Painting and Artists

Painting fairies

Cristina Alejos — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:57:40 +0000

A fairy is a creature from the world of fantasy, with human form and wings. They are normally small in size and female. They are related to nature, have certain magical powers and they are present in many mythologies throughout history. For this reason, in the history of painting they have been represented many times.They […]

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Symbolism and women

Cristina Alejos — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:39:41 +0000

The woman is an enigma. Contradictory and profound. A symbol in itself and an icon like no other. The symbolists knew very well and they used the female figure to express abstract, complex, difficult and taboo ideas. For several important reasons: PAINTINGS OF SYMBOLISM WITH THE FEMALE FIGURE AS THE LEADING ROLE Franz Von Struck’s […]

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Portrait of a sleeping baby with watercolors

Cristina Alejos — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:05:19 +0000

Step by step to learn how to paint a portrait with classic watercolor In this exercise it is about painting a 2-year-old boy sleeping. This tutorial will work for any other similar portrait where there is a certain contrast of light and shadow. Drawing of the theme The first thing is to draw the lines […]

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Watercolor “The Saler Beach in Valencia”

Cristina Alejos — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:33:28 +0000

Watercolor painted on paper 30cm x 40cm size, created from a photograph thai I took on Saler beach, with the path of wood that leads to the beach from the car parks. This is one of the most beautiful views because it gives us the idea that we have already reached the place we liked. […]

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Colored pencils on colored paper

Cristina Alejos — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:56:44 +0000

One of the ideal techniques for beginners because you learn to draw at the same time as to tone and you can create good works on paper with simple jobs, which is why it gives great satisfaction. If you want to learn to draw but you get bored with the graphite pencil, switch to colored […]

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José Manuel Merello and how the color moves towards the form

Cristina Alejos — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:33:56 +0000

Today I present to you a famous contemporary Spanish painter, who was born in Madrid but lives in Valencia and has been working for more than 35 years in this art profession that he loves. A painter with a meditated technique, pure colors but in harmony and many play into the forms. The search of […]

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Painting a woman’s back

Cristina Alejos — Wed, 05 May 2021 17:06:31 +0000

A sensual and luscious painting theme, which can be created with as many painting styles as there are. A theme that allows a lot of creativity due to the beauty it contains. A simple subject but at the same time complicated, because the muscles of the back have many lights and shapes that must be […]

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Painting Freedom – Searching the highest expression

Cristina Alejos — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:34:33 +0000

Painting the feeling and the state of freedom is one of the most important themes that can be found in the world of painting. Freedom is a very broad topic that connects with all people. In addition, there are many types of freedom: social, political, religious, of expression, sexual, etc.Looking for some paintings to see […]

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Paint the Joy of Life

Cristina Alejos — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:38:02 +0000

Life is too short to let it pass quickly and not appreciate the moments of joy that we can have. The only break from so much work is only provided by those moments of joy that we feel when we are close to what we love or doing what we like. That’s when we recharge […]

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Paint laughter and smiles

Cristina Alejos — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:42:31 +0000

Have you seen many paintings where laughter is represented? Especially the uproarious laughter, and the great burst of laughter. It is not a very common subject, really, but nevertheless it can become one of the most beautiful and necessary subjects. Painting a person who is laughing very happy or painting a whole group of people […]

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Confirm yourself as an artist – self-portraits painting

Cristina Alejos — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:43:39 +0000

Painting a self-portrait where we represent ourselves making the art that we like the most, serves to generate the positive energy that allows us to continue working as artists and to generate the good luck of being able to continue creating the art works that we want. “Le douanier Rousseau, Jungles à Paris”, Rousseau’s self-portrait. […]

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Contemporary solutions for painting music

Cristina Alejos — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:16:57 +0000

Searching for contemporary painters who paint music, I have found various solutions to the challenge that supposes the representation of sound, music and rhythm. In this post I share my studies on this subject, how contemporary painters dare to paint pictorial themes related to the world of modern music. Painting of a Rock Concert by […]

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Painting music – In the antiquity

Cristina Alejos — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:18:12 +0000

The visual representation of music, sounds, musicians and singers, throughout history has always been linked to the musical style, and also, the instruments of its time. It has been an important topic of inspiration. In this post we will see music in ancient painting. And the next topic will be Music in contemporary painting. Pintura […]

