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NC Postcard Girl Making Butter

On May 23, 2020   /   People of North Carolina Portraits, Postcards of NC  
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Girl Making Butter NC Postcard.

From Clina Polloni Oil Painting.

Girl Making Butter NC Postcard

Girl Making Butter NC Postcard

This painting is about a girl concentrating in making butter. Children have always been my inspiration, portraying the innocence of their young life.

Also, my admiration for the beauty and history of North Carolina. Traveling through the mountains I admired the rocks formations and colors, from browns to yellows, greens, aquamarines and blues.

This postcard is FOR SALE $1.50 at The Cotton Company.
306 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587. 919-570-0087.

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NC Postcard Ocracoke Island Lighthouse

On May 20, 2020   /   Lighthouses of North Carolina, Postcards of NC  
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Ocracoke Island Lighthouse NC Postcard.

From Clina Polloni Oil Painting.

Ocracoke Island Lighthouse NC Postcard

Ocracoke Island Lighthouse NC Postcard

North Carolina’s oldest lighthouse in operation. Built in 1823. At just 65′ ft. tall, it is the smallest lighthouse on the Outer Banks. Ocracoke Island is an enchanting place with its natural beauty, the long-ago tales of pirates and ships, an inspiration for us artists.

This postcard is FOR SALE $1.50 at The Cotton Company.
306 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587. 919-570-0087.

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NC Postcard Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

On May 16, 2020   /   Lighthouses of North Carolina, Postcards of NC  
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NC Postcard.

From Clina Polloni Oil Painting.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NC Postcard

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NC Postcard

With its black and white stripes, is one of the most famous and recognizable lighthouses in the world.

This postcard is FOR SALE $1.50 at The Cotton Company.
306 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587. 919-570-0087.

Protecting one of the most treacherous stretches of the Outer Banks, NC. The world’s tallest brick lighthouse at 208′ ft. tall.

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Violet Tulip Drawing

On April 30, 2020   /   Flowers, Flowers Painting Classes, Painting Classes  
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The tulips are in bloom! Let’s learn how to draw with acrylics.

Drawing with Acrylics by Clina Polloni.

Violet Tulip Drawing

Violet Tulip Drawing

Instructions of this drawing:

  1. Draw with pencil first to create a general composition of your painting.
  2. In this drawing I used acrylics Magenta and Sap Green with lots of water for the light areas and less water for the darker areas, be sure to impregnate your canvas, don’t leave spots without paint. Acrylics are very good for under-painting because they dry faster. They create a worm color that once you finish your final painting with oils or acrylics in the top, they look brighter.
  3. In this painting I did a border to make a more interesting composition.

Canvas: 20″x 24″

Acrylic Colors:

  1. Sap Green
  2. Magenta

There are many affordable brushes in the market:
Walmart: FolkArt, Gold Taklon, fine details and shading.
Michael’s: 10pc “Artist’s Loft” white synthetic brushes.
Jerry’s Arterama: Pro Stroke-Power Creative, fine and medium brushes.
Pencil
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.

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

The Violet Tulip Drawing and instructions are © of Clina Polloni.

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.

 

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White House in the Ocean Seascape

On April 16, 2020   /   Painting Classes, Seascapes Painting Classes  
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Tiny White House in the Ocean

White House in the Ocean Seascape.

White House in the Ocean Seascape.

Painting Class Taught by Artist Clina Polloni.

Learn to paint a tiny house on the beach with white picket fence. Is a simple and charming painting for a person that is starting to paint.

This seascape painting was created for the painting classes, you can do it at home or come to the painting classes when the Coronavirus is over.

Acrylic under-paint: Cerulean Blue and Titanium White with water for the sky and ocean. For the beach Yellow Ochre and Titanium White. Be sure to impregnate all the surface of the canvas.

Supply: This painting can be done in 2 medias, Oil Paintings or Acrylics:

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

Canvas: 11″x 14″

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cadmium Yellow Light
  3. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  4. Yellow Ochre
  5. Flesh, Portrait Pink or Pale Pink
  6. Sap Green
  7. Cerulean Blue
  8. Ultramarine Blue
  9. Dioxazine Purple
  10. Burnt Sienna
  11. Burnt Umber or a Van Dyck Brown

Brushes, multi-purpose, polyvalent. There is a 10pc “Artist’s Loft” that provides most of the brushes for the beginning or the Pro Stroke-Power Creative Mark of Jerry’s Arterama. Also, Wal-Mart has some fine and medium gold taklon brushes. 1 White Bristle #3.

For Oil paintings, the best media is Refined Linseed Oil with Refined Turpentine. To clean the brushes Turpernoi. I have some glass containers to mix media.

Easel (a simple table metal easel is fine).

Paper towel, Pencil to draw.

