One Painting a Day

Sushi I

2009-07-19T19:27:00.003-04:00

6x6 acrylic on cradled hardboard panel

Isnt this just too much fun? All the pretty colors.... Had some sushi for lunch yesterday and just had to bring a bit home to model :) The cat thinks Im crazy, understandably... Putting it in my Etsy Store, if youre interested- please do check it out!

#566

Bottle Study

2009-07-19T19:24:00.002-04:00

sketchbook

Dont worry, Im still here, and Baby is still safe and sound and inside :) We went to a birthday party yesterday that was supposed to be an afternoon affair, and somehow when we got home it was past midnight! Ah, well, time flies and all that... Catching up a bit today, of course.

#565

Waterlilies III

2009-07-17T17:02:00.002-04:00

sketchbook

Having trouble today... and its my own durn fault. Reading The Dangerous Summer by Hemingway, and I love Hemingway, always get so artistically inspired when Im reading one of his books (this is my first time through this one), but I can never paint worth anything when Im in the middle of one of them. Weird, huh?

#564

Espresso and Lace

2009-07-16T19:44:00.001-04:00

6x6 acrylic on panel

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What kind of a crazy person decides to put a doily in a daily painting? Augh! Well, have to keep me on my toes somehow :)

#563

Fishing at Dawn

2009-07-15T21:08:00.003-04:00

6x6 acrylic on panel

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Staying with the darker painting thing, apparently.... very peaceful, though :)

#562

Beer Stein

2009-07-14T21:29:00.002-04:00

5x7 acrylic on panel

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Inspired by a recent trip to the Baltimore Museum of Art- they have a really cool silver collection :) Lots of fun trying to get this shiny enough, and after all that color yesterday I thought it would be cool to try something almost monochromatic, you know?

#561

Hurricane

2009-07-13T21:48:00.002-04:00

6x6 acrylic on panel

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I seem to have decided that, since I cant have any alcohol, painting it might be the next best thing :) And silly pink umbrella drinks... well, how can that go wrong? hehehe....

#560

Tomatoes

2009-07-12T21:59:00.004-04:00

sketchbook

You know, I think this is another first? Cant remember having painted tomatoes before... though I could be wrong about that, it seems like I would remember something so vividly red...

#559

White Orchids, Black Bowl

2009-07-11T20:46:00.002-04:00

sketchbook

Sleepy, sleepy, sleepy! Got a whole lot done today, but pretty much none of it was art-related :( well, Im going to try to get a little more done before falling out :) Hugs to all!

#558

White Orchids

2009-07-10T21:51:00.002-04:00

sketchbook

Love the background color.... something Ive been using more. You know straight Burt Sienna Light, neatly layered, looks like chocolate? I swear I want to lick my paintings sometimes :D Looks even better if you put just a little Alizarin Crimson on top... like a cherry glaze on chocolate cheescake or something.... or maybe im just having junk food hallucinations, huh? Seems likely.

#557

Rasberry Tea

2009-07-09T20:22:00.002-04:00

6x6 acrylic on panel

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Finally got around to doing the beautiful red-toned rasberry tea, like I was threatening ages ago... fun :) Also a new teacup. Ive got to quit collecting these things!

#556

Early Moonrise

2009-07-08T21:05:00.001-04:00

6x6 acrylic on panel

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Just tickled with the color of the water and the shape of the waves... and its the first time Ive ever tried to put some texture in the sand, too! Have I been having a lot of firsts lately or does it just seem like that from here? And I dont suppose I can count Babys First Trip to the Beach as such until she is actually outside of me, huh? Ah, well...

#555

Tea and Spoon

2009-07-07T19:54:00.002-04:00

5x7 acrylic on panel click here to bid

I know, I know, least creative name ever. Still, it came out very pretty, and Im glad I thought to do this- teabags are loads of fun and all, but I realized I hadnt done a spoon before, not with a transparent liquid like tea, you know? Always nice to find new challenges :) Now if I could just work up the nerve for iced tea...

