My gallery is closed at this time, but I still have a huge selection of paintings here at home. Here’s a quick and dirty show and tell. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 7 other subscribers Email Address…
I had to try another one to see if I could get the vision in my head. As often happens, I couldn’t. But the painting still has a wonderful feel–or so I’m told. I’ve tried to understand why I love teapots and teacups so much. I don’t actually use them much: I’d rather have a…
Sometimes people who don’t paint get the idea that an artist just has an idea, then is able to go right to work and make that idea show up in the work. Not so. All art is simply a response to the last action taken: a single stroke of brush or pastel. Most of the…
Before and After. I painted this last July after a visit to this park. I never was completely happy with it, but I framed it and hung it at the co-op gallery. Every time I saw it it made me shrug. I asked a mentor and a critique group about it. This morning I took…
Look at these babies! They now hang on the wall of the family’s home where the dogs live. I love how the elephant looks like he’s trumpeting at them, haha! Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 7 other…
Packsaddle Mountain is a local landmark in my area. The elementary school and multiple local businesses have acquired the same name. It can be seen for miles. I see it every day that I come home from work before sundown. Ever since I started painting I’ve wanted to see if I could capture it. I’ve…
Bluebonnets and Longhorns. What could be more Texian? (Yes, Texian is a word.) These intimidating but adorable longhorn ladies are pets to friends of mine who graciously allowed me to come and photograph them. I’m learning to see good composition more often, and when they lumbered into this line up, I quickly snapped several versions,…
My daughter, my youngest daughter, is finally in a position in her life to move out. This has been a long time coming due to circumstances beyond her control. The point of telling you that is to explain that Fang is a gift for her new housemate. She will be living with this dog as…
It’s Bluebonnet season once again! I love Bluebonnet season. Also, I will never have a nice yard because I let the bluebonnets have it. It’s beautiful while they are blooming, but once they start going to seed… And I always let them go to seed… It looks awful. Well, it looks awful if you are…
As some of you may know, this last weekend I hosted a tea party open studio. It was such a blast, both getting ready for it as well as the event itself. One fun thing was to promise to paint a piece specifically for the tea party and give the guests the privilege of the…