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How to Paint A Palm Tree at The Beach.

On April 16, 2019   /   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.

Seascape-Palm Tree at the Beach

Seascape-Palm Tree at the Beach

This seascape painting was created for the painting classes, is a simple and charming painting for a person that is starting to paint.

Instructions:

  1. Start by drawing the horizon line, mountains, ocean and beach, finally the palm tree.
  2. Do an acrylic under-paint, using Cerulean Blue and Titanium White with water for the sky, mountains and ocean. For the beach Yellow Ochre and Titanium White. Be sure to impregnate all the surface of the canvas.
  3. Continue with acrylics or oils. Paint the sky, ocean, mountains and beach.
  4. Finally paint the palm tree on the top.
  5. Sign your painting.

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

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.

Seascape-Palm Tree-how to paint

Seascape-Palm Tree-how to paint

Canvas: 11″x14″

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cadmium Yellow Light
  3. Yellow Ochre
  4. Portrait Pink or Pale Pink
  5. Sap Green
  6. Cerulean Blue
  7. Ultramarine Blue
  8. Van Dick 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.
For Oil paintings, the best media is Refined Linseed Oil with Turpernoi. 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 plate to mix colors or a Paper Palette. SOHO has a very reasonable paper palette at Jerry’s Arterama.

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.

Contact Clina >>
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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Lavender Flowers Painting

On March 18, 2019   /   Flowers Painting Classes, Painting Classes  
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Painting Class Taught by Artist Clina Polloni.

Learn to paint lavender flowers in a gold background.

Lavenders Flowers Painting

Lavenders Flowers Painting

This painting was created for the painting classes, is a simple and charming painting for a person that is starting to paint. Is good for learning to create a texture in harmonic colors.

Supply: This painting can be done in 2 media, 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. Also, the box of Kaleidoscope Artist’s Value has most of the colors.
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″x8″

Colors:

In this painting it is easier to do the background in acrylics first with:

  1. Gold
  2. Alizarin Crimson

Continue with acrylics or oils:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Violet de Cobalt or Thio Violet or Deep Magenta
  3. Dioxazine Purple
  4. Cadmium Yellow Light
  5. Sap Green
  6. Greenish Umber (Grumbacher) or a Deep Green

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 Turpernoi. 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 plate to mix colors or a Paper Palette. SOHO has a very reasonable paper palette at Jerry’s Arterama.

Lavender Flowers August 16-20 Painting Class.

Painting Class acrylics oils-Lavender Flowers

Painting Class acrylics oils-Lavender Flowers

Learn to paint a beautiful flower. “Lavender Flowers”. August 16-20. Create an attractive gold background. Acrylics or oils, private and group painting classes by appointment. Taught by Clina Polloni. Call 919-841-3132 or email clinapolloni@gmail.com.

#paintingclasses #littleartgallerync #lavenderflowers #floral #wakeforest #thecottonco #oilsclasses #acrylicsclasses #clinapolloniart #clinahpolloni #artistachilena #northcarolinaartist

$30.00 per person for 3 hours. You have the option of learning the painting of the week or selecting a painting from https://clinapolloni.com/painting-classes/.

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.

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.

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.

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

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How to Paint Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window

On March 6, 2019   /   Painting Classes, Windows and Doors Paintings Classes  
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Painting Class Taught by Artist Clina Polloni.

“Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window” Painting.

Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window

Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window

Traveling through the beautiful mountains of North Carolina, I was inspired to paint this colonial stone house with red geraniums in the window.

This is a simple paint designed for the painting classes.

#paintingclassesnc #redgeranium #windowpaint #flowerpainting #littleartgallerync #wakeforestnc #thecottonco #oilsclasses #acrylicsclasses #clinapolloniart #clinahpolloni #northcarolinaartist

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. Kaleidoscope Artist’s Value box is good.

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.

Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window Under-Paint

Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window Under-Paint

Canvas: 11″x 14″

Under paint: In acrylics, give a wash to the canvas in Yellow Ochre. Paint inside the window with Permanent Green and Ivory Black.

Oils or Acrylics Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Yellow Ochre
  3. Carmine or Cadmium Red Medium
  4. Cadmium Red Light
  5. Alizarin Crimson or Rose Madder
  6. Magenta
  7. Burnt Sienna
  8. Van Dyck Brown or Burnt Umber
  9. Cadmium Yellow Light
  10. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  11. Permanent Green
  12. Sap Green
  13. Greenish Umber or Deep Green
  14. Payne’s Gray

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. 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-Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window

Painting Class-Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window

Painting Class Announcement:

Learn to paint “Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window”. Traveling through the beautiful mountains of North Carolina, I was inspired to paint this colonial stone house with red geraniums in the window.

Wednesday February 16 at The Cotton Company, 2:30 to 4:30.
Saturday February 19 at Clina Polloni ART Studio, 10:30 to 12:30.

Acrylics or oils, private and group painting classes by appointment. Taught by Clina Polloni with social distance. Call 919-841-3132 or email clinapolloni@gmail.com.

#paintingclassesnc #redgeranium #windowpaint #flowerpainting #littleartgallerync #wakeforestnc #thecottonco #oilsclasses #acrylicsclasses #clinapolloniart #clinahpolloni #northcarolinaartist

$30.00 per person for 2 hours. You have the option of learning the painting of the week or selecting a painting from https://clinapolloni.com/painting-classes/.

