Self Portrait (of sorts!)

Okay, a candid photo.  We went to the Dove Awards so I put my hair up.  When we got back to the hotel, my hair didn’t want to go DOWN again.  Hair DOES have a mind and will of its own, that’s for sure!

Truth.

Traveling Artist, The Parthenon (Nashville)

Did you even know there’s a Parthenon in Nashville?  Nashville’s called the ‘Athens of the South,’ so they built a plaster Parthenon to celebrate.  It was so popular but plaster doesn’t last so they built this beautiful Parthenon exactly like the original!  It is truly beautiful.  Who knew? 

And can I just comment about the cirrus clouds? It seems like Nashville has an abundance of them.  Light, dry, breezy conditions.  Houston being so humid has an abundance of cumulus clouds, which I also love.  But we sure are enjoying the cool, fresh air and deep blue skies!

Remember, it’s exactly to scale.  Nice to see one that’s not been aged for thousands of years, huh? :)

Traveling Artist, Nashville

Some pics from Nashville.  We went to the Country Music Hall of Fame.  This is me and my friend playing some guitar...

This is me standing by a wall of art posters from Austin, TX.  Keep Austin weird!!

The next two are just gorgeous shots I took looking up at a staircase in the museum.

This last one is Elvis’ gold plated car. :)

Baby Bird Painting

Now THIS one makes me LAUGH!  If you want a piece of art in your home that will start conversations and cheer everyone, this is the bird.  I mean painting.  Named Abominable Baby Bird, you better come and get it before it comes to get YOU.  Find it at www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com. 

www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com

You can find lots of photos of the painting there as well. This is one of four paintings in my Copper Beach series.  All four paintings employ the same colors: blue, white, tan, black, copper and gold.  Oh MAN, I stepped in something good this time!

It looks as if that baby bird is just stretching his wings trying to figure out how to use them so he can MOVE!

Oh my GOODNESS i love the way these paints flowed!!!

Me and Bob Ross

Just me and Bob hanging around. :)

An Artist’s Palette

Well, I am fluent in English and music (considered a language), adore old English, am pretty dangerous in Spanish and Italian, fascinated with German and completely stymied by Dutch, and spent about five years intensely studying and teaching Latin.  But did you know I can read paint palettes?  Looking at this one, I can clearly see that someone was definitely painting an animal’s nose. 

Well, okay, it’s my palette.  But I can look back at any photos of my palette over the years and clearly remember exactly what I painted.  Cool, huh?

Matisse Paint Pour

For all its bold color I named this one ‘Matisse’ and took some shots of it so you could look at all its little nuances.  Really love the way the blues and reds mixed in this one with little bold shouts of black and white.  That gunmetal sparkle throughout is like the icing on the cake.  Armchair shopping at its best - www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com. 

www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com

This photo shows how big it is: 8” square with 3/4” depth.  It’s on cradled birch - gorgeous, smooth and sturdy.  My little giraffe friend likes it too.

I was a little frustrated because I forgot to take pics of this before I laid down the resin.  Even in the video you can see a lot of reflections and probably see me with my camera if you look closely.  But you know, it’s all right - you can really see what you’ll get, and THAT’S a good thing!  Absolutely love this one with two of my favorite compliments working together

This shot shows how it wraps around the sides.  I love that it continues the art all the way around. :) ❤️