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State of the Art for Week 5
So here it is, my first “State of the Art” wrap-up for week 5, aka the week ending January 31. I meant to post this on Monday, but work and not feeling good-ness got to me, so it’s a day late. This week ended the 30-in-30 Painting Challenge hosted by Leslie Saeta that I took […]
Continue reading30-in-30 Challenge – Days 23-26
So I’ve gotten behind again on my daily paintings, but more from doing other work here on the website than from lack of motivation. If you haven’t noticed, I’ve added my own shop here on the site instead of only relying on Etsy for (attempted) sales. And I’ve gotten a bit ambitious working on days […]
Continue reading30-in-30 Challenge – Day 22
This one is a complete change for me because it includes text. In fact, that’s the whole reason I did this is because I love this phrase from the Pink Floyd song “Time”. Well, I love the whole song but something with this phrase just resonates with me. Day 22 – Something more to say […]
Continue reading30-in-30 Challenge – Day 21
This one was a quickie, to be honest. I worked on it between doing day 20 and day 22, so I had 3 going at once. Mostly, I wanted a vibrant piece in reds and oranges and yellows, so here it is. Day 21 – Dancing Sun Watercolor on paper, 5.5″ x 6.5″
Continue reading30-in-30 Challenge – Day 20
Posting later in the day, but I ended up reading last night instead of finishing my day 20 painting. That’s all right though, I had the base done so it didn’t take long to finish. This ended up going in a completely different direction that I’d planned though. For some reason, drawing the little flourishes […]
Continue reading30-in-30 Challenge – Day 19
So I’m all caught up and working ahead a bit, which is a good thing. I have day 19 done and ready to be sent out (?!?) and the base for day 20 is drying on the backing as I type this. Day 19 is a two-fer piece. In addition to doing this painting challenge, […]
Continue reading30-in-30 Challenge – Day 18
Today’s painting should probably be titled “fun with a palette knife” instead of the non-name I’ve given it. I picked up a cheap plastic palette knife (it came with the new plastic palette I bought) and decided that another venture into painting with gouache was needed. I thought to try some collage as well but […]
Continue reading30-in-30 Challenge – Days 15-17
So I’ve been a slacker about posting these the past few days, but I have kept up and done days 15, 16, and 17. Day 15 was actually done on Thursday, but I’m just now getting the photo and editing done. I packed up some supplies and took my work to work with me, painting […]
Continue reading30-in-30 Challenge – Day 14
If someone were to ask me what my favorite season is, I’d definitely say Autumn. Yes, even when things are brown and everything looks dead, there is still color and beauty to be seen, IMO. Maybe that’s why I tend to like doing Autumn trees. Back to the watercolors, but this one was done with […]
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