I haven’t been able to go to the life drawing sessions on Saturdays last few weeks… Had been struggling with flu etc all month long. But finally today I did… and Oh, I was rusty. But it was so much fun. I tend to forget with art why I do it in the first place […]
As soon as the January challenge was over, I was hit with the flu, hard. I am finally able to resume my daily activities and get back to my weekly painting and drawing sessions. This is what I am working at Monday Morning figure painting. Started it last week when I was still a “zombie” […]
What a strange month! It passed by too quickly. It seemed like even before I got into the groove of painting a painting everyday, the month was over! Or in other words, it just didn’t feel like I painted 30, actually 29 paintings this month! I think partly because I mixed it up. Figure drawing […]
A wintery windy day today. Looks like the weather is catching up, I sure do hope we get some snow, though I was really enjoying the warm January we had! So here is an indoor still life study for today. I haven’t painted under halogens in a long time. I have done all my paintings […]
Today was the last day to paint Natalie… So much excitement, anticipation and doubts. Would I be able to finish the painting today? I had so much to cover (oops, no pun intended!), I mean the canvas. I had no idea what I was going to do with the big white background that has stared […]
We are having unusually warm weather here and warm weather calls for a cooling refreshing drink. Lemon water also reminds me of a good spring cleanse. But, who am I kidding, I know winter or spring storms are somewhere over the horizon. But none the less it was good to soak up all the sunshine […]
Today’s life drawing sessions. Every time I go there I can’t believe it is so much fun… I just love drawing the figure! 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes
Another view of the Bill Williams Mountain, with the blue distant mountain standing out against the golden grasses of winter. I actually stood by the side of a 50 mph road where cars zoomed by me every minute or so sending a rumble and almost blowing my canvas off my easel! Beautiful view, and I […]
These eggs are from our chickens. Lovely, vibrant red and blues and white shell colors and bright orange yolks. I guess it took a lot to get to this painting including raising the little baby chicks to watching them grow. Providing them with my own hand mixed of fresh organic grains and seeds to them […]
The chill of the winter is coming back in and I just didn’t have it in me to go out in the cold and paint. So I stayed inside and drew. Here is a portrait of my 8 year old niece, Vinja. Vinja 9″ x 12″ col-erase pencil on strathmore 300 paper