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  Watercolor by Marie Paknejad Watercolor painting is a medium that is widely appreciated by artists for its unique properties and ethereal effects. Utilizing the medium's alchemy of water, pigment, and paper, watercolor painting can create evocative, luminous, and highly effective works of art. Watercolor painting has a long history and a wide range of techniques, from basics to advanced, that can be employed to achieve various visual effects. In this essay, we will explore the basics and advanced techniques of watercolor painting, providing readers with insights into its fascinating world. Basics of Watercolor Painting Watercolor painting can be a daunting medium for beginners, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. Practicing fundamentals and mastering the basic techniques will give artists an excellent foundation for the more advanced techniques to come. Here are the basics of watercolor painting: 1. Materials To start watercolor painting, artists need watercolor paper,

                                                  Background  Marie Paknejad Moghadam is a Canadian visual artist. She completed a comprehensive traditional and classical training in fine arts at Espahbodi Art Institute in Iran  focused on drawing and painting from life. She received awards for her still life drawing and commissioned to paint for the dean of Chemistry department at Azad University in Mashhad.   She updated her techniques through multiple programs at York University in Toronto and Stratford Institute in Montreal . She is a member of Art Gala Forum and displays her works in different galleries in the city of Toronto. She, also, is active on social media and demonstrate speed painting with different mediums on her YouTube channel   https://www.youtube.com/@mariapolis Inspiration Marie's paintings are renditions of her dreams, wishes, love, light, calmness and positive excitement. Her thought process, feelings and the state of being in the "now" reflects wha

Acrylic painting by Marie Paknejad   Lately, I have been fixated on the mystery of owls for their captivating eyes, reclusive nature and majestic presence. The fact that they are nightly creatures with shining eyes prompted me to portray them in an environment of extreme contrast.  These owl painting series are an example of my experience with limited palette of yellow, black and white. Limited palette painting challenge is fun and efficient. One can achieve color harmony without producing mud. The challenge is to achieve desired tonal value, tint and shades using various warm and cold hues of one or two colors; in this case blacks and yellows. Yellow grays to olive green; so, in order to achieve different shades of green, I mixed different yellows with different blacks. My owl paintings intend to express a silent hypnotic emotion of mystery and serenity to the viewer. The same emotions that I experience by looking at their hypnotic eyes even when they blink or are closed! Share Your T

  Acrylic painting by Marie Paknejad Limited palette technique is a painting technique where the artist only uses a limited range of colors to create a painting. This technique is usually used to simplify the complexity of a painting and to create a harmonious color scheme. The limited palette is usually made up of 3 to 6 colors with a mixture of primary and secondary colors. To paint with a limited palette technique, the artist carefully chooses the colors they want to use and then mixes these colors to create variations in color and tone. The artist then layers these colors to create depth and form in the painting. The key here is to use a small number of colors to achieve a wide range of values from light to dark. The limited palette technique requires the artist to be very careful in their color choices and to use them in such a way that they harmonize with each other. This technique requires a lot of practice and skill to master, but once mastered, it can create beautiful, cohesiv

  Drawing by Marie Paknejad I used to have all my family around and had the advantage of drawing their portraits from life. I took that for granted. Now, I can only rely on their photos. I'm going to bring those sweet memories of my beloved parents and siblings to life with paintings. However, this drawing was done years ago, I did a quick sketch of my father while he was siting by himself in a quiet afternoon. He has long passed away and become my guardian angle ever since. I'm dedicating this website to my parents and family and hopefully starting the page with their blessing.  Share Your Thoughts! Leave your questions and comments, and share this post with your friends using social media links. Thanks 

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