10 Sep Sea dog
I was planning on doing some more work on my painting of this beautiful black sea dog whose hair-- I was told -- only curls when she's wet. The water really was that blue that day.It was still fairly chunky and I thought I'd go...
acrylic painting Tag
08 Sep First week down
School started this week.I know. I feel the same.Just before that I took some time to paint on the long weekend. This big painting had been sitting since June but I added the coral inside bits of the fish and a bit more. Done!And just...
02 Jul Sass
Whew. Not much time for painting or keeping up lately. This weekend though was a long weekend, with Canada Day on Monday. we had the first full burst of summer weather. I got up and painted Saturday and Sunday morning, first time in weeks, and...
17 Jun Oh June, you nutty month
Well hi. This is the closest I've gotten to painting recently and it's been sitting on my easel like this for about three weeks. Humph.And you know what's weird? It's all blue. I'm sure I didn't paint it that way. It was my nice creamy...
29 May Change of pace
I stayed up late making this last night. Isn't it fun? I learned so much doing it that when I finished it at midnight I wanted to start another but I made myself not. I'm hoping my youngest will join me in some creating. I'm...
26 May Oblivious
Well. She's exhausted from watching birds out the window. They terrify her. All swoopy and loud....
20 May Lake boys
This one was scary! A commission.I might have had a bit of a panic attack in the middle.But challenges are good right? And mom and dad were happy with the result. And so were the boys, who are now big guys.Whew. Breathe out.It was so...
13 May Just a sec
Mother's Day. Some horizontal contemplation allowed....
08 May Jasper waits
"Come on, come on, come on. Throw the stick, throw the stick...
20 Apr Freesias and thoughts
I've been thinking a lot about painting lately. What?? Shocker! But I have a dear friend, someone who I look up to for lots and lots of reasons but one reason is that she is a very accomplished and talented artist, and lives an artist's...