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New Painting of the Ocracoke Lighthouse

On April 23, 2019   /   Lighthouses of North Carolina, Paintings by Clina Polloni  
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Ocracoke Island Lighthouse NC.

Ocracoke Lighthouse NC by Clina Polloni

Ocracoke Lighthouse NC by Clina Polloni

Original oil painting by Clina Polloni.

Oil on Canvas, 24”x 36”

Beautiful sunset in contrast with the white lighthouse.

“The texture of the walls of the lighthouse were so interesting that in order to accomplished, I used super heavy gesso. I am proud to add this painting to the collection of oil paintings that I am doing about North Carolina. Ocracoke Island is an enchanting place with its natural beauty, the long-ago tales of pirates and ships, an inspiration for us artists.”

Ocracoke Island Lighthouse located in the Outer Banks, is North Carolina’s oldest lighthouse in operation, (and the second oldest in the United States). At just 65′ ft. tall, it is the smallest lighthouse on the Outer Banks, but its beacon can be spotted up to 14 miles into the Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.

This painting and postcards are FOR SALE at The Little ART Gallery inside the Cotton Company in Wake Forest NC.

Instructions of how to paint this lighthouse:

  1. Start by drawing the lighthouse.
  2. Do your under-paint or imprimatura with a wash of acrylic gold and silver. Acrylics are very good for under-painting because they dry faster. They create a worm color that once you put the oils or acrylics in the top, they look brighter.
  3. With a palette knife create the texture over the lighthouse with super heavy gesso.
Ocracoke Island Lighthouse NC

Ocracoke Island Lighthouse NC

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

  1. Using oils or acrylics, start painting the sky with the clouds and sunset.
  2. Continue with the lighthouse, landscape, rocks and finally the ocean.
  3. Sign your work of art.

Oils or Acrylics Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cadmium Yellow Light
  3. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  4. Cadmium Orange
  5. Yellow Ochre
  6. Cerulean Blue
  7. Ultramarine Blue
  8. Dioxazine Purple
  9. Burnt Sienna
  10. Van Dyck Brown or a dark brown
  11. Sap Green
  12. Thalo Green
  13. Greenish Umber or Deep Green
  14. Payne’s Gray
Ocracoke Lighthouse Under-Paint

Ocracoke Lighthouse Under-Paint

Super Heavy Gesso.
Pencil to draw.
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.
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.
Paper towel.
Plastic plate to mix colors or a Paper Palette. SOHO has a very reasonable paper palette at Jerry’s Arterama.

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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.

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Three Paintings of The Bald Head Island Lighthouse NC

On April 17, 2019   /   Lighthouses of North Carolina, Paintings by Clina Polloni, Seascapes  
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Bald Head Island Lighthouse Painting by Clina Polloni.

Bald Head Island Lighthouse NC.

Oil Painting on canvas by Clina Polloni. 24”x 30”.

“The texture of the walls of the lighthouse after years of restorations were an inspiration for me.”

#ncoilpainting #nclighthouse #baldheadisland #laureloakforest #littleartgallerync #clinapolloniart #clinahpolloni #chileanartist #northcarolinaartist #wakeforestnc

Bald Head Lighthouse NC, known as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 19th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals of the confluence of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.

Three paintings:

These paintings are FOR SALE at The Little ART Gallery, inside The Cotton Company, Wake Forest NC.

Bald Head Lighthouse NC. Known as the “Old Baldy”, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. “The texture of the walls of the lighthouse was an inspiration for me.” Oil on Canvas 24”x 30”.

Old Baldy with Laurel Oak Forest

Old Baldy with Laurel Oak Forest

Old Baldy with Laurel Oak Forest NC, When a storm hits the island, the forest acts as a buffer. Oil on Canvas 18”x 24”.

Reflections, A Window at the Bald Head Lighthouse. Oil on Canvas 24”x 30”.

To paint the Old Baldy follow the instructions:

  1. Start by drawing the lighthouse.
  2. Do your under-paint or imprimatura with a wash of acrylic gold and silver. 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.
Reflections A Window at the Bald Head Lighthouse

Reflections A Window at the Bald Head Lighthouse

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

  1. Using oils or acrylics, start painting the sky with the clouds.
  2. Continue with the lighthouse and the trees.
  3. Sign your work of art.

To view more seascapes click here >>

For 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 27527.
Take a drive to the beautiful country of North Carolina. Only half an hour from downtown Raleigh.

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How to Paint Red Geraniums on a Red House

On February 19, 2019   /   Painting Classes, Windows and Doors Paintings Classes  
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“Red Geraniums on a Red House”

Red Geraniums on a Red House by Clina Polloni.

Red Geraniums on a Red House by Clina Polloni.

Oil Painting by Clina Polloni. 16”x 20”.

Painting of an old house with red wood and bright red geraniums in the front. Mountains of North Carolina.

#redgeraniums #redhousepaint #flowerspainting #littleartgallerync #wakeforestnc #thecottonco #oilpainting #clinapolloni #clinapolloniart #clinahpolloni #artistachilena #northcarolinaartist

Red Geraniums on a Red House Painting is © of Clina Polloni.

Painting Class Taught by Clina Polloni.

This is a simple painting designed for the painting classes. Learn to paint an old red house in the mountains of North Carolina, adorned with bright red geraniums in the front.

Red Geraniums on a Red House

Red Geraniums on a Red House

Supply for this painting:

Canvas: 11″x 14”

Black fine point Sharpie.
Easel (a simple table metal easel is fine).
Paper towel.
For Acrylics: Plastic/paper plate and glass.
For Oils: Refined Linseed Oil with Turpernoi. To clean the brushes Turpernoi. Glass container to mix media.

