ...

[DoriC]

I haven't seen your work for awhile but your talent really amazes me every time I see a new painting! Hope you're doing well.

[jwerley]

Very nice John....I continue to enjoy your art work!

Take care,

Janice

[JohnBFisher]

I allowed things to pile up, so this blog post has three paintings that I've done during the past three weeks in my Pen & Ink with Watercolor course. Think of these paintings more as sketches than as full blown paintings, since I spend less than three hours on each.

See: http://bit.ly/1fS9PVq

[JohnBFisher]

After several eventful weeks that have kept me too busy to do any painting, I decided to try to tackle something a bit more complicated than normal. Believe it or not, this bluebird painting is a Pen & Ink with watercolor painting. I hope you enjoy!

[jaye8898]

Love the crocus. Thank you for sharing!

[JohnBFisher]

Well, as promised, I completed a larger (11 x 14 inch) painting of the bluebird. Unfortunately, the brilliance of the colors do not really come through on this picture. My phone emphasizes blues more than warmer colors. Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

[JohnBFisher]

Another day, another painting. Today in my painting class we used another student's photograph (with his permission) to create a sunset picture with rays of light radiating out from the clouds that were farther in the foreground. This sunset (or sunrise) picture includes a lot of oranges and reds deep into the yellowish color. Plus, there are barrier islands an a deep turquoise sea in the foreground. I hope you enjoy!

[Starlette]

You do have a way with colors. The colors you use are very vibrant.
Thank you for sharing.

[JohnBFisher]

On this beautiful spring day, I decided to do a fun painting study. My sister-in-law sent me a very cute picture of her bunny in a pocket on a shower curtain along with a couple stuffed animals. As you can see, a study before a larger painting can be a great way to figure out just the right way to capture a subject. Hope you enjoy!

[ems]

Very cute! I bet this one was especially fun to do.

[OboeVet]

BRAVO! Well done. Amazing what a well oxygenated and rested brain can create. Don

[JohnBFisher]

And here's the completed painting of the bunny with his two friends. I hope you enjoy this painting. It was a lot of fun to do. I learned a great deal going through the two studies and then doing the final painting.

See: http://bit.ly/1m8DVfs

[sleepinow]

Wow this last one is amazing. It almost looks real

[JohnBFisher]

Well, today I passed another milestone in my painting "career". Isn't it an axiom that anyone that paints somehow feels compelled to paint a lighthouse? Yup. That's exactly what I did! As you can see, I decided on this beautiful day that the Hatteras Lighthouse on the NC Outerbanks would be an excellent subject. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

[HoseCrusher]

Ah... I can see much better now aided by the light from your lighthouse...

Excellent work!!!