An Artist's Desk... continued!

The continuing saga of... An Artist's Desk. Here we have my awesome Oberon iPad cover, well-loved and well-used for many years. 

Personally, I think all that paint just adds to its character.

Anyway, look up Oberon's tooled leather products.  They have greatly enriched our lives!

 

Self Portrait

Here's my self portrait in a photo - 

 

This one tells a lot about me too! I used this photo to do a self portrait with markers...

 

Remember, I do commission work. Let me know!

Art Games!

You would be surprised, but I never present drawing games to my students before the sixth week of classes; they're all too afraid to show others their work!

But by NOW, we are warmed up! Here's one I did - we all had one minute to sketch FAST FOOD!

Boom!

 

Leafy Abstract

This leafy almost-abstract painting is on my website and in my March 28 show. Shown is a small cutaway.

 

Love the colors and textures on this one! For sale.

Coffee Mug Art

Favorite mug. I drew one side, Melody drew the other. In the middle,Mae blended the styles together.  Mother and daughter.

Looks like art to me! 

 

Newest Painting

Here are some closeup details of my latest piece showing off the textures.  Love the colors!!

 For sale at 

colorcatstudios101.etsy.com

 

It's mixed media with acrylic, gouache, and Pitt Pens.

 

The pastel colors make me go 'aaahhh.'

 

 

This one shows the nice deckled edge. :)

 

 And... the entirety... almost....

 

 Here's the entire painting! Ahhh... love!

 

 

 

Tools of the Art Trade

Tools of the trade. These are some of my favorites. 

 

New Frame for Show!

This one's for the Hubble and Hudson show. I had this beauty of a frame built and antiqued it to match the painting. Like!

 

Student Work; Plaster

Finished! It was a big project and I'm proud of them!!! These plaster busts were a study in continual, non-stop decision making, and they turned out great.

 

Ugly, though... ;)

 

Jake, you have satisfaction all over your face, and you deserve it. He/she, uh,,, it... looks AWESOME,

Work in Progress

Working up another layered background, pouncing those stencils! This would be layer number three.

 

Animal Magnets for Sale

Remember if you need a small gift, I have these great animal magnet sets for sale at colorcatstudios101.etsy.com.

 

Students!

Oh my goodness, I love my students.  Here is a sampling of some of my classes.

 

Blue Man Group ain't got nothin' on us!

 

 

 

Love my little skeptic.

 

Painted Hands

Hands. Lots of happy hands! I love my art students. #artteacher

 

Solo Show

I'm looking at a piece in my show. Come out, March 28 6-9:00 to Crisp Eatery in The Woodlands for a great solo show and wine tasting!

 

An Artist's Tools

Some of my favorite tools of the trade.

 

I love these Fleur brushes! They hold a lot of paint, and have a big reservoir inside.  Of course Princeton brushes. Always good. The little yellow one is ... WAS... for basting in the kitchen.

 The modified one on the far right is a Jerry's Artarama brush... Creative Mark.  They're cheap and I always go for them, even standing in my brush holders alongside far more expensive ones.

The toothbrush, well, goes without saying.  I use it for everything!

My Art Studio

Tonight a video showing what I was up to today.

 

An Artist's Palette

My ever-changing palette. Looks like art to me!

 

VanGogh Painting

Teaching my students about VanGogh these days. Thought I'd post this fresh blooming orchard since spring seems to have sprung here in Texas. 

 

Teeny Tiny Art Time!

It's ... the long-awaited Teeny Tiny art time! This textured little gem sports a map we used in the south of England. These tiny artist trading cards are invaluable in giving me all kinds of ideas for bigger work. 

 

Student Work, Plaster Busts

My students' heads are coming along. What a delightful journey we have walked together with this project in major decision-making. Oh, and be sure to know that bottom right is Alejandro the Salsa instructor!