Instagram story viewer> @lewazzinaro> Posts

Lew Azzinaro

@lewazzinaro

963

followers

1633

following

Custom car portraits by commission done in mixed media (pencil rendering underneath full-color watercolor), feel free to contact me for a quote

POSTS STORIES REELS

So?!, as yall can see?, in this step 7 on the process to continue to work on this watercolor painting that I recently finished as a commission for some beautiful and beloved friends!, of their most BEAUTIFUL girl pooche!, I was really getting down to BUSINESS on that beefy stud of an arm?!lol, that the owner of this glorious girl doggie is resting her gorgeous head on!…I was adding most of the requisite flesh tones and shadows on that arm?( painting flesh of ANY type in watercolors?, is ALWAYS a challenge for me?, and really the ONLY artist I’ve EVER seen whose could REALLY capture it to its supreme splendor?, was that INCREDIBLE American painter “John Singer Sargent”?!, but what did you expect right?!lol, as THAT painter IS the artist that ALL others artists LOVE to HATE the MOST?!, as he NEVER got ANYTHING wrong?!,…So all of us artists despise him?!, out of SHEER JEALOUSY and the misery of KNOWING that none of us will EVER equal ANYTHING he ever did!…including painting flesh tones in watercolors!?lol👊🙌😍🥰☺️🫶💫💥😎😌💗🌟👌🤩🎉😗☺️🤣🤣🤣🥳)…so i still had a little bit to do on that beefy arm?!lol, and then I moved onto some other areas of this full color watercolor painting…more to come?!, so stay tuned!, and thank you all for following along!, as I continue to complete this painting of a very gorgeous dog indeed!☺️🥳😗👌👊🤩🌟💗😌😎🥰🫶💫💥😍🙌😚❤️🤝🎈#watercolordog #watercolordogs #watercolorpainting #commissionedart #dogartist by @lewazzinaro

Okay?!, so here was step number 6?, in that recent full color watercolor painting that I recently completed as a commission for some very beloved friends, of their beyond gorgeous pooche!,…so as you can see?, I was starting to really get down to business, and I started to paint one of the owners of this very beautiful canines arm?lol, as that pooche rests on his arm…so I was laying in some of the watercolor washes necessary to start completing some of those color areas, with much more to come, so thanks for following along, and see y’all soon with another update!, and just know that this now old artist really appreciated your support!…luv yall!❤️❤️‍🔥💝💘💓💞💕💖💗🩷🫶😍🥰✌️#watercolor #watercolour #watercolorartist #watercolors #watercolorart by @lewazzinaro

So here’s that 5th step, in my recent commission to paint a full color watercolor painting of some beautiful and beloved friends GORGEOUS pooche recently, and you can see that I’m continuing to add various color sections on this full color watercolor painting, as I proceed to fill in the pencil areas that I sketched out earlier…so I’ll keep showing yall all those steps it took to get to the final artwork, and I’ll see y’all again soon 🔜, with another update!, meanwhile?!, have a MAGNIFICENT “All Hallow’s EVE”!, and be safe and happy out there!, much luv!, and see ya soon!🥃🥂💘😌🍾😍💞💗😘🥰💕💖💓💟❣️😎💝❤️🫶🌙⚡️☄️💥✨🌔🌓🌒🌑🌘🌗🌖🌕🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻#canineartwork #dogpaintings #dogpaintingsofinstagram #watercolorpetportrait #dogpainting by @lewazzinaro

And here’s that step number 4?, in my progress reports about my recent watercolor commission to paint some beloved friends beautiful doggo!…so as you can see?!, I’ve finished with that elaborate pencil sketch of that gorgeous pooche?, and have JUST started adding some GLORIOUS color to that painting!🖼️…and many more colorful steps to come!, so stay tuned to see this watercolor painting come to LIFE!…painting is done in full color watercolors, over that elaborate pencil rendering first?, and is done on 300lb. hot press Arches watercolor paper, and the size is 12 by 16 inches…see yall again soon!🔜💋💋💋💋#watercolordog #watercolordogs #dogartist #dogartwork #dogart by @lewazzinaro

Okay?!👍, so here’s that 3rd step in the long process to capture as much of the details in this dog portrait watercolor painting that I did as a commission for some dear and beloved friends, of their INCREDIBLY gorgeous pooche!…so as you can see?, I was pretty busy capturing as much detail as I could?, in pencil, before I started adding those soft watercolor washes over this detailed pencil ✏️ sketch first…much more to come?, so stay tuned to follow along as I continue to show y’all those steps to get to completion!…luv yall!, and see ya again soon!🔜💞💝❣️❤️💕💖💘💓💗💟#artinprogresss #pencildog #canineartwork #canineartist #canineart by @lewazzinaro

Here’s that 2nd step I took in the process of completing that recently completed doggo watercolor painting project for some very beloved and beautiful friends!, so?, as you can see?, I was busy continuing to nail down as much detail as I could?, in pencil, ✏️, before I started adding ANY watercolor washes to this painting…more steps showing my progress soon?, as the next few steps will continue to show y’all my progress in completing the pencil stage of this commission, so stay tuned!, and luv yall!🫶🥃🎂💋🤩🥂🥰🍾🤜🤟🤘👌🫷🫸🏻🤛✊🏼🤝👏🏻🙌👊👍😍🥳😎#pencil #pencildrawing #pencilsketch #pencilsketches #pencilartist by @lewazzinaro

