Welcome
to the January -- March 2010 Project. The theme for this quarter is
"Stuffed Animals." The painting you submit must be painted specifically
for this project and be watermedia. Submit your images to me via email or snail
mail. Send title, size, and comments about the paintings and painting process.
Let me know if it is okay to link your email address when I add your image to
the project page. The project end date is March 31, 2010.
The images on this page are protected by copyright law. Any use without the expressed consent of the artist is prohibited!!!
Randy Emmons
"Me!"
This was fun. I think this will be good to have prints made. The grandkids might like it in their rooms. 10x20" painting on Waterford paper and DaVinci watercolors.
Bonnie McBride
"Bearhug"
This is a valentines card painted from a couple of my stuffed bears. Thanks Maury for the challenge.
Mary Ann Madley
"Untitled"
I've finished my "stuffed animal" picture and had fun. I'm not pleased with the background but the more I paint the more experience. Thanks, for the opportunity to join. The painting is on Arches 140 lb. cold press paper and Windsor Newton Watercolor Paints.
Sherry Thurner
"Stuffed Frog Band"
This is 11x14 inches on Yupo synthetic paper. I used both traditional watercolor paint and watercolor crayons, which let me add some fine lines and also introduce pigment without moisture. I know most people automatically think of toys when you say stuffed animals, but taxidermy involves stuffed animals too. I've always been fascinated by little tableaus of animals, frogs, squirrels and so on. You see them like this, playing instruments, or seated at a table playing cards. I had a good time here with the Yupo, laying in a textured background that suggests watery things first, then lifting the frog figures out of the background.
Deborah Holmes
"Best Friends"
This is my 37 year old original Pooh Bear given to me, by my husband, for my first Christmas present. He sits on my bed with Raggedy Ann and Andy that my Mom made for me a long time ago. They are indeed Best Friends as well as old ones. Painted on Arches 140 CP American Journey Paints.
Jim Ferrell
"Gracie's Friend"
I am attaching my contribution to the project. I started painting last summer and am loving it. The picture may be too dark, if it is, I will get you another copy with more light on it. Just let me know. It was done as a 9x12 on 140lb. paper. I had no stuffed animals, but a friend had this one and leaves it with his dog when he has to put her in her cage. I am seeing all kinds of things to paint now as I drive around town. This was a fun project because I never would have painted a stuffed animal. I am looking forward to what everyone does and to the next project.
Merry Nuutinen
"Barney and Friends"
Attached is my entry for this project entitled "Barney and friends" This is an 11 x 14 arches paper with Winsor Newton paints. My granddaughter had these buddies on her bed. I decided I could sketch and paint them. I am still taking classes and enjoying them. Thanks again for this chance to challange ourselves.
Lily Poston
"Safe with Teddy"
This is for your online project.
Judith Silver
"Emma's Favorite Toy"
It is entitled "Emma's Favorite Toy". She carried this stuffed fish everywhere. It was called The Gefilte Fish and everytime she bit down on it, it said, "Oy Veh". All day long I would hear, "Oy Veh" echoing throughout the house. I laughed out loud every single time. Emma was an 180 lb. English Mastiff who is now sadly gone, and deeply missed. Thanks for the opportunity to share this.
Barbara Youhn
"King Octopus the First"
I had the wonderful experience of attending a wedding on Orca Island in Washington State, and found this crazy octopus in one of the gift shops. He's different from the normal "cuddly" stuffed toys. He tickles my funny bone! I painted him on Fabriano 140lb paper, using Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors. He is 14 x 19 inches. He's arrogantly sitting atop some pillows on my bed, so I have named him "King Octopus the 1st"! I totally enjoyed working on him. I have difficulty deciding subjects to paint. Your "Projects" does away with all the hours wondering what I should paint next. Thanks for the stimulating challenge.
Burt Purmell
"Stieff Antique Toy Kitty"
I found this many years ago in
a garage sale...I think it must date from the 1890s to early 1900s.
Always liked cats, so I bought it. Watercolor on Aquabord 6" x 6".
Nhu Mai Clever
"Stuffed Animals"
As I was pulling out my daughter's
boxes of stuffed animals to set up for the project I sighed over the amount
she had and thought, "how many animals can you stuff into a box".
Then it hit me, this is the quintessential answer to the project: Stuffed Animals.
