Happy St. Patrick's Day

Jake the Leprechaun

Luke

Alley

Beary SOLD

The beloved stuffed animal.

25 min studies (SOLD)

More Quick Studies 30-60 min

"Stepping up to Pink" SOLD and "Roses" SOLD

More fun paintings from Louis Escobedo's class in Easton, MD. I'm getting better. I felt like the process of the rose painting was more successful than the final piece, but I think I am improving.

QUICK Studies 25 min SOLD

I'm in a great class this semester called Quick Studies. You have to set the timer and paint like the wind. I've been doing 5-10 paintings each week. These were all done in 25 min.

Checksna

Portrait from Louis Escobedo's class

Count Down to Classes

I'm getting the panels ready to paint on. Do you like my new drying rack? This might last me until mid term in my Quick Studies class. I'll be painting 8-10 paintings/week.

Does this look like $500 worth of supplies to you?

"Pomegranate" and "Watermelon"

I need to pace myself a little. I did two paintings this week in Easton, but I think it would have been better to do one, and take more time.

Alex

Here is Alex. He had a very thick Eastern European accent. This was my first portrait from life in a long while.

Pink Flower

My first painting in Easton was this still life with fresh flowers. I was painting on an 18x24 canvas which was a little ambitious for a one day piece, but here it is. We'll see if I improve this year.

Easton Studio

For the past three weeks I have been painting with artist Louis Escobedo at a studio in Easton, Maryland. As soon as I walked into that place, I knew I was supposed to be there.

Final

So my final for my Cityscape class was due at 3 am. I worked on a big Annapolis painting all day Saturday, and yesterday decided it would be easier to start a new one than finish that one. I hadn't gotten too far, and had a the Relief Society Christmas party tonight. When I got home, I was SO tired I couldn't stay awake to paint, so I decided to take a catnap on the couch in my studio and wake up in an hour or so to paint. I was really cold, so I moved the ceramic heater closer to warm my cold legs. My studio couch is tiny so I must have moved my leg off the couch a little- I woke up to a painful burning sensation and saw that my whole leg was burned. I had blisters on the only part where actual skin was exposed just above my sock line. Ouch! Thank goodness, though, or I would have slept and not turned in my final :)

Eastport Elementary School

Redd in Annapolis

Vivo SOLD

The big winner! This weekend was Paint Annapolis, a juried plein air painting event. I wasn't in the main show, but I participated in the timed "Dueling Brushes" competition.

Honestly, I didn't think my painting stood a chance. There were tons of fabulous paintings.

But when they were announcing the winners, they called my name. I sold it too. A great day for painting!