by Gwendolyn McShepard | Aug 15, 2024 | Making Art
The challenge of landscape painting is like a dance with the elements themselves. How do you capture the fickle play of light across a rippling pond? How do you convey the majesty of a slow-moving stream over a scatter of oddly misshapen rocks, or the warmth of a...
by Gwendolyn McShepard | Aug 15, 2024 | Making Art
I think painting jazz is such a vibrant way to capture the essence of the music. Jazz is all about improvisation, rhythm, and emotion, and translating those elements into colors and shapes can be really exciting. It’s like creating a visual symphony where each...
by Gwendolyn McShepard | Aug 15, 2024 | Making Art
I enjoy painting animals of all categories. For me, the most interesting thing about painting animals is their eyes. They are so deep and meaningful and when they look at you, you get this weird sense that they know what they’re looking at, almost as if they...
by Gwendolyn McShepard | Aug 15, 2024 | Making Art
Animal party is one of my favorite animal paintings. It’s actually a digital collage of three separate paintings; The series Animal Party I, II and III. I used the magic of my favorite graphic application, Adobe Photoshop, to merge the three together with a little bit...
by Gwendolyn McShepard | Aug 15, 2024 | Making Art
I absolutely love painting toucans. You gotta’ love these kooky looking big beaked birds. These magnificent and vibrantly hued creatures grace the skies with their distinctive profile and charismatic allure! The toucan truly is a feathered wonder that never fails to...
