I’ve been working on these. The foam flower has given me the most trouble! The praying mantis’s have been interesting. One is on two canvases, the swath down the middle is the mounting board, not part of the painting. The other one is on a panel. So far, I struggle more with acrylic on canvas, than on panels. But the canvases were just sitting there!
Too Bad
This hummingbird was not successful.
Studio five year anniversary
Five years ago Gregg showed me this classroom in the Fines Creek Gym. It was a mess, but we’ve done a lot of rehabbing. He made it a great studio for me. Thanks, Mr. Livingopod!
GMO Flower
Not really. What is the goal? The flower industry is lucrative. I could use some money. Every movement has an effect. How do we prioritize? Short term vs. long term consequences.
Ravens or Crows
Ravens
steal shiny things, unripe fruit and nuts. As their habitat shrinks and is polluted, they adapt, sort of.
Peonies
This started as an abstract color field painting. The peony just butted in!
A Good Marriage
Architecturally when walls made of different materials are joined, it is called a marriage. This screen- oil on two panels, depicts a log wall meeting a hand stacked stone fire place. See this piece in the window at Art On Depot in Waynesville.
Fixing my old easel
This easel has been with me a long time. Lately the tray has been falling after I move it. Or stuck the next time from cranking down the knob. Gregg cut a piece of sandpaper to size of the back, and adhered it with double sided tape. He sprayed the knob with silicon, for lubricating locks. I didn’t take an “after” picture, but the whole thing is back together and working smoothly. It was a small job for him, and a big help for me. Thanks, Gregg!
Hand built
All of the old farm buildings were built by hand, with local materials. Those materials have weathered and aged into beauty. This painting of a potato barn is at Art on Depot, Waynesville.
House paint
I’m enamored of the paint samples at Lowe’s. They change every season. Donna gives me coupons, so mostly I don’t buy them. I had these boxes, and the jars fit in them nicely.
I’m making a color chart, of all of the acrylic and latex paint that I have accumulated since quitting oils. It’s quite a range, and some are surprising. I had a huge array of oils, but since ITP, I’m staying away from the solvents. The skills of using acrylics are different from oils, and I get frustrated sometimes. And sometimes we make something rocking!