days of wine and amaryllis

 

In the midst of preparing for two shows next week (more on that soon), helping the kids get the house into proper Christmas spirit, and trying to stay on top of the day to day I decided to have another go at a daily amaryllis study.  I did this a couple of years ago, on 18" x 24" paper and vine charcoal, and loved recording the daily transformation.  This time I'm doing smaller studies in pencil, approx 9" x 12", and hope to add color at some point.   Also hoping to update my Etsy shops over the next few day as they have been sadly neglected...

Speaking of Etsy, if you are looking for some fresh gift ideas there are plenty of them.  And the handmade kind which I happen to think are the best.  Check in later for a post I am putting together with some of my favorites. 

Today being Friday I can't let it go unmentioned the FineArtFriday treasuries that are being put together by the members of Finding Fine Art team.   They are awesome!  I had this piece selected to be part of this treasury.  Thanks Robin of robinsart!

on the road

yesterday in Atlanta

this morning

art every day 25

art every day 24: airplane art

I could also call this "turbulent" art but then that might sound like I'm making excuses...

Thankfully it was a short flight.

 

 I am so very...

and wondering what life would be like to be named Thankful L.

art every day 21: minis and modigliani

                                   

art every day 17

Today I felt like I needed some help so I turned to Cezanne.  I have been asked often if I think its cheating to copy and the answer, for me, is always no.  

I'm preparing now for an unexpectedly busy time of year coming up.  I committed to doing more shows than I have ever done within a few weeks time so I will be in full creative swing. 

For now, I am concentrating on smaller pieces and since I will be traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday I will be able to keep up the pace...I think, I hope. 

For anyone who is checking in for the first time I should mention the post titles of "art every day" is in refereance to an online challenge Art Every Day Month  put together by Leah Piken Kolidas.  You can view the list of participants here.  I'm in the studio nearly every day but I still like having this challenge to spur me on and it was definitely helpful in providing the impetus to getting this blog off the ground.

Now if I could just find the time to figure out how to add buttons...

         

a little abstract watercolor from last night

Below are some photos of a painting I finished two weeks ago.   I got some great feedback on the last painting that I posted the progress on so I thought I would post some photos of the beginning, middle and final states of this one.   It is 48" x 36" and sold!



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If you are in the Cambridge/Somerville area this weekend stop

by the Burren for SLAM, the Saturday Local Artist Market. 

Its an execellent opportunity to browse, shop and enjoy a pint at the same time!



art every day 15: breakthrough

Untitled

acrylic on canvas

48" x 36"

After spending the day working on this painting I finally feel like what I have been wanting to happen happened.  I knew it needed to open up and I kept wishing I could crawl inside it somehow and work on it from the inside out.  Impossible, yes, but that was the sensation that kept arising.  So the question has been playing with me, if I can't blow it out from within then what?  I think I got as close to what I was going for, aside from a few touch ups,  that I will stop for now.  This is what it looked like a week ago and this is what it looked today when I started painting.  Because I know all along I wanted to push it in a more expressive direction I like to think of it as all the color and line underneath just exploded and rearranged in a new, more organic order.