Using a can
of Graphite chalk paint I had left over from my painted tile project, I quickly began dry brushing the paint all over the chandelier.
I sanded to smooth out the brushstrokes and then added two coats
of Graphite Chalk Paint ®.
Not exact matches
So instead
of opening my favorite
chalk paint can,
Graphite, I paused and grabbed a can
of taupe gray called French Linen, by Annie Sloan.
I painted the MDF with three coats
of Annie Sloan
Chalk Paint (TM) in
Graphite and let it dry overnight.
We opted for Annie Sloan
Chalk Paint in
Graphite (a soft black / grey) and then two coats
of French Linen (a wonderful mushroom color).
The monochrome colour palette (made up
of Graphite and Old White
Chalk Paint ®) keeps the whole piece from looking overcomplicated.
One
of my favorite makeovers using
Chalk Paint ® decorative paint by Annie Sloan is my Dressing Table, done using
Graphite and Pure White.
I used a combination
of ASCP (I had some Paris Gray and some
Graphite) and homemade
chalk paint, using SW Aesthetic White (leftover from our master bedroom), SW Kaffee (a sample I had considered for my office), Behr Cathedral and Behr Gray Morning (from my wax - resist side tables), and SW Dovetail (which I used on the toy armoire and my master bedroom window trim, among other things).
Once that was done, I gave the chair a few coats
of chalk paint in
Graphite and sealed it in clear and black wax.
Cressida painted the lamp and shade using
Chalk Paint ® in Lem Lem ™, and added illustrative dots and lines using a palette
of Aubusson Blue, Florence,
Graphite and Old White.
Two coats
of Aubusson Blue
Chalk Paint ®, (followed with a)
Graphite wash, Annie Sloan's clear wax, and then black wax around the raised areas.
Pierre — Paul Prud» hon, Psyche Carried Off by the Zephyrs, 1808 or later, black and white
chalk over
graphite on faded blue wove paper, with framing lines in black
chalk, 17 1/2 x 12 in., Minneapolis Institute
of Art
Otto Mueller, Two Bathers, 1923,
graphite, watercolor, and two colors
of blue
chalk, 26 1/2 x 19 3/4 in., Minneapolis Institute
of Art
William - Adolphe Bouguereau, Study
of Venus for «Apollo and the Muses in Olympus» (ca. 1867),
graphite with touches
of white
chalk on beige wove paper, 46.8 x 30.5 cm.
Study for Greek Alphabet Series # 2 is a symphony
of visual noise with the artist abrading and scratching into the layered surface
of graphite applied over a
chalk ground.
From portraits, figure studies, and landscapes to mythological and biblical narratives, the drawings represent a dynamic array
of sacred and secular subjects in media ranging from metalpoint, pen and ink, and
chalk to
graphite, pastel, and charcoal.
Graphite pencil with touches
of white
chalk on paper, 197/8 x 251/2 in.
Although she has worked in diverse media, her current use
of industrial materials, including cement, construction
chalk, spray paint, and
graphite, reflects her New York surroundings.
