Some hints for Professional photos of paintings and latest Tuscan Village painting Chris Hobel Daily painting

Painting 24x36" Tuscan Village  Oil Painting
Unfinshed photo1 and top photo  what Im up to so far. I ve been working on another tuscan village scene, much larger than any others Ive  done of this type of thingThe large expanse of green is a bit daunting especially the right hand foreground.I like it now but it is a bit unfinshed. The perennial problem.. knowing when to stop. It is not the focal point so I need to be careful not to overdo the detail here. Im not happy with the road leading into the houses on the right. I think it will have to go

My promise to blog more often has been hijacked by family stuff. My head feels like cotton wool ie no logic and my stomach has a migraine, not a good combination. Hopefully the fog will clear soon
My butterfly movie  was fun to do, although I have already forgotten how to do it. Currently Im learning photoshop at U3A Noosa. Im really enjoying it but it means less time for painting and blogging.
The fine art international site is fun as Ive sold a couple of prints on it. The problem is you need really professional photos taken for them to be able to print  from them. I will need a new camera at least 8 megapixels, a tripod , outdoor even light, and the ability to hang your painting flat. Not sure if its worth it for a few dollars profit. I will need to sell a lot of prints.

This week a quick trip to the gold coast Qld Australia airport ( all the cheap overseas flights go from there) to send off my baby for a 2year adventure,
breakfast at Cooloongatta and  some great shots were taken at Pt Danger

Top photo the floating city of the surfers paradise, lower photo Duranbah, a top surf spot
Ikea in Brisbane for some new lamps etc

Animation fun Butterflies Painting by Chris Hobel

Butterflies Painting

Ive just found how to do this quick animation  of my butterflies as shown  on my last post at  My Poppet

I will try to do one weekly. I have been a bit slack with posting  as you can see

Gif animators

Mouldy Monday and a Spring Flutter Buttterfly Acrylic Daily painting by Chris hobel

Butterfly Acrylic Painting by Chris Hobel

Hope your like my new look blog, I did a bit of tidying up , more to do but its a start. Ive added  a reactions section  at the end of this post so please react if you have taken the time to read this
Last week I found this very informative website which I now follow, very generous, thanks Kerry for taking the time to share so much, here  the link so click on  lots of good tips here 
and take a look. Over the weekend I did some experimenting with masking fluid and applying it with a cotton bud. I also used the cotton bud as a painting tool, a bit tricky at first but it gives a nice free spontaineous feel when done well.

8x8" Spring Flutter

Catching up on blogging,Flower Power Painting by Chris Hobel

Ive just named this flower power, giving away my age here. My blogs are bit random, I seem to go off on so many tangents as its all fun playing with paint. I like to use small 8x8 and 12x12 canvases to try out new techniques  or go back to past passions  arlar flowers which I love.Some recent posts Ive seen and read take me back to the Arts and Crafts movement and Bloomsbery Group.In Play time this week I came up with this, painted with Acrylics, The background was an old Jo Sonjas Potting Shed colour  Stillwater I found cleaning out my paint cupboard and it reminds me of the Shutters on the gorgeous buildings just like this in France

I found  this site by seaching pale green shutters on the net. I think Ill finish and read the blog, looks intersting for a francofile like myself

More Palette Knife Project Writing Commissions

Im busy doing some more instructional palette knife  projects for Fine art and Decorative Painting Magazine so expect to see how I painted these two projects  above Tuscan Vineyard and Joyful Flowers  published  in the next year. I will keep you posted when they are available,