tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63639535096799813202024-03-05T01:38:41.297-08:00Watercolor MuseSelf Discovery through WatercolorSheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-82146306811232575532019-12-01T13:46:00.002-08:002019-12-01T13:46:39.766-08:00Paint and Draw together #85 Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello There! it's raining and cold outside so I decided to do a watercolor painting from the <a href="http://paint and draw together" target="_blank">paint and draw together</a> website. It's open to all levels and fun to do. #paintanddrawtogether</div>
Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-19392649215103017192013-04-16T19:44:00.000-07:002013-04-16T19:44:17.161-07:00Paint and Draw Together - March Challenge 2013Hi There!<br />
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Hope you all doing well, I've had the pleasure of participating in Paint and Draw Together March Challenge. Check out the <a href="http://paintanddrawtogether.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> and join in the fun. <br />
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Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-4909634723917096512012-10-14T15:43:00.000-07:002012-10-14T15:43:07.035-07:00Be Happy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started with a 6x6 canvas that was prepped with gesso and layered a thin layer of joint compound on it. I then took various stamping materials to press into it. The dotted lines under the hearts is from a hair comb and the flower motif is from a scrapbook border (paper card stock) that gave a good impression. The rest are stamps. </div>
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After you get the stamping done, let it dry out for 48+ hours. Since it was on canvas it seem to dry a little slower, maybe I had it on too thick in some places. After it's dry, I put on a clear coat of acrylic spray. Then painted the base coat with fluid acrylic yellow, let dry, spray with clear acrylic, and then added the next color, wiped off areas where I wanted the yellow to show through and repeated the process. </div>
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Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-3351729898108732182012-06-17T11:21:00.002-07:002012-10-14T15:10:26.413-07:00Rookie Painter Challenge 37 Red Rose<div style="text-align: center;">
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Brightened this baby up, cause it really needed it.... LOL :)<br />
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This was on my "to do" painting list but life had other plans on getting it done in time.... you know how it is :) Neverless, this is dedicate to the one "I LOVE" my dear hubby, Happy Father's Day.</div>
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Have a wonderful Father's Day to all the Great Father's out there!</div>
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Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-78562700240670857922012-05-19T10:09:00.001-07:002012-05-19T10:09:22.602-07:00Dont Stop for directions.. Lotus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sharing what's on the easel, this one almost ended up as scrap. I began this a couple months ago and had a clear direction of where I was going with it but then I got some "advice" on what would look better.... and then it went way south from there. </div>
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Anyway, it sat around for awhile before I said "whatever!" it'll be whatever it will be, so I threw some pastels on it and added more watercolor to it and here we are. There still a few tweaks I want to do to it but I'm happy that it didn't end up as scrap. </div>
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So moral of the story is don't ask for directions when you already know where your going. :)</div>
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Happy Saturday!! </div>
