Wednesday, February 26, 2025

classwork

                            11x15
The preliminary studies are always better than the "painting."

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Two more paintings following along with a Lois Davidson demo on YouTube.
Good practice for me using a big flat brush, I think.

Monday, February 24, 2025

roots pt 2

These are from the 2nd half of the workshop.
The exercise below was interesting: Chloe had 5 ref photos, a couple were the same root turned sideways, and we drew one after the other on the same piece of paper. So the first image below is what I had after 2 photos; the last after 5.

Sunday, February 23, 2025

roots pt 1

I have not been diligent about keeping up with it, and I think that's okay, but I am going to try harder because it is such a wonderful resource: these drawings were done in a workshop with Chloe Briggs. You can draw with her--and it's a great experience--every Monday at drawingisfree.org. for free. Just log in.
I follow Chloe on Patreon and she really provides great content: thoughtful, meditative, expansive.
These drawings are from an online workshop.

sketchbook

Quick studies from photos I took in Maine.

Thursday, February 20, 2025

still life

                             10x14
An in-progress still life on hot press paper.
I'm not sure I can complete it ...

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

stormy sky

                            10x14
Painted along with Lois and Morgaine Davidson Art on YouTube. I really enjoy their stormy sky paintings.

Monday, February 10, 2025

hyacinth

                          10x14
I buy bulbs most years to force with the idea of painting the stages to blooming.
3 of my 4 bulbs are in full bloom and I haven't gotten around to it till today.

Thursday, February 06, 2025

amaryllis

Still plugging away at the amaryllis!
This one is the fanciest, with very fine stripes and a bright green center.

Tuesday, February 04, 2025

classwork

                             11x14
From class with SaltyWaterArt last night.
The study is always better than the painting. Planning to do more "studies" (😉) from the reference.

Monday, February 03, 2025

from a car window

                           11x11
I took a picture of this scene from my car in Maine.
Started this painting a while ago and, I think, finished it today.

Sunday, February 02, 2025

patterns

                              8x10
Enjoying painting patterns, it's very engaging.
This is hot press paper and the sizing was not great, which kind of helped me keep all the little bits of the pattern discrete.

Friday, January 31, 2025

Thursday, January 30, 2025

still life

                              10x11
Been dabbing away at this little still life for days and I think it's finished.
My red and white amaryllis is about to bloom; I am forcing several hyacinth bulbs, which are in various stages ...
Having a hard time painting of late, feeling low, anxious ... Started about nine days ago😟

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Thursday, January 23, 2025

amaryllis


.                               16x18
My red amaryllis is pretty wilted now; I think the white one will hang on a couple more days. Then I have one more getting ready to bloom!

Monday, January 20, 2025

still life

                                8x8
I picked up this bottle at a thrift store. Just loved it shape.
Below: my patterned cloth sampler, in progress, before one of my amaryllis fell over onto it and converted it in wet dirt. I was liking the results so much that I may do another.
.                              16x18

Sunday, January 19, 2025

sumi

And a litle homework practice.
These are also small, about 3x4.

Saturday, January 18, 2025

sumi

Started a sumi class today online with the Seattle Art League.
Today we were doing practice, getting used to the brushes and paper by painting tree shapes.
These are small, about 4x6.

Friday, January 17, 2025

finished

                              16x16
I don't know why but I'm not as pleased with this as I'd hoped to be. I love the cloths and the postcard, Matisse's Red Onions but the cup and the oranges ... Meh.
I wish I had had some red onions!

Thursday, January 16, 2025

amaryllis

                                12x16
My amaryllis are still in bloom! And I have another that hadn't bloomed yet.
                              12x16

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

classwork

In class with SaltyWaterArt this week we practiced painting grasses