Happy New Year!

Lots of new paintings in the works! Hope all of you are having a good start to the new year. 

Poppies

Yet another work in progress! I think I'm in love with the warm and bright reds and yellows, they are infectious especially when the world is blanketed in snow outside. The painting is nice and large as well, measuring 22"x 28". The whole room seems to have been affected by this burst of red, its almost surreal. Also red paint seems to have a magical ability to get on my face, so that I am able to horrify my fiance. I'm hoping to work more on it tonight, it seems to be coming along quickly which is always a good thing. 

Paperwhite

Watercolor on paper

Size: 20"x24"

In Progress

Working on another large cabbage painting. Its always exciting to watch everything come together. I love the color range in this one, its going to go from the lights you see above to some deep purples and blues.

The Coming Night

This one was a fun piece, I love painting birds in this style. I think this is the image that sunset and night had for me as a child ( I blame Fantasia ). There is something about birds that seems to fascinate me because I always come back to them in my art as well as in literature. 

I'm planning on getting some portfolios together and send them to local galleries. Wish me luck!

 

Mountain Reflections

Title: Mountain Reflections 

Size: 9"x 12" 

Medium: watercolor on paper 

available on etsy

Landscapes

I'm working on some watercolor landscapes right now. I have been inspired by my many walks in the woods, one painting is already done and I'm pretty pleased but alas I'm getting ready to drive five hours for a Thanksgiving vacation with family. That said I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

Since I'm not cooking the whole meal ( I may make a pumpkin pie ) I will probably be painting and reading. 

On a quick and slightly unrelated tangent, my walks in the woods have taught me a few things (please note: I was born and raised in Florida). First, there is nothing more peaceful than being alone in the woods with a book or a sketch pad. Second, somedays the further you walk the more eerie each shuffle of leaves becomes. Third, hunting season is not the time to wear your pretty brown coat, of course I doubt I was in any real danger but I could hear guns going off. Fourth I will never get tired of suddenly running into a deer, that is as long as I'm not in my car. 

Hope to be back with some new paintings! Until then take care.