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Stopped by my other favorite
painting challenge sites<a href="http://www.paintanddrawtogether.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"> Paint and Draw Together</a>. Glad I did, this Tulip
photo is gorgeous! Thanks Lela!<br />
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Thanks for looking!<br />
SheilaSheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-24324901946138296962012-04-01T21:50:00.000-07:002012-04-01T21:50:35.401-07:00Rookie Painter - Challenge 36<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Got some paint time in this weekend :)<br />
At first I was a little resistant in painting challenge number 36.... it looked kinda hard... but I took the challenge! and here it is.<br />
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Have a wonderful week!<br />
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</div>Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-65209587097862024692012-03-18T13:38:00.001-07:002012-03-18T14:00:30.973-07:00Rookie Painter - March's ChallengeHi All,<br />
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It's raining... damp...cold... and Great! I have time to post! I always love the painting challenge site "Rookie Painter" because the photo's are fun to paint and high quality subject photos. <br />
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</div>Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-81998527462707182012012-03-18T13:29:00.000-07:002012-03-18T13:29:45.967-07:00"Get the Lead Out Abstract"Happy Sunday!<br />
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Some day's I just want to "get the lead out" and just paint something, mainly because I'm so impatient and limited on time and Dang it!, I just want to feel like I've accomplished something :-) <br />
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Btw, when writing this, I thought 'what is the meaning of "Get the Lead Out"?'<br />
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I didn't have a clue of it's origin and true meaning so I had to look it up and found this definition: <br />
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"is short for "Get the lead out of your ass/britches/butt/feet/<br />
pants", which is long for "Move!" These expressions originated in<br />
the U.S. circa 1930."<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This painting is for my husband office, should I share the true meaning of this painting with him? it essentially means "butt energy painting" LOL heeeheee! Ssshhhh!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-28874366871857560832012-03-18T12:49:00.000-07:002012-03-18T12:49:53.680-07:00"Old" but "New" Dragonfly painting - Alma's DragonflyHi There!<br />
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Gosh, I wanted to post this LAST year! LOL, oh well, life got in the way :-)<br />
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Alma's Dragonfly is a painting I did for my nephew Robbie and wife Alma. They always liked my other dragonfly painting I did and wanted one like it. For this one I wanted to experiment with different mediums, so I started it with Acrylic, then on to Watercolor and last touches were Pastel.<br />
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As you can see here the differences between the two. (sorry about the bad lighting and reflections).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Me below outside in the hot summer sun before it went home with them. (Gosh, I've got that, help I'm melting look :-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-50419683037617270072012-01-01T14:02:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:02:43.614-08:00Rookie Painter - December 2011 ChallengeHappy New Year!<br />
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Yay! I was able to carve out some time to paint so I headed over to my favorite painting challenge "<a href="http://rookiepainter.blogspot.com/">Rookie Painter</a>" for inspiration. I really like this site because the subjects chosen for the paintings are great and the photos are well done.<br />
