Katie Jeanne Wood

Mixed Media Artist - daily painter of portraits, flowers, abstracts and birds

The High Road

The High Road

The High Road
Blue and orangey red abstract painting
Available for purchase here

looking out any window

Looking out any window
black and white abstract figure painting
art journal page

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Fred cuteness

Big Red Fred

I haven’t posted photos of Fred in a long while because he’s been staying downstairs. It’s too hot and stuffy up here in the studio these days, but the downstairs is nice and cool. I’m thinking of taking this old couch out to the curb in a couple weeks, and replacing it with a recliner. Our city yard sale day is coming up soon, and I’m hoping I can find a new chair. Poor Fred. His couch potato days may be over. :/ Sorry, Buddy, but this couch has got to be the most uncomfortable piece of furniture I’ve ever owned. Seriously. It’s got to go.

Katherine Jeanne Wood - tree

I took this photo a few days ago. We’ve had a stormy weekend. Rain, wind, hail, and threats of tornadoes continue today.

He Wore the Clothes You Wanted

He Wore the Clothes You Wanted

He Wore the Clothes You Wanted
SOLD!

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Kansas sky 04

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

Rabindranath Tagore

First Class

First Class
9×12 acrylic collage portrait painting on canvas panel
Available for purchase here

Katherine Jeanne Wood - long red fingernails bw art journal page

I’ve closed comments on posts that are older than 2 weeks, which is a nice little WordPress setting that I like very much. Lately, spammers have been comment bombing old posts, sometimes sending me 100’s comments on one post at a time. It seems that once one spammer comments on a post, a whole slew of them swoop in or maybe it’s all the same spammer using different email addresses. Are spammers even real people? Idk. Whatever the case, it leads to far too many comments to weed through. I don’t feel like dealing with it, so no mas!

Have a great weekend! I’ll see you on Monday.

If you leave a comment, please be sure to include your blog link, so I can visit you in return. 🙂

More progress shots of boy in oils, pouty face, and very short video

Katherine Jeanne Wood - boy in oils

Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.

F.W. Dupee

I woke up early, really early, like before 5am early. Killer backache. :/ I’m better now, but I had to get up, and move around. I’m still plugging away at this boy in oils. I fixed his eyes and the shadow on his neck this morning. I think I messed his nose up in the process, but it’s an easy fix. I’m not sure where I’m going with it next. The reference photo I’m using is black and white, so I’m making up his skin color as I go along. Sometimes, I think I nail it, but other times..eh. It’s going to take a while. When it’s finished I’ll gather all the progress shots together into one post.

Katherine Jeanne Wood - pouty face art journal page
pouty face
art journal page

Fun, very short video = less than a minute long

You do not have to be good

Katherine Jeanne Wood - 3 strong woman

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about your despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

Mary Oliver

Katherine Jeanne Wood - you art journal page

Katherine Jeanne Wood - tiny heart rock

11 Ways to get Inspired and Overcome Artist’s Block by Lena Danya

Great advice from a fabulous artist.

new oil paintings, art journal page, 2 girls in a boat, and crazy Kansas weather

Katherine Jeanne Wood - 8 4x4 oil paintings

oil paintings
4×4 inch girls
close up faces

Katherine Jeanne Wood - black white orange art journal page

white, black and orange art journal page

Linking to What’s On Your Work Desk

Katherine Jeanne Wood - 2 girls in a boat

Two Girls in a Boat acrylic on watercolor paper
Available here 

Two Girls in a Boat is an original whimsical painting. Annabelle could not believe that Daisy dropped the only oar into the murky water. It was beginning to get dark. How will they get home??

Katherine Jeanne Wood - clouds

Kansas sky

Katherine Jeanne Wood - snow in April

It was 88F on Saturday.
Last night I turned the heat back on.
Today, the wind chill is 17F, and it snowed.

Rose, Jars of Paint, Field in Kansas

Katherine Jeanne Wood - 9x12 print Rose 02

9×12 digital print of my painting titled Rose
Available for purchase here
Frame is not included in the purchase of this print.
It’s only to give you a visual of what it could look like framed.

Katherine Jeanne Wood - Rose art journal page

You can see me paint Rose later this week, once I get the video edited.
Be sure to subscribe to my Youtube channel, so you don’t miss it.
ps: the roses were handpainted, not collage.
I like how they came out, especially since I did it from my imagination, not a reference photo.

Katherine Jeanne Wood - paint jars 02 jars of paint

Katherine Jeanne Wood - icy field

field in Kansas

Good Monday morning to you. xo I had a pretty good weekend. Our taxes are done; what a relief!!!! Whew!! My husband likes to wait until the 15th, or in this case the 17th, and then there’s lots of pressure, and stress. This year, I suggested doing it early, and I spent all morning getting my figures ready from my business, while he gathered together his paperwork. When he found out he had until the 17th, instead of the 15th, he almost backed out of doing it. lol I made gluten free, vegetarian pizza for dinner last night. Soooo good. Had lots of kitty snuggle time, and relaxed. Ahh.

Today I’m watching: Peter Campbell painting portraits in oil
My order from Blick is coming tomorrow, and I bought a lot of oil paint and 60 canvas.
I don’t have a shelf for drying yet, but it’s okay.

I’m a hot mess

Katherine Jeanne Wood - lay your weary head to rest No 2 2

Sold
Lay Your Weary Head to Rest No 2
New!
8×10 print is now available here
Frame not included in the purchase.

black white green landscapeabstract painting in my art journal

sharpening stabilios

Sharpening stabilo pencils is always challenging. I’m as careful as can be, but I always, and I mean always end up breaking them, and before I know it, the pencil is a little stub. I found a sharpener at Blick that I’m going to try. It’s in my cart, and I’ll be placing an order sometime this week.

baby leaves on the trees

The leaves have been coming out on the trees for two weeks now, and my allergies have been going through the roof. My head is so stuffy, and achy. I’m moving in slow motion. My eyes are blurry, itchy, and bloodshot. I’m a hot mess. This year, I’m going to try something new, an herbal pill. The reviews are mixed, as reviews always are. The majority of people say it worked for them, so here’s hoping. I’m waiting for it to come in the mail, hopefully today or tomorrow. I’ve read it takes a week or so to kick in. If it works, I’ll link to it in a future blog post.

I’m off to the studio. Hope you have a great Monday!

Edited at 3:30pm: My allergy pills came in the mail, and I took 1 pill, which is half the dose. I wanted to be sure I’m not allergic to it before taking the whole dosage, but if I can get away with taking only half the dose I will. So far, so good. About an hour later, I am feeling much better. Stuffy head and headache is gone. AlleriClear by Native Remedies is what I’m taking. I do feel a little loopy, but I’m blaming it on all the oxygen I’m able to take in now.

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