painting

Present Imperfect

June 7, 2010

Today I scrapped a canvas I’d been developing for about three weeks. It had developed considerably from the initial sketch, taking on a life of its own as the image emerged, and I reacted. I really loved the direction it was going so much that I overworked an element, even though it didn’t fit in [...]

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Open Studio Sale

December 4, 2009

I am hosting an Open Studio Sale, offering works of art from just $100, ready framed! They are the perfect recession-busting way to give the gift of fine art to yourself, or your loved ones. Please come and visit me on December 11th at 6pm till 9pm, and December 12th at 11am until 4pm. Refreshments [...]

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Paint & Nails

September 8, 2009

We spent most of today at my new studio~gallery. We made huge progress not only in the phsycial appearance today, but also in my conception of how I will be best able to ustilize the space. These four photographs show a progression of work today. More to come soon!

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Memorable Memorial Weekend

May 26, 2009

Two opportunities to paint this weekend, which means it was a good weekend. Both locations are in creeks in the local area. The first wide, white and grey, open creek is part of the North Sulphur River, which runs east – west across North Texas. The second is Post Oak Creek, in Sherman, which is [...]

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Trees are growing up…

May 14, 2009

Well, back to the studio today. After some gratifying reordering and cleaning of my supplies, I got to work on these two paintings, both with deadlines fast approaching. I hope to complete them tomorrow. I am working with a very smooth (and classic) medium mixture for these, of 1/3 damaar varnish, 1/3 stand oil, and [...]

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Painting and WordPress ~ works in progress!

May 12, 2009

I’ve had a frustrating morning trying to work on my new wordpress site, but with a little help (thanks Amy!) it’s starting to come together. The work shown above is still a work in progress ~ I aim to complete it before the end of the week, and will post an update. It is a [...]

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Trees Series ~ the beginning…

May 4, 2009

This painting is of the trees seen when looking up, on one of the first days of Spring this year in Texas. It created a strange, overexposed effect, with branches being white and edged in light against the sky. This is the first in a themed series, all inspired by the trees in the air. [...]

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