Delight-Filled Leaves Art
With this hectic winter, I haven’t been able to carve out much time for art. I decided to join in on the instagram challenge that Lesley over at the Artsy Forager started. She’s calling it #artsydefined. It’s a good opportunity … Continued
When is a painting finished? It is one of the most challenging things about painting. I didn’t do very much work on this second November trees painting this past weekend, because I liked it more, which made me more worried … Continued
November is winding down – I hope I can finish this painting before the end of the month. I added some espresso grinds to the ground in some acrylic medium, as well as some of my Rousillon pigments.
The kids are getting a habit of painting while I’m painting. It’s exciting having them be old enough to paint somewhat independently without making too big of a mess so that I can concentrate on my own work (my table … Continued
A couple of paintings I am working on are inspired by the November landscape. In British Columbia, November means grey skies and yellow leaves, stormy rains and evenings dark by 4:30 pm. On overcast days, it seems dark all day. … Continued
Having an extra day off makes all the difference, and I pulled out a bunch of canvasses and started working on them. The kids were inspired and spent a few hours painting yesterday too…they took over my art table at … Continued
After a few days away, I was ready to continue work on the painting. I had done several layers of background colour and washes, and kind of hated it. Sometimes when I am working on a painting, I can get … Continued
