October 1st, 2017 - Let's make a portfolio, shall we?

After six attempts. YES, six! I am 95% done with Knucklehead, AKA, Syra. Need a bit of drying time for whiskers and tongue. I'm pleased, I hope Sue is as well.

I consulted a fellow artist and reworked a bit of Max's Paw. I think I won't touch it again, even though I'm sure I could keep working on it forever.

I decided to fuck around with more palette knife and had a mountain waterfall in mind. I feel very MEH about it but I keep reminding myself this is a big learning curve for me. Besides, when mini me 1 came in the room and saw it, she asked if it was indeed  a waterfall, so, mission accomplished?

Along the lines of palette knife fun, I wanted one with the way I do abstract color blocks. SO THICK, SO FUN!

Lastly, I've always wanted to do a multi panel painting. I'm not ambitious, so this is only two. It'll be some nice Persicaria affinis Darjeeling Red. 

Settled into new Home

First THINGS first:

Thing 2

Thing 3

 Now that they are complete, it's time to play with the new knives!

Okay - fun but weird

Also, background for Painted Desert

The painting that will never be

The previous post is of 3 brothers. This was the first draft but the pic I had of them just didn't have enough detail to let me move on to the next step. The good news is that this is on the reverse of the painting and it will always be a part of the painting :)

Sometimes things just don't go your way, c'est la vie

Back to Watercolor

So, this puppy is so long overdue it's lost its humor. Been a while since I've used watercolor and I know parts are muddled, but overall i'm glad i got her done. Someone donated money in an auction for one of my paintings YEARS ago and I'm finally following through. Needed a proper picture to go off of and let inspiration hit me. 
I hope she's happy with the result. In the meantime, I'm going to work on some smaller pieces to get my groove back with these precocious hues.

I haven't posted in 6 years, I've been busy.

So, it's been awhile. I've been busy, life has happened and a few paintings were finished in the mean time. More pics to come :)

Currently hanging in the Dean's Office of CML

(on loan)

A friend had to say goodbye and this was my tribute to them

Current Project on hiatus while I move. Thing #2

Current Project on hiatus while I move. Thing #3

Learned how to sink mount and double mat. Daffodil #1

(paid gig)

Daffodil #2

(paid gig)