Acrylic impasto palette knife painting
Flower Series No 38
photos from my phone and ipad
blind kitty, Sweet Pea
Heart rocks my husband has collected for me in recent weeks.
I have jars full of these things.
My latest obsession
Acrylic impasto palette knife painting
Bouquet of red flowers, and one white flower
Flower Series No 37
Original painting available here
Giclee prints available here
My latest obsession is guacamole and tortilla chips. I have lived my entire life without knowing how tasty avocados are. How did that happen? Greg has eaten them for years, but I never tried them more than once or twice until about 6 months ago when I started making cabbage salad with them. Cabbage salad is basically cabbage, avocados, fresh pineapple, lemon juice, minced onion, and celery salt. Mash the avocados, add some lemon juice. Chop up the pineapple, and cabbage. Mix it all together. Sooo good. I eat it about 4 to 5 times a week. I’m trying not to get as obsessed with the guacamole and chips, but it’s difficult.
Happiness is
Like candy apples
Acrylic palette knife painting
Red flowers in a water glass
Flower Series No 35
Original painting available here
Giclee prints available here
I couldn’t get a really good image with my camera. I picked the best photos, but I’m not happy with them. In reality, the flowers look like candy apples you get at the county fair. I have to resist breaking off a piece, and eating it. Really pretty red.
You also can’t feel the texture through the camera lens. The best I can explain it to you is it feels like soft glass. I don’t believe I’ve ever felt glass that is soft before, and you probably haven’t either, so you’re just gonna have to trust me on this, okay? The flowers look like candy apples, and feel like soft glass. It is best viewed in person with your own eyes.
Why I want to keep going after 30 paintings in 30 days
Palette knife painting
Big white roses in a water glass
Flower Series No 33
Giclee prints are available HERE
Why I want to keep going after 30 paintings in 30 days..
Make your mistakes, take your chances, look silly, but keep on going. Don’t freeze up.
Thomas Wolfe
I’ve decided that painting every day and making myself blog is easier than getting artist block, and freezing up. Waaay easier. I’ve gone through artist block a few times, and it’s rough. I’m worse than a bear to live with. Grrrr!! It makes you feel like you’re worthless, washed up, a has been, and you’ll never paint again. The days are dark, and all you do is sit around having a pity party for yourself. I HATE when it happens. I’d do anything to prevent it from happening again, and I’m convinced the way to avoid artist block is to keep pushing on through every single day.
Sure there were days last month when I didn’t want to paint, and certainly didn’t want to blog, but I did it anyway. Doing something even if you don’t feel like it is not only the grownup thing to do, but it makes you keeping stepping ahead, one foot in front of the other. If you keep moving forward, no matter the speed, even if it’s just a tiny painting and a two sentence blog post, at least you’re doing it. You’re not sitting there hating on yourself, right? You’re not stuck in a rut. You can’t beat yourself up because you tried. So, that’s why I’m gonna keep pushing on through every day.
30 paintings in 30 days September 2014
30 paintings in 30 days – September 2014
I’m sorry to see September end. It’s one of my favorite months out of the year, and it passed so quickly. It was a challenging, yet productive month.
Here’s a little recap:
1. I took my art in a direction I’ve wanted to go for a long time. I now have four new series, flowers, birds, landscapes and abstracts painted with palette knives. These will be ongoing series.
2. I opened up a brand new Etsy shop for my palette knife paintings.
3. I was contacted by an art licensing company, and I became a licensed artist. My new work will soon be available worldwide and online in many different shops!!! I’m beyond thrilled.
4. I started and completed 30 paintings in 30 days.
Flower Series No 29
Original painting available HERE
12×12 Giclee prints available here
I plan to continue blogging on a regular basis, just as I did before the challenge started. Be sure to check back often or add me to your blog reader, so you’ll know when I update. You can also sign up to receive my posts in email —> sign up is over there in the sidebar.
Finished, but not done, Day 30 of 30 in 30
Acrylic palette knife painting
Flower Series No 28
Giclee print available HERE
I have good intentions. I make promises to myself every day, but I rarely follow through. Like, I’m sitting here now, and it’s 3am. I promised myself I’d get to bed a little earlier tonight, but did I? No. I also promised myself I wouldn’t eat late at night tonight, but did I? Yes. I had a tossed salad, and cabbage salad, which was divine, and healthy. Still, I let myself down. Being human is hard some days.
One thing I did follow through on was making it to the end of this 30 paintings in 30 day challenge. I made it without missing one day. Woohoo!! Finished, but not done because tomorrow I’ll be posting a collage of all 30/30 paintings. See you then.
Day 30 of 30/30
Give it a listen, Day 29 of 30 in 30
Acrylic palette knife painting
Flower Series No 27
Giclee print available HERE
Today I listened to News, Politics and Stress radio show. If you get stressed out by reading or watching the news, you might want to give it a listen. It was worth the hour for me, even though it was recorded back in July when the world seemed a little less violent.
What do you listen to or watch while you’re working? Do you know of any good podcasts, art related radio shows or youtube channels? Sadly, I spend more time at my desk each day than I do painting. Editing photos takes a great deal of my time, so I like to have something on while I work. I’m always looking for new stuff. Let me know your favorites in the comments.
Day 29 of 30/30.
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