Category Archives: Mini Clinic

Mini Clinic – Spontaneous Painting

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Carrie Lewis

This month’s mini-clinic goes back a couple of years to a special project. One 16×16 inch panel in a mural project put together by “Unity through diversity” Mural Mosaic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Le Cadeau Du Cheval – The Horse … Continue reading →

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Mini Clinic: Drawing Legs & Feet

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Carrie Lewis

This month, we’ll take a look at drawing legs and feet, reportedly one of the most difficult parts of equine anatomy to draw. A horse’s feet are nearly as distinctive to each horse as human fingerprints are to each person. … Continue reading →

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Mini Clinic: Complementary Under Painting

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Carrie Lewis

Today we’ll take a look at using a complementary under painting for colored pencil paintings. With this method, the under painting is created using colors opposite finished colors on the color wheel. For example, blue is opposite orange on the … Continue reading →

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Mini Clinic on Glazing: Bay Horse

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Carrie Lewis

Today, we’ll do a mini clinic on glazing color with the Flemish technique of oil painting. Color glazing is the last step in the Flemish painting technique. Most of the color work is transparent in nature, with the finished dead … Continue reading →

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