Last year I did not enter a lot of competitions other than those at the RAL Art Center. I didn’t figure I’d enter many this year either, but it turns out I’m already applying to enter three! I’ll, of course, keep you posted if I get into to any of them. The hardest thing about… Continue reading Spring Competitions
I was very honored and privileged to have been asked by a dear friend (and one of my collectors) to try and re-create one of my early bird paintings. Mind you, it sold a couple of years ago but it still is strong in her memory. I told her it might not be exactly the… Continue reading A Little Commission
It took me a while to screw up the courage to tackle this painting. Part of me wants to do it again bigger. I actually think it would be easier if painted larger… like twice it’s current size. It is 10″ high by 30″ wide. There are just so many little bits to this thing.… Continue reading The Cannoneers: Veteran’s Day 2019
I caught this little sunfish last summer and took a photo of it with the intention of doing a little painting of it at some point. The photo worked its way to the top of the stack last week and I went ahead and did a quicky little painting of it. It’s a 5×7′ painting… Continue reading Sunfish
As mentioned in a previous post, I decided to create a gift for my husband and do a portrait of his mother. I also decided to treat this in a similar fashion to a commissioned portrait. I had him pick from my best possible reference photos from our visit with the family at Christmas. I… Continue reading Mum
I received an email the other day from a young lady in California who advised she had found me on Quora where I have answered questions or made comments in relationship to art in the past. She was working on a paper in which she had to “interview” an artist. As a former journalist (WAY… Continue reading An Interview
When I started painting many, many years ago in school, I was taught that there was really only one surface acceptable for fine art paintings: canvas stretched and primed with acrylic gesso. I’ve learned since there then are a whole lot of other options and so long as you approach the issue in a logical… Continue reading The Right Surface
I started this painting as a demonstration for a Beginner’s Oil Painting Class last summer. I got as far as starting to put the second layer in and never got beyond that. Looking at as a photo, there may still be changes I will make to it. Yesterday I continued where I had left off… Continue reading Discovering What Works and What Doesn’t
I don’t normally make a list of New Year’s Goals, but I have seen how making goals (i.e. a To-Do List) does seem to help me stay on track and I accomplish more with a list then I do without one. I should also probably pull together a vision board as a visually oriented person,… Continue reading 2020 Hopes and Goals
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