New Painting

< Two 8"x10" paintings for the Summer Greene opening. I'm currently working on a 16"x20" of my three Japanese kokeshi dolls.

Tools of the Trade

This is the painting I referred to in my last post. It's almost finished so I took a picture to get a feel for what else needs to be done. The background needs to be worked on and the raised trim under the crayon window is just a black band at this point. When the box was printed they covered the whole surface in red first and it peaks through the black in places that have been worn. Once that's in, the box will be more interesting. Thank goodness for NPR. I like to listen while I paint. It really keeps my butt in the chair longer.

Finished Painting

Well, my attempt at creating flow didn't work so I had to rely on good old fashioned discipline to get the painting done. There are too many distractions on the weekend. In this case, knowing I'd have to drive my son somewhere but not having a set time for it until his friend texted him. Anyway, it's done and I'm happy.
We had fresh peas for lunch and they were so good!

New Mason Jar Painting

This is the latest of my paintings, delivered to the Greene Art Gallery last week. The one I'm working on now is a vertical 11"x14". Before Kathryn got the finished one on the wall someone expressed interest in the same idea but in a vertical format. I aim to please. Dan already sold his big red painting of jars and glass marbles. I'm not surprised, it's a great piece of eye candy. Makes me want to paint bigger. Maybe I don't have to worry about the sluggish economy? Yesterday I heard from a greeting card company looking for submissions so that's percolating in the back of my mind too.
I've been running around this morning, cleaning, getting pictures taken to list more mushrooms in my etsy shop and then to get groceries. I need to setttle down and paint this afternoon.

Done

OK, on to the next!

Works in Progress

It's a sloppy snowy/rainy gray day here. The word that popped into my head this morning was: boring. I'm bored of winter. Oh well. So here's what I'm working on now. The painting is an extreme close up of two canning jars against a blue background. It's 8" x 10", a warm up for some 11" x 14"'s and a study for a bigger version. I'd like to see this really big but with the market being what it is, smaller is what is selling. The painting is a bit beyond block in. It's painted in acrylic and has a bit of a dry look to it but it will look a lot richer after varnishing.
The monster purse is just a fun thing that I started last night while watching a Discovery program about King Tut. I think I'm going to make it into a handbag rather than a shoulder bag and it will probably end up in my etsy shop.