Strathmore Watercolor 140# 11" x 15"
Arlene Shoemaker
"Carol's Piggy"
I like to do juicy watercolors and this is a bit more controlled but it works for the project. The pig was a good quiet and still model. Size...16 x 12.
Raymond Kelso
"Attitude"
My wife and I have been married 52 years in August. We ride a 2003 Harley-Davidson Road Glide (100 year anniversary model). Our son lives 10 miles away and rides with us on his 2005 Harley Road King, much of the time. Our neighbor lady (Lori) gave me a "Bass Ass" biker Teddy Bear a few years ago and I still have it. It was my model for this project. I used watercolor with a small amount of acrylics for hi-lights. It is on Arches 140 pound WC paper. Paint is Winsor & Newton watercolor and Art Advantage acrylics. Size is 10" x 10".
Geraldine Ward
"Untitled"
My dog Bailey would love to get his paws on this little beanbag monkey, which is off limits to him! Arches 9x12, W&N paints. Great fun...actually completed this early in January, which was a record for me with these projects; took me this long to send it.
Dorothy Wagner
"The Dubious Three"
This painting is 11 by 15 inches. On Arches cold press 140 watercolor paper. The painting is a limited pallet of three Winsor Newton paints: French Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna and Permanent Alizarin Crimson. I like working with a limited pallet as you have harmony in the painting. Different combinations give you many color possibilities. Thank you Maury for your interesting projects. Looking forward to your next one.
Barbara Van Nostern
Rabbit, and Camel, and Bears, Oh My!
I spotted these stuffed animals while at a garage sale and thought they would make a cute painting someday. Then when I saw your subject for a project I had to sort through all my "TO PAINT" photos and found it. This was fun, and shows the little animals will have a second life.
Cathy Geha
"Emily's Teddy Bears"
While visiting my son and daughter-in-law in Norfolk, Nebraska I asked her if she had any stuffed animals. She retrieved the nurse bear with stethoscope and its friend from a box in the basement and I propped them up against some wine bottles in her kitchen then painted them using a gift box of Sennelier artist quality paints given to me by my cousin. I purchased some Strathmore watercolor paper and a set of taklon brushes that I purchased at Hobby Lobby and with the paints came up with this sketch of the two bears . Emily's Teddy Bears - Emily is a nurse - as is the larger bear so it seemed appropriate to have the one bear checking the heartbeat other one.
Georgina Jones
"Untitled"
Would never have thought of painting "stuffed toys" but it was fun. For the first time I used Bockingford 140 Extra rough watercolor paper. Paints were MaimeriBlu. Thanks again for getting me back to the "drawing board" Had a dry spell for a while.
Maury Kettell
"The Feeling I Knew the First Time"
Life is an interesting journey. The "Stuffed Animal" theme pulled me several ways, my childhood, raising my children, and loving grandchildren. I don't care how old one gets, you can't do without stuffed animals. These rabbits, and the teddy bear in the background, live in our guest bedrooms--my wife would say they are part of the decor, I would say they are the friends that welcome guests into our home. This painting is on Arches 140#, cold press, and is 22"x30". My pigments are mostly Winsor Newton and Daniel Smith.
Ed Spelde
"All Tuckered Out"
Here is "All Tuckered Out". It is tax season (I am a CPA) so I did not think I could do a winter project. But I walked into my daughters room (she is 23 and headed to graduate school) last week on a nice sunny spring afternoon and found (left to right) Monica, Lucky, and Leslie Tiger sprawled on her bed pillows. I knew I had to paint it so I did. I am pretty pleased. Painted on Arches 140lb paper with pretty limited pallete of Daniel Smith Cerulean, Aurelin, Quin Burnt Orange for Leslie and a touch of Neutral tint for noses and eyes.
Nina Blatt
"Untitled"
The painting is of a bear made
form a one hundred year quilt and the doll is Toni doll from t he 1940s that
I received as a Christmas present when I was a child. I prefer Arches 140lb
cold press and W&N paints, but I
am trying other things too.
Email Nina
Frank Murphy
"The Guy's"
I have attached my submittal for the January - March 2010 project. Titled "The Guy's"; Size is 15" X 22"; painted mostly with W/N watercolors on 140# CP Lana rough paper. These two Guy's are named Leo and Thumper, been around our house for a long time, They are very Cool. As always this project was fun and a learning experience, looking forward to the next.
More images to Come