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Friday Night Pastel fun that was quick to setup and do. I love how satisfying it is to achieve good results with minimal amount of time (about 2hrs).Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-62157371231655770412011-04-03T14:23:00.000-07:002011-04-03T14:23:27.415-07:00Music Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGB9b8ZGKX6wDqkmYh_jEviQIH-N9egZk3vKAsEgMWePy2HqGtSYljHFR3omB9sP3-81qzykFkobbz8P5-4oGTQLa4Wd4A4E0RJzD0Cz-uRv4sRvfKgCO-argiWOsIpLFvY1SAStNlwY/s1600/sheilaestepmusicgirl4x4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGB9b8ZGKX6wDqkmYh_jEviQIH-N9egZk3vKAsEgMWePy2HqGtSYljHFR3omB9sP3-81qzykFkobbz8P5-4oGTQLa4Wd4A4E0RJzD0Cz-uRv4sRvfKgCO-argiWOsIpLFvY1SAStNlwY/s320/sheilaestepmusicgirl4x4.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Music Girl </div><div style="text-align: center;">9x12</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watercolor </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's another example of where I get stuck naming my paintings, "Music Girl" hahaha, that name totally stinks but hey, I wanted to post it. So suggestions are welcomed :-) Thanks for looking! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><br />
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I highly recommend joining along.<br /><br />This month's really pushed my boundaries on painting lace, ugh! to many details! ugh! my inner immature painting child was whining about doing it because I was sure to mess it up. So I left it for last and struggled along and was ready to forget about posting it, till dear hubby walks in and says that looks great! (Love this guy!) so voila! here it is and Thanks for looking!<br /></div></div>Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-70944717454065986532011-02-27T17:44:00.000-08:002011-03-13T09:44:48.304-07:00E1 Abstract - For Emily<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeUusr0u6IDqoQgFsqgfkjm8qdRkgbueRBeEv7MWGpykJW0m4aZ7Y5GsE1FUKoBNkQP1C2m46yeEVur5HitT8Q_O-ADI0c4xif2iTRKVJQ1Xe5iEVMo_XaIscRJrWbcu48epYBpxCm_I/s1600/E1abstractsheilaestep3x5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeUusr0u6IDqoQgFsqgfkjm8qdRkgbueRBeEv7MWGpykJW0m4aZ7Y5GsE1FUKoBNkQP1C2m46yeEVur5HitT8Q_O-ADI0c4xif2iTRKVJQ1Xe5iEVMo_XaIscRJrWbcu48epYBpxCm_I/s320/E1abstractsheilaestep3x5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583605021595544050" border="0" /></a>3.13.11- Updated E1 Abstract. I've been messing with this since I last posted it and have done a few revisions to it, seeing something I didnt like and tweaking it. Mainly softening the distracting center ball, lines leading off and toning down whites which I liked at first, but distracting later. I've also deepened the colors and added more darks. Sorry for all the varying lighting issues, I wanted to take this in natural lighting but time was limited on catching the best light. Thanks for looking!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSCZXxzD78TIp3Or2OoB8HJo5XO9Z8GbJ-skgS9c1WsUp5LePwiAg0gEMIygWJ2047ZPn2sFlo3NClW4vhWSs4iJ2ID9c7lG4861SSPFMaXKsEGNx_0lUqLvj2ANesmBj7zCgrw8XtsA/s1600/E1abstract3x4sheilaestep.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSCZXxzD78TIp3Or2OoB8HJo5XO9Z8GbJ-skgS9c1WsUp5LePwiAg0gEMIygWJ2047ZPn2sFlo3NClW4vhWSs4iJ2ID9c7lG4861SSPFMaXKsEGNx_0lUqLvj2ANesmBj7zCgrw8XtsA/s320/E1abstract3x4sheilaestep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582108221279834370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbkPSix8goqkmJekciFbIZqf81PnUDSH4rMkC4XNxFho9gdu9GMbYIWK3AZnG3sfASjDWrB4S-is7XbBqQLwDJRbp8zCBJ1ln_w4EVFLBbZzEmJheHOsHjr1vCvCX-lZgk0oDMKnBCzw/s1600/e1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbkPSix8goqkmJekciFbIZqf81PnUDSH4rMkC4XNxFho9gdu9GMbYIWK3AZnG3sfASjDWrB4S-is7XbBqQLwDJRbp8zCBJ1ln_w4EVFLBbZzEmJheHOsHjr1vCvCX-lZgk0oDMKnBCzw/s320/e1