Check out the finished final finale* of my first mural – now it is framed! Sort of weird what a difference the frame makes, even considering the “high quality” of this particular framing job.
*courtesy Department of Redundancy Dept.
all at once
These are drying on a wall behind my easels.
oranges in progress
Several people have asked if I work on more than one painting at a time. Now I am assuming they don’t mean that I hold a paintbrush in each hand and one in my mouth and keep all moving simultaneously. . . assumptions can be dangerous, but not nearly as dangerous as trying that ridiculous stunt!
In a word, yes (but not in the manner previously described). If I could figure out how to post photos with these blogs, I would show you all the paintings in progress right now. I will try it, and maybe we will all be pleasantly surprised! if not, photos will come later, after I learn how to post them.
A Great Poppy Year
If you live in California, you may be aware that this was the Best Poppy Year Ever! Really! (I painted poppies on the door to the workshop before the poppies “popped”, honest!) Anyway, when the Studio Tour was imminent, I realized that people might like the door so much that they would want poppy paintings. Know what? They (you?) did! Here are three for you to see. Fortunately, for those of you who may be interested, these are unsold as of today.
First Murals!
I have been told that murals are The Way To Earn A Living as a painter. . . maybe, but first I need to learn how! So, these are my first attempts, and are at my house rather than out in public. The poppies came first – a smallish way to learn to use acrylics. Farewell Gap was the goal, and I painted it over and over, progressively larger until I felt ready (sort of) to try it 81″ x 81″. The first photo show it in progress . . . the second shows how the main one looks with a “frame”.
Honeymoon Cabin II
I have drawn this cabin in graphite multiple times, and it remains interesting to me! It is a cute little place, right on the stream, with a great view of Vandever in the background. (That is the peak on the right/west side of Farewell Gap that my studly husband climbs almost every summer while I sit on the porch with the 2way radio and my knitting!). Now I have painted the cabin twice, and probably will continue painting it from various photos taken at different times in the seasons and times of the day. Eventually I hope to paint it standing on location.
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