Well, it's been awhile but I'm back with another video and a lot of art! In the video I'll show you a couple of my paintings and also tell you about a class I'm taking and a book I'm reading. So it's not strictly show & tell. If you just want to see my art, I'm showing it all below.
Since my last post, I've finished six little paintings. A chicken,
a camel (just look at those eye lashes!),
an otter (I was stunned by the number of whiskers),
a hedgehog (the cutest!),
a rooster (Happy Chinese New Year),
and a young leopard.
The stag on the other hand is a large painting (24 x 30 inches), which took a while to finish. There's so much to see in all the layers that went into this painting. It looks like worlds within worlds...
In the video I'm talking about a class I'm taking with Jeanne Oliver, called Wild Awakening: Painting Big with Expressive Freedom. It's wonderful!! In one video she suggested we go out in nature to find alternative brushes like branches, leaves and in my case pine needles and cones.
I used them all for mark making and had the best time!
Just look at some of this gorgeous texture!
The result was a stunning and large (12 x 36 inches) emperor penguin! Just look at that intense expression! They are magnificent creatures!!
I hope you have all been doing well. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've been up to these last few weeks!
I hope you enjoyed my short little video. In full disclosure, this was the second taping. I did the first one and then realized that I hadn't turned on the microphone...
I've included all of the paintings below that I showed you on the video plus the two commissioned pieces that I have mailed off already.
Tiny - acrylics on 6 x 6 inch gessobord
Take me Home - acrylics on 6 x 6 inch gessobord
Max - acrylics on 6 x 6 inch gessobord
(commissioned painting)
Nell - acrylics on 6 x 6 inch gessobord
(commissioned painting)
Standing Strong - transparent watercolor on 6 x 6 inch cold press watercolor paper
Looking Forward - transparent watercolor on 6 x 6 inch cold press watercolor paper
True Colors - acrylics on 6 x 6 inch cold press watercolor paper (NFS)
Sketch for watercolor painting
New Horizons - acrylics on 10 x 30 inch wrapped canvas
Apple? - acrylics on 12 x 16 inch wrapped canvas
I'm linking to the always colorful and inspiring Paint Party Friday! Head on over to see more beautiful art.
In the meantime, I wish you happiness, peace and joy in 2017! I'm glad we get to be part of each other's journeys! Thank you for visiting today!!
I didn't actually see the kick-off party for Oprah's new season, but I've since watched this dance video to I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas and every time I watch it, I can feel the joy and energy coming from this crowd. It gives me goosebumps!
Looking at all these people, most of whom probably didn't know each other, but together they created something so beautiful and joyful -- that's how I feel about this blogging experience. I have never met the vast majority of you, yet even though we each choreograph the steps to our own lives, we still dance together, support each other and create joy that circles the earth and changes everything! I thank you for that!