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578557944365038850" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2JEXJkoHWEsCdGJvHT8O5dx_CrcKhqhY5KaVC7AOmLSe-7R51r3XT56ttnfWjyHqhFMlWXW56EE9RAY61IiKDnmsGvcu3HaCZJHzbvLpC_2VGkg_jqqhP1rhvJC7fp8XkN5d1Qo8f_8/s1600/e1.jpg">"E1" Abstract</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2JEXJkoHWEsCdGJvHT8O5dx_CrcKhqhY5KaVC7AOmLSe-7R51r3XT56ttnfWjyHqhFMlWXW56EE9RAY61IiKDnmsGvcu3HaCZJHzbvLpC_2VGkg_jqqhP1rhvJC7fp8XkN5d1Qo8f_8/s1600/e1.jpg">15x22</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2JEXJkoHWEsCdGJvHT8O5dx_CrcKhqhY5KaVC7AOmLSe-7R51r3XT56ttnfWjyHqhFMlWXW56EE9RAY61IiKDnmsGvcu3HaCZJHzbvLpC_2VGkg_jqqhP1rhvJC7fp8XkN5d1Qo8f_8/s1600/e1.jpg">Watercolor</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrsv7f4iGyfyRzwlNzHXeKVerMwfeGGt-kA0fzU1zBuF3ZVIdbBg5u0igMwtSHGcaary2CUBeCHBbISQaeZSVDpXPs1CSv4ZYFNMJjK_g62GiaGbKIKkU14g596XNayryYyiAaq7o7eQ/s1600/full+E1+sheilaestep.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrsv7f4iGyfyRzwlNzHXeKVerMwfeGGt-kA0fzU1zBuF3ZVIdbBg5u0igMwtSHGcaary2CUBeCHBbISQaeZSVDpXPs1CSv4ZYFNMJjK_g62GiaGbKIKkU14g596XNayryYyiAaq7o7eQ/s320/full+E1+sheilaestep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578556519975612210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Items I traced on to paper</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Hello!<br /><br />Got up early on Saturday to prepare food for my granddaughter Emily's 1st birthday. At least that's what I intended to do... Get up early, prepare food, get ready for party, and maybe start a painting. Uh, it went more like start painting, keep painting, oh crap, I gotta stop painting, and on and on because I couldn't tear myself away from painting this. Eventually I did force myself to go make the food and get ready and finally leave the house for the party!<br /><br />So the title of this painting is "E1" abstract for my granddaughter "Emily 1st" birthday. It started out with simple things I found around my desk. Traced around the items and painted with Aliz Crimson, Aureolin, Burnt Sienna & Black (pthalo green+aliz crimson)<br /><br />Thanks for looking!Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-54874611904866028102011-02-20T21:14:00.000-08:002011-02-20T21:32:17.255-08:00Aloha Orchid<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPVx2f72IH-T_VCUkjkv34DGnQiC2fjvrVgFrtOyi6ERZbG59-pO4x_pmGGyEUXIyMlTD-fDQ4ar15jgeDT7KG0JgvtakYSkxyN8bwP-Cp6oq0fuRHOcgRXcBz_ytxpKdtADEXrzwhpg/s1600/noreen+orchid1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPVx2f72IH-T_VCUkjkv34DGnQiC2fjvrVgFrtOyi6ERZbG59-pO4x_pmGGyEUXIyMlTD-fDQ4ar15jgeDT7KG0JgvtakYSkxyN8bwP-Cp6oq0fuRHOcgRXcBz_ytxpKdtADEXrzwhpg/s320/noreen+orchid1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576007569002283138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiuLd0ERqBwE_NM_F_xSiWe5AGpg1tcRVjrRo4Ty4ZqKE5Zfn3CJqA0ILfu35E7FxFa3m0CskRzAZrVJWA34FbRr3_chxKspPs6Qxnva0msSmo9NPSzksyVK-dET5mtnZcS0NXgFiY8E/s1600/noreen+orchid.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiuLd0ERqBwE_NM_F_xSiWe5AGpg1tcRVjrRo4Ty4ZqKE5Zfn3CJqA0ILfu35E7FxFa3m0CskRzAZrVJWA34FbRr3_chxKspPs6Qxnva0msSmo9NPSzksyVK-dET5mtnZcS0NXgFiY8E/s320/noreen+orchid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576007161791129170" border="0" /></a><br />Aloha Orchid<br />15x22 (1/2 sheet)<br />Watercolor<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Aloha! My sister-in-law Noreen, just came back from a 14 day cruise to Hawaii, Lucky girl! She has a zillion photo's to process but chose this lovely orchid for us to paint. I actually was surprised that Noreen brought this over because I thought she was coming over to finish up a Cala Lily painting we started at <a href="http://www.birgitoconnor.com/birgitevents.html">Birgit O'Conner's workshop</a> a previous weekend (will be posting soon after I finish it!). I love surprises and this was fun to paint.