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February 22 2021, Painting Class Lavender Flower

Lavenders Flowers Painting

Lavenders Flowers Painting

Learn to paint a lavender flower in a gold background.

February 22 to 26.

Flower Painting Class. Acrylics and Oils.

Taught by Clina Polloni with social distance.

Group and private painting classes. Make an appointment. Contact Clina Polloni 919-841-3132 or clinapolloni@gmail.com

At The Cotton Company: 306 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587.

Or Clina Polloni Art Studio: 13 Garner Road, Franklinton NC 27525.

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2021 February North Carolina Sunset

Purple Sunset in North Carolina Painting

Purple Sunset in North Carolina Painting

“Purple Sunset in North Carolina”

Oil Painting by Clina Polloni.

Seascape 8”x 10”.

4 steps to paint a purple sunset:

  1. Paint yellows and oranges.
  2. Paint the purple clouds.
  3. Paint the land with green and purple.
  4. Paint the tree and sign your painting.

This painting is $65 with frame, FOR SALE at The Cotton Company, Wake Forest NC.

Purple Sunset in North Carolina

4 steps to paint a Purple Sunset in NC

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Purple Sunset in North Carolina is © of Clina Polloni.

2021 February Sailing Yachts

Yacht Sailing the Outer Banks NC Seascape Painting

Yacht Sailing the Outer Banks NC

“Yacht Sailing the Outer Banks NC”

Oil Painting by Clina Polloni.

Seascape 11”x 14”.

Sailing has found its home in the Outer Banks. Intracoastal waterways and inlets with treacherous waters are a challenge for sailors and an inspiration for artists.

This painting is in a private collection. Thanks to the  The Cotton Company, Wake Forest NC.

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Yacht Sailing the Outer Banks Card

“Yacht Sailing the Outer Banks NC” card.

Intracoastal waterways and inlets with treacherous waters are a challenge for sailors and an inspiration for artists.

This card is FOR SALE $2.50 at The Little Art Gallery, inside The Cotton Company, located in the historical downtown of Wake Forest NC. 306 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587.

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Sailing the Outer Banks NC Seascape Painting

Sailing the Outer Banks NC

2nd Painting:  

“Sailing the Outer Banks NC”
Oil Painting by Clina Polloni.
Seascape 8”x 10”.

This painting with frame is FOR SALE at The Cotton Company, Wake Forest NC.

Yacht Sailing the Outer Banks NC painting is © of Clina Polloni.

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

2021 February Booth at The Cotton Company

2021 Exhibition at The Cotton Company

2021 Exhibition at The Cotton Company

Clina Polloni invites you to The Cotton Company.

To visit her February 2021 booth, exhibiting new paintings of sunsets at the vineyards and sailing yachts combine with lighthouses and the beautiful landscape of North Carolina.

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The Cotton Company is located at 306 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587. 919-570-0087. OPEN: Monday-Thursday & Saturday from 10am to 6pm. Friday from 10am to 7pm and Sunday from 1pm to 5pm.

2021 January Painting Classes

Painting Classes 2021-Oils Acrylics

Painting Classes 2021-Oils Acrylics

Taught by Clina Polloni with social distance.

The Cotton Company: Wednesday January 27, from 1:00 to 4:00pm.
The fee for each class is $30.00. You can register and pay by calling 919-570-0087, or go to the front desk. Credit cards are accepted.
306 S. White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587.

Private painting classes: $30.00 for 2 hours for one person. Contact Clina 919-841-3132 or clinapolloni@gmail.com

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House in the Island NC Painting

House in the Island NC Painting

Painting: “House in the Island of NC. Learn to paint the ocean, reflections of a sailing boat and most important the little house in the cliff of the sand dunes.

 

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ZACKERY MICHAEL Windows Drawings

Clina Polloni was commissioned by Zackery Michael.

A commercial construction company to create two paintings for the lobby of their new building in Raleigh NC.

The theme was a café where clients and employees could meet and relax in a friendly environment.

These are the drawings working with the movement of the body, perspective and the contemporary furniture.

NC Postcard Girl Making Butter

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 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

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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Cherry Blossom Trees Painting

Cherry Blossom Trees Painting.

Cherry Blossom Trees Painting

Cherry Blossom Trees Painting

Class taught by Clina Polloni.

Learn to paint spring flowers. Harmony of pinks and deep magentas blossoms playing on soft clouds .

You can learn this painting in the studio class or is a guide for plain air.

Plain Air:

The first class was about going to your yard and draw the trees with acrylics (click here for instructions). This class is about finishing your painting with oils or acrylics.

Plain Air instructions for this painting:

Follow the sequence, is important.

  1. With your acrylic drawing, go outside and start painting with acrylics or oils.
  2. Start painting the clouds in the background.
  3. Paint the grass.
  4. Paint the house.
  5. Over the grass and other elements paint the trunk of the trees and bushes.
  6. Finally over these elements paint the flowers and leaves with a #4 white bristle brush.
Cherry Blossom Trees Drawing-Step 1

Cherry Blossom Trees Drawing-Step 1

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″ for tracing in the studio class.

16″x 16″ for drawing.

Painting Classes-Acrylics Oils-Cherry Blossom Trees.

Painting Classes-Acrylics Oils-Cherry Blossom Trees.

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cerulean Blue
  3. Paynes Gray
  4. Cadmium Yellow Light
  5. Yellow Ochre
  6. Carmine or Cadmium Red
  7. Phthalo Green or Permanent Green
  8. Greenish Umber or a Deep Green
  9. Magenta
  10. Violet de Cobalt or Thio Violet or Deep Magenta
  11. Burnt Sienna
  12. Burnt Umber or Raw Umber
  13. 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.
#2 white bristle brush.

Sienna Hughes-Cherry Blossom Trees-Painting Classes Acrylics Oils.

Sienna Hughes-Cherry Blossom Trees-Painting Classes Acrylics Oils

1 Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Black.

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.

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

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

The Cherry Blossom Trees painting and instructions are © Clina Polloni.

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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.

Pink Magnolia Tree Painting

By Clina Polloni.

The Pink Magnolia Tree is in bloom! 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:

Pink Magnolia Tree Painting

Pink Magnolia Tree Painting

Instructions:

  1. Start by painting the sky with Titanium White, Royal Blue or Sky Blue.
  2. Under the sky give a wash of Cadmium Yellow Light and Phthalo Green.
  3. Draw the trunk and limbs with van dyke brown using a small brush.
  4. Star punching colors with a White Bristle #3. Staring with the flowers: Titanium White, Deep Magenta and Alizarin Crimson.
  5. Punch vegetation around the tree: Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Phthalo Green and Greenish Umber or a Deep Green.
  6. 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. Royal Blue or Sky Blue
  3. Cadmium Yellow Light
  4. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  5. Violet de Cobalt or Thio Violet or Deep Magenta
  6. Alizarin Crimson
  7. Phthalo Green
  8. Greenish Umber or a Deep Green
  9. Van Dyke 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.
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.

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: https://clinapolloni.com/paintings/flowers/

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

The Pink Magnolia Tree 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.

Contact Us
Tel: 919.841.3132
Email: clinapolloni@gmail.com

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

WARNING, all paintings and photos are copyright © by Clina Polloni.

Visit Clina Polloni Art Studio Business website
Visit Portraits Paintings, Raleigh NC. Clina Polloni Portraits business site.

Member of the Franklin County Art Council and the Wake Forest Guild of Artists. North Carolina.

Clina Polloni received the 2017 Franklin County Art Council ARTIST AWARD.

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