Preparing for a show. Several new pieces have been submitted to a juried window show. The exhibit will be viewable outside from the sidewalk. New Pieces Include Landscapes, flowers, and birds From flowers to hiking imagery to birds found on the trail, I’ll be showing new work. Scarlet tanager The scarlet tanager is a…
Bird Study
Painting birds. This is a study of a baby bluebird that I wanted to paint to try a new acrylic technique. I learn from the best and hope my style keeps improving. bluebird with yellow 8 x 8 inch acrylic on canvas.
Folio Focus Week Eight – Faces
When I hear the word “faces”, I think immediately of a famous person, or an animal’s face. With last week’s Folio Focus assignment, I decided to do a drawing room scene with four faces, including Gertrude Stein, her companion Alice B. Toklas (the woman behind the famous “brownie” recipe), and their pets Basket and Pepe. I…
Folio Focus 2017 Weeks One and Two
Here I go again, on my own… Well, not exactly, but I love Whitesnake and wanted to use the lyrics somehow! I’m taking another class, this time with riseandshinedesign.com, through their Folio Focus 2017 Portfolio Builder. Each week, a new brief is presented, with trend reports, helpful hints, incentives, and mock-up materials. The first week,…