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oil painting on canvas, 11x14 Another unexpected surprise about animal painting was my encounter with Wendy Brayton, a local well-famous painter from Petaluma, this summer, 2021. Coincidentally, she happened to be an alumni of AAU who was several years earlier than me. At first, I found her on Instagram. Her outdoor plein air paintings, themes and colors are colorful and bright, full of vitality and personal charm, which deeply attracted my attention.   After learning that she was teaching, I took the initiative to study painting in her studio, hoping to be inspired by the use of colors. She is very generous and kind to share with me all her personal experience in artistic creation without reservation.   This pair of cows is the first painting I completed in her studio. We start with a preliminary discussion on the composition, and then we gradually introduce the analysis of the cow's body structure ( anatomy) , as well as the use of brushstrokes, and finally the presentation ...

  Wildlife and animal painting 01   Oil painting on 12x24" canvas Some painters have devoted their whole lives to “ Wildlife and animal painting ” , forming unique subject matters in the field of art world, and gradually attracted people’s attention and collection.   Humans and animals are closely related. How to coexist harmoniously on this earth has become a topic of concern to some painters, especially the protected animals such as elephants, rhinos, giraffes, elks, wild geese... etc., through the painter’s  creation, captures the appearance of animals in the nature, the moments of eloquence, and shows the beauty of all beings living together on an equal footing.   The following is a list of several world-class painters, it is very worthwhile for us to spend some time to appreciate their works. Carl Ruingus, Robert Bateman, Greg Beecham. David Shepard, Michael Workman, Andrew Wyeth, David Galchutt, Luke Frazier, William Stout…etc.   This summer...

Urban Landscape painting 04   If you make portrait cooking, the following items are the ingredients and steps. Only by continuous practical exercises, practice makes perfect, can you make a real delicious dish   A 15-week step-by-step learning of urban landscape painting, now in retrospect, I really learned a lot of skills and knowledge. I want to record them, not only for myself to try and practice repeatedly, but also for friends who are interested in for reference.    Module 1: Introduction to Urban Landscape Painting Module 2: Values and Value Planes Module 3: Designing Value Patterns Module 4: Light Module 5: Atmospheric Perspective Module 6: Linear Perspective Module 7: Brush Stroke Techniques, Paint Quality, and Critiques Module 8: Color Module 9: Composition, General Principles Module 10: Composition and Central Idea Module 11: Clouds and Sky Module 12: Trees Module 13: Painting in Unusual Conditions Module 14: Painting the Ordinary and the Extraordinary Modu...