Another commission piece completed! I've been working hard lately to catch up on some commissions that have been eluding me due to adjustments to the pump, school-year start-up, etc. etc. Feeling a bit lighter with each one completed! This one was especially enjoyable to paint: the current owner of our previous house commissioned me to … Continue reading Co-mMission #2 Accomplished!
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Double Take
Tee Hee! These guys are so paintogenic! Must...paint...cows...!!
Personaleetay!
Remember him? and him? Well, it's all the same cow, really. He's just so full of personality, I keep painting him and his friends who were all quite curious of me snapping photos of them back in the spring up on Mr. Whicker's land. Well, it's actually like a DISINTERESTED curiosity, if there is such … Continue reading Personaleetay!
What we’re here for
I chug along, like a freight train winding its way through varied terrain, only to be stopped in my tracks by beauty, inspiration, reminders of what it's all about. A poem by Sylvia Plath did this for me today. Her poem, Black Rook in Rainy Weather, speaks of how something so insignificant can, at times, … Continue reading What we’re here for
Random Thoughts
There are times I want to paint an interior landscape. I don't want to be tied to the limited landscape I see in front of me, but rather, I want to paint one that's inside of me, or perhaps better yet: a landscape that exists somewhere completely outside of myself and this world. A place … Continue reading Random Thoughts
A Longing to Paint
Underneath all the hub-bub of my life, like a golden thread woven through fabric, is a longing to paint. It never goes away. It's there at soccer games, at swim meets, at choral concerts, at skateboarding events, at church, when I'm with my husband, friends and family. It weaves in and out of my thoughts...paint, … Continue reading A Longing to Paint
Co-mMission Accomplished! Portrait #12
Perhaps you'll remember the charcoal of this young lady, or the preliminary watercolor sketches of her. I'm pleased as punch with this final 25" x 22" watercolor portrait. Thankfully, her mom was too!
Mantel Piece
I can't wait to tell you about our WALK day this weekend...I am composing a post and will send it out soon. But in the meantime, enjoy this little "mantel" piece. These three little "pumpkins" sit on my mantel every October. They were made by my oldest child when she was in preschool many years … Continue reading Mantel Piece
And yet another…
Are you wondering what the thing sticking out of the pumpkin is?? It's a ladle! This is a cool soup tureen, with the ladle handle coming out of the lid. I have the tureen sitting on a wooden pedestal with fall foliage around. The orange thing down in front is my Fiesta-ware salt (or pepper) … Continue reading And yet another…
More Centerpiece…
Same table centerpiece, same approach, but playing around with color, line, different pens and where the bold line goes... May your day be filled with color!!