Happy new year! I’m a little late to the party, but thought I’d drop in to give you a sneak peek of what I’ve been working on so far in 2025.
These are all gouache portrait paintings on cardboard.
I’ve been enjoying a slow turtle start to the new year. It was nice to have some time off, but I’m happy to be back at it. These portraits were painted yesterday – my first day back in the studio after taking a month off.
I hope the bright gouache colors & cat silliness add some cheer to your day. Meow!
Here’s an artist tip for you – if you post a bunch of closeup shots of your work, you will appear to be more prolific than you actually are.
I completely forgot to take work in progress (wip) photos as I was painting last night. Oops! I remembered as I was getting ready to clean up my work table at 1 this morning. Doh! Too late!
Forgive me. I’m so out of practice, it seems I’ve forgotten how to blog. Yeaaah, that annoying little detail of needing to prepare ahead of time completely slipped my mind. Aw well..another time, perhaps?
Since these are fresh off the easel, they’re not listed anywhere yet. I won’t get around to it until next week. If you’re interested in purchasing any of them, you can contact me for first dibs.
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What I’ve been reading:
100 things that made my year (2024) by Austin Kleon – I didn’t make a list, but if I did, one of my 100 things would be that I reread 3 of Austin’s books in 2024 for like the 4th or 5th time.
I also ran across this article about Austin’s blackout poetry by accident, which led me to Andrew Lavers Youtube channel. After watching his video titled Empty & Silent, I now want to binge watch all of his videos.
Audiobooks:
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley – haven’t got too far into this one yet
Journey of Souls by Michael Newton – finished this one. It’s pretty trippy, but interesting, for sure.
Watching:
Harold Garde: Working Artist – Dale Schierholt has released Harold’s documentary on Youtube! I’ve seen the documentary a few times, but I watched it again when I saw it come up on my Youtube feed. It’s so beautifully filmed, and I love listening to Harold tell his story. He is such an inspiration to me, and always be.
Saying Random Words for 1 Hour – lol I can’t..I can’t watch the whole thing, but maybe I’ll listen to it sometime when I’m trying to fall asleep or if I’m trying to come up with titles for my paintings? Haha!! I love & appreciate Peter’s creativity, and the painful effort he made.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a happy weekend.