May has slipped away from me or perhaps skudded past me, it's been a busy month. Unfortunately I haven't finished my mermay painting, but I will continue to work on her... The original painting is 16"x20" duo oils on wood. At this point in the wip work in progress, I've been working on the background. My next step is to try texturing the rocks with a fun sponge that I have, I'm looking forward to it...
I took this photograph of blue flowers at Huntington Gardens on my most recent visit with my mother. I believe this blue-green flower is a rare bromeliad from Chile called Puya alpestris that blooms in the spring in the Desert Garden. Mother's Day is a special day to celebrate one of our most precious family members and friends, but it is also shared moments that draw us together. Many thanks to my mother for being with me.
I painted this fluffy red chow chow dog painting some time ago as a gift for Alex's mother. The original painting is 8"x10" acrylics on panel. She seemed a fitting image to celebrate National Pet Month with...
I've completed my porg painting. Lately I don't always know the titles to my paintings, but this one is clearly, "Do Not Eat Me." The original painting is 4"x4" duo oils on wood. I painted this little one for Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you...
These sketches are very rough, I haven't refined them much at all. They're the glimmer of ideas... I'm thinking about doing a new mermaid painting for Mermay, I think the one in the lower left corner with the larger face above will be the seed of that. I wanted to share the idea phase of this project...
In this porg wip work in progress, I have sketched in the porg and blocked in the background. The original painting is 4"x4" duo oils on wood. I am painting this little one for Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you...
One of my favorite artists is Annie Stegg Gerard and she's having a Spring Sale in her shop https://www.gallerygerard.com/store until April 28th. I bought these two bunny prints and a set of her dragon postcards. The prints were shipped flat and signed at no additional cost. She's the most incredible artist, if you have a chance, take a look...
I took the photograph I used as reference at Descanso Gardens. These two water lilies could encompass the whole world for me. The original painting is 18"x24" acrylics on canvas. I hope you have a beautiful day.
I took this photograph of a yellow bird amidst some yellow flowers at Huntington Gardens some time ago. It was actually in the parking lot as we were leaving. I woke this day with a powerful urge to look at the beauty of the gardens and decided to share this one with you. I hope it will bring you some hapiness as it did me.
Happy World Art Day from me and from this original big eye Latina fairy girl painting. She is 10"14" on a wooden plank and is painted in acrylics. I'm celebrating by hopefully working on some art!
Happy Easter from me and from this original big eye albino bunny girl painting. She is 11"14" on wood and is painted in duo oils. I hope you have a wonderful holiday!
Here is a WIP work in progress image of this original chibi lovebird bird on a sakura cherry blossom branch painting. It is 5"7" on canvas and is being painted in duo oils. This is the winning bird. I'd planned to do a more straightforward study of just the bird; but when I took some advice and made the form smaller and paid attention to some details, I decided that while still keeping it a study, to incorporate some sakura cherry blossoms and make it more of a stand alone painting.
When looking through my paintings to wish you a happy Saint Patrick's Day, I discovered I haven't painted a lot of redheads. However, this little mermaid with seahorse friends would like to wish you a safe and happy holiday...
Here is a WIP work in progress image of this original bunny girl painting. She is 11"14" on wood and is being painted in duo oils. I'd planned to start the bird on Friday, but have been working on this one. I have unknown layers to go on her but I'm having a lot of fun painting her.
Edit: And the winner by one vote across my social media sites is baby bird #1... It was very close and I had some thoughtful write in votes for both birds, but I put it to a vote due to supply issues. Thanks so much for the help!
I am doing a small study of one of these two chibi baby lovebirds, but I can not decide which one... I will be painting both birds in a larger painting in the hair of a Rococo maiden, but only one as a study. Please vote between bird 1 on the left and bird 2 on the right.
The vote will end on Friday March 3rd at 2pm pst. I will tally the votes between my social media accounts and begin painting the winning bird!
It's been a while since I've posted a WIP work in progress image. This original bunny girl painting is 11"14" on wood and is being painted in duo oils. I've completed the underpainting. Next up will be her fluffy hair...
It is dark and stormy and cold, at least for us, and colder still across the land. To contrast with the weather, I've decided to share one of my brighter, cheerier original paintings. This mermaid has three clownfish friends. She and her fish friends aren't historical, but they do wish you a happy Black History Month...
I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's day. I painted this image of a heart rising on the horizon of purple mountains quite some time ago, but it still speaks to me of hope and love.
In honor of Chinese Lunar New Year, I have painted this tiny bunny rabbit painting. The panel measures 4"x4"! I hope your new year is festive and full of good fortune...
Happy Thanksgiving! It occurs to me that I don't have a lot of fall art, but I did take this photo at Descanso Gardens of a very grate...
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