Cedar Lake Edition II

Cedar Lake Edition II 11x14 on panel done in acrylic DWeaverArt ©2018

It is such a beauty to behold the hand work of God.  There is so much beauty in His creation.  I'm so amazed at what He has revealed to mankind through nature.  Water is physical however, it has a spiritual quality to it.  It is colorless, tasteless and conforms to any shape. Water can take on different states gas, liquid and ice. Water makes up most of our planet and it support life.  It is very refreshing, nourishing and reflects light.  I painted this second Edition out of a love ones request of me.  This is the second painting of Cedar Lake, the first painting is only 4x4 inches.  I posted several months ago the first Cedar Lake painting in which this piece was inspired from.  I titled the blog article "How to Paint a Seascape".  The colors scheme or harmony I chose resonates with me in this painting not only with me but others.  This painting to me is very peaceful in it's mood.  The sun is either going doing or rising up I left it up to the beholder.  My mood and perception I pick up from this piece is that the sun is rising up.  A beginning of something new and hopeful.  I used a #2 liner to begin the under painting.  I went on to use a # 4 flat brush to complete the entire painting.  I hope you are emotionally moved with this painting as most are.  This painting can be watched in is process on my YouTube Channel titled Dee Weaver Art.  Thank you for reading my blog. If you have any comments or questions then email me at deeweaver15@gmail.com.

Painting of the Oneal Bridge and process explained

This is the second of three sites from the Shoals area in a series I entitle "Sites of the Shoals"  In this blog I want to share with you all my interest in the area I live.  The Shoals in an area of northwest Alabama where the Tennessee river flows through.  The River is the most dominate land feature of the area.  The Series I call Sites of the Shoals will show cast from an artist perspective on the man made structures in the area.  Oneal Bridge is named after Gov. Edward A. Oneal of Alabama whose family resided in Florence, Alabama  Oneal bridge was built back in 1939 and is also called the Tennessee River Bridge.  At one time before the late 1980's a walk way existed and ran right in the middle of the bridge. I believe that the good Lord has a special plan for the Shoals area that is being worked out from generation to generation to make a powerful impact in the world.  I am fortunate to be a native of this region.  I remember traveling home across the Oneal bridge with my first and later second born son.  It has an ultimate purpose like most bridges to connect two points of reference. It provides efficient access and safety for it's travelers.  

Here is an old photo of the Tennessee River Bridge being constructed back in the 1930's  

I draw this picture from a reference but altered the image of the bridge angle.  I made it in to a one point perspective design composition with the moon being it's center of emphasis.  I used a #2B graphite general's pencil drew in the detail of the features. 

Next I worked from the 5 values created from the thumbnail to produce a miniature blueprint painting study. This was done to see if what I had imagined from my mind was accurate or come close to reality. I used phthalocyannine blue,sky blue, grey, black and white master's touch acrylic paint.  Finally, I used these colors to mix into the 5 values you see for the water and sky. 

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"Moonlight over Oneal Bridge" done in acrylic 16x20 stretched canvas by DWeaver Art © 2018

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SHAPE AND TEXTURE USED TO DIVIDE COMPOSITION

My Thoughts on "Splash"

I love creating abstract art.  It truly allows me to express my thoughts and ideas through the means of painting. This piece I entitled it "Splash" came from an inspiration to produce a design which uses shape to separate color with texture.  The blue depicts the water the gray the sky and the blocks of color represents a collection of buoies in aqua and yellow.  I purposely selected yellow in this piece to provide a redirection of the eye to move away the main focal point. Some of the materials I uesed was a palette knife and sable brush.  Also I used achieve the impesto appeareance for the blocks of color dividing the water from sky Liquitex matte super heavy gel.