Steve Penberthy

Steve, this is a beautiful painting. I am an art t...

2012-01-29T11:40:35.019-06:00

Steve, this is a beautiful painting. I am an art teacher in training and would love to use this image as an example of perspective in a powerpoint. I would give you credit in the powerpoint and give as much information as possible about the painting. I would not reproduce it in anyway, just use the image in a powerpoint for lessons. What do you think?

I was very pleased to find this web-site.I wanted ...

2012-01-11T00:03:45.533-06:00

I was very pleased to find this web-site.I wanted to thanks for your time for this wonderful read!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you blog post.

Good for you, Steve! Can't wait to see what i...

2011-12-09T11:44:48.180-06:00

Good for you, Steve! Can't wait to see what it is when you reveal it.

This is really nice stuff. thanks for your posting...

2011-08-18T00:46:05.590-05:00

This is really nice stuff. thanks for your posting such a great article. i just bookmarked your suite and i will share it with others.

Before reading this I was totally unaware of the t...

2011-08-16T04:05:57.548-05:00

Before reading this I was totally unaware of the topic. Thanks for Explaining in such a nice way. As per my knowledge there some.

Your blog was really helpful and interesting. I re...

2011-08-16T04:02:17.670-05:00

Your blog was really helpful and interesting. I really enjoyed reading it. I would recommend it to my friend.

Editors are great in coming up with articles, post...

2011-08-16T03:58:16.096-05:00

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Nice post thanks for sharing this article..it help...

2011-08-16T03:55:41.862-05:00

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Congratulations.... hope the showing goes well for...

2011-08-15T11:09:35.794-05:00

Congratulations.... hope the showing goes well for you. Interesting perspective and subject in this painting.

Good stuff Steven, shared your video on Facebook t...

2011-08-10T16:04:22.314-05:00

Good stuff Steven, shared your video on Facebook too. Love your artwork... and so glad you are in Kate's book.

Sherry: Thanks so much for the comment! I'm gl...

2011-08-07T22:04:42.721-05:00

Sherry: Thanks so much for the comment! I'm glad you're enjoying Kate's book.

I think everyone is intimidated at one time or another by that blank white piece of watercolor paper. But, remember it's only a piece of paper--there's always more where that came from if you don't like what you put on it the first time. :)

Also, I did a post a few years ago on a drawing practice book, that's meant to address this: http://www.stevepenberthy.com/2008/01/conquer-blank-page-with-drawing.html

BTW, been to Hendersonville many times--gorgeous country!

I'm now a happy owner of "Artist's Jo...

2011-08-07T20:43:29.779-05:00

I'm now a happy owner of "Artist's Journal Workshop" Love your water color work. Its' funny being a artist for most of my life and I set here looking at a white sheet of paper, and dont' know what to put on it or start working on it. I want the beginning to be something special...something even I would want to come back to it and be in ah. :)

Simply stated and beautiful!

2011-07-29T07:47:05.209-05:00

Simply stated and beautiful!

Cynthia: So glad you enjoyed the interview, and t...

2011-07-23T08:53:31.616-05:00

Cynthia: So glad you enjoyed the interview, and thank you. I'm glad you're following, and I hope you find some tidbits of information and inspiration here for your own artistic journey. Cheers! -- Steve

Robin: The color--that's what watercolor is a...

2011-07-23T08:52:04.815-05:00

Robin: The color--that's what watercolor is all about! Thanks for stopping by! :) -- Steve

Bice: "No sé si entiendes el idioma español ...

2011-07-23T08:49:33.222-05:00

Bice:

"No sé si entiendes el idioma español y yo no entiendo el inglés, pero me gustan mucho tus dibujos.

saludos.

bice"

Translation:
I do not know if you understand the Spanish language and I do not understand the English, but I like much your drawings. greetings.

Bice: Greetings to you also! I'm so glad you are enjoying my paintings and drawings. Come back again often and stay creative!
-- Steve

Bice: ¡Saludos a usted también! I' m tan alegre usted está gozando de mis pinturas y dibujos. ¡Vuélvase otra vez a menudo y permanezca creativo!

Cate: Thanks for the insight into your palette! ...

2011-07-23T08:45:05.141-05:00

Cate: Thanks for the insight into your palette! I always like to hear what choices other people are using. As for abstracting the color: In the original scene, there was a large expanse of grass in full sun; to avoid another "big patch of green" I just painted a big swatch of bright yellow (since there was a lot of sunny yellow in the grass anyway); sort of a way to "push" the color a certain direction to avoid redundancy in color. You'll see this in the middle-left area of the painting. Another example: the rocks. In the shade, the rocks took on a weak violet hue; I amplified this by just rendering the rocks in a stronger violet. I really used my "artistic license" on this entire painting. Thanks for the comment and the question!!! -- Steve

I just found your blog through The artist´s journa...

2011-07-20T18:59:42.171-05:00

I just found your blog through The artist´s journal interview...an interesting read I might add. I just became a follower...wonderful work you do!!

Thats beautiful Steve..the colors are devine..!nic...

2011-07-19T09:07:35.279-05:00

Thats beautiful Steve..the colors are devine..!nice to find you on Google +...!

No sé si entiendes el idioma español y yo no entie...

2011-07-18T15:08:16.290-05:00

No sé si entiendes el idioma español y yo no entiendo el inglés, pero me gustan mucho tus dibujos.

saludos.

bice

Steve, I love how you "push" natural col...

2011-07-15T15:42:18.298-05:00

Steve, I love how you "push" natural colour so that your landscapes look illuminated from within. Can you talk a bit more about how you go about abstracting the colour when faced with that daunting wall of green? My palette is very similar to yours, btw---I like to have lots of choice in mixing greens, oranges, and purples.

Cate

Michael: Thanks so much! True, I didn't ment...

2011-07-11T12:34:36.661-05:00

Michael: Thanks so much! True, I didn't mention the triple-digit heat index... However, that spot I had was quite pleasant--in the shade of that huge oak tree, the sound of running water, a nice breeze... I didn't notice the heat that much. I lost track of where you landed--I'll check your sites for your posts. Great seeing you, and thanks again for the invite.

Frank: Thank you! I've always been a fan of ...

2011-07-11T12:32:43.774-05:00

Frank: Thank you! I've always been a fan of the way purple and green works together. Again, I felt like I needed to abstract many of the colors to help keep things more interesting (hint: the rocks weren't really purple). :)

Thanks for the comment and for stopping by!

Alisha: Thanks so much! I mix all of my greens, ...

2011-07-11T12:30:02.097-05:00

Alisha: Thanks so much! I mix all of my greens, which helps when painting these type of scenes, since I'm not restricted to a fixed set of "tube greens." My travel watercolor box includes a warm and a cool of primary, except for the blues--I include 4 blues expressly so I have lots of flexibilty to mix greens. My blues include ultramarine, pthalo, cobalt, and cerulean. I'm also a big fan of the greens I can get with Payne's Grey--very earthy.

Here's a link to a photo of my travel kit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/liquidchroma-/5486194590/in/set-72157605502186505

Very nice sketch Steve! I like the pencil value st...

2011-07-11T09:12:33.310-05:00

Very nice sketch Steve! I like the pencil value studies and your notes too. It was interesting to observe your progress as you worked on this one. One the challenges you didn't mention was the 98 degree heat!