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Vasili Kandinsky, the representation of sound and music

Cristina Alejos — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:56:49 +0000

One of the most important ideas that Kandinsky sought to represent in his great work was the music and the sounds. This is how he expresses it in his written works where he adds “the spiritual”. This “spiritual” is closely related to the “abstract thinking” that humans carry out to understand more things. Kandinsky composition. […]

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Painting those who sleep

Cristina Alejos — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:24:08 +0000

When we paint a person or an animal sleeping soundly, sometimes it seems that we can also paint what they are dreaming about and the mysterious and internal world in which they are currently immersed. It is an indiscreet glance, we observe when that person is unconscious. But in the world of painting and illustration, […]

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Paint the obsessive idea of death

Cristina Alejos — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:46:11 +0000

The conscience of death that human have and the idea of what death means is reflected in arts in an intense, deep and painful way throughout history. Without life there is no death and without death there is no life. The two sides of the same coin. Teodors Ūders drew this work entitled “Death” or […]

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Paint the jewels of your eyes

Cristina Alejos — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:33:23 +0000

The eyes are organic crystals capable of collecting light and converting it into the biological chemistry that communicates with the brain and creates images. They are extraordinary organs that work without interruption, adapting to the light and focusing on the points of attention. Nature has made one of its greatest successes with the creation of […]

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Van Gogh’s technique

Cristina Alejos — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:24:10 +0000

In this blog post I dug a little more into Van Gogh’s painting technique. To see his works directly is one of the best ways to see his brushstrokes and colors, but for this you have to go to museums. If you cannot go to see the original paintings of Van Gogh, I present two […]

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Houses as main character in painting and drawing

Cristina Alejos — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:31:19 +0000

Houses are humans creations and when we decide to make a painting or a drawing with one or more houses we are doing a very creative exercise that will also reveal our personality. The houses can have many decorative elements or they can be very simple and concise. Its structure can be more or less […]

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Paintings with the clothed figure where the fabrics are the protagonists

Cristina Alejos — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:40:02 +0000

There are infinite formulas to represent dressed human beings, since the clothes that we have invented for ourselves are infinite: dresses, shirts, pants, kimonos, underwear, sportswear, dancewear, swimwear, etc, etc. … The great world of fabrics and sewing. In addition to all the accessories that are used; bandanas, hats, scarves, hats, belts, gloves and many […]

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Elisabeth Peyton and paint male youth

Cristina Alejos — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:43:40 +0000

The painter Elizabeth Peyton was born in 1965 in Connecticut, United States. She is famous for her portraits with a youthful style with which he captures the human being in a unique and very personal way. His portraits are created from photographs, from well-known actors, musicians or characters of all kinds, even royalty, until photos […]

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Chinese / India / Japanese Ink Painting

Cristina Alejos — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:01:26 +0000

Chinese ink is an ancient technique that is used to draw in black and white, although there are many colors. This technique works a lot with the drawing and brushstroke effects. Japanese drawings and paintings of the Sumi-e style are very famous. The shapes are represented with simple strokes. In these works it is necessary […]

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Painting the serene face of a Buddha

Cristina Alejos — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:07:25 +0000

Collection of images with the calm face of a Buddha in the process of enlightenment I have always been fascinated by the sweet faces of the Buddhas, with their closed eyes and that immense peace that they express. Buddha is a very fashionable pictorial subject throughout the world due to its relation to the increase […]

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Video Tutorials for Painting Landscapes in Watercolor – by Terry Harrison

Cristina Alejos — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:19:56 +0000

This painter masters the techniques of watercolor in an amazing way, as can be seen in his books and videos. But in addition, Terry has created his own techniques where he shows how to make rocks by tearing the paper with a credit card (see below), or how to paint trees and branches with an […]

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Masking liquid for watercolor painting

Cristina Alejos — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:03:42 +0000

One of the most interesting and successful watercolor techniques is to use masking fluid or Drawing gum to protect lighter areas. It is a liquid used to paint some areas to reserve and protect the watercolor paper. It is made of latex with some shade to distinguish it well from paper and to be visible. […]

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