Painting Techniques

for the Artist in You


Sharing my painting techniques

Every painting has a story that goes with it. Something catches my eye and it resides patiently in my brain until I finally get the time to sit down and paint it.

Since I don't always get to painting what I want for a while, I make sure to have my camera with me to capture the moment so it is there when I'm ready.

This is "Peaceful Perch", a water-soluble oil painted on an 11x14 Ampersand textured board.

cardinal

I have a lot of fun naming my paintings,  so I just couldn't resist naming this one
"Prickly Perch".  This is an 11x14 pastel.

I'll be going into more detail about
  • pastel art,
  • oil painting techniques,
  • painting with acrylics, and
  • watercolor techniques
on other pages on this site.


Where do the  ideas for a painting come from? 

They just unexpectedly appear. You just have to keep your eyes open and be receptive to what you see.

One summer afternoon I looked out my window into the woods, my backyard in Northern New York, and there was this mushroom just glowing in the late afternoon sun saying,

"Paint Me! Paint Me!

And so, out came my camera and this is the results.

mushroom


My paintings vary from small one made specifically for cards

Gambel's Quail Card



such as this Gambel's Quail, native to Southern Arizona...







To much larger ones

mountain sunrise


like this sunrise over the Catalina Mountains . It is an acrylic painting on a 24 x 48 inch canvas.

This was taken from a panoramic photograph I took in December, 2007.
I had to compress the mountains a little. Otherwise, the painting would have been 10 feet long.

Browse through the  pages and see the wide variety of paintings I have done over the years. 

You'll see paintings done in pastels, watercolors, oils, mixed media, and acrylics. I will share some of the painting techniques which made these paintings come to life.


"Table of Contents"

About Me
A brief description of where I came from and plans for the future
Note Cards
Filarecki Note Cards available for sale.
Mixing Colors
Learn Color Mixing Techniques so that mixing colors becomes easy for you.
How to Oil Paint
An introduction to painting with oils.
How to Paint with Acrylics
An introduction to painting with acrylics.
How to Paint with Watercolors
An introduction to painting with Watercolors.
How to Draw
How to Draw covers different drawing techniques to help you learn to draw.
Pastel Techniques Techniques and Tips on drawing with Pastels.
Gambel's Quail
One part of the Southwest Birds Series; Gambel's Quail
Paint Techniques Blog
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Judy Filarecki

Hi! I'm Judy Filarecki.

I started painting on a regular basis in 1998, several years before I retired after 40 years as a Physical Therapist...

Now I spend my time giving myself therapy by traveling across country, painting all the beautiful things that catch my eye, and writing article of interest to artists.

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has short articles on techniques I have used in my paintings and on topics I have read which may be of interest to you.

Form Object


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has items I have produced for sale and items or services that are for free

Form Object

Come join me now and explore the Beauty of Nature and learn about some of the painting  techniques used to produce these works.





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