WIP (work in progress) of Jocy in a straw hat

I re started this photo 5X in the last ten days...

It is finally coming together, but I still have a long way to go.  I need to look at it on the PC so I can "see" some of my mistakes.  Thought I would share these photos with you.

Bristol Vellum
Prismacolor Premier pencils
Faber Castell Polychromos
Icarus board

First I built up layers using colored pencil:

Decided to start the eyes because she was looking like a burn victim:

 Tried to get a feel for what the sunlight through the hat will look like:

Started using the heat from the Icarus board to model the face:

Lets see what lips will do...

Used Colourfix primer and a piece of screen to make hatch marks for the straw hat:

Blocked in the main colors for the hat...This is where I am right now :) It is only about half done, but will probably need to wait till after Thanksgiving now :( I am really terrified to start the teeth!

Lisa Voight of Shea Studio 

                             with Donna Godlove of  

                         Mountain Heather studio 

                                       is pleased to announce

Social Splash!

Painting parties are a growing phenomenon across the U.S!  What a great way to take a social gathering and push it to a whole new level!  Here is how it works:

1. You and a group of friends decide on a date and contact us to see if it is available  ~717-816-3038
2. Choose one of Shea Studio’s demo paintings (Shea Studio will email you choices and you and your friends can vote! )
3. Bring your own beverages and snacks
4. Show up and enjoy!

 ~~Casual, low key, no pressure! Just chat and color!

Step by Step, instructor led painting!  EVERYONE leaves with an original one-of-a kind masterpiece that they can be proud of and hang in their home!

I am so excited to be offering this.  Here are just some of the party ideas we have:

Youth Group

Girls Night Out

Double Date Night (minimum 2 couples)

End of the Season Sports Parties

Kids Birthday Parties

Reunions

Summer Picnics

Church Groups

Field Trips

Home school Co-ops

Family Game  Paint Night J

The list is endless! 

~Want to make new friends? Come to one of our “open house” parties!

~Want something to do while the guys are watching the Superbowl? Have your own party with your own friends!

~Coaches, Want to give your Team a special treat at the end of the season?

~Do you have relatives coming from out of town and want to have a creative and memorable evening together?

~How about a Christmas cookie exchange? Leave with a painting and a variety of cookies!

Shea Studio will even come to you! Do you have Tables, chairs and snacks?  We will supply EVERYTHING needed to paint!

    Costs are per person and cover everything needed to paint:

               canvas, paints, palettes, brushes, etc

     Available in watercolor or acrylic

     Minimum 4 guests

     Can accommodate 12-14 “Splashers” at Shea Studio

     Social Splash parties last approx 2-3 hrs

     $25.00/person, discount for ten or more guests

     Must be 21 to bring/consume alcoholic beverages      

Introducing SOCIAL SPLASH!!!

Hi Everyone! I wanted to introduce you to Shea Studio's latest :)

Shea Studio presents SOCIAL SPLASH!
Holding a painting party is a new concept that is cropping up all over the country and I wanted to be able to bring this here to you!
Please see the link below for more complete details on my website and stay tuned for more information..like.....Who is the local artist that may be participating with Shea Studio? And, How much does something like this cost? (not as much as you think ;))
Social Splash Parties

Classes start after Easter

Classes at Shea Studio...
Hi Everyone! Thanks for all who contacted me about the classes! I am really excited about all the positive feedback I have received this past week!
I will be opening registration to the public this week by putting adds in a couple local newspapers.  I still have room in both classes and YES adults can take the after school class if they would rather :)

Shea Studio

Warfordsburg, PA

presents

Spring Oil Classes 

(water-miscible)

with  

co-instructor
Donna Whitford Housel, of Bear Paw Art Studio in Bedford, PA

Fridays

April 5, 2013 -  May 24, 2013

1:30-3:30 and 4:00-5:00

adults, homeschoolers and children ages 12+

for more information...

717-816-3038

www.LSVoight.com

www.bearpawartstudio.com/

We will be learning composition, color, paint and brush choice and care, wet on wet, glazing, and impasto.  We hope to complete at least two paintings.  We will also discuss many techniques and ways to approach a variety of subject matter.  There will be instruction and then ample time for one on one help.

Materials available to buy or rent.

Remodeled Art Studio and Art workshop

Hi Again!
I recently remodeled my art studio and our basement workshop to hold art classes in.  Please enjoy the pictures!

New work

Wow! It has been over a year since I have posted here! Well, Life kinda happened, and I set my art more or less aside.  I did accomplish a few things though and I would like to show you the latest oil I have completed and the steps it took to get there :)

I took a class at Howards Art and Frame in Hagerstown, MD to get back into oil painting.  It had been over a year since I had done anything with oils and I felt I needed a refresher before I started teaching again this Spring.

Nicole Troup was the instructor  /http://www.nicolesoilportraits.com/

She provided us with a photo and encouraged us to change as much as we wanted to.  I kept the general idea of a windmill, although I had never seen this type of windmill before.  I changed the doorway to a circular staircase and added flower pots, vines and boulders to the painting.  I changed the look of the water and mountains in the distance and the grass in the foreground.  I also changed the style of window set among the added vines.

The following pics will give you an idea of how the painting took shape.  Needless to say, I fell in love with the new set of palette knives that I bought :)

Original Photo:


 

Drawing with some changes made:



Toned canvas then blocked in main colors:

Hmmm...better soften the colors...

Time to take a black and white pic and check my values...
 

I Needed more dark values, but I was hoping the vines would take care of that.

okay, too much dark. Vines are way to heavy, Thankyou Nicole for pointing that out :)

I added back in the building color to spread out the vines.
I had to wait till it dried to add the flowers back on the new vines, but I think now it is finally done.

 Thanks for looking :)