Blue Girl
I have been inspired by one of the roses in my garden, Blue Girl. It is a very pretty rose, and very finiky. I was challenged to capture the cool toned beauty of this flower.
I had been given a great gift from an artist friend of mine, a book called "Making Color Sing" by Jeanne Dobie. It is a great book and I reccomend it, even to those who are relatively versed in color composition and basic color schemes. I used some of the methods described in this book for my new painting and I am very pleased with the results!
New Painting, Morning Reflections
I have just finished this painting, "Morning Reflections". I am happy with the way it came out, as it is my first still life. I am already looking forward to doing many more! It was such a change from painting people and flowers and green grass and trees, to painting glass and metal. I very much enjoyed it!
I have a few more works in progress at the moment, but I am already thinking of what I will do for my next still life.
Making Cake
I have just completed this latest painting, and I must say, I am very fond of it. The two boys are Timmothy and Johnathon, at home in the kitchen "making cake"! I used the childrens own art in the background, portraits they did of their parents.
It was a wonderful treat for me to paint these sweet boys, doing what boys do best! Eating and making a mess, but having a good time at it.
This is a 14" x 19" painting.
Recent works in Gallery
I have recently had two new paintings accepted to Hidden Gallery, in Lee's Summit. I am happy they liked them, and have them on display with three others in a collection of my work. All five are florals, and I am pleased with the display.
Here are some close up views of the painting "Lilies".
Also on Display, are "Climbing Jack":
"Amarillys"
"Swan River Daisies"
I do not have a photo for the painting "Mallow".
Welcome to My Blog
Hello, and Welcome to my blog. My name is Destany Fenton and I live in Northern Missouri.
I have been painting in watercolor for nearly ten years, but I have been an artist my whole life. Even as a small child I was happiest when drawing and my family could see that it was a passion for me, even then. Being an artist has always been a large part of my identity.
I was fortunate to be encouraged in my creativity and recieve private lessons througout my childhood. In 1997, I fell in love with watercolors. I enjoy the transluscent feel and ability to capture light that they offer, as well as their versatility and beauty.
I find there is very little watercolors cannot do! I use them to paint on many surfaces, including eggs, wood, and traditional watercolor paper.
It is my goal to achieve the rich color and detail in my paintings, and therefore the process can take a long time. But I enjoy building my paintings from concept to reality and creating a work of beauty where before there was only a blank sheet of paper.
I consider my work to be "Enhanced Realism", meaning I paint realistically using much bolder colors and starker contrasts than what I actually see. I am not happy to create a photo perfect image, but to paint scenes the way I would like to see them. The way life and stories surrounding the objects color them in our imaginations to be bigger than ordinary. In many ways, I am creating an image of an object or scene that is more true to it's nature by striving to capture the emotion it envokes, or the personal history behind it.
