There's something about working on cheap paper...it's a subliminal thing.  Freedom, spontaneity, relaxed shoulders that this is, really and truly, only paper, and not expensive stuff at that!  This is done in my trusty sketch book, a square Aquabee multi-purpose paper which I have loved for quite some time (a couple of years at least) … Continue reading Portrait #3: Angelica

Well, to say that my husband is HOT would be true...but in this painting, the reference is more to how his skin tone turned out.  Looks like he's been slaving over the stove too long.  The photo I worked from was back-lit.  I learned that this is an extremely difficult thing to paint.  Not only … Continue reading Portrait #2: The Hot Chef

Whew!  It has been a week! Or has it been two since I last posted?  I'm not sure.  But I AM sure that life has been busy.  A friend of mine once said, "May is like December, only without the presents."  She was referring to how crazy busy this month is...one event after the other, … Continue reading Birthdays, Portraits and Fear…Oh My!