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Wheel Loader Watercolor

Wheel Loader Watercolor 16 x 20 Framed

Wheel Loader Watercolor 16 x 20 Framed (sold)

Just finished this painting.  I admire watercolorist Paul McCormack and tried to use some of his techniques for building skin tones.  My skin tone palette was mostly Yellow Ochre, Cerulean Blue and permanent Rose.  The granulation of the Cerulean Blue was a challenge and I may substitute Cobalt Blue (which was suggested in a demo) for the next painting that includes skin tones.

I also found that you really need to adjust the cast shadows to allow for the detail to be shown in the face.  I never want to copy a photograph.  The finished painting has to make sense and stand on its own.

For more information, or to commission a portrait please email me mucciyvonne@yahoo.com

All artwork is ©Yvonne Pecor Mucci. No reproduction without written permission.

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by ymucci on February 14, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by ymucci on February 14, 2012

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Barn in Southern New Jersey

Southern New Jersey Barn – 19 x 23 Framed

Southern New Jersey Barn – 19 x 23 Framed

Driving in southern NJ you’ll see some beautiful open spaces with active farms.  This was painted trying a different technique on the grass.

All artwork is ©Yvonne Pecor Mucci. No reproduction without written permission.

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by ymucci on February 4, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by ymucci on February 4, 2012

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View From The Dock – Watercolor

View From The Dock, Fairlee MD – 11 x 17 Framed

View From The Dock, Fairlee MD – 11 x 17 Framed (sold)

The goal was to capture a quiet landscape for the property owner which the family enjoyed all summer.
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All artwork is ©Yvonne Pecor Mucci. No reproduction without written permission.

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by ymucci on February 1, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by ymucci on February 1, 2012

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Training 26.2

Runner – 17 x 26 Framed

Runner – 17 x 26 Framed

This painting was done specifically for a show with the show requirements being a woman artist and the subject being of a woman, but not a portrait.

I wanted it to be a wider format to portray distance and use the runner’s shadow to lead you into the background while the fallen leaves bring your eye back to the runner.  I thought it was completed and now I am rethinking the skintones in the face.  I’m not sure where I need to go with it, but something is off.  This may be one of those paintings that I rework from the beginning.

For more information on paintings please email mucciyvonne@yahoo.com

All artwork is ©Yvonne Pecor Mucci. No reproduction without written permission.

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by ymucci on January 21, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by ymucci on January 21, 2012

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It was snowing this morning!

Seashells by Yvonne Pecor Mucci

Seashells by Yvonne Pecor Mucci

The holidays are over and it is time to get back to painting. I had set up a little still life of seashells during the holidays to hold me over till I figured out what the next watercolor subject would be. I sketched out the shells on 140 lb Arches paper but didn’t start it for some unknown reason. I woke to a dusting of snow on the lawn which was the perfect excuse to start painting something that reminded me of warmer days.

The shells were masked out and the background was painted using salt and splatter techniques to simulate the sand. Once the masking fluid was removed I began working on the shells trying to incorporate the colors used in the shells into the background with more glazing and splatter. Today it was almost 60 degrees, so maybe the painting helped!

All artwork is ©Yvonne Pecor Mucci. No reproduction without written permission.

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by ymucci on January 7, 2012  •  Permalink
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1750s Home in Southern New Jersey

Linda and Greg's 1750s Home

Linda and Greg’s 1750s Home (sold)

Shown above is a portrait of a 1750s home in southern New Jersey. It was commissioned by a friend to give as a gift to his next door neighbor. The challenge of this painting was the size of the property and the detail in the historic building. Luckily he asked me about it in early spring. There’s a very mature, desiduous, Bald Cypress tree which blocks out most of the building during the summer. If he would have called me just a few weeks later I would have had to postpone the painting until the fall when the Cypress had lost its foliage. I immediately drove over and took a series of photos which were combined into the view shown.

I opened up the Cypress to show the second fireplace and the roof line. If I would have left the tree as it was, it wouldn’t make sense in the painting. The other trees on the property were also critical because the property owners had planted most of them.

For a portrait of your home, please contact me via email mucciyvonne@yahoo.com

All artwork is ©Yvonne Pecor Mucci. No reproduction without written permission.

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by ymucci on December 20, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by ymucci on December 20, 2011

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One of my favorite places!

 

Framed 16 x 20 By Yvonne Pecor Mucci

Framed 16 x 20 By Yvonne Pecor Mucci

I travel to southern Florida quite often.  You have to go pretty far south before you hit that beautiful blue/green water.  As the title of this post states, it is one of my favorite places.  I love the way the sky changes the color of the water.  Every day is different and you can spend endless hours trying to capture the feeling you get when you’re sitting by the ocean.

  • Always have a camera with you to catch the sky.
  • A sketchbook is also extremely helpful because you can make detailed notes on the color of the sky and water.  Often a detailed sketch will give you the additional information that a camera doesn’t capture.

All artwork is ©Yvonne Pecor Mucci. No reproduction without written permission.

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by ymucci on December 1, 2010  •  Permalink
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A Day At The Beach – Strathmere, NJ

 

Intrigued Framed 16 x 20 By Yvonne Pecor Mucci

Intrigued (Framed 16 x 20) By Yvonne Pecor Mucci

Talk about a perfect day at the beach. Pictured is a typical day at the Jersey Shore. Strathmere beach is usually pretty quiet and it wasn’t crowded this day. The sky was solid blue and the light was perfect. I sketched this boy as he played and took a series of photos which turned into a beautiful painting. Right before we left, I gave the boys grandparents one of the black and white sketches I had completed.

I wanted to learn how to portray waves and putting the boy in the foreground gave the waves the right perspective. Plus it made the painting much more interesting. The color of the water and the sand is completely different in southern New Jersey compared to Florida. Much cooler colors.

This painting is currently on exhibit at the Gloucester County College.

 

All artwork is ©Yvonne Pecor Mucci. No reproduction without written permission.

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by ymucci on August 20, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by ymucci on August 20, 2010

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