#554

Sunlight Rose

2009-07-06T22:10:00.003-04:00

6x6 acrylic on panel click here to bid

And once again, I have returned :) Thank you for waiting for me!!!!! The last few days... I decided to put in some of the cyanotypes I made for the Festival for the Eno ( http://www.enoriver.org/Festival/index.html ) which was a total blast by the way! It was really wonderful meeting so many people, getting so much feedback on my art... and picking up a couple new thingies to paint, too :D Got some gorgeous glasswork from Iron Mountain Glass- http://www.ironmountainglass.com/ - a gorgeous old fashioned wooden doggie for Baby from Tobacco Barn Crafts, and some irresistable silver spoon rings from... Im afraid I cant remember, drat it! I will look that up tomorrow.

Somehow those peaceful vegetation-ey sun prints just seem like the right thing for three days in the woods, you know? Even though there were parts that werent exactly peaceful- Albannach played several times over the three days of the Festival, and that was amazing! http://www.albannachmusic.com/ is their website... some truly wild music, lots of drums and a bagpipe. Couldnt help but dance :)

This painting, well, I am truly back at home again. Nothing like a rose to say welcome home, I guess...

#553

Cyanotype XXXVII

2009-07-06T22:09:00.000-04:00

#552

Cyanotype XXII

2009-07-06T22:07:00.001-04:00

#551

Cyanotype XIV

2009-07-06T22:05:00.001-04:00

#550

White Tulips II

2009-07-02T21:21:00.002-04:00

sketchbook

You know, I really, really like this composition! Pleasent sketchbook-ie surprise.... will have to try it for real :) Oh, and the next three days are going to be perfectly insane for me- I will try to update, but it might not happen! Will get all caught up either way, promise.... is it just me, or am I out of town a whole terrible lot lately?

#549

Moonlight on the Ocean II

2009-07-01T21:50:00.003-04:00

sketchbook

Something quiet and cool and soft... and totally from myimagination. Pretty unusual for me... Geez, Im missing the beach.
#548

Appalachian Sunset VIII

2009-06-30T21:29:00.002-04:00

18x18 acrylic on canvas

Same scene, just a few moments earlier :)

#547

Appalachian Sunset VII

2009-06-29T22:57:00.004-04:00

24x30 acrylic on canvas

Got a lot bigger than those little studies, didnt it? I had forgotten how much paint gets used up on these big canvases, too....

#546

Nautilus and Crystal Ball

2009-06-29T22:53:00.003-04:00

8x8 acrylic on panel

Wow, had so much fun with this one! Waaaayyy too many colors, Im surely, but they all layered and glazed together quite nicely :) My first time trying the large marble in front with something else, you know refracted through it, clearly with everything reversed.... happy!

#545

Marble Shots II

2009-06-29T22:51:00.002-04:00

8x8 acrylic on panel

Revisiting the suspensions idea, with lots and lots of shinies... went more dramatic with this one, too. Really dont know how Id paint marbles without Phthalo Turquois :)

#544

Summerlight

2009-06-26T17:26:00.002-04:00

18x18 acrylic on stretched canvas

Not sure if we will make it the whole way through.... my laptop has most definately taken a turn for the wonkier. Keeping my fingers crossed! Other than that... had a lot of fun with this one. And it does look better in person... my camera has issues with yellow :-/

Technology- cant live with it, cant live without it!

#543

White Tulips

2009-06-25T20:16:00.002-04:00

6x12 acrylic on cradled panel

Im actually really wanting to keep this one to put above Babys crib... not entirely sure why, but couldnt you see it somewhere like that? *smile* But Im going to be good and take it to the Festival along with every other freaking thing in this apartment (sorry, started with the inventory list and packing things up today, and its a teensy bit overwhelming) ... after that, well, we shall see :)

#542