http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/ News and updates from artist Irina Kovnacka Ashcraft en Copyright 2011 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:09:02 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2011/04/liliy_for_lilly.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2011/04/liliy_for_lilly.html Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:09:02 -0500 I also like the opportunity to paint on the sides of the board, so you can enjoy artwork from many angles instead of the traditional front view. Here are the lemons—I also have an orange and fig piece—all the fruits that grow in our back yard. Once done with fruits, I was onto some blooms, here is one of my favorite pieces, the hibiscus and amaryllis. ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2011/04/my_new_stuff.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2011/04/my_new_stuff.html Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:01:30 -0500 As I was carrying my finished piece to the car that night, a strong wind started blowing and air lifted, turned around and smacked the painting right into my face—I had a big green mark on my nose, and, of course, an imprint of my nose on my canvas! On the second night, I got ambitious with an 8x10 inch study of sunset and a 30x30 canvas…needless to say, two hours weren’t nearly enough to get both finished. I ended up working on these pieces the following day, and this is what my 30x30 painting ended up looking at the end: ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2011/03/spring_paint_out.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2011/03/spring_paint_out.html Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:49:25 -0500 This is Marilyn after completing her monochromatic piece; the assignment was to only use a color of her choice plus its shades (mixed with black), tints (mixed with white) and tones (mixed with gray)--it's amazing how little we need to create a beautiful piece! Once done with monochromatic pieces, we’ve ventured into lots of fun with color—check out these three pieces in progress. And here is what we call Laural inspired by Van Gogh painting—the strokes are bold and colorful! This piece is of Laural’s lake by her house—I love her use of varied greens in this piece. And this is my very talented 14-year old student who has been taking classes from me for almost a year. Here she is working on a chalk pastel landscape. Gorgeous! I told her mom that if it doesn’t make it on their wall, I want it in my house! I am looking forward to more masterpieces!!! ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/08/art_class_fun_this_summer.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/08/art_class_fun_this_summer.html Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:39:40 -0500 ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/08/memory_project.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/08/memory_project.html Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:18:37 -0500 Getting close to being done... Can you believe this is Marilyn's first ever oil painting?! ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/05/my_first_teach_me_2_paint_clas.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/05/my_first_teach_me_2_paint_clas.html Tue, 25 May 2010 10:38:23 -0500 I am mailing this and nine more pieces next week—they all go to Peru! Here is a web site for the memory project if you would like to find out more: http://www.thememoryproject.org/ ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/05/portrait_for_the_memory_projec.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/05/portrait_for_the_memory_projec.html Wed, 05 May 2010 12:46:06 -0500 …it was actually done from a photo that I took in my mom’s garden in Latvia last summer…the flower pot is actually from my art college days, I made it when apprenticing with a potter—and now I’ve painted it, too! ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/04/strawberry_season.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/04/strawberry_season.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:52:35 -0500 this is me painting along with a fellow artist, Patricia Byron. ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/03/sring_is_in_the_airand_in_my_p.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/03/sring_is_in_the_airand_in_my_p.html Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:06:15 -0500 ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/01/last_work_of_2009.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2010/01/last_work_of_2009.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:43:07 -0500 ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/pushing_forward.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/pushing_forward.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:16:55 -0500 Today was a slower day, and I took a short stroll down the Lake Burkett right after my last class ended; I painted a close up view of the water. It was great to sit in the sun and ejoy the breeze...and a few minutes to myself ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/day_10_and_11.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/day_10_and_11.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:32:04 -0500 ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/day_9a_tough_one.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/day_9a_tough_one.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:39:24 -0500 ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/day_8.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/day_8.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:29:04 -0500 ]]> http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/day_7.html http://www.artworkbyirina.com/blog/2009/11/day_7.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:22:09 -0500