Brenda Star Studios: Lucky Girl

Brenda Star Studios: Lucky Girl

Free project

Here is the link for the complete video on YouTube

Out of Print Books

I recently came across Gran's Memories and Gran's Magic.  Both of these book are out of print and I am delighted to have a few copies of each for sale. The cost is $12.95  each + shipping. Click on any book  on my site www.gransgarden and make a note in comments that you want Gran's Magic or Gran's Memories instead.

Ros & Brenda at the Beach

Nov 7-11, 2011

Windholme NY

Oct. 20 - 23 2011

Gran in the Midwest Projects

Here are the projects for our great seminar in the Chicago area... Sept 12-16, 2011. We have a wonderful new location and I hope you can join us. Contact Jane at janerondrynan@gmail.com of call 773-445-8677.

Yellow & white Daisies Project

Basket of Yellow and White Daisies

White

Cadmium Yellow Medium

Lemon or Hansa Yellow

Ultramarine Blue

Burnt Umber

Raw Sienna

Pine Green or other dark green

½” foliage Brush

#2 & #1 round Brush

#0 script liner

#6 flat shader

Draw or trace and transfer the shape of the basket. Paint basket with Burnt Umber using your # 6 flat brush. Paint vertical lines with Raw Sienna using the point of your # 2 round brush. While basket is drying, tap foliage using a ½” foliage brush, with mix of dark green and Raw Sienna, add some darker areas with dark green pigment mixed with a little black. High light areas with a color mixed with a little green + little ultramarine Blue and White. Add bright green with Hansa or Zinc yellow mixed with a little a little of your green.

Now go back to basket. Pull across strokes with Raw Sienna + White to create the weave of the basket. Paint ribbon with the tip of your #2 round brush with a brush mix of White and Ultramarine Blue. Highlight loops of ribbon with White.

Paint yellow daisies with Cadmium Yellow using the tip of your #1 round brush. Paint white daisies the same manner. Add Cadmium Yellow centers and shade the bottom of each center with Raw Sienna. Paint little calyxes with the bright yellow green with your liner. Paint little filler flowers with Ultramarine Blue + White by tapping with the tip of your liner.

Ros Stallcup

1436 Lakeview Drive

Virginia Beach, VA 23455

www.gransgarden.com

stalcop@aol.com

France In the Spring

Our trip to France was wonderful... we spent 5 days in Paris and visited Monet's garden. We then traveled by train to Strasbourg and then to Veronique to teach for three days. The students were terrific and we loved being with the all.

Spring is Here

The weather is finally turning nice and the trees are blooming.