In beginning of July, I signed up for landscape painting course with Justin Donaldson. So far, I went through half the course, and I’m super happy about it. I’ve learned a lot of new things which will definitely help me sharpen my skills! Here are the assignments in chronological order. I’m not entirely happy with… Continue reading Landscape Painting Course Assignments
Category: Gouache Paintings
This is a collection of Oksana’s gouache paintings. These are usually painted from life on the go or sometimes from memory. Gouache is a very interesting and vibrant medium, it was Oksana’s favorite when she was a child.
Quiet Day in July, gouache painting
The weather in Texas is very much unpredictable. It can be a calm and sunny afternoon after a swooping thunderstorm in the morning. This is one of those “quiet now” days in July — water too cold to get in the pool, but it’s nice to just sit in the shade.
Texan Cornflowers, gouache painting
On the Swamp, gouache painting
Sometimes, childhood memories are so vivid, that they need to be painted. I was meaning to paint this landscape for a long time now. When I was little, I used to play on that bridge on the left while my grandmother was collecting duckweed for the chickens and ducks. I would stare at dragonflies and… Continue reading On the Swamp, gouache painting