Dancing Dolphins

This is my last custom painting for awhile since I'm back at school again.   I'm glad we could fit "K" in, because she was such a joy to paint with!   This painting suits her bright and happy personality so well!

  Here's the process:  Day 1

Today we started out with filling in the canvas with color.   "K" was so great at keeping her paint strokes horizontal across the canvas, which creates a beautiful sky!   Look at her smile while she paints!   Happiest kid ever!  Love it!

  Next we moved to white near the horizon line and blended it upward.

  So beautiful!Then we put in some pinks, just because it's pretty!

Next we worked on the water....Same technique of horizontal lines and blending... Then we used green to create the shadows of the waves and filled in the white spots.... Almost done for the day!  

Before we called it quits, "K" used a sponge to blot in the splashes.   Super fun!   But I missed the pics :)"K" then started out working on some clouds, and removed the tape for the dolphin as well!   Can't wait for our next meeting!   

Day 2:  Today we started out with blending some clouds into the sky....I got a high picture so I could see how those clouds were looking, and they looked good!

Next, I had "K" paint in the different values of dark, medium and light on the dolphin, and blend them together.  It's amazing how figuring out value creates form!Darks first...then mediums and light!  

Moving onto the baby!

Oh my goodness!   LOVELY!  Here "K" is adding some final blots of paint for the splash.

"K" you were SO fun to paint with!  I loved your happy spirit and how excited you were to create and learn!   This is the perfect painting for you!  Enjoy!

Brewers!

It was so fun to get to know this 3rd grade Brewers fan.  He is such a sweet boy, and was great company!  I'm loving the Brewer themed painting as well.

I knew he wanted the mitt, the emblem, and some bats in his image, so that was all sketched in and ready for him to paint.   We started with a solid background, protecting the other parts of the painting.

 Here "N" is enjoying the tape removal process.  Then we worked on the bats, and discussed how to use the brush to imitate a wood pattern.

Next up was the mitts, where we had the discovery that they form an M and a B.  New knowledge for both of us!  

I gave "N" the choice if he would like me to outline areas for him to fill in, and he took it, so while he outlined in yellow, I outlined in blue for him to fill in.

He then moved to the wheat and lettering on the emblem.

Filling in the baseball was so fun because he could really start to see the emblem coming together!  

 Session 2:  Today I had completed the blue outlines and gold ones for him to fill in.  It was a quick wrap up session.  

Working from top to bottom.We were chatting away, and I noticed his adorable painting stance and had to snap a picture!  So cute!

 Final details around the wheat!

 AND...Complete!

I had a blast with this guy!  Have a great school year "N", and I bet there is a perfect spot for your painting at home!