07/17/09

Worked a long time at studio yesterday perfecting the dock under the kayak shadows and putting in some of the boards. They are pretty wiggly because I shake so much but it won't matter because by the time I complete the dock you won't notice (I hope). Took my time on the yellow and green (yikes!) kayaks to get them correct. Green is another one of "those" colors but it cooperated yesterday!

Started some other paintings but won't post those just yet. Thanks for looking at my blog.

07/16/09

Decided to change the look of my blog to something a bit more mature, subdued and professional. Hope you like it.

07/14/09

Worked on the two red kayaks today then HAD to stop ............ red gets away from me very quickly and pretty soon there is red EVERYWHERE!

I love Terry's picture and it is so different from my usual. Lots of fun.

07/13/09

This is a "fast and loose" painting of my dog Chibi. He gives me this adoring look and I melt. He is there waiting when I get home and excited to go out for a walk - even at 6:00 A.M.. He is the ultimate in unconditional love.

07/12/09

I've started two new paintings that are different for me. Both reference pictures are from one of my high school classmates - Terry Porter - an award winning photographer. ( Yes, I have her permission to use them!) Looking forward to seeing how they turn out!

Worked at the studio yesterday and finally finished "Nancy's Magnolia". Just compared my last picture of the magnolia and there is a big difference in the cast and reflected shadows!

07/03/09

I didn't get a lot of painting done at the studio because I had three guests. Michele Upton and her two daughters, Kennedy and Grayson came down to work on their self-portraits. Both are very cute and enjoy their art.

Worked a bit on this magnolia yesterday. I can't work too much at once because it all looks alike after a while. Every one said white flowers were the hardest. They were right. I must say I have been learning a lot from Donna Page about warm and cool colors and direct and reflected light. Hope it pays off!

We have lost one of our painting partners. Belinda Aber-Haddock has decided to leave us because she and her husband have built a HUGE house near Austin and even though they still have business up here they live too far away for Belinda to commute that far.

The good news is that we have invited Michael Terstreip (I know I spelled it wrong) to come into the studio. He is a really nice young man that lives in the Lakewood area with his wife and two kids. He has been painting with us for the last month and besides being very talented, he is a pleasure to have around.