New Beginnings

I have been busy cleaning out the studio and getting ready for an art show.  Sometimes I wonder why I keep painting when no body is buying and I also wonder what I am supposed to do with all this stuff.  Most of the time I paint over what I don't like but I think once I paint something I don't like, then whole canvas gets bad karma and should be discarded.  What do you think?

More New Work

I did another portrait while I was cleaning out the studio.  I am not particularly pleased with this nor with the progress of my spring cleaning.

New Work

Here is another Emerge and See portrait.  I think she has a lot of character.

I am dismayed to see that Blogspot saw it fit to "improve" its site.  I don't like new things when it comes to computer stuff.  Does any one who uses this site like this?  I think some one had to make it appear as if they were working.

Patriot's Day

I used to work for a company that gave us Patriot's Day off.  It was always a treat to get a day off in that long stretch between President's Day and Memorial Day.  You could usually depend on nice weather.

Today it was in the 80's and for some reason it was not enjoyable.  Maybe because I had to work with nothing to do and all I could think about was what I was going to eat next.  Tomorrow is another long day but at least I have a short day on Wednesday.  I have not been feeling much like painting so here is some graffiti from Mexico which I like:

Spring Thoughts

We are in for a spell of spring weather, not that is a real change from what we have been having but today it was very active at work and I had a chance to sit on the chairs in the sun out back.  The trees are showing their buds already.  The trees should have their full leaves around here on my husband's birthday, cinco de Mayo, but I have the feeling that they will arrive early.  I will keep you posted.

Also on the weather note, our sometimes pond is pretty much dried up, way ahead of schedule.  It looks like an interesting summer weather pattern.

New Stuff

I have been a bit lazy in the art department lately.  I am preparing for a show in a couple of weeks so I have been going through my stuff and trying to decide what is going to be in the sale.  I did this show last year and sold a painting.  It is difficult to pick what to show because there is no rhyme or reason to what people buy.  Here is what I am working on and I think it is pretty much done.  Not sure if the colors are appealing.

More Art from Mexico

Here are more examples of art from the Holiday Inn in Oaxaca:

Don't you love the colors and details?

Easter Thoughts

Since I still haven't started anything new, I thought I would show some art from Mexico when I was there about three years ago.  I was staying at a Holiday Inn in Oaxaca with an art group and the hotel had some wonderful art.  This was one of my favorites:

I love the colors and the fanciful subject matter.  Here are some close ups:

There were several of these by the same artist whose name I did not write down.  The style of these reminds me of Jane Filer or Sally Dean.

Another Sale

I sold something!  This is one of my better efforts with Buddha art and one of my favorites.  I sold a giclee print of this as a stretched canvas.  It came out very well and the customer was pleased.

I would like to make a print twice as big.  It would look pretty cool.

In Between Projects

I am in between projects right now.  I have a half day off tomorrow so I hope to start something new.  I have plenty of empty canvases ready for something.  Here is what I am thinking to try:

This is Tulip.  Her portrait was a winner last year at the Plymouth Guild jury show last year so she must be lucky.  I have never painted a horse so this should be a challenge.  I plan on using the techniques I learned in the class I took.

ANew Abstract

This one is painted on a 16 x 20 panel, the latest of its many incarnations.  I put lots of textures on this and it started out as a project in a mixed media class a  couple of years ago and then had a couple of projects painted over.  This one is just a few bands of blacks and whites.

Not sure where this is going yet or even if it is going to stay this way.  So far it is not talking to me.

Meet Cosmos

I am done with my latest version of the Truro Cottage:

I decided to put the cottage's name banner at the top because this is a 16 x 20 and the name will be readable but I have to let it dry a few days before I can write its name.  All the cottages have names of flowers and this one is Cosmos.  I think I will be painting more of  these from the photos I have.