The Gourd Artist Painting

On February 11, 2019 / People of North Carolina Portraits, Portraits

Tags: Cary, Durham, Franklinton, Gourd Artist, Gourds, Louisburg, NC, North Carolina, Painting by Clina Polloni, Raleigh, Wake Forest

Oil painting on canvas 24″x30″ by Clina Polloni.

“The Gourd Artist”

The Gourd Artist

This oil painting is in honor to all the gourd artists of North Carolina that works their craft in silence.

Gourds by Deb Allen and Clina Polloni Allen.

Clina Polloni is a contemporary artist born in Chile. Her oil paintings are inspired by her love for people, animals and nature. Her new project: “The motif of the human figure in a dialogue with natures light and colors.” In these new paintings she is portraying the people of North Carolina in their environment and activities, representing history in the arts of our state.

Instructions of how to do this painting:

Start by drawing the artist and the gourds defining the light and the shade.
Do your under-paint or imprimatura with a wash of acrylics using raw sienna with white and colors that are going to be helpful when painting with oils. Acrylics are very good for under-painting because they dry faster. The under paint is very important because you are drawing with colors and defining light and shade in your final painting. The imprimaturais an initial stain of color painted on the canvas. It provides a transparent, toned ground, which will allow light falling onto the painting to reflect through the paint layers.

Start painting with oils in the following order because it is going to be easier for you:

Using oils, start painting the objects that are in the back ground of the artist.
Using oils paint the artist, his wicker hat, hands and overalls.
Paint the gourds, flowers and hot peppers.
Sign your work of art.

: The Gourd Artist-Drawing

: The Gourd Artist, Gourds to Paint

: The Gourd Artist-Under-Paint

“We are North Carolina”

Exhibition by Clina Polloni at WakeMed North. June 2021.

“The Gourd Artist”. This oil painting is in honor of all the gourd artists of North Carolina that works their craft in silence.

Oil painting on canvas 24″x30″ by Clina Polloni.

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Call Clina: 919-841-3132
Email: clinapolloni@gmail.com
Contact Clina >>

Visit Clina Polloni Art Studio and Gallery.
13 Garner Road, Franklinton NC 27527.
Take a drive to the beautiful country of North Carolina. Only half an hour from downtown Raleigh.

Serving Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Wake Forest, Franklinton and The Triangle Are of North Carolina.
Member of The Franklin County Art Council and Wake Forest Guild of Artists, of North Carolina.

Colonial Sisters with Dolls NC

On January 28, 2019 / People of North Carolina Portraits, Portraits

Tags: Cary, Colonial Dolls, Colonial Sisters, Franklinton, Louisburg, NC, North Carolina, Painting by Clina Polloni, Portrait Oil Painting, Raleigh

Colonial Sisters with Dolls NC. Portraying the people of North Carolina.

Colonial Sisters With Dolls NC

Oil painting on canvas 30″x40″ by Clina Polloni.

Beautiful faces of sisters, proud of their homemade dolls.

Every year in October “The River of Yesteryears” get together at the Riverbend Park in Louisburg NC, to celebrate the colonial times with representations of the life in those days. I was fascinated by these two sisters with their colonial dolls expressing their enthusiasm.

Instructions of how to do this painting:

Start by drawing the sisters, dolls and stone arch defining the light and the shade.
Colonial Sisters With Dolls Under-Paint

Do your under-paint or imprimatura with a wash of acrylics using colors that are going to be helpful when painting with oils. Acrylics are very good for under-painting because they dry faster. The under paint is very important because you are drawing with colors and defining light and shade in your final painting. The imprimaturais an initial stain of color painted on the canvas. It provides a transparent, toned ground, which will allow light falling onto the painting to reflect through the paint layers.

Start painting with oils in the following order because it is going to be easier for you:

Using oils, start painting the stone arch and trees.
Using oils paint the skin, blending light and shade to the color of the skin. Paint the features of the face, hands and foot.
Paint hair, colonial huts and clothes.
Paint dolls.
Sign your work of art.

“We are North Carolina”

Exhibition by Clina Polloni at WakeMed North. June 2021.

“Colonial Sisters with Dolls NC.” Beautiful faces of sisters, proud of their homemade dolls.

Oil painting on canvas 30″x40″ by Clina Polloni.

