ROBERT BISSETT - Recent Paintings
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Another free program...

In Real Art Real Easy
you'll find  listed several amazing free programs that can be very helpful in creating art.
On page 84 and 85 ... Gimp, Inkscape, Sketchup and Artrage are recommended.
I've just learned of another one that can produce very realistic mountains, trees, etc.!

Vue 8 Pioneer

The Perfect Introduction to 3D

Create vast expanses of terrains, add trees, select the best point of view and render hyper-realistic images of your landscapes in moody atmospheres... in a few mouse clicks.

Vue 8 Pioneer is a great way to learn 3D. It's so easy to use that you'll be composing amazing 3D landscapes in no time.

Vue 8 Pioneer includes free access to the Cornucopia3D community: get help, exchange tips and suggestions with other users, find inspiration by looking at their art, or show your own creations to the world!

With Vue 8 Pioneer, you concentrate on your art. No need to worry about perspective, lighting or shadows: the software takes care of all this for you.

All functions are only a click away: one click to create a terrain, one click to grow a new plant, one click to add 3D text, etc.

The downside?

The program is almost 600 mb. Will take a long time to download. Set it to work overnight.

Reference Free Painting

Infant
9x12"
Acrylic on paper
$150
Print

Another painting from random strokes, shapes and colors.
The idea is to look for something to suggest itself. Today I saw this little fellow.

Reference Free Painting

Where Are They"
9x12"
Acrylic on paper
$500
Print

Mother and daughter at the beach. Time to go and where are they?
Reference free painting. Started with a vague idea about doing a face.
Quickly realized the face was too small, so changed the idea to a figure, a nude.
No, I'll make her wearing a swimsuit at the beach looking for somebody.
And her little girl is there.

Rescued Painting

Everything below the barn was not working in this on location painting.
I covered the foreground pond with long grass and changed
the color of the field. Much better!

John Twachtman: “He was indeed a minor poet of the brush,” wrote the New York Times in 1902 for his obituary. “His pictures…work their way to your heart by the seeming ease of their workmanship, the simplicity of their theme, the truth of their observation.”

Reference Free Painting

Started with random brush marks with no idea in mind except high key
Before too long this developed.

John Twachtman: “He was indeed a minor poet of the brush,” wrote the New York Times in 1902 for his obituary. “His pictures…work their way to your heart by the seeming ease of their workmanship, the simplicity of their theme, the truth of their observation.”

Reference Free Painting

The Wave
9x12"
Acrylic on canvas
$300
Print

Started with random brush marks with no idea in mind.
After a while it suggested a wave.

John Twachtman: “He was indeed a minor poet of the brush,” wrote the New York Times in 1902 for his obituary. “His pictures…work their way to your heart by the seeming ease of their workmanship, the simplicity of their theme, the truth of their observation.”

Reference Free Painting

Last post was plein air paintings from Arizona in February. These are from the San Diego area the end of January and February...

Del Mar Beach
8x10"
Acrylic on canvas $500

Torrey Pines Beach 2
6x8"
Acrylic on canvas $300

We spent a month in the southwest in January and February. Loi visited programs and attended conferences. I painted and took photos. Except for a couple days the weather was warm and sunny, perfect for painting outdoors. Here are the ones from Arizona...

Tanque Verde Cactus
8x10"
Acrylic on canvas $500
Print

Saguaro 1
8x10"
Acrylic on canvas $500
Print

Saguaro 2
8x10"
Acrylic on canvas $500
Print

Zina
Vector Drawing
Print

Wickenburg, AZ
8.5x6"
Watercolor on paper
Print

Spring Creek
Watercolor on paper
Print

Posted by Robert Bissett at 11:00 AM