tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429851765254351292024-02-21T07:34:32.764-08:00WangsteeleFine Art of Painting - An Art Journey of Mary Wang-SteeleWangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-44642329733793103252019-08-08T21:40:00.000-07:002019-08-08T21:40:48.651-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Koi Symphony"</div>
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open juried show from Aug 6 through Sept 1, 2019 </div>
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It has been a while since my last post though I have continued to<br />
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traveling, both in the States and abroad. The most rewarding<br />
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The "Chrysanthemums" painting is a half sheet (22x15)<br />
watercolor on Arches CP paper completed in the Fall of 2018. <br />
It has been accepted into the Vacaville Art League<br />
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I'm humbled and honored that it received 1st Place<br />
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Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-11955837663668196782017-03-30T14:08:00.001-07:002017-03-30T14:08:19.101-07:00Dili Lighthouse <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Watercolor painting of the lighthouse in Dili, Timor-Leste</div>
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This is painted from an old reference photo (black and white) from the late 1950s when it was Portuguese Timor. This lighthouse in the capital of Dili is unique because it is not enclosed!</div>
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Sandhill Cranes - Watercolor Painting </div>
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Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-10947792442225907712016-09-26T22:28:00.000-07:002016-09-26T22:28:04.168-07:00 2016 Trip to Tuscany<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a 1,000-year-old monastery of San Fedele in Radda, </div>
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What a beautiful and peaceful place to paint and play.</div>
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She and Steve Rogers led the wonderful week-long Tuscany workshop</div>
Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-27161120985491197102015-12-29T14:19:00.001-08:002015-12-29T14:19:21.052-08:00Holiday Cheer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Merry Christmas 2015</div>
Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-79687455771229083112015-12-29T14:18:00.003-08:002015-12-29T14:18:24.967-08:00Spring Bouquet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A small watercolor painting of flowers from a </div>
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reference photo of a spring bouquet gifted by a friend. </div>
Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-52742418675107683032015-12-29T14:14:00.002-08:002015-12-29T14:14:41.722-08:00Koi in watercolors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Watercolor painting of a rooster with a hen and 5 chicks</div>
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completed in early 2015 from Lian Zhen's workshop at SFAC in 2014.</div>
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Watercolor painting on 1/2 sheet Arches CP<br />
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Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-1243631248824255592014-10-19T15:41:00.005-07:002014-10-19T15:41:53.926-07:00Carnival Abstract<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a watercolor 15x22 on 140# CP Arches Paper loaded with color pigments and Chinese calligraphy grassy writings. It is rather unusual making it an interesting abstract painting.Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-5788636653393604462014-10-14T16:23:00.000-07:002014-10-14T16:23:00.873-07:00Lucky Locks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This watercolor painting 15x22 was accepted into 2014 WASH open juried show "Go With the Flow" from a reference photo I took near my neighborhood last spring. Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-13940586287140448372014-10-14T16:20:00.000-07:002014-10-14T16:20:07.700-07:00Landscape 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently finished this watercolor painting (15x11) after a couple summer workshops with Artist Lian Zhen this year. I've included some of his detailed style of painting trees, water and rocks, which takes a lot time to complete.Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-57250408123199518092014-10-14T16:14:00.000-07:002014-10-14T16:14:31.945-07:00Landscape 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A landscape painting in progress - this is from a photo supplied by Lian Zhen when he taught at the Lincoln Art Center in August 2014. I learned a lot about negative painting of trees and branches. Water is masked first and then painted later. The rocks still need tons of work.Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-50639310862132701102014-10-14T16:11:00.004-07:002014-10-14T16:24:41.578-07:00Landscape 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Playing with watercolor - abstract design of landscape and tree details on Arches 140# paper.Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-54860469467829281052014-10-14T16:09:00.003-07:002014-10-14T16:09:47.966-07:00Landscape 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are 2 landscape paintings I did after I took a workshop from Artist Dale Laitinen.<br />
These are watercolor on 1/2 sheet of 300# Arches paper.<br />
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WASH of Sacramento Fine Art Center held a watercolor workshop in August 2014 at the Center. Artist Lian Zhen, who recently published a landscape book, shared his pouring technique with us in two different subjects: rooster family and landscape with a small waterfall. Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-25154752916342741472014-07-25T21:37:00.003-07:002014-07-25T21:37:41.112-07:00Melody of Bamboo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is an Acrylic Painting (20x16) recently accepted into the Vacaville Art League Juried Open Show and won a 3rd Place Award in the Oil/Acrylic Category.Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-52082995900827300412014-07-25T21:24:00.001-07:002014-07-25T21:30:24.521-07:00Friends of Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"three friends of winter - bamboo, pine and plum flowers"</div>
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It is a mixed-media painting 30x15 that was started a few years ago.</div>
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This is an abstract with some more work to do - a 12x12 mixed media loaded with quin-gold colors.Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-14213718075045464722014-07-25T21:15:00.004-07:002014-10-16T10:36:04.737-07:00Patchwork Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Mixed Media abstract painting is 12x12 in size and full of colors including gold, silver and copper.<br />
This artwork has been accepted into Pioneer Art Juried Show in Grass Valley, Oct-Nov 2014.Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-9380606077903153582014-06-15T19:25:00.003-07:002014-10-16T10:38:14.707-07:00Songs of Patchwork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The abstract painting is 14x18 in size and loaded with colors. It is a canvas quilt series I started this year and having fun working on several of these mixed media using acrylic paints. This artwork received an "Honorable Mention" Award in the Mixed-Media Catagory at the Vacaville Art League Juried Open Show, July 26-Aug 30, 2014, in Vacaville, CA.Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-62904109605387679282014-06-14T15:37:00.002-07:002014-06-14T22:21:34.563-07:00Flowing Patchwork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm currently working on a series of abstracts in mixed media with the subject of "Canvas Quilt". The size of this artwork is 18"x14" and recently submitted to 2014 NCA's Inner View Exhibit at the Sacramento Fine Art Center. It has won an award of Honorable Mention. <br />
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This 8-point star quilt is made from Japanese fabric with repeated patterns of Mtn Fuji, large gold moon, birds, and ocean waves (pieced for the back side). <br />
I took this star pattern quilt class from Helen Hardwick in FAll of 2013. It is a beautiful 57" square quilt now show-cased on my dinning room table.Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842985176525435129.post-16070375328748922942014-05-17T18:14:00.000-07:002014-05-17T18:14:10.876-07:00Block-of-the-Month Quilts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a blue and white quilt using the Sew-As-You-Go technique.<br />
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This red, white and blue square 39" quilt is a wall hanging. The original pattern shows it as a center medallion for a king-size quilt from the 2012 Meissner's Folsom "Block of the Month (BOM)" pattern.<br />
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The is a lap quilt from the 2012 BOM "Wings Aloft" pattern offered at Meissner's Folsom. All quilts were completed this Spring, yeh!Wangsteelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14456243727100812542noreply@blogger.com0