ON THE EASEL: TWOLIPS

TWOLIPS in progress
36x36", oil on heavyweight canvas


Valentine's Day flowers from Tim, 2017...with a little help from me. Have a few other paintings going on but thought I'd give this a rest and post it now because I'm undecided about so much.

SWEET RELEASE

"Sweet Release"
8"x 24" oil on heavyweight canvas
 $450 plus shipping and handling

 

A BEE

A BEE!
18x18" oil on heavyweight canvas
$150 plus shipping and handling

SOLD


Thank you Sandra!

PLUM LINE

"PLUM LINE"
30x30", oil on canvas
SOLD

 

Can't seem to get the color right.
This snap below is closer.

MORE EGGS!! REALLY?

"MORE EGGS!"
8x8" oil on canvas

SOLD

Any excuse to paint more glorious yolks, googlies and shells!

BREAKFAST

"Breakfast"
8x8" oil on canvas
$125.00

SOLD

GREEN APPLES

"GREEN APPLES"
8x8" oil on canvas
SOLD

Still working and having a good time! And right now, that's all that counts. I'm stayin' out of my head and taking note that when I listen to the ego shrieking I cannot be concentrating on what I'm doing! That right there is 90% of the problem I think. I've literally begun talking myself through each stroke and next step. It's interesting and keeps me focused on what I'm doing, not what I think about it. Nice.

It's nothing short of dee-lightful to look out of the studio window and see leaves on the trees, hear the birds singing, the sprinklers going. Gotta be the spring!

Anyway, had a commission to do of a pup and although I found the reference wasn't optimal I think it came out okay. It did give me a chance to dust off my artistic license though. Imagine my surprise... it hadn't expired!

This is Moe. I hope the giftee was pleased.

I am excited about what's on the easel next. I am a devout lover of shellfish, especially steamers. When I bought some the other day, I noticed, as they sat patiently in the sink awaiting a good rinse, that there were some incredible colors and shapes going on so I snapped a few and have one in mind to begin tomorrow.

Sure feels good. I'm grateful but with all my spouting about "my thoughts creating my experience" —apparently the lull is all my doing. Gee Suz...ya think? But, see... therein lies the rub. Does one go all military on oneself, attempting to force creativity or does one wait out the drought—accept what is and wait patiently and optimistically until it's over? Probably no hard rule to that. Depends on the individual. I'm not the least bit disciplined so I would think it's rather easy for 'lil suz to give in and grab the remote more often than not. Still.

Thoughts?

Anyway, I need to say this. I am more in love with Timothy Francis Berry than I was yesterday or the day before and I haven't laid eyes on the man in 3 years, 3 months and 3 days. He continues to make his presence known in the most surprising and clever ways. I am so very fortunate!

Thanks so much for dropping by, it means a lot!

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS Seven

"Cooling Down"
8x8" oil on canvas
Painting Seven  $125

SOLD

I thought just now while finishing this up that it was done on the wrong surface and for sure the kind of detail I wanted to achieve would have been best done on linen, however I like the soft gauzy feeling the canvas gives it. There were some pretty interesting water droplets on left top side of the bowl but with the course canvas it just was not workin. So I called it and I'm somewhat pleased. I would like to try it on linen though, those water droplets looked like they'd be fun to paint.

Day seven in the can! I haven't painted this much or this consistently since my first shaky days in DP! And I have the nervous stomach to prove it.

Off to begin the next two! Thank you so much for dropping by.

30 PAINTINGS IN 30 DAYS Leslie Saeta

"Frauds Among Us"
8x8" oil on canvas
Painting One

SOLD

In an attempt to delete the buy now button I inadvertently deleted the whole post!! PUTZ!!!

Thank you so much for all these wonderful comments!! I cannot believe I just did that! Apologies!