Hello All, Yes, it’s complete! I finished it yesterday and now to let the final wet areas dry and then I can send it off! Step 8 and Step 9: Paint & Tweak. I reworked some of the sans colour areas and I also painted the edges. I ended up tweaking the dark areas by […]

I have been quite on the Blog front since starting a few commissions but this weekend I found the time to start a mini painting! It’s part of a Self-Portrait Project being hosted by the Art House Co-op in Brooklyn, New York. Proceeds will be going towards their Free 10 x 10 Community Art Workshops. […]

Hello All, Yes, the end has finally come! I had one more painting session this past weekend and voila I have completed Satsuma Blues! I am crossing my fingers that it will be nice and dry before I drop it off on Friday. After adjusting the photo in Photoshop I realized that I had forgotten […]

Step Eight. Paint. I’ve worked on ALL the areas and now I just need to wait for them to dry…or at least become tacky enough that I can apply another coat. I have added a little more contrast to the light and dark areas of the orange. I still would like to go back into […]

It’s Smarch I mean March! Hello, it’s the beginning of a new month and I’m still working on Poppy! Thankfully I will be done before the end of the day 🙂 but I wanted to post this image of my progress before I complete the painting! As you can see I continued working on the […]

Confession. Ha ha, yes, I cheated earlier by giving a sneak peak of the painting. I couldn’t resist but here is the proper post ;p Step One. What is the painting for? One of my goals this year is to enter more art exhibitions, especially juried ones. Time permitting is a huge factor and I […]

Poppy continued! Step Eight: Paint. Yesterday I was able to work on the painting a little more. Continuing with the petals and trying to make the oranges work together. Slowly working my way around the painting I added more definition to the light and dark areas. I completed the background. The shades of green used are […]

It’s me again! I have another piece, a small piece that I’m working on for an upcoming exhibition. Conditions: must be 8×8 inches in dimension. Exciting! Was inspired by those beautiful satsuma oranges that still have their stems and leaves. Had to take a pic and voila I think this will be a fun painting, […]

Hello All, It has been a while. Sorry about that but my site was hacked and I was busy with other things. Lovely right? Anyways, I have managed to work on the Poppy some more. My aim is to have it done in a week. I want to use this image for my new business […]

Poppies elicit many feelings and evoke many a varied thought depending on the viewer. For me a poppy represents beauty and loss. Beauty because of it’s delicate petals and intricate centres. Loss because it reminds me of those who have fallen in times of war, as this is the more widely know symbol for a […]

As I mentioned before, I created this painting specifically for a juried exhibition with a theme of Darkness and Light. Unfortunately my painting did not make the cut. I am not sure why. That reason remains between the judges. I thought I had done a good job at conveying the feeling of Darkness and Light […]

Well it’s done! I was able to complete the painting with literally no time to spare! My entry is being dropped off today and then it’s a waiting game until February when artists are to be notified. Either way I’m excited as now I have a compelling piece to add to my portfolio. I plan […]