<br /><br /></div></div>Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-77137800971850468032011-02-01T07:31:00.001-08:002011-02-01T07:35:38.978-08:00Giving my try at abstract<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCpxydKhFqK968Cs0qonF5arg9ktS_HE5WEMphEDOovyuxLgB-AhXMkm7w8D7QocmqDXy0Uu-e9SywI7us46hdAFaTvvgvFABQ31i6p8cqqGBHyM7joqq7b6O7y35wAsE1g2TCW3EWf8/s1600/sheilaestep+abstract.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCpxydKhFqK968Cs0qonF5arg9ktS_HE5WEMphEDOovyuxLgB-AhXMkm7w8D7QocmqDXy0Uu-e9SywI7us46hdAFaTvvgvFABQ31i6p8cqqGBHyM7joqq7b6O7y35wAsE1g2TCW3EWf8/s320/sheilaestep+abstract.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568744230344612962" border="0" /></a>Watercolor<br />9x12<br /></div><br />Giving a try at abstract, dont know what the heck I'm doing but having fun with it.<br />Have a Great Day!Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-31825565281161159732011-02-01T07:14:00.000-08:002011-02-01T07:28:33.941-08:00Happy Ewe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXS5Cktoo1SVk5sSQEAtVCFSVsZR8BDNkYfLBBhobZw1QIiTO26-8fLQGTsNk8ZNd3QU9uesqgirmAmFkQGMhUVyIbVVZi4cXjiYgzfSgqxQ4qoeYLU7br9DBCqv8PXwSxBPPoWQ-57MQ/s1600/sheila+estep+sheep.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXS5Cktoo1SVk5sSQEAtVCFSVsZR8BDNkYfLBBhobZw1QIiTO26-8fLQGTsNk8ZNd3QU9uesqgirmAmFkQGMhUVyIbVVZi4cXjiYgzfSgqxQ4qoeYLU7br9DBCqv8PXwSxBPPoWQ-57MQ/s320/sheila+estep+sheep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568742116228991922" border="0" /></a><br />Was searching through my pictures on my computer and found this delightful Ewe that I snapped in Avebury in England. It was a wonderful trip I hope to make again. Doesn't she look so cute smiling there!Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-21168659736281274412011-01-30T16:15:00.000-08:002011-01-30T17:51:14.245-08:003 servings of Veggies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyQ4QvcrSRQjeIuwBImLyVbSjqah87tdphVUjnw32E26COrdwC_viKDsa3IurE2T62-IbdU8vBAxJlKm4Jn0nWbNFY69xYVAnnWo_pxZIS8WhAiUVxwFVQO-I-jtziNv_8qGd1c9PRhU/s1600/sheila+estep+veggies.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyQ4QvcrSRQjeIuwBImLyVbSjqah87tdphVUjnw32E26COrdwC_viKDsa3IurE2T62-IbdU8vBAxJlKm4Jn0nWbNFY69xYVAnnWo_pxZIS8WhAiUVxwFVQO-I-jtziNv_8qGd1c9PRhU/s320/sheila+estep+veggies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568161648369386770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjBiq9KKGIDM4tOH2d19Tlu1lEqvUYvCwxQzHyS1VXI5y2LBHyj7OG0uBTldfc3u9qp4pfjovslEVDADUwDggC03RqVYMMFyyICcJP_ugyusRCm8e8HxQJCO9PxMHpcRvqQh6k2z2Agw/s1600/veg+still+life.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjBiq9KKGIDM4tOH2d19Tlu1lEqvUYvCwxQzHyS1VXI5y2LBHyj7OG0uBTldfc3u9qp4pfjovslEVDADUwDggC03RqVYMMFyyICcJP_ugyusRCm8e8HxQJCO9PxMHpcRvqQh6k2z2Agw/s320/veg+still+life.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568161575364937090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Three servings of Veggies<br />Pastel<br /></div><br />Friday night Pastel class subject was a still life of vegetables. Jeff (teacher) has this setup before we get there to max out 2.5 hrs we are there. I like his teaching style because he gives us the lecture part up front that's interesting and very informative, all the while we are sketching our picture. After he gives his mini lecture he get's busy with own painting. Then walks around time to time to give tips and encouragement with ours. Usually, I get 3/4 finished then have to finish up at home. The drapery is so challenging in these still lifes, but I keep at it!<br />Have a great evening!Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-85797727436100344962011-01-24T20:59:00.000-08:002011-01-24T21:21:48.930-08:00Buffy the Buffalo......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqisMS0Dbhx8NobOvQECG10Gp1sPGiavaR1lU7GZ7q-ED4PazThmZEBvuluyqks9GTSrxZU1OLFJWMvHZ32mYg8fRTKL3NiRgOs_dcM62D_qSHTm5Ek8J9LWzsFhcPN6pJtPrDbHCi18s/s1600/sheila_estep_buffy3x5.2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqisMS0Dbhx8NobOvQECG10Gp1sPGiavaR1lU7GZ7q-ED4PazThmZEBvuluyqks9GTSrxZU1OLFJWMvHZ32mYg8fRTKL3NiRgOs_dcM62D_qSHTm5Ek8J9LWzsFhcPN6pJtPrDbHCi18s/s320/sheila_estep_buffy3x5.