This was the VERY START of that recently completed doggo commissioned artwork that I just finished and gave to my beloved clients!💋❤️‍🔥💟💘💗❤️💓❣️🫶💖…I now ALWAYS do a very detailed pencil sketch first?, before I EVER start laying in all of those elaborate watercolor washes onto the paper, and that it’s just become part of my process nowadays!, as I now do an elaborate sketch first?!,…many folks ask me “ WHY you do that Lew?!”lol, and it’s because over my now many years as an artist, I find that it REALLY DOES help me to find the lights and darks and patterns and values even BEFORE I lay in those colors?,…it’s sorta like a roadmap of things to come?!lol, so this was the very beginning of the process?, and it always starts with PENCIL!✏️💋💓💟❤️💖💗🫶❣️💘❤️‍🔥#dogsketch #dogsketches #artinprogress #commission #caninesketch by @lewazzinaro

Here’s some of the various steps it took to get to that final artwork result, on that just finished watercolor painting that was commissioned by some beloved friends, of their GORGEOUS and magnificent looking dog!,…I was so honored to be able to capture this beautiful girl dogs incredible face!, and while it took some time?, it was well worth it!…I fell in love with that angelic face!, and the clients were VERY happy with the results?!, as was I!, so now it’s back to my “Lew Azzinaro Car Art”?!, but it was WONDERFUL to be able to paint a COMPLETELY different subject for a change?!lol…so I’ll see y’all soon with updates on my ongoing car portrait business!…luv yall!❤️❣️💖💋💗❤️‍🔥💝💞💟💘💕💓🫶 by @lewazzinaro

JUST finished this watercolor painting as a commission for some very deeply beloved and beautiful friends!❤️💋💖🫶💕💝💞❣️💟💓❤️‍🔥💘💗of their ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS beautiful girl doggo!…she’s a STUNNING young lady indeed!( I’m not sure of the mix?, but WHAT an INCREDIBLE combination of breeds to get to THIS MAGNIFICENT and gorgeous looking dog!)…painting is done in full color watercolor paints, over a very detailed pencil rendering first, and it’s painted on 300lb. hot press Arches watercolor paper, and the size is 16 by 12 inches…the clients were EXTREMELY happy and delightful with the results?!, as was I actually!lol…and we all agreed that this BEAUTIFUL girl looks like she’s just gonna get UP and BARK at the viewer ANY MINUTE?!lol…onward and onto the NEXT commissions?, all “Lew Azzinaro Car Art” watercolor paintings, but it was a nice break from painting cars?!, to paint such a lovely dog indeed!❤️💗💓💟💘❣️💞💖🫶💕💝💋❤️‍🔥#dogart #dogartist #watercolordogs #watercolors #canineart by @lewazzinaro

Here’s a reel of some of my progress reports on my recently completed “Lew Azzinaro Car Art” portrait commission for some wonderful clients of mine?!, and their full color watercolor painting of their GORGEOUS bright yellow Porsche 911…enjoy!👌😍❤️💓💖🤩🥳🫶💘🤝👊😎❣️💞💗🥰😍❤️💋😘🙌 by @lewazzinaro

Here are some of those progress reports that show y’all the progress steps, in completing my recent commission for some clients of my “Lew Azzinaro Car Art” car portrait business…it’s always fun to have you beautiful folks follow along?, as I toil away on these full color watercolor paintings,…in this case?, a BEYOND BEAUTIFUL Porsche 911!, commissioned by the lovely wife in this couple, as a surprise birthday gift to her husband on his birthday…car is shown up at the GLORIOUS “Skyline Drive” here in the Shenandoah Valkey here in Virginia!…I’ll be back soon with some new upcoming commissions!, so I’ll see y’all again soon with more updates on those!, meanwhile?, all my love to you beautiful folks out there!🫶❤️#artprogress #artprogression #artcommissions #paintingcars #porschepainting by @lewazzinaro

HALLABALLU and HALLALUYA too!lol…on this?!, the 23rd update on my recently completed commission for some clients of “Lew Azzinaro Car Art”?!, you can see that I was FINALLY FINISHED?!, on this full color watercolor painting that I recently finished for a lovely lady!, as a surprise birthday present for her handsome husband, so I had to keep this commission under wraps the whole process thru?!, but now I’m able to show you ALL the steps it took to get to the final Art on this MAGNIFICENT Porsche 911 that they own!…seen in it’s GLORIOUS livery of that brilliant and vivid lemony yellow paint finish!…so?!, this ones already been delivered and extolled over?!( the clients were ecstatic over the results of my labor!🫶🫶🫶🤩🥳😎😍😌🥰😘❤️💗💘❤️‍🔥💞❣️👌💖🤝), and I’m now working on some other art projects now?!, but some more car commissions are in the works!, so stay tuned for more!…felt GREAT to complete this one, as I was very proud of my accomplishments!, and as you can see?!, this final step mostly involved wrapping up some of those final details and shading and coloration on that yellow chassis…finished painting is 10 by 12 inches, done on full color Windsor Newton watercolors, over a very detailed pencil sketch first, and it’s painted on 300lb. Arches hot press watercolor paper…luv y’all!, and see ya soon with new car painting commissions!🫶❤️#finalart #watercolorcar #porsche #porsche911 #carart by @lewazzinaro