the art blog of alicia weller

I have been taking a wheel throwing class at Claymakers in Durham for the last couple months. I really enjoyed it and will definitely be taking another one.

This is one of my top two favorites.

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7" x 5" | Pencil on Paper

I only had two goals yesterday. First was to take some photos of butterflies and second was to do some pencil drawing; both were completed.
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Would you like a glass of wine? | 12" x 12" | Oil on Wrapped Canvas

I finished this painting last night. It is 12″ by 12″ and I started it a while ago, but I decided to withhold posting anything until completion. I’m quite happy with how this turned out. I have somehow developed a strong fondness for glass; especially clear glass. This was really fun because of all the reflections of the orange label through both glasses. You can see its color from the top of the wine glasses to the bottom.

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Since my first post on the white flower, I have worked on it some more. The changes might seem subtle, but the overall tone of the white flower was off, and needed to be corrected.

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Unfolding White Flower | 16" x 12" | Oil on Gallary Wrapped Canvas

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I went to the Durham Farmers’ Market this morning and bought a pint of the most delicious black berries I have ever had in my life. They were so tasty I had to photograph some of them.

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This is the first painting I’ve done in 2010 that is larger than 5×7.  This one is 12×16 oil on canvas. I am mostly done, but I do have one more session planned for the kind of tweaking that can’t be achieved wet on wet. [Read more →]

I drew a hyacinth with a cute little bee for a friend’s birthday. I used some watercolor and my Manga pen set (indian ink) and you might not be able to tell from the photo, but there is some metallic pen too.

Hyacinth and Bee | 5" x 7" | Watercolor and Ink on Paper

I don’t think I’m quite done with the one yet. The most recent version is at the end of the post. I will post again when it’s done.

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