Tomato Progress ...

I've been a little remiss at posting . . . my goal is to post 2-3 times a week, but I don't always do it. Ugh. I thought you might like to see how this painting is shaping up. I'm still not done, but it's close. Lots and lots of layers.

Have a delightful day and enjoy the groovy music!

Grape Demo

wip
watercolor on clayboard

Thursdays are my teaching days here in the studio. Most of the time my students work on independent projects and I guide them and (hopefully) help them when they need it. Sometimes though, they all decide they want to paint something together. Last week we began this little 6" x 6" painting of grapes on clayboard. I did a little more work on it over the weekend and videotaped my process, so stay tuned!

Have a great start to your week!

Church Street Progress

4 1/2 Church Street - wip

Just giving you a little update.  It's shaping up nicely I think. Still have plenty of work to do though.

Revisiting Old Paintings

wips

I don't know about you, but I have plenty of paintings laying around the studio that I need to finish. So I am slowly working my way through them, while of course still starting some new ones. (Ha! I just can't help myself.)

4 1/2 Church St. - wip
8" x 8"
(watercolor on aquabord)

This is my first night scene. I started it sometime ago but abandoned it because it looked so lousy. But I'm back at it . . . trying to get it to a place that satisfies me. So far so good, I feel like it may come together after all. 

Thanks for stopping by.

The Crush (cont'd)

"The Crush" - wip
8" x 8"
(watercolor on aquabord)

I made a little more progress on this last week and hope to finish it up this week.  Stay tuned . . .

Fireman . . . etc

"Fireman"
5" x 5"
watercolor on aquabord
NFS

Halloo again . . . I'm working on a very large commission that I can't share yet, so my posts are still going to be a bit sporadic as I get back into my painting groove.  In the meantime, however, I've also been working on some smaller pieces.  Above, is a little painting I did for a friend.  Below, is the almost-done "Open."  I have a few lines to straighten out before I post it for auction on DPW (hopefully this week . . . I'll let you know when).

Further down is another work-in-progress piece I started of hydrangea in a little glass bottle.  I'm experimenting with a different color triad that I really like so far.  So that's the scoop.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a good start to the week.  :)

"Open" - almost done, but still a WIP
6" x 6"
watercolor on aquabord

Old Fashioned Hydrangea - wip1
8" x 8"
watercolor on aquabord

Old Fashioned Hydrangea - wip2
8" x 8"
watercolor on aquabord

New Beginning

"An Old Country Jar" - work in progress
8.25" x 8"
watercolor on paper

Here's a little variation on the same theme.  Have a great weekend and Happy Easter!

Works In Progress

"Sunlit Chair" - wip
19" x 11.5"

As you can see this post is dedicated to works in progress.  The first painting is my "Sunlit Chair" - I'm very close to finishing this one up.  I've also included the other two wips of this. 

Far below are some works in progress from my students at Workshop13.  I think they're doing great - don't you!?  A couple are already done (the first two, with the signatures).  These two ladies are headed to a concert next week so will miss our last class.  They did some work at home so that they could finish up last night.  I'm very proud of them as well as all my students!  :)

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by.

Progress

a work in progress

A little more progress today on this one.  Baby steps are all I have time for right now until I finish my commissions.  :)  Have a nice day.  

Progress Shot -- Almost Done

I had a lovely day painting with my dear friend, Bill, while he worked on a sculpture. He's an art teacher where I used to work and we've been friends since high school. He's an amazing teacher and artist -- I'll have to post some shots sometime of the piece he's working on. He's very talented.

So this is what I worked on today. Just a few more tweaks and it will go up onto DPW for auction by the end of this week. This one is back on Fabriano hot pressed paper. It was great fun and came together pretty fast. Have a loverly day!

Finishing Up and Starting

"Raspberries" -- wip

"Kerosene Lamp" -- wip

So I'm finishing up "Raspberries" . . . still have a little more work on it and I started "Kerosene Lamp" today.  I just couldn't pass up starting this one.  I took the photo in my front hall.  We'll see how it comes out.  Carrie Waller is the glass expert but I'm going to give this one a whirl anyway.  A girl has to start somewhere, eh?  :)  And I still have those citrus paintings to finish -- the oranges and limes -- not to mention a few other still life paintings.  I'm also working on a 6" x 6" floral that I'm just starting to draw now.  Yeesh, I've got a lot of painting to do!  I'm very excited.  Have a good weekend.

Happy Birthday America

"Jubilee"
5" x 5"

(what this painting could look like framed)

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I really do like painting on Ampersand's Aquabord.  This is another small painting done on the board and finished with a gloss acrylic sealer.

Below is an image of that larger piece I'm working on - it has progressed a little since the last time I posted it and thought you might like to see.  Until the next time I post -- I hope all you American's have a joyful Fourth of July!

In The Works

"Black-eyed Susans" -- wip

"Black-eyed Susans" (detail)

"Black-eyed Susans" (detail)

Here's the old painting that I mentioned in a previous post.  I recently unearthed it and decided to work on it again.  It's a big one for me -- 16" x 16" -- especially for all this detail.  I'm not sure how accurate the colors are to the original painting as I didn't spend any time trying to even calibrate them to my monitor -- but you can at least get an idea of what the heck I'm doing.  The last image is a little blurry -- oh well.  Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

I'm Still Here!

WIP -- "Tea With Lemon"

Good Grief -- where the heck have I been!?!  Well I've been working on some art stuff for my cousin: she has a new venture you see, so I've been helping her out with designing things.  But I haven't totally neglected my painting.  Here's something I started at the end of last week.  I've actually made more progress on it than what's shown in this image so I'll post something tomorrow to show you.  For now, I just wanted to get a new post up before you all left me!!  :)  Thanks for being patient (although it's not like I haven't taken little hiatuses before (hiatuses?  hiati?  haiti?  tahiti?  martini? . . . whatever . . . it's way past my bedtime and I'm too tired to google the right plural spelling, but I'm betting it's not martini).  Anyhoo . . . have a lovely day . . . I'll be in touch . . . I promise!