Here is a man reading outside of the New York City Public Library. :) I remember when I was in high school I saw that movie 12 Monkeys with Brad Pitt/Bruce Willis and I saw the NYC Public Library lion in the movie and I thought that the lion was so big and on guard. The first time I went to NYC and I saw the lion, and he was so much smaller in person! Still the lion is adorable- or should I say ferocious?...
Well first of all- how am I going to do a painting a day? How?! This is a man in China Town in New York City talking on his cell phone. He was wearing one of those old fashioned 50's wedge cap like for a old fashion diner for a Chinese restaurant. I also wanted to play with a more impressionistic take on the man with dabs of color with out blending. I keep messing around with the glass behind him....
On to working on my next project for the Christmas Season. I am participating in the Big 100. It's 100 artists doing 15 little paintings each and they will be framed and sold for a fixed price of $50. I need to be doing a painting a day in order to complete my work in time. YIKES! Chris Haberman organizes this event every year and it will take place at the Goodfoot . I am not a 100% of what I am going to do but I should get cracking! Like the pumpkin? Tim said it looked like a 2 year old carved it. What's wrong with being a little festive? :) I love a scary pumpkin! ...
It's finally done! I really struggled with this one.. From the guys bald spot to the different sources of light, and it's a lot darker then I typically paint This piece is for the Launch Pad Gallery 's show Facing your Fears. I thought long and hard about what are my biggest fears. I am a total wuss and afraid of a lot of things. I love to travel but I hate getting in planes. I think the entire time about the plane crashing over the water because if you crash over water you are dead. So maybe I am afraid of drowning? No I am afraid of crashing.. maybe I am afraid of burning. Or am I just afraid of Death? I am afraid all my teeth will fall out and I even just went to the dentist last week. So am I afraid of my teeth falling out? Or afraid of the dentist? Or am I just afraid of bad news? So I figured.. What do I do when I am facing my fears. I pray :), I am not super religious, but have my own views with God and the Universe. When visiting the old churches in ...
So all my painting work that I did yesterday- I didn't like, so I erased it all about 9 pm last night. I am so envious of people that can just make something amazing with out any effort. I am a little worried because I am working on the piece for the Launch Pad Gallery 's show Facing your Fears and it's due next week! Hopefully I will be able to make some magic happen. I got an awesome email from a fellow artist, Randall Tipton whom I did a show with him several years ago and I am still a huge fan of his work. Here are some of my favorite pieces. ...
The weather has been so quirky here- summer we didn't get much sun which caused all of the gardens to not fully develop. I personally kill plants but my parents have green thumbs :) I love visiting their garden. This is the only flower that somewhat blossomed in their garden and it's already mid October. One of my new years resolutions for next year is try a little garden myself. I am working on finding a support group. :) Hopefully I will have some art to show you tomorrow. :) If anyone has any pointers on how to be a good green thumb, I would love to hear some tips. ...
Before I quit my job- people would ask me, "How do you find the time to paint? Between work and coming home making dinner and relaxing. I just don't have the time." Well first of all my previous employment was pretty demanding during the busier parts of the year I was working 50-60 hour work weeks, and that was required. This is just how I was able to find the time to paint every day and some tips that I discovered that worked for me. 1. How do I relax? Me personally one of my many addictions is television. I love television. Don't judge me! :) So I have my studio television on while I work. I watch movies.. documentaries.. I have instant watch from Netflix hooked up. Documentaries are educational right? 2. How do I find time to hang out with my husband and be creative? Tim also has his own side work that he is passionate about. He makes iphone apps on the side. We do dinner, take care of the dogs- and by 6 we are back at work. When 930 rolls ar...
Here is my painting for the Portland Tarot Art Show . I am actually surprised at how fast I painted this. My card is the Queen of Cups and this is a person I saw at a Starbucks whom I knew was the queen of cups. I think she was falling asleep while reading. I wasn't sure if I should add the Starbucks logo to the cup but Tim said no because it's tacky and I shouldn't be promoting Starbucks. Think I should add it? Oil on wood 20x20....
So I was totally inspired today and I didn't do anything I was supposed to do. It was the weirdest thing because I jumped out of bed early and went and stayed in my studio all day. I should have the pic up tomorrow of the painting I finished which I am in love with. It's beautiful Fall here :) Here are some pics from Sauvie's Island- such a magical place. Sauvie's has nude beaches to cornmazes. ...
My studio is clean and snacks are bought for Portland Open Studio s. I am excited and nervous since it's the first time I have invited people over to come and see my studio. Here is my drawing from my drawing class today. Oh how I love shoes- shoes are one my more favorite things to draw/paint for still life. What girl doesn't love a good shoe? Have a creative weekend! :)...
Just finished this painting today- it's 10x10 inches with oil paint for the 10X10 show for Art Media. Homeless person sleeping on a bench in New York City's Bryant Park. He was shaven and his stuff was really organized. I wonder what kind of life he has. It's not titled yet- if anyone has ideas let me know!...
Practice makes perfect! Anytime I hear this phrase I think about my mother making me practice the piano as a kid and she would set a little timer to make sure I got my full hour of practicing time in. Little did she know I would sneak into the kitchen were the timer was and I would take off about 30 minutes. :) I 'm reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and in order to become an expert in a field you need roughly 10,000 hours of practice which equates to bout 10 years. I think I played the piano about 7-8 years and I was never very good at it, because I never really wanted to be and I never put in the time to practice. Painting and drawing on the other hand, I was all about. My mother would give me money for an after school snack and I would just use the money to buy art supplies. I remember that I asked my mother if I could take an art class and my mother told me "No, you are just going to quit like you quit ballet." I think I lasted 1 month in ballet when t...
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