L. Gruger Art Adventures

Evolution of a Commissioned Portrait Painting

Lindy — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:11:20 PDT

Asssignment: Custom Portrait Painting – be able to recognize person in photo, a jazz/music theme and include a sunflower along the side. Final painting is acrylic, size 7″ x 9″ , on smooth heavy weight paper. Would you like to be next? Send me an email if you are interested in a portrait commission. [...]

Working with a Brighter Yellow

Lindy — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:35:09 PDT

I didn’t realize I needed a brighter yellow until I went to order some new paint. I had been using Cadmium Yellow Medium but I ordered the plain Cadmium Yellow when I noticed the medium looked a little muddy next to the plain on my computer screen. Sure enough, now that I’m working with it, [...]

Inspired by Nature’s Color Palette

Lindy — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:19:57 PDT

I took a walk in our yard this morning and was inspired by the colors of nature!

New Acrylic Paintings

Lindy — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:28:25 PDT

Some finished acrylic paintings. Finished painting ©2012 Lindy Gruger, They were Seekers of Truth, Surrounded by Blue Sky, 8″ x 8″, acrylic on Canvas, $250 • • • Sketch to make above painting • • • ©2012 Lindy Gruger, Totem Trees, acrylic on wood, 12″ x 12″, $395 • • • ©2012 Lindy Gruger, The Raven’s [...]

Pinterest for Artists

Lindy — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:07:52 PDT

I think Pinterest is great for artists to share what inspires them. At first I read a lot of articles about copyright issues with posting other peoples images but Pinterest has addressed most of these concerns so I recently started using it. If you like sharing and looking at beautiful or fun visual images, then you will [...]