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.

Angel & Beauty: December 30, 2007

Angel's painting has been reworked.

Angel & Beauty: December 29, 2007

Okay, they are not done yet. I lightened Beauty's face and plan to do the same for Angel.

Angel & Beauty: December 27, 2007

I have completed Angel and Beauty, although I'm sure I will see something that needs tweaking. Angel and Beauty are 8"x10" oil paintings on stretched canvas.

Angel & Beauty: December 24, 2007

Adjustments were made to the faces and shirts were added.

Angel & Beauty: December 23, 2007

Beauty's face has been painted in.

Angel & Beauty: December 21, 2007

I changed Beauty's background, added eyes to both paintings and proceeded with Angel's face.

Angel & Beauty: December 20, 2007

The backgrounds have been put in.

Angel & Beauty: December 19, 2007

My unfinished "Games" painting will have to wait to be completed because I have two VIPs (very important paintings) to do first.

"Angel" and "Beauty" were started on stretched canvas with neutral-toned gesso followed by sketches.

Games: December 14, 2007

Title: Games
Size: 8"x10"
Medium: Acrylic on stretched canvas
Status: Work in progress

Sketches: December 11, 2007

I did a couple of sketches that I might later turn into paintings.

Fun Painting: December 9-10, 2007

I did a couple of fun things. I repainted a birdhouse. I bought this for a Christmas present but the paint job was a bit beat up and rough.






I also made this Christmas tree from Keri Smith's blogsite. I painted the ornaments, cut them out and decorated the tree. This would be fun for kids young and old.

Grapes & Pears: December 8, 2007

Title: Grapes & Pears
Size: 8"x10"
Medium: Oil on gessoed hardboard
Date: December 8, 2007
Status: Drying

Colors Used: cad. red dk., cad. yellow pale, French ultramarine, burnt sienna, tit, white

Grapes & Pears: December 7, 2007

In this progression, I have added one pear and the bowl.

Grapes & Pears: December 5, 2007

This is a painting in progress. I am working with oils on an 8"x10" gessoed hardboard.

Bonita Bueno: December 3, 2007

"Bonita Bueno" is the second of two experimental abstracts from the same photo reference. In this one, I decided to go with more neutral tones with a bit of blues and greens. This is a 4"x6" watercolor on handmade watercolor paper. This image shows the rough edges of this paper. "Bonita Bueno" was painted December 3, 2007.

Bonnie Bonita: December 3, 2007

This is one of two experimental abstracts that I did using a landscape photo as a reference. I love purple, green and yellow together thus this bizarre combination. This is a 4"x6" watercolor on handmade watercolor paper. The image shows the rough edges of the paper. "Bonnie Bonita" was painted December 3, 2007.

Watercolor Cat: December 1, 2007

Title: Watercolor Cat
Size: 2.5"x3.5" ACEO
Medium: Watercolor and India ink on 140 lb. watercolor paper
Date: December 1, 2007
Status: Sold

Watercolor Landscape: December 1, 2007

"Watercolor Landscape" is a 2.5"x3.5" ACEO painted with watercolor and India ink on 140 lb. watercolor paper. This was painted December 1, 2007 and is sold.