More Small Paintings

These are done with acrylics on gessoed paper. I also used interference colors to add another dimension. The paintings are actually more subtle that the photos suggest as you can only see the interference colors from the right angle when the light hits them just right.

New Small Paintings/ Studies

It's been a couple of years since I last painted. I just didn't feel inspired to create using that medium and I was having fun working in other mediums during that time. Last weekend I bought some nice wood panels at Utrecht. I've been eyeing those panels for a long time but couldn't justify buying them when I wasn't actually painting. I bought three 6"x 6" panels to start. I didn't want to start too big as these are really supposed to be little studies and exercises to get me going again. I'm not sure if they are finished yet or if they need more. My initial intent was to paint with whites but I don't think I was very successful. I'm not sure how to actually go about doing it but I will keep trying as I have some larger paintings that need that treatment.

Amelia's Box

Thought I would share a side project that I have been working on for a while now. This is a box that I painted for my friend's daughter. I finally finished it after starting it two years ago. Yes... sometimes it takes me forever to finish a project especially if it's not a "real" job. I know it's not a very good working/business habit that I need to change. Because I tend to be really bad about starting projects and not finishing them, I decided this year I would try to finish those projects that have been sitting around for far too long. I have also promised myself I won't take on any more side projects until I get caught up. So far so good and I am proud to say that I can check this one off my list.
Hope you enjoy...

Illustration Friday- SAVE

A few years back I took an illustrative painting class with Cathy Gendron. One of our assignments was to create an illustration for an article about the feral chickens on Key West in Florida. One of the controversial solutions was to pay citizens to round up the chickens without harming them. I thought it would be funny to portray a cowboy "roundup" from the chicken's viewpoint. I guess you could say the chicken wants to be SAVED from the cowboys!



It's acrylic on cold press illustration board.