Posted in Figurative Abstracts, Figure studio sketches, Paintings on March 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Acrylic, charcoal pencil, India ink on watercolor paper
Went to figure group this week armed with paper toned with thinned acrylic neutral colors and a vague notion of what I might accomplish. These are 10 - 20 minute poses, which seems about right. Longer than that and I get fussy. When I brought [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
pen and watercolor in Arches Travel Book
You know last Sunday, Easter, when I went out plein air sketching and fell asleep? Well, not immediately. I had time to sketch this first, and then painted it back in the studio today. What fascinated my eye was the pattern of the vineyard crop [...]
Posted in Workshops on March 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Watercolor, salt, w/c pencil on paper by Cammie (4th grade)
Cammie and Haley were back on Monday for some art play with me! Since we all have chickens, we had to get caught up on what was happening in the chicken world first. They have a hen who is brooding (sitting on eggs to [...]
Posted in Animals, Nature Abstractions, Paintings, Pet portrait, chickens on March 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Acrylic on collage textured illustration board, 22″ X 15″
By way of a Happy Easter greeting I thought I’d share the full version of my very own Cocky Hen (and let you imagine the beautiful Easter eggs she laid!). Yes, I know that there is no such thing, at least on this planet, as a [...]
Posted in Animals, Fantascapes, Nature Abstractions on March 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Acrylic on collage textured illustration board, 7″ X 11″
I have just been sitting here at my computer for no more than two minutes, considering what to write about this piece. This, amidst such a chatter and dizzying darting and swooping of bird life outside my studio. At least 6 -10 different species and [...]
Posted in Animals, Pet portrait on March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
a portion of a larger acrylic painting by Susan
To see the painting in its entirety and read the story, I invite you to Cafe Crem. Once you get there, click on the link to the first part of the story by Miki, and make sure you bring the imagination of a child with [...]
Posted in Animals, Everyday Sketches, Paintings, Travel Sketchbooks on March 19, 2008 | 14 Comments »
A visit from my out-of-town friend Liane, who wanted to do some painting (pastel), was just the incentive I needed to spend a full day exploring the countryside with sketchbook and paints! I have a mixed history with plein air painting, of the easel sort at least. Some people do it so [...]
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks, Nature Abstractions on March 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
India ink, acrylic, collage and pen
i walked across a desert of mind,
sat on the banks of the great divide,
peering at waters still, yet raging,
caught the wings of a forest-bound heron.
now i walk, talk, and write the message:
veneration brings regeneration
Posted in Animals, Nature Abstractions, Paintings on March 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Acrylic on rice paper textured illustration board, 7 X 11″
Ah yes, another birthday come and gone in a blink. There were flowers on the table along with a big breakfast for Mom yesterday morning, prepared before school. An easy day with few chores to do and time to paint and have lunch with [...]
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks, Workshops on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
contemplative sketch piece by Mary (student in last Sat’s workshop)
Right now I am looking out my window at these very same birds catching the thermals over the trees below my studio. Such is the way that life segues back and forth from art. We started out last Saturday’s workshop working with black [...]
