Katie Jeanne Wood

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

I haz RELAX on my mind, Day 30 of 30 paintings in 30 days

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Day 30 of 30 paintings in 30 days
The challenge is over.
I haz RELAX on my mind now.
I can not relax, tho.
I have to go make a collage of my 30 in 30 paintings.
🙂
Listening to: Scraping the Pieces by Twin Forks
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You make something

Untitled

I actually painted more than 30 paintings this month. I haven’t had a chance to post everything here yet, but I have an entire art journal almost completed, and that feels really good. Art journaling is one of my go-to things lately. When I go into my studio, I go straight for my art journals. I have 4 books at different stages of completion. Greg brought me home THREE last night..so exciting!! I’ve asked him to be on the lookout for any large size books at the library for sale, since he’s there nearly every day.
Lady Danger

I’m not going to stop blogging just because the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge has ended. I will be here at least on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I might even throw in some posts on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as well. Ever since I saw Alisa Burke’s video about blogging a few days ago, I’ve been feeling inspired to blog more. I really want to take her class, but Misty Mawn’s class, Full Circle, just started, and I want to give it all my attention.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a collage of allll 30 paintings.

I MUST Obey – Day 27 of 30 paintings in 30 days

 
I MUST obey
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Day 27 of 30 paintings in 30 days
 
Untitled

Melancholy
Available for purchase here

 
I wish to cry. Yet, I laugh, and my lipstick leaves a red stain like a bloody crescent moon on the top of the beer can. ~Sylvia Plath

 

Oh, that Sylvia. I’ve read all her poems, word for word, but I can’t find the answers I’m seeking there. She haunts me, and I think of her often, although not as often as I once did. I can never make my paintings look as sad as I imagine she was, tho.
 
5 paintings for the stagecoach gallery

5 paintings in progress for the Stagecoach Gallery
I’ll be finishing them up today, hopefully.

 

Fred cuteness

Hanging with Big Red Fred

Watching: Joseph Arthur
with Mike Mills and Bill Dobrow live at the Sellersville Theater

Cows!! Day 26 of 30 paintings in 30 days

 
 Bessy the Cow
4×4 original painting on chipboard
blue sky background
Available for purchase here
 
Holstein Cow
Lime green grass
4×4 original painting on chipboard
Available for purchase here
 
Two paintings today because they’re small.
Day 26 of 30 paintings in 30 days
 
bare trees

We’ve been having the most beautiful weather here in Kansas. Sunny, and warm. It’s hard not to run outside to play, but I’m trying to behave.

Sweet Pea in her pink bed
 
Wittle Sweet Pea on her pink princess bed
Moooooooore tomorrow..
but first, watch this fun video, yeah!
I wanna play in that snow. 🙂

Jeremy Fisher – Jolene

Their Offering – Day 25 of 30 paintings in 30 days

Their Offering
Original painting of 3 girls holding red hearts on canvas panel
Valentine’s Day art
Available for purchase here
Day 25 of 30 paintings in 30 days
Only 6 more days to go!!
 
Katherine Jeanne Wood - work in progressMore little Valentines
 
Katherine Jeanne Wood - Sweet Pea sprawling aboutSweet Pea
If you look closely at her fur there are hearts all over her.
No surprise to me.
She also has a black bird on her head..
can’t see it in this photo, but it’s sooo cute.

Katherine Jeanne Wood - heart in my coffee grounds

heart in my coffee grounds

I had to bring it over to the window in my office to get a photo of it.
Sometimes, love is alllll around you. You just have to notice it. xo
 
Watching: live performance by the Counting Crows
“When everyone loves you,
you should never be lonely.”

Dark as Night, More Beautiful Than White Snow Day 24 of 30 paintings in 30 days

Dark as Night, More Beautiful Than White Snow
Abstract landscape painting
Prints are available here
Original painting is in my art journal, and is not for sale
Day 24 of 30 paintings in 30 days

Katherine Jeanne Wood - snow

This was a couple weeks ago.
Then it got warm, and the snow went away.
Make sure you squint so you can see the little tracks in the snow.

charcoal

Where the Willow Tree Died
Up on the limb I had more to see but I can’t feel your hand
And I can’t extend my reach
I yelled down to you to climb the tree instead without my help
And you said back, “I tried”
Now I am looking at the branch where I stand it’s giving out, oh my
Can you hear my lonely cry
I should have saved a seed for you to grow and us to reap all night
Where the willow tree died
 
Well you always play the games
Looks like you’re off again, but your branches always break
When on solid ground we stand
You lean down and lend a hand and everything goes as you planned
 
Listening to: Where the Willow Tree Died by Foreign Fields

No Surprise Day 23 of 30 paintings in 30 days

No Surprise
Girl with black hair wearing a green shirt
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Day 23 of 30 paintings in 30 days
I’ve been turning the camera on when I’m doing my art journal warm up paintings. Since the tripod is on the table, which means the camera is right above where I’m painting, I figure why not? These are fun little pages I do before tackling a more serious painting for the day. It gets my creativity flowing, and it gives me something to upload to my youtube channel. If I get something I like, I can sell prints. So, it’s a win/win/win type of situation.
Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?
~Danielle LaPorte

No Denial – Day 22 of 30 paintings in 30 days

No Denial
Original acrylic portrait painting
Girl with eyes closed, head bent
Available for purchase here
Day 22 of 30 paintings in 30 days
Thanks to everyone who emailed or left a comment here or on FB about Lola’s passing. We’re doing okay. Big Red Fred has become a studio dog again..he was staying downstairs with Lola because it became impossible for her to climb all the stairs a few months ago. He’s loving all the attention he’s getting. He’s a big ole ham, and showering him with extra love is making things easier on us too. We will miss Lola, but sometimes death is welcoming. She doesn’t have to deal with illness any more..and that’s a good thing. 
To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. ~Mary Oliver
Fred the Studio dog
Big Red Fred, aka The Studio Dog
Sweet Pea is a little nervous since Fred took over her couch, but she wasn’t using it anyway. She likes to be near me, so she has a little kitty bed under my desk, and in the studio.
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