When All Else Fails Paint

Art Cards Editions and Originals

2011-08-18T08:37:00.000-07:00

When I was at my daughter's SLO Space art gallery all day I worked on these art cards. They are done in opaque watercolor. All art cards are 2 1/2" x 3 1/2", the same measurement as baseball cards.

Many people collect and trade art cards. It's a way to buy original art that won't break the bank.

A Little Peace and Quiet Makes All the Difference

2011-08-10T00:22:00.000-07:00

When some friends ask me to house sit, I realized that if I got away from the daily grind, I might actually have time to paint. I worked with egg tempera, and after two days of that I switched to opaque watercolor.
I know noise pollution affects me, but I was acutely aware of how much it's harmed my productivity ever since I moved to Anaheim. Once I was out in the country away from gardeners, noisy neighbors, screaming children, helicopters, sirens, and non-stop air conditioners, I could relax and concentrate.

Working with egg tempera on illumination.

Roses from the garden

Roses from a different angle.

Faux Pumpkin Painted Purple and Blue

2010-10-16T16:54:00.000-07:00

The last thing I painted was a fake pumpkin. I'm making a diorama. Here is a clip that shows a bit of the demo I'm making for youtube. If you are interested drop me a comment and I'll embed the two part video here when I'm done.

Airbrush Practice Hypnotist T-shirt

2010-08-30T01:24:00.000-07:00

Because not all painting is done with a brush.

Two New Paintings

2010-08-04T20:07:00.000-07:00

I painted until the sun came boiling down on my back. And I said to myself, 'Self, I'm tired of quitting right when I get in the flow of things because it's too hot out here." So I got the spare canopy out of the garage with it's 36 poles and white canopy, and in the blazing heat I put that sucker up. But it was worth it. The temperature dropped about 15 degrees once I was in the shade, and then I finished not one painting but two.

12"x12" acrylics on canvas board.

I'm trying to decide if I should list them on rtist.com or etsy.com.

Ready to Paint

2010-08-03T01:37:00.000-07:00

I got some 12"x12" canvas board today. I want to paint some onions and a red bell pepper I have in the kitchen. But by the time I got home I was in no mood to paint. So I made a mobile instead out of found objects. But I am hoping tomorrow goes better and I can paint.

If I could only find my Turpenoid, I could do oil painting finally. But if not, I'll do acrylic paint.

Monoprint

2010-05-15T19:03:00.001-07:00

A monoprint of my hands.

Painting on Wooden Frames

2010-05-14T11:57:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I started painting some wooden frames. It takes longer than you might think because of the sides and inner frame edges. I'm using acrylics, which dry fairly quickly. If I was using oil paints it would take a lot longer. I primed the frames with Gesso first.It provides a smoother surface to paint on and saves time and paint in the long run. I have 2 out of 4 frames done now. Time to go paint some more.
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Succulents in Twilight and Ovoids

2010-02-02T18:53:00.000-08:00

Background for Succulents in Twilight

Background for Ovoids

Ovoids part one

Ovoids

Succulents in Twilight

This morning I woke up in a painting mood so I grabbed my paints, canvases and brushes. The background is gesso tinted with acrylic paints, and the paintings are done in acrylic as well. The one with ovoids took a lot longer than the other one for some reason. It was fun to be painting again. The canvas size is 24"x24". Unfortunately it got dark and I had to stop for the night.

Canvases

2009-08-25T20:14:00.000-07:00

I wanted to paint today but had no canvases. So I went to Michael's. I got two 8x10 canvases. Even though they were 50% off it still seemed high. I need to get some at Art Supply Warehouse or from Dick Blick or something next time I get some money. After paying bills today I'm down to my last $20. Scary. The sacrifices we make for art! This would be a really good time to sell something from my Etsy shop. Maybe I'll go recycle some cans.

Seascapes & Other Miniature Paintings

2009-08-24T01:32:00.000-07:00

I could have sworn I'd posted the miniature paintings I did yesterday. Maybe I put them on a different blog. Oh well, I'll post them now.

Painting Jewelry Gourds

2009-08-23T11:46:00.000-07:00

After going to the Laguna Beach Sawdust Festival yesterday, I think I've gotten my painting mojo back. I set up my paints first thing this morning outside on the patio. Then I took a break to eat breakfast. When I went back the table was in the full sun and I was roasting in minutes. But in about an hour it will be in the shade again. I already did a base coat on some jewelry gourds and also on a small 4x4 canvas. I know I have some more small canvases around here somewhere but so far I can't seem to find them. But I will start where I can and keep my eyes peeled for more things to paint on.

Gourd Folk Art Painting

2009-03-08T01:17:00.000-08:00

Today was Sat. and I was determined to paint or else. I didn't have any canvases left so I painted on gourds. That is why I bought the gourds after all. I was going to paint 3 small bottle gourds but one of them had cracks so I painted the other two and a bigger roundish gourd. The minute I started to paint it was just one interruption after another. The phone kept ringing, the garden needed water, my bf needed help fixing a knob on the washer, the cat needed attention. And then my bf needed attention.

I did manage to get all 3 gourds painted. I'll let them dry overnight and hopefully put a clear protective spray over them tomorrow.

The desert scene was inspired by my trip to Quartzsite AZ.

Gourd Skully

2008-10-18T22:59:00.000-07:00

Today I got to paint a skull on a gourd, and I got to paint a memorial ribbon. The gourd isn't quite finished. I want to glue an eyepatch over one eye of the skully. It's a cool bit of folk art. The gourd is rouched up where the eye should be. That is the part of the gourd that was laying on the ground. It gives the skully a nice folksy weathered look. I always thought it was both cool and creepy that the color of a gourd skin looks like human skin.

2008-09-08T11:55:00.001-07:00

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2008-08-31T22:36:00.001-07:00

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2008-08-31T22:33:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure what 'ping my default' means but I guess I'll find out when I hit send.

2008-08-28T13:39:00.001-07:00

The week sure went by quick. I had a lot more planned but didn't have the energy to do it. My hands are still sore from woodcarving, and so I've had to lay off the knitting and crocheting. I'm looking forward to the weekend. My daughter may visit. We'll see.

2008-08-27T10:08:00.001-07:00

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2008-08-27T09:53:00.001-07:00

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A Painting an Inch by an Inch

2008-07-17T23:58:00.000-07:00

I'm making 600 of the little devils.

Collage pierrot girl

2008-07-16T11:06:00.000-07:00

This mixed media collage includes watercolor pencils and acrylic paints and gesso, which you can paint with. I had forgotten how fun mixed media is.

A fairy painting I sold on Ebay

2008-07-07T11:25:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on Canvas

Paintings from the past.

2008-06-24T09:41:00.000-07:00

Can't very well have a painting blog without having some paintings to look at.

Fruit Painting

2008-06-24T09:37:00.000-07:00

I ran across a photo of a painting of mine, and then I wondered why I never finished it. All I can think is it must be stored in the garage somewhere. Pity, I rather like it and would love to hang it in the dining room. I'll probably find it when I move again. As I recall all I had left to paint were the candles.

First Post

2008-05-26T14:28:00.000-07:00

I can't believe after making over 30 blogs I didn't have one just on painting. So now I do. So there. It's all Dave the Painting Guy's fault for making me aware that I didn't have one. He's a portrait artist that broadcasts on ustream.tv.