Painting for Fun and Profit, Becoming An Artist

Day 28 - only one more to go!

2012-02-28T18:23:00.000-08:00

Day 27 of 29 Faces in February: There was an old woman . . .

2012-02-27T20:58:00.002-08:00

MARCH 2012 Classes Fine Art Acrylic Painting at Michaels GLENDALE, CA

2012-02-27T07:16:00.000-08:00

Day 26 of 29 Faces in February: Becka

2012-02-26T09:37:00.002-08:00

Day 25 of 29 Faces in February: Pink, in Gouache

2012-02-24T16:58:00.000-08:00

ACRYLIC PAINTING Classes at Michaels in West Covina, CA

2012-02-24T08:15:00.001-08:00

PENNY STEWART, Qualified Grumbacher Instructor, teaching Fine Arts Classes at the NEW Michael's Arts and Crafts, in WEST Covina, CA. Located on Lakes Ave at Vincent, Off the 10 Freeway.

NEXT FREE DEMO and Open House at Michaels: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

Try out acrylic paints and brushes. Then join a class! CLASSES FOR BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE PAINTERS - ALL AGES

http://www.craftylady.com

Plan on attending as many classes as you can to learn New Techniques!
And practice, practice, practice!

Workshops/Art Classes Fees: $25 for each 2-hour session. Grumbacher offers a variety of opportunities for learning, from FREE demonstrations to low-cost workshops. Demonstrations allow you to test-drive the products and ask questions. Workshops provide a relaxed atmosphere to learn new abilities or refine old techniques. Grumbacher artists' classes are open to all levels of students - from beginners to advanced. Classes taught by: Penny Stewart, Class Instructor for Grumbacher Fine Art Program at Michael's, Call Penny at C 951 763 2068, H 626 345 1753 or email
pennythepinkgypsy@yahoo.com

Day 24 of 29 Faces in February

2012-02-23T10:37:00.000-08:00

Watercolor Painting

Day 23 of 29 Faces in February

2012-02-23T10:35:00.001-08:00

Day 22 of 29 Faces: Red, done with Crayola Crayons

2012-02-22T07:58:00.000-08:00

Day 21 of 29 Faces: Side View, Facing the other way.

2012-02-21T13:50:00.001-08:00

Day 20 of 29 faces: Side View: Woman. Sharpie Pens and Watercolor Brush Pens

2012-02-20T15:19:00.000-08:00

Day 19 of 29 faces: Mr Bones, Learning the bare bones. Graphite.

2012-02-19T20:08:00.001-08:00

Day 18 of 29 faces: Graphite Sketch - Kid with hat

2012-02-19T18:00:00.000-08:00

Day 17 of 29 faces: Graphite Sketch - B

2012-02-17T09:40:00.000-08:00

Day 16 of 29 faces: Graphite Sketch - Q

2012-02-16T08:23:00.000-08:00

Day 15 of 29 faces: Graphite Sketch - Male Portrait

2012-02-14T15:58:00.000-08:00

Day 14 of 29 faces: Watercolor 2 Brush Pens

2012-02-13T20:33:00.000-08:00

This is fun! Now I want more colors. Lots more colors.

Day 13 of 29 faces: Watercolor Brush Pens

2012-02-13T12:38:00.000-08:00

My first attempt at using Bienfang Watercolor Brush Pens. Good thing there were only 8 colors in the package, because I had to try them all.

Day 12 of 29 faces: Gina - Charcoal and colored pencil

2012-02-12T08:07:00.000-08:00

Day 11 of 29 faces: Charcoal Sketch practice lady 1

2012-02-11T10:16:00.000-08:00

Day 10 of 29 faces: Prismacolor Pencils, Gina M.

2012-02-10T11:44:00.000-08:00

Day 9 of 29 faces: Scott 1 Scribbles

2012-02-08T16:38:00.000-08:00

Day 8 of 29 faces: Scribbles

2012-02-07T15:18:00.000-08:00

I swear this is the last one of Tony. He is gonna kill me!

Day 7 of 29 faces: Sketch Line Drawing of Tony

2012-02-07T10:15:00.000-08:00

I am drawing as fast as I can . . . quick sketches, very little thinking involved. Fun!

Day 6 of 29 faces: Sketch of Marla

2012-02-06T10:27:00.000-08:00

Quick sketch of Marla waiting for the dentist.

Day 5 of 29 faces: The Many Faces of Sebastian

2012-02-05T07:09:00.000-08:00

These were done at a live model meet up in Pasadena. I just posted the faces because the rest of him was unclothed. I learned that I love to sketch in charcoal very quickly and without thinking.

Day 4 of 29 faces: My Son Tony

2012-02-04T13:56:00.000-08:00

Charcoal Sketch, filled in with watercolor, outlined some of it with pen, finished with gouache. Whew!

Day 3 of 29 faces: More watercolor and pen, of Dyllan

2012-02-03T08:17:00.000-08:00

Day 2 of 29 faces: Dyllan again, watercolor and sharpie pen

2012-02-02T10:43:00.000-08:00

Day 1 of 29 faces: Watercolor and Sharpie pen, of Dyllan

2012-02-02T10:32:00.000-08:00

Day 1 of 29 Faces: Dyllan, Watercolor and sharpie pen. Feb 1, 2012

Paint 29 Faces in February 2012

2012-02-02T10:01:00.000-08:00

29 Faces in a month! I can do it. This should be fun! I am going to do 29 portraits, sketches, drawings, paintings or whatever of FACES this month. Wish me luck!