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565988104219923762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62-IuUWc_D7xeqUhFIluI_S516Hyk6OALS1WteLk-DeAQiEF5UNxFwThj7bOf3hHoA9YysAm_wVIS60SUSurI47AO8Stwuacrru2qmRwTcmde9SVvdvj4M78iwP_Va-XFD4db7O38-10/s1600/sheila_estep_buffy3x5.3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62-IuUWc_D7xeqUhFIluI_S516Hyk6OALS1WteLk-DeAQiEF5UNxFwThj7bOf3hHoA9YysAm_wVIS60SUSurI47AO8Stwuacrru2qmRwTcmde9SVvdvj4M78iwP_Va-XFD4db7O38-10/s320/sheila_estep_buffy3x5.3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565988036319900562" border="0" /></a>Buffy the Buffalo<br />8x11<br />Watercolor<br /></div><br />Gosh I suck at naming paintings but it makes me laugh how bad I am. Oh well, My talent lies elsewhere.... on to the next painting! Have a Great Evening.Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-16811814159169026002011-01-23T18:32:00.000-08:002011-01-23T18:45:23.676-08:00Paint and Draw Together - Butterfly!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJGNsGgtD23kHe_s42XI8ulSbA3lmEjsAgyNxlWIT26MqJQbO40gpDA8vVPSO1Bfdhq942oyIQObDUAfh6ndyNl7lS5rHGA1zYBhK2i_y0vjQW94H3Cb2iFev4vawact1V2RpcFklE8Y/s1600/sheila_estep.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJGNsGgtD23kHe_s42XI8ulSbA3lmEjsAgyNxlWIT26MqJQbO40gpDA8vVPSO1Bfdhq942oyIQObDUAfh6ndyNl7lS5rHGA1zYBhK2i_y0vjQW94H3Cb2iFev4vawact1V2RpcFklE8Y/s320/sheila_estep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565576978154270770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-pjzZN1pUZ8blltGBE8etzBv-hM5tDklEga9KhMLHQrBwdFA3S_gRBX0YRvIVTFPY0YdGQqC-odfnSuXVYfsivSpWjjcTieaL6AjcCDhGiM5FDiIJppqOSXiRGAhjlZ1kvLF1Ee1oYo/s1600/full+butterfly.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-pjzZN1pUZ8blltGBE8etzBv-hM5tDklEga9KhMLHQrBwdFA3S_gRBX0YRvIVTFPY0YdGQqC-odfnSuXVYfsivSpWjjcTieaL6AjcCDhGiM5FDiIJppqOSXiRGAhjlZ1kvLF1Ee1oYo/s320/full+butterfly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565576816895137842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Butterfly!<br />"7.25 x 15 "<br />Watercolor<br />(Photo, courtesy of Paint and Draw together blog")<br /></div><br />"<a href="http://www.paintanddrawtogether.blogspot.com/">Paint and Draw Together blog</a>" I love this blog! the photos they allow to paint are so wonderful!<br /><br />I painted this on some watercolor paper that I had torn off a 1/2 sheet, so it's a odd size. I was going to use it for a long portrait of some kind of flower but found it fun to use it for the Butterfly.<br />I'm still debating if I want to add some wording on the left side, but I guess that I can do that in photoshop later.Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-33660025089981680522011-01-23T18:06:00.000-08:002011-01-23T19:02:51.872-08:00Pastel Class.... it's a "couple's" thing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit57QucIzmLW9LO_ZGMGFncloywEuwHdk4E8t9XVgnhWaqdm21fYSAzD4Eqv25ljyS0KDm3wPx2_FFRYdMMqL8GJTvJncHh3yaiE2t2CnI8x-GtbAX2Xh8tb1S1H_ND1xrlAx06DJ4GAA/s1600/she_ocean.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit57QucIzmLW9LO_ZGMGFncloywEuwHdk4E8t9XVgnhWaqdm21fYSAzD4Eqv25ljyS0KDm3wPx2_FFRYdMMqL8GJTvJncHh3yaiE2t2CnI8x-GtbAX2Xh8tb1S1H_ND1xrlAx06DJ4GAA/s320/she_ocean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565582548900228706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1h44i1q4ljEVYa1dRJ6xuOL_4bC9s2XFKUi0ScbEGtL0odEMQJ8bNrPOZ5MQDZs3dwVgxDWFiqdpPtAaL22ygZyYpXNoLx6MgEFfMv0Ptjtpqz4aKHtgRc6O9aDv4eiPhyphenhyphen7sf282PlmU/s1600/se_ocean5x3.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sheila's Ocean<br />19.5 x 12.75"<br />Pastels<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VqKcGdrq-F1nJmfQ0vD6KIV69fjFixO1BBVSgO4kwXwFlEPMBykjH5QB_rQMLC_3JT2GsYOMyY7OWDlUZdY9j7Wv-141LGX2J41_lsBc12Hr-wZReDysFe8IgcGu6WMLXkL1otV7tZo/s1600/aestep_ocean.