Pop-Up Sale Coming Soon

Tectonic

You are about to be inundated with my art.  (I know you love that about me.)

I joined a pop-up shop by Annapolis Arts Alliance which will open for two short months beginning Sunday, November 4,

My art will be discounted during this sale and only in the shop.  If you see the piece for sale online, you will see the regular price.  You will only be able to get discounted pricing in the shop.  So come visit at 230 Main Street, Annapolis, MD  21401

Tectonic
24" x 24" acrylic on stretched canvas
Available on Etsy for $870
In the pop-up shop $500.

Sapphire

One more gigantic, beautiful, shining lizard eye.


See the rest of the 30 in 30 participants here.

Two Point Landing

This guy leapt out of the shadows and onto the panel.  Too close for comfort, probably.  I like that about it.  I want my art to be a little frightening as well as beautiful... something you just can't take your eyes off (maybe because you don't dare take your eyes off it).

Have I mentioned how much I'm loving this series?  I'm working hard to remain 'loose' in my brush strokes... to not over-work each painting.  It looks easy but it's actually quite difficult in practice.

See the rest of the 30 in 30 participants here.

Spring Member Show May 7, 2017

Come see me and my art this Sunday, May 7, 2017 from 3-5 pm during the Spring Member show for Maryland Federation of Art at Circle Gallery, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401.

Member shows are always a fun time.  Enjoy a glass of wine, a few nibbles, and mingle with artists (like me!) and art lovers.

http://mdfedart.com/portfolio/87/

Painting Two Needs a Name

Final

I wanted to reveal the final painting near the end of the challenge.  The creature has no visible legs, and we're not quite sure where he ends as he curls around a large, blue egg that could be his sibling.

Mythical creatures have long been a fascination for me and this painting was wonderfully fun to create.  I have more creatures to spur your imagination (nightmares?) coming soon.

30 in 30 Blog.

Painting Twelve -- Tectonic

Part One

Lots of drama with this painting.  I love these deep, rich colors and I intend to keep this one very dark.

Maroon, varying shades of deep turquoise, and black are applied with a palette knife.

Part Two

I kind of knew where I was going with this painting from the beginning but as I went, it really screamed lava meets water and I added bits of steam to accentuate that feeling.

30 in 30 Blog.

Painting Six -- Fascinator

Part Three

I wanted to keep this a monochrome painting and I'm happy with this result.  I didn't add a lot from the previous painting.

Liquid white and liquid black (black that I mixed from Ultramarine Blue, Sap Green, and Crimson, blended with Matte Medium and water) were splattered on with various palette knives.

See The beginning of this painting here, and the mid-stage here.


30 in 30 Blog.

Painting Six Continues

Part Two

Half way!  I can't believe I am half way through this challenge.  This is the furthest I have made it in the challenge for some time.  Life just always seems to get in the way and I feel a lot of pressure to complete a painting each day.  Giving myself the freedom to just work on art and share my process has made this challenge work much better for me.  A friend asked me what I wanted to accomplish through the challenge and my answer was simply to paint more.  I actually did very few paintings last year and maybe that was because I felt too much pressure to complete... but completing wasn't actually the issue.  The issue was not starting.

Liquid white and liquid black are added for interest.  I was thinking I wanted a bit of a monochrome painting this time and I like the lightness of the background but I may have to visit this painting one more time before it is complete.

I haven't talked much about the sizes of the paintings I have been working on this month but all of them have been either 24" x 24" or 18" x 24".  Large paintings compared to those I have done during previous challenges and I have enjoyed these larger works, however I'm running out of storage space for these guys!  Ha!


See the beginning of this painting here.

30 in 30 Blog.

Ice on Round Bay - The Last of Winter's Paintings

"Ice on Round Bay"

I hope winter is finally gone but I had one final painting from an icy cold day on Round Bay.




"Ice on Round Bay"
20" x 24" acrylic on stretched canvas
This painting is available at my shop on Etsy.

Buttercups

30 Paintings of Comfort and Joy, Number Twelve

Painting flowers and abstract are wonderfully enjoyable to me.  I got a two-for-one deal here.

I am obviously pining for Spring with these last two paintings.  Winter can be lovely to paint and I may try a Winter landscape but I'm already ready for warmer days.  I did take a walk last night (trying to get in those 10,000 steps).  It was dark and chilly and the walking path was quite clear of other people, if a bit slippery.  Don't worry tho- I had my flashlight and reflective vest so I made my attempts at safety, anyway.

I am having some trouble with my lighting again so some more experimentation is in order, I guess.  Forgive me for the shiny areas.

"Buttercups"
6" x 6" oil on Gessobord
This painting is available through Daily Paintworks Auction.

Tea with Lemon

30 Paintings of Comfort and Joy, Number Eight

A bit of freezing rain this morning makes me extra glad for a hot cup of tea in the morning.  Yikes!  I hope it warms up a bit by the time I need to venture out after waiting for school delays to lift.

Lemons are the obvious star of this painting.  I think lemons and apples are probably the most common things artists paint (besides flowers?).  The lemons under the spot light certainly refreshed my studio.

I have gotten behind on the paintings but that's okay.  Life is complicated sometimes.  I still intend to do 30 paintings.

"Tea with Lemon"
6" x 6" oil on Gessobord
This painting is available through Daily Paintworks Auction.

30-in-30, Day Seven, Cage Free Series 014

Brilliant Indigo
Cage Free Series 014

Vivid Indigo Bunting perches in a field with fiery Autumn colors.

It finally rained last night so the temperature dropped and it won't feel like we're on fire for a few days.  Yesterday I didn't get to cook a thing so I guess I'll be extra busy with that today.  A cooler day is better for cooking, for sure.


"Brilliant Indigo"
6" x 6" oil on gessobord, unframed.
This painting is available through Daily Paintworks Auction.
See the other artists painting in the challenge on Leslie Saeta's blog.




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Inside and Outside the Lines

Or, "Never the Coloring Contest Winner"

The title of this one says quite a lot about me.  I know I tried to win coloring contests as a kid but never did.


14" x 18" oil on canvas board, unframed.
This painting is available through my Etsy shop.

Early Morning

"Early Morning"

A little bit brushwork, a little bit palette knife.  A little bit impressionistic, a little bit abstract.
How ever you think to label it, I love it.

My painting lately has been sporadic at best.  Listening to podcasts from Artists Helping Artists the artists are always talking about how quickly they grew in their art and learned so quickly when they painted more often.  Like working a muscle, it takes time.  Can I make a mid-year resolution?  I resolve to paint more often, again.  My goal is two hours a night.

I started this painting some time ago and wasn't happy with it.  So I turned it into an abstract.  Now I think it's great.  We can do that.  As artists, if we don't like how something is turning out, we can make it into something else.  Sometimes I put away a painting that is half-finished and go back to it much later.

"Early Morning"
12" x 12" oil on gessobord, unframed
This painting is available through Daily Paintworks Auction.

Awake

Crocus in Snow

After my own long Winter's Nap (which I needed after 30 paintings in 30 days!) I thought of Crocus.  We don't have a lot of snow any longer but it's still rather cold.  Even so, I saw new buds of grass peeking out in the yard, and I'm beginning to get cabin fever.  The Crocus in my yard should start coming out soon and it's always a pleasure to see them.  The squirrels dig them up and plant them in other places, so I'm always surprised wherever I see them.


"Crocus in Snow"
6" x 6" oil on gessobord
This painting is available through Daily Paintworks Auction.