On the easel

Here are a few images to show what I've been working on: a Sebbie and a pair of toys squabbling. Both paintings are still in progress. I'm having fun. I have great plans for the next Sebbie painting as well, which is spurring me to work faster--no spoilers, but it *may* involve a fake mustache. 

It's coming...

Sebbie and the Elephant

"The Bird"

Here's the latest finished Sebbie piece:

Summer vacation

I just got back from a week visiting family in Wisconsin. I love Lake Michigan; it's so beautiful.

It's great to be back in the studio again, though. I'm trying to get as much painting in before next weekend when I'm excited to be heading to Chattanooga for the opening of Women Painting Women (R)evolution.

Catalogue

The catalogue for the upcoming show, Women Painting Women (R)evolution 2013 at Townsend Atelier is available online here.
I'm very excite for this show; I'm in the company of so many artists I admire.

Studio flowers...because I don't have a studio pet

It was dark and rainy today, which is not my favorite weather for functioning, really. I did a little study, though, anyway, of the flowers I have in a vase in the studio--they're bright and cheery and maybe compensate a little for the lack of sun in the sky. I decided to worry about color first and drawing second, which is the opposite of how I usually work--it's always good to mix it up a little. Here's the little study, oil on panel: