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Friday, February 19, 2021

Winter Landscapes

We’ve been in survival mode for so long since we’ve been FREEZING OUR BUTTS OFF that last night I just had to move some paint around. Working with my mood I painted these tiny, cold landscapes.

This morning as I walked past my studio the first sun of the week streamed in and arrested me with this beautiful image of the shadows playing across my desk. 💙

These tiny pieces are 94% finished. Only minor focal points to complete them. #texascold #wemightactuallylivenow

Father, we thank You for your sheltering wings. Please protect those who are still without power and water and we THANK you for warmer days to come. AMEN.

Saturday, December 19, 2020

My newest painting ! I named it ‘Suburban Landscape’ and absolutely LOVE it! I’ll pop it onto my website for sale this afternoon. Details - 8”x10” on heavy cotton rag paper, handmade, color shifting watercolors.

Check out the changes at dif angles! $80.00. Message me if you can’t wait.

LOVE it!!!

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Mixed Media Sketch

Sometimes I just have to get my color out. This one pretty much did it. Colored pencil, paint pen and a silver pen. I have a really heavy hand with pencils of any kind and can’t seem to produce any kind of work without breaking them. I tend to go for the pencils, graphite or colored that are big and fat. For me, they’re a little less prone to breakage and oh... that smooth lay down.

Turkish tour

Another look at those natural color-sources. I asked about cochineal, because you couldn't just have that on a shelf, and yes, their deep reds are cochineal. It's a South American insect that is a parasite to the prickly pear. Owners deposit them into their fields, and blow them off and collect them once they're big. Then they crush their fat, bloody bodies for a nice, natural, red dye. I'm so happy to report that the rug we purchased has cochineal in it. I'm also happy to report that it's likely in your lipstick and blush, ladies, and if you drink cherry coke - it's in there, too! :)

'My' Chair

At our theatre the other night we had an orchestra meeting after I taught my sets class. After about a half hour, someone pulled me out of the meeting for a few minutes. When I came back, everyone in the room was laughing and pointing to the nice, uh, black leather chair. I had paint on the back of my shirt, and it permanently smeared all over the leather! The last time I went in the office, I noticed that someone had taped up the sign you see here. One way to lay claim to something! Well, it's not the first time, let's see, there's my driveway with many colors of paint, our carpet with Peter Pan green footprints, my car with yellow paint on the seat, my gloves, half of my clothes. It seems like everyone likes my painted clothes, kind of like already-broken-in-jeans. Maybe I should start a clothing line!