Mixed Media Rooster Art Journal Page

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Jonathan Manning

mixed media rooster painting in an art journal

I have been prepping a lot of canvases to paint more. When I can’t think of anything to paint, when nothing else moves me, I am going to paint a rooster. It is the year of the cock in the Chinese zodiac so that is my motivation. Painting big…. roosters. Ba-KAWK!
This week’s easels come to us from Jamie Lynn a.k.a. artistpoetgirl, Pauline Chandler and Patrick, and Pamela French!
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Each week I produce The Artistic Biker Live! on Ustream, then upload the edited videos here. There’s usually a brief beginners art tutorial, and then I demonstrate the technique, and then practical application of the lesson in my art journal. I use everything from graphite pencil and charcoal, watercolors, acrylics, spraypaint, I’ve even used valentine’s candy. So what are you waiting for? SUBSCRIBE ALREADY! http://goo.gl/NyELT
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You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/ni_RBBVdSdo

The Artistic Biker Does A Complementary Sunset

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Jonathan Manning

I did a complement value chart during the $2 Tuturial portion of the broadcast that left us with a cool Yellow and Violet pallet to play with. I was inspired to paint a sunset. Materials are my art Journal made of used paper grocery sacks, Sargent Art’s liquid acrylic student paint deep spectral violet, The Fine Touch acrylic Yellow Med and Black, Master’s Touch Fine Art Studio Acrylic Titanium White, I use Kilz as gesso, and a satin Krylon clear coat. When dry, I’ll apply Turtlewax Spray Wax to keep the pages from sticking together.

Gesso the page

I spray paint the lightest area

Start with your lightest colors

Work through your values

Start adding in detail

Push objects forward or back by manipulating their value

Add highlights

Extra details like happy little birds

Sunsets have their beautiful colors because the short blue and violet wavelengths filter out in our atmosphere. Sunsets on Mars are blue. Discover News has a video about it here: https://youtu.be/DwD3HD6t5Vs

Watch the extend play, without the paint drying over @YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2yL_2tIyh8

The Artistic Biker Does Strawberries

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Jonathan Manning

This week we did a little tutorial about value charts and it inspired me to do a monochrome painting of strawberries. Materials used were: An art journal, acrylic gesso, flat white spray paint, Sargent Arts Acrylic Paint liquid Spectral Red, Real Art Supplies Acrylic liquid Carbon Black, Master’s Touch Fine Art Studio Acrylic Titanium White, Faber-Castell Art Grip Aquarelle watercolor pencil Red, Uniball Vision Elite gel pen Black, Brush Pen with Bombay Black India Ink.

Seal the page with acrylic gesso

I use white matte krylon for the base coat

Using only red, white, and black, create background shadows

Use a watercolor pencil to sketch your image

Block in your base shapes

Begin adding detail

Shade the large shapes

Add fine details

I used white paint to back of some excess shadow I didn’t like

Georgia O’Keeffe was known for here majestic desert scene paintings and her paintings of limited pallet or monochrome, naked botanical lady parts. You can learn about her life as an artist from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum video: Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life in Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UonkqMuOZgM

Watch the extend play, without the paint drying over @YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/OLklqJnwqJw

Weekly Update 07OCT201

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Jonathan Manning

The Videos

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I AM THE HALLOWEENY! Crash and burn at an attempt at a popup page for your enjoyment. The price of overthinking things.

You can watch the video QUICHEÂ (pronounced “quickie”) HERE:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a906TK0L7oÂ
You can watch the videoÂ LONGY HERE:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEuTiC07cBcÂ
And you can watch theÂ EASELS HERE:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBNkc-hX2Gc

The Easels

What’s On Your Easel? What have you been doing with yourself? I sincerely want to know what you are currently drawing, painting, sculpting, dancing, writing, singing, choreographing, photogging, or otherwise artistically making love to!Â Send an email to blade@artisticbiker.com and we’ll use your works to inspire other because that’s what this is really all about!

Jay the Viking

(http://moon-light-creations.webs.com)
Jay is sending us weekly updates of his painting of Jamie Lynn (Artist Poet Girl) and her husband.

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Artist Poet Girl

(http://mypurpledoorstudios.blogspot.com)
Jamie Lynn just wrapped up the 29 Faces challenge for Ayala Art. Photo links to her blog post.

Anna

9″X12″ watercolor of a Whooping Crane

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Kerri Love

(http://www.youtube.com/ikerrilove)
Did a gel transfer on her ustream that she uncovered on a background for a journal page.

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Sexy Red Headed Darcy

(http://art-and-sole.blogspot.co.uk/)
Darcy made a big haired girl using her stamps.

And the October 2015 issue of Craft Stamper includes on of our Sexy, Red-Headed Darcy’s stamps!

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Weekly Update 17SEP2015

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jonathan Manning

The Artistic Biker Does Back to Plague Week!

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With two little one and an art teacher bride, the first week of school has been lovingly termed “Plague Week” The precious heads all come back to school with every germ imaginable to share with the WHOLE school. :)

You can watch the recording of the whole show, hair drying and all, HERE:Â http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/72958475
You can watch the LONGY HERE:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxrMxo0xtVI
You can watch the QUICHE HERE:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSzIeZZCny0
You can watch the EASELS HERE:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSpvNTX5ELA
And since this was the last journal entry, you can watch the TIME LAPSE FLIP THROUGH HERE:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKX7VVwWouo

This week’s easel submissions

Â The Sexy, Red-Headed Darcy (http://art-and-sole.blogspot.co.uk)

Laura Church

Jay the Viking (http://moon-light-creations.webs.com)

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Artist Poet Girl (http://mypurpledoorstudios.blogspot.com)

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Daddy/Daughter Weekends

As the little girl gets older, (Can you believe she’s 10 already?!?!) I find she is not quite as willing to get up on a Saturday to go sketching with her old man. However, I did find a mighty girl activity that will jump out of bed for, ARCHERY!

She got better, we both did. Believe it or not, this was both of our first time to shoot.
Here’s mine:

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