Last of the Series

This weekend I started the last of the large face series... mostly because there is not enough room in our house to store or hang any more 3 foot by 4 1/2 foot paintings.

Cori

So this is what I've been working on this week. I might change her a little... or not.

Finished?

I think it's finished. Maybe not. I'll let you know tomorrow!

A little hiccup in my plan.

Ok. So I didn't make art last week. But, this week is different. On Monday I made three drawings that I plan to do some sort of mixed media thing with, and yesterday I started a new 4 1/2' x 3' painting (which is pictured above).

The Sound of Young America

Did I mention that I often listen to The Sound of Young America podcast when I paint? It is an awesome show filled with humor and interesting guests. You should check it out. There's a link to the website in the left column of this blog. You don't need an ipod to listen. You can listen to it on your computer as you're checking e-mail, leaving comments on myspace, or whatever you do when you use your computer. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

karla and paul

Karla and Paul. Andrew wanted to be in the picture too. I've been working on this for several days. I'm not sure how I fell about how it came out. There are parts that I really like. And, I like the overall composition. And, I like that it's both disturbing and funny. I think I'm just getting caught up in some small details. I hope Karla doesn't completely hate it! :)

my helper and a sneak peek of what i'm working on...

A picture of my buddy Andrew who is always willing to help - or take a nap someplace nearby! In the background you can see what I'm working on. I started it on Tuesday and worked on it a bit more this morning. I hope to finish it this weekend.

Ward, Ryan revised

After talking to Karla about this painting, I changed the background some. I didn't think I wanted to change it, until I moved it off the easel, looked at from a different perspective and saw it seemed a bit top-heavy.

I also started working on another large painting the same size as Ryan, but don't think I want to post pictures of it yet. So, keep watching! ;^)

Ward, Ryan

bigger than 6" x 6" (3 1/2' x 4') and less than an hour.

Another Abstraction

It started as something else but became too tight. I got frustrated and started painting layers of shapes.

Can you see it?

This started out as a painting of cat toys, but i just wasn't feeling it!

August 24 & 25

It's Tobey the min pin.
6" x 6", acrylic, two days of painting.

August 22 & 23, 2006

It's Andrew, our 11 year old beautiful boy kitty who likes to dress up!
This is also about 15" x 20".

August 16, 2006

I was tired of painting small, so this is about 15" x 20". I spent more than an hour on this.

August 14, 2006

I lost focus and only painted for half an hour.

August 11 and 12, 2006

This took two days because I wasn't happy with it after spending over an hour on it the first day.

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