Backcountry Portal (Progress): January 26, 2008

I'm now working on the horses in the background.

Backcountry Portal (Progress): January 24, 2008

The background is finished and I started on the horseman.

Backcountry Portal (Progress): January 23, 2008

The trees and rocky hillside were added to the left of the painting.

Backcountry Portal (Progress): January 22, 2008

Some of the roadway and shadows were added.

Backcountry Portal (Progress): January 21, 2008

I worked in the tree on the right and more of the background.

Backcountry Portal (Progress): January 19, 2008

I added a little more to the background and to the upper right of the painting.

Backcountry Portal: January 18, 2008

This is the beginning of "Backcountry Portal". It is oil on 30"x40" stretched canvas.

Tapestry 4 (X's & O's): January 17, 2008

"Tapestry 4 (X's & O's)" is a 4"x6" acrylic painting on handmade watercolor paper. I was thinking of Valentine's Day when painting this on January 17. It is for sale at my Etsy site.

Tapestry 3: January 16, 2008

"Tapestry 3" is the third of a series of tapestry-look paintings. This one is acrylic on 4"x6" handmade watercolor paper and can be purchased at my Etsy shop.

Tapestry 2: January 15, 2008

"Tapestry 2" is a 4"x6" oil painting on handmade watercolor paper. This one looks more like a bandanna.

Summer & Fall: January 14, 2008

"Summer" and "Fall" are designs that I am submitting to The Trail of Painted Ponies. Hopefully I will have a chosen design, but if not, this was a fun project to do. My acrylic paintings were done on The Trail of Painted Ponies' copyrighted and registered horse form.

Tapestry: January 13, 2008

Using paint on my palette left over from "Spring is Near", I painted this 4"x6" "Tapestry" in oils on handmade watercolor paper. I was having a rare bad day and decided to let the painting evolve on its own. I was hoping the rhythm of layering paint would soothe my melancholy mood.
I walked away from the painting at one point to wash my brushes and when I came back to the painting, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it looked kind of like a tapestry. Happy with the results of this piece, I think I'll have to get moody more often.

Spring is Near: January 12, 2008

"Spring is Near" is a 5"x7" oil painting on stretched canvas. It was painted January 12.

Zeedra: January 10, 2008

"Zeedra" is a 2.5"x3.5" acrylic ACEO on 140lb. watercolor paper. It was painted January 10, 2008 and is for sale.

Games: January 9, 2008

"Games" is an 8"x10" acrylic painting on stretched canvas. It was completed January 9, 2008. "Games" is available for purchase.

Games: January 8, 2008

A few more game pieces have been painted.

Games: January 7, 2008

I'm back to my "Games" painting which is an acrylic in progress.

Rasta Man: January 5, 2008

"Rasta Man" was created while I was playing around on Photoshop Elements. Now that the holidays are over, my computer has been fixed and I am getting over my cold, I should be able to get back to painting each day.

Angel & Beauty: January 3, 2008

More adjustments: Angel's eyebrow has been rounded out; Beauty's eyebrows and lips have been softened.

Angel & Beauty: January 2, 2008

More adjustments have been made to both paintings.