new painting
16 Sep Well it’s about time
I finally had a bit of time to get back to the painting I had started last week. I had left it at an awkward teenage stage. It was very plodding and ...
07 Sep Progress?
This is one I was working on maybe a month or so ago. I liked bits but it wasn't coming together like I hoped. On the actual beach on Thormanby Island there was so much detail in the water trails and seaweed and sand but overall there...
28 Aug So stinking much to learn!
Still working on this one. I know, I always say that. And most of the time I never go back and finish things. But that's because my little brain is racing around so fast trying to figure this stuff out! Always so many things I...
16 Aug Summer morning light…. again
I added a bed frame. A foot board. I think I like it. I know I liked painting this morning!...
12 Aug Summer morning light
Thought I'd have some fun just playing with colour. Originally this was going to be a study of pinks but the whites and creams came on strong (An old dry-ish tube of white paint was my best friend, both adding a lot of texture and...
09 Aug I’m stuck
I don't want to use the slump word or anything, especially since I've had my head down with other painting and no time for this type, but I'm stuck on this one. Too much middle. Much more layered than I usually do but it's all...
01 Aug Echinacea yum
Sometimes when I'm not sure about the painting I can still enjoy the palette.This is a big one, 30" x 40". I have to do some more work on the middle of the flower. It was a bit fiddly and made the spots behind my...
29 Jul Above the Sound
I think this might be a stinker but I'm not sure. I can't seem to give up on it. It's a little guy again (but wait till you see what I'm working on now!!!), as you can see by the bumpy canvas surface (should I...