{"id":3892,"date":"2014-12-19T17:09:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T01:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=3892"},"modified":"2017-12-16T10:05:53","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T18:05:53","slug":"my-artistic-styles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/about\/my-artistic-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"My Artistic Styles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em>T<a id=\"Elements_TOP\" name=\"Elements_TOP\"><\/a>HE ELEMENTS OF STYLE &#8211; Different techniques from the same hand<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>This catalog of examples can be used for determining specifications for contract paintings, murals, wayside exhibits, printed illustrations and other such projects.<\/p>\n<p>Click all of these pictures to see larger versions<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5413 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Carson-River-mural1-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Carson-River-mural\" width=\"474\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Carson-River-mural1-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Carson-River-mural1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Carson-River-mural1-560x371.jpg 560w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Carson-River-mural1.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many critters crammed into one image shows an ecosystem in play. Takes some time, but I&#8217;ve now painted well over 100 of these elaborate paintings.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Example 1:<br \/>\nFull-color acrylics on paper or board<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whidbey-Spring-Prairie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4902 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whidbey-Spring-Prairie-1024x517.jpg\" alt=\"Whidbey-Spring-Prairie\" width=\"474\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whidbey-Spring-Prairie-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whidbey-Spring-Prairie-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whidbey-Spring-Prairie-560x283.jpg 560w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whidbey-Spring-Prairie.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Muir_Woods_Stream1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5415 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Muir_Woods_Stream1-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"Eifert_Muir_Woods_Stream\" width=\"474\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Muir_Woods_Stream1-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Muir_Woods_Stream1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Muir_Woods_Stream1-560x391.jpg 560w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Muir_Woods_Stream1.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Used for large museum exhibits, outdoor wayside panels or any project that requires realisitic detail.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Example 2;<br \/>\nStraight Watercolor &#8211; High color<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Watercolor_Scoters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5416\" src=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Watercolor_Scoters.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor_Scoters\" width=\"419\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Watercolor_Scoters.jpg 419w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Watercolor_Scoters-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMany hundreds of Eifert original paintings are this style. Dramatic color and high contrast make for a colorful image. Best for small panels, book illustration and printed materials.<\/p>\n<h5><b>Example 3:<br \/>\nWatercolor Wash &#8211; India Ink<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Watercolor_ink_quail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5417\" src=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Watercolor_ink_quail.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor_ink_quail\" width=\"720\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Watercolor_ink_quail.jpg 720w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Watercolor_ink_quail-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Watercolor_ink_quail-560x397.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSubtle colors and lots of ink detail make this style great for small prints and interpret panels. Great for wayside panels or publications. Cheaper to produce than #1.<\/p>\n<h5><b>Example 4:<br \/>\nIndia Ink with fine detail<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Red_Alder_leaves_fruit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5418\" src=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Red_Alder_leaves_fruit.jpg\" alt=\"Eifert_Red_Alder_leaves_fruit\" width=\"324\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Red_Alder_leaves_fruit.jpg 324w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Eifert_Red_Alder_leaves_fruit-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Two_nutcrackers_in_pine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5419\" src=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Two_nutcrackers_in_pine.jpg\" alt=\"Two_nutcrackers_in_pine\" width=\"508\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Two_nutcrackers_in_pine.jpg 508w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Two_nutcrackers_in_pine-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGreat for interpretive panels, book and article illustration and nature guides, this style emulates the old scratchboard of artists from the 1950&#8217;s, when I was influenced by Francis Lee Jacques and others. It&#8217;s a classic style and fun to do.<\/p>\n<h5>Pencil and Watercolor Wash<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-11-Red-throated-Loon-48-North-pencil-watercolor-style-sample.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6423\" src=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-11-Red-throated-Loon-48-North-pencil-watercolor-style-sample-1024x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-11-Red-throated-Loon-48-North-pencil-watercolor-style-sample-1024x900.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-11-Red-throated-Loon-48-North-pencil-watercolor-style-sample-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-11-Red-throated-Loon-48-North-pencil-watercolor-style-sample-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-11-Red-throated-Loon-48-North-pencil-watercolor-style-sample-560x492.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-10-American-Wigeons-48-North-sample-of-pencil-watercolor-style.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6422\" src=\"http:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-10-American-Wigeons-48-North-sample-of-pencil-watercolor-style-1024x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-10-American-Wigeons-48-North-sample-of-pencil-watercolor-style-1024x900.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-10-American-Wigeons-48-North-sample-of-pencil-watercolor-style-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-10-American-Wigeons-48-North-sample-of-pencil-watercolor-style-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/larryeifert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2017-10-American-Wigeons-48-North-sample-of-pencil-watercolor-style-560x492.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I use this for my 48 North monthly magazine page, now going for over five years. Enhanced pencil with watercolor makes for crisp illustrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE &#8211; Different techniques from the same hand This catalog of examples can be used for determining specifications for contract paintings, murals, wayside exhibits, printed illustrations and other such projects. Click all of these pictures to see larger versions Many critters crammed into one image shows an ecosystem in play. 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