Colors for this painting:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Yellow Ochre
  3. Carmine or Cadmium Red Medium
  4. Cadmium Red Light
  5. Alizarin Crimson
  6. Burnt Sienna
  7. Burnt Umber or Van Dyck Brown
  8. Cadmium Yellow Light
  9. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  10. Thalo and permanent Green
  11. Deep Green or Greenish Umber
  12. Payne’s Gray
  13. Ivory Black
Red Geraniums on a Red House Window

Red Geraniums on a Red House Window-Underpaint

This painting can be done in 2 medias, acrylics or oils.

Click link for options of where to buy supply:
https://clinapolloni.com/where-to-buy-supply/

NOTE: Each student needs to bring their own supplies. Please contact me a few days before via email at clinapolloni@gmail.com. I need to get ready!

For information and more selection of paintings visit:
https://clinapolloni.com/painting-classes/

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.

Member of The Makery and The Wake Forest Guild of Artists. Exhibiting at The Cotton Company, The Makery and local businesses of Wake Forest NC.

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

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The Gourd Artist Painting

On February 11, 2019   /   People of North Carolina Portraits, Portraits  
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Oil painting on canvas 24″x30″ by Clina Polloni.

“The Gourd Artist”

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:

  1. Start by drawing the artist and the gourds defining the light and the shade.
  2. 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:

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

“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.

#ncoilpainting #gourdartist #artexhibition #wakemednc #wakeforestnc #clinapolloniart #clinahpolloni #chileanartist #northcarolinaartist #littleartgallerync

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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.

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Colonial Sisters with Dolls NC

On January 28, 2019   /   People of North Carolina Portraits, Portraits  
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Colonial Sisters with Dolls NC. Portraying the people of North Carolina.

Colonial Sisters With Dolls

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.

 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 the colonial times and history of our state.

Instructions of how to do this painting:

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

    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:

  1. Using oils, start painting the stone arch and trees.
  2. Using oils paint the skin, blending light and shade to the color of the skin. Paint the features of the face, hands and foot.
  3. Paint hair, colonial huts and clothes.
  4. Paint dolls.
  5. 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

 

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.

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Commissioned Oil Portraits from Old family Photos

On January 24, 2019   /   People Oil Portraits, Portraits  
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Commission Clina Polloni to paint a portrait from an old family photo.

“My father had a small and faded photo of our Great-Grandfather. From this photo and every thing my father told me, I painted his portrait, scanned it and printed on canvas. Now every member of our family has this painting for generations to come.”

My Great-Grandfather Portrait

My Great-Grandfather Portrait

Instructions and Progression:

  1. Draw the person from the old photo.
  2. Do your under-paint or imprimatura with a wash of raw sienna and pale pink in acrylics because they dry faster. With raw sienna continue your defining the features of the face. 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.
  3. Using oils, paint the background.
  4. Using oils start painting the skin, blending light and shade to the color of the skin. Paint the features of the face, putting emphasis in the expression of the eyes.
  5. Paint eyebrows, hair and clothes.
  6. Sign your work of art.

Canvas: 11″x14″

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Flesh, Portrait Pink or Pale Pink
  3. Yellow Ochre
  4. Raw Sienna
  5. Burnt Sienna
  6. Venetian Red
  7. Van Dyck Brown
  8. Burnt Umber
  9. Raw Umber
  10. Cadmium Orange
  11. Cadmium Red Light
  12. Alizarin Crimson
  13. Cobalt Blue
  14. Sap Green
  15. Ivory Black
Ginger Grandmother

Ginger Grandmother

Brushes, multi-purpose, polyvalent, from the finest 0 to 6.
For Oil paintings, the best media is Refined Linseed Oil with Refined Turpentine. To clean the brushes Turpernoi. Glass container to mix media.
Easel (a simple table metal easel is fine).
Paper towel.
Plastic plate to mix colors or a Paper Palette.

For the next painting: “I was commissioned by my friend Ginger to paint an oil portrait of her grand mother from an old photo.”

For commissioned portraits click here >>
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.
Serving Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Wake Forest, Franklinton and The Triangle Are of North Carolina.

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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Painting

On January 22, 2019   /   Lighthouses of North Carolina, Seascapes  
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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is an original oil painting by Clina Polloni.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NC

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NC

“With its black and white stripes, the emerald and blue colors of the Atlantic Ocean was an inspiration and an addition to the collection of oil paintings that I am doing of North Carolina.”

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest in the United States, stands 208 feet (63 m) from the bottom of the foundation to the peak of the roof. Protecting one of the most treacherous stretches of the Outer Banks, NC.

Oil on Canvas 24”x 36”.

This painting, cards and postcards are FOR SALE at The Little ART Gallery inside the Cotton Company in Wake Forest NC.

Instructions of how to do this painting:

  1. Start by drawing the lighthouse in its original place.
  2. Do your under-paint or imprimatura with a wash of acrylic gold and silver. 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.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NC Postcard

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NC Postcard

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

  1. Using oils, start painting the clouds, sky, ocean, sand and stones.
  2. Using oils paint the lighthouse.
  3. Sign your work of art.

Visit the Seascapes page for more paintings >>
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 >>

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Little ART Gallery, Oil Paintings and Classes by Clina Polloni.

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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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.

Clina Polloni is a member of The Makery and the Wake Forest Guild of Artists. Her oil paintings are at The Cotton Company and local businesses of Wake Forest NC.

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

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