Plastic/paper plate and glass. SOHO has a very reasonable paper palette at Jerry’s Arterama.

Painting Class acrylics oils-White House in the Ocean

Painting Class acrylics oils-White House in the Ocean

You can learn and enjoy to do this painting in the painting classes >>

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

The White House in the Ocean Painting and instructions are © Clina Polloni.

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. 

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.

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Palm Tree at The Beach Painting

On April 15, 2020   /   Painting Classes, Seascapes Painting Classes  
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Painting Class Taught by Artist Clina Polloni.

Learn to paint a palm tree at the beach with clear waters of the ocean, is a simple and charming painting for a person that is starting to paint.

Seascape-Palm Tree at the Beach

Seascape-Palm Tree at the Beach

This seascape painting was created for the painting classes, you can do it at home or come to the painting classes when the Coronavirus is over.

Supply: This painting can be done in 2 medias, Oil Paintings or Acrylics:

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

Canvas: 11″x 14″

Seascape-Palm Tree-how to paint

Seascape-Palm Tree-how to paint

Under-paint Color: Acrylic washed of Cerulean Blue, Yellow Ochre and Titanium White.

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cadmium Yellow Light
  3. Yellow Ochre
  4. Portrait Pink or Pale Pink
  5. Sap Green
  6. Emerald Green
  7. Cerulean Blue
  8. Ultramarine Blue
  9. Burnt Sienna
  10. Burnt Umber or Van Dick Brown
  11. Ivory Black

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 #2.

Sienna Hughes-Palm Tree-Painting Classes Acrylics Oils.

Sienna Hughes-Palm Tree-Painting Classes Acrylics Oils.

Black fine point Sharpie.

For Oil paintings, the best media is Refined Linseed Oil with Refined Turpentine. To clean the brushes Turpernoi. I have some glass containers to mix media.

Easel (a simple table metal easel is fine).

Paper towel, Pencil to draw.

Paper/plastic plate and glass. SOHO has a very reasonable paper palette at Jerry’s Arterama.

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You can learn and enjoy to do this painting in the painting classes >>

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

Palm Tree Painting Classes.

Palm Tree Painting Classes.

The Palm Tree at The Beach Painting is © Clina Polloni.

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.

 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.

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Dimensional Perspective 1 Vanishing Point.

On April 13, 2020   /   Landscapes Painting Classes, Painting Classes  
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How to Paint Dimensional Perspective.

Taught by Clina Polloni.

You can learn and do this painting class at home in this difficult time of the Coronavirus. Follow the instructions:

Dimensional Perspective Drawing

Dimensional Perspective Drawing

This autumn painting is illustrated by the concept of convergence. Which are lines that moves into the distance and converge on a vanishing point. Our eyes perceive the world around us in three dimensions. To create this three-dimensional effect, we have to draw perspective that consist on a horizon line, where your eyes are looking to a vanishing point or two or three vanishing points. In this painting we only have one in the center of the horizon.

Picture #1: Start by drawing the horizon line, draw a vanishing point in the center (mark with a red dot). From this red dot, start drawing lines to the outside of the canvas, to the left and the right. 2 lines for the base of the trees. 2 lines for the road. 2 lines for the top of the trees. Continue by drawing the trees following the perspective lines.

Dimensional Perspective with Human Figure Drawing

Dimensional Perspective with Human Figure Drawing

Picture #2: Draw a human figure looking at the horizon and start painting the autumn trees, road and grass. Painting the background images first is a lot easier.

Picture #3: Paint the human figure and sign your painting.

Supply: This painting can be done in 2 medias, Oil Paintings or Acrylics:

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

Dimensional Perspective Painting

Dimensional Perspective Painting

Canvas: 11″x 14″.

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cadmium Yellow Light
  3. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  4. Yellow Ochre
  5. Flesh, Portrait Pink or Pale Pink
  6. Cadmium Barium Orange
  7. Cadmium Red Medium or Carmine
  8. Alizarin Crimson
  9. Sap Green or Hookers Green
  10. Cerulean Blue
  11. Ultramarine Blue
  12. Burnt Sienna
  13. Van Dyke Brown or a Deep Brown

There are many affordable brushes in the market:
Walmart: FolkArt, Gold Taklon, fine details and shading.
Michael’s: 10pc “Artist’s Loft” white synthetic brushes.
Jerry’s Arterama: Pro Stroke-Power Creative, fine and medium brushes.

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.

This painting was done by Labannya Samanta, a brilliant student.

To find more paintings to do at home visit: https://clinapolloni.com/painting-classes/

Or, you can learn and enjoy to do this painting in the painting classes when the Coronavirus is over.

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

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The Sun Is Up at the Tar River

On April 4, 2020   /   Landscapes  
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Oil on canvas by Clina Polloni. 24”x 36”.

The Sun Is Up at the Tar River…a working piece.

