The above one is for sale on my site,
colorcatstudios101.etsy.comThe below painting is already gone.
Oh my goodness, I love them! Aren't they just so cute?
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Gold Gesso?
This is how they billed the gold gesso I ordered from Japan. I suppose I could use it two ways... colorcatstudios101.etsy.com
Friday, August 26, 2016
Back to School!
Back to school is busy for me! Art supplies!!!!
I've been making the kids reach into the jaws of death for their supplies. :). We named this fellow 'Two.'
You have no idea how much miscellany I have to purchase!
Community Center Hanging
New paintings in the Community Center as of this morning! There were about ten of us hanging and probably a total of thirty or so paintings hung. We didn't think to take pictures until almost everyone was gone, so these are the photos of the late hanger-oners.
This first picture is me and a good friend, Gary Hernandez. His lovely Christ is pictured behind him, and my 'The Better to See You With, My Dear' wolf behind me. These two paintings greet anyone that comes through the front doors.
It seems appropriate to me to have Christ, the Good Shepherd, next to the wolf - methinks that wolf won't be able to misbehave under close scrutiny.
This second picture is Lauren Combs and Gary, with Lauren's beautiful abstract in muted tones. She said that this painting didn't photograph well. I'm here to second that. When you see it in person, it's heavenly, breathy and visually stunning. In a photo, kind of ho hum. You're just going to have to go out and look at this one in person. It is BEAUTIFUL, and... it's for sale!
Here is another of Lauren's pieces, an encaustic in bold colors. Love.
The Chinese lanterns are mine. I named them 'Breezy,' because it seems they're swinging in a breezy, sunny sky. Lots of texture in this one doesn't really cross over into photography, either.
Almost all the paintings in the Woodlands Community Center are for sale. There are several that are display only, and a couple, like Gary's, that are displayed for the purpose of advertising for new students in his painting and drawing classes.
You can look all of us up under The Woodlands Art League.
This first picture is me and a good friend, Gary Hernandez. His lovely Christ is pictured behind him, and my 'The Better to See You With, My Dear' wolf behind me. These two paintings greet anyone that comes through the front doors.
It seems appropriate to me to have Christ, the Good Shepherd, next to the wolf - methinks that wolf won't be able to misbehave under close scrutiny.
This second picture is Lauren Combs and Gary, with Lauren's beautiful abstract in muted tones. She said that this painting didn't photograph well. I'm here to second that. When you see it in person, it's heavenly, breathy and visually stunning. In a photo, kind of ho hum. You're just going to have to go out and look at this one in person. It is BEAUTIFUL, and... it's for sale!
Here is another of Lauren's pieces, an encaustic in bold colors. Love.
The Chinese lanterns are mine. I named them 'Breezy,' because it seems they're swinging in a breezy, sunny sky. Lots of texture in this one doesn't really cross over into photography, either.
Almost all the paintings in the Woodlands Community Center are for sale. There are several that are display only, and a couple, like Gary's, that are displayed for the purpose of advertising for new students in his painting and drawing classes.
You can look all of us up under The Woodlands Art League.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
An Artist's Studio
Here's my desk. An always-changing, never-boring parade of stuff.
Black coffee - of course! I even like it cold! As long as it's black.
Windex - gotta clean stuff up!
Paint... goes without saying...
I have the paint can opener sitting there because I think at this point we were actually painting my studio floor. It was a summer project to pull out the really gross paint-droppings carpet and give it a nice clean coat of paint. Oh, thank you, Lord - a nice clean floor! Any new paint droppings will just add to the flavor and mood of the room.
Black coffee - of course! I even like it cold! As long as it's black.
Windex - gotta clean stuff up!
Paint... goes without saying...
I have the paint can opener sitting there because I think at this point we were actually painting my studio floor. It was a summer project to pull out the really gross paint-droppings carpet and give it a nice clean coat of paint. Oh, thank you, Lord - a nice clean floor! Any new paint droppings will just add to the flavor and mood of the room.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Artist Palette
Some of the tools of my trade.
These I used in the painting of my cutie little raccoon. Did you know that the distance between a raccoon's eyes and nose are a perfect equilateral triangle? Who'd a' thunk?! AND, the distance between a 'coon's nose and ears is another perfect equilateral triangle! Cool, huh?
I try really hard to make my work look easy. It's not. When you look at my raccoon, which I entitled, 'Oh, Baby!' it looks pretty spontaneous. Most of it is abstract. That's all because of good planning.
By the time I even touched paint, I had measured, remeasured, and drawn the 'baby' down in charcoal onto the canvas, knowing it would be completely covered with paint. BUT... that was also the guideline to my fast laydown of 'abstract' paint layers!
This painting was 80% perspiration, 20% painting. :) You can find 'Oh, Baby' elsewhere in this blog, and for sale at colorcatstudios101.etsy.com.
These I used in the painting of my cutie little raccoon. Did you know that the distance between a raccoon's eyes and nose are a perfect equilateral triangle? Who'd a' thunk?! AND, the distance between a 'coon's nose and ears is another perfect equilateral triangle! Cool, huh?
I try really hard to make my work look easy. It's not. When you look at my raccoon, which I entitled, 'Oh, Baby!' it looks pretty spontaneous. Most of it is abstract. That's all because of good planning.
By the time I even touched paint, I had measured, remeasured, and drawn the 'baby' down in charcoal onto the canvas, knowing it would be completely covered with paint. BUT... that was also the guideline to my fast laydown of 'abstract' paint layers!
This painting was 80% perspiration, 20% painting. :) You can find 'Oh, Baby' elsewhere in this blog, and for sale at colorcatstudios101.etsy.com.
Metal Embossing
Here is a portion of a metal embossing piece I did. Gorgeous #patina on the copper #metal . Also note the cool effects on the #wood ; this was all laid down with #paint and #mediums before I mounted the #embossed metal. Find it at colorcatstudios101.etsy.com #colorcatstudios #embossing #art
There is a much better description and pics on the website.
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