Oh the Month of May that went away! It was a busy time, mostly due to getting ready for and attending Ceramic Showcase, a show Dennis and I have done every spring for over 25 years. Since I’m not doing ceramics anymore I participate by painting with under-glazes on cups that Dennis has made. In this photo they are not yet fired.
It’s a lot of fun to do these and they are very popular, priced at $40 to $50 each, so I know people are appreciating the paintings and not just looking for a coffee vessel!
Looks like I missed posting what happened in last week’s class. I was busy re-working my application for the Hallie Ford Fellowship which was due last Tues. Considering who was selected last year I may never be “out there” enough to be in the running for these things but it didn’t cost anything to submit […]
Here’s what happened today. This looks much more like Dennis, having shortened his jaw. The poka dots are from the photo but I kind of like them… hmmm… Values are looking good. Liam’s face was also too long. Checking against my reference I could see how the nose and mouth needed to be moved […]
You know how sometimes you just can’t figure out what’s keeping you from getting where you want to go, doing what you think you want to do? I have a have a dozen, maybe more, paintings started and sitting around in my studio staring at me. I put them on the easel and look at […]
Sarah was expecting her first baby to arrive in a week when I took this photo of her in her new hat at my daughter’s house. I thought it was interesting that after I got home I felt more compelled than usual to print out the photo and get going. I enjoyed communing with Sarah […]
I will be at the Da Vinci Art Fair with cards, prints and painted terra cotta cups. Great Gifts! Sales support local artists and the arts programs at da Vinci Arts Middle School. December 4th & 5thSaturday 10-6 pm & Sunday 10-4 pm 2508 NE Everett Street, Portland Oregon map
My wonderous nine month old grandson arrived here on the 26th to stay while his parents are in Japan. Skype is a wonderous thing even when the connection falters. We will return him to Portland on the 3rd, have a nice reunion and come home on the sixth. THEN I will paint again. Until then […]
One of the things that happens when I take photos of a painting’s progress is that I don’t always have the camera on the same setting. If I use the auto I get much cooler colors than if I shoot with manual settings. So don’t think the color is swinging wildy, it’s probably just the […]
The Roses were a good warm-up; this week I’m on to the painting for my niece. I’m doing this from a photo which I will not post in its original form because it was taken about 8 yrs ago and one of my grand-nephews is not so happy about anyone seeing this image of him […]
