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9/14/2022

Hummingbirds are the newest design for Paint Your Own Classes!

Hummingbird paintings by Angeline Marie Martinez for painting class examples
Four hummingbirds I painted for fun and as samples and guides. Each is 8 by 8 inches, acrylics on paper.
Besides the design, the hummingbird paint your own class will be very different than painting a sloth. 
 
I enjoy helping new artists paint their own sloths. You all help me learn how to be a better painter and a better art teacher, too. 
 
With the hummingbird, you have more options of how to use the stencil. 
 
I’ll show you how to use the stencil and then you decide how to paint your hummingbird.
 
It’s your painting, done with your colors and your way. 
 
I’m just a guide for your artistry. 
 
I’m excited to learn what you decide to do when you paint your hummingbird. 
 
This hummingbird was done with a combination of options. I did use the stencil, but I also did some freehand painting.  
 
You might want your hummingbird like one of my designs, or you can pick your own colors and design your own hummingbird. 
 
These are only ideas as…
 
YOU can be the artist when I have the class. 

I've decided to bring my Sloth to Uvita at the end of September. The hummingbirds will be waiting in the wings, lol. 

In the meantime, if you're on my email list, you already know that I try to post news there, first. If you found this blog post on your own, welcome! 

For more information about classes and scheduling of them, please visit my other page Art Classes in Costa Rica

3/16/2022

11 Advantages Of Sketchbook Practice Over A Painting Studio Practice


11 Advantages Of Sketchbook Practice Over A Painting Studio Practice:
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  1. Totally portable and on the go 
  2. A pencil and piece of paper are easily found
  3. iPhone camera to jog memory if I can’t sketch right then
  4. Everything and anything are fair game to draw 
  5. Junk is ok as it’s just PRACTICE 
  6. Sketchebooks become “idea warehouses” for future paintings 
  7. Color studies and combinations are cheaper to test
  8. Written notes kept in one place, with the design
  9. Reference materials created, from random words to actual design notes
  10. I can just draw without hearing my inner brat voice insist that I follow any rules and lastly
  11. Sketchbook data mining and data analysis (for all us geeks) give me clues as to what I’ll actually want to paint as the theme of my new painting collections.
I’ve been here before. It’s ok if I’m not painting. I’m in transition. As long as I can sketch, I’ll be ok. Besides, my Painting Studio Practice will thank me later as I’ll have so many ideas that I can hardly wait to be in there! 

Want to see more of my sketches? Head on over to Instagram and follow me @angelinemarieartist 


If you’d like to see how my sketchbooks influence my painting, Lisa Call shared photos of my sketchbooks and a little about how I data mine through them here: 


​Artists and Their Sketchbooks by Lisa Cal
sketch-restaurant-table-napkins-hand-sanitizer-sugar-leaves-straw-by-AngelineMartinez
Andy and I just ordered our meals and I had a few minutes to draw the still life that was all ready for me at our table. The sugar packets in a tiny pot, the hand sanitizer, the napkins with their holder. I’m using a Kaweco fountain pen with sepia ink.
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Before my watercolors melted, this is a sketch I did of different areas around us. I miss the colors, but I can’t pack them in my purse because they have melted. I already cleaned up the mess and stashed my kit away.

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