Landscapes – Denitsa Stachowski Artworks https://denitsa.ch Contemporary Oil Paintings with a Classical Feel Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:30:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mlee2fs4joia.i.optimole.com/cb:N0W8~5968f/w:512/h:512/q:mauto/f:best/ig:avif/https://denitsa.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-Pink-Elegant-Signature-Logo-1.png Landscapes – Denitsa Stachowski Artworks https://denitsa.ch 32 32 200268790 This Week’s Art Practice https://denitsa.ch/this-weeks-art-practice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-weeks-art-practice https://denitsa.ch/this-weeks-art-practice/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:12:32 +0000 https://denitsa.ch/?p=1528 This week, I continued working through both Bhavani Krishnan’s Study with the Masters course and Arthur Gain’s Alla Prima Challenge. For Bhavani’s course, I studied a painting by Isaak Levitan.  One of the biggest frustrations was trying to judge the colors and values from my iPad screen. No matter how much I adjusted the brightness or […]

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]]> https://denitsa.ch/this-weeks-art-practice/feed/ 0 1528 This Week’s Art Practice: A Mindset Shift and Some Breakthroughs https://denitsa.ch/this-weeks-art-practice-a-mindset-shift-and-some-breakthroughs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-weeks-art-practice-a-mindset-shift-and-some-breakthroughs https://denitsa.ch/this-weeks-art-practice-a-mindset-shift-and-some-breakthroughs/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2025 19:56:00 +0000 https://denitsa.ch/?p=1517 For Week 5 of Bhavani Krishnan’s Study with the Masters course, I painted a study of a Penleigh Boyd landscape. I know I say this every week, but this one really felt like the most challenging so far! I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of colors and expressive brushwork in the original. At […]

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]]> https://denitsa.ch/this-weeks-art-practice-a-mindset-shift-and-some-breakthroughs/feed/ 0 1517 Weekly Art Practice: Learning, Challenges, and Moving Forward https://denitsa.ch/weekly-art-practice-learning-challenges-and-moving-forward/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekly-art-practice-learning-challenges-and-moving-forward https://denitsa.ch/weekly-art-practice-learning-challenges-and-moving-forward/#respond Sun, 26 Jan 2025 13:19:42 +0000 https://denitsa.ch/?p=1503 This week was all about productivity for me. I tackled landscape studies and an Alla Prima Challenge exercise, pushing my boundaries with color palettes. I also practiced basic value gradations to refine my skills. Meanwhile, I put some time into repainting my daughter's portrait, determined to finish it before diving into new projects.

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]]> https://denitsa.ch/weekly-art-practice-learning-challenges-and-moving-forward/feed/ 0 1503 Weekly Art Practice: Progress, Frustration, and Small Wins https://denitsa.ch/weekly-art-practice-progress-frustration-and-small-wins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekly-art-practice-progress-frustration-and-small-wins https://denitsa.ch/weekly-art-practice-progress-frustration-and-small-wins/#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:29:59 +0000 https://denitsa.ch/?p=1483 This week, I focused on several small studies and continued working on a multi-session portrait. While I don’t have a finished piece to show (apart from the study pieces), I’ve been reflecting on how that lack of “completion” affects my sense of accomplishment. Last week left me feeling excited and optimistic about my progress, but this […]

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