My Pet portraits for sale on fineartamerica.com

2011-12-15T11:40:00.000-08:00

Black and White Cat Pet Portrait, Acrylic, 8 x 10 on canvas board

2011-10-30T13:29:00.000-07:00

Meet Sargent Pepper, the latest animal (cat) pet portrait I have painted. He was actually painted on a rock and shipped off as a surprise gift. This is the portrait I painted before I did the actual rock. I have just started selling my art on Daily Paint Works, in addition to Etsy and Ebay. We shall see!

The Angel Festival on Sat 10/1/11

2011-10-05T13:25:00.000-07:00

The Angel Festival in Sierra Madre was really fun! I think I broke even financially, and it was a lot of work, but face painting went well. Gina and Dan set up the Easy Up (which is not that easy!) and brought her feather oil painting to display. It added a lot of color and feathers are allowed!

The challenge was to paint faces that were not scarey and had an angel, bird, feather or "cute" theme.

Overall, the day was long but the weather was fabulous.

Jana was a great help, and we spent some quality time together!

Certified Paint Instructor at Michaels Stores

2011-08-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

Anza Valley Artists Painted a Desert Scene at the July meeting

Did I mention I have also begun teaching FINE ART at Michael's in Covina, which is moving to West Covina next weekend? Yes, I am a Qualified Grumbacher Representative Teaching Acrylic Painting
at Michaels in WEST COVINA, California. I have a staff meeting this coming Wed night, a DEMO on Sunday, Sept 4 from 10-2 and another one on Thurs from 4-7pm. Again on Saturday, and then hopefully lots of people will sign up for my scheduled classes in September. I practiced on the girls from the Anza Valley Artists group in July. Thanks for the opportunity to use you for research, girls!
The event even made the Anza paper, The High Country Journal. See below.

Back in Altadena / Pasadena area

2011-08-27T12:59:00.000-07:00

Well, yes, it has been over a year since I posted anything, but that does not mean I have not been busy. Since last July I have moved to Altadena about 4 minutes from my daughter's house. I have started a new business, FACE PAINTING for fun and profit! Lots of fun. I have put about half of my inventory of art up on etsy.com. My store is PennyBiz. If this works, you should be able to see my art here:

VIVID! Paths of Expression, An Art Exhibit at Pasadena City College

2010-07-24T08:41:00.000-07:00

My daughter, Gina Fernandez, took a class at PCC on Portfolios and Gallery Presentation this summer, and the resulting art exhibit at PCC was impressive! Here I am on my way into the Gallery, taking note of her name printed on the window. I know how talented she is, but it's nice to see her getting recognition and exposure for her art.

The display covered one wall which she painted in a terracotta color with teal accents. Perfect! Humorous side note: We both showed up wearing teal outfits. Very reminiscent of the Mother/Daughter tea she attended when she was 7. Anyway, here's the whole wall.

She is an accomplished Mixed Media Artist and uses collage extensively in her work. The folding screen below is my favorite! Wish I had room to display it in my 5th wheel!

She also does sculptures, working with unfired clay. The pieces are fragile, so she wrapped them in bubble wrap, and the female figure looked better with the wrapping left on, so that's the way it ended up in the display.

And, of course, we cannot ignore the DRAGON from the Pasadena Chalk Festival which was a family project. It won first prize in its category.

Gina has had a successful career as an interior designer, faux finisher, muralist, and now fine artist! Congratulations, baby! I knew you could do it. You are my inspiration. -- Mom

Abstract Painting En Plein Aire

2010-06-20T12:30:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the Anza Valley Artists painted En Plein Air at Sylvia's house. When I try to paint outside, the acrylics always dry so fast that I can't seem to create anything. So it ends up as an abstract, impressionistic something or other. Here's what happened during the 2 hour session this time. I wound up using lots of vibrant colors from my palette so I wouldn't waste the paint. Then I didn't like it so I added flowers, roses I think, and bows with Jo Sonja's Iridescent paints using lots and lots of Glaze Medium. I prefer to use JS medium

I kind of like the painting, but I'm not sure, so I am going to take it to the Temecula Valley Artists group (TVAL) on Tuesday evening for a critique. It's free and anyone is invited, members or not. So come on down if you want to get some FREE advice on a particular painting you have done. There is more information at their web site, http://www.temeculavalleyartleague.org. This is an active group and if you are a member you can display art in their Gallery in Temecula. I volunteered to update their website and also became Secretary at the last regular meeting. I like being involved and networking. There are classes and events going on there all the time. Here's the Bows and Blooms, or Ribbons and Roses, I haven't decided on the name yet, or even if it's done.

Sunshine Summit Art Class Updates

2010-06-02T15:26:00.000-07:00

The painting I did in class of the baby raccoon for the Julian California Art Exhibit at Banner Gallery won the people's choice award! Isn't that great?

And here's our class photo with teacher, Carol Ravy.

20 more ATC Cards with cats and dogs

2010-05-25T10:12:00.000-07:00

Here's the latest batch of 20 ATC cards I painted. Now I am into painting pet portraits in miniature on masonite with acrylic, because of the little cats and dogs I did last week.