
Measures 11x14 Giclee Print
Cheryl Bartley Designs Gallery and "Folk Art Spirit Studio" is located in a non-traditional space in the historic Whiting Mills, Winsted, CT. Cheryl's gallery includes the collections of her naive folk art paintings created in a wide range of mediums; available artwork includes original oils, acrylic, and watercolors. Her folk art images hold worldwide appeal and are licensed through Next Day Art to manufacturers of puzzles, greeting cards and calenders.
Country Sunflower Quilt Farm
Here are some pictures and information about how I created this watercolor painting.
First, I come up with a design. Then I draw it on paper or sometimes I use my drawing tablet in photoshop program on my mac and then transfer it to paper.
Once the drawing is transfered onto watercolor tablet I erase the drawing so only a light pencil mark remains as a guide. Next, I chose the colors that I want to use and set them out onto my pallette. Then I apply a light wash of each color waiting in between for each to dry so that they do not mix/spread into each other.
First layer of light yellow wash is being applied to the sunflowers
with a round brush.
I like to use a small round sponge dipped into yellow to paint to add highlights on trees that already have a base coat of light green.
Roof tiles are painted with brush and black watercolor paint.
After the First coat of watercolor applied as a light wash. Then I go over it again with same color but stronger in areas that I want to be darker, bolder, or highlighted.
I use a flat square brush to add second coat of paint to hill tops for a bolder deeper green.![]()
This is the finished watercolor painting.
"Tulips and Hearts House Blessing Sampler" by Cheryl Bartley.
PRIMITIVE STAR BIRD FARMHOUSE
The Artist @ Whiting Mills
Wine Tasting/Chocolate Extravaganza--Friends of Main St. Winsted - Whiting Mills, 210Holabird Ave., Winsted, CT 06098. On Friday evening, February 5, 2010 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM the Friends of Main Street Winsted will sponsor the fourth annual Wine Tasting and Chocolate Extravaganza, a wine and chocolate event and silent auction. The Artist @ Whiting Mills will also have open studios. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door. Proceeds from the event will benefit downtown revitalization. Further information call 860-738-3351.
Evening of Amore'Artwell Gallery, 19 Water Street, Torrington, CT.
#75 "Take a Stand… Take a Seat"
by Cheryl Bartley & Priscilla Newcomb
The chair before I stenciled on the words.
This is the outline that I created for the chair. We were going to
paint it but then we decided to have Priscilla make a digital image from Rosa's mug shot. She made it with one side white and one side black as you can see on the finished chair. From that point we decide to glue it to a painted blood red wooden board and then coated it with gloss finish.
#74 “Untitd”
by Cheryl Bartley