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.

At Clina Polloni ART Studio: Contact Clina 919-841-3132 or clinapolloni@gmail.com

The “Red Geraniums in a Stone House Window” painting is copyright © of Clina Polloni.

You can learn and enjoy to do this painting in the painting classes: click here for information about the 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.
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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Gold Labrador Oil Pet Portrait of Buffy

On February 26, 2019   /   Painting Classes, Pet Portraits, Portraits  
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Learn to Paint A Pet Portrait. Progression and Supply.

By Artist Clina Polloni.

Gold Labrador Retriever Portrait

Gold Labrador Retriever Portrait

Buffy was a Gold Labrador Retriever.

When I was commissioned to paint Buffy’s oil Pet Portrait, I was fascinated by the beauty of this Gold Labrador Retriever. The expression of her eyes was all about love and caring for her family.  Painting her eyes and the many colors of his hair was a wonderful experience. I put her in a background of white snow because she loved to play in it.

Canvas: 16″x 20″

Instructions and Progression:

  1. Draw and paint the under-paint: It was done in acrylics because they dry faster and it gives you the opportunity to paint immediately. Use Raw Sienna mixed with Titanium White.
  2. Paint the background: Start by painting the snow using oil painting.
  3. Start up with Buffy’s face: Put special detail in the eyes, hair and nose. It will give you a better understanding of her features.
  4. Paint Buffy’s body: Taking advantage of the texture and the many gold tones of her hair.
Gold Labrador Retriever Portrait Under-Paint

Gold Labrador Retriever Portrait Under-Paint

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Flesh, Portrait Pink or Pale Pink
  3. Cadmium Yellow Light
  4. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  5. Yellow Ochre
  6. Raw Sienna
  7. Van Dyck Brown
  8. Royal Blue
  9. Prussian Blue
  10. Ivory Black
Painting A Gold Labrador Retriever

Painting A Gold Labrador Retriever

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: Click here >>

 

Gold Labrador Retriever Face

Gold Labrador Retriever Face

For more information:
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 >>

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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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House in the Island of NC Painting

On February 12, 2019   /   Painting Classes, Seascapes Painting Classes  
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Painting Class taught by Clina Polloni.

“House in the Island of North Carolina”

House in the Island of NC

House in the Island of NC

This painting was created for the painting classes, is a simple and charming painting for a person that is starting to paint and wants to learn about the ocean, reflections of a sailing boat and most important the little house in the cliff of the sand dunes.

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″

Painting Class acrylics oils-House in the Island by Diane Kaiser

Painting Class acrylics oils-House in the Island by Diane Kaiser

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cadmium Yellow Light
  3. Yellow Ochre
  4. Cadmium Red Medium or Carmine
  5. Alizarin Crimson
  6. Sap Green
  7. Greenish Umber or a deep Green
  8. Cerulean Blue
  9. Ultramarine Blue
  10. Dioxazine Purple
  11. Burnt Sienna
  12. Burnt Umber or Deep Brown
  13. 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 Bristle brush #2.
For Oil paintings, the best media is Refined Linseed Oil with Turpernoi. To clean the brushes Turpernoi. Glass container to mix media.
Black fine point Sharpie.
Easel (a simple table metal easel is fine).
Paper towel.
Paper/plastic plate and glass. 

$30.00 per person for 2 hours. You have the option of learning the painting of the week or selecting a painting from https://clinapolloni.com/painting-classes/.

Back to painting classes information and selection >>

#paintingclassesnc #seascape #houseintheisland #oceanpainting #littleartgallerync #wakeforestnc #clinapolloni #thecottonco #oilsclasses #acrylicsclasses #clinapolloniart #clinahpolloni #artistachilena #northcarolinaartist

For more information:
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.

Clina Polloni is a member of The Makery and the Wake Forest Guild of Artists. Her oil paintings are FOR SALE at The Cotton Company, The Makery, Renaissance Centre and local businesses of Wake Forest NC. Visit Exhibitions >>

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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

Visit People of NC Portraits >>

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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Still Life on Still Life on Burlap Canvas Class

On January 26, 2019   /   Painting Classes, Still Life Painting Classes  
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Painting Class taught by Clina Polloni. “A Colonial Kitchen”

Still Life Painting on Burlap

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:

  1. Draw the still life with a soft charcoal pencil from number 555 to 557 or 4B in the burlap canvas.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

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

Still Life on Burlap Canvas Under-Paint.

Colors:

  1. Titanium White
  2. Cadmium Yellow Light
  3. Cadmium Yellow Medium
  4. Cadmium Barium Orange
  5. Cadmium Red Medium or Cadmium Red Deep
  6. Alizarin Crimson
  7. Yellow Ochre
  8. Raw Sienna
  9. Burnt Sienna
  10. Van Dyck Brown or a Dark Brown
  11. Cerulean Blue
  12. Ultramarine Blue
  13. Sap Green
  14. Greenish Umber or a deep green
  15. Sap Green
  16. Dioxazine Purple
  17. Ivory Black
Clina Polloni Painting Still Life on Burlap Canvas

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 >> 

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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.”

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

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