"me"

Well, I'm a bit behind to say the least!  This is for the dailypaintworks challenge a few weeks ago, "All About You"or is it "All about Me"?  I started it promptly, but then got distracted!  I thought it was rather cool that somehow the light refracted yellow on my face around the lenses... a tad jaundice-looking, but cool.

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenge/85C8095F-A49E-41B2-823B-E26B94D87276

4"x4" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas 
 

"Bucket"

Kim Rempel, over at EAT DRINK PAINT  http://eatdrinkpaint.blogspot.com/, is posting things mundane from her garage, and invited us to join her.  There is beauty in the ordinary!

6"x6" acrylic on gessoed fiberboard

"Dogwood"

Dogwood blossoms are so beautiful.  I always wish they would stay a bit longer!

6"x6" acrylic on gessoed fiberboard

Color-Changing Mist

This horse belongs to an online friend. His name is Mist and I promise he changes color!  I think he is a beautiful gray ~ but I saw purple, blue...gold!  My girls think he uses a crimping iron on his mane and tail!  :D

6"x6" acrylic on gessoed fiberboard    NFS  

This is the underpainting done in my van by booklight!

Health Class

My 15 year old daughter drew this in Health class. Pretty nice shading considering she only had a mechanical pencil!  I think it's pretty great!

"Cerises II"

Another mini painted by booklight.

4"x 4" acrylic on gessoed fiberboard

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"Fire and Ice"

Sunflowers may very well be my new favorite flower.

6"x6" acrylic on gessoed fiberboard   Sold

"Trois Cerises"

This was a fun little painting... that bad boy in the middle kept rolling over, so I left him that way! It's almost like he is taking a bow.

4"x 4" acrylic on gessoed fiberboard

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"Wild Violets"

My favorite little flower! 

4" x 4" acrylic on gessoed fiberboard       nfs
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Nightshade Jewels

I know, everyone paints tomatoes, but these were so red!  I painted this in the van, er, mobile studio, while waiting for my dancers.  The only light I had was the from the glow of the computer screen (my mater foto), and 2 little book lights on my cardboard easel!  Oh... another book light on the palette!   Hmmm....maybe I should always paint in the van by book light!

6" x 6" acrylic on gessoed fiberboard    
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"Summer Snowflakes"

These tiny little "snowflakes" are about the only snow we see here in Louisiana.  My sweet daugher took lovely photos of them in our back yard, remnants of her great-grandmother who lived here so many years ago!   They just seem to dance under the trees!

4"x4" acrylic on wood panel     Sold

"Cochise"

I originally started this pastel as a study using pastel pencils on Wallis sanded pastel paper.  My plan was to work in my mobile studio,(my 12 passenger van with a bench removed for my supplies), while I waited on 2 of my daughters in dance class.  It's an hour and a half drive to get them there, and not a lot for me to do in the city at that time of day.  At least nothing that doesn't involve spending money.  So... pastel pencils seemed like a great idea.  When I had finished the sketch, I tapped the back as usual, to remove loose pastel!  Horror struck as right before my eyes the drawing slid off the paper and onto the ground!

There was just a ghost of a sketch left!  My regular pastels are staying nicely on the Wallis ground, and I am finding that I really like this paper.

10"x10" pastel on Wallis       Sold

Aqua Mug

This weeks Daily Paintworks challenge, one color per stroke.  This was so hard for me! I like the background okay, but the mug is a bit overworked I think.  I'm going to try again. Check out all these entries,   http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenge/85FF8737-76BA-41D3-8E22-4154DA1CC422
6"x6", acrylic on fiberboard

"Red"

Horses are so graceful, I love to paint them!  This horse belongs to my 12 yr. old's BFF.  It's a very, very late Christmas present!  It sure provided me with several lessons on handling acrylics!

16"x20" acrylic on wrapped canvas   NFS

"Zippo" Challenge

This was fun! The challenge was limiting your palette to only 3 colors ~ Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue, and Burnt Sienna. http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenges

4"x4" acrylic on wood panel