Sharing some Paintings

By Paintings by Stacey on February 27, 2009 6:11 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

It's been a while since I've posted any client images, so thought I would share a few of my favorites.

This first image was such a joy to paint.  What a cutie, eh?  Loved her eyes and that sweet little mouth!

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This next one was also fun.  I enjoy painting non-traditional portraits, it's very relaxing.  :)  Fun in the Sun!!summertime_fun.jpg

This last one was also fun to paint.  It just proves that even snapshots can be beautiful pieces of artwork if you care enough to invest in it.  :)  This was done for a colleague's daughter and son in law.

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Painting on a Purse

By Paintings by Stacey on January 8, 2009 11:30 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
This was my Christmas present to myself.  I just received it today and was speechless when I pulled it out of the box.  It turned out MUCH better than I imagined it would.  This is the Bags by Babycakes Jeni Coco.  I ordered it in chocolate Italian Leather with the Lustre Satin.  It's truly amazing, this image does not do it justice.  It's very upscale and rich feeling.  I recommend this company for bags anyday!  :)
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Brian Dattilo/Lucas of Days of our Lives!

By Paintings by Stacey on October 13, 2008 6:40 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

WooHooo!!!  I got to meet Brian Dattilo, Lucas of Days of our Lives, Saturday!  He was at our local Wal Mart doing a type of meet and greet.  Got my picture taken with him too.  *swoon* *faint*

It was great meeting him, he's a very charming, down to earth guy.  But, I'm such a Days' fan that it was such an awesome experience for me!  :)

Here's the pics I got.  My daughter, mom and sister in law were there as well, but this is MY blog.  :D I look so goofy!

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Beautiful Magnolias

By Paintings by Stacey on May 4, 2008 6:57 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

I photographed this magnolia today in various angles and positions. I plan to decorate my living room in magnolias and will be printing these large on canvas.

Corel Painter using Den's oil brushes, Lucis Art and a crackle texture to give it some antique feel.

Stacey Rosenbaum

www.paintingsbystacey.com

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Scenic Oil on Linen

By Paintings by Stacey on May 3, 2008 5:31 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

A new scenic oil painting on linen canvas. I got this image from my new apartment complex, Villas at Huffmeister. It is the little gardens by the unit doors. I thought it would make a beautiful scenic painting.rockgarden.jpg

Painted in Corel Painter using Den's Funky Chunky and Oil Luscious, and blended with the oily blender.

I also added a touch of Lucis Art sculpture to make the brushwork pop, then added an irish linen texture to it.

Stacey Rosenbaum
www.paintingsbystacey.com

Painter Blends

By Paintings by Stacey on January 20, 2008 7:21 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

I just finished up two painter blends to add to my services. One is of my daughter Katelynne, the other is an image I created of myself and Katelynne for our home that I played with using this technique.

It was first painted in Corel Painter, then finished off in Photoshop tweaking colors and blending with textures found on the web.

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My daughter painted

By Paintings by Stacey on January 6, 2008 1:13 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

This is a painting I did of a recent portrait of my daughter.

This first version had a vignette around it, and I was really up in the air about that. I got some great feedback from friends on Paint Outside the Frame about that.....it distracted more than drew the eye due to certain elements of the portrait, like the plain wall at top with little detail to bring the vignette out to the bottom of the image being more detailed which made the painting look "unfinished".  So, I nixed the vignette. Although a friend on Pro4um liked it.

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The updated version is without the vignette, more visually appealing now.

For this painting I used Den's brushes, funky chunky throughout, skin blended with oily blender from the Corel Painter IX software. Her hair was painted using Den's bristle brush. I added touches of color in her shirt using Den's oil luscious brush, then blended the colors and rough spots of the shirt with the grainy blender from the Corel Painter IX software.

I always tweak my paintings in Photoshop giving it a better color balance (I love the more tungsten look of the old masters) giving it more reds and yellows in the shadows and midtones, and a touch of yellow in the highlights. Then I adjust the shadow/highlight and the contrast. Then I love to give it more tweak using Lucis Art, using the exposure feature and the sculpture feature, but using them on layers to adjust the intensity.

And that's it!  I really love the final result.  I think I will print it large for my home.  :)

 

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January Half Off Sale!

By Paintings by Stacey on January 5, 2008 1:14 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Announcing Paintings by Stacey's January Half Off Sale!

All painting commissions are half off regular price.

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Latest Painting Commission

By Paintings by Stacey on December 30, 2007 6:15 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Love, love, LOVED these two images to paint.  I'm a sucker for good beach portraits to paint. These were so colorfully rich that accenting those colors was so much fun!

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New Website Look

By Paintings by Stacey on December 17, 2007 3:56 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Paintings by Stacey has a new look!

I felt like it needed a facelift, and I definitely like it a LOT better! I also gave the blog a new look to match the site.  :)

 

Leave me some feedback on it.  :)

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