Victor Denfrey Steele Impressionism ~ No Hard Edges

Victor Denfrey Steele

Next time you are in a gallery or museum take pause when viewing Impressionistic portraiture.  If you are not an artist and new to viewing art, here is an example of what to look for in this style painting. 

Click on this first image, it will enlarge and you will easily see what Impressionism is all about, there are no hard lines. 

Note the edge of ballerina Buffy Miller's leotard;  soft, not a hard line against the light blue background.  Note her skin against the background; soft, not a hard line against the background.  Paint is applied gently by rocking the edge of the loaded paintbrush back and forth along an edge.  

Victor Denfrey Steele

 Next view the lower image and note how the entire painting views at a distance.  Clearly there are no hard edges in the entire painting, including where the floor in the background meets the wall. 

I adore this painting, one by my dad, for its great examples of composition, value and ~ soft edges. 

Tina Steele Lindsey on Drawing Leslie Neilsen

Tina Steele Lindsey

I always considered the perfect neighborhood as one filled with comedians to keep things lively. 

Leslie Neilsen would have to live in that neighborhood, not a week goes by I don't say, "~and don't call me Shirley."    I was thinking about Leslie Neilsen today and knew I just had to draw him. Laughter is the best medicine.Thank you, Leslie, for your good medicine.

For more information on Leslie and his wonderful

career, click HERE

Pencil and charcoal on paper. 

Honoring Hironori Kawabata

As our hearts and minds are focused upon Japan and its people I wish to highlight sculptor, Hironori Kawabata. There is no denying the timeless Japanese tradition of care and dedication to any task, great or small. I've made a habit whenever I've felt careless in my work to remind myself of their excellence in all things, and doing so is a great equalizer. Thank you, Hironori, for your gift to us all in your inspiring work, our thoughts and prayers continue for your country and its honorable people. 

Tina Steele Lindsey A Summer's Eve - Pastel

Tina Steele Lindsey

Longing for a summer's eve where the sky is darkened, and the breeze is gentle, and all things good in the deep south.

pastel blotted with damp paper towel
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AH&L Issue

 

 

Thrilled this painting, Orange Mallow - 36x60, was included in the beautiful pages of the February 2011 issue of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine via the fabulous master bath created by Capella Kincheloe who invited me to do a painting for the space. 

(photography Erica George Dines for Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine)

 



A Painting by the late Victor Denfrey Steele - A Christmas Wish

Victor Denfrey Steele

May joy and peace be yours and surround you and those you love this Christmas. 

Oil painting by my late father,  Victor Denfrey Steele

Tina Steele Lindsey - Secret Garden

Secret Garden - Tina Steele Lindsey

When I visited the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Christmas House a red painting was hanging in one of the beautiful rooms which reminded me of an older painting of mine, Secret Garden (ABOVE)   Look closely there really is a secret garden in this painting!  Due to crowds and having to keep moving I am at a loss to recall which room it was in, or know who the fine artist is that created it, but it was lovely, wish I had a photo to show you. 

Just a note that the last day of the Christmas House is tomorrow, Sunday the 12th, so if you haven't made it yet, make plans to attend, a lot of wonderful art pieces are hanging everywhere, so enjoy! I would love to hear from anyone who has been and what your thoughts were, and if you met Capella, Niki, or any of the other fabulously gifted designers! SOLD

Tina Steele Lindsey on A Journey Beyond

Journey
24x48 on stainless steel

Tina Steele Lindsey's Lost In Translation - Close-up

This is actually a 3x3 section of a larger painting (36x60) I have completely finished painting, I will post the entire painting later. 

Let's talk abstraction.  I am a fairly traditionalist artist, so when it comes to abstraction a more traditional approach does have its disadvantages.  Unlike mixed media or collage I do not have much to work with other than paint and a brush.  Painting this way is very basic and raw, moving paint around on a surface essentially waiting to see what comes forward that you can work with. 
All artists work differently, and I find I am NOT able to work abstraction out ahead of time on paper and try to reproduce. I worked Nocturne out on a small board, initially, and thankfully the larger painting was better working larger, and that was the only time.  Simply put, what comes spontaneously for me cannot be duplicated, something will be lost in translation. 
Here's hoping life is treating you well.  Until later ~

Camila, Claire, Amy, HGTV

 

Thanks to Camila Pavone, designer Claire Watkins, and the photography of the amazing Amy Herr, this painting is now on the HGTV website Combine Design Styles Like A Pro Use Abstract Art to Offset Classic Furniture.   We all know to be true, fine art abstraction is not just for contemporary spaces!

Tina Steele Lindsey - Courage (abstraction on reclaimed stainless steel)

There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right.   To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Oil on acrylic, on reclaimed stainless steel.

Train - Drops of Jupiter was my musical accompaniment during this particular painting.

Courage