Be Your Own Angel I was inspired to paint this angel by a Life Book 2016 lesson by Ivy Newport. It was suggested to make it a paint over of a ‘selfie’ to make it a self portrait. Obviously, I did not do a self portrait and my interpretation of the lesson is different. […]
From My Word Bowl 8 – A Work in Progress Hi everyone. I hope everyone is having a wonderful week. Sorry for being a day late with my word bowl words.. I had a few technical problems that had to be solved before I could post, but all is good now. I love this week’s […]
From My Word Bowl – 30 in 30 Painting # 12 I wasn’t going to bring From My Word Bowl back until after 30 Paintings in 30 Days and 29 Faces were finished, but I needed a little inspiration for today’s watercolor face. These were today’s words: Thanks for having a peek […]
30 in 30 – Painting 11 A simple and relaxing little painting of my favorite kind of northern, rocky shoreline. I much prefer this type of view to tropical shorelines. Unless it’s winter, then I’ll take the tropical beach. Thanks for having a peek today. Until next time, have a beautiful […]
Does This Ever Happen To You? Does a painting ever take over your creative process to the extent that you can’t work on, or think about painting anything else? I’ve been dealing with this for the last couple of weeks. Ten days ago, (ten days ago!) I posted this photo of a work in progress […]
30 Paintings in 30 Days – Paintings 9 and 10 Painting 30 paintings in 30 days is no easy task! I have three paintings that I am working on right now that are in various stages of “unfinishedness”. Lots of layers and lots of drying time and a fair share of repainting or painting over […]
One of my favorite ways to paint a face… drippy watercolor. This is my eighth painting for Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days and my 7th face for 29 Faces. Thanks for having a peek today. I’ll try to be back tomorrow with another painting. Until then, have a beautiful day and don’t forget to […]
30 Paintings in 30 Days – Days 6 and 7 Day 6 This one is titled, ‘Faith’ and was inspired by this week’s Life Book 2016 lesson by Angela Kennedy. Day 7 I was hungry when I started painting. Don’t paint when you’re hungry or you’ll end up with a quick, […]
30 Paintings in 30 Days – Days 3, 4 and 5 Apparently, I forgot that it was the Labor Day Weekend on Friday and told you that I would be posting a new painting on Saturday. I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Rather than pressure myself with too many things to do, I […]
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days – Day 2 Today’s painting is another mixed media piece, with lots of layers. I named it, ‘Three Generations’. And a look at the details and texture… Thanks for having a peek today. I’ll be back tomorrow with another painting. Until then, have a […]
30 Paintings in 30 Days – Day 1 Once again, I’m taking part in Leslie Saeta’s Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge. It begins today and I’m happy to share my first painting with you. This is an 8 x 10 acrylic over collage piece, done on 140 lb cold press paper. Here is a […]
Working with mixed media can sometimes make me feel very uncomfortable. I don’t always like the messiness and the chaos that results. I like other artists’ work, just not my own. It’s way out of my comfort zone. Occasionally I force myself to do it and accept the result. That happened with this week’s art […]