Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Monday, August 29, 2016

Night Moods

5"x7"

It'd been a minute since I'd done a teacup. This one was fun, alllll the contrast and shine.

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Reflective

5"x7"

Teeny tiny little spooky faery portrait!

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Unicorn Skull and Early Apple

14"x18"

Just a few of my favorite things in a little still life.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Undercut

5"x7"
sold

Some things are really hard to paint.... but I'm determined to figure them out.

Monday, August 22, 2016

River Rock

5"x7"
sold

Beautiful sunny day on the river.

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Riverbend

5"x7"
sold

The forest, and water, and beautiful green light. And flickery little brushstrokes.

Friday, August 19, 2016

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Dahlias

8"x10"

Painting my child again. I REALLY love how this one came out, it's so vivid and expressive.

Monday, August 15, 2016

Flight

5"x7"

Two beautiful crows taking off from the back yard.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Cracked

5"x7"

Simple little egg painting, that I'm super proud of- the contrasts all came out so nice. Value, color, texture.... especially texture. It's always especially texture.

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Night Walk

5"x7"

Working through some ideas, and I am apparently finally capable of pulling off these lighting conditions! Very very exciting.

Friday, August 12, 2016

Summer Apple

8"x10"
sold

I went trespassing for this beauty. In the rain. But look at those colors! And so very round....

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Shiny Things

8"x10"
sold

Nice little still life, a few of my marbles posing with a gorgeous shell.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Calico Crabs

8"x10"

Ok, ok, I'm going to stop going on and on visually about the Museum. Back to normal fluffy stuff soon. Well, as normal as I ever get.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Tentacles

8"x10"
sold

This painting is another result of taking the kidlet to the Museum of Natural Sciences. It's pretty awesome. I learned a LOT on this painting!

Monday, August 8, 2016

Twilight

5"x7"

Pretty deer. Pretty spooky deer with splashy twilight colors.

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Warbler

5"x7"

This is what happens when I take the kidlet to the Museum of Natural Sciences, I end up painting really intricate, lovely, sad little paintings. The texture on the feathers, and the delicate little feet.... I learn so much on paintings like this.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Rooster Napoleon

11"x14"
commission

Now this, this was a wonderfully fun commission. Don't you just adore his little outfit? Rhode Island Red rooster, and far too big for his britches.

Friday, August 5, 2016

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Rainbow Fish I

5"x7"
sold

Just trying to work through an idea. With lots of color.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Breach

8"x10"

The water pouring down her face in this painting is so very tangible- I'm wonderfully proud of how it came out!

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Minnows

9"x12"

Last one for the Strange Dreams Collective's August auction- a beautiful fluffy mermaid and a shimmering, twisting school of fish. Warm glowing water. Love it.

Monday, August 1, 2016

Last Leap

8"x10"

This is a very carefully done study of a fish left behind on the shore by some sort of creature, most likely a raccoon. The textures are amazing and I learned a lot by painting it! Available as part of the August auction for the Strange Dreams Collective.