State of the Art for Week 8
Yes, I missed a few weeks in there, c’est la vie. I was in an art funk for a while and just needed to take a break, but this weekend has been really productive, I think. In addition to getting my donation for the Art for the Paws fundraiser, I’ve been doing work behind the […]
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The local shelter in my area, Helping Paws, is doing an art donation/raffle event and I decided to take part. I donated my money to get a canvas, did my piece, and turned it in today. I’m a bit nervous because this is the first time I’ve put my art out there like this. I […]
Continue readingState 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 […]
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