• English Sporting Paintings o Henry Thomas Alken (English, 1785 - 1851), four works from the series A Steeplechase at Market Harborough, Leicestershire, ca. 1840 - 50, oil on panel, each 10 × 14»: The First Fence; Taking a Brook; Bad Fall at a Paling Fence; and Coming up to the Finish o Sir Edwin Landseer (English, 1802 — 1873), A Terrier on a Step, oil on canvas, 7 ⅛ × 8 ⅛» o Sir Alfred J. Munnings (English, 1878 — 1959): Study
of the Pytchley Bitch, 1928, oil on panel, 16 × 16»; Pilot, one
of Freeman's Hunters, Pytchley, Brixworth, 1928, oil on board, 16 × 8 1/4» • European Paintings o Kees van Dongen (Dutch, 1877 - 1968), Haystacks, n.d., (possibly ca. 1904 - 05), oil on canvas, 19 ⅝ x 25 1/2» o Raoul Dufy (French, 1877 - 1953), L'Atelier au bouquet, 1942, oil on canvas, 25 ⅝ × 31 ⅞» o Paul Gauguin (French, 1848 - 1903), Still Life with Bowl, ca. 1889, oil on canvas, 8 x 12 ⅜» o Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1835 - 1890), Daisies, Arles, 1888, oil on canvas, 13 x 16 1/2» o Camille Pissarro (French, 1830 - 1903), The «Royal Palace» at the Hermitage, Pontoise, 1879, oil on canvas, 21 ⅜ x 25 ⅞» o Rene Princeteau (French, 1843 - 1914), Le Tilbury, oil on canvas, 15 ⅞ x 22 ⅛» o Georges Seurat (French, 1859 - 1891), Houses and Garden, ca. 1882, oil on canvas, 11 x 18 1/2» o Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec (French, 1864 - 1901), Norfdac, 1881, oil on panel, 9 1/4 x 5 ⅝» • European Drawings o Leon Bakst (Russian, 1866 - 1924), La Chasse, pencil and watercolor on paper, sight: 12 ⅛ x 18 ⅝» o Eugène Boudin (French, 1824 - 1898), recto: Deux Bretonnes en costume, verso: untitled
graphite and watercolor sketch, 10 1/2 x 8 ⅛» o Alexandre - Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803 - 1860), Studies
of Hounds, black
chalk on grey paper, 6 3/4 x 10 ⅞» o Georges Seurat, Enfant à l'echarpe, black conte crayon, sight: 6 1/2 x 4» o Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec, Le depart, pen and ink and pencil, sight: 6 x 9 3/4»
The selection
of works in this exhibition range from painting on canvas to mixed media paintings that combine paper collage, paint, ink,
chalk and
graphite on canvas supports to unique acrylic paintings combined with ink on paper.
© Heirs
of Josephine N. Hopper, licensed by the Whitney Museum
of American Art [fig. 11][fig. 11] Edward Hopper, study for Ground Swell, 1939, fabricated
chalk, charcoal, and
graphite pencil on paper, Whitney Museum
of American Art, New York, Josephine N. Hopper Bequest 70.861 a. © Heirs
of Josephine N. Hopper, licensed by the Whitney Museum
of American Art [fig. 12][fig. 12] Edward Hopper, study for Ground Swell, 1939, fabricated
chalk, charcoal, and
graphite pencil on paper, Whitney Museum
of American Art, New York, Josephine N. Hopper Bequest 70.862.
The accuracy and specificity
of Hopper's sky indicate, if nothing else, that it is one the artist had seen, rather than one born
of imagination or synthesis [fig. 8][fig. 8] Edward Hopper, study for Ground Swell, 1939, fabricated
chalk, charcoal, and
graphite pencil on paper, Whitney Museum
of American Art, New York, Josephine N. Hopper Bequest 70.339.
Kalley Fosso's work focuses on her process
of creating abstract compositions; she is highly influenced by nature - both its physical traits and its historical aspects - and materiality - including acrylic paint, watercolor, charcoal, charcoal powder, oil based pastel,
chalk pastel,
graphite, spray paint, and so on.
Painter in Residence Janice Issitt created this bold Art Deco look using a
Chalk Paint ® palette
of Graphite and Florence, picking out details in Gold Leaf.
Printed in colors to exactly match
Graphite and Old White, Annie Sloan painted this design in
Chalk Paint ® drawing inspiration from the lino prints
of designers and artists from the 1930s.
Following the popularity
of this design in
Chalk White and
Graphite Blue — this years hot colour is Charcoal Grey.
Chalk Paint ® decorative paints by Annie Sloan are beautiful and I personally, love the color
of Graphite.
Two coats
of Aubusson Blue
Chalk Paint ®, (followed with a)
Graphite wash, Annie Sloan's clear wax, and then black wax around the raised areas.
Graphite Chalk Paint ® is on the body
of the desk and the interior sports a mix
of Emperor's Silk and Barcelona Orange.
We bought a 2 × 4 from Lowes and I painted it with Annie Sloans
Graphite chalk paint so that it would look like a part
of the map.
Printed in colours to exactly match
Graphite and Old White, Annie Sloan painted this design in
Chalk Paint ® drawing inspiration from the lino prints
of designers and artists from the 1930s.
Well I finally decided that just wasn't going to cut it so I broke out the
chalk, my printer and a bit
of graphite for a bit
of fun chalkboard art.