I was going squirrelly so I painted this fish. A rock cod. Don't ask me why the bright orange background. Just felt like it. A teacher told me to do the opposite of what you would expect.Does he look a little worried?Excellent day of painting,...
So this is what I want to know. Did the mussel who created this gorgeous shell feel those little bumps inside and let it spoil his day? Did he do what I would have done in my only-some-things perfectionist way and insist on making another? Did he...
On one side, real cat. All feisty and hopped up on spring, begging to be let outside then desperate to come back in, bombing around the house, jumping up on sills and ledges. Full of the devil.The other side. Shadow cat. Quieter, her job to...
Definitely on a bit of a flower kick. That time of year....
This was inspired by a bunch of cornflowers that my mom brought me a few years ago. They were such an intense blue it felt like my eyes were seeing them wrong. I toned them down a little bit for the painting because I think they would have looked...
It must be because it's spring. My head is bursting with colours and ideas. That's often the case. It's so distracting! But usually I walk around with those colours and ideas circling in my head and waiting their chance to get out. Add spring into the mix...
The other morning I sat down at my desk in a big funk, an off start to the day, my head running in circles, a bunch of things needing doing, and a jumble of ideas over what to do first. I pulled out my little...
Missing this water. I'll stick in the photo of the real thing at the end so you can see I'm not making that colour up.This isn't finished (as is my norm) but I made a few hours on the weekend and I'm hungry to get...
Still in progress. Having fun trying to figure out reflections and textures. Dreaming of bright colours and tropical fruit. Curse you, February....
I've tried staying up late at night painting and when it's right it's RIGHT. Peaceful and rewarding and just a little rebellious. (Not a big rebel here.)The other morning I tried early morning painting. And it was ...