Katie Jeanne Wood

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

6 months of painting daily – how’s it going? Any new developments?

Katie Jeanne Wood - Beginning of The Dream blue abstract print© Katie Jeanne Wood 
Beginning of The Dream
PRINTS

I just slid into the 7th month of my daily painting practice, so I thought I’d write a quick update about what the first 6 months has been like. Other than experiencing exhaustion after painting 66 abstract paintings in one weekend, the painting part is going extremely well for me. Ah, man..that weekend was rough to say the least. I’m still trying to recover. Painting every day is a piece of cake compared to that. lol 

Katie Jeanne Wood - Soft Blue Edges blue abstract printSoft Blue Edges
blue abstract print
PRINTS

I haven’t had a problem with artist block or getting myself into the studio during the past 6 months. I knew when I painted for 365 days in 2017 that keeping track of my progress was the most difficult part of the challenge for me, and that hasn’t changed. I have a HUGE backlog of photos to go through.

Katie Jeanne Wood - Evening Love Song abstract painting printEvening Love Song
Abstract painting print
PRINTS

So, no big discoveries lately. This is all stuff I already knew..my strengths and weaknesses haven’t changed over time, which is fine because I wasn’t looking to change. My goal for painting daily this time around is to paint every day – nothing more. I’m happy with the results I’m getting – hundreds of paintings and art journal pages have been created, and that’s all that matters to me. Here’s to month 7! I’m ready, let’s go! 

Other places to find me online

Birdy on Her Head No 2

9x12 Bird on her Head No 2

Birdy on Her Head No 2
Sold!
Prints available here

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Because of the holiday tomorrow, I’ll be taking the day off from blogging, and the studio. I’ll be back on Monday, and I’ll be participating in a virtual blog tour. I’ll be answering four questions about my artwork. Fun! Have a great weekend, and a safe 4th of July, if you’re in the USA. 

Because I like random

here are some random photos..

rose

pink rose

handmade paper

handmade paper 

july06 084 copy

The rose has but a summer reign, the daisy never dies.
James Montgomery

I’ve been blogging since 2001. Hard to believe, but I was doing this before the words “blog”, “blogging” or “Blogger” had been created. It used to be called “online journaling”. Everyone poured their hearts out to the world back then. It’s funny to think of it now because I rarely share personal stuff here on my blog. I miss those days.  

Digital cameras hadn’t been invented yet, or they had, but were so expensive, nobody could afford to buy one. So, I used to take photos with a Canon 35mm, mail the film to TX, and wait for it to be developed. It took a couple weeks. There was no instant gratification, like we get today. In the meantime, I was taking more photos, and getting ready to mail another roll. It was expensive, I remember. When I got the photos back in the mail, I had to scan them in, which took hours. It was so much work. There was no Blogger or WordPress, so I had to hand code my posts in html. Then, FTP everything. There was no simple Publish button to push. Whoa..can’t even imagine going to alllll that work today.  

Anyway, I have a thousand million photos saved. When things are kinda slow in my studio, like this week, since it’s a short holiday week here in the states, I start going through the old folders. I have everything saved by month and year. I’ve always been pretty organized when it comes to my computer, and I back up all my files onto several external hard drives..I have 4, in case one hard drive gets corrupted, I have backups of the backups. So, even though I’ve had several computers since 2001, I still have all my photos safely saved. These photos I’m posting today were from April 2004, and I had a digital camera by then, I think. I kinda miss that old camera. It had crazy depth of field, as seen in the first photo. 

Okay, although it’s fun, enough reminiscing of the good ole days for now. I’ve got to get into the  studio, and get some painting done today. 🙂 

I Hear You Calling

I Can Hear You Calling

I Hear You Calling
9×12 inch print
Available for purchase here

dirt road

old dirt road

I don’t know what it is about these old dirt roads, but I do hear them calling my name, if I stay away for too many days.

School Girl

School Girl
black and white portrait painting
Available for purchase here

Katherine Jeanne Wood - paint cups

paint cups

She Won't Let Go

She Won’t Let go
girl and her chicken portrait painting
SOLD!
Prints now available here

photo of my squirrel friend

This time I was spying on him.

Watermelon

Watermelon
Red haired girl taking a big bite out of her watermelon portrait painting
SOLD!
Prints are now available here

Happy PPF, if you’re visiting on Friday. I haven’t been around to party for a couple weeks, so be sure to click on the banner up there, and scroll down to see what else I’ve been up to lately.

If you leave a comment, please be sure to include a link to your blog to make it easier to visit you. If I have to go look for your blog link somewhere in my bookmarks or in my blog reader, there’s a reallllllllly good chance I’ll get distracted, and never make it to your blog. My intentions are good, but I have the attention span of a gnat. No link with your comment = me probably not going to visit.

I’m Bored, Heart Rocks, Studio Pics, Day 4 of 30 paintings in 30 days

I'm Bored

I’m bored
Boy wearing green and blue sweater, leaning his head on his hand.
Art journal page.
Prints are available here.

Day 4 of 30 paintings in 30 days.

painting heart rocks

painting cups
 
paint cups
 
Some of my favorite photos are black and white.
 

prepping canvas

prepping canvas with torn up pieces from zines I bought years ago.

prepping canvas

prepped canvas

Happy weekend everyone!
It’s freezing cold here, and going to snow again tonight. 🙂
I’ll be bundled up in layers,
painting my little heart out in my studio.

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