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Gerrie Govert Artwork: August 2014

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Finding the Jewels in Your Artwork. I started this 11” x 14” acrylic painting as a demonstration for a student who would later take over working on it. In many of my pieces I start with a thin wash of paint to establish the cool or warm colors in the local areas and then I build values to the desired strengths. The abstract shapes give the feeling, from a distance, of a finished work of art. The lesson here was on building a painting by starting with a solid foundation to work on.

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Gerrie Govert Artwork: November 2014

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Saturday, November 29, 2014. Fall is a short magical time of the year. In this piece, sunlight shone from the back of the trees, which gave an intense glow and a full range of values from light to dark. The first sketch looked like sailing ships bouncing on the water instead of trees on the side of a cliff. The next is a layering process from the hot intense centers of interest blending out to the subtle middle values. Then I added some of the cool blues and purples to accent the warm gold. You’ll ...

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Gerrie Govert Artwork: California Dreams

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The light was different in California. The colors were jubilant and there were flowers everywhere. The early morning sun shown through the mist rising from the sea, causing a rainbow of changing colors pale green, blue and rosy pink. A touch of sunlight just caught the surf and seemed like a jewel among jewels. I went out to do some scouting for subjects to take home with me. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). You’ll get it. You’ll be immersed in choices of style...

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Gerrie Govert Artwork: October 2014

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Friday, October 31, 2014. A trip to the farmer’s market makes it clear that fall colors have arrived. The summer’s bounty is finally ready for harvest, displaying a visual feast for the eye. Everywhere you turn are fall flowers in every imaginable color, and inspiration for still life paintings abounds. But orange, the quintessential color of fall, is best represented in the iconic pumpkin on display for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Behind the Scenes: Plein Air Painting. You&#821...

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Gerrie Govert Artwork: Change is All Around Us

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Change is All Around Us. Today marks the start of Gerrie's solo exhibition: Change is All Around Us. The theme of this exhibition is the passage of time as seen in the seasons and in the faces of the people around us. Feb 3 – Feb 28, 2015. This piece, along with 16 others are on display during the month of February. 101 N Michigan St. Plymouth, IN 46563. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hello art students and art lovers. What can you expect in an art class?

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Gerrie Govert Artwork: March 2014

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014. There are many surprises when you go hunting for new subjects to paint. Recently, I went to Deep River County Park in Hobart, and wandered to my usual places. They were great, but just not an inspiration on that day. I walked down along the river, under a bridge, and behold - the light on the river glistened and the reflections in the shadows made an inspired composition. Enjoy! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Hello art students and art lovers. What can you expect in an art class?

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Gerrie Govert Artwork: Possibilities

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Friday, May 1, 2015. I chose a sanded pastel paper 18 x 24 in size to work on and began to apply a rough sketch for composition. I then strengthened the geometric shapes that form the building blocks in values that seemed to make sense to me. Next I began applying layers of cool and warm greys over the tangled branches along the edge of the stream on the left, along with the distant trees on the top of the painting. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). You’ll get it. You’ll be immersed in ...

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Gerrie Govert Artwork: February 2014

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Monday, February 3, 2014. Artists need to be fluent in the languages of realism and abstraction. An artist needs to understand the aspects of creating art such as drawing skills and painting techniques. Realism gives me the information and abstraction is the visual language that frees me to paint and draw what is going on in my mind as I observe the subjects before me. I may be looking at a child but I also see future, innocence, wonder and love. Art is about seeing and interpreting, feeling and reacting.

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Gerrie Govert Artwork: September 2014

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Saturday, September 27, 2014. Sunrise over the Straits of Mackinac from the beach in Mackinaw City. I started with thin washes of color which I poured on a horizontal canvas and let it flow serendipitously. Then I turned the canvas upright and layered in the broad bands of color. Next painting session I worked on details that held more information about the ground beneath my feet. Sunrise Over the Straits of Mackinack. 18" x 24" acrylic seascape. Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Gerrie Govert Artwork: The Promise

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015. I was driving down route 41 when I saw what looked like a painting to me A tree that stood beckoning to anyone who would see the promise that it held. I started by sketching the lonely trees in warm and cool grays. I then strengthened the composition by building up some of the shapes and deepening up those shadows. I started to define the trees in the foreground to bring them forward in the painting and applied a variety of pastel colors in the grassy foreground. You’ll gro...