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VqKcGdrq-F1nJmfQ0vD6KIV69fjFixO1BBVSgO4kwXwFlEPMBykjH5QB_rQMLC_3JT2GsYOMyY7OWDlUZdY9j7Wv-141LGX2J41_lsBc12Hr-wZReDysFe8IgcGu6WMLXkL1otV7tZo/s320/aestep_ocean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565573555604310738" border="0" /></a><br />Arnold's Ocean<br />19.5 x 12.75"<br />Pastels<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hello!<br /></div><br />I'm taking a Friday night pastel class with <a href="http://www.tritonmuseum.org/education_adults_artstudio.php">Jeff Bramschreiber at the Triton Museum</a>. It's a ten week class for all levels. It's been fun and I've gotten my husband Arnold to join me! (it's a couple thing..lol). Arnold's never done any type of art outside of drawing so this is new experience for him. And he's doing great!<br /><br />What I discovered is that I love taking this class on Friday night because it moves the energy inside me to create over the weekend. I feel so free and unbounded. Usually I'm all worked up to create something that I wake up early on Saturday only to feel stressed about finding something to paint!<br />But the last two weekends, I've been less stressed since I've created something that didn't take any planning other than showing up :-) and just going for it. Fun!<br /><br />This week's theme is on "Oceans"Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363953509679981320.post-19447874038509895792011-01-02T14:54:00.000-08:002011-01-23T18:53:32.639-08:00Happy New Year!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlkm5y9PADvkxA6Nh7ERVyKuWEQd5fQjOYXyjkRC4QqbFaWTDxOLFGqCxZEK2SzXfUbh_AojJr_EV3LMSRvyAYbZrTs-Krp5w1yWEJ6K4JfqAaPnDB_m-59SuR4IRnRLCsQFQ_reiM1w/s1600/fast+guitar+4x6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlkm5y9PADvkxA6Nh7ERVyKuWEQd5fQjOYXyjkRC4QqbFaWTDxOLFGqCxZEK2SzXfUbh_AojJr_EV3LMSRvyAYbZrTs-Krp5w1yWEJ6K4JfqAaPnDB_m-59SuR4IRnRLCsQFQ_reiM1w/s320/fast+guitar+4x6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557728539256020754" border="0" /></a><br />Guitar<br />Watercolor 1/4 sheet<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnlKGHsSjZiaKeZCXoockOrJalMlu4mj0dCGv9RrZz6plJxSKyBZUiGc1DK11Lpxm2Qxmdo1HFS4FMGYhkUdyVY04tM3bRRW194jIXuHkYOHH3mbCWqK0Wz7hWgbUZyHbEFs0TqxZiGM/s1600/Guitars1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnlKGHsSjZiaKeZCXoockOrJalMlu4mj0dCGv9RrZz6plJxSKyBZUiGc1DK11Lpxm2Qxmdo1HFS4FMGYhkUdyVY04tM3bRRW194jIXuHkYOHH3mbCWqK0Wz7hWgbUZyHbEFs0TqxZiGM/s320/Guitars1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557728484975293234" border="0" /></a><br />Guitars<br />Watercolor 1/4 sheet<br />Working on some guitar paintings for DOH (dear o'l husband" ) whose favorite thing to do is play guitar. So I thought I could make some paintings that I could print up on tshirts for him to wear.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqU1IzbXJYLhEWEnSNygRPMCHsK2TU6_ia_ds60L7UnfQ3leFYwLUITVPEMgG1_bbwaw-_brrOhhyphenhyphen-7ZO16RuvxwAw8A9vw6f4y-kKol0H8ZmoH9lATv0UN1Y8KeCwslruqjxt7IHU6Ys/s1600/Holiday+angel+4x6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqU1IzbXJYLhEWEnSNygRPMCHsK2TU6_ia_ds60L7UnfQ3leFYwLUITVPEMgG1_bbwaw-_brrOhhyphenhyphen-7ZO16RuvxwAw8A9vw6f4y-kKol0H8ZmoH9lATv0UN1Y8KeCwslruqjxt7IHU6Ys/s320/Holiday+angel+4x6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557728053977375026" border="0" /></a><br />Holiday Angel - WIP<br />Watercolor 1/4 sheet<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3wWtDnyD90tNSJmusPIhWQv09GYuX1-5tlM6SpZH7HQd8MWkGh_5vN_fsOsDYvrezoj6KqD16XXi1b6APQcZxHMmw_3a91Kin6ulp1IevHjeFRUb_spWeQWVyVUmvcaa4YBB88H4C58/s1600/gallery.4x6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3wWtDnyD90tNSJmusPIhWQv09GYuX1-5tlM6SpZH7HQd8MWkGh_5vN_fsOsDYvrezoj6KqD16XXi1b6APQcZxHMmw_3a91Kin6ulp1IevHjeFRUb_spWeQWVyVUmvcaa4YBB88H4C58/s320/gallery.4x6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557727962673385746" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year to all! Wishing the very best for all of you!<br /><br /></div>Sheila Estephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556558805746784015noreply@blogger.com3