before and after revising
Everyone Wants a Piece of the Pie
how I wish
It’s been blazing hot this week, and oh, how I wish I could step into this photo for a quick dip to cool off. Tomorrow will be a whole ‘nother story. We’re going to go from 95F down to 63F as a high. I’ll be plugging in the electric heater. Gotta love fall in the midwest.
I’m placing this here to remind myself
to stop being a lazy slob,
and finish reading it.
It’s a book of short stories,
and the last one I read wasn’t all that great,
so I quit.
I lose interest in things easily.
We celebrated my son’s birthday last month,
and I made this gf low carb coconut cake.
Sooo good!
Did I mention it’s also sugar free?
She loves to sleep with her head on my pillow.
Aww..
my wittle snuggle buggy boo.
I wanna reach into this photo, and pet her.
PEACE
Hope you’re having a great week.
Lots of new oil portrait paintings, along with painting videos will be coming this month. I’ve spent the past couple weeks painting, and filming almost every day. I finally caught up with my weekly video schedule, and now I’m actually ahead of the game. Love it!! I can’t wait to show you all the new stuff.
PS: I don’t always remember to post every video I make here on my blog, so you should subscribe to my youtube channel. Don’t miss out! xo
Revising Belle Portrait Painting | Pretty pink rose in hair
WIP
work in progress
I was messing around with the background, and now I’m torn between the black, blue and the white one. Which one should I go with?
Revising mini portrait paintings
Revising mini portrait paintings
Since I’m on a roll
revising Halloween paintings,
I figured I might as well keep going.
Meditating girl
Norwegian Girl
acrylic portrait painting
Polka dot scarf portrait painting
Masquerade Masks Portrait Paintings
being listed now
While working I’ve been listening to Simon and Garfunkel’s greatest hits, Songs of Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave: The Good Son, Eminem’s new songs, and 4 part interview.
Last night I watched several documentaries on youtube, and found a slew of artists to follow: Salvador Dali doc, Sparta 300, collection of 825 Van Gogh paintings, Ray Johnson, Peter Blake, Andreas Gursky, Basquiat Boom for Real, Dali and Duchamp, James Turrell & Rachel Whiteread. Yes, I went on quite a YT watching spree, and I haven’t even started listing all the new artists (to me) I found.
I actually binge watch youtube quite often (much more than Netflix) because the selection is so awesome, and bingeing helps me decompress. Most of these weren’t full documentaries. The Van Gogh one was the most relaxing, and I think I nodded off a few times while watching it. I will be watching that one again soon.
Tonight I’m planning on watching The Fake Van Gogh’s Counterfeit art documentary. If you have time, check out the first comment under the doc by Alexandra Zeres. I think she has a valid point. “Have we become that pretentious?” Unfortunately, yes.
Revising Halloween paintings
Revising Halloween paintings
Work in progress
Those who have followed me for a while know
I used to paint a lot of masquerade mask portrait paintings,
like, a lot, a lot.
And then I stopped.
Because, nothing lasts forever,
y’know?
Over my summer hiatus I found a stash
of 4×4 miniatures
hanging out behind the scenes.
Because I painted them so long ago,
all were in desperate need of
revision. So I figured,
why not?
Once these are finished,
it’s hard to say if or when I’ll paint more.
I’m trying to hurry,
so I can
get them revised, photographed,
and listed here in my shop before Halloween.
I’m also listing them in my Etsy shop
so these are time sensitive,
and might not last long.
First come, first serve basis.
I’ll be adding more as I finish them,
but these are
one of a kind original paintings.
If you see one you like,
get it while you can.
It’s a long one: art journal page, supplies, traffic jam, mini portrait, video, new merchandise in my shop, and tons of links
Unfolding Layers
You can see me paint this art journal page in the video below.
Don’t miss out.
Keep scrolling.
😀
Some of my favorite art supplies are super cheap.
Crayola chalk and crayons are the best for making marks
in abstract and portrait paintings.
WIP
Norwegian girl portrait painting
Had to flip the ac back on a couple days ago. Seems as if the heat, sun, and humidity are back to stay for the next week or so.
Can someone hold the elevator, please?
Looks like I won’t be taking the stairs.
😼 😺😸😹
Traffic jam!
The princess of the house,
aka Miss Pea Doodle Doo,
refused to budge out of Chewy’s way.
She just kept growling, and twitching her legs
in a “try it and see what happens to you, mister” way.
Oh, that girl!!
How I looooove her.
Black & white oil portrait.
I like to look at my art in different ways sometimes.
Okay, here’s the video I promised you. If you’re seeing this post via email you’ll probably wonder what I’m talking about because all you see is white space. For some reason, videos have trouble making it through email subscriptions, which is why I’m linking to it on youtube.
One last thing before I go..more merchandise has been added to my Etsy shop. I’m now offering leggings, along with pillows, framed prints, and phone cases in my Etsy shop.
Shift in seasons
When the seasons shift, even the subtle beginning, the scent of a promised change, I feel something stir inside me. Hopefulness? Gratitude? Openness? Whatever it is, it’s welcome. -Kristin Armstrong
I’m goin’ up the country, baby don’t you want to go?
I’m goin’ up the country, baby don’t you want to go?
I’m goin’ to some place, I’ve never been before.
more heart shaped leaves
It’s coming up on my favorite time of year.
I’m giddy with excitement.
After 4 months of being in the high 90s to 100F+
with blazing HOT sun,
ridiculously high humidity
and no rain,
I welcome the cooler
temperatures
and how the light turns a mellow
peachy golden color in the afternoon.
Who else can relate to this?
I’m able to open my curtains,
and step outside once again.
Oh, world,
how I’ve missed you,
as I’ve been in here hiding
in my self-made
darkness.
It’s nice to appreciate daylight
once again,
and not have to recoil from it
for fear it will set my eyeballs
afire.
lol
I’m half joking
half serious.
It’s been soooo painful to go outside.
And now it’s not.
Ahhhhh.
Heat and sun cracked the earth
on this drought damaged beach.
It’s been a looong, mean summer.
If you’re getting this post via email, just an fyi, the photos are optimized, and much smaller than what I’m actually posting. You can see the full sized photos on my blog.
In other news, I’ve been slowly filling up my shop with newly revised Halloween paintings, which I’ll tell you more about soon. Also, there are new Halloween pillows in my Etsy shop..
and Halloween framed prints
Reading – Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain..this book isn’t quite what I expected. It reads very much like a textbook with lots of studies, and statistics going back to 1920. I’m nerdy, so I love that kind of stuff. Even at 370 pages, it was a fast read. I’m a bit fatigued, tho. I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction books lately, so I’m thinking my next book should be more fun. If you have any suggestions, leave me a comment below. Let me know what you’re reading.
Listening to –
Patti Smith greatest hits
Leonard Cohen greatest hits
Mark Knopfler – Privateering
Boldly empowered loosely painted art journal portrait
Boldly empowered loosely painted art journal portrait video.
This was fun to paint. It’s one of those
“This is for me, so I do not give a shit”
type of paintings.
I’d rather play than tie myself all up in a knot.
Messy, loose, freeeeeing.
Enjoy!
Let me know what you’re
working on in your art journal
in the comments below.
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