#ncoilpainting #colonialpeoplenc #childrenportrait #artexhibition #wakemednc #wakeforestnc #clinapolloniart #clinahpolloni #chileanartist #northcarolinaartist #littleartgallerync

: Carriage with Colonial Doll

: Colonial Dolls

: Colonial Sisters Faces

Visit People of NC Portraits
Call Clina: 919-841-3132.
Email: clinapolloni@gmail.com

Visit Clina Polloni Art Studio and Gallery.
13 Garner Road, Franklinton NC 27527.
Take a drive to the beautiful country of North Carolina. Only half an hour from downtown Raleigh.
Contact Clina >>

Serving Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Wake Forest, Franklinton and The Triangle Are of North Carolina.
Member of The Franklin County Art Council and Wake Forest Guild of Artists, of North Carolina.

Still Life on Still Life on Burlap Canvas Class

On January 26, 2019 / Painting Classes, Still Life Painting Classes

Tags: Burlap Canvas Class, Cary, Franklinton, Louisburg, NC, North Carolina, Painting Classes, Raleigh, Still Life, Wake Forest

Painting Class taught by Clina Polloni. “A Colonial Kitchen”

Still Life Painting on Burlap

I called this painting “A Colonial Kitchen” because it was done at the Riverbend Park in Louisburg NC, inspired by my dear friend of “The River of Yesteryears” festival.

Learn to draw and paint on a burlap canvas instruction:

Draw the still life with a soft charcoal pencil from number 555 to 557 or 4B in the burlap canvas.
Do your under-paint or imprimatura with a heavy coat of acrylics to smooth the burlap, using Yellow Ochre and Ivory Black. Put attention to lights and shadows. Acrylics are very good for under-painting because they dry faster. They create a worm color that once you put the oils in the top, they look brighter.
Continue painting with oils or acrylics with the final colors. Blend these colors gracefully to create lights and shadows.

Still Life on Burlap Canvas Drawing.

Supply:

Acrylics: There are many brands of acrylic paintings that I have tested but the one that I like the most is: SOHO, Urban Artistic Acrylic: Excellent paintings, sold at more reasonable price by Jerry’s Arterama. 3060 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27609. (919) 876-6610.

Oil Paintings: You can buy them at Michael’s, ACMoore, but again the most affordable ones are at Jerry’s Arterama and their brand is LUKAS.

Canvas: 11″x 14″, I got this canvas at Hobby Lobby.

Still Life on Burlap Canvas Under-Paint.

Colors:

Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cadmium Barium Orange
Cadmium Red Medium or Cadmium Red Deep
Alizarin Crimson
Yellow Ochre
Raw Sienna
Burnt Sienna
Van Dyck Brown or a Dark Brown
Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Sap Green
Greenish Umber or a deep green
Sap Green
Dioxazine Purple
Ivory Black

Clina Polloni Painting Still Life on Burlap Canvas.

There are many affordable brushes in the market:
Walmart: FolkArt, Gold Taklon, fine details and shading corners detail.
Michael’s: Artist’s Loft, white synthetic brushes.
Jerry’s Arterama: Pro Stroke-Power Creative, fine and medium brushes.
1 White Bristle #3.
For Oil paintings, the best media is Refined Linseed Oil with Turpernoi. To clean the brushes Turpernoi. Glass container to mix media.
Easel (a simple table metal easel is fine).
Paper towel.
Plate to mix colors or a paper/plastic Palette. SOHO has a very reasonable paper palette at Jerry’s Arterama.

You can learn and enjoy doing this painting in the painting classes.
Call Clina: 919-841-3132.
Email: clinapolloni@gmail.com

Visit Clina Polloni Art Studio and Gallery.
13 Garner Road, FranklintonNC27527
Take a drive to the beautiful country of North Carolina. Only half an hour from downtown Raleigh.
Contact Clina >>

Shelley Lake Painting

On January 21, 2019 / Landscapes Painting Classes, Painting Classes

Tags: Cary, Franklinton, Louisburg, NC, North Carolina, Painting Classes, Raleigh, Shelley Lake Painting, Wake Forest

Learn to paint reflections in the water. This simple painting has been created for the painting class.

Painting Class Taught by Clina Polloni.

Painting Class-Shelley Lake Raleigh NC

The Shelley Lake is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, with wooded trails along a scenic lake. A perfect place to feel inspired to create plain air paintings and enjoy the outdoors in an autumn day.

Instructions:

Start by drawing with a pencil, putting attention to the reflections of the trees in the water.
Paint the sky, but at the same time paint the water, because the water is a reflection of the sky.
Paint the trees in the background, and at the same time, copy the trees in the water in an opposite way. The water is like a mirror to the trees.
Start painting the trunk and branches of the trees.
Finish your painting by doing the leaves, dirt and bushes.
Sign your work of art.

Supply:

This painting can be done in 2 medias, Oil Paintings or Acrylics.
Acrylics: You can buy them at Michael’s or Hobby Lobby. Jerry’s Arterama offers SOHO, Urban Artistic Acrylics. Excellent paintings, sold at a more reasonable price. 3060 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27609. (919) 876-6610.
Oil Paintings: You can buy them at Michael’s or Hobby Lobby, but again the most affordable ones are at Jerry’s Arterama and their brand is LUKAS.

Painting Class

Canvas: 11″x 14″

Colors:

Titanium White
Ivory Black
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Light
Yellow Ochre
Burn Siena
Burnt Umber
Sap Green
Royal Blue or Sky Blue
Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine Blue

You can learn and enjoy to do this painting in the painting classes:
Click here for painting classes info >>
Call Clina: 919-841-3132.
Email: clinapolloni@gmail.com

Visit Clina Polloni Art Studio and Gallery.
13 Garner Road, Franklinton NC 27527.
Take a drive to the beautiful country of North Carolina. Only half an hour from downtown Raleigh.
Contact Clina >>

1800s Vineyards House

On January 18, 2019 / Hispanic Culture, Landscapes, Painting Classes, Paintings by Clina Polloni

Tags: Cary, Franklinton, Louisburg, NC, North Carolina, Painting Classes, Raleigh, Vineyards House, Wake Forest

Learn how to paint a farm house in the vineyards land of Chile.

Painting Class Taught by Clina Polloni.

I was born and raised in Chile, and in my memories, I remember country roads, traveling with my family through the beautiful vineyards land in the foot hills of the Chilean mountains. This painting is based in sketches that my great grandfather, Antonio Polloni did when painting the landscape of Chile in the 1800’s.

Instructions:

Start by drawing the country houses and landscape.
Give a soft coat of gold acrylic. Acrylics are very good for under-painting, they creates a worm color that once you paint in the top, the colors looks brighter.
Next star painting from the back, sky, mountains, trees, house and creek with reflections in the water.
Sign your work of art.

Supply: This painting can be done in acrylics or oils.

Acrylics: There are many brands of acrylic paintings that I have tested but the one that I like the most is: SOHO, Urban Artistic Acrylic: Excellent paintings, sold at more reasonable price by Jerry’s Arterama. 3060 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27609. (919) 876-6610.

Oil Paintings: You can buy them at Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, ACMoore, but again the most affordable ones are at Jerry’s Arterama and their brand is LUKAS.

Canvas: 11″x14″

Colors:

Gold
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Alizarin Crimson
Flesh, Portrait Pink or Pale Pink
Yellow Ochre
Raw Sienna
Burnt Sienna
Van Dyck Brown or a Dark Brown
Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Sap Green
Greenish Umber or a deep green
Sap Green
Dioxazine Purple

You can learn and enjoy to do this painting in the painting classes: click here >>
Call Clina: 919-841-3132.
Email: clinapolloni@gmail.com

Visit Clina Polloni Art Studio and Gallery.
13 Garner Road, Franklinton NC 27525
Take a drive to the beautiful country of North Carolina. Only half an hour from downtown Raleigh.

This painting is inspired by a Chilean song:

“Si vas para Chile”

Te ruego que pases por donde vive mi amada
Es una casita muy linda y chiquita
Que esta en las faldas de un cerro enclavada

La adornan las palmas y cruza un estero
Al frente hay un sauce que llora, que llora
Porque yo la quiero
Si vas para Chile te ruego viajero
Le digas a ella que de amor me muero

El pueblito se llama Las Condes
Y esta junto a los cerros y al cielo
Y si miras de lo alto hacia el valle lo veras que lo baña un estero
Campesinos y gentes del pueblo te saldrán al encuentro viajero
Y veras como quieren en chile al amigo cuando es forastero

Esta pintura esta inspirada por esta canción Chilena.

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The Gourd Artist Painting

Oil painting on canvas 24″x30″ by Clina Polloni.

“The Gourd Artist”

“We are North Carolina”

Exhibition by Clina Polloni at WakeMed North. June 2021.

Colonial Sisters with Dolls NC

Colonial Sisters with Dolls NC. Portraying the people of North Carolina.

Oil painting on canvas 30″x40″ by Clina Polloni.

Beautiful faces of sisters, proud of their homemade dolls.

“We are North Carolina”

Exhibition by Clina Polloni at WakeMed North. June 2021.

Still Life on Still Life on Burlap Canvas Class

Painting Class taught by Clina Polloni. “A Colonial Kitchen”

Shelley Lake Painting

Learn to paint reflections in the water. This simple painting has been created for the painting class.

1800s Vineyards House

Learn how to paint a farm house in the vineyards land of Chile.

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