Shout It

Shout It

6" x 8", oil

I've been wanting to do a painting of my (rock star;) husband Kurt to celebrate the release of his first -all original- CD, "Shout It Out Loud". I'm very proud of his work, he's a great songwriter and musician.

I'm always nervous doing figures, since I'm pretty new at it, but it was fun.

Meet Me

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Meet Me

6" x 8", oil

Help! I don't know what I'm doing!! After neglecting the painting half of my studio for over three months, I finally tried to paint something. My favorite thing to paint used to be snow, but feeling so rusty, it was quite a struggle. I liked this subject because of the footprints leading to a nice little meeting spot along a X-country ski trail.

"13"

"13"

8" x 10", oil

Just got this done in time, I wanted to paint this while my son is still 13. Another mighty struggle with pretty much everything in this one, but it's done and he likes it.

It's from a vacation photo taken in Arizona along the original Route 66. All that's left are the telephone poles to show where the road was.

Autumn Edge

Autumn Edge

6 x 8, oil

Mom and I went out to Kettle Moraine Forest today for some plein aire painting. It was a beautiful drive out, the fall leaves and colors are just starting to come out. After a long summer it feels like we're finally on the edge of autumn. It was fun to throw some red sumac colors on the canvas, along with the (probably over the top) yellows.

This is what I was looking at...

September Marsh

September Marsh

6 x 8, oil

Southern Wisconsin has had an endless summer this month, so I finally took advantage of the perfect plein aire weather. I was able to sit on a log right IN the marsh behind our house. It has been so dry that meadow flowers have replaced the reeds and are taking over the drying muck. The colors were beautiful and the best part was NO BUGS! This must be what it's like to live in California : )

Ready For Take Off

Ready For Take Off

10" x 10", oil

This one was a real humbling experience, I struggled mightily. I snapped this pix while on vacation months ago and have been thinking about painting it since. As often happens when I "think" too much on a painting it just turns into a mess. After much scraping I've just gotta call it done.

I do love painting ravens tho, I'm glad I went crazy and took lots of photos of the "friendly" ravens at Petrified National Forest this past spring.

I'm back, with cupcakes!

Sprinkles Please

6 x 8, oil

Karin's cupcake challenge (for DSFDF) felt perfect for sliding back into painting mode. I haven't painted since last April (what can I say... work happened, then summer happened). This one was really fun. I wasn't sure how I'd handle the sprinkles, so I ignored them til the end. I ended up using a small nail and dipping the nail head into the paint to sorta stamp them on. Too fun!!

The pink background is magenta acrylic paint that I used as an underpainting.