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Flowers + Summer = Sunflowers! What's more appropr

Flowers + Summer = Sunflowers! What's more appropriate for this heat? Well, the beach or a pool! But when not possible, sunflowers will do 😃. I love the structure of buildings but I also love the flow of flowers. Today, back to petals!
It took me a while to choose the song to go with this #reel, I was between Sunflower by Harry Styles and this one by Gloria Stefan. My 19 year old daughter told me that the one by Harry Styles was too old 🤣
#sunflower #summer #dailypainting #dailypainter #flowers #paintingofflowers #bunchofflowers #hydrangea #gloriaestefan #harrystyles #6x6happyhabit #acrylicpainting #ncartist #venezuelanartist

When you have just 5 minutes for painting, do an u

When you have just 5 minutes for painting, do an underpainting, tone a canvas, cover a surface with paint! Super easy, satisfying and rewarding! And you can ✅, done for today!
The surface I'm using is a Da'vinci ultra-smooth gesso panel from @jerrysartarama , cradled, 2" thickness. I first covered the sides with blue tape.
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Cuando tienes sólo 5 minutos para pintar, cubre un lienzo o un panel con pintura. ¡Súper fácil, satisfactorio y gratificante! Y puedes ✅ ¡Listo...por hoy!
La superficie que usé es un panel de madera (2 pulgadas de grosor), con cubierta lisa de yeso. Primero cubrí los lados con teipe (cinta adhesiva) de pintor.
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#thehappyhabit #6x6happyhabit #habitodepintaradiario #elhabitofeliz #underpainting #pintacasiadiario #dailypainting #dailypainter #casitodoslosdias #bilingual

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Close up! (It has changed!) AFHS Nov. 8 - 7:09am,

Close up! (It has changed!)
AFHS Nov. 8 - 7:09am, 8x8", acrylics on panel.
#dailypaintingexhibition #downtownapex #halleculturalartscenter #highschool #apexfriendshiphighschool #6x6happyhabit #dailypainting #contemporarypainting #ncartist #venezuelanartist

Another one finished for the 8x8 Daily Painting Ex

Another one finished for the 8x8 Daily Painting Exhibition @thehalleapex , opening September 9 (6-8pm). This one is a view of Apex Friendship High from inside my car waiting for the carpool lane to move, and very early in the morning during winter (so, very dark outside). As you see my brick orange, the color I'm exploring for this show, becomes almost burgundy, an "orangy" burgundy.
#dailypaintingexhibition #dailypainting #artshow #8x8show #downtownapex #17artists #highschool #apexfriendshiphighschool #cityscape #architecturalpainting #buildings #brick #contemporarypainting #perspective #rulers

Today's stage! Guess what! I recorded the whole se

Today's stage! Guess what! I recorded the whole session thinking that it was a time lapse. Well, nope! Forgot to click "time lapse". So I have almost 2 hours of a very slow video 😵‍💫. Can I speed it up???
Getting closer...might work more on the bus, maybe unwork it a bit 😂
Bye!
AFHS Nov. 8, 7:09 am, 8x8", acrylics on panel.

First stage of this painting! Probably 2 or 3 more

First stage of this painting! Probably 2 or 3 more before it's done ✅
I've been learning a lot with these 8x8" architectural paintings. Now I know:
1- I can't finish them in one go
2- I need to slow down (a bit😉)
3- I need to make sure #perspective is correct, or correct enough that's believable. If not I'll feel something is off...and will make me crazy.
4- The color of the sky is tricky if I want to match the color of the #sky on the reference photo; and with #acrylics if there is a blue that goes smoothly from light to dark...good luck! But it is possible! Although I also love a solid blue.
5- Who said using a ruler for straight lines is not allowed in painting? (I have many now, including a 📐 and a "T" ruler). And I also learned from @c.sanmillan that a big spatula gives you a fast straight line. (Thanks Carlos!)
6- I have not figured out yet how to keep rulers' edges clean from dry acrylic paint... I know, I know...cleaning them the second after I use them... but stopping in the middle of painting to clean a ruler.... 🤔 Nope!😂.
Ok. That's all for today!
By the way... Answering my previous post, what I edited off this painting was my rearview mirror (showing the carpool lane behind me!)

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