On Projects and Thankfulness and Hope...

 

Thanksgiving is a tricky holiday for me, I like the concept of it, the origins less so...  As I do very much believe in being thankful, I knew I wanted to say something today, but I just wasn't sure what.  I think right now, I'm focusing on being thankful for the small stuff.  In light of that here are some very tiny frames.  I'm planning on doing a smol Studio Ghibli inspired series, I intend to use these frames, but if they end up being smaller than I can paint, I'll hunt around for some more.  But thankfulness, back to thankfulness.  I am thankful to have art in my life.  I am also thankful for the people in my life that make art possible for me.  

I hope that this Thanksgiving there is something or someone, no matter how smol, that gives you cause for thanks.  I hope for something that sustains.  May this day and the ones that follow be filled with love and beauty.

WIP Work in Progress! Original Big Eye Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead Fantasy Painting Underpainting...

 

Here is where I am on my 16"x20" duo oils Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead painting.  I've loosely underpainted the entire painting and need to begin finessing additional layers.  So very many feathers and so much more to come... 

WIP Work in Progress! Original Big Eye Rococo Maiden with Lovebirds Fantasy Painting...

 

This is a WIP work in progress image of my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair.  The original painting is duo oils on a wood panel cut to fit a vintage frame.  I'll try to remember to measure it before the next time I post her.  I've been working on blocking in her face, features, and hair.  The hair is partly underpainted and partly blocked in, the silhouettes of where the little birds will be is visible...

WIP Work in Progress! Original Big Eye Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead Fantasy Painting...

 

Still plugging away at this 16"x20" duo oils Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead painting.  I'm just blocking in some basics, much more remains to go for just the underpainting itself, but I hold that some progress is better than no progress at all...  

WIP Work in Progress! Original Big Eye Rococo Maiden with Lovebirds Fantasy Painting...

 

This is a WIP work in progress image of my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair.  The original painting is duo oils on a wood panel cut to fit a vintage frame.  I've started on underpainting her face and neck.  Sometimes I am enamored of this soft focus stage, but I enjoy taking things to another level, so the painting continues...

Feliz Dia de los Muertos / Happy Day of the Dead ! Original Big Eye Sugar Skull Monarch Butterfly Fantasy Calavera Maiden Painting...

 "Unremembered Title" painting 16x20 inches, acrylics on panel, framed 

This one has a title, but I can't remember it right now and I don't want to take it off of the wall at the moment to check...  I painted her for the Ontario Museum of Art exhibit JOURNEY OF THE BUTTERFLIES a while back.  I missed sharing this somehow, but now I can share her here for the first time today!  We hope you have a wonderous Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead.