VIEWPOINT

I’ve been thinking lately about “viewpoint”. And I’m not talking about a political one! If you work frequently from photo references as I do, it’s easy for all of your work to have the same viewpoint – the height of your view finder from the ground. In my case, that would be about 4’-6” because I’m short! I want to explore changing that up…

HAPPY EASTER!

Though the day is drizzly, our beautiful Cross Vine has greeted us with a shower of flowers.  Enjoy the day!

PROGRESS #1

Here’s a progress shot of the painting I started last week.  I’m continuing to block in more areas of darkness and experimenting with the lightest, whitest pear blossoms to see if they will pop.  I’ve revised the perspective on the road and fence posts and I’m still not sure about them.  Hoping to wrap it up this week!

Ah, Spring!

I missed the last weekly post because I was spending Spring Break in East Texas.  Spring had definitely sprung, much more so than here at home.  Redbuds were all through the woods, Pears were blooming, and Violets were everywhere. Currently on the easel is the beginning of a painting of beautiful Pear trees.  I’ve blocked out the composition and have just started some of…

Crafty

Sometimes I get tired of painting, but I want to do something creative so I get crafty. I’ve enjoyed craftiness all my life – but kind of weird craftiness. The latest thing I made was sort of a “memorabilia wreath”. My family is blessed to have gobs – and I mean gobs – of old family photos and written bits and pieces. And we…

Elusive Fog

The last few days have been misty and foggy and once again, I am fascinated with trying to capture that in a pastel.  I’ve tried it before with mixed success.  I have the HARDEST time separating what my eyes are seeing and what my brain is telling me.  Am I really seeing GRAY?  But trees are green.  Or gray-ish -green.  Here’s a reference photo…

The “OLD” Stuff

We all have it.  The “old” stuff.  Mine just stacks up on a particular shelf in my bookcase, some thoughtfully separated with tracing paper, some not so much.  But I don’t throw it away. Some artists have the discipline to paint often, some almost every day.  I am not one of those nor do I necessarily strive to be.  I’m an ebb and flow…

Commencement!

Never in my wildest imagination a few years ago would I have thought I’d be blogging.  It just didn’t seem to be my kind of thing.  But never say never, right? I am super excited about launching my website (blog).  It’s coming at a perfect time amidst a lot of other changes.  I’ve been painting now full-time for about 5 years after an enjoyable…

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