The Sun Is Up at the Tar River NC

The Sun Is Up at the Tar River NC

Painting in my studio in this sad days of the Coronavirus.

Cheers, Clina

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Cherry Blossom Trees Drawing

On April 1, 2020   /   Flowers Painting Classes, Painting Classes  
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Drawing with Acrylics by Clina Polloni.

The Cherry Blossom Trees are in bloom! Let’s learn how to draw with acrylics.

This are difficult times for all of us, we have to stay home with the Coronavirus. Go outside, take your family and draw the beautiful flowers of Spring!

Cherry Blossom Trees Drawing

Cherry Blossom Trees Drawing

Instructions of this drawing: 

  1. Go outside, in this painting is the back yard of my house. Select the flowers that you would like to paint. Do a pencil sketch.
  2. You can start by drawing in the canvas with a pencil using the Square Grid Drawing Technic. Start by dividing your sketch or photo in proportional squares, then you divide your canvas in with the same Technic in proportional squares. It doesn’t matter how big is your canvas or if it is a mural, the proportions will always be perfect.
  3. Use your acrylics with lots of water because they flow better, impregnating your canvas, don’t leave spots without paint. Acrylics are very good for under-painting because they dry faster. They create a worm color that once you finish your final painting with oils or acrylics in the top, they look brighter.
  4. Apply a coat of washed Titanium White and Cerulean Blue over the area of the sky and a coat of washed Sap Green over the grass.
  5. Start drawing with Acrylics: Ivory Black: trunk of trees, house (including inside of windows) and details of landscape.
  6. With Titanium White and Yellow Ochre paint over house. Magenta for the flowers of the cherry blossom trees and Sap Green over the dogwood tree.
Cherry Blossom Trees-Square Grid Drawing Technic

Cherry Blossom Trees-Square Grid Drawing Technic

Canvas: 16″x 16″ or any size you like.

Acrylic colors for drawing:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cerulean Blue
  3. Yellow Ochre
  4. Sap Green
  5. Magenta
  6. Ivory Black

There are many affordable brushes in the market:
Walmart: FolkArt, Gold Taklon, fine details and shading.
Michael’s: 10pc “Artist’s Loft” white synthetic brushes.
Jerry’s Arterama: Pro Stroke-Power Creative, fine and medium brushes.

Pencil, ruler and rubber.

Ultra fine black Sharpie pen.

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.

The next class will be about finishing your painting with acrylics or oil. Cheer up in this difficult times 🙂

Call Clina: 919-841-3132

Email: clinapolloni@gmail.com

The Cherry Blossom Trees Drawing and instructions are © of Clina Polloni.

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Purple Tulip Painting.

On March 23, 2020   /   Flowers, Flowers Painting Classes, Painting Classes  
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By Clina Polloni.

The Purple Tulip Painting is amazing, with those deep purple colors! Let’s paint it together!

Spring is here and with the Coronavirus we have to stay home. What a better time to paint! Just follow the instructions:

Purple Tulip Painting

Purple Tulip Painting

Instructions:

  1. Start by drawing the flowers and tulip.
  2. Paint the background with Alizarin Crimson next to the flower and finishing with a combination of Dioxazine Purple and Alizarin Crimson at the border.
    Outline yellow flowers with Alizarin Crimson, paint inside with Cadmium Yellow Medium.
  3. Outline leave with Greenish Umber or a Deep Green. Paint inside with Phthalo Green and highlight with Cadmium Yellow Light.
  4. Outline tulip with Dioxazine Purple. Paint inside with Dioxazine Purple highlighting and blending with Titanium White.
  5. Sign your painting and enjoy it.

Supply: This painting can be done in 2 medias, Oil Paintings or Acrylics:

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

Canvas: 8″x 8″

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cadmium Yellow Light
  3. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  4. Dioxazine Purple
  5. Alizarin Crimson
  6. Phthalo Green
  7. Greenish Umber or a Deep Green

There are many affordable brushes in the market:
Walmart: FolkArt, Gold Taklon, fine details and shading.
Michael’s: 10pc “Artist’s Loft” white synthetic brushes.
Jerry’s Arterama: Pro Stroke-Power Creative, fine and medium brushes.

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.

The “Pink Magnolia Tree” painting is for SALE at The Cotton Company. Come to visit us.
306 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587.

This painting belongs to the collection of “Flowers of Love”, Inspired by my poem “An Instant of Time”, about love and flowers

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

The Purple Tulip Painting and instructions are © Clina Polloni

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.

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Painting classes and original oil paintings by Clina Polloni. Visit The Little ART Gallery located inside The Cotton Company in Wake Forest NC.

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Email: clinapolloni@gmail.com

Serving Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Wake Forest, Louisburg, Franklinton and The